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Fortnight ago the trim, silver-bodied California Clipper winged out of San Francisco Bay on its first dress rehearsal. At its controls, in luckless Pilot Musick's place, was tough, tanned oldtimer Captain John Tilton; in her vasty belly a ten-man crew, 18 assorted observers. Some 17 hours later in Honolulu she stopped briefly, knuckled down to the remaining hops. Last week, seven days, some 7,500 miles from starting point, she taxied across Auckland, New Zealand's handsome, big harbor, fit as a fiddle, her test passed 100%. Proudly wired Pilot Tilton: "We received a warm...
COLD STEAL-Alice Tilton-Norton ($2). Leonidas Witherall's new house near Boston is perfect except for a corpse in the garage. Not so mysterious but light-hearted and amusing...
...cussing: As predicted here three weeks ago, Martha Tilton has left Benny Goodman's band to marry the manager, her place being taken by Louise Tobin, who when last heard at Nick's, was very good . . . Charlie Barnet's "Only A Rose" is the best disc he has done so far . . . The Nelson of "Wave-A-Stick Blues" is a clever ditty on the night-mares of a band-leader . . . First we were given Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, then Paul Whiteman and his Swing Wing, then Paul Whiteman and his Swing Strings. this week uncovers the Sax Sockette...
...supposed to be leaving the business. Goodman is making an awful lot of excellent changes. If he keeps on this way, he may soon be back to the level he was in 1935 when he had a band that really swung. And incidentally, it looks as though Martha Tilton, whose good looks far surpassed what warbling she attempted, is going to leave the band to marry its manager. Louise Tobin, Harry James' very pretty wife, who sang extremely well with Bobby Hackett, is going to handle vocals from now on . . . Artie Shaw, who has been suffering from a very rare...
Exeter has one advantage in that it has already played one game, against Tilton, winning 6-0. The Yardlings, however, have the edge in weight and experience. Chief threat which they will have to face is sturdy Don Bowersox, Exonian center and captain...