Bathing Suit Time Warp Sparks Beach Frenzy
Mrs Loyd Hynds of Oklahoma City returns to a honeymoon dream after 36 years. Her 1920s black cotton bikini resurface on a Florida beach as crowds whistle and stare. The gown, with a V neck and yellow trim, draws waves of attention from men and women alike.
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H. D. Quigg
Amond Beach
Fla
Florida
Loyd
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Hynds
Annette Kellerman
Mrs. Hynds
Community notes from Vernon and area events
Highpoint news covers visits and moves among Vernon residents and friends, including the Mullens, West farm moves, HD club lunches, and demonstrations. It lists numerous local names and brief social highlights such as visits to Tulsa, Childress, and Fort Worth, plus a note on Kim as captain of Hamilton Red Raiders.
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Union It
E. Rucker
E. Begley
Childress
I. D. C. Heckathorn
S. P. B. Snider
Union Flat
Lee Statham
Fort Worth
Eugene Statham
West Farm
John Wright
John Wright Faminariona Were Mrs. Ward Terand Sons and Mrs. H. E. White
Tulsa
S. Ella Terry
E. Ruckers
Rayford Owens
Chilma
Vernon
Chet Reeves
Hosal
N Childress
Mmes
J. E. Kel
J. E. Begley
E. F. Adams
W Foster
Clyde Hackler
Earneston
F. E. Biddy
Weldonne
Lee Rothwell
Johnny Henley
Bruce Parr
D. Heckathorn
EF. Rucker
O. T. Rothwell
Bill Chardson
Donna Kay Parr
Bill Kelley
John Burns
Movio Carey
Cecil Gardner
A. Licks
Spring Lake
Tom Collins
Cecil Huth
Edna Mae
Rus] Stathams
Igene Statham
Fourth of July Jaycee events at Fair Park
The article notes activities at Fair Park including a Beauty Contest entry contact, Kids Fishing Derby rules to be released soon, baseball and possibly softball games, fireworks to close the day, and Jaycees concession booths for family outings. Gentry emphasizes an all-day outing and Jaycee Queen title for the year.
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Page One
Yvonne
Fair Park
Notable Media Leaders Named In News Executive Group
Nixon of Associated Press Tom O Neal head of Mutual Broadcasting System William S Paley CBS David Sarnoff RCA Richard Slocum ANPA J Kingsbury Smith INS Gene Tunney J Addington Wagner American Legion National Mayor Robert Wagner Sylvester L Weaver Jr NBC board chairman are listed among prominent media and public figures.
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Associated Press
Tom O'Neal
Mutual Broadcasting Sysem
William S. Paley
Columbia Broadcasting System
David Sarnoff
Radio Corp. of America
Richard Slocum
American
Assn
J. Kingsbury Smith
International News Service
Gene Tunney
J. Addington Wagner
The
American Legion
Robert Wagner
New York
Sylvester L. Weaver Jr
National Broadcasting Co
Reed eyes Africa as future home for marriage and film
Hollywood star Donna Reed says Africa felt heavenly and could become a residence after honeymooning there with Tony Owen. They found a Malindi resort beauty, considered building a house near a blue lagoon, and noted Nairobi resembles Pasadena while an Africa shoot under MGM's Nairobi office runs smoothly.
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Hollywood
Africa
Donna Reed
Janet Leigh
Deborah Kerr
Humphrey Bogart
Donna
Wilds
Honolulu
Tony Owen
Malindi
Tony
Bill Holden
Jeff Chandler
Robert Mitchum
Marilyn Monroe
MGM
Nairobi
Pasadena
Campaign tangles and state campaign managers named
Lt. Gov. Ben Ramsey camps in West Texas seeking re election. Warren G. Harding of Dallas announces Belker Pashall Jr. Houston attorney as Harris county campaign manager and Cecil Lipscomb Bexar county treasurer as manager for Bexar county. Hydroponic is the scientific name for chemical gardening. No soil is needed only water saw dust or sand and the chemicals.
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Page One Dry
Conroe
Russell
Ben Ramsey
West Texas
Warren G. Harding
Dallas
Belker Pashall Jr
Houston
Harris County
Cecil — Lipscomb
Bexar County
Sailors Beaten By Negroes At Pearl Harbor
Four white sailors from the destroyer Erwin were badly beaten by four Negro men dressed in civilian clothes near the officer's swimming pool at Pearl Harbor around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. Navy police conducted a dragnet as witnesses, bus passengers, aided the victims. A second racial clash at the base was under investigation, with a fatal stabbing of a white sailor reported from a Friday riot.
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Pearl Harbor
Navy
Naval Base
Erwin
Contempt Vote Target RoBeson Foreman Na than Considered
The House Un American Activities Committee 7 0 affirmed a subcommittee recommendation to cite Paul Robeson for contempt of Congress and unanimously urged contempt against Clark Foreman. Leonard Boudin testified and was referred to the Justice Department for possible perjury prosecution. Otto Nathan’s citation was deferred. The four testified on passports for alleged Communists. Perjury contempt carries up to one year’s imprisonment and $1000 fine per count.
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Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities Today
Paul Robeson
Congress
Clark Foreman
New York
Leonard Boudin
Justice Department
Otto Nathan
Albert Einstein
Edgar Rules On School Firing In Irving District
Education Commissioner J W Edgar ruled the Irving board of trustees fired acting School Supt Charles L Langston without cause. Langston may collect the difference between his 1955 56 contract salary of 8250 and the 4680 he earned in another post after his May 30 1955 dismissal appeal. Beard had led as acting superintendent before Langston and later was rehired amid board changes.
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Austin
J. W. Edgar
Irving Board of Trustees
Charles L. Langston
Edgar
Langston
Irving
Irving Board
John L. Beard
Beard
Irving School Board
Schol Board
Pineau Pushes US Troops in Europe Safeguard
French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau urges American troops to stay in Europe as a safeguard against a third world war. He notes that US warnings might have deterred Germany in 1914 and 1939 and criticizes past American policy choices.
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Paris
Christian Pineau
France
Europe
United States
Big Three Steel Firms Prepare Counter Proposals
Facecrease nears twenty cents an hour as US Bethlehem and Republic ready counter proposals after talks in Pittsburgh began May 28 and paused to allow management to finalize offers. Weaker layoffs payoff and wage hike likely included to top union demands and speed settlement.
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Bethlehem
Republic
Pittsburgh
Navy says incident not a riot after sailors attacked
Navy reports two sailors with lacerations and one with a possible broken nose after an assault described by a witness as bloodstains on white uniforms. Navy spokesman insisted the event was not a riot.
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Navy
Storm blocks vision at Southwest Pass lighthouse station
Storm forced a rescue operation at Southwest Pass with helicopters aided by a Biloxi relay plane. Winds swamped a light at the station and rough seas limited visibility while a tug, Kathleen, ran aground at Pass Manchac but all four crew were safely evacuated. A Coast Guard cutter attempts to free the grounded vessel.
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McMullan
Biloxi
Miss
Tuuesday
Kathleen
Pass Manchac
Coast Guard
Sabotage Rumor Flows Along Sheffield Railway Line
Intense activity reported beside the main railway line near Sheffield where EOKA was spelled in stones. Nearby Brightside Station saw smashed windows and 47 railway cars released to a level crossing before being diverted to a colliery track and halted. Authorities call it sabotage.
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Sheffield
EOKA
Cyprus
Brightside
Dodgers Farm Club to Meet for Practice
Members of Farm Club No 2 of the Dodgers will meet at 1006 Avenue H Sw at 6 o clock Thursday afternoon for a practice session.
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Dodger Farm Club
Dodgers
Avenue H. Sw
Markets Fort Worth Up Produce Poultry And Livestock Prices
Fort Worth market report shows poultry prices for fowl and roosters, egg quotes, and varied livestock, hogs and sheep activity. Cattle receipts around 4,000 with mixed prices, calves steady, hogs steady to higher, sows strong, and sheep active with lambs and ewes priced across several ranges.
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Fort Worth
Wisconsin Name Origins Tied to Indian Terms
Congress established the spelling of Wisconsin from the Indian names Ouisecousin and Misconsin, reflecting early linguistic origins behind the state’s name.
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Wisconsin
Congress
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Cole
Red Raids
Martin
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Reed
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Childress Independent School District
Board of Trustees
New Motor
Texas
Childress Independent School
Robeson
Mercury
ED Sullivan
Montclair Phaeton
Monterey Phaetons
Southwest Pass
Leon
Mexico
Safeco
Douglas and Green Real Estate & Insurance
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Finn’s Gulf Service
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Gulf Service
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Gulf No-Nox
Virgil Arnn
Sta. & Gro
Guy Graham
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Gulf Super Service
H. D. King Sta. & Gro
City
A. B
Ted” Finn
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