Betty Grable recalls speakeasy days and early film rise
In a Studio interview Betty Grable describes a 1920s speakeasy scene in Burlesque with Dan Dailey, recalls the era, and explains her start in film at Fox. She chats with George Jessel about prohibition and shares memories of Mitzi Mayfair, childhood auditions, and early minstrel film beginnings.
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Hollywood
Betty Grable
Betty
Dan Dailey
George Jessel
Tony
Betty Inter
Ted Fiorito
San Francisco
Jessel
Fox
Marge
St. Louis
Wilson
Midnight Earl and Showbiz Notes in Brief
Nan Wynn joins Finian's Rainbow while Noel Coward enjoys Kay Thompson’s spoof at Le Directoire. Claude Thornhill declines a 1500 dollar weekly radio slot on Hawaii’s station. Russ Emery launches a two hour WOR musical quiz on June 26. The draft stalls prompt talks on price power for servicemen. Monroe shifts radio writing to Broadway as Harry Rose teams with top comedians for a Friars Club TV show. Florida reports the gold sandal fad spreads among men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl
Nan Wynn
Finian
Noel Coward
Kay Thompson
le Directoire
Claude Thornhill
Russ Emery
WOR
Robert Allan Monroe
Harry Rose
Iceland
Friars Club
Florida
Notable Deaths Include Crosley Lab Leader
Obituaries notice lists Powel Crosley junior son Powel Crosley Sr. of Miami along with DA Nelson Hume founder and headmaster of Canterbury School in Danbury and Capt Howard A Flynn retired master and former governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor in Machiasport Maine.
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Powel Crosley
Mil
Crosley Marine Research Laboratory
Coral Gables
Fla
Powel Crosley, Jr
Crosley Automotive Association of Cincinnati
Miami
Nelson Hume
New Milford
Conn
Canterbury School
Danbury
Howard A. Flynn
Saliors
Snug Harbor
Staten Island
Machinsport
American warships strengthen Greek waters at Crete
Ten more American warships arrived yesterday at Suda Bay Crete as replacements for other U S ships. The present total in Greek waters reaches 24, the largest wartime concentration yet. Commander Morton Sun, U S Naval Attache, said twelve would return.
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Crete
Athens
Suda Bay
U. S
Morton Sun
Man Killed in Car Repair Dispute Sparks Tragic Albany Tale
Preston Brown 60 faces first degree manslaughter charges after a fatal shooting of John Wallace 24 following an argument over car repairs. Wallace's father John 50 was wounded in the arm. Albany report notes state finances on veterans bonuses.
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Preston Brown
John Wallace
Wallace
John
Elmira
Carlten M.thompson
Dorothy Krelie Shambrock
World’s tallest building eyed for Houston plan
Two transcontinental long distance cables cut near Chappell Nebraska were repaired by Northwestern Bell. The cables carried 800 long distance lines and 300 telegraph lines. In Houston officials of United Building Supply Co propose a 140 story 1366 foot building that would surpass the Palace of the Soviets and the Empire State Building.
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Omaha
Northwestern Bell Telephone’ Co
Chappell
Neb
Houston
Tex
United Building Supply Company
Palace of the Soviets
Russia
New York City
Empire State Building
Russians Halt Coal For Berlin and Trade Moves
Russians halted 146 carloads of coal destined for Berlin at Marienborn in the last 48 hours, trains detekted mechanically. Poland and Iceland signed an 1 month trade treaty, Poland to supply coal chemicals and electric equipment, Iceland to send wool oils and horses. Hugo Stinnes cleared by a German denazification court with no case to answer. Premier Wong Wen-Hao warned the budget cannot balance while heavy military spending against the Communists continues.
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Iuussians
Berlin
Marienborn
Poland
Iceland
Warsaw
Tceland
Ees
Hugo Stinnes
Hamburg
Germany
Duesseldorf
Nanking
Wong Wen-Hao
One Man's Opinion by Walter Kiernan
Walter Kiernan opines on the marriage market and economic mood as wives at 410000 each fail to attract buyers amid a consumer slowdown. He mocks Europe’s disbelief in American affluence and notes Jimmie Petrillo’s ninth-term reelection, joking about bans on making records and musicians’ thoughts on that topic.
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Jimmie Petrillo
Ship Unions Bow to Court Across United States
In New York Cleveland and San Francisco federal judges issued injunctions against shipowners and unions. The CIO National Maritime Union first capitulated, ordering members to maintain the status quo for 10 days with a June 18 hearing scheduled. The nationwide strike was averted.
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New York
Cleveland
San Francisco
CIO National Maritime Union
John W. Clancy
Gertrude Atherton Dies at 90 Novelist of American Letters
San Francisco dispatch reports novelist Gertrude Atherton died at Stanford Hospital shortly before her 90th birthday. A realist who spent a lifetime in letters, she produced nearly 60 novels noted for sharp social satire and decisive commentary. Her passing follows a late life marked by independent spirit and a desire to stay vital.
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San Francisco
Gertrude Atherton
Stanford Hospital
Jary
Fragmentary notes on a 1946 biographical controversy and Hungary church nationalization
The fragmentary text references a 1946 work tied to a controversial biography and poetry, mentioning “Shark” and a woman resisting attempts at control. It shifts to Hungary where Protestant and Catholic churches debate nationalization of church schools, noting 4,813 Catholic schools amid Catholic opposition and a Protestant-Catholic religious landscape.
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Budapestum
Hungary
Prune Ay
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Earl Wilson
20Th Century-Fox
Mitzi ‘Mayfair
Evelyn Pique
Mitzi Fnally
Charlie Henderson
Albany
Frank C. Moore
Bubhaly
Lockport
University of Buffalo
Kleinhans Music Hall
Laurence D. Lockie
Robert L. Lockie
Lockie
Lis
U B. Pharmacy School
White Plains
James
Sullivan
Yonkers
West Chester County
Maritime Oil Company
Massena
Aluminum Company of America Today
Pato
Marcus
Supreme
Brooklyn
Col
David Marcus
Correction
Haganah
Palestine
Niagara Falls Uins
CSO
United Chemical Workers
jCarborundum Company
Foe
Frank A. Pavis
St. George
Manhattan
Walter Kiernan
Europe
Jimmie
IT JS
Remington
South Salina
Jefferson ST
Auburn
Fulton
Osivexo
Utlen
Ithaca
Rome
Fen
Empton’s
South
Salina Street
Buick
Urcat
Fisher
Yuna
Henry J. Taylor
Mutual Network
Syracuse
Buick Company, Inc
H. O. Clark, Inc
Elbridge, N. Y
H. B, Romig
Genesee St
W. H. Smith & Son
Seneca St
Weedsport, N
W. Onondaga St
Syracuse, N. Y
N. Y
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