Big Show Fame Sparks Quick Recognition on Street
Earl Wilson and Beatrice Lillie anecdotes from TV era reveal how a major program elevates a star’s visibility. The column mixes entertainment gossip, sightings, and light quips about industry figures, including remarks on Lee Mortimer, Kim Farouk, and several show business names in a rapid-fire round of bon mots and street observations.
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Nogris Redecker
Charlie Chaplin
Bfadway
Buttons
Jerry
Pasternack
Gary Davis
Slersey
Wendy Barry
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Jack Kofoed
Hal Teyshan
Harry Hervey
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Printing plant to move as Street and Smith ceases operations
Street and Smith Publications Inc will end printing at its Elizabeth New Jersey plant by September and shift the work to the McCall Corp plant in Dayton Ohio. The Elizabeth plant acquired in 1947 employed 200 people and will be sold.
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Failure counts fall week by week in New York
Commercial and industrial failures declined to 199 for the week ended May 18 from 217 the prior week in New York state reports by Dun and Bradstreet. The total still tops the prewar 1939 week by 31 percent, with 172 failures recorded in the comparable 1949 period. Ellie Sims, a New York high school senior, wins 2nd prize in the National Junior Design Contest, and Nona C. Hanson receives a 300 prize in the same event. Tire prices boosted, effective immediately in price adjustments by several firms.
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Irene Meyers
Hukbalahap Leader Pilapu Killed in Manilla Skirmish
A widely known Hukbalahap commander Pilapu and ten of his followers were killed yesterday in a brush with government forces in Manila. The clash underscores ongoing resistance as authorities report successful engagement against insurgent units.
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Defense rests in Adler suit in Draper case
In Hartford Connecticut the defense rested today in the $200,000 libel suit brought by entertainers Larry Adler and Paul Draper against Greenwich resident Mrs. Jester R. McCullough. McCullough testified she believed Adler and Draper were concealed Communists, while denying she deemed them traitors or deserving death penalties.
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Asa Jolson swallows aspirin at age two in Van Nuys
In Van Nuys California Asa Jolson two years old climbed to a wash basin and drank two small medicine bottles containing aspirin. He was rushed to an emergency hospital where a stomach pump recovered most of the tablets.
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Barsielts Named Executive Assistant to GOP Chairman
William H. Barsielts of Buffalo was appointed executive assistant to Republican State Chairman William L. Pfeiffer, succeeding Guy A. Staves Jr. who moved to become assistant secretary of Governor Dewey. The Canadian Red Cross received 250000 from the American Red Cross for Manitoba flood relief. Gen. George C. Marshall sent a message of sympathy.
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Peru quake aid flows to Cusco as city buildings burn
Walter Kiernan reports offers of aid pour into Cusco Peru after a devastating quake that wrecked centuries old buildings. President Odria's government approves 3 million soles for relief and rehabilitation while operations move to remove debris. Dozens dead and hundreds injured as rescue teams search rubble.
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Washington scramble over souvenirs raises hostess rating stakes
In Washington the hunt for souvenirs spawns a social tally where hostess value is judged by the perceived importance of their husbands, categorized as six-plank or two-splinter status, highlighting the era’s social snobbery and public spectacle.
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Parole Violator Back for 10 Years
KNOXVILLE Tein Costner once a member of the ill tempered Toddy-Bangaart gang was returned to prison to serve 10 more years for a parole violation. The ex gangsta from Newport surrendered 10 officers last night. He had been on parole after serving 15 years of a 25 year term for a $110000 mail truck robbery in the 1930s. CRASH KILLS YOUTIT DUNKIRK Socrates P Georgeson Js was killed early today when his car struck a rear parked automobile carrier on Route 5 Coroner Samuel Patti attributed the youth s death to a skull fracture and chest injuries.
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Quake Ravages Cuzco. Visitor Reports City Damaged
A visitor to Cuzco estimated the 45,000 population city was about 20 percent destroyed after a quake. Cabled messages from cobalt NCE indicated help was offered, describing ongoing relief efforts and international concern.
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Draft call hinted as inductions may rise nationwide
The nation’s selective service director said inductions could increase due to manpower concerns as a recruiting slump stretches across New York and other states. Governor Dewey and Maj. Gen Lewis B Hershey noted action after Congress on an extended peacetime draft, with record highs and large food needs cited amid the discussion.
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