Howard Hughes Story Films and Amateur Made Stars
Hollywood records Hughes early film ventures from his debut failures to global success. Clara Bow missed a chance, Two Arabian Knights, Hell s Angels, and The Outlaw shaped his rise. He built stars, fought censors, bought RKO, faced lawsuits, and kept aviation ahead of cinema. Tomorrow he returns to flight work.
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Hollywood
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Clara Bow
Hogan
Houston
Marshall Neilan
Swell Hogan
William Boyd
Louis Wolheim
Lewis Milestone
Milestone
Neilan
Hell's Angels
London
California
Talkies
Lyon
Harlean Carpenter
Jean Harlow
Marilyn Monroe
Thomas Meighan
RKO Pictures
RKO
Gina Lallabrigida
Hughes-Lallabrigida
Miss Russell
Frank McNamee
Las Vegas
General Teleradio Corporation
Hughes Productions
Hughes Tool Corp
Jane Russell
Howard
Equitable Gas Wins Pipeline Expansion Authority
Equitable Gas Co of Pittsburgh won authority from the Power Commission to build 1,250,000 dollars of natural gas pipeline facilities in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The projects in Harrison and Marion Counties West Virginia and Greene County Pennsylvania will boost daily delivery capacity by 12 million cubic feet.
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Washington
Equitable Gas Co
Pittsburgh
The
Power Commission
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Harrison and
Marion
Greene County
Stock Market Trading Slow Sees Gains Snap Back
Mild profit taking trimmed a rise to record highs as trading slowed on Monday. Volume fell to 2.73 million shares, the lowest since Feb 12, while big investors grew wary. Autos, rails, oils, aircrafts mixed, with chemicals and drugs among gainers. AP index down 40 cents to 229.90. NYSE volume rose to 5.14 million.
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New York
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
U. S
Ballot Count Set for Bluefield Chamber Directors
Ballots for Bluefield Chamber of Commerce director elections will be counted Thursday at 3 30 p m with R R Austin as counting chair and Jim Doby Philip W Howe Claude Cales W E Stump and Chalmers Bailey as committee members. at least six directors will be elected from Bluefield including one from Bluefield Va candidates include Frank E Comins Douglas F Crickmer R F Dunlap William T Hancock C Goodman Jones Albert Kemper Jr Jesse B Michelson W S Owen Ray F E Ratliff Floyd G Utt R H Tyson and Dr Charles M Scott Virginia Siders and E R Gillespie also seek seats.
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Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
R. R. Austin
Jim Doby
Philip W. Howe
Claude Cales
W. E. Stump
Chalmers Bailey
Bluefield
W. Va
West Virginia
Frank E. Comins
Douglas F. Crickmer
R. F. Dunlap
William T. Hancock
C. Goodman Jones
Albert 5. Kemper Jr
Jesse B. Michelson
W. S. Owen
Ray FE. Ratliff
Floyd G. Utt
R. H. Tyson
Charles M. Scott
Virginia Siders
E. R. Gillespie
R. R Weisiger
Richmond Grain Prices Reported Across Regions
The Richmond market lists corn no 2 yellow shelled at 1.39 in Richmond and Petersburg, 1.40 in Roanoke, 1.35 to 1.55 across Rockingham County and Augusta County, with other area towns and ports quoted from 1.00 to 1.49. White corn no 2 shows Richmond at 1.99 and nearby towns from 1.34 to 1.55. Soybeans no 2 yellow priced around 2.10 to 2.29 with max 1 foreign material.
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Richmond
Petersburg
Roanoke
Rockingham Co
Augusta Co
Pulaski
Rapidan
Nomini Grove
Wicomico Church
Baltimore
Cornan
Ellerson
Bond market trends and tourist spending in Hawaii
The report shows bond index movements across RD ris 10 ind 10 util 10 ign sectors with daily weekly and monthly values and highs and lows. It notes Hawaii tourism spending totaling 77 million dollars in 1958, highlighting annual visitor expenditure.
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Hawaii
Richmond Poultry Prices and Egg Market Notes
Richmond area and Shenandoah Valley report live poultry prices for broilers fryers hens and turkeys with demand described as fair to good. Egg receipts and prices paid at farms in Roanoke Richmond and surrounding regions are listed with grade yields and carton pricing for large mediums and small eggs.
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Harrisonburg
VDA
Shenandoah Valley
Roanoke Area
Richmond
U. S
Chicago Livestock Market Steady With Mixed Results
Chicago livestock markets show a steady to weak butcher hog trade with 11 000 head traded and top bids near 17 50 to 17 75 for 190 215 lb No 1 hogs. Cattle trade steadier with steers and heifers 50 cents higher, vealers up a dollar, and sheep lighter but active for lambs.
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Chicago
Wholesale price index for 35 commodities falls in New York
The Associated Press reports the weighted wholesale price index for 35 commodities declined to 172.27. It was 172.46 the previous day, 171.8 last week, 171.4 a month ago, and 173.14 a year ago with historical highs and lows noted for the years 1959 to 1956.
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New York
Associated Press
Summer Activities In Full Swing At City Playgrounds
Bluefield opens city playgrounds for summer with a full activity schedule for students and younger children. Programs include softball, horseshoe pitching, volleyball, arts and crafts, picnics, shows, and more. Supervisors listed. facilities include wading pool and sandboxes. Weekday hours start 1 p.m. with open times daily and differing closures.
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Bluefield
Virginia Stowers
Lambert Arrington
Miss Stowers
East River
William Asbury
Delores Borrer
East End
Richard Bishop
Bobbie Jean Morris
Wade
Robert
Gwendolyn Musser
Midway
Ronnie Ball
Avis Cato
Hardy Street
J. C. Tonsler
Sheila Brown
Grain futures recover but soybeans fall on Monday
Chicago Board of Trade saw most contracts finish higher after early setbacks. New crop soybeans remained notably lower, while corn and rye gained modestly and oats rose late. first day of trading in contracts beyond a year ahead included July and September 1950 crops with light activity.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
State Extends Bug Quarantine to Nine Counties
The state extends the Japanese beetle quarantine into parts of nine counties, effective July 1, with supervision by federal and state inspectors over shipments of fruits vegetables and soil bearing plants. New areas include Jackson Pendleton Pocahontas Greenbrier Mason Mercer Monroe Summers and parts of Fayette County.
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Charleston
John T. Johnson
Jackson
Pendleton
Pocahontas
Greenbrier
Mason
Mercer
Monroe
Summers
Oak Hill
Falls
Fayette County
Johnson
Anglican Fiction Award Contest Opens in Nevada Missouri
The Episcopal Book Club in Nevada Missouri and Farrar Straus and Cudahy announce a $2500 Anglican Fiction Award for a new novel about a bishop priest nun or layman of the American Church.
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Nevada
Episcopal Book Club
New York
Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
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Frank H. Weir
Ben Lyon
James Hall
Greta Nissen
Billy the Kid
Yuma
Ariz
Motion Picture Association
MPA
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Norfolk and Western
Equitable
Bluefield’s Camera Center
Commerce Street
Richmond Grain
ACF
Allied Chemical
Allis Chalmers
American Can
American Electric Power
American Tel & Tel
American Tobacco
American Viscose
American Water Works
Anaconda Copper
Armco Steel
Ashland
Richmond Poultry
Atchison & Topeka
Baltimore and Ohio
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
Canadian Pacific
Columbia Carbon
Commonwealth Edison
Consolidated Natural Gas
Disney Ae
Douglas Aircraft
Fs Oats Giseseess
Eastman Kodak
Fairchild Engine
Fedders Corporation
Eeess Ee Coos
Food Machinery
Ford Motor
Pwede, Sem
Foremost Dairy
General Dynamics
General Electric
General Foods
General Motors
Goodrich
Sebedeetes
Goodyear Seseseess
Gulf Oil
Hercules
International Chemical
International Nickel
International Tel & Tel
Island Creek Coal
Raa Terrae Ahaa Poy
Kennecott Copper
Kroger
Libbey Owens Ford Glass
Martin Company
McGraw-Edison
Mead Corporation
Monsanto Chemical
Montgomery Ward
Nalonal
National Dairy
National Distillers
National Steel
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
North American Aviation
Olin Mathieson
Owens Illinois Glass
Iiyo Cco
PhD
Bas
Asinesden
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Plymouth Oi
Radio Corporation
Republic
Ce Reynolds Tobacco
Sears Roebuck
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Sperry-Rand
Standard
N.J
Occ
Storer Broadcasting
Ws Texaco Company
RAND
Os Ividee
United Aircraft
Screaus
United Carbon
United States Rubber
United States Steel
Virginia Railway
West Virginia Pulp & Paper
Western Maryland Railway
Westinghouse Electric
Wheeling Steel
Woolworth
Youngstown
Chicago Livestock
Amex
Chicago Grain
Episcopal
Wiens
Ly Ors
Arpege Chane
Toby White
Shelimer Tweed
Max Factor Duberry
Amity Billiolds Watches — Clocks
Philco Trai
Sertilege
Faberge Blanchard
Lucien Lelong
Helena Rubenstein
Richard Hudnut
Virginia
Chicago House
Godfrey
Arthur Godfrey
CBS
Tv's
Top Star
Sealy
Bluefield, VA
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