Miss America Pageant Grows Into Cultured Spectacle
Cynthia Lowry reports Atlantic City pageant as a refined, sponsor rich event. From its raucous 1920s origins to a year round enterprise, Miss America draws big money, top sponsors, and scholarships while emphasizing culture, morals, and media exposure under Lenora S. Slaughter.
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Atlantic City
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Valencia
Spain
Terest
Lenora S. Slaughter
St. Petersburg
Fla
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License Steps Listed For Scooters and Bikes
State law requires riders of motor scooters and motor driven bicycles to be at least 14. Steps include visiting driver examining stations in Erie Highway Hamilton or Lebanon Armory Lebannon, confirming age, passing vision and motor vehicle law tests, obtaining a temporary permit with guardian if underage, and then taking the regular license exam. A minor must have a parent or guardian present to receive the license. The license costs $1 and is issued at the Middletown Auto License Bureau.
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Ohio
Erie Highway
Hamilton
National Guard Armory
Lebanon
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Middletown
Central Ave
Police to Crack Down on Cutters
Lt James Combs head of Middletown Traffic Bureau says police have received many complaints about motorists cutting across private property to avoid traffic lights. The area around the Oglesby Barnitz drive in bank shows most incidents. Violators will be cited into Municipal Court. juveniles go to Juvenile Court.
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James Combs
Trafffic Bureau
Middletown
Oglesby-Barnitz Drive-In
N. Verity Parkway
Germantown
Tytus Avenue
Nelbar
Combs
Service-Disabled Vets Can Apply For Insurance
Young veterans who entered service after April 25, 1951 and are being discharged may apply for GI life insurance if their disability is service connected. John T. Eastlack of the Veterans Administration explains that veterans with service-incurred disabilities who are insurable may apply within one year after VA determines the disability is service-connected, with more information available at VA offices.
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Miss Slaughter
America
Wellesley
John T. Eastlack
Veterans Administration Office
High St
Hamilton
Eastlack
Every Sorrell Has One College Degrees Are Common Sight
Jody Terney profiles the Sorrell family of 1709 Oberon Drive. Alene Sorrell earned a BS in education from Miami University while twins Ramona and Winona earned AB degrees in secondary education. The family expects Ramona and Winona to begin teaching in seventh and eighth grades, with their mother returning to Fifth Grade at Peasttown. Ed Sorrell, a former Middletown teacher turned Armco worker, graduated from Wilmington College in 1946. The piece notes the busy pattern of schooling across generations and the mother’s admission that household duties were sacrificed to pursue education.
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Edward Sorrell
Oberon
Ramona
Winona
Muskingham College
Alene Sorrell
Miami University
Callendar
Dad
Middletown T
Armco Steel Corp
Wilmington Colge
Moorehead
State Teachers College
Lemon-Monroe High School
Sorrells
William Meeks
Franklin
Middletown
Terney
Group To Plan Fall YMCA Program
A committee will meet Tuesday at noon to plan the YMCA formal education program for this fall. Dick Hofferbert, adult program director, will lead the session in the YMCA social center.
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YMCA
Dick Hofferbert
IYMCA
Civic and service club meetings listed for Tuesday
A Tuesday listings item shows multiple entities set for noon to 8 p.m. at locations across Manchester and surrounding areas including Civitan Rotary United Spanish War Veterans Y Men's Club Sertoma Fire Departments Mayfield Lemons Township Battery A AAA Gun Battalion Sportsmen's Club SPEBSQSA FOE Miami Lodge IOOF.
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Civitan Club
Manchester
Rotary Club
United Spanish War Veterans
Legion Home
Y Men’s Club
YMCA
Sertoma Club
South Middletown
Forrer St
Mayfield
Sheffield Street
United Cerebral Palsy of
Middletown
First Presbyterian Church
Lemon Township
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New Hampshire
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Peasttown
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Monroe
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