Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 May 1949 — Page 10

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Television Boys Enjoy Humor of Dog Joke

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' By Erskine Johnson ; HOLLYWOOD, May 25—The television boys are tell- |]

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A man took his dog to a psychiatrist because the dog insisted on looking at television all day and had become a

nervous wreck.

The doctor recommended that his video viewing be

limited to 15 minutes a day. . A few weeks later the man

was back with his dog. “What's wrong-now?” asked the

A ee said the man, “I've fimited him to 15 minutes a day in front of my rl, Jon ks you paid, but now he sits aroun and pouts all day.” ‘ » = ” Add double-bill headaches: “The Big Clock” and “Payment . Deferred.” Both films co-star Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Sullivan and Ray Milland, » » »

- HERB STEIN'S report: Rita Hayworth called her business ‘manager, Lee Elroy, and asked “him to fly to Europe quick for her { wedding, at her expense. {. “But, Rita,” he argued, “you icant afford it.” . “When you get here,” Rita re- * plied, “Ill be able to afford it.” .

» os + THE CITY of Palm Springs {recently voted a bond issue for sthe planting of palm trees on {Palm Canyon Drive. The bids ‘closed without a single comer. : When asked why there had been

‘no bids, Mayor Charles Farrell|:

‘replied: “The tree men tell me .there just aren't any palm trees ‘available in Palm Springs.” Night club business in Holly- . Wi is so bad, says Martin

ul [to Hollywood as an actor, "And

TOON lithe Met from 1910 to 1018, beswitched to announcing.

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Plus Carfoon snd News! ln-a-Oar Speakers

Ragaway, that ome club has cut |¥

expenses by putting In a floor show with a midget bubble dancer. She comes out shyly holding a grape. Fr a DISCOUNT those feuding stories about Roy Rogers and Republic's new western star, Rex Allen. It was Roy who suggested that Prexy Herbert Yates sign Rex to a contract. , . . Even though “The Accused” was a big hit, Loretta Young is refusing to play any more murderess roles. She even nixed a radio program in which she would have played a killer, ” .

RADIO is paging Kirk Douglas as a sports commentator on a weekly show. He was a college wrestling champ before becoming Hollywood's “Champion.” , . . Preston Foster's guitar strumming and folk singing, always reserved for private parties, will be put on records for the commercial market. » y . LLOYD NOLAN and his agent, Lester Linsk, will produce four television features this summer, + «+ Lucille Ball turned down a $6500 a week personal appear ance stint because of her radio and film work. Have you another Lucille Ball in your home? » » . BASIL RUYSDALE, who sold cigarets for 14 years as a radio announcer, is now selling himself

doing right well, too, He's in six new films, including “Pinky” and “Task Force” He sang with coach and then

came vocal

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John Payne, as the Easterner who tames the sin-town of "H Paso," opening today at the Indiana Theater.

The project, proposed by the

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