Hollywood tribute night vivid with stars in Caledonia segment
Bill Patch reports from Hollywood on a John Wayne tribute hosted at Warner Brothers. The Totem Pole Playhouse producer describes Hollywood’s two culture strata, spotlights Jean Stapleton, Hedda Skelton, Romy Howard, Edith and Wayne Meadows, and talks of guests including Norman Powell, Lorraine Day, Leo Durocher, John Carradine, Henry Fonda, Maureen O Hara, and Bob Hope. He notes John Ritter’s new TV series and previews Circus of Stars as well as local Christmas decorations downtown.
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Hollywood
Deveen
Caledonia
William Jr. Patch
Totem Pole Playhouse
Tinseltown
Isis
John Wayne
Bill Putch
Frank
Sinatra
Warner Brothers
Jean Stapleton
Bill
Berkeley
Duke
Jean
Joan Blondel
Shebs
Ann Arbor
Mich
Norman Powell
CBS
Hed Skelton
Stiles
Sunshine Boys
Jack Benny
Lorraine Day
Leo Durocher
Andy Devine
Chill Wills
Binnie Barnes
John Carradine
Glen Ford
Henry Fonda
Maureen O'Hara
Romy Howard
John
Ronny
Ronny Howard
Henry
The
Fonz
Edith
Tom Bosley
New York
Frank Sinatra
Biggie
Jimmy Stewart
Lee Marvin
Sammy Davis Jr
Bob Hope
Claire Trevor
Steve Allen
Wayne Meadows
Shirley Jones
Angie Dickinson
Rowan
Martin
Edgar Buchanan
Claude Akles
John Ritter
Tex Ritter
Totem Polo Playhouse
John Riller
Ritter
Tex
Grand Ole Opry
Nashville
Tear
Gilt
Bernard Shaw
Theatre 40
Joan Markert
Te Totem Pole
Norman Fear
Srt
Don Ramache
Totem Pole
Sis
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Flower Fanciers Spread Christmas Cheer for Cedar Ridge Home
Flower Fanciers Garden Club decorated three Cedar Ridge Home cottages and planted a Wye Oak sapling then hosted a Christmas gathering at the Justice home before a dinner at Airport Inn. President Mrs Earl S Miller Jr led member efforts to decorate The Miller House windows and organize a Christmas picnic for Cedar Ridge youths.
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Flower Fanciers Garden Club
Cedar Ridge
William H. Justice
Airport Inn
Earl S. Miller Jr
Miller House
Safety tips for toy purchases from Easter Seal Society
Safety guidelines urge careful toy selection to prevent injuries. Shoppers should inspect toys before buying, avoid oversized or easily breakable pieces, ensure compliance marks, and review instructions with children to ensure proper use and storage.
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Western Maryland Faser Seal Society
Largest diamonds list. Uncle Sam a 40.23 carat find
The article notes few U S diamonds, cites the Uncle Sam at 40.23 carats found near Murfreesboro Arkansas in the Crater of Thamands. It lists top rough diamonds over 60 carats, including Cullinan Excelsior and Beltz Jubilee, with owners and origins from South Africa India Brazil Sierra Leone and more.
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Alfred L. Woodill
American Gem Society
England
Jagersfontein
South Africa
Star of
India
Woyie River
Jotker
Beltz
South
Regent
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
United States
Thamands
Murfreesboro
Arkansas
Christmas trolley lights Zurich streets for children
In Zurich a decorated Christmas trolley called dose rolls through the city each December. Santa driven car attracts many kids who receive free sweets as the white robed Christmas Fairy leads singing amid glittering lights. Christmas bells ring softly on Christmas Eve guiding faithful to midnight services.
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Zurich
Santa Claus
Switzerland
Fram
Staffordshire Flow Blue values and patterns profiled
A Highlands Oklahoma collector describes her inherited Staffordshire Flow Blue, tracing its history from transfer printing begun in 1785 to 1830 color expansion. She shares garage sale finds, rare Mulberry tones, and the appeal of lusterware and spatterware, noting market prices have surged beyond her budget.
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Oklahoma
Staffordshire
Liverpool
United States
England
Pennsylvania
China
Persia
Wedgwood
Beth
Lister
Relte Enurts
Christmas Parties and Music Programs Highlight Local Groups
Club news notes a Christmas party for Novas Symons Group members on December 16 at the Alphin home with invitations through Hewe McAbee and Carolyn Pryor. The Ladies Auxiliary to the United Transportation Union hosts a Dec 16 6 30 p.m. party, with attendance confirmed to Mrs. AL Robert Leigh. Pavel Newman and his Orchestra provided Christmas entertainment at Colton Manor Nursing Home and at WA Center in Martineburg on December 1, funded by a Recording Industries Trust Fund grant with Local 77 AFM. The second St Marys Home School Association meeting is set for December 13 in Pangborn Hall with a Christmas program by students.
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Novas
Ualted Transportation Union
Jim's
AL Robert Leigh
Pavel Newman
Colton Manor Nursing Home
Paul Newman
WA Center
Martineburg
Recording Inndustries Trust Fund
American Federation of Musicians
St. Mary's Home School Association
Pangborn Hall
Fleet Reserve Antietam Unit 142 Ladies Auxiliary Meeting
The Antietam Unit 142 Ladies Auxiliary met under president Lorraine Ruetten with plans for a December 10 Christmas party and surprise entertainment. They will assemble a food basket for the needy, donate to the Frederick County Veterans Association and the Presidents Project national, and purchased a wreath for Mount Oliver Cemetery. The unit joined in the Joint Veterans Warrior Day ceremony at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Frederick. hostesses were Janice Bradley and Lorraine Ruetten. Dini Billman Crystal Denlinger and Mollie Jones were honored.
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Antietam
Ladies Auxiliary of the
Fleet Reserve Association
Lorraine Ructten
Frederick County Veterans Association
National
Shude
Mount Oliver Cemetery
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Frederick
Janice Bradley
Lorraine Ruetten
Dini Billman
Crystal Denlinger
Mollie Jones
Hood College Club to Host Christmas Party in Smithsburg Area
Members of the Hood College Club will hold their annual Christmas gathering Tuesday December 4 at the home of Mr and Mrs Glenn Batcell Welty Church Road near Smithsburg. Call the hostess for directions if needed.
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Hagerstown Hood College Clu
Glenn Bacttell
Welty Church
Smithsburg
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Putch
Red Skelton
Carnaby Street
Tom Craig
London
Wales
Picadilly Circus
Easter Seal Society
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Alfie
Underwriters Laboratory
Kafiwa
Uncle Sam
U.S
Vargas
Brazil
By Jess Barec
Stetfordshire
Club News
United Transportation Union Party
Colton Manor
Home School Association
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