Betty Smith Name Checks Model Market for A Tree Grows in Brook lyn
Betty Smith, author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, recalls dedicating the novel to her local Model Market in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, which fed her family during writing and helped fund the book’s success. Broadway adaptation now a hit, she reflects on money and past poverty.
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Betty Smith
Brooklyn
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Broadway
Annie
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Ncc
Joseph Piper Jones
George Abbott
Miss Smith
Theook
Betty
Upshur Board Names School Superintendent
The Upshur County school board names Brown Trussler as county school superintendent for a four year term beginning July 1, succeeding Ross Bonar. Trussler has been principal of Burnsville Tucker County High School for four years. The board accepted the resignation of assistant superintendent George Dixon. Bonar’s contract was not renewed due to factionalism affecting the school construction program.
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Buckhannon
Upshur County
Brown Trussler
Ross Bonar
Trussler
Burnsville
Tucker County
George Dixon
Claude Blankenship
Bonar
St Albans Girl Breaks Arm From Swing Fall
Peggy Ann Walker age 6 daughter of Mr and Mrs William E Walker of RFD 2 St Albans was admitted to Thomas Memorial Hospital for treatment of a broken right arm after a home fall from a swing. Attendants quoted the child's parents that the accident occurred at home.
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St. Albans
Peggy Ann Walker
William E. Walker
RFD 2
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Women to Study Youth Problem in Charleston
Women of Charleston discussed juvenile delinquency with Sgt. Frank Riddle, head of the juvenile bureau, at a Women's Civic Council meeting. Eight leading women's organizations will meet with him this month to study the issue, as Mrs. William A Thornhill Jr. announced new council officers including Mrs. Andrew Gardner and Mrs. BD. W. Stubblefield.
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Charleston
Frank Riddle
Women's Civic Council
Riddle
Sgt Riddle
William A. Thornhill
Andrew Gardner
WVU Library Addition To Be Air Conditioned
Morgantown June 5 completion of a 500000 addition to West Virginia University's library will add 36000 square feet to house 280000 volumes. Librarian Charles H B Butler says the building will be air conditioned to maintain moisture for preservation of books and manuscripts. The five story addition includes four floors for storage and access.
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Morgantown
IRI
West Virginia University
Charles HB. Butler
Construction Plans Include Stacks and Public Study Rooms
A proposal outlines stacks and 140 small rooms with desks and lights off the stacks for student use. The plan includes dedicated spaces near study areas to enhance quiet study and access to resources. The project signals a shift toward expanded self guided study options for university patrons.
Moose Club Padlocked by Court Order in Huntington
Clubrooms of Huntington Lodge 347 Loyal Order of Moose were padlocked yesterday under an order signed by Common Pleas Judge Clay Warth. The move follows a court action, affecting the local Moose club and its premises.
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Moose Club
Huntington
Huntington Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Common Pleas
Clay Warth
Cantor Released From Hospital After Throat Injury
Eddie Cantor, 58, was discharged from Doctors Hospital after a May 28 treatment for a ruptured blood vessel in his throat. The comedian had been hospitalized since late May and is announced in stable condition.
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Cantor
New York
Eddie Cantor
Doctors Hospital
Canned Chicken Fricassee Over Corn Bread Dish
A quick easy meal idea uses canned chicken fricassee served atop freshly baked corn bread squares. For the corn bread mix, use a packaged preparation to simplify preparation.
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