Hollywood Social Ladder Becomes Botany Lesson for Stars
Jimmie Fidler writes of Hollywood social politics, urging stars to study botany and fertilizers to navigate the back East winter and California parties. The piece riffs on cattle barons, Latin names, and market quotes while noting celebrity gossip and a Christmastime incident involving Ed Gardner.
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Hollwood
California
Hollywood
Joel McCrea
Vince Haley
Veronica Lake
Walter Huston
Bob Burns
Betty Grable
Wuckle Ball
Ana Sheridan
Jimmie Fidler
Harry Cohn
Heck
Archie
Gardner
They
Viriaia Heston
Jay Gould Tree
Andre de Toth
Hollywood notes on stars and industry chatter in 1940s era
A collage of celebrity gossip and industry moves overlaps with film plans and personal lives. Topics include Lana Turner and Christmas gifts for a daughter, Maureen O’Hara’s Ireland shop launch, Penny Singleton adopting a baby, Cary Grant’s RKO offer, Norma Shearer at Bun Valley, Robert Cummings filming in a new role, and Hollywood figures supporting French war orphans amid industry chatter about studio deals and acquisitions.
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Hungary
Andre
Fedeal
Lana Turner
Cheryl
Chery’ Mast
Maurees O'Hara
Ireland
Westwood
Penny Singleton
Cary Grant
Fru Rko
White Tower
HK l
Romanoff
Knickerbocker
Lucilla Ball
Arnat
Richard Ney
320Th Century-Fox
Norma Shearer
Marty Atronge
Bun Valley
Robert Pirosh
RKO
Hollywood
James
Joel McCrea
Hidden Valley
Suburban Kiwanis Meetings and Teen Canteen
Kiwanis board meeting in North Olmsted at 8 00 PM with Lt Gov MalGO to install officers in Grafton at 8 30 PM at the high school Hi Teen Canteen set for Coe Memorial Building Saturday in South Olmsted with a teen program at 8 00 PM
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North Olmsted
Kiwanis l
Gwafton—Kiwanis Club
Paet
Mal GO
Coe Memorial Building
Nepm
Birmingham Community Club Dance and Fellowship Events
The Birmingham School building hosts a Friday night dance on January 4 sponsored by the Community Club of Florence township with Floyd Heys orchestra Art Heys caller and old fashioned fiddle music. Also a January 31 and January 37 dance featuring The Heya orchestra. A church night fellowship supper is set for January 8 at Birmingham church led by Mrs Bernard Grime. WSCS postponed to January 15 with Mrs Thomas Purcell. In Lawrence Kansas a new collegiate event features a baby contest with 18 babies, children of KU fathers, competing for 13 prizes at Sunflower Village.
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Birmingham Community Club
Birmingham
Florence Township
Floyd Heys
Art Heys
Heya
Birmingham’ Church
Bernard Grime
Birmingham Wscs
Thomas Purcell
Lawrence
Kan
University of Kansas
Sunflower Village
Way
Jane
Reveille
Bing Crosby
Bryanee
Belen
Kenny Beker
von Wayne Mack
Lawton
Muse
Winters Church
Rymna
Joyte Jordan Harmony Ranch
Fred Waringage
Symphonis
Tom Brennen
Plana Monde
Jack Beren
Rosemary
Ted Malone
Renny
Ares
Crosby
Mdrie Forter
Aid
Ma Perkins
Rin Young
Marrit
Portia Pacer
Superman
Bernie Armstrong
Melody Burlten
Mustela
Alan Young
Pennie Biles
Thin Man
Gabriel” Heater
Ginny Shrama
Bulldog Drummond
Durants
W Moore
Murray Young
Neid Sports
Ambrose
Burglars Steal Safe From Tavern Keeper Home
Police pursue burglars who stole a 400 pound safe containing 16000 in uninsured checks and 800 in cash from Earl C. Ambrose’s tavern keeper residence. The safe, woven from the home, was moved to a waiting car after the break in through a side door.
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Columbus
Earl C. Ambrose
Wage increase for Youngstown Greyhound drivers
Grant wage increase announced by A Fullerton president of the Old Greyhound Lined Inc ends wage negotiations begun December 13 with the Employes' A. F. of L. union covering about 200 bus drivers and terminal employees. A local library in Crawfordsville Indiana sees a book return after 23 years and Indianapolis reports the 13 Jinx strikes again as Herbert P Kenney gets a ticket for disobeying a traffic signal in his first violation in over four decades.
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Youngstown
A. Fullerton
Greyhound Lined, Inc
A. F
L. Union
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