Television Gossip From The 1950s Variety Scene
New York media notes report Guy Lombardo’s TV series gaining network interest and NBC talks on expanding shows. Reports cover Elmer Rice Maxell Anderson moves to TV writing, George Gobel test for his own show, and Arthur Murray’s NBC Hall of Fame presentation of Richard I. Routers include Jack Paar Nielsen chatter, Joni James earnings, and Blab Off sales flops.
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New York
Guy Lombardo
NBC
Ben
Lunet Dean
Maxell Anderson
Elmer Face
George Gobel
Huagy Carmcheel
Minute Maid
Brother Bong
Maurice Evans
Richard I
Nbc-Tv
Groucho Marx
Arthur Murray
Nora
Cbs-Tv
Pat Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Jack Webb
Mike Stokey
Dumont
Manhattan
John Barrymore, Jr
Jean Arthur
Jack Paar
CBS
Nielsen
Joni James
Milton Berle
Ruth Cosgrove
Marion
Ore
Bud Moss
Cadance
Art Carney
Jackie Gleason
Chicago
Jane
Arthur Rubinstein
Guy Rubinstein
Liberace
Spike Jones
New Russian Moves Target France Amid Europe Tensions
United Press reports two rapid Communist shifts aimed at France while seeking to block German rearmament. Moscow pressures Paris to back a six nation European army as Ho Chi Minh signals negotiation in Indochina, with the Bermuda conference looming and Western nations wary of Soviet tactics.
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Dochina
France
Germany
Russia
West Germany
Bermuda
Ho Chin Minn
Indochina
Outlook Good for Canada, if World Stays Calm
Dr. Norman MacKenzie president of the University of British Columbia said Canada’s economic outlook for next year looks very good if world conditions hold, telling reporters on a Monday in Vancouver.
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Vancouver
B. C
Norman MacKenzie
University of British Columbia
Canada
State Police Ticket Overloaded Test Truck at Weigh Station
In Waverly Nebraska on Monday the state police ticketed its test truck used to check other vehicles for overloads. The rig, carrying weights for scales, was found to be overloaded.
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Waverly
Neb.f
Trotsky Killer Eligible For Parole This Month
Jacques Mornard, the man blamed for the 1940 ax murder of Leon Trotsky in Mexico City, is eligible for parole after 13 years in Lecumberri. The suspect, who has offered varying motives, remains close mouthed about his identity and affiliations, with investigators and Trotsky’s widow watching the case closely.
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Jacques Mornard
Leon Trotsky
Mexico City
Mexican Federal
Russia
Stalin
Mornard
Red Secret Police
Jeremy Main
INS
Leor Trotsky
Jacque Mornard
Black Palace
Trotsky
Lecumberri
Coyoacan
Natalia Sedoff
Paris
Sylvia Angeloff
Sylvia
Trot‘Issky
Ito
Red Army
Leandra Sanchez Salazar
Mexico
Secret Police
Suburban Calendar Highlights Local Clubs and Meetings
Community notices list church groups, guilds, and civic clubs meeting across Amherst Grafton Columbia Ridgeville and nearby towns with dates for tonight Wednesday and Thursday events including Bake sales Christmas parties and choir practices. Many groups meet at churches town halls and lodges with varied times from noon to evening.
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Paporte
W.s.cs
S. Amherst
St. John's Church
Ridgeville
Jparty
Dorothy Johnson
Grafton
Columbia
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Amherst
Women's Guild
St. John’s Church
Board of Public Affairs
Legion Home
Laporte
Chatham
Youth Center
W.F.W
Lagrange
Thomas Trempath
Grafton — Gleaners
Fred Stroebel
Grafton — Library Board
Amherst— Study Club
Oberlin Inn
Royal Neighbors
Wishbone Inn
Schneider
S. Amherst—Friendship Club
al Broeg
American Legion
Post
Rebekah Circle
Laurence Jackson
Dean Winsper
Root Road
Columbia—Band
Lake Avenue
North
Elyria Grange
Actress Happy Over Strangulation Death Gaffe in Hollywood
Hollywood report highlights Lyn Thomas as the dying heroine in Witness to Murder and quotes her thrill at a top grade A role while noting audience reactions. The piece also covers Ohio election results and a string of community notices from Grafton to Lake Avenue, with holiday events and club meetings listed.
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Emily Bellersn
Hollywood
Bionde Lyn Thomas
George Sanders
Lyn
Sanders
Barbara Stanwyck
Tin
Columbus
Ted W. Brown
State Board of Education
Tures
Anne Carroll
Anne
Not In The Story In Hamilton Man Awaits Sentence
Hamilton Ontario resident awaiting sentencing today for sleeping in a stable scene during Christmas nativity while holding an empty wine bottle amid a local church display.
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Hamilton
Sheppherd Hammell
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