TV anecdotes and gossip from a 1940s Cincinnati showbiz reel
The piece recounts George E. Q. Allen, Truman’s witty pal, gambling an anecdote at French Lick and a joke about intoxication by Joe E. Lewis. It notes Ken Murray’s blackout salary talks, John Benson’s Collier’s editorship, Gertrude Stein’s butler kicking out a reporter, and Jack Kirkland’s Adam hopes.
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Cincinnati
Ances
George EQ. Allen
Truman
Allen
French Lick
John Benson
Collier’s. Benson
The
Washington Post
Gertrude Stein
Avas
The Midnight Earl and Hollywood Gossip Roundup
Gossip notes from NBC Berle show and Hollywood chatter. Cufflinks stolen from Dick Haymes appear in a flurry of names including Clifton Webb Jeanne Crain Iris Mountbatten and Billy Van. Reports mention Dickie Wells John Loder Zara Gabor Sarah Churchill and Milton Berle with playful quips and anecdotes.
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Dick Haymes
NBC
Berle
Clifton Webb
Jeanne Crain
Tom_ Ball will
Europe
Danny Lewis
Jerry
Iceland
Dickie Wells
Harlem
John Loder
Iris Mountbatten
Bing Crosby
Toupee
George Sanders
Zara Gabor
Sarah Churchill
Universal Pictures
Papa
Deaths of church leader and several notable figures
The notice lists the deaths of the Rev Dr Samuel G Trexler 71 a United Southern Church figure in New York and New England synod leader Harold Berman 60 former editor in Great Neck Neil E Gordon 67 educator former head of chemistry at Warren University Elmer G Horton 82 pediatrics professor emeritus at Ohio State University Margarete Coulter Gray 56 wife of J Copsland Gray at the National Labor Relations Board Washington.
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Samuel G. Trexler
Unitedouthern Church
America
New York
New England
New York City
Neil E. Gordon
Warne University
Detroit
Elmer G. Horton
Ohio State University
Columbus
Ohio
Margarete Coulter
Gray
J. Copsland
National Labor Relations Board
Washington
Tammany strips Blaikie of Seventh District Democratic leadership
Tammany Hall removes Robert B. Blaikie as Democratic leader of the Seventh Assembly District in reprisal for backing Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. and Roosevelt wins the May 17 primary against Dr. Benjamin Shalleck while in the 20th Congressional race a successor to the late Sal Bloom is to be elected.
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New York
Tammany Hall
Robert B. Blaikie
Seventh Assembly
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Congress
Roosevelt
Four Freedoms
Benjamin Shalleck
Sal Bloom
Grandma Moses to Get Russell Sage Degree
Grandma Moses 83 will receive an honorary doctor of humane letters from Russell Sage College at its 32nd commencement Sunday. Also noted are other college honors and a report on war route anniversaries and a fatal car crash near Niagara Falls.
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Grandma Moses
Russell Sage
Russell Sage College
Nation probe urged into B 36 by House committee
Chairman Carl Vinson asked the House Armed Services Committee to launch a top priority investigation into the Air Force purchase of the controversial six engined bomber. The inquiry should focus on how and why the Air Force bought the B 36 and the aircraft’s procurement rationale.
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House
W.ashington
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
Services Committee
Vinson
Air Force
Yugoslav Paper Complains Russians Insult Tito Anthem
Belgrade dispatch says Borba denounces Soviet officials who failed to salute Yugoslav anthem at a memorial, criticizing Russia for disrespect to Tito and the nation. Other briefs note a fugitive pilot, guns in Sweden, clergy excommunication threats, a flying wing crash, and a kidnap claim in Istanbul.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Communist “Party
Borba
Marshal Tito
Lazarevo
Istanbul
Russia
Saniber Gassanov
Lawyer Fails To Suppress Judy Coplon Papers
The defense in Judith Coplon’s espionage trial loses a motion to suppress papers found in her purse at arrest. Judge Albert Reeves denied the motion and declined a written opinion. Coplon maintains innocence and denounces the arrest as a plot against her and her family.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
Pussion
Albert L. Reeves
Miss Coplon
Archibald Palmer
Hanes
Miller
Palmer
Reeves
Rossellini Divorce Rumors Involving Bergman Stall
In Rome Roberta Rossellini’s lawyer said Roberto Rossellini is getting a divorce. He noted a romance rumor with Ingrid Bergman as the pair work on Stromboli while Bergman denies plans to divorce Dr. Peter Lindstrom. The lawyer claimed he was in Vienna arranging Rossellini’s divorce, but said a Bergman marriage is excluded. Rossellini has been separated from his wife for two years.
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Rome
Roberto Rossellini
Rossellini
Ingrid Bergman
Mediterranean
Stromboli
Miss Bergman
Peter Lindstrom
Gino Sotis
Vienna
EF Rossellini
Socialite Sylvie Brice Marries Despite Chickenpox
Socialite Sylvie Brice wed E. Clifford Potter in a private ranch ceremony as she battled chickenpox. About 300 guests missed the bride at the reception held days later, while the groom and the officiating minister were immune to the disease.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Sylvie Brice
E. Clifford Potter
New York
Tucson
Ariz
Neous
Dickson Bayard Potter
Jet airliners may dominate world travel within years says KLM chief
Albert Plesman founder and president of Royal Dutch Airlines predicts jet transport planes will be in general use worldwide within six years. He adds that with luck jets may begin in some regions in three years.
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Montreal
Ins
Albert Plesman
KVM
Royal Dutch Airlines
One Mans Opinion on Lilienthal Public Hearing and Uranium
Walter Kiernan voices strong views urging Lilienthal to receive a prompt public hearing. He critiques the public discourse on uranium and recalls the Chicago fire as a cautionary note. The piece also references Harry Bridges and ongoing political tensions, framing the issue as urgent and unsettled.
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Lilienthal
Harry Bridges
Dewey Questions Soviet Cooperation Amid Berlin Visit
Gov Thomas E Dewey in Berlin questioned Soviet intentions as he observed the Allied airlift and visited anti Communist City Government. He said Americans remain unconvinced the Russians will cooperate in a friendly manner.
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Berlin .U
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Executiv
Berlin
Notables Attend Ripley Funeral
Funeral services for Robert L. Ripley age 55 the creator of Believe It or Not will be held at St James Protestant Episcopal Church in New York this afternoon Honorary pallbearers include Arthur Bugs Baer Col Edward Eagan Ward Greene Paul Shoenstein Eddie Rickenbacker William R Hearst Jr J D Gortatowsky Barry Faris Gen James Doolittle Seymour Berkson George McManus Richard E Berlin Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney.
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NEW _YORK
ENS
Robert L. Ripley
St James Protestant Episcopal Church
New York
Ripley
Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Col
Edward Eagan
Ward Greene
Paul Shoenstein
Eddie Rickenbacker
William R. Hearst,Jr
J.D. Gortatowsky
Barry Faris
Gen
James Doolittle
Seymour Berkson
George McManus
Richard E. Berlin
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunner
Keuka College to Hold 41st Commencement Monday
Tead, chairman of the New York City Board of Higher Education, will deliver the main address at Keuka College's 41st commencement on Monday June 13.
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TEAD
Penn Yan CP
Ordway Tead
Board of Higher Education of
New York City
Keuka College
Study Urged Of Truman Health Plan
A spokesman for a major private hospitalization group urged Congress to pigeon hole President Truman's health insurance program and await a fact finding commission. Dr Paul R Hawley of Blue Cross and Blue Shield commissions urged an impartial expert panel to study all implications and report facts before action.
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Washington Cup
Congress
Truman
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Dor
Paul R. Hawley
Chicago
Blue Cross Commission
American Hospital Association
Blue Shield Commission
Associated Medical Care Plans
Rawley
Two Are Sought Off Long Island
Search for a NYU professor Dr. Nicholas Kulik and Waldorf Astoria clerk Robert Hall continued on Peconic Bay after a Sunday squall sent them into a small metal rowboat. Coast Guard boats and planes assisted police. no trace found. Kulik, 34, from Carle Place L I, and Hall, 42, from Manhattan, departed Laurel area fishing. high waves followed.
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Southhold
L. 1
Coliese
Peconic Bay
Coast Guard
Nicholas Kulik
Carle Place
Robert’ Hall
Manhattan
Kulik
New York University
Hall
Laurel
Blind Man Saves Drowning Son in Irrigation Ditch
In Phoenix Arizona a blind father Vernon H. Platt rescued his three year old son Irvin Ashley Platt from an irrigation ditch after the boy slipped into the water while playing with his brother and other children. The child was revived by neighbor nurse Mrs. Mary Manly.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Irvin Ashley Platt
Buli
Vernon H. Platt
Bill
Platt
Tevin
Mary Manly
Vet Pension Bill Splits House Group
Washington lawmakers clash over a proposed 65 billion pension expansion for veterans. The House Veterans Committee narrowed unemployment tests and limits, risking passage as debate builds. Critics warn higher costs could doom the measure in the Senate or at the White House.
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Vet Pension Bill
Washington
House
Veterans Administration
Chrisliin Joix Franken
D-Miss
Qlin E. Teague
Wll
Senate
White House
General Lucius D. Clay Retires as Full General
General Lucius D. Clay, former U. S. governor in Germany, retires after 31 years in the Army in a Fort Myer ceremony. President Truman recommended retirement as a full general for his combat record in postwar conflicts and the Cold War front in Germany.
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Washington
Geér
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
Germany
Fort Myer
Cald
Truman
Congress
Bears Go Wild In N.Y. Camps
Albany reports unusual bear activity in New York camps after deer carcasses drew scavengers. Observers note deer starvation in the Adirondacks last winter pushed bears to seek easy food sources.
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Albany
Northern News
Ton Department
Adrondacks
Sears
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