Don Ameche, Donnie and Ronnie Wilson in early bedtimes
Earl Wilson chronicles Don Ameche’s shift to early nights after wartime looseness, notes his Hollywood radio start, and adds updates on Ameche family life. He refers to Donnie and Ronnie in Iowa, Felix in Reseda, and Yoney’s view of egg sandwiches at dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Bernardine Flynn
Sade
Vic
Chicago
Kenosha
Jimmy Durante
Hollywood
Don
Donnie
Ronnie
Iowa
Felix
Reseda
Calif
Los Angeles
el Morocco
Yoney
Fog Delays New York Ferries After Rain
Dense fog blankets New York City delaying ferries and marine operations as commuters face slowdowns. Welfare funds fear exhaustion by June 30 with a potential $12 million shortfall to finish the fiscal year.
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N. Y
New York
New York City
Raymond M. Hilliard
Immigrant charges for two Ontario youths held for hearing
Two Canadian youths identified as R G McQuarrie and Kenneth Hill were held for hearing in Calais Maine on immigration charges after being questioned about a Buford Ontario bank robbery. Border Patrol quoted them as from Ontario.
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Ontario
Calais
Buford
Ont
Border Patrol
Hazen C. Markee
R. G. McQuarrie
Kenneth Hill
Two Air Deaths Among 38 Holiday Fatalities in Canada
Canadian press survey shows 38 holiday fatalities in Canada during Christmas weekend. Two air deaths occurred in British Columbia, with 18 traffic deaths and 12 other mishaps, plus eight in fires.
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Canada
Toronto
British Columbia
Obituary notices for editors, mayors, and public figures
Obituaries list prominent figures: Mrs. William Marion Reedy, a St. Louis editor of Reedy's Mirror. Ralph W. Hawley publisher of the Salem News. Ted McDowell editor of Beckley Post-Herald. Mrs. Dora T. Cowen mother of U.S. ambassador Myron M. Cowen. Max Goodman founder of the Miami Tenant League and housing official. Rev. James Malachy Murray DePaul professor. Arthur N. Gibb former Ithaca mayor. Alonzo Allen Waterville potato club director.
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William Marion Reedy
Reedy’s Mirror
St. Louis
Pact Arming Will Start About Feb 1 for Atlantic Pact
U S officials estimate arms and military equipment will move to Western Europe about February 1, five months to spend the $1 billion Congress set aside for rearming Atlantic Pact nations. Delays stem from lengthy talks with Britain over exact terms as seven other countries wait to sign. Formal negotiations with Britain to finalize wording are expected soon to allow rapid orders once agreements are signed.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Congress
United’ States ‘Treasury
North Atlantic
Britain
State Department
Sympathetic Texas Town Ships Water to New York City
A Texas town launches a water lift sending a 3,000 gallon tanker from Austin toward New York City to aid water famine. The York Transport Co. provides the truck and 5,000 paper cups. editors Wick Fowler and Highland Lake News fund the effort.
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Texas
N. Y
Austin
Tex
New York City
York Transport Co
Houston
New York
Highland Lake News
Wick Fowler
G.I
Youth is Held As Murderer
Wayne Odell, 21, of Steptoe, Wash., captured after a 75-man posse fired tear gas into a building he hid in. He faces first degree murder charges in the death of Harold Rogers, 47, a Winona farmer killed after responding to his daughter Cora Jean’s screams. Odell was wounded in the arm during the capture following a days long manhunt in snowy eastern Washington.
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Wayne Odell
Steptoe
Wash
Harold Rogers
Winona
Farmer
Odell
Rogers
Cora Jean
Clarence Davis
Davis
Washington State College
Washington
Rita Hayworth Sparks False Birth Alert in Geneva Visit
Rita Hayworth, pregnant, visited a doctor near midnight causing reporters to await a birth. She left Palace Hotels in a chauffeur car at 1 PM and returned 10 minutes later. A clinic inquiry showed she was not there, and a publicist said she returned to the hotel around midnight after meeting the doctor at an undisclosed location.
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Paulette Goddard
Clark Gable
B. S
Sylvia
John McClain
Clark Gablé
Mayor O'Dwyer
Samson and Delilah
Heddy Lamarr
New York
Gene Mel Hugh
Merle
Hedy Lane
Nina Foch
Tony Farrell
Nancy Walker
John ‘Dahl
Phil Foster
Pittsburgh
Colliers
Goldstein Twins
Bob and
Leonard
Bill Miller
Riviera
N. J
Eleanor Flournoy
Bob Monroe
Lausanne
Ins
Rita Hayworth
Palace
Montchoisi Clinic
Rudolphe Rocnat
Rita
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Don Ameche
Toscanini
Broadway
Alexander Graham Bell
Stephen Foster
Jeannie
the Midnight Earl
Earl
Tommy Manville
Ted Brown
Brest
Peter Donald
Jean Arthur
Jack Carson
Lola Albright
Charine
Don. Ameche
Godfrey
Gloversviele
Upstate
Tannery Workers Union
Fulston County Tanners Association
Elwood, Baker
F. Eugene Smith
Grocer
Radio City
Arthur Godfrey
Columbia Broadcasting
Sam,Dellato
Upper Manhattan
Radio 1
Nolice
Benny Indivi
Glin
Doctors Hospital
Stamford
Conn
Franciscan’’ Commissariat
St.Mary ‘of the Angels
Elliott Clry
Carpenter
Howard County
John W. Barker
Mount Holly
N. C
Barker
James Clark
Savage
Civil Service Commission
Boston CP
John
Manning
Peter Brent Brigham Hospital
REDS
Chengtu
Hong Kong
Haiman
Sikang
China
Pope
Taylor
Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
Myron C. Taylor
President Truman
Naples
William Bartlett
Wallace
Ralph W. Hawley
The
Salem News
Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc
Salem, O
Ted McDowell
Beckley
W. Va
Post-Herald
Harlan (Ky
Daily Enterprise
Charleston
Dora T. Cowen
Myron M. Cowen
U. S
Philippines
Max Goodman
Tenants League
Miami Beach Housing Authority
Miami Beach
Fla
James Malachy Murray
DePaul University
Arthur N. Gibb
Ithaca
American Institute of Architects
Alonzo Allen
Waterville
Empire State Potato Club
Utica
Pact
West 49Th Street
Reo Sone
F. E. Osborne
Dependable Opticians Corner
South Salina
Jefferson ST
Auburn
Fulton
Oswego
Rome
Brannock
Balenciaga
Fir
Jewweek
America
Colfax
Traved Strucure
Famous. Brands
Andrew Geller, Laird
Schober
Selby
Enna Jettick
Salina ST
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