World Series radio costs hit new high with Gillette
Gillette will pay an estimated 1.5 million dollars to relay the World Series on radio and TV, exceeding prior records. TV rights rise to 800000 dollars with expanded coverage to about 60 stations, while radio rights stay around 125000 with 600 radio stations cost about 225000. NBC CBS MBS networks plan additional programs as fall schedules bolster new series and long running shows.
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C. E. Butterfield
New York
Gillette
MBS
Boston
Chicago
NBC
Aldrich
Ezra Stone
CBS
FBI
Pat O’brien
James Melton
Sam Spade
Charles Boyer
Ilona Massey
Record Labels Pull Hillbilly Song Over Communist Line
Two major record firms Columbia and RCA Victor withdrew from the market their recording of the hillbilly song Old Man Atom after a newspaper denounced its lyrics as resembling Communist peace offensive rhetoric and the Red sponsored Stockholm petition to outlaw the atomic bomb.
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New York
Columbia
RCA Victor
Journal- American
Stockholm
Nursery School Opens Tuesday at Catalina Kindergarten
The Catalina kindergarten and nursery school at 2845 N Cherry Ave opens next Tuesday under director Mrs. P V D Neff. Children ages three to six may attend day programs or kindergarten sessions from 9 to 12 daily. Activities include music, crafts, art, storytelling, and supervised play with swings, blocks, and toys. About 25 children were enrolled last year, with capacity for more.
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Catalina Kindergarten
N. Cherry Ave
P.V.D. Neff
Neff
East Germans Rebuild Port On Baltic Rostock Plan
East German authorities announce a five year expansion plan centering Rostock on the Baltic coast with new shipyards and a harbor to rival Hamburg. The project aims to triple Rostock’s population and produce freighters of 10 000 tons plus while Warnemuende will host party elite retreats.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Baltic
Rostock
Ministry For Construction
Warnow
Warnemuende
Black Sea
Sea Police
Blue Bonnet Margarine Ad Endorsed by Mrs Hoagy Carmichael
Mrs Hoagy Carmichael compares Blue Bonnet Margarine with rival spreads, praising its fresh sweet flavor rich nutrition and economy. The ad urges use in cooking vegetables and as a deli spread, noting Blue Bonnet costs about half the price of high priced spreads.
Arizona Starts Worker Survey
Arizona state employment service has begun a survey to count skilled workers available for defense plant jobs. Director James A. Rork said 15,000 people on employment rolls are being reclassified and re interviewed to obtain a new manpower picture.
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Phoenix
State Employment Service
Arizona
James A. Rork
California Alerts Fire Fighting Army
California mobilizes 5000 firefighters for three day holiday as forest fire danger peaks. U S regional forester Perry A Thompson cites months of dryness and the worst fire season on record warning swift action by the forester service and state forestry division.
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San Francisco
Perry A. Thompson
U. S
California
U. S. Foret Service
State Division of Forestry
Fires scorch forests as season roars across region
The Tucson Daily Citizen notes a harsh fire season with over 4,000 forest and range fires so far this year. More than 200,000 acres burned and six people have died in the blazes, authorities said.
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