Earl Wilson Reviews Violins Over Broadway
Earl Wilson discusses Billy Rose new Diamond Horseshoe spectacle Violins Over Broadway praising music and dancers Mata and Hari while critiquing the absence of spoken comedy. He notes Clark Gable masks on fiddlers and references Detroit Cleveland city rivalry and Billy Sunday anecdote in a brisk opinion column.
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America
Billy Rose
Falen
Fanny
Brice
Broadway
Mata
Hari
Harold Sandler
B. KR
Reddit
Laura Gunall
Clark Gable
Clark
Bsg
Billy
Detroit
Cleveland
Mary Ann Schwartz
Billy Sunday
Broadway Jokes and Show Biz Banter Roundup
The column recalls backstage chatter about Mel Zorme among crowds, New Year resolutions by Bob Goldstein, feuds between sister movie stars, and old vaudeville stars like Joe Frisco and Georgie Jessel. It also notes anecdotes about Ed Cantor, William Jennings Bryan on a manure spreader, and contemporary theater and club happenings with several entertainers and venues.
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Xrv Cabn
Mel Zorme Wen
Bob Goldstein
Freezing Mist Causes Accidents and One Death in Buffalo
Nighttime freezing mist across Buffalo led to numerous traffic crashes and one confirmed death. Thomas J. Smith, 55, of Lackawanna, was killed when struck by a truck and then hit by a subsequent car. The incident followed reports of hazardous driving on New Year’s Eve.
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Buffalo
Thomas J. Smith
Lackawanna
Baby Found Dead and Brother Exhausted in Swamp
The body of a 7 month old girl and a 5-year-old boy were found in a swamp near Bainbridge Georgia, abandoned after a taxi-driver robbery. Sheriff R A Stephens said the girl was found dead on a hill by a swampy river and the boy nearly dead in nearby bushes.
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Bainbridge
Decatur
R. A. Stephens
New York Welcomes 1948 With Revelry and Quiet UN Appeals
Crowds in Times Square and churches nationwide marked the arrival of 1948 with gaiety and solemn prayers for world peace. UN Secretary General Trygve Lie urged major powers toward accord while President Truman voiced faith in the world organization as a peace vehicle. Police estimated 750000 to 1 million in Times Square, with clubs packed and high spirits despite snow.
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United Nations
Trygve Lie
Udise
Truman
Manhattan
America
Times Square
Elt
Surgeon to Operate On Mary Reed Facial Scars
Eight year old Mary Reed Roxbury will receive facial scar removal at Massachusetts General Hospital. The operation will be performed by world famous plastic surgeon Dr Zarazad Kazanjian after she learned of the plan from her aunt Mrs Mary Poers. The fire that killed her mother and three sisters prompted the procedure.
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Boston
INS
Mary Reed
Roxbury
Mary
Mary Poers
Zarazad Kazanjian
Massachusetts General Hospital
Lawrence reports new suspect in alleged thefts
Mrs. Ernest Boutin reports a break in at her Lawrence home during her husband's wake. The thief allegedly took 50 gallons of oil and 50 pounds of potatoes from the residence.
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Lawrence
Mass
Ernest Boutin
Tito Says Yugoslavia Realized Economic Plan
Belgrade reported that Marshal Tito announced Yugoslavia's economic plan was realized by 104 percent in 1947. Visas for travel between Bulgaria and Yugoslavia were abolished effective today, but passports remain required.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
One MANS OPINION by Walter Kiernan
The New Year brings abdications of Jing Michael Henry Wallace and possibly Joe Tonis. Michael resigns his throne for love and Henry leaves the Democrats for a favored man. If Joe Lews retires it would twist recent abdications. Taft doubts Republicans could lose in 1948 and recalls losses in prior years.
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Walter Kiernan
Jing Michael
Henry Wallace
Joe Tonis
Michael
Henry
Democrats
Joe Lews
Notable deaths in political and medical circles
Obituaries note the deaths of Albert Grabsinsky 68 former Prussian interior minister and Berlin police chief and ex Socialist Democratic leader and Harry Brandon 67 former Ohio State Journal editor and Columbus Mutual Life executive and William Rathbun Les 80 Columbia Mis Inc board chair and window shade manufacturer and Dr Jacob Kramer 62 prominent New York physician who served on hospital staff in New York City Denver and Dulare.
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Berlin
Socialist Democratic Party
Harry BP. Brandon
Ohio State Journal
Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Company
William Rathbun Les
Columbia Mis, Inc
Mayzesho
Jacob Kramer
New York City
Denver
Duarle, Cat
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Berrick- Wright, Inc
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Concord
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Neal Music
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Concord Reformatory
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Lowell
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Daniel L. Marsh Hag
Boston University School of Theology
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Salina ST
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Romania
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Geneseo St
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