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Newspaper

The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1949

Page

12

Hope’s touring vaudeville nets record sums for 33 days

HOPE the financier of film and radio announces a 33 day touring vaudeville show that earned about 612000 from roughly 300000 attendees. The act played 38 performances in 34 cities, plus radio shows in four cities, with tickets up to 6.10 and 75 percent of gate taken by Hope Enterprises. He plans further road dates in April and cities including Rochester Syracuse Erie and Toronto.

Sros Hope Hope Palm Springs Apemaaw Hope Enterprises Rochester Syracuse Erie Toronto

Hope and crowds fuel Bob Hope’s fast pace performances

The piece notes Hope performs once daily with a matinee only once in a while, thriving under pressure and large crowds. It recalls Bing Crosby and Jimmy Cagney comments, and likens audience presence to life for Hope, suggesting he would wither without an audience.

Hope Bing Crosby Jimmy Cagney Bob Hope Thomas E. Dewey

On the Air Tonight Features TV and Radio Moments

Jim Muzzy interviews McKinley High swimming coach Ted Brannin and team at 6 15 over WHBC. Vicky Claflin Returns airs at 6 30 on The Ohio Story. Mickey Rooney appears on Duffy's Tavern at 9 over NBC WTAM. Pope Pius XII's Lenten message to students at 7 30 on MBS WHK. Mrs J F Lindeman discusses Canton Red Cross at 9 45 over WHBC. Bing Crosby hosts Dinah Shore Burl Ives at 10 over ABC WHBC. Robert R Young speaks on Railway Progress and the Fair Deal at 10 30 over MBS WHK.

WHE WHBC American National Mutual Columbia Yukon Superman Herb Shriner Portia Sky King Farrel Tom Andorn-Neal Ohio Thomas Fulton Lewis Jr Jack Smith Edwin C. Hill News of the World Club Lone Ranger Edward Murrow Chameleon Blondie Mr. Chameleon Blondie Press Dr. Christian Gildersleeve Press Club Jim Muzzy Ted Brannin McKinley High Vicky Claflin Homer Mickey Rooney Nbcwtam MBS Pope Pius XII J. F. Lindeman Canton Red Cross Bing Crosby Dinah Shore Burl Ives Abc-Whbc Robert R. Young Mbswhk

Radio Tomorrow features Alfred Frankenstein guest on The Magazine of the Air

Alfred Frankenstein the San Francisco Chronicle music and art critic will be the guest on The Magazine of the Air at 10:30 a.m. over ABC WHBC. Carl F. Duerr speaks on the Veterans and the Home Service Program of the Canton Red Cross at 4:40 over WCMW.

Alfred Frankenstein The San Francisco‘Chronicle Magazine Abc-Whbc Carl F. Duerr Canton Red Cross WCMW

Television Tonight Leads in A Bill of Divorcement

Valerie Cossart and Ann Jackson star in A Bill of Divorcement on the Television Theater at 9 over WNBK.

Jack Benny Fletcher Markle Jack Television Tonight Valerie Cossart Ann Jackson WNBK

Louisville Wins 10 of 20 Places In Literary Test

Louisville High School dominated the county high school literary contest at South High School taking ten of the top twenty spots. Winners in multiple categories include Don Williamson and Roberta Hesse in oratorical, Shirley Dickes and Anice Vane in humorous, Barbara Goedicke in dramatic, Shirley Ann Givens in original oratory, and William Armstrong in extemporaneous. Marilyn Fuller and Carol Fulmer of Hartville won poetry reading but do not advance to state.

Louisville High School South High School Columbus Don Williamson Louisville Roberta Hesse South Barbara Coppley Shirley Dickes Jackson Jean Polen Gerald Walworth Anice Vane William Fisher Beverly Beal Brewster Barbara Goedicke Patricia Brown Joan Webster Gerald Wagner East Sparta Jeanne Yarger Waynesburg Shirley Ann Givens Ray Hershey William Armstrong Roger Swigart Marilyn Fuller Carol Fulmer Hartville

Lehigh Alumni Raise $6150 for Canton-Massillon Memorial

Lehigh Alumni of the Canton-Massillon area raised 6150 for the university Progress Fund. The money will fund a Canton-Massillon memorial in a gymnasium under construction on the Bethlehem campus. Ford Branden of Massillon directed solicitations with help from M. H. Schmid Ralph Wilson Richard Raff and Harry Charles Hess.

Canton-Massillon Lehigh University of Bethlehem Martin D. Whitaker Ford Branden Massillon M. H. Schmid Ralph Wilson Canton Richard D. Raff Middlebranch Harry Charles Hess

Slapping Face May Trigger Allergic Hives

Los Angeles reports that neurologist Dr. Cyril Courville states slapping a man’s face can cause hives due to nervous tension. He notes a red face is normal, but hives indicate an allergic reaction from anger during a postgraduate assembly.

Los Angeles Cyril Courville Seventh Day Adventists’ College of Medical Evangelists

Perhaps You Know By A. C. Gordon

A quiz featuring five questions on marriage odds oceans tongue colors and famous quotes. Answers include a 2 to 1 marriage chance for a 20 year old, Great Salt Lake and the Dead Sea as saltier waters, a pound equals two cups of granulated sugar, the polar bear and the chow dog have black tongues, and Mark Antony from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar spoke the famous line.

Great Salt Lake Utah Dead Sea Palestine Mark Anthony Julius Caesar Shakespeare

Churchmen to Meet Dr Wingert at YMCA Luncheon

Dr Calvin H Wingert of Trinity Reformed Church will address the Churchmen's Luncheon Club Thursday at 11 45 a m at the central YMCA. His topic is If the Ought Comes to Naught.

Calvin H. Wingert Trinity Reformed Church Y.M.C.A Wingert

Parents must let children grow up and act their age

The piece urges parents to grant growing youths autonomy within safe bounds, warning against treating adolescents as babies. It recalls personal memories of children asserting independence, such as a girl of fourteen seeking privileges and a boy of eight wanting to attend Sunday school alone, to illustrate the value of self-reliance and early responsibility.

Lamb Dearie Garry ©. Myers Barbara Emil Imogene Garry Angelo King Features Syndicate

Center Will Hold Talent Program At Jewish Center

Junior Scholastics of the Jewish Center announce their annual talent show set for Saturday at 8:30 p m in the center auditorium. Children ages 12 to 14 perform singing dancing comedy with three judges selecting top acts for awards.

Jewish Center Center George Grossman Jerome Reinhart David Meister Jack Rapport Samuel Adelman Norman Alper Arnold Kippen Nick Klein Arnold Mordell Henry Orgel Samuel Rudner E. M. Paul Ben Apstein Max Triger Dan Brooks Jay Fisher Kent State University Parent-Teacher Association of the Center

Tragic Drowning of 3 Year Old in Grand Lake

A three year old boy, Stephen J. Sealscott, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Sealscott, drowned after falling into Grand Lake at Celina Ohio.

Celina Stephen J. Sealscott Edgar Sealscott Grand Lake

Bandit Robs Boston Store for $480 in Gunpoint Heist

A thief relieves Francis McGrath of $480 at gunpoint in a Boston store. After the theft the bandit comments that the crime is a tough way to earn a living.

Boston Francis McGrath

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