13 Jun 1957
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1957
Page
1
A Detroit bus driver Leon Mills on Ladies Day handed out candy to women riders and recalled passing cigars to men yesterday. The piece satirically reflects on fathers, their roles, and the many names and duties they bear, ending with a humane image of a father tired yet hopeful.
Joyce, famed 1920s Ziegfeld Follies blonde who married six wealthy men and claimed 50 engagements, died of cancer at Memorial Hospital aged about 62. At her bedside was her sixth husband, Andrew C. Meyer. Her autobiography recounts early flight from home and marriage to Frevett Archibald on a train.
A local ad recommends cameras as graduation gifts matching age and use. Brownie Stadlash for grammar school with color slides, Brownie Movie Camera for high school, Kodak Signet 40 for college. Includes address 39 S. Los Robles and phone numbers, plus a green stamps incentive.
A school board concluded two hearings finding the teachers association openly advocated for candidates and solicited funds during working hours. It cited a paid secretary and a spokesperson who spoke at faculty meetings and noted postal cards urging votes. The board ousted the PEA from using school facilities for meetings and ordered secret recordings for future hearings.
Clouds of acrid smoke shrouded a vast area of Alaska as more than 45 forest fires raged in the interior. Over 300 men battled the blazes, with fronts converging into a devastated wasteland of tree stumps and scorched ground. In some zones the affected area stretched 75 to 100 miles.
The Dorsey brothers, Jimmy and Tommy, rose from coal field origins to lead a jazz age era in swing. Jimmy died after long illness and surgery, ending a storied partnership that helped shape early television and music. Tommy died seven months earlier, branding them among America’s premier juke box acts. Their band, still active at the Statler Hat, faces continued performances as Castre notes.
Mrs. Curtis Beach, newly elected president of Pasadena Settlement, says the community center averaged 5988 visitors monthly in the past year. She succeeds Miss Mildred Armstrong at 80 West Del Mar Street and plans focus on education housing and fair employment. Officers include Hancock Banning II and Andrew Edwards as vice presidents and Laura Matti as secretary.
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