Mother's Day and Mothers-in-Law Day Idea Stirs Talk
A columnist touts a campaign to honor mothers-in-law on a national observance. He cites meetings with George Hecht of Parents' Magazine, Don Cornella of the Mothers-in-Law Day Committee, and praise for Marlene Dietrich and Joan Bennett as 1949 Mothers-in-Law. He notes mixed feelings from families and jokes about the idea.
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George Hecht
Parents’ Magazine
National Committee For
Mother’s Day, Inc
Inc
Cvery
Don “J. Cornella
Marlene Dietrich
Joan Bennett
Miltons Berle salary hike and Broadway gossip bulletin
The Midnight Earl bulletin notes Milton Berle likely to see a 100 percent salary increase next season as sponsors vie with lavish offers. Toscanini recovers from a fall and plans Europe May 17, while Jimmy Durante talks with the Copacabana about a Sept 8 engagement. Frank Sinatra Gene Kelly and Jules Munshin set to dance in On the Town scenes in the Brooklyn Navy Yard May 16-17. The item also riffes on showbiz quips and Tallulah Bankhead’s summer stock plans amid light Broadway chatter.
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Milton Berle
Arturo Toscanini
Europe
Jimmy Durante
Robert
Versailles
Jean Sablon
Frank Sinatra
Gene
Kelly
Jules Munshin
Brooklyn Navy Yard
MGM
Burglary Scare Sends Police Swarming to Wall Street
Reports from New York describe a brief, hectic burglary scare in lower Manhattan when a burglar alarm at Irving Trust on Wall Street drew nearly the entire police force to the scene. The building was searched for about ten minutes. no burglars were found and a short circuit in the building’s electrical system was blamed.
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Manhattan Bank New York
INS
New York
Wall St
Lower Manhattan
Irving Trust Company
JL Wall St
Photogenic mule sought for Burma army film scout hunt
Hollywood reports talent scouts are seeking a photogenic hybrid mule in the mule country. West Point's Army mule may undergo a screen test as studios ask Missouri Arkansas Tennessee and Georgia mule owners to submit photos of their best animals for a potential casting as a savior of an army command in Burma. Meanwhile seven states have authorized or are studying "Little Hoover commissions" to overhaul governments, with additional states debating similar action. In Philadelphia 6500 Philco workers walked off for higher wages, massing picket lines around 22 plants and warehouses as the firm halted operations.
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Hollywood
West Point
Universal-International
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Georgia
Burma
Chicago
Council of State
New Hampshire
Arizona
Wisconsin
Idaho
Iowa
North Dakota
Connecticut
Philadelphia
Philco Corporation
Philco
Dewey to Air Approval of Legislature Tonight
Governor Dewey will discuss the 1949 legislative session on state radio from 6 15 to 6 30 PM. He praises the session as highly constructive in education housing and family protection and notes low postwar government costs. He mentions GOP rebellion over a 48 million tax increase and promises figures on state government costs.
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Albany
Dewey
Columbia Broadcasting System
Pam
Lfe
G.O.P
One Man's Opinion About Summer Vaudeville at the Palace
The piece notes vaudeville returning to the Palace with Henry Wallace leading a touring company after the circus leaves town. Talent scouts have extended his act by about twenty minutes, and audience reaction mixed suggesting elephants were missed. The column ponders his earnings versus corn farming prospects and hints the lucrative season may be short.
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Henry Wallace
Crusade
State Department
Henry
Police hunt for man after death of girl cyclist
Police hunted a man after Joyce Patterson, 20, was attacked and killed. Her body was found in the Welland Canal after she disappeared early Thursday. City and provincial police joined the search for the suspect.
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ST. Cathereine’s
Onr
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Welland Canal
Joyce Patterson
U S Chamber To Vote on Hoover Plan
At the 37th annual meeting the United States Chamber of Commerce will vote on a limited endorsement of Herbert Hoover's government reorganization plan. The policy calls for adoption to the greatest extent practicable, not a full all-or-nothing pledge. A debate is expected as the policy committee presents the resolution.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Congress
Hoover
Therm Ta
D. A. Hulty
Lone Star of Company of Dallas
Chamber Urges Tax-Free Reserves, Opposes Price Fixing
The policy committee and the Chamber's board endorsed resolutions supporting most features of the Taft-Hartley Act while condemning President Truman's price and allocation control proposals. They urged revising laws to permit tax-free reserves for plant and equipment replacement, opposed price renegotiation on national defense contracts, and condemned any conspiracy to fix prices.
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Chamber
Truman
Methods for finding ship longitude not revised until nineteenth century
A historical note states that methods for determining a ship’s longitude at sea were not revised until the nineteenth century, indicating long reliance on earlier navigation practices. The remark reflects gradual advances in maritime science and timing techniques typical of the era.
Rita Hayworth's Wedding Delayed by Aga Khan Plans
Cannes dispatch reports Rita Hayworth's marriage to Aly Khan postponed again as Papa Aga Khan is Kay Hayworth's fiancé. They plan an eight day trip to Switzerland London and Paris. If not married before May 14 the wedding is pushed to May 22 in the Aga's absence.
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Cannes
Ins
Rita Hay ‘Worth
Aly Khan
Papa Aga Khan
Kay Hayworth
Switzerland
London
Paris
Willl Pener
Aga
Reds Attack on Amethyst Not Deliberate Says Briton
A senior British naval official stated that the April 22 attack on the British sloop Amethyst by Chinese Communist forces on the Yangtze River was not deliberate. He attributed the clash to Chinese troop discipline issues or excitement, rather than planned aggression.
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Singapore
Yangtze River
Notable Obituaries of Four Industry Figures in US News
Edward H Cashion, 49, SEC trading and exchanges division director in Washington. Ray R Stuart, 51, associate editor of Valley Daily Times in Tarentum PA. William J Scully, 60, rodeon picture production manager and former assistant director in Los Angeles. George Julian Zolnay, 5, Hungarian born sculptor co founder of National Arts Club in New York City.
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Edward H. Cashion
Division of Trading and Exchanges
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washingtton
Ray R. Stuart
Valley Daily Times
Tarentum
William J. Scully
Rodion
Los Angeles
George Julian Zolnay
National Arts Club
New York City
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