Margaret Whit e rises as top radio singer of Detroit to New York fame
Profile of Margaret White, born in Detroit and raised in Hollywood, who after early struggle joined Johnny Mercer on a Coast program, recorded her father's tune in 1943, and rose to TV and radio prominence with over $200,000 yearly earnings. Also notes the Winter Garden Theatre's 35th anniversary and a history of stars associated with it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Margaret White
Dick Whiting
Margaret
Johnny Mercer
Billy Butterfield
Jack Carson
Ransom Sherman
Freddie Slack
New Yorker
Detroit
Hollywood
Winter Garden Theater
Winter Garden
Claudette Colbert
Jerome Kern
Lew Dockstader
Broadway
A. Jolson
Unclear fragment hints at strike and street gossip
Fragment notes a possible strike by spies and a Saturday/Sunday social mention. Mentions Snoopie P S Jume Grubbs and a person from Front Royal with uncertain context. Details are fragmentary and unspecific about events, dates, or organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snoopie P. S. Jume Grubbs
Front Royal
Moonlit Thursday Notes and Local Happenings
The column lists social mentions including Stuart and Jack at a moonlit event, Jill Pifer and a new man, Mrs Butler formerly Miss Harrel, and various social photos and photographers. It notes festival practice nearing end and a shortened session leaving a touch of sadness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart and
Jack
Woo-Woo
Jill Pifer
Miss Harrel
Butler
Buzzie
Ody
Hubba
Cathy Smittie
Ruoth Lovett
Werde
Garra
Senior Class presents The Young In Heart
A school year showcase features the Senior Class performing The Young In Heart. Cast details and stage notes reflect a traditional campus theater event from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Stuart
Billy Brown
Easter Holiday Reflections From Local Readers
Responses reveal joys from visits to Lexington and seeing friends to countryside picnics and parties. Each entry highlights personal memories of Easter time through travel, reunions, dancing, and peaceful rural scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marty
Lexington
Jody
Mr. Walker
Mrs. Walker
Buzie Hart
Miss Calvert
Jack Butler
Anne Beverly
Rev. Spitler
Cafeteria Time Capsule Links Library Site History
In reminiscence, the cafeteria becomes the present library site as memories recall the former play of the “Three Little Fiddies” as a local hit tune.
Wentworth Woodhouse Park Faces Open Coal Mining
In Wentworth Yorkshire on April 26 crowds watch bulldozers strip parts of the Earl Fitzwilliam estate for open surface coal mining. locals lament loss of gardens deer Park and scenery while officials say mining will proceed and land can be restored within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wennworth
Yorkshire
England
Wentworth Woodhouse
Earl Fitzwilliam
Wentworth
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Wentworth Estate
Gardens
Deer Park
Ouse of Commons
Park Service
Emmanuul Shinwell
Wentworth Park
Earl Fitz- William
Albany merchant touts silk hose bargain on sidewalk
Nathan Solomon of Albany found 450 pairs of prewar silk hose in his shop and set a sidewalk box offer. He quips three pairs for a dime to a woman who asks if he is a sucker. A Q and A on snail shell material notes calcium carbonate formation from food and water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany, N. Y
Nathan Solomon
Albany
K.A
California Fete May Send Officer To Local Festival
A Pajaro Valley California chamber letter to Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival officials proposes sending a festival officer to observe the event. Tom Baldridge, festival director, wired the chamber manager Franklin Lowney that the Pajaro Valley festival would provide a representative to attend and view all activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Winchester
Chamber of Commerce and Agricultural
Pajaro Valley
Festival
Santa Cruz County
Tom Baldridge
Franklin Lowney
Fruit Growers To Meet Tonight At Court House
The Frederick County Fruit Growers Association will meet tonight in the Court House at 8 o clock for their April session. All members are urged to be present. Dr Charles B Sarle of the Weather Bureau will speak on weather and its relation to fruit growing, joined by Dr Jacobs of the Weather Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Building Our Home Play at Douglas School
In an assembly the Citizenship Club staged a two act play titled Building Our Home as a shelter themed culminating activity. Cast included Helen Nancy Grimes Betty Shirley Bartlett Fay Millie Burns May Jean Allen Wilma Lillian Poulson Jean Joan Allen Barbara Barbara Turner Martyn Bessie Nelson Alice Mary Jones Charlotte Ramona Martin Kathryn Josephine Smith Norma Nannie Donley Carolyn Marele Wake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Citizenship Club
Helen
Nancy Grimes
Betty
Shirley Bartlett
Fay
Millie Burns
May
Jean Allen
Wilma
Lillian Poulson
Jean
Joan Allen
Barabara
Barbara Turner
Martyn
Bessie Nelson
Alice
Mary Jones
Charlotte
Ramona Martin
Kathryn
Josephine Smith
Norma
Nannie Donley
Carolyn Marele Wake
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WMAL
Agronsky Oe van Damme
Godwin Sam
Raymond Swing the
Woody Herman
FBI
Wrooel Herman
Alan Young
the Sheriff
WRC
Supper Club
News of World
Stringtime
H. V. Kaltenborn
Kate Smithews
Richard Harkness
Dale & 'S
IDC
Jack O'Brian
Lucille le Ceuer
Joan Crawford
Jack Oakie
Jimmy Cagney
Mistinguett
Ed Wynn
Willie
Eugene Howard
Eddie Cantor
John Charles Thomas
Fred
Adele Astair
Marilyn Miller
Irene Castle
Junior Evening Star
Handley High School
Teddy Carlton Staples
Teddy Car Staples
Randolph Macon College
Mr. Staples
Ted
Bette Sullivan
Handley’s
Bette
Virginia Avenue
John Kerr
Nancy
Jimmy
Mary Byrd
Chris
Hutch
Martinsburg
Thelma
Sally
Iris Smith
Rhodes H
Nelle
Handley
Lus
Phil
Ralph
June
Heathcliffe
Mary Lou
Air Corps
Berryville
Audrey
Norfolk
Nature’s Wonderland
Grand Caverns
Grottoes
Virginia
Elkton
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Ilydia E. Pinkham
T. G. Adams Esso
Loudoun and
Gerrard Sts
Ann Barton
Boyles
Suerawin-Williams
Miller's Hardware and Household Supplies
Loudoun St
Sherwin-Williams Paints
New Wi
Conta
Purina
En Purina
Your Mutual
McLine
Clearbrook
R. C. Carter
Stephenson
Berryville Ave
C. B. Dawson Feed & Grocery
Green Spring
McKee’s
White Hall
Lowery’s
Cameron St
City
Kernstown
Checkerboard Feed Store
N. Cameron St
Douglas School News
Dead Animals
Bobby
John Finley
Andrew Gaskins
Michel Ford
Hubert Stephen
Josephine Catlett
Capitol
MASS
Winchester Municipal Airport
G. I
Mr. Edgoss
Veterans
Hhaffer
Shenandoah
Maurertown, Va
Woodstock
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