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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1954
Page
10
A reader asks how Ruth Miller can end an engagement without hurting the man. The advice urges being direct and decisive, warning that friendship may not endure after the break. It notes the risk of the man departing life completely and cautions against hoping for a friendship to replace love.
In Burbank California Actress Susan Hayward asks the Superior Court for permission to take her 9 year old twin sons Timothy and Gregory out of state from June 1 to July 9 for a movie location in St George Utah. Her estranged husband Jess Baker opposes arguing the boys should remain in their public school. A hearing is scheduled for May 19. a divorce trial is set for June 14.
Los Angeles four million dollar suit filed by Defense Film Corp against Beck with Corp and Columbia Pictures Inc. over the film Champagne Safari regarding Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan honeymoon trip. Harry Cohn named as a defendant. Hayworth under contract to Columbia requiring permission for her appearance.
Sponsors and escorts for the UNC Spring German Club Dance at Woollen Gym Chapel Hill are listed with paired students from multiple fraternities. Performances by Louis Armstrong's Dixieland jazz orchestra were scheduled from 8 to 12, and a Memorial Hall concert from 4 to 6.
Paris fashion notes describe seaweed dyed hats in pink and blue by French hatters led by Madame Janette. New creations include sea anemones water lilies lotus and starfish shapes with tiny calots and flowered silks. The shallow saucer hats balance forward with aeration cuts to reveal hair as designers juggle short and long hair trends.
A youthful elbow length cape borrows from great-grandmother era styling and uses nubby textured wool in shrimp pink. The wrap showcases a narrow shawl collar that buttons at the throat, designed to fit most wearers in one size.
Dr Dorothy V Whipple advises parents to dress children by temperature and activity rather than the date. She recounts a mother defending heavy winter clothes in late winter and argues for letting kids choose their layers as they grow older.
CIO Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America president Jacob S. Potofsky says the 385000-member union is among the richest in the world with assets over a quarter of a billion dollars. He recalls the group was penniless 40 years ago and notes union banks insurers hospitals credit unions and housing as wealth sources.
Tokyo reports Japan ready to urge the United States to accept 25-cent dollars in payment for relief goods distributed after World War II. Japan says it received about $2.131 billion in GARICA and EROA aid, and the finance minister proposes offering up to 509 million dollars in full settlement given Japan’s precarious economy.
A Dallas woman reported her husband disappeared with her Chihuahua. She said she does not care if he returns and just wants to find her dog. Police are investigating the missing person case and pet recovery.
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