Archive for September 16th, 2021

LOCAL MOVIE STAR HAS DIED AT AGE 92

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Jane Powell  (Suzanne Lorraine Burce)  
(April 1, 1929 – September 16, 2021)

(Fox News) – Jane Powell, an actress known for appearing in a
number of
movie musicals
, has died.

Powell died of natural causes on Thursday in her Wilton, Conn.,
home, according to longtime friend Susan Grander.

Powell was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, where she
achieved local fame as a child singer.

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DON McNEIll’s FAVORITE BREAKFAST!



Don McNeill’s Breakfast Club
was a long-run morning
variety show
on
NBC Blue Network/ABC radio (and briefly on television) originating
in
Chicago, Illinois. Hosted by Don McNeill, the radio program ran
from June 23, 1933, through December 27, 1968. McNeill’s 351/2
year run as host remains the longest tenure for an emcee a
network entertainment program, surpassing
Johnny
Carson
(29½ years) on The Tonight Show.

 

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Don McNeill's Breakfast Club Art Linkletter Black & White Photo 1950's-60's
Don McNeill’s Breakfast Club with guest Art Linkletter.

 

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THE MAYFLOWER DEPARTED ON THIS DAY IN 1620

Find out about when the Mayflower set sail 400 years ago | Daily Echo

The Mayflower sailed from Plymouth, England, bound for the
Americas with 102 passengers. The ship was headed for
Virginia,
where the colonists, half religious dissenters and half entrepreneurs. had
had been authorized to settle by the British crown. However, stormy
weather and navigational errors forced the Mayflower off course,
and on November 21 the “Pilgrims”
reached Massachusetts, where
they founded the
first permanent European settlement in New
England in late December.

 

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