Broadway Bids Farewell To Bojangles Robinson
Harlem and Broadway honored Bill Bojangles Robinson with a two mile funeral procession from an armory to Abyssinian Church and a Broadway memorial in Times Square. Dignitaries Mayor O Dwyer and notable mourners including Shirley Temple, Duke Ellington, Lena Horne, Bob Hope, W C Handy and Amos and Andy joined crowds of thousands at the line of march and viewing.
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New York
Harlem
Broadway
Bill
Bojangles) Robinson
William O'Dwyer
Duffy Ballare
Times Square
Bojangles
Noble Sisele
Broadway Notabies
Brooklyn
Actors
Evergreen Cemetery
Armory
Bodangles
Shirley Temple
Billy
Coed
Colonel
Yankee
PR Riesuto
Tommy Henricha
W. C. Handy
St. Louis
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr
Hazel I
From Nine to Five Jo Fischer Scott Opera Stars Rites
Conducted services featured opera and stage stars as Harlem schoolchildren earned a half holiday to honor their idol who tap danced and smiled his way into millions of hearts. He made and got rid of a fortune of about 43 million in his career.
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Scott
Harlem
Holiday Guests and Family News From Local Social Circles
Mr and Mrs Andrew J Ryan stayed with Mr and Mrs Joseph A Burkhardt in AL Dany over the holiday. Robert Hull Bladen returned to St Bernard s School after visiting his mother Mrs Ruth Hull Bladen in Glad yatene NJ. Bertha Keenan and son James of Greenwich returned home after visiting Harold McMahon family. Richard Lohnes of Dartmouth and Robert Lohnes of Vermont Junior College were guests of their parents Carl W Lohnes and family. Mrs Frederick Fish entertained the Evening Bridge Club with prizes to Mrs Jane S Milliman Mrs Herman Sharpe and Mrs Frederick S Clum. Mr and Mrs Charles H Edwards hosted Thanksgiving dinner with Dorothy and Alice Edwards of Troy Ida E Metz of Northampton. Valley Contract Bridge Club guests of Mrs Henry Gerken with prizes to Mrs William L Ryan Anna Walsh and Mrs Gerken. Mr and Mrs John Geren Ballston Spa and Mrs Woodward Hogan Hoosick Falls with Margaret Ryan Albany spent the holiday with Mr and Mrs John H Ryan. Frank Griggs Wilmington Del and James Griggs Morristown NJ with George Amyot North Rose guests of Mrs Frank Griggs. Allan MacCartee George Webster and Douglas MacCartee returned from Hudson Falls after holidays with Judge Angus Gibson. Mr and Mrs Thomas Demain returned from Manhasset NY after time with Truman Henderson and son Robert. Andrew Connor returned to Troy after visiting Mr and Mrs William Reilly and family.
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Andrew J. Ryan
Joseph A. Burkhardt
al, Dany
Robert Hull Bladen
St. Bernard's School
Gladyatene
N. J
Ruth Hull Bladen
Bertha Keenan
Aon
Jamez
Greenwich
Harold McMahon
Richard Lohnes
Dartmouth College
Robert Lohnes
Vermont Junior College
Carl W. Lohnes
Frederick Fish
Evening Bridge Club
Jane S. Milliman
Herman Sharpe
Frederick 5
Clum
Charles H. Edwards
Dorothy and
Alice Edwards
Troy
Ida E. Metz
Northampton
Mass
Valley Contract Bridge Club
Henry Gerken
William L. Ryan
Anna Walsh
Gerken
John Geren
Ballston Sox
Woodward Hogan
Hoosick Falls
Margaret Ryan
Albany
John H. Ryan
Frank Griggs
Wilmington
Del
James Griggs
Morristown
George Amyot
North Rose
Allan MacCartee
George Webster
Douglas MacCartee
Hudson Falls
Thhey
Angus Gibson
Thomas Demain
Manhasset
So 1
Truman ‘Henderson
Robert
Andrew Connor
William Reilly
Trojan Questioned Concerning Theft
Anthony Marro a 36 year old resident of 55 Fourth Street was arrested by Troy Police on probation violation charges from Saratoga County. He was questioned about the theft of nearly 500 cartons of cigarettes from a Schenectady market. The cigarettes were found in Troy after a car crash at Liberty Street and St Marys Avenue on November 13.
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Anthony Marro
Fourth Street
Troy
Saratoga County
Marro
William Street
John P. Moran
Joseph P. Shields
Schenectady
Liberty Street
St. Mary’s Avenue
Lake House Bought by Cambridge Couple
Cambridge residents Mr. and Mrs. George McInerney have purchased The Lake House on East Main Street. The Embury Methodist Church Women’s Society will host a Christmas bazaar and entertainment Friday starting at 7 p.m., featuring readings, plays and musical numbers. The Cambridge PTA will hold its first meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. at Professor Bodenstaft’s home to discuss helping children attain happiness. the public is invited.
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Lake House
East Main Street
George McInerney
Women's Society of Chrielian Service
Embury Methodiat
Cambridge Parent-Teacher Association
Ernest Bodenstaf
First Presbyterian Church
Critics Split Over Margaret Truman Performance
Washington critics divided on Margaret Truman's concert with the National Symphony Orchestra at Constitution Hall. President Truman watched with pride as daughters received bouquets and encores, while Paul Hume of the Washington Post derided her as a beginner. Milton Berliner of the Washington Daily News praised progress but cited weaknesses in high notes and lack of dramatic interpretive fire.
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Washington
Truman
Margaret
National Symphony Orchestra
Misa Truman
Constitution Hall
Mia
Paul Hume
The
Washington Post
Milton Berliner
Washington Dail News
Miss Truman
Cambridge Community Organization Elects Officers and Plans Meetings
Renomly ve hes elected the following cere: President, Rob ert Wells, vice president, Beth Craig, secretary and treasurer, Ab tam McMewen. They will west the second Thursday of each month and plan for the well-being of the community. The Cambridge Parent-Teacher Amedation will mast in the school gymnasium today at 8 pm. when Miss Gladys Weight, Wash ington County public health agree, fond Mrs. Evelina Marek, school Huree, will stress the importance of laying good health foundations Clarence Coulter, president of the Cambridge Central School Board, will tell of the progress and plans for the new school. A Thanksgiv ing program, arranged by Mrs. Jennie Dempney, will be given by the school children.
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Renomly Ve
Cere
Robert Wells
Beth Craig
Ab Tam McMewen
Cambridge
Gladys Weight
Washington County Public Health
Evelina Marek
Huree
Clarence Coulter
Cambridge Central School Board
Jennie Dempney
Piano's Bource and the Rise of the Piano Forte
The text traces the piano's origins from the clavichord in Italy around 1400 to the invention of the piano forte by Bartolomeo Christofori of Padua circa 1709, noting the modern piano as its descendant.
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Italy
Bartolomeo Christofori
Padua
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