Sunset Boulevard star Gloria Swansons radio rise and TV future
The piece surveys Gloria Swanson amid fame and fortune, noting her new radio program The Gloria Swanson Show airing in 22 U S cities and 32 in Canada, with plans for TV. It contrasts her glamorous past with contemporary media, highlighting interviews and awards she receives while remaining a central, engaging figure in entertainment.
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Mr. Fitzgerald
Gloria Swanson
Sunset Boulevard
Canada
Michelle
Television star eyes Oscar and Nobel Prize
A television star expresses confidence in winning an Academy Award and anticipates securing a Nobel Prize in the future, suggesting a rare sweep of top honors across media and science.
Antagonist story on Ohio Story and multiple radio lineups
Tonight on WHBC NBC WTAM CBS WGAR and other stations a slate of programs airs from 6:30 to 11:05 including The Antagon ist on The Ohio Story at 6 30 featuring Charles Hammond and a variety of opera, drama, comedy and music programs. Notable entries include Dearest Enemy with Nadine Conner and Gordon MacRae at 8, Rabbit Foot with Dick Haymes at 8, Talent Scouts with Steve Allen at 8 30, and You Good Neighbor at 9. A sequence of concerts and talks with Lal Sayao Jascha Heifetz and the NBC Symphony concludes the night, along with films and theater programs and a final note on Robert Q. Lewis contract.
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Teresa Wright
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al Lopez
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Bobby Becker
George Lenihan
Frank Hewitt
Victor Moore
Irene Bordoni
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Quentin Reynolds
Margaret Rourke-White
FCC Chief Sees TV Permit Freeze Ending by Oct. 1
FCC Chairman Wayne Coy predicts the two year freeze on new TV station permits will end by October 1. Hearings begin to review licensing, but stations may not be ready to air for 1950. The future depends on military developments and NPR constraints on materials.
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Wayne Coy
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TV stars and plans signal 1951 era expansion
CBS covers Canada Lee in four TV films while NBC TV plans a documentary on legitimate theater history in America. The first transcontinental video show may cover the 1951 World Series. Coaxial cable completion is expected by fall. USO operations resume in two to three months. NBC offers Milton Berle a 30 year producer director entertainer contract.
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Lee
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Symington Praises Air Expansion and B-36 Power
W Stuart Symington, head of the National Security Resources Board, says the United States is building an adequate air force and should continue the current buildup. He notes peace negotiations should be based on strength and recalls support for the B-36 as a powerful weapon, adding plans to build more than originally planned.
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Canton Hardware Co Names Kenneth Turner Manager
Kenneth Turner was named manager of the automotive department at Canton Hardware Co succeeding the late L. G. Hollinger. A longtime employee since 1940, Turner earlier played varsity football and track at Alliance High School and Mount Union College. He lives at 1109 Manorave SW with his wife and four sons.
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New Video Tube Cuts Copper and Cobalt Use
New electrostatic focusing tubes replace electro magnetic focus tubes, eliminating the need for cobalt or copper coils. Sylvania Electric and Radio Corp of America plan to mass produce the new tubes, with National Union Radio Corp. also ready to ship, aiding civilian television production.
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Wilkes Antarctic Expedition 1838 to 1842
The United States government backed an Antarctic expedition led by Lt. Charles Wilkes. Departing from Norfolk Virginia, the voyage lasted four years and achieved numerous important discoveries.
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