Mister Rock and Roll at Graettinger Theatre This Week
Local Graettinger Theatre showcases Mister Rock and Roll starring Alan Freed with a star lineup including Rocky Graziano Teddy Randazzo and Lionel Hampton. A Saturday matinee is offered and the film chronicles the rise of rock and roll with a Paramount production story and performances by Frankie Lymon Chuck Berry and Little Richard. The slate also features The Devil’s Hairpin a high speed drama starring Cornel Wilde Jean Wallace and Arthur Franz in VistaVision Technicolor racing thriller.
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Graettinger Theatre
Alan Freed
Rocky Graziano
Teddy Randazzo
Lois O'Brien
Lionel Hampton
al Fisher
Lou Marks
George Frick
Graettinger
Frankie Lymon
the Teenagers
Chuck Berry
LaVern Baker
Clyde McPhatter
Book Benton
Little Richard
Ferjin Husky
the Moonzlows
Shaye Cogan
Paramount
Freed
Graetinger Theatre
Cornel Wilde
Jean Wallace
Arthur Franz
Mary Astor
Hayfield Hornets Clinch Hancock County Title Again
The Hayfield Hornets endured a long wait before capturing the Hancock county basketball title, their first since 1921, ending a 37 year gap since their last championship.
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Hayfield Hornets
Hancock County
Hayfield
Rural Star School Auction Ends Depreciated Facility
The Star rural school southwest of Yorktown, unused for five years, was auctioned after abandonment. The building and equipment were sold, marking the end of the one room school’s era in the county.
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Page County
Star
Yorktown
Low Death Rate Set in 1956 for Life Policy Owners
New York reports the Institute of Life Insurance found a 1956 death rate of 581.7 per 100,000 among 85 million ordinary life policyholders, down from 598.8 in 1955 and 668.8 a decade earlier. Tuberculosis, cancer, heart and circulatory diseases, and accidents all showed declines, with heart causing 57 percent of deaths.
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New York
America
Institute of Life Insurance
Louis I. Dublin
Institute
Immigration Adds To Our Population
New York reports immigration added 3.2 million people to U S population from 1946 to 1956. Most newcomers were European, but Europe and British Isles share declined from nine tenths before World War I to under four fifths in 1953 56. Postwar inflows included families of service members refugees and Hungarian entrants.
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New York
United States
Europe
British Isles
Statisticians
Spain's Santiago Regaining Favor as Pilgrim Hub
Once the most visited shrine in western Europe Santiago de Compostela faded from memory but is regaining favor. Travelers are returning to its gray stone towers and 900-year-old cathedral, as Galicia in Spain highlights its status as a national monument and architectural gem.
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Washington
Rome
Spain
Santiago de Compostela
James the Elder
Europe
Jerusalem
Santiago
Galicia
Iberian Peninsula
Trafic
Clogged Ears Hazardous To Swimming Safety
A Philadelphia otolaryngologist warns wax in ears, especially in one ear, can cause dangerous dizziness during swimming. Cold water reaching the unclogged ear creates two unbalanced labyrinth reactions, impairing sense of equilibrium and body position.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Albert P. Selzer
Cascades in Sparks Foundaugh Park Draw Tourists
Travelers visit Jackson Michigan to view a cascade stretching 600 feet with eleven falls dropping 64 feet. At night over a thousand magigal colored lights outline the falls and fountains, creating a bright display.
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Lansing
Sparks
Foundaugh Park
Jackson
Michigan
Miracle Drug to Tobacco Through History
Chicago readers learn tobacco once was celebrated as a cure all for 59 diseases from cancer to paralysis. Stan Levi of Swan Ries and Company notes tobacco’s 250 year reign from 1560 to the 19th century, used as antiseptic, dentifrice, emetic, and nerve aid with many age old practices recorded.
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Chicago
Stan Levi
Swan Ries and Company
Caroline
England
Azaleas Challenge Cherry Blossoms in Washington
Washington lawns and parks see azaleas rivaling cherry blossoms with rapid growth in the city and suburbs. The National Arboretum hosts about 100000 azaleas in 1500 varieties, while London School for Boys in Maryland showcases an annual azalea benefit show. The plants are rhododendrons, slotted under Rhododendron in modern botany.
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Washington
National Arboretum
Maryland
London School For Boys
National Geographic Society
Marriage and Family Rise Among Younger Adults
New York experts report marriage and childrearing have grown in popularity among the young since WWII. Median first marriage age dropped to 23 for men and 20 for women, with married men under 25 more than 1.5 times 1940 levels. Births in the U.S. hit a six year high, over 4.2 million in 1956 compared with 2.56 million in 1940.
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New York
Metropolitan Life
United States
Cave Dwelling Reptile Remains Found in Quarry
In Oklahoma limestone, remains of cave dwelling reptiles dating to about 210 million years ago were uncovered. Dr. Frank Peabody of the University of California Los Angeles notes erosion and mining exposed a highland once riddled with caves during the early reptile era.
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Los Angeles
Oklahoma
Frank Peabody
University of California
Mountain Generator Project Under Mount DuBage
Washington reports on miners drilling a quarter mile into British Columbia's Mount DuBage to construct the world's largest underground power station. Inside the mountain, generators produce electrical energy in an atom-bomb-proof excavation intended to one day be large enough to drydock the Queen Mary.
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Washington
British Columbia
Mount DuBage
Help for the Dawdler
A parent describes changing a morning routine to curb dawdling. They allow 40 minutes for lunch and promise no nagging, aiming for a fair disciplinary balance. The strategy reduces tension and student hunger, though dawdling persists.
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Iceland
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