Nick Adams A Hollywood Dreamer Dies At 36
Nick Adams, once a tireless hustler in the Horatio Alger mold, died at 36 from a drug overdose. The AP profile traces his rise from telegram boy to hero of The Rebel and his Oscar nomination bid, followed by ongoing career struggles and a troubled personal life.
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Wells Scouts Observe Scout Sunday in church service
Wells Congregational Church observed Scout Sunday during National Boy Scout Week on February 11 with Wells Boy Scout Troops and Wells Cub Scout Packs attending. Rev W Vinton Murphy delivered a sermon on scouting’s benefit to a church. Ronald Norton led the responsive reading with Dr Frank L Countryman contributing material.
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Bible School Choir to Sing in Lyman First Baptist
GOODWINS MILLS The Glen Cove Bible School Choir will sing at the 11 a.m. Sunday service at the First Baptist Church of Lyman with John Sprague of Christian Academy delivering the morning message. Rev. Melcom Gibb directs the choir. Philadelphia AP. Despite coaching, 373 of Philadelphia’s 508 long-term substitute teachers failed to pass the certification exam. the School Board called the result discouraging after five weeks of training.
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Madison Square Garden Show Fails to Please TV Viewers
AP reports the NBC benefit featuring Bob Hope Bing Crosby and Pearl Bailey at the new Madison Square Garden suffered from a poor visual setup and awkward stage layout. Microphones worked, but cameras captured a cluttered, back-facing performance with visible cue cards. The Rocky Marciano bout fell flat, while Andy Williams hosted the Golden Globes in a more watchable ceremony.
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Portland Bankruptcy Filings Reveal Two Bankruptcies
A petition for bankruptcy was filed in U S District Court by Dorothy P Sprague a switchboard operator and receptionist at Old Orchard Beach and by William E Hubbard a Kenney bank TV sales and repairman. Sprague lists liabilities of 2719 with 100 exempt assets Hubbard lists liabilities of 1956 with 25 exempt assets.
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Wells Congregational Church announces weekly study and couples supper
The Wells Bible Study group meets Thursday from 6 45 to 7 45 PM in the Second Church parish house to study John chapter 5. The February Wells Couples Club supper is Saturday at 7 PM in the parish house with a pot luck meal, open to all interested couples. contact Rev. and Mrs. Winton Murphy at the parsonage for details.
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