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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1957

Page

5

Firms Pouring Out Good News By SAM DAWSON

Several large U S steel makers and other majors report midyear gains and higher profits. Du Pont Jones Laughlin General Electric and Standard Oil show rising sales and income aided by efficiency and volume. Despite rising costs some firms post strong results while industrial output remains steady versus spring.

Sam Dawson du Pont Demi- New York No Republic Steel Tha Jones ‘& Laughlin General Eléctric Jersey Standard Oil Pro Electronics Industries Eid

Rochelle Lofting Star Of New London Show

London chorus girl Rochelle Lofting, once dismissed for her figure, rises to star in the new show My vital statistics. The chestnut-haired performer, from Hammersmith, pursued lead roles after being told her measurements dwarfed others. Her breakthrough came in Glamour Girl, and the production has now brought her back to London to headline amid ongoing talk about her figure.

London Rochelle Lofting Rochelle Hammersmith Kent Britain

Postal letter returned after prisoner escape notice

Memphis Tenn postmark shows prisoner escape notice. letter was mailed back to sender with stamp moved left no forwarding address. The fragment notes the SafeN had escaped and the letter bore the return stamp, indicating no forwarding address.

Memphis Tenn County

Feds get Prather joins federal prison system

A brief Penitentiary paper notes Rev. Marcus Prather at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary is being integrated into the federal prison system. The item, titled Feds get Prather, marks the official switch and outlines the ongoing administrative change within the facility.

Mcalester Okls Oklahoma State Penitentiary Feds Prather Marcus Prather

TV Easier For Men Georgia Gibbs Says

Georgia Gibbs says men have it easier on television while women face wardrobe hair and makeup hassles. She cites her NBC TV program and notes her rise from Worcester childhood to New York and fame with Kiss of Fire selling over a million copies.

Charles Mercer New York Georgia Gibbs Nbc-Tv Georgia Worcester Mass Jimmy Durante Danny Kaye Eddie Cantor Bob Hope Milton Berle Euurope

Two Kansas City brothers push toward full meal vending

The Pienson brothers E F and John T of Vendo Co plan a future where vending machines, inside and outside stores, serve entire meals. They describe a system handling coins, later paper money, with machines delivering multiple items at varying prices.

Kansas City Belgian Congo San Francisco Sweden Australia Pienson Brothers E. F John T Vendo Co Piersons Oulside Alex Laard Vendo Tion Robert W. Wagstaff Wagstaff Boley Andrews

Lost Teeth Recovered In City Hall Lost and Found

Report from Sulphur Orla W Em shows a city hall lost and found item described as a set of false teeth. The odd discovery prompted local curiosity and a potential match who misplaced the dentures.

Samaritan's Reward and Early Public Notices

Milwaukee driver Evans aids a burning block, spraying flames with a extinguisher and gaining the blaze under control before police ticket him for double parking. The notice section includes multiple public notices from West Virginia towns Mabscott and Raleigh County, plus a funeral notices list for Joseph Wright and Ida Callaway.

Milwaukee Bara Evans Ree Benjamin Franklin Gulf Stream D. 8 Shumate Reservoir Rd Beckley W. Va Charleston Daily Mall Charleston Capitol Building West Virginia Inoney Raleigh Boone Kanawha Fayette Wyoming Circuit Court Halelph County Berkley

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