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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1949
Page
12
Champaign Illinois. Helen Zwolanek a University of Illinois clothing specialist says lipstick stains can be removed from washable materials by working glycerine or Vaseline into the fabric then laundering as usual. She warns to test first on a hidden area.
NBC chief announcer Pat Kelly marks 20 years with NBC and criticizes younger talents for poor spoken English blaming schools. He notes many old stars faded or shifted careers, while sponsors favor chatty personalities over precise diction. He cites Ford Bond as a rare survivor and recalls announcers turning to acting or singing before radio fame.
The piece recounts wild onair moments from show business figures like Frobisher and O Connor. It notes announcers’ pay at NBC, scarce vacancies, required prior experience, and hints at Kelly’s advice on training and neutral delivery. It underscores the quirks and risks of broadcasting life.
Tonight's listings show The Ohio Story on WHBC at 6 30 about the motorbus industry with a Kent origin. Jo Stafford guest stars on WAND at 7 15 for the Savings Bonds Opportunity Drive.
Billy Rose reviews The Great World on Tibet Road in Shanghai a five story octagonal theater with 20 stages on four levels offering as many as 100000 daily patrons. The venue features multilingual performances and cheap admission while anchored by mob figure Mr Chiu to rival dawns of vaudeville with mass spectacle and global dialect reach.
Bambi Linn will dance the title role in Alice in Wonderland on Through the Crystal Ball at 9. The Cleveland Arena roller derby program will be presented over WEWS at 10.
Ralph Edwards will star in a June 3 Suspense drama The Ghost Hunt. Lawrence Tibbett seeks a sponsor for a TV pop opera show. Odds of a set owner winning a giveaway drop from radio to TV. John Nesbitt's Passing Parade will become a TV film short series.
Comedian Joe E Brown will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Bowling Green State University at commencement on June 3. University President Frank J Prout said the award honors his outstanding entertainment service during World War II.
Amesbury Massachusetts once branded the Carriage Capital of the World continues its link to transportation through a patent fabric lined steel window channel for automobiles. Three plants operate around the clock to produce the channels.
Nine year old Mike Ingersoll of Bay Village recommends Ranger Joe popped wheat for its golden honey flavor and crunch in milk. He says it needs no sugar and tastes as good straight from the package. Buy it and you’ll repeat.
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