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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1956
Page
18
Two 12 year old spelling whizzes, Andy Douglass from Greenwich Connecticut and Gloria Lockerman from Baltimore, shared the $64 000 prize after dividing the winnings rather than answering questions. Producers waived a rule to award each $32 000. Vincent Price tied for $32 000 in the art segment with jockey Billy Pearson.
A study notes white topped cars stay cooler inside than black topped ones when parked in sun. Difference can reach about 15 degrees Fahrenheit, depending on exposure and surface materials.
Actor Dale Robertson and actress Mary Murphy wed in Yuma Arizona and honeymoon today after elopement. They drove from Hollywood and were married yesterday by a Baptist minister in a wedding chapel. Robertson, 32, has a prior marriage to Jacqueline Wilson who divorced him in 1955. Murphy, 25, was formerly seen in a Beverly Hills department store.
The seventh annual Vichy film competition opens with The Revenge of Pablito favored by audiences. The 10-year-old Mexican star marks the pre-show favorite as the public serves as jury. Sky Without Stars will be shown June 16 without judging.
Hollywood gossip notes opera basso Salvatore Baccoloni weighs 320 pounds and his stand-in Tony Rioux at 330 pounds as filming for Full of Life proceeds.
The Petroleum Association will hold its first annual election of nine directors tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Venetian Gardens in Altadena. President Dick Warrington announced the board’s composition and Dr. Peter Kyropoulos of Caltech will speak on the future of the internal combustion engine.
DETROIT. P Stanley L. Hoyle aged 45 born Stanley L Hojnacki died before his name change to Hojnacki could be restored. Probate Judge James H. Sexton dismissed Hoyle’s petition seeking to revert to Hojnacki after being notified of his death. He said giving up the name weighed on his peace of mind.
In Phoenix, night after night a thief or thieves stole a garbage can from De lores Azayon’s home and returned to take a barbecue grill and then a watchdog described as a $250 French poodle. The crimes spanned three consecutive nights with escalating targets.
An evening of violin music by students of Elizabeth Morgridge Mills was presented at the Woman's Club. The program featured folk songs descriptive numbers and movements from two Mozart concertos with numerous named performers and assisting accompanists.
Director George Marshall agreed when Kathryn Grant Jeff Donnelly and Patricia Livingston asked to remove their period petticoats due to a 90 degree desert heat at the film location.
Fragmentary OCR lists song and program times with names like Miss Brooks and Lynn Sherenset. References include Never Goodbye, The Planet, Tattoo, Tomorrow, and Til Ory Tomorrow with various durations. The text reads as a scrambled studio schedule or program log.
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