Christmas Morning Tangles in a Family Web
Judith and Bill juggle a tangle of love, loyalty, and secrets as Landon, Maggie, Eric, and Kay swirl around in a Christmas morning that hides hurt feelings and uncertain futures. A fragile peace rests on Vors across a house alive with rehearsal, gossip, and unspoken doubts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Kennedy
Bill
Eric
Judith
Kay Ireland
Jarvis
Kay
Landon
Maggie
Laurie Nicholls
Laurie
Breck
Merry-o
Mom
Rowena
Stevenson Faces Competition for 1956 Democratic Nomination
Sen. Long and Sen. Mundt said Adlai E. Stevenson may face strong challenge for the 1956 Democratic presidential nomination. Long noted Stevenson’s reduced public activity and said other prominent Democrats now have a chance, while Mundt agreed that another big name could outperform Stevenson, without naming candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Long
D-La
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Mundt
Brink's Guard Earns Respect of Robbers
In Buffalo, NY, Brink's guard Eugene Clohessy, 27, who foiled a robbery of a Brink's armored car carrying half a million dollars, earned praise from captured bandits. Sylvester Mazzella and an accomplice said Clohessy is “too brave to be protecting just money” and should be protecting lives after a gunfight at the Brink's garage left him with a shoulder wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Sylvester Mazzella
Eugene Clohessy
Don’t Worry About Heat Moon Explorers Told
Copenhagen reports American space scientist Dr. S F Singer of the University of Maryland assured would be explorers that neither the spaceship nor the moon surface would be too hot from cosmic ray bombardment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
S. F. Singer
University of Marynd
Sonny Tufts Sued Over Alleged Bite Incidents
In Los Angeles actor Sonny Tufts was named defendant in a $10,000 damage suit filed Thursday by Adrienne Formar, 22, who accuses Tufts of biting her after an incident at a social event. The suit follows two prior similar actions against Tufts by other women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Sonny Tufts
Adrienne Formar
Tufts
Dancer Alleges Abuse by Restaurant Boss Tufte
Margarie Von fled won a $600 settlement after alleging he bit her thigh during an incident last January. Barbara Gray Atkins earlier dropped a suit against Tufte before trial, also claiming thigh biting. A waitress described a table incident where the man maled and pinched her after she objected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tufte
Margarie von
Barbara Gray Atkins
Shel
Choosing an Investment Adviser in Prosperous Times
Aimed at executives and others with money to invest, this piece reviews how to select an investment adviser. It notes 42 firms in the Investment Counsel Assn. of America, fee ranges, and cautions about supervision, credibility, and independence. It urges checking a counsellor’s track record over a decade and favors advisers with industry contacts and the three key traits: industry, integrity, and ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Institute of Management
Institute
Investment Counsel Assn. of America
Ed Begley Shines Inherit the Wind Drama and Patters Film
Theater Week profiles Ed Begley a prolific actor known for playing flawed characters who draw audience sympathy. He stars opposite Paul Muni in Inherit the Wind about the Scopes monkey trial and also works on Patterns becoming a feature film. Begley reflects on drive, past struggles with alcohol, and his long career across radio film and stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Glover
New York
Ed Begley
Begley
Hartford, Conn
Scopes
William Jennings Bryan
Paul Muni
Brooklyn
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John McGraw
Charlie Chan
Baltimore Produce Prices Show Slight Gains Across Items
Barely steady trading across fruits and vegetables with small upticks in cantaloupes peaches and potatoes noted. Maryland Delaware and Virginia markets show mixed availability and local packing with prices ranging from 1.25 to 4.25 per unit and several items holding firm amid light demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
del & Va
Eastern Shore
Trio Gems
Halehavens
Sunhigh
Bkts
Usis
del Cobblers
Baptist Clergymen Visit Moscow First US Church Leaders
Four American Baptist clergymen led by Dr Theodore F. Adams arrive in Moscow at the invitation of Russian Baptists. From Richmond Philadelphia Chicago and other cities, they tour Baptist churches in Moscow Kiev Yalta and Volga cities over two weeks and may preach. The group stays at the Sovietskaya Hotel and travels in large cars. Meanwhile the Girls Junior golf championship is set for Florence Country Club August 15 to 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Theodore F. Adams
Richmond
Baptist World Alliance
W. Carney Hargroves
Philadelphia
Joseph H. Jackson
Chicago
Arnold T. Ohrn
USGA
Florence Country Club
Florence
S. C
Clark vs Clark in Chancery Divorce Notice
In Raleigh County West Virginia on June 28 1955 the clerk notes two divorce actions. Robert Mars Clark vs Elizabeth Lee Clark and Regina Lee Baker vs Woodrow Wilson Baker II both show defendants non residents and are ordered to appear within one month after first publication to protect interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
West Virginia
Circuit Court
Raleigh County
Robert Mars Clark
Regina Lee Baker
IN Chancery
Woodrow Wilson Baker
van Hunter
E. Carl Meadows, JR
Funeral Announcements From Dillon and Surrounding Areas
Notices list multiple funeral and memorial details from Sand Lick and nearby towns. George W. Dillon 90 of Sand Lick dies at his daughter's home August 7 with services at Mattsville Church August 9 and burial in Sand Lick family cemetery. William Webster Rutledge 53 of Princewick dies August 6. service at Mitchells Ridge Missionary Baptist Church August 8. Cora Estelle Claytor 67 of 214 Mills Street dies August 5. service August 8 at New Hope Primitive Baptist Church. Frank Nayge Sr. 76 of Prosperity dies August 6. service August 8 at Holiness Tabernacle Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Dillon
George W
Sand Lick
Ina Daniels
Eccles
Melton
Daniels
Mattsville
Eugene Honaker
Berling Hurt, Jr
Elmer Daniel
Robert Daniel
Lawrence Dillon
Bernard Bishop
Vince Shumate
Frank Wiseman
Lou Dew
Roy Chambers
Carl Chambers
Bud Jones
P. C. Ballard
Claude Newman
Homer Maynor
Ed Maynor
Prince Clyborn
Okey Stover
Wilfred Daniel
Dewey Dillon
Harold Dillon
George Dillon
Rutledge Rutledge
William Webster
Princewick
Quesenberry and
Luther Mitchem
Harmon Walls
Willie Pigg
Henry Mitchem
Alvie Sutphin
D. W. Pruitt
Quesenberry & Webb Funeral Home
Claytor Claytor
Cora Estelle
Mills Street
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
New Hope Primitive Baptist Church
East Park
E. L. Wallace
Jessie Tucker
James Ray
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor
Nayge Nayge
Frank, Sr
Prosperity
Caffee Funeral Home
Holiness Tabernacle Church
Billy Waddell
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
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Frances Sarah Moore
Mrs. Ireland
Korea
Manila
William Baumer
Lewisburg
Eugene Vandi
Clayton, N. Y
U.S
Homer Ferguson
William Lee
Col
John Arnold
Silver Spring
Steve Kiba, Jr
Akron
Sgt
Howard Brown
St. Paul
Minn
Hong Kong
China
Philippines
Solons
Brink
Beverly Jansen
Beverly
Providence
A. L
Bryant College
Rhode Island
Business Mirror
By Sam Dawson
Adviers
Theater
Baptist
Bowling Alley
Neville St
Dial
Hanks
James H. Howell, II
R. D. Farry
Collins Funeral Home
James H. Howell, Jr
Harvey
W. Va
Memoriam
Harry Levi Coldiron
Mrs. Aussie Coldirron & Family Ambulance Service
Barre
R. C. Egnor
Crab Orchard
Oak Hill
Logan & Rro
ODO
W. E. Harvey
Beckley Ice and Feed CO
Prince St Dial
New Beckley Newspapers
Marguerite
Del-Mar
Helene Curtis
Lucy’s
Lucy Wheeler
Gene H
H.C Kinzer
B. E. Silverman
Raleigh County Bank
Ocala
Wright
Halstead
Paris
Haddad's TV and Furniture Co
Main St
GEO
Sparks
Ashworth
Firestone
Prince St
RCA Victor
Zenith
John W. Eye
Lovitz
Beckley
Prince §T
Harold Ward
Beaver
Frank
GMC
Sprague
Health Department
Linzy
Alfred Tyree
Dirtsville
Mountain
C. v. James
Whitener Roofing & Heating Co
City Ave
Netic End Mutual of Omaha
Combs St
AAVON
Venetian Blind Cleaners
Nurac Fean-Williams
Shady Spring
Mutual of
Omaha
Combs St. Beckley
Bob Daniels
Lewis Transfer CO
Reliable Movers
Hope Highway
Boston
Call
Cyril “Cy” Lilly
Lilly
Midway
Peerless Packing Company
Gray Lumber Company
Carolina
Sss
Cesar Nans
Mutual of Omaha
Combs _ St
R. F. Baker
Vogue
Mademoiselle
Pennington
Aljta Clemans
Mannington
Stanley Home Products
Bair Bldg
Galeslady
Siperia Asistheemantsiiaacohaestii Peresionisiataatninaa
Carpenter
Beckley Hotel
Care Beckley Newspapers
Reeves
Attleboro
Mass
James C. Griffith
Quesenberry & Webb Funeral Home, Inc
Vance Drive
PapoooGoooe
Chohohoohy
Rose
Amos E. Quesenberry
Murphy's
Tank Branch
Billy
Upholstery, Inc
South Oakwood Ave
Youngstown
Beckley Glass Co
Oakwood
Herbert Kiser
Allstate Insurance CO
Means Lumber Co
Sisson St
US Mankin Lumber CO
North Kanawha St
Evelings
American Glass & Mirror Coo, Inc
Herbert Atha
Mgr
South Oakwood
INTHL
Bec
Ley
Nsula
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