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Last month the Melanesians were crying "Sing-out-Sorri" for the needy children of the whole world. "Palanti piki-nini," wrote a reporter in the Rabaul (New Britain) News, were in trouble, sick, starving, and "nogat moo, papa na mama" "Yumi ologeta," he wrote, "i halivim" (You me altogether we help 'em). In the U.S. some 25 private charities had half-heartedly joined with the U.N. to make the same sing-out in the United Nations Appeal for Children, but their unwieldy, badly organized campaign was a dud. Instead of a hoped-for $60 million it had turned...
...this time over the absence without leave of a couple of trumpeters. The guest pianist watched the little tantrum, then, turning towards his wife and friends in the studio, wigwagged his eyebrows and giggled. For the soloist was a man who calls Toscanini "Maestro" to his face, but "Papa" when he's not around...
...propelled onstage. But, once there, the power and diamond-hard brilliance of his playing had the studio audience bravoing between movements, despite NBC's standing request to the audience not to applaud until the work is finished. When it was finally over, little, white-topped Papa and slender, dark-haired Volodya stood together, bowing solemnly, as the audience cheered and clapped...
Whether Dever can beat out Bradford is quite doubtful, but he cannot go far wrong. In the eyes of Massachusetts housewives he will take his place beside Pepper Young, Just Plain Bill, and Papa Goldberg as one of radio's daytime dream...
When the boys send money home (Joe has bought his parents a new house, Mike a new fishing boat), Papa shows no favoritism. Says he of Joe: "Justa one of my boys...