Miss America To Judge in State Beauty Pageant
Evelyn Ay Miss America will serve as a judge for the 1954 Miss North Carolina Pageant in Burlington July 16 and 17. James McCormick and Oliver Allen announce a new judging panel including experts in drama writing and beauty.
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Oliver & (Hick) Allen
Evelyn Margaret Ay
James L. McCormick
Miss Ay
University of Pennsylvania
Union
London
Rome
Amsterdam
Munich
Allen
Start Trips Early for Safer Travel Says Motor Club
Coleman Wa of the Carolina Motor Club urges travelers to begin motor trips early and avoid driving late at night due to higher night accident risk. He advises rest stops, dark glasses for daytime drivers who tour at night, and planning about 300 miles per day to reduce arrest risk and fatal collisions.
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Coleman Wa
Carolina Motor Club
Roberts
Detective’s Ruse Saves Woman From Hotel Ledge
New York police saved Marion Oakes perched on a fifth story ledge for an hour and a half claiming gangsters pursued her. Detective Bob McDonald in a white shirt and doctor’s tunic talked her down, then a policeman grabbed her and she was taken to a hospital for observation.
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New York
Marion Oakes
Yee
Bob McDonald
Better Late Than Never In 1952 Birton Fined For Traffic Charge
Birton of Detroit suburb Dearborn was late but Justice of the Peace B E Taylor fined him 15 dollars on a November 1952 traffic charge. He paid five with a promise to pay the rest. A money order for ten dollars arrived in yesterday's mail.
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Detroit
Dearborn
Justice of the Peace
B. E. Taylor
Justice Taylor
Radio And TV Programs Schedule Highlights
A dense Sunday and holiday week radio and television grid lists programs across stations with varied lineups. Notes include time blocks for CBS NBC and local channels with drama, news, music, and game shows, plus a brief editorial statement about Henry Kirke Brown’s poem.
Network Programs Schedule Note
Eastern local time note explains time zone conversion for central and mountain regions and states that stations adjust relay to fit local schedules. Last minute changes are not included.
Police Use Radar To Enforce Speeding For First Time
State police officially adopted radar speed checks yesterday and 41 motorists received speeding tickets. Radar use was legalized by the 1954 Virginia Legislature. The report also notes the turtle as the longest backboned creature on record.
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Virginia
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