18 Jul 1957
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1957
Page
1
Readable Hollywood column details Bill Holden planning a European shoot then a New Mexico western, talks on Abbott Costello, Eddie Sherman, and Barrymore plans. Includes Sophia Loren, Diana Barrymore, Kyoko Otani and various celebrity antics, accidents, engagements, and TV plans.
The Richmond Times Dispatch and Danville Commercial Appeal head the Class A daily and weekly fields for makeup. Petersburg Progress Index leads Class B dailies. Winchester Evening Star tops Class B dailies. Virginia Gazette wins Class B weeklies. Southern Virginia News tops Class C weeklies. Awards announced today with ceremonies Saturday in Williamsburg during WPA convention.
Weather keeps families indoors as Mothers Day fades. The piece notes rainy Saturdays strain popular TV viewing for mothers with young children, highlighting daily routines and media options in a New York context.
A Lawton family story portrays Major George R. Post juggling a move to near Fort Sill and a German CBS base TV day. The scene shows 34 to 42 children, neighbors, and birds crowding cottages as rain disrupts routine. The Post wife laments the TV onslaught while the father retreats with a newspaper.
Hal Boyle recalls childhood longing for privacy and the lure of secret mail and ventriloquism, recounting postcards, ads, and comic trials. The piece pivots to a San Antonio ventriloquist case as James Scruggs, 45, is charged with casting lines and causing mischief.
A severe hail storm in Knox County killed an 11 year old girl and her sister while they gathered laundry from a clothesline. Mrs. Bur Baker, 27, and Sarah Coker died in the back yard as thunderbolts struck. A Knoxville Utilities Board lineman Bob Maitley of Maryville was hospitalized in fair condition. The Witt Lumber Co. suffered a $100000 fire that destroyed the plant and 18 other fires erupted citywide. The 18 story Andrew Johnson Hotel reported two lightning bolts and brick damage but no serious injuries. About 230 telephones were knocked out and later restored. The storm dumped up to three inches of rain in 20 minutes with temperatures dropping from 92 to 67. Fire marshal Safety Director David Garrison called the blaze the heaviest fire damage Knoxville has seen this year.
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