Secret Love of Mrs. H Traverse Inspires Obscure Painting
Mrs H Traverse of Mont Belvieu pursued oil painting in secret for three months under Mrs Annie McCune while avoiding family and friends. She later revealed the works focusing on landscapes and animals and aims to be a realistic artist. her other pursuits include church work, leading the Barbers Hill Home Demonstration club, and sewing and crafts.
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Mont Belvieu
Church of Christ
Barbers Hill Home
80 Year Old Breaks Into Movies Shows She's Not Old
An 80 year old Chicago great grandmother Verne Stuart appears in a public service short film America's Untapped Asset for the Presidents Committee. Her performance led to invitations for nationwide TV appearances, including shows with Georgianna Carhart and Fred Stein. She defies age stereotypes saying she wanted to prove you are never too old for what you want to do.
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Chicaxa
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President's Committee On Employment
Eisenhower
John the MacArthur
Bankers Life and Casualty Co
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New York
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Georgianna Carhart
Fred Stein
Second Chance
Glenn Miller Story praise suits the film's music
Wanda Jones reviews The Glenn Miller Story noting Hollywood studio sound and reeds capture Miller's style. James Stewart and June Allyson carry the film with strong chemistry, while the music and portrayal honor Miller’s legacy. The piece also previews The French Line, promising Technicolor musical numbers and a Mercury LP release of the score.
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Glenn, Miller
McCoy
Hollywood
Miller
James Stewart
June Allyson
Tracy
Hepburn
Bogie
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Rogers and Astaire
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Allyson
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Brunson
Jane Russell
Paris
Milelionaire
Tarre
Monsier Pierre
Gilbert Roland
Musical Version Of The Importance Of Being Earnest
A musical adaptation titled Holiday is produced by 70Louis Morris College music students and will debut March 27 at Lee College Auditorium. Robert E. Lee graduates Janelle Carrell and Joy Smith perform east roles. tickets via Mrs Bridges or Billy Bridges. The Shore liners stage The Importance of Being Earnest in La Porte on April 5 and 3.
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la Porte
Lee College
Lou Morris College
Robert E. Lee
Janelle Carrell
Joy Smith
Baytown
la Porte High School
Tickety
W. H. Bridges
Billy
Merriman
Barbers Hill Seniors Present Play Tonight
Barbers Hill senior class performs the three act comedy Come Out of Your Coma Friday night in the high school auditorium. Curtain time is 8 pm. Admission 80 cents for adults and 25 cents for students. Cast features Gerald Iler Billy Cartwright Bill Filahenry Byw72% Bradford Mary K. King Janey Peck Marshall Bowdain Henry Peck Betty Wilson Mrs Hen Peck Sue Josserand Susan Katzenheimer Doyle Springfield Woodrow Twillutt Shirley Curmort Miss Sylvia Cartwright Edward Skaggs Cornwall Cobb Virginia Davis Dr Boneta Belchnick Bobby Joe Austin Dr Burdock Butterfish. Action unfolds in the living-room of an apartment shared by Billy Cartwright and Bugz Bradford in the Peek rooming house.
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Barbers Hill
Gerald Iler
Billy Cartwright
Bill Filahenry
Bradford
Mary K. King
Janey Peck
Marshall Bowdain
Henry Peck
Betty Wilson
Hen Peck
Sue Josserand
Susan Katzenheimer
Doyle Springfield
Woodrow Twillutt
Shirley Curmort
Sylvia Cartwright
Edward Skaggs
Cornwall Cobb
Virginia Davis
Boneta Belchnick
Bobby Joe Austin
Burdock Butterfish
Bugz Bradford
Peek Rooming House
Policeman Loses Two Inches Of His Height
Wichita Kansas report notes a police officer who after a long hospitalization and leg shortening operation now stands five feet nine and a half inches. A past traffic accident left one leg two inches shorter. The operation further shortened his other leg to equal length, ending his tall height at five feet nine and a half inches.
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Wichita
Kans
Parsons
Underwater Device Lets Divers Reach Fifty Feet
Lancaster NC March 18 A diving and underwater swimming device enables a swimmer to reach about 50 feet depth and supplies compressed respirable air. Earle Scott president of Scott Aviation Corp says it will sell for about $25. Equipment can be used in pairing huts fidders darks or just plain looking. The attimner can remain under about an hour.
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Lancaster
N. C
Earle Scott
Scott Aviation Corp
Damp Weather Challenge for Detroit Drivers
Damp mornings strain motorists as the Automobile Club of Michigan reports over 200 help calls in a day, more than in two winters with snow. A spokesman advises wiping ignition wires if cars won’t start. if needed, a push from another car may help.
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Automobile Club of Michigan
True Story Of Deserter To Be Told
William Bradford Unis presents the true story of Private Eddie Slovik, the only U S soldier executed for desertion since 1864, tracing his life from Detroit birth to 1945 death in France. The book, backed by Pentagon approval, to be released April 22 in multiple editions. Look magazine to feature May 4 issue.
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New American Library
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Detroit
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France
Look Magazine
Mary Martin Returns To Broadway Musicals
New York March 19 After her season in Kind Sips with Charles Boyer Mary Martin plans a Broadway return to musical work A leading possibility is a musical adaptation of Jessamyn West s Civil War era novel The Friendly Vorstaston Others include Fanny a Behrman Logan Rome compilation from Marcel Pagnol plays and she may team with her South Pacific co star Piezo if the project moves forward
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Charles Boyer
Mary Martin
Jessamyn West
Fanny
N. Behrman
Joshua Logan
Harold Rome
Marcel Pagnol
Marius
Carsar
South Pacific
Aia Piezo
Poetry Society and Writers Guild Host April 21 Reception
Members of the Baytown Poetry Society and Writers Guild plan an April 21 reception at Lee College library Arnett Creative Awards event. Meeting at Mrs Bertie Grissett home set next gathering a week later at society president Hobart Ewords residence. A $10 donation to the Texas Council of Promotion of Poetry was approved.
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Writers’ Guild
Arnett
Lee College Library
Bertie Grissett
Hobart Eword
Texas Council of Promotion of
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Blind Girl Holds Stenographic Job
Totally blind Miss Mape Macdonald, 25, of Braintron works full time as a stenographer for a Boston firm guided by her seeing eye dog. She types from a dictating machine on the New Haven Railroad commute with her dog Wendy at her feet. Her mother answered a Boston ad last September and helped arrange the job.
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Braintron
Wendy
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Heraughter
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Time Out for Ginger theatrical prank after failed road runs
In Chicago the party marking the third anniversary of no production for Ronald Alexander’s comedy Time Out for Ginger drew Melvyn Dougins as star. Traube, producer of Angel Street, renamed the piece Time Out for Ginger and agreed to stage it after years of rewrites and failed funding.
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Ginger
Melvyn Doupging
Theatre Arts Magazine
Sca
Ronald Alexander
Paul Stewart
Hec
Alexander
Physily Anderson
Robert Anderson
Ong
Trailer Costing More Than Cadillac In Hollywood Satire
Universal-International research claims house trailers date back 1500 years to North China with Attila era nomads living in wagons and chariots. Director Douglas Sirk notes ancient trailers were rough shelters with animal skins and carved faces, while producer Albert J. Cohen jokes about building scenes cheaper with Cadillacs. The piece satirically contrasts old mobile shelters with modern cars.
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Hollywood
China
Universal-International
Jeff Chandler
Ludmills Tcherina
Jack Palance
Huna
Attila
Mads
Mongolia
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Todases
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Darurho
All Ray
Artisana Diy
Ueostintio
Albert J. Cohen
Artists Exhibit Opens At Lee College Gallery
More than 14 artists from Houston and area, including Bernard Lana Law Palmer and Witt Hogan, are expected to enter works across various mediums. The exhibit opens Monday at 7380 Pam Judging will take place that night with a crowd of about 500 anticipated.
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Mack Ford
Lee College’ Art O
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Will Jalsa
Inghide Bernard Lana
Houston
Law Palmer c
Witt Hogan
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