Balboa Hollywood Spec Script Idea Outlined by Pearson
The piece imagines a Balboa biopic with Balboa courted by Hollywood studios for a film about his Pacific discovery. It traces Balboa's rise from Darien to Santa Maria and his execution amid political treachery, Lola as a love interest, Pedro's lookout, and a dramatic, wronged-conquistador arc with a staged happy ending.
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Balboa
Pacific
Warner Brothers
M.G.M
Universal
Paramount
Sam Goldwyn
Hollywood
Vine
Wiltshire Boulevard
Malibu
Pacific Ocean
Panama
Darien
Conn
Clark Gable
Mickey Rooney
Claudette Colbert
Ann Sheridan
Jennifer Jones
Rita Hayworth
Vasco
Bal
Lola
George
Pedro
Lookout Hill
Pedrarias Davila
Barbie
Santa Maria de la Antigua del Darien
Spain
Comogre
Peru
Ada
Peekskill Riot Echoes in Nation and Memory
Bruce Biossat reviews the Peekskill disturbance as a clash of pro Robeson supporters and counter protesters. He notes police unpreparedness, the violence of rock throwing and property damage, and the troubling roles of civilian guards and vigilantes. He cites Labor Day remarks by Truman on Congress and closes with Civil War veterans in Indianapolis honoring unity.
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Peekskill
MW. Y
Paul Robeson
Robeson
Truman
Indianapolis
Guamanian governance shifts with Skinner and Ewen
Carlton Skinner is confirmed as Guam's civilian governor and Edward C. Ewen to supervise naval forces on the island. Both lack prior island-government experience. The piece also notes VA dividend handling errors and quirks around Defense Secretary Louis Johnson. Public opinion polls show broad support for NATO, Taft-Hartley revisions, and higher minimum wage among other issues.
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Washington
Interior Department
Coast Guard
Skinner
Guam
Adm
Edward C. Ewen
Navy
Jello Post Publishing Co. announces Idaho operations
The Pocatello paper lists address 334 North Main Street and states its president editor and auditor bureau affiliation. It notes publication of legal notices weekly in Thursday issues under Idaho law and provides subscription rates for different durations and regions.
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North Main Street
Pocatello, Idaho
Jello Post Publishing Co
Idaho
Taft Faces Bitter Re election Fight An Ohio Senator
The Post notes Sen Robert W Taft of Ohio may be near his last term and faces a tough re election. It praises his candor and courage while marking his 12 year stand against New Deal and Fair Deal reforms. It compares him to Truman and warns his defeat would remove a forthright voice in public life.
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Paul Hoffman
U. S
Hoffman
Herbert Hoover
Robert W. Taft
Ohio
Taft
United States Senate
Post
Harry S. Truman
Mr. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
United States
Understanding neuritis and neuralgia and their treatments
Doctor Jordan explains neuritis as nerve inflammation with pain and tenderness and neuralgia as nerve pain without inflammation. Causes include diabetes poor diet and alcohol related deficiency of vitamin B-1. Treatments vary from diet and vitamins to nerve killing injections or surgery for severe pain.
Rain on Hollywood Or the Reign of Terror
Milton Berle jokes about rain in Hollywood and California, noting mistimed public fear of rain, Catalina travel, and a visit to Warner set. He riffs on rain gear, celebrities, and local quirks while recounting a Hawaii misdirect and a glass bottom boat ride on Catalina.
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Honolulu
Catalina
Hawaii
Goetzes Endorse Hollywood Life Amid Backlash
Robert C. Ruark notes Augustus and Ruth Goetz, Broadway writers now in Hollywood for The Heiress film, express happiness with Paramount and Wyler, defend adult entertainment, and mock anti Hollywood sneers while planning another project and a second floor pool. He mocks critics and laments the industry’s market power and contradictions.
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Goetzes
Hollywood
Paramount
William Wyler
Oliv
Ruth
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Christopher Columbus
Freddie March
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Grand Army of the Republic
Peter Edson
Veterans’ Administration
Secretary of Defense
Louis Johnson
Pentagon
Johnson
Gallup
Brannan Farm Plan
China
Pocatello
Ant
Ane
Doctor Jordan
Milton Berle
Gale Storm
Claude Rains
Sanitation Department
East
California
Warner
Wrigley People
Los Angeles
Aloha
Frank
Robert C. Ruark
New York
Augustus Goetz
Gus
Scranton
de Havilland
Montgomery Clift
Authors League
Galsworthy
Forsyte
Macy's
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