New TV Stars Bring Fortune to Others Too
Wayne Oliver profiles Peggy King of the George Gobel Show and Ann Davis of the Bob Cummings show. Davis, new to TV and Schultzy’s secretary role, is Schenectady native who trained in medicine and theater before TV success. King, an Ohio native from Ravenna, rose after filling in for a sick staff singer in Cleveland radio.
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New York
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George Gobel
Ann Davis
Schultzy
Bob Cummings
Cummings
Miss Davis
Ann
Schenectady
Erie
University of Michigan
George
Peggy
Ohio
Ravenna
Cleveland
Marshalltown Man Heads Grinnell Board
Iowan John Norris of Marshalltown has been elected president of Grinnell College's Board of Trustees. Norris, a 1925 Grinnell alumnus and head of Lennox Furnace Co. and the Times-Republican Printing Co., was named to the board in 1952. Gerard S. Nollen of Des Moines was named trustee emeritus for life. Mrs. Konstantin Kronwall of Winnetka Ill. was elected to membership on the board.
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John Norris
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The
Times-Republican Printing Co
Gerard S. Nollen
Des Moines Insurance
Konstantin Kronwall
Winnetka, Ill
Helen Burling
Nicholas
Des Moines Tax Commission Names New Income Tax Director
Martin Lauterbach, chair of the State Tax Commission, announced Saturday the appointment of Elmer F. Heckinger as director of the Income Tax Division.
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Des Moines
Elmer F. Heckinger
The
State Tax Commission
Martin Lauterbach
Commission
First American Play Debuts at Cole's Tavern 1665
In Pungoteague Virginia the earliest play in America was staged at Cole's Tavern in 1665 marking a colonial theatre milestone. The event highlights early entertainment culture in Virginia and reflects the colonial era's cultural life.
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Pungoteague
America
Des Moines Garage Fire Destroys Seven Trucks
A Sunday blaze at Mann Cassady Co. garage in Des Moines caused about $82,000 in damage destroying seven gas and appliance trucks and the Johnson Auto Co. repair shop within the same block building. Owner Marvin Munn valued the garage at $65,000. trucks at $17,500. Cause under investigation.
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Mann. Cassady Co
Marvin Munn
Johnson Auto Co
Four Lowans Die in Weekend Car Crashes
The Associated Press reports four residents died in motor vehicle accidents across Iowa over the weekend. Sylvia Roy, 19, of Rudd. Delaine Malone, 19, of Ute. Lawrence Herman, 39, of Dubuque. and Wayne Titus, 14, of Guthrie Center, are named. Roy died in a two-vehicle collision west of Rudd. six others injured in that crash. Malone died on Highway 141 near Mapleton in a two-vehicle crash that injured seven. Herman died when his tractor overturned near Manchester while visiting his brother. Titus died Saturday from injuries from an earlier Guthrie Center crash. funeral services planned Tuesday.
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Inez Roy
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John Herman
Dubuque
Wayne Titus
Harold Titus
Guthrie Center
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Floyd County
Malone
Mapleton
Malone Herman
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Manchester
Herman
Titus
Plane tangles with wires in Iowa crash injures teen pilot
Boone 17 year old Frank Lorentzen Jr. solo flyer on a recent flight became entangled in telephone wires near the airport. He dropped about 15 feet, collapsed, and was hospitalized with a concussion. He had flown solo last week.
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Frank Lorentzen Jr
Eight Head of Cattle Lost in Truck Accident Near Boone
A semi-trailer carrying 22 head of cattle went off an embankment four miles west of Boone Iowa killing eight cattle. Driver Loren Leimer 26 Dow City suffered cuts and bruises but survived. Authorities said he apparently missed a curve at the hill’s bottom.
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Iowa teen Jerri Cole to enter Miss Universe contest
Arnolds Park Iowa 17 year old Jerri Jean Cole star of HolsteIn High School hoops will represent Iowa in the Miss Universe pageant next month.
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