Peaches Browning Granted Divorce From Fourth Husband
In Redwood City California on March 30 1954 judge Edmund Scott granted actress Peaches Browning an interlocutory divorce from her fourth husband Ralph N Willson. The judge commented on the pattern of marriages and lack of regard for the sanctity of marriage. Browning already held divorces in California and Reno confirming she is single again. She had previously wed Edward Browning Bernard Hynes Joseph Civelli and Willson.
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Redwood City
Calif
Browning
Edmund Scott
Frances Browning Willson
Peaches
Edward “Daddy” Browning
New York
Bernard J. Hynes
Denver
Joseph Civelli
San Francisco
Willson
Students Riot at Peiping Bank Over Donation Request
A group of Peiping university students demanded a donation from a local bank for destitute teachers and undergraduates. Bank management refused the amount asked, and the students retaliated by smashing windows breaking desk tops and injuring several bank officials.
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Peiping
Peiping Bank
Gates to Play The Father In The Barretts
Larry Gates, veteran Barter Theatre actor, stars as Edward Moulton Barrett in The Barretts of Wimpole Street at High Point on April 7. A former Army major and Bronze Star recipient, Gates brings Broadway experience with Helen Hayes and Maurice Evans and serves as Barter’s administrative director alongside his acting duties.
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Larry Gates
Edward Moulton- Barrett
Barter Theatre
University of Minnesota
Pacific
Larry
Will Mar’ble
Market Dealings Curtailed by Strike
New York stock and curb exchanges faced a second day behind picket lines supporting about 1100 striking workers. Exchange officials said activity appeared largely normal as members and supervisors filled in for strikers, while union leaders charged the strike sharply reduced trading volumes.
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New York
Asheville Hosts Rotary District Conference Start
Rotarians from 32 clubs in the 194th district gather in Asheville for a three day conference opening Sunday. Notable speakers include Walter D. Shultz, Dr. Charles Haddon Nabers, David Clark, Jayson Deyton, and others from Charlotte, Spruce Pine, Waynesville, and beyond. Everett Bierman is unopposed for governor and will be elected at Rio de Janeiro, succeeding Macon Williams on July 1. A pre convention concert is planned at Central Methodist church Sunday afternoon.
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Walter D. Shultz
Cincinnati
Rotary International
Charles Haddon Nabers
Greenville
D. C
David Clark
Charlotte
Jayson Deyton
Spruce Pine Club
Lee Tuttle
Asheville
Thomasville
Holt McPherson
Shelby
Fort Lauderdale
Paul Neal
Belmont Club
Hoyt Wood
West Jefferson Club
Malcolm Williamson
Waynesville Club
Charles G. Tennent
Asheville Club
Walter McFall
Alfred Currie
Gastonia Club
Everett Bierman
Rio de Janeiro
Macon M. Willliams
Lenoir
S. C
Rotary Klub
Central Methodist Church
Fishermen Resume Casting Practice in Currituck
Currituck fishermen today resume their nets practice for redfish and round robins as Recorder W. F. Leary dismissed charges against 45 fishermen for taking and selling fish. No charges were pressed against two dealers for buying the fish.
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Currituck, Mar
Currituck
W. F. Leary
Leary
Currituck Sound
First Peace Rally Held by North Carolina Methodists
The Raleigh event opened a four city peace rally series with leading educators addressing civic groups and schools. The program included an open forum at the Methodist church, a youth picnic, and an 8 pm mass meeting. Subsequent rallies timed for Fayetteville, Durham, and Goldsboro.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
First Methodist Church
Fayetteville
Durham
Goldsboro
Princess Elizabeth Navy Widow in London as Philip Enrolls
Princess Elizabeth becomes a navy widow in practice as Prince Philip begins a six month course at the Royal Naval Staff College Greenwich He will reside there apart from his wife The note adds a political line about Jefferson and Jackson democracy and Mississippi Governor Fielding Wright.
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London
Princess Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Royal Naval Staff College
Greenwich
Jefferson and Jackson
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Treason Trial Jury Selection Opens in Boston
In Boston on March 30 a 14 member jury with two alternates is to be drawn for the treason trial of Robert H. Best a Sumter South Carolina native and former American newspaperman accused of broadcasting Nazi propaganda from Berlin during the war Best directed his defense and challenged 175 prospective jurors Federal Judge Francis J. W Ford denied the motion and 64 were excused for various reasons Bests sister Louise sat nearby during the first day and has a leave of absence from her Santa Maria Brazil boarding school to be near him.
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Boston
Robert H. Best
Sumter
S. C
Best
Berlin
Francis J. W. Ford
Louise
Scowl
Santa Maria
Brazil
Time Zone Adjustments for Radio Programming
The schedule notes standard time differences: Eastern to Central minus one hour and Central to Mountain minus two hours. It also warns some stations adjust relay times to local schedules. Last minute program changes cannot be included.
Radio Schedule Summary From Evening Broadcasts
A dense listing of radio programming across networks abde cbs abc mbs and others detailing shows from 6:00 p m through midnight including news summaries sports music dramas comedies variety and dance segments with multiple repeats and time stamps for each slot. The long grid lists programs such as Music Time Supper Club The Beulah Show News and Commentary Lowell Thomas Harkness Murrow News Milton Berle Variety Burns Big Town Dancing and Red Skelton among many other titles and performers.
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Abe
Cba
Abc-Weat
Mbs-East
Mbs-Weat
Cbs
Chicago Orchestra
Lum
Abner
Cbs West
Abde
Lowell Thomas
Beulah
Cbs News
Abc
Fulton Lewie, Jr
Jack Smith
Song
Cbs Daily
Abc News
L. Herman
Abe Rob Crosby
The
Green Hornet
Harkness
Murrow News
Cbs Sports
Milton Berle
Cbds
Sense
Judy—abe
Mrs. North
Cbsa
Billy Rose
Amos and
Andy
We the People
Gabriel Heatter
Fibber and
Molly
Abe Christopher Wells
Boston Symphony Hour
Abe Gregory Hood
Bob Hope
Studio One
Cbe
Red Skelton
Abe Dance Orchestra
Abc-Weet
Soviet protest over U.S. film showing in Rome theaters
Rome reports Russia filed a formal protest after Ambassador Kostylev delivered a note complaining about the American pre war film which mocks communism. The foreign ministry stated the protest came after a Rome screening of the American movie.
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Rome
Russia
Mikhail Kostylev
Two Men Surprised At Make-Shift Still
In Fairmont sheriff Willis Britt testified in recorder's court that he surprised B. E. Bufkin and a companion at a make-shift copper still cooking mash with a gasoline weed burner in Coward's wamp last weekend. Bufkin said it was his honeymoon, a remark the sheriff and Recorder Mitchell noted as the incident drew a fine and suspended road sentence.
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Fairmont
Willis Britt
Recorder’s Court
B. E. Bufkin
Coward
Bufkin
Durham Mitchell
Two Men Drown When Boat Capsized in Perry's Pond
In Louisburg two fishermen died when their boat overturned in 15 feet of water at Perry's Pond. Victims were W. J. Warren 75 of Wake Forest route 3 and John B. Moore of Creedmoor. Coroner C W Perry said bodies were recovered within 40 minutes but artificial respiration failed.
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Louisburg
Perry's Pond
W. J. Warren
Wake Forest
John B. Moore
Creedmoor
C. W. Perry
Effort to Move Fertilizer on Critical Hauling List
Washington reports government officials discussed adding fertilizer to the must hauled list during railway curtailment. Rep. Riley said ICC officials would reconsider items on the critical list to avert a plant season shortage. He stressed South Carolina and other states need fertilizer for crops.
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Washington
Rep
Riley
Interstate Commerce Commission
South Carolina
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