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A falam television salesman informs us that Monday
nlSht waa his night to stay horn with the baby . . .
; Saya he couldn't find anything to do ao decided that he
would tinker with his TV set. Just joking of course but
wanted to get in a dig at the TV act owners that are
onatantly tampering with their TV aeta ... ,
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Been trying to locate some Red Skelton f ana In this
area and having a hard time dojng ao . . . Portland
eolumnlsta claim Red is long gone ... Tele-Views waa
going to stage a challenge on the subject, however. The
Skelton fans in Salem must be hiding because we can't
find any . , , Drop as a line If you still like Red.
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The Burns and Allen Show on KPTV Thursdaya at
. 8:80 p.m. is currently rating very high in the Portland
",, viewing area . Salem TV fans enjoy the comedy
team . . . (See story en Burns and Allen elsewhere on
tnis page).
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14
Tootsie Hippadrome at 1:80 Jim Lynch bow and arrow
expert as guest.
Pabat Bouts at 7:00.Geor Ara'ujo of Providence. R.I.
ve. Teddy Davis of Hartford, Conn. 10-round, lightweight
Bout irom Cleveland arena. 1
Hollywood Opening Night at 8 :00. "The Invited Seven,
Boris Karloff in a mystery drama that goes beyond the
. flying saucer headlines of today
I Married Joan at 9:00. Joan goes on a diet and almoat
dies of starvation because she wants to slim 'down to
make a TV appearance endorsing a salad dressing.
Kraft Theater at 10:00. "So Very Young." Patty
O'Neil as 17-year-old whose father thinks she is too
young to -marry.
March of Time at 11:00 Green Paradise of Goa.
Nite Owl Theater at 11:80. "Whispering Footsteps.1
. John Hubbard, Rita Quigley. y
THURSDAY ' ' " ' " ;-
; Kate Smith Show, at 1 :00. The Kateds, DeMarco sisters
and America sinss.
Matinee Theater at 8:00. "The Girl Who Dared."
TjMmo flmir PaIam PaaVbmi
Mviua vs tj p x vwnoviii . , ,
MY Hero at 7:00. Beanblosaom's marvelous memory
wins him an important mission to Washington with a
"Top Secret."
' Burns and Allen at 8:30 A make-up man whistles in
Geo. and Grade's dressing room at they prepare to do
"Romeo and Juliet." The superstition prompts Grade to
hide the car so George wpn't have an accident.
' The Unexpected at . 9:00. . "Leopards in Lightning."
Grpup goes into the plateau country of Congo Basin and
members of the safari were never heard from again.
American detective unravela the mystery. , '
Ford Theater at 9:80. Dan Duryea, George Brent in
"Double Exposure."
Hollywood Wrestling at 10:80. Mr. Moto and Hans
Schnabel vs. Lord James Blears and Bobby Managoff.
1 (tag teams). ',
George Burns Can't Answer
All Questions About Grade
When anyone asks Oeorfe
Burns "And how Is your wife,
Grade?" he usually finds hlm
Mil at a Ion for words. And
little wonder.
George Burns happens to he
married to a Uttfe woman
named Grade Allen, who must
easily be the most, unusual
little woman In the entire his
tory of the human race.
During her career. Oracle
has run for the office M pres
ident of the Vnltcd States; she
has played her piano composi
tion "Concerto for Index Yin'
ctr" at Carnegie Mall and In
the Hollywood- Bowl; her sur
realist paintings made seversl
thousand dollars for the Amer
lcsn Red Cross some years ago;
she Is the author of the mys
tery. "The Grade Allen Mur
der Case"; her current daily
column runs In some ninety'
odd leading newspapers; and,
among other things, she lee
tures. stars In movies and on
television, and Is the mother
of Sandra and Ronnie Burns.
Because George represents
the long-suffering, trying-to-
be-logical, plain,: average
American husband, end Grade,
In her own way, represents the
lightly giddy, illogical, friend
ly, confused but triumphant
American housewife who al
ways spends a little more than
she should on nets, this couple
has become solidly identified
in the hearts of millions as
Mr. and Mrs. America.
That the people enjoy see
ing themselves as 'others see
them is evidenced by the fact
that the George Bums and
Grade Allen TV program rates
among the top comedy shows
of the nation. - '
Oracle waa bora In San Fran
cisco on July H, the daughter
of a aona and dance man. and
fogan acting when she was
three, eventually, she ana ner
three older sisters became the
Allen Sisters, song-and-dence
act Irish Jigs and brogue were
Grade's specialty. When she
disagreed with the company
manager over a question of
billing, she left the act and
sedately undertook a secre
tarial come hi New York. .
Meanwhile, George . Buns
was getting on with his career
after a fashion. - George
was born (January JO) to a
family of fair means on New
York's last Side, which has
been the proving ground of
so many comedians. At seven.
he started in as a member of
the Pee Wee Quartet, receiv
ing $1.28 for his first evening's
work. Later Gus Edwards took
over the act, but by 'that time
a changing voice made it neces
ssry for young George to wy
something else.
He Joined a roller-akating
act, and by 1832 waa doing a
comedy Song-and-dance turn
with Billy Lorraine. It was at
this point that Grade entered
his life. Grade, playing hook
ey from her secretarial school,
made a trip to Union Hill, N.
J., with a friend who was try
ing out an act. Backstage the
mar George Burns, and tetey
became friends.
Later he dissolved bis part
nership and teamed with bar.
Since he had written the act,
he made himself the comedian.
Grade asked the questions and
he gave the answers. However,
he admits tods y that ane was
the natural eomedieane and
at the first show everyone
laughed at her questions. Aft
er the show, he switched parts
and has been playing "straight"
overstates. For a whue, oeorge
and Oracle were a "disappoint
ment" act, one used aa a lsst
m i n a t e replacement. Then
times got better and they be
gan to have long-term vaude
ytlle contracts.
Oracle had been with the
RelUy show ao long that during
the first season of their aet she
eouMnt drop her Irish brogue,
so continued to saw it Later,
aha adopted her present suc
cessful characterization ef the
dlaay girl."
After four years aa a team,
Bums and Allan signed a six-
year contract with RKO thea
ters. (Morse decided ne uvea
Grade, but she couldn't make
up her mind. He finally gare
a ten-day ultimatum, and they
were married. ... - .
Their first hit act was "Lamb
Chops," and its success brought
them big-time bookings even
the Palace theater in New
York, mecca of all vaudevll
lians. They played in Burope.
In London, In 1930, they made
their first radio broadcast, ap
pearing for 15 weeks for the
British Broadcasting Company.
During the later part of 18?0,
George Burns and Oriel Al
len made their film debut m
short subjects fa' Paramount
While George end . Grade
were playing the Palace theater
to' New York, XkUe Cantor,
who waa en the same bffl,
asked Oracle to do live asmutea
with Use em his radio show.
She did, said was so well Ukod
that aha and Qeorge were
signed to star on their own
radio program which waa an
immediate hit They continued
on radio until 1850, when they
switched to TV. Their program
la filmed an Hollywood for re
lease throughout the action.
Oeorge and Grade live aa a
conservative two-story home la
Beverly Hills, and have-two
adopted children Sandra, born
July 28, 1934, and Ronald
(Ronnie), born July I, 18IB.
Off the air, George seys Oracle
is a typical housewife who
reads, books and "ties P the
telephone, just like other ween-
lfMInn nloturaa In which
nArtf. Itiima mnA flracte. Al
len have appeared Indude: Big
Broaacast ox ivsz, internation
al House, College Humor, Six
of a Kind, Many Happy Re
turns, We're Mot Dressing,
Love In Bloom, Here Comes
CnnVIo BIB Braarlcaat of 1018.
Big Brosdcast of 1037, College
Holiday, college swing, ana
The Grade Allen Murder Case,
11 Ant Parammint! Samael fed
Distress, RKO; Honolulu,
MGM; and oracle an au. una
Mrs. North, and Two Oirla and
a Sailor, both SiGM. n
President's Rccipo for
Chili Con Carno ori TM
For mis White House story
of the week Bill Costello gave
President Dwlght D. Msen
howers favorite recipe for
Chili eon same, and then con
fided that he had a tew mimeo
graphed copies at listeners
wanted them.
That waa ftsaday. March 1,
at 10:48 fJtt. (PST), and H
lit p the switchboard at the
CBS Radio Washington affili
ate WTOP all afternoon. By
Monday midday the supply was
exhausted and the aslmeograpfa
had to be restarted. Here's
Ike'a recipe: j-
"Into a large Iron skillet or
Dutch oven put about two or
three heaping tablespoons of
bacon grease. When hot, cut
up six to eight aaeojum-eued
onions and one large or two
medlum-sised stoves of garlic
Let this glaae or cook for about
10 minutes, stirring occasion
ally, then add two pounds of
ground roundsteek or chuck
meat, not too Jat When ffiis
has tost Ms ted color add a
good tablespoon ef salt and
two ounces of -chili powder.
Stir well and add otjavacd-eoe-hslt
quarts of hot water. Bed
slowly for about 48 mmwtes to
an hour, than add two er three
cans ef red beans. Do not nee
kidney beans. Then also add
one beeping teaspoon of ground
eumlnsaod and then ..' make a
small mixture of floor and wa
ter to add to the whole as or
der to take up excess grease
and give the gravy greater con
sistency. ltrla recommended
that this be cooked several
hours before If a to he served
or even better, a day ahead of
time, and then reheet it at meal
time." ..',-: y-r;3 '
' The recipe dates back to the
President's . Kansas - boyhood
days, and fumishee a one-dish
meal for eight to 10 people.
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Waatitnainn Bi Th Tiun-
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