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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1959

Page

8

Ike Grants Youth Medal for Heroic Ice Rescue

President Eisenhower awarded William J. Steury of Bluffton Indiana the bravery medal for rescuing a minister from icy waters at Bluffton. The 18 year old Eagle Scout, nominated by Gov. Handley, saved Rev Wayne Piety on February 22 1937 using a branch and rope before exposure forced him to leave high school wrestling.

Washington UPI Eisenhower William J. Steury Bluffton Ind Steury White House William P. Rogers FBI J. Edgar Hoover Ross Adair Rind Congress University of New Mexico Harold W.handley Tadian. Eee Bluffton High School Wayne Kunker Lace Rev. Piety Yall University

Local Drive In Theaters Feature Young Land Hey Boyt Hey Girl

State listings show Pat Wayne in The Young Land at Circle Drive In and Louis Prima with Keely Smith in Hey Boyt Hey Girl at West Coast drive ins. On Hi Way 39 drive ins The Sound and the Fury stars Yul Brynner Joanne Woodward and Margaret Leighton with These Thousand Hills starring Don Murray Richard Egan and Lee Remick. Imperial Long Beach offers Tempest with Van Heflin Silvana Mangano Viveca Lindfors and Geoffry Horne.

State Pat Wayne Louis Prima Keely Smith West Coast Los Altos Drive-In Yul Brynner Joanne Woodward Margaret Leighton Imperial Long Beach Drive-In Tempest Starting van Heflin Silvana Magano Viveca Lindfors Geoffry Horne Reay

Four Thousand Dollars in Gems Stolen From Lane Home

PACIFIC PALISADES CNS reports singer Rosemary Lane found her Pacific Palisades residence at 17730 Posetera Rd looted of about $4,000 in jewelry while away. A box contained the gems and $200 cash from a sister. Thieves cut a screen and forced a window to enter. Some topaz pieces had been shown at the county museum last week.

Paciic Palisades CNS Rosemary Lane Pacific Palisades Miss Lane Posetara Rd Los Angeles Country Museum

Powell denies reconciliation with Glenn Ford in split plans

Hollywood actress Eleanor Powell denies rumors of reconciling with estranged husband Glenn Ford. She states she knows nothing about a reconciliation and her divorce plans remain unchanged. The couple has been married over 15 years and share an 11 year old son.

Hollywood Eleanor Powell Glenn Ford Miss Powell

Liz Taylor and Eddie Fisher plan Las Vegas wedding

Eliz a beth Taylor and Eddie Fisher set a 2 PM Tuesday wedding at Temple Beth Shalom in Las Vegas. Rabbi Max Nussbaum and Rabbi Bernard Cohen will perform the ceremony with Cohen assisting. Fisher seeks a divorce from Debbie Reynolds, which she does not contest.

Las Vegas Elizabeth Taylor Eddie Fisher Temple Beth Shalom Max Nussbaum Bernard Cohen Nussbaum Cohen Temple Fishers Nevada Debbie Reynolds Miss Reynolds Fisher Jack Entratter Sands Hotel Liz Eddie Nussbaum

Mt Asama erupts twice spewing ash 3000 feet in Japan

Volcano Mt Asama in Karuizawa Japan erupted twice on Friday sending smoke and ashes about 3000 feet into the sky. No casualties were reported. Authorities warned residents to stay clear of the surrounding area and monitor further activity.

Karuizawa Japan Asama

Trading Stamp Bill Opposed by California Senator

Long Beach garbyman William S Grant opposes Senate Bill 172 aimed at regulating trading stamps. He warns escheat provisions would force S and H to quit California, citing massive costs from tracking stamps and proving redemption. Proponents say SB 172 and SB 102 protect housewives’ discounts. critics argue the bills stifle competition and could collapse stamp companies.

State Senate Long Beach William S. Grant Grant S&h California Elmont Pearson Pearson Luther Gibson D-Valiejo Richard Richards Rickards Los Angeles

Sophie Tucker at 71 sticks to diet for figure

London headlines capture Sophie Tucker, 71, saying a working girl must watch her figure. The plump entertainer, famed as Last of the Red Hat Mamas, describes her own diet method, claiming she never eats much. She arrived in London from New York for two TV appearances over the next ten days.

London Sophie J Tucker New York

Four Star Films Leases Republic Studio in Hollywood

Four Star Films owned by Dick Powell David Niven and Charles Boyer leases Republic Studio for five years taking over the lot in mid June. Powell says the company plans five TV series and has outgrown the Fox Western lot it had leased. Republic operates as a rental lot for TV films.

Hollywood Ua Dick Powell David Niven Charles Boyer Republic Studio Powell Republic

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