Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 August 1952 — Page 18
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TV and Radio—
‘Big Time’ Is Old Vaudevillian's Heaven!
THE GUY who'd probably pay to be on the air if he had 0 is George E. Price, the nosalyic ost on “The Big? Time’ WEBM; pom George E.. who used to he vaudeville stage in a kiddie horus with such names as Eddi and Walte
vaudeville
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Georffh Jesse) died 20 vears ago When ‘the folded. George E. had to stoop to Wall Street to make his
first million.
‘antor Vinchell,
ibout
with four- a-day circuits
finance
came television and the for old-time
Then
call went out all
The Times’ staff brings you the news on “City Desk,” Monday through Friday at 12:05 p. m. over WXLW, 1590 on your dial.
con.
vaudevillians to dust the moth-
halls from haggy and take a video encore. After a round of TV and radio guest shots where he was hilled 12 a guest back from the grave CRS assigned him “The Big
their trousers
Indianapolis Marine Listed Killed in Korea
A Marine private from Indianapolis has heen killed in action in Korea, the Defense Department innounced today. Another. Hoosier Marine died of wounds. The Defense Department also reported eight servicemen from Indiana were wounded, KILLED IN ACTION Robert L. Marsh, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman FE. Marsh, 128 Wisconsin St, Inlianapolis. Pfc. Marsh was the Rough Notes Co. for two vears hefore going into service July 12, 1951. He took his basic training in California and went averseas in December, 1951, as a member of the 1st Marine Dividion. He was reported killed July 24.
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DIED OF WOUNDS Marine Pfc. Zane E. Delong, son. of Mrs. Anna M. Morden, Hammond. WOUNDED Marine Corps Richard G. Scering, hus-
Cpl. Richard G. Scering.
hand of Mrs, Thorntown. Army Pfe. James A. Kidd, husband of Mrs. Kathryn E. Kidd, Hillshoro, Pfc. Gerald J. Kleimeyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund IL. Klei-' A meyer, Batesville. Pfc. Wayne J. Largen, son of Mrs. Dewey Dundgeon, Rochester. Pfc. Tommy Logsdon, cousin of George Hutchinson, Attica. Pte. James D. Smith, husband of Mrs. Patsy Smith, Kokomo, Pfc. Robert E. Walcott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Walcott, Patriot.
Phone Operator Retires Too Early, Sheridan Folk Say
By TED KNAP PEOPLE in the little (pop. 1965) town of Sheridan don’t ex-
pect automic-electronic advances in their telephone system. Rut either should it be like the Toonerville Trolley. That's why 54 of the Terhune Telephone Co.'s 150 subscribers
complained recently to the Indiana Public Service Commission. Besides the usual gripes of busy lines, frequent cut-offs and long alte for the operator. thev had these extraardinary tales of woe: ONF—You can't ‘hear over phone when it rains TWO-—The operator goes to bed
at 9 pm. and turns off night alarm. You can’t get her for emergency: calls THREF—You have to buy and install vour.. own batteries ‘or dead or dving phones A PSC engineer making a pre liminary check found service was indeed. “very poor’ The Hamilton County firm consists of the operator and Renos CC. Rawley owner-operator who works else-
where and maintains the phane lines in odd hours . Yesterday the PSC decided it was ahont time to make a full investigation of the 48-year-old phone firm. a?
Indiana Highway Detours Listed
Detours posted today bv the ftate Highway Commission n clude: 1. 8 33 closed from Ind. 9 at
30 north of Ft Detour 27
Merriam to U. 8 Wayne for widening. miles over 9 and 30 1: 8. 41 closed from 1, 8. 4 in Newton County to Ind. 2 in lake County, far resurfacing Defbur 56 miles over 24, Tnd. 53 and: 2. Ind. 55—Bridge construction 2 mile north of junction with U. 8, 41 near Attica. Detour 25 miles over 41, Ind. 26 and Ind. 53.
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BLONDE LEAD — Jean Wallace takes the starring role in
"So Help Me,"
hous of Stars drama (CH. 6, Lila, whose movie career was Theater's presentation of "Re- . Mu}, “ 3 ROY . p ) hort and ob cure, ig one blonde write for Love" (CH. 6, 8:30 ~~ “ personality Flickerville would lke I'ime” with orders. to do just forget: The $i vals a} p.m.) | about what he darned well re TRV 3 m mous alan TV Ti pleases. And he does ear a TV story on Lila would Ips With a singing voice that seems PTINE in her episode ‘with -Bob| - PANTOMINE QUIZ . . . Ac to incorporate Al Jolson, Harry Mitchum and the marijuana tresses Barbara Britton and CorRichmond and a little Pudy Val soigarels, rine Calvet will head the Riamour . ov ‘ WCPO-TV—Channel 7 Three Flying Saucers’ . FRIDAY Reported Over Madrid MILWAUKEE, Aug. 8 (UP)— 4.00—Paul Dixon "8:30~Tales of it MADRID, 8pain, Aug. 8 (UP) Clarence Kopan, 31, said he was 4:30ef-Gun Theater Tomorrow —Three “flying saucers’ were re- “plenty scared’ during his seven-
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With! through your regeiver he télls oi
the, famous
tears
old days
names of then,
good,
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them for they pay
ays:
George ¥. the him.
“1 have a crazy old superstition
that
and
“The Big Time” ville performer's paradise. think, a chance to rave ahout the old davs to an audience of
almost
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SHUDDERING a brilliant New York TV
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SKELETONS
producer hag a plan to make a
drammer out of lila Leeds’ maga-
Zine story
her downfall,
Hollvwood
tonight's Play-
continent.
V:00-<Lavaicnde of Stars 10:00--News
[ported to have {Madrid }} :00--Naws {high speed 11:15~Your Theater A.M.
1 00— News
last night,
of how narcotics was And vou can hear - yelp clear across the
appeared over
offices to
traveling at
Several hundred residents tele-
phoned newspaper re-
PLAY NURSE — Diminutive Wanda Hendrix takes the lead-
ing role of a nurse in Footlight
Crosses Lake Michigan With Outlsoerd Motor
hour crossing of Lake Michigan in an open 14-foot outboard motor boat. He left Milwaukee Wednesday noon and arrived at Grand Ha-
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quarts of fuel when he beached the tiny craft. “I just did it to prove it could be done,” Mr. Kopan said. He said he had planned to re- | turn in the boat yesterday, but decided to return on the Muske-gon-to- Milwaukee ferry instead.
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