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Show V W"m ,11 PA L LL. J Carson Wows Patients Pride of JVlilvauIcee Just a 'Terrific Guy' "A terrific guy!" Thst's the impression msde by Jsck Carson, radio and screen comedian on disabled veterans and others who met for a "laugh-feat" and interviews with the star Friday Fri-day at Ambassador Athletic club, 145-5thEsst . ' It wsa also the impression Jsft with patients in 8alt Lake veterans' vet-erans' hospital after a show la the hospital suditorium at 2 p.m. and Informal visits in the rooms snd wards, had left them chuckling over the antics of the big, good-looking good-looking lug who can't open his mouth without making you laugh. Teamed with Tommy Wells, another an-other radio entertainer. Mr. Carson Is "winding up" a week's tour of western veterans hospitsls with his Sslt Lake visit Hs will board a plane at 10:45 p.m. for Hollywood Holly-wood to be on time to appear at Hollywood bowl Sunday tor the opening of National Go-to-Church week, he said. The most fun on this tour has been running Into guys I ssw overseas." over-seas." ha said. "Funny, but you remember a lot of them." At the risk of "sounding liks I'm flag-waving," Mr. Carson wss serious In bis belief that USO camp abowa were a "sort of ther-apy ther-apy as important as medical care for the veterans.'' "Besides," he quipped, "where could a ham find a better audience? audi-ence? I love it" M. . Warshsw, state chairman, and Brig. Gen. Franklin Riter, Salt Lake county USO chairman, pointed out that camp shows are only one activity sponsored nationally na-tionally by the USO. snd that they reach more than 100,000 patients pa-tients In 110 hospitals. In addition, the reactivated U 8 O Is maintaining 172 clubs, centers and lounges In America and overseas for service personnel. Over 7500 service men from Utah are enoylng the benefi'eof them ial the present time, tbcjr said, Trtbeae-Tilsftaai PkMe Wklu Master Lectures Student Ten, toe, ran he funay! Earl Beaton, left disabled veteran, gets a leases la making funny fares from Jack Carson, sere star and almost goes aim ens better. Carssa Is en USO tens. |