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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1957

Page

3

Return of supplies sparks court martial threat at Kinney’s

In Kinney’s storehouse Blake confronts McKinstry and Stockett over aiding an escape and breaking in. They reveal hidden ammunition and supplies believed unpaid and delayed, staged by Eklund's plan. Blake, calm but sharp, decides they will be held for court martial as witnesses prepare the case.

McKinstry Blake Kinney Stockett McKinsky Major Blake Mr. Eklund Harlow Blake Nyman Dolf Kinney Thask Gentelmen Ton Hult Eklund Oates Narcissa

Intrigue and confrontation erupt as Blake questions Kinney plot

Arch ie Joscelyns dramatic scene unfolds with Helen challenging Blake at night. Nyman drinks amid a tense chase as Ekland outlines Kinneys plan to use Indians and seize property. Blake apologizes and plans a restrained response while Eklund offers to head toward the camp to avert a war, awaiting a signal. A SUMMER picnic land rush closes the page.

TV and Radio By Charles Mercer

New York television chief Merle S Jones at the Minneapolis Advertising Club cites CBS data that the average home TV set was on five hours daily over the year. Nielsen measured hours in many homes and projections suggest 39,300,000 TV households. A small poll of five viewers questions the reliability of sweeping viewing conclusions.

Charles Mercer New York Merle S. Jones CBS Television Minneaapolis Advertising Club America CBS A. C. Nielsen Co Nielsen Nielsen Co Channot

Wollywood News Briefs Spotlight on Edward Ever Tanner Dennis

Hollywood gossip notes that Edward Ever Tanner Dennis, a.k.a Patrick Dennis or Virginia Rowans, has three books on the best seller list including Auntie Mame. A Broadway smash with Rosalind Russell may lead to a Warner Bros film, while The Loving Couple is being optioned for a film. Tanner and his wife and young son are guests at a city event as he comments on his sudden success.

Bob Thomas Hollywood New Yorker Edward Ever Tanner Patrick Dennis Virginia Rowans Mame Rosalind Russell Warners Frederick Brisson

England's elder troopers say acting is all work and play

England's famed seniors Dame Sybil Thorndike and Sir Lewis Casson, performing nightly in The Potting Shed at the Bijou, say theater life is nonstop work and travel. Their Broadway return after 109 years together fuels renewed appetite for more stage work and family ties.

New York Tworonie Broadway England Sybil Thorndike Lewis Casson Bijou Grasham Greene Potting Shed Sir Lewis Sybil Cassons Australia Casson Ireland London

Mother and Six Children Die in Tennessee Fire

A fire near Centerville Tennessee killed a mother and six of her seven children and destroyed a six room home Sunday. Neighbor Adolph Shelby, 50, a former night watchman, pulled the family from the blaze. The victims were Mrs. Shelby, 46, Ruby Lee 28, Mary Fay 20, Jo Ann 16, Ruth 13, Danny 9, and Elaine 6.

Centerville Tenn. Uy Adolph Shelby Mrs. Shelby Ruby Lee Mary Fay Jo Ann Ruth Danny Elaine

Suspect Sought After Gas Service Disruption in Charleston

State Police join United Fuel Gas Co in tracing a suspect who shut off a main gas line in Charleston Sunday. Service restored by Monday, but Memorial Hospital, a downtown hotel, and many homes reported the outage. Outside temps ranged from 2% to 40. David Warfield, famed Broadway actor who died in 1951, left most of his estate to multiple arts groups including the Actors Fund of America and various guilds.

Charleston United Fuel Gas Co Charleston Memorital Hospital David Warfield Actors Fund of America The Catholic Actors Guild Episcopal Actors Gate Jewish Theatrical Guild

100 Safe Sleep Ad Claims Three Meds for Sleep

An ad promotes Sostivex SOSIIEN as a triple-ingredient sleeping tablet that supposedly delivers natural like sleep with high safety, and compares it to Sominex which is described as non narcotic and non habit forming. It claims no prescription is needed and offers a money back guarantee.

Sostivex Sosiien Stokenas

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