PASSINGS
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Velma Wayne Dawson, 94, who made the “Howdy Doody” marionettes for the NBC children’s show from 1948 until the program ended in 1960, died Wednesday at her Palm Desert home. The cause of death was not disclosed.
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