Van Doren Finds Victory Brings Fame and Change
Columbia English instructor and novelist Mark Van Doren’s son Van Doren wins 129000 on Twenty One and a NBC contract. He grew up in an intellectual family, valued letters, and says success shifted his ambition toward fiction while keeping his core beliefs.
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Hollywood Buzz: Betsy Palmer Joins The Grasshopper Cast
Louella Parsons reports Betsy Palmer summoned to Hollywood by Columbia for Byrnie Foy's The Grasshopper starring role, linking to Betsy’s recent Nyc work and past film loans. Grace Kelly Grace of Monaco saga stalls in Monaco while other stars intrigue with new projects and remakes. The piece mentions Louella’s chatter on Grace, Eva Marie Saint, and plans for remakes and casting through 1959.
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Kett
Eva Marie Saint
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Grasshopper
Patrick Plunkett
Surny
Iho
Elizabeth
Drownings Prompt Morristown Pond Tragedy
A 17 year old Hamblen County boy named Bobby Musser drowned while swimming in a 50 yard pond near the Sugar Noller Road area Morristown rescue squad recovered his body about 30 minutes after the incident He attempted to swim across the pond twice before failing The accident occurred west of Len Milps near the hayes tower in Morristown Tennessee and involved his two younger brothers as witnesses.
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Fate Musser
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Len Milps
Ete
Hays’ Tower
Sprightly gentleman performs acrobatics at mayoral session
In Louisville a lively man disrupted the mayor’s session with acrobatics while voicing a complaint about Osage drinking in Central Park. Officials pledged to review the issue, as residents like Rene ton S. Asbury, 77, urged action. The event drew attention from local authorities and onlookers.
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Standard Oil Earnings Show Big Increase in 1957 First Half
New York reports show Standard Oil Co New Jersey earning 463 million dollars or 2.39 a share for the first half of 1957 versus 92 million dollars or 2 a share in the prior year. total income from sales and investments reached 4.04 billion, up 538 million from last year. Also listed: American Brake Shoe Co, American Home Products, Continental Oil, National Shire, Eastman Kodak, Bell Aircraft, Kennecott Capper nod, with various half year nets reflecting gains or declines.
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Bell Aircraft Corp
Hal Boyle Reflects on the Gay Nineties to Jazz Age
Hal Boyle surveys American memory from the Gay Nineties through the Jazz Age, noting the era’s optimism and later collapse after the 1929 crash. He highlights figures like Lindbergh and Capone, the flapper era, Prohibition’s excess, and the Roaring Twenties’ edge before the crash.
Survey Finds Young Bosses Dress Sharp in Corporate World
A survey by the American Institute of Adult Boys Wear reports young top executives stock up on suits, shirts, and accessories, averaging 14.3 suits per man and 29 shirts. Most favor spring and fall wardrobes, with many owning multiple coats, ties, and jewelry, signaling strong emphasis on formal attire among rising corporate leaders.
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Filippo targets beauty in cinema and artifice
The veteran actor laments that Hollywood favors beautiful heroines and argues true acting lies beyond looks. He cites Miss Magnani and Miss Massina as exceptional talents, notes current stars rarely reflect real life glamour, and warns technique can simulate talent.
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Town Civic Auditoriums Busy Week with Events and Games
Kingsport Today lists a week of civic auditorium events and sports. Activities include meetings at Civic Auditoriums and Corner Town Shower Party at Steen Center, with pool events at Riverview and Legion pools. Teams such as Independents versus Do Be Faytor and others face off. several tennis and corner-town activities are also noted across multiple venues and days.
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London Talks Drift On Nuclear Arms Pact Impasse
After five months of talks in London the nuclear arms dispute between the United States and the Soviet Union drifts with no clear breakthrough. Secretary Dulles travels to Britain to press for further steps while Stassen signals cautious support for early trust moves such as a suspension of tests and inspections. Congress won’t act until its return next year, leaving any agreement uncertain and contingent on Russian concessions.
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Parents Urged To Petition School Board
Nashville readers are urged to petition the Nash villy School Board to invoke a state ban on voluntary segregation by race. The Parents School Preference Committee promotes separate schools for students whose parents voluntarily elect that such children attend with their own race. The plan, approved by Federcourt King, aims to begin integration with first graders this fall, with further steps planned by year’s end.
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