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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1960

Page

9

Shirley Jones Beset by Name Image in Film Career

Special correspondent Dorothy Kilgallen profiles Shirley Jones, arguing her wholesome hometown image clashes with adult roles. Jones explains shifting from singing ingenue to playing worldly women while embracing provocative parts in Elmer Gantry Pepe and more. She discusses name origin, family, and her husband Jack Cassidy, noting emancipation from pure girl-next-door portrayals and a preference for indoor inclinations.

Ghirley Jones Shirley Jones Smithton Hollwood New York Laurie Jones Burt Lancaster Richard Brooks Burt Elmer Gantry Edith Head Pepe Cantinflas Dan Dailey George Sidney Posa Films Columbia Tie Jack Cassidy Bradway South Pacific Bradway Theater Rodgers and Hammerstein Shirley May Jones Shirley May Shirley Temple Moppet Shirley Inshman Cassidy Jennifer Carolyn Tate

Gary Cooper Back in Action After Illness and Surgery

Gary Cooper, 58, says he is back in the film saddle after uremic illness and surgeries last spring in Boston and at a local hospital. He lost 12 pounds but plans two Europe shoots and a Paris project with Marlon Brando’s Pennebaker Productions, plus further films.

James Bacon Hollywood Gary Cooper Coop Europe Boston Choper Tran Babylon Marlon Brando Pennebaker Brando Xas Great West

Spinal Checkup Plans Set Here

Lubbock County workers received about 435855 in unemployment insurance checks during the 12 months ending last June 30. I R C Bunting of the Texas Employment Commission notes the 25th anniversary of unemployment insurance. The Lubbock office will handle about 1200 new applications, place workers on some 3000 farm or nonfarm jobs, take 200 initial claims, and counsel about 240 workers.

Lubbock County I R. C. Bunting Lubbock Texas Employment Commission Bunting Rack County

Auto Industry Emphasizes Compact 1961 Models

Detroit AP dispatch reports 1961 auto plans focus on compactness with four new compacts and six existing models updated. GM and Ford lines shrink dimensions while Plymouth and Pontiac drop fins for rounded, softer lines. Chrysler bucking trend with longer body and restyled sheet metal. Mercury similar to Ford with shared drivetrain. Dodge and Dart receive a facelift.

General Motors Ford Thunderbird Plymouth Pontac Chrysler Chevrolet Pontiac Oldsmobile Buick Cadillac Falcon Mercury Dodge Dart

Flour Sacks Headed For Oblivion In Bulk Use

Boston report says flour sacks once used by the poor for bedding towels and clothing are disappearing. Millinger and President Fleur indicate large consumers will receive flour in bulk shipments and paper containers, signaling a shift away from sacks.

Boston UPI Seaboard Albed Millinger Otto Breshy Fleur Wse

Roosevelt Hanged In Effigy Over HUAC Proposal

James Roosevelt faced an effigy hanging in Houston after renewing his plan to abolish the House Un-American Activities Committee. The float and eight demonstrators in Shamrock Hilton Hotel scene denounced him as “conservative” and carried “Go home Red Roosevelt” placards amid Roosevelt’s news conference with oil retailers.

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