Teddi King star of RCA Jazz Scene and early bios
Teddi King, Boston born jazz vocalist with RCA Victor, rose from local theatre to a 1950s national profile. She won a 500 girl singing contest at RKO Boston Theater, toured with George Shearing in 1952, and earned Downbeat and Metronome awards. Her long career includes television appearances and hits like Trying with the Hilltoppers.
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Teddi King
RCA Victor
Boston
Teddi
Malden
Mass
Shakespeare
Saroyan
RKO Boston
George Graham
Rutz Plaza
Damon Runyon
Jimmy Sacca
Stu
Miami
Zephyr Room
Seymour Spiegelman
Cleveland
Washington
Casinomon McGuire
Western Royal
Chubby’s
Philadelster Plan
Kentucky State
the Hill Tedds
Stevehoppers
P. Allen
Will Rogers
Texands
Robert Montgomery
Metronome Year Book
Josh Gerber
Phoenix Theater to restructure finances and policy next fall
The phoenix of off Broadway, nearing its fourth season, will adopt a firmer financial setup with Theater Incorporated taking over financial duties. Edward Hambleton and Norris Houghton remain as managing directors as revivals and classics become the focus, supported by endowments and nonprofit status. The change aims to stabilize funds while preserving the phoenix’s tradition of mixed new works and revivals and retaining star talent offered at nominal fees.
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New York
Phoenix Theater
Edward Hambleton
Noris Houghton
Theater Incorporated
The
Phoenix
Sammy Kaye
Sandi
Mers
Carmen Lombardo
Jackson Me
Shakespeare Festival Theater
Imprial Hospital
Miami
Fla
Academy
Carmen
Art Mooney
Hilltoppers
Hollywood
Randy
Wood
Dot Records
Ray Bolger
Dot
Mickey Rooney
Roger L. Stevens
Victor
Dent
Billy Vaughn
John F. Wharton
George M. Cohan
Playwrights’ Com
Trussless Roof Tops Coliseum
Chicago firm builds world first trussless steel roof for Phoenix Coliseum a 120 by 260 foot clear span over 5 000 seats. Roof uses curved galvanized sheets forming self supporting arches no posts pillars or trusses. Cost about a third less than conventional roofs and withstands hurricane winds and heavy snow.
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Chicago
TTP
Phoenix
Wonder Building Corporation
Phoenix Coliseum
Laboratory Tests Pneumatic Tire Performance
Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory develops a mobile dynamometer in Buffalo New York for studying pneumatic tire behavior and design under varying loads speeds and angles. The device attaches to a truck rear with a test tire, measuring performance automatically to derive safer high performance tires for airplanes trucks and automobiles.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory
U. S. Air Force
Precision Instruments
CAL
The Country Editor on newspaper routes and family memories
A Country Editor reflects on teaching and sharing Sunday morning newspaper routes with family. He recalls early gratitude and later hardships from weather, illness, and cheaters at collection time, noting how sons and parents coped with irregular payments and the fostered work ethic forged by earning money for college.
Push-Button Secretary Debuts In Paris News
A new push-button electronic secretary called the Electro Styl, created by Albert Bucrocq, uses a compact keyboard and memory gadgets to type at one millionth of a second. It can be remote controlled, memory stores common phrases, and it suits training by novices or even children.
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Paris
INS
Son
Mr. A
Thej
Thelple
Theio T Iine
Albert Bucrocq
Ohio Bill Proposes Using Impounded Dogs for Research
Ohio lawmakers debate House Bill 384 to allow research centers to obtain unclaimed dogs from dog pounds after eight days. Opponents call it a vivisection measure, while supporters from medical groups say it’s vital for research and teaching. Humane societies urge killing the bill, warning of compelled canine contributions and moral concerns.
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Ohio
Harold Oyster
Marietta
Firth
Ohio Medical Association
Animal Protective Organization
Ohio Federated Humane Societies
Humane Societies
This "live alone and like it" tale from The Chatter Box
A writer recounts four days alone at home while her partner is hospitalized and a son returns, describing sleepless nights, the novelty of solitary meals, driving a new car, and adapting to prison-like routines at a facility. She notes the dining contrast with the bastille and observes inmates who are long-termers with lifer status and parole timelines.
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Grand Central Station
Grafton Rd
Prisoners Praise Walpole Move to New State Prison
Walpole Mass. inmates moved February to a $9 million facility replacing Charlestown. Thomas A Vigrolio editor of The Mentor says no one regrets the change, citing self respect and better living conditions, including larger airy rooms, daily baths, and weekly laundering with no inmate losses.
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Walpole
Mass
Bastille
Thomas A. Vigrolio
Vigrolio
Mentor
Cherry Hill
Charlestown
The
South Walpole
Four Days of Hospital Care and the Return Home
The narrator recalls a four day stretch in hospital with routine care and pills. The patient endures orange juice at odd hours back rubs with smelly lotion and frequent thermometer checks. Soon the house returns to normal and the writer reflects on dependence and the promise of humor a year hence.
Unusual March overtimes spike city receipts
March overtime parking tickets produced a record 1299 dollars in city revenue while Elyria police issued 1300 tickets for overtime or illegal parking. The figures reflect timing differences between issue and payment, with many March tickets issued in February or paid later.
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Elyria
Jack Tarry Sr
John Gutowski
Spring Valley
Lorain County
Florida
Ft. Lauderdale
Miller
Tarry
Lodi St
Jack Jr
Ted
Price Cut Spurs Record Tuna Sales in 1955
Harold Cary of the American Tunaboat Association reports 10 million cases sold last year after tuna prices were cut to boost a sluggish market. He says Americans consumed enough tuna to equal three cans per person and notes fishers voluntarily reduced prices late in 1955 to compete with imports from Japan.
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San Diego
Calif
Harold Cary
American Tunaboat Association
Cary
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Speedy
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Irri
Ed Hill
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Hinece
Ted Valassis
Bluebird
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Charlie
Spivak
Frank ‘Hudacek
Lear Romeo, Inc
Carl Scott
Timms Spring
Wiliam Gehrke Sr
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Sandy
Diane
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Einstein
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