Walked Alone 36 Years Tragedy Marked Ethel Barrymore Life
Hollywood AP report recalls Ethel Barrymore’s dramatic 1901 Broadway debut as Captain Jinks star. Her life intertwined with tragedy including her mother Georgie Drew Barrymore’s death and her father Maurice’s asylum, followed by a lonely 36 years after divorcing Russell Colt in 1923.
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Georgie Drew
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Philadelphia
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Rhode Island
Ceylonese Flood Survivors Seek Aid After Monsoon Rains
In Colombo government relief agencies fear high death toll as floods from three days of heavy rains isolate thousands, cutting off food and medical supplies. Landslides disrupt roads and communities across several areas.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Thieves Loot Bar of Whisky and Glassware in Randolph
Police seek burglars who robbed a night club ignoring the cash register and taking two cases of whisky 30 quarts of assorted liquors a case of ginger ale three quarts of another soft drink a dozen pouring spouts two dozen six ounce glasses and six shot glasses.
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Randolph, Mass
Tips for Teens by Elinor Williams
A teen counsel column offers guidance for a 16 year old girl restricted by her father from dating. Advice suggests gradual social life within parental rules, including dates with supervision and group activities, plus involving another trusted adult to ease restrictions. A reader seeking dating boundaries learns to communicate clearly and seek consent.
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Miss Williams
Elinor
Ans
Steel Plant Hit By Work Stoppage
In Pittsburgh the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp south side plant halted its open hearth department as a work stoppage began. About 1,800 to 1,900 workers in the department were affected while other plant operations continued. Pickets from United Steelworkers Local 1272, led by president David J. McDonald, blocked the midnight and 8 a.m. shifts, though other workers could cross the lines.
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Pittsburgh
South Side
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Pittsburgh Works
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Australia livestock totals show 17 per person
Australia reports 149,319,000 sheep 16,900,000 cattle 1,421,000 pigs and 695,000 horses from the Commonwealth Statistician. The 17 to 1 livestock per person ratio marks slight declines in sheep cattle and horses from 1959 levels with horses at their lowest since 1875. Pigs rise modestly.
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Canberra
Australia
Commonwealth Statistician
Dear Ann Landers Ironing Beds and Hearts
A reader asks if ironing sheets is fair to demand in marriage after a husband jokes about his mother’s ironed sheets. Ann Landers urges ironing sheets to keep peace and notes some couples face harsher chores. Also included is advice column on a college romance with a ring, a rival, and a phone number, advising the boyfriend to reclaim the ring and let her date freely.
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Ann Landers
Ann
Cap
Zeker
44 Young Men Are Ordained By Synod
Hartford AP reports 44 young men ordained by the Augusta Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Wisconsin assignments include Robert Bingen from St Paul to Svea Hager City and Totabot Bay City. Frederick DuPaw Jr from La Grange IL to First Ogema. Eleson Herrick from Russell MN to First Clear Lake and Immanuel Clayton. John Magnuson from Arlington MA to Bethany Poplar and Trinity Lake Nebagamon. Odeon Peterson from Baraboo WI to Faith North Burnaby Canada.
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Hartford
Akron colleges receive $121000 from Goodrich aid program
Akron colleges and universities were granted 121000 in gifts during the past year under the B F Goodrich Co aid to higher education program. The money funds better facilities and helps promising students and employees pursue higher education, with grants described as unrestricted beyond tuition and fees.
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Akron
Ohio
B. F. Goodrich Co
Goodrich
Ernie Ford Plans Move From Hollywood to Northern Ranch
Hollywood star Tennessee Ernie Ford says he will leave Hollywood within two years to raise his two sons Buck and Brian in open country. He has bought 15 acres north of Stanford and plans to build a home by early 1961, traveling weekly via jet to Hollywood for work and keeping his family close to nature.
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Buck
Brian
Stanford
Ernie
San Francisco
Moves Must Be Slow In Cautious Middle East
AP analysis warns that restraint governs leaders from Iran to Jordan to avoid triggering a broader crisis. The piece links cautious gains to Geneva talks and a potential Soviet corridor through northwest Iran, stressing risks of swift victories for both sides and the fragile balance around Nasser and the UAR.
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Cairo
Middle East
U. S
Lebanon
Nasser’s cautious stance in Middle East turmoil
The analysis notes Nasser avoids risky moves in Iraq and Jordan to prevent a wider upheaval that could trigger a regional war. It suggests Iraq’s stability hinges on avoiding upheaval that could invite Turkish, British, or Soviet moves, while Jordan remains volatile under King Hussein’s fragile grip. Israel’s strategy remains to keep Nasser off balance to maintain his leadership position.
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Iraq
Mosul
Middle East
Jordan
Hussein
Israel
Hartford Plans Lavish Bahamas Resort by Hog Island
New York AP Hartford financier Huntington Hartford says he will build a multi million dollar resort on Hog Island near Nassau. He buys most of the four mile long island from Swedish industrialist Axel Wenner Gren.
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New York
Huntington Hartford
Bahamas
Hartford
A&p
Hog
Nassau
Axel Wenner-Gren
Trucker Rohrer wins double at Wisconsin roadeo in Fond du Lac
Chester Rohrer of Chippewa Falls won the 5-axle driving contest and was named outstanding competitor at the Wisconsin truck roadeo sponsored by the Wisconsin Truckers Safety Council. He has 1,387,000 miles in 12 years with no accidents and will join three other winners to represent Wisconsin at the national roadeo in Louisville in September.
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Fond DU Lac
Chester Rohrer
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin Truck Roadeo
Eau Claire
Rohrer
Louisville
Roadeo
Wisconsin Truckers’ Safety Council
David Bolton
West Allis
Melvin Krueker
Milwaukee
Leland Hellestad
Ervin Sokop
Yule Truck Lines
Mary Baker Eddy Born in Bow Near Concord in 1821
Mary Baker Eddy founder of Christian Science was born at Bow near Concord in 1821.
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Christian Science
Bow
Concord
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