Studio to Make Film Still Undecided
Hollywood reports Joan Crawford ready to star in Storm in the Sun for Robert Aldrich with a New York stopover and Europe trip planned for Christmas. Casting chatter notes Edith in The Opposite Sex with Joan Blondell and updates on George Sanders Tom Conway and Zsa Zsa Gabor. A light roundup of holiday celebrity moves includes Marilyn Monroe, Kim Novak, Rita Hayworth and Jack Benny in related buzz.
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New York
Switzerland
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Hampshire House
al Steele
Europe
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Columbia
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Joan Blondell
June Allyson
June
Dick Powell
Charles Martin
George
Tom Conway
Tom
London
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Zsa Zsa
Hollywood
Marilyn Monroe
Marisa Pavan-Tom Tyron
McCoy
Kim Novak
Chicago
Rita Hayworth
Jack Benny
Carnegie Hall
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Alfred Wallenstein
Shepperd Plans Quiet Exit From Public Life
Atty. Gen. John Ben Shepperd intends to leave public office for private life, ruling out a run for governor or re election. He aims for a lucrative Texas corporate offer and will wrap up at least one US Supreme Court labor case plus veterans land board related actions before leaving. Friends warn that any clouded departure could spur a reconsideration.
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C. B. Lloyd
Austin
John Ben Shepperd
Shepperd
Texas
US Supreme Court
Veterans Land Board
Land Board
Brownfield Couple Injured In Seagraves Highway Crash
Mr and Mrs L T Brinson of Brownfield sustained head and limb injuries in a Saturday collision on the Seagraves Highway. Their auto was a total loss while another driver, Syubil Emery, 18, Brownfield, reported about $400 damage. Emery and the Brinsons two children were unharmed. Police investigated the mishap.
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Brownfield
L. T. Brinson
Treadaway-Daniel Hospital
Brinsons
Seagraves Highway
Syubil Emery
Fourth S
Brinson
Miss Emery
James
Doris Ann
Chicago Education Urges Principals to Regain Authority
Dr. Francis S. Chase of the University of Chicago urged Kansas City public school principals to reclaim authority at a meeting on Wednesday. He argued that principals should be the school and faulted them for being bogged down by cafeteria duties and clerical tasks.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Francis S. Chase
Chase
Department of Education
University of Chicago
Saarlanders Vote on Germany Return
Saarlanders go to the polls to decide if they should rejoin Germany as 670000 voters elect a new Parliament. The issue is a second decisive step toward an anschluss with Germany after a prior Europeanization plebiscite failed.
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Saarbruecken
Saar
Nazi Germany
Germany
New Hybrid Cotton Claimed by U.S. Researchers
In Phoenix on December 17, 1950, researchers R H Peebles and S E McGregor of the Beekeeping and Insect Pathological Laboratory in Tucson announced a new hybrid cotton produced with bees, developed from pima varieties in 1954 and tested in seven plots with potential value gains of about 29 dollars per acre if hand picked and 4 dollars if machine harvested.
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Phoenix
Ariz
R.H. Peebles
Peebles
S.E. McGregor
U.S
Gibson Rites Set Monday Afternoon
Funeral services for Ernest W. Gibson 71 retired Texas Tech professor fatally struck by a car near Broadway and Ave X will be at 3 p m Monday at the First Christian Church. Burial will be in Harrodsburg Ky. No charges expected.
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Texas Tech
Broadway and
Ave. X
First Christian Church
Dudley Strain
Harrodsburg, Ky
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Gibson
SA Ave. R
Tech
Lubbock
Texas Christian University
Lubbock Lions Club
The
Masonic Lodge
Texas
Gunshot Death Ruled Accidental in West Texas Home
William C. Lackey, 62, died from a gunshot in his Anton area home while cleaning a .25 caliber rifle. Justice of the Peace L A Rhyne ruled accidental. Lackey reportedly looked down the barrel as the gun discharged. Survived by a son, five daughters, two grandchildren, and two schoolgoing children. Funeral set for Sunday at Church of Christ in Anton. Brownfield Funeral Home directing.
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William C. Lackey
Justice of the Peace
L. A. Rhyne
Lackey
W. L. Lee
Rhyne
David
Leona
Meadow
Church of Christ
Dry Group Calls For Vote On Local Beer Option
United Dry Association petitions with 137 500 names demand a local option election on beer sales in Oklahoma. Dry officials seek an election next year as 3 2 percent beer is legal while liquor remains prohibited.
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Onlaboma Ciba
United Dry Assa
Oklahoma
2000 Toys Ready For Distribution To Needy Kiddies
About 2000 toys will be handed out to children in more than 700 needy families this Christmas through the Toys for Toys drive by the Marine Corps Reserve. Capt. Floyd P. Allen warned some families may be turned away due to a shortfall, noting volunteers spent over 7000 hours repairing toys. Donations of new toys are requested next week. Distribution by the Junior Chamber of Commerce begins at 1816 4th St on Tuesday, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., through Friday, with parents advised to contact the Salvation Army.
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Floyd P. Allen
Marine Reserve
Capt. Allen
Junior Chamber of Commerce
4Th St
Pat Garrett
Jaycees
The
Salvation Army
Funeral Services For Mrs Jerdeman Scheduled Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. H. W. Jerdeman 80 longtime West Texas resident will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Abernathy Methodist Church with Revs J E Shewbert and Hubert Thomson officiating. Burial will be in Crowell cemetery. Survivors include her husband three sons sister and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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H. W. Jerdeman
West Texas
Te Abernathy Methodist Church
J. E. Shewbert
Lubbock
Hubert Thomson
Abilene
Crowell Cemetery
Wood-Mitchell Funeral Home
Jerdleman
E. Lee Stanford
Abernathy Methodist Church
Jerdeman
Arkansas
Denton County
Montague County
John Edgar Stanford
Crowell
O. W. Stanford
Galena
Kan
R. A. Wood
Iowa Park
Tex
Roosevelt school bond passes for 225000 improvements
A small voter turnout approved a 225000 bond issue for Roosevelt school to add eight elementary classrooms remodel other rooms and build a 650 seat auditorium. The district has 650 students and 22 teachers and the bond follows two prior elections in 13 years.
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Roosevelt School
Marvin Williams
Roy Boyd
Lubbock County
Nashville
Tenn
Douglas
Dallas Journal
Vic Railsback
Paul
McCoy
Rogers
Simmer Leftover Turkey Bones Into Onion Broth
Simmer the bones from the leftover turkey with onion to create a rich homemade broth. This method extracts flavor from turkey carcass, onion, and aromatics for a versatile base.
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Turkey
Former Dallas Writer and Novelist Horace McCoy Dies
Horace McCoy, 58, prominent Dallas sports writer turned novelist and screenwriter, died at his Beverly Hills home last night from a heart ailment. The veteran author achieved fame with works adapting sports life and crime settings.
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California
Beverly Hills
Clif
Horace McCoy
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