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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1957

Page

8

Country Doll Hates Nature Girl Tag

A 16 year old backwoods beauty from North Carolina rose to fame after being whisked from a shack to a Pars Avenue hotel for a weekend of luxury. She appeared on Ed Sullivan on CBS TV and defended herself against being labeled a nature girl. The girl spoke of education and helping her poverty-stricken family, with a $1,000 debut fund placed in trust. She said she hopes to marry someday and return to North Carolina.

New York North Carolina Pars Avenue Jim Porothy Brown Dorahy May Mooresville N.C Tom McKnight McKnight Kays Gary Charlotte Observer Dorothy May Orothy May Gociy

6000 Fined for Violation of Smog Law

LOS ANGELES strict enforcement of air pollution control laws in the past two years has led to penalties exceeding 250000 against more than six thousand violators. Air Pollution Control Officer Griswold said the conviction rate for the period was about four to six percent, with the last fiscal year ending June 30 showing six percent. From that year, $274.95 was levied against 6148 violators as lines. During the fiscal year, 74759 sections of equipment were inspected and 3608 notices issued, including 1492 for smoking vehicles and 2156 for stationary equipment violations.

LOS Angeles i Smith Gris Wd Lews J. Fuller Griswold Javy- Nietox

Wife Admits Stabbing Mate in Quarrel

NORWALK A 34 year old housewife Betty Dee Ordway was arrested on assault with a deadly weapon charges after her husband James was stabbed twice in the abdomen. He received care at Carobil Hospital. Ordway admitted the stabbing saying disputes over religion communism and patriotic duty fueled the quarrel.

Norwalk Betty Dee Jordway Curtis & King Rd James Carobil Hospital Sheriff's Ordway

Intruder Identified by Five in Assault

Police identified Emery S. Dolson Jr. 28 as the man who forced entry into homes by posing as a clothes model scout for a department store. Five women named him as the attacker, while a separate report notes a woman died in a car crash near Torrance Boulevard. The victim’s husband Ernest survives. body moved to Stone & Myers Mortuary.

Diegop Emery S. Dolson Torrance Marcelle May Hampel Arbor Fcral Hospital Jate John Hughes Pacific Electric Torrance Blvd Western Ave Ernest Stone & Myers Mortiiliary

World War I Vet seeks blood donations in San Francisco

Fred B. Coates, 59, a carpenter and World War I veteran at Ft. Miley Veterans Hospital, appeals for 25 pints of blood to replace units given during an 11 hour heart operation. He has no relatives to donate and urges volunteers to give blood to his credit at the Trewin Memorial Blood Bank in San Francisco.

San Francisco Calif Fred B. Coates Ft. Miley Veterans Hospital Trewin Memorial Blood Bank

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