Millions Of Wilted Palm Trees Spell Defeat For Landscape Boss
Henry C. Soto, a major California landscape contractor, faces ruin as millions of 30 inch palms die after heavy rains. He employed 100 workers, sold over 100000 trees, and aimed for a million-dollar annual take until flooding and pests destroyed the crop. He estimates losses of 8 to 10 million palms worth 3 million wholesale and plans to exit the business.
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Singer's Son Drowns In Pool In Memphis Home
Steve Allen Lewis three year old son of Jerry Lee Lewis drowned in a suburban Memphis pool. The child, with his mother Myra Gail Brown Lewis, wandered away from the kitchen while Lewis was away on a Milwaukee engagement.
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Steve Allen Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis
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Myra Gail Brown Lewis
England
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Elmo K. Lewis
Ferriday
Advertising Push Reaches Women with Beauty Products
The article notes that 36 percent of perfume sales in the U S come from girls aged 1924 while teenage girls buy about 25 percent of cosmetics. Manufacturers spent 11.2 million dollars on national newspaper ads in 1960 to reach all women with product news.
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U. S
President Plans Third Yacht Cruise
President Kennedy plans a third cruise aboard the presidential yacht Honey Fitz during Easter work and relax vacation. He will prepare for conferences with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan as he returns to Washington for talks. Easter Sunday included a private Mass and Mrs Kennedy water skiing off the yacht with family present.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
Lake Worth
Movie Colony Greets Johnson at Coconut Grove
Hollywood AP reports actor Van Johnson opened in The Music Man at the Los Angeles Coconut Grove. The movie colony gathered to welcome him before a five week run at the Ambassador Hotel night spot following a year in London. The Music Man is Coconut Grove’s first current hit musical in 41 years.
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van Johnson
Los Angeles
Coconut Grove
Johnson
London
Ambassador Hotel
Easter Sign Language Service Draws Deaf Worshipers
About 150 worshipers from five states gathered in Frankfort Kentucky for an Easter Sunday service in sign language. The sermon was delivered by Rev. Carter Bearden, a deaf mute pastor from the Southern Baptist Convention in Atlanta, with Gov. Bert Combs welcoming attendees from Kentucky Indiana Ohio Michigan and New York.
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Carter Bearden
Southern Baptist Convention
Atlanta
Bert Combs
Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
New York
Population shift shows males outnumbered in 1910
U. S. males outweighed females by 2.7 million in 1910, and 50 years later females outpaced males by 2.7 million. The data reflect a long term demographic reversal across mid century.
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U. S
AP Sees 4000 Members In United States And Abroad
The Associated Press reports its service now reaches more than 4,000 newspaper and broadcasting members in the United States with distribution abroad expanding to 87 countries. The annual meeting featured remarks by U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and approved six directors to terms on the board while admitting six papers as full members.
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New York
United States
AP Board of Directors
Associated Press
U.S. Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Associated
Artistic Beauty College Ad Overview
Beauty college advertisement for Artistic Beauty College located on 114 S Main with phone 882-6415. Claims best in beauty service and notes weekday hours with Monday closed.
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S. Main PH
Best In
Hargitay Child Baptized At Palos Verdes Chapel
Zoltan Hargitay, second son of Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay, was baptized Sunday at Wayfarer’s Chapel in Palos Verdes where his parents wed in January 1958. The 20 month old joins older brother Mickey Jr., 3, who was previously baptized there.
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Zoltan ‘Hargitay
Jayne Mansfield
Mickey Hargitay
Wayfarer's
Palos Verdes
Hargitays
Mickey Jr
Zolton
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