Grace Kelly to Wed Prince Rainier After Easter
Grace Kelly announced plans to marry Prince Rainier II of Monaco soon after Easter. The couple, celebrated for film success, will reside in Monaco with a future heir noted as a key consideration.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1956
Page
9
Grace Kelly announced plans to marry Prince Rainier II of Monaco soon after Easter. The couple, celebrated for film success, will reside in Monaco with a future heir noted as a key consideration.
Monaco erupts in celebration after news that Prince Rainier I will marry American actress Grace Kelly. Citizens praise dynastic continuity while acknowledging Monaco risked losing tax status if the royal line ends. Public revelry and widespread cheers mark a pivotal moment in the 370 acre state.
Merle Travis, 37, faced no charges after an all night drinking spree ended with him slinging a pistol at his wife and barricading himself in a San Fernando Valley home. Police stormed the bungalow. Travis was found drunk in pajamas. He was jailed briefly and released after Bertie Travis refused to file a complaint.
New York 1 Ham Fisher creator of Joe Palooka left most of an estimated 2.5 million dollar estate to his 16 year old daughter Wendy. The will filed for probate left the minimum to his second wife Marilyn and one third to Wendy’s guardians as she awaits adulthood.
A Parkersburg group of turnpike boosters urged a toll road extension from Princeton to Charleston during a one day meeting led by John D. Hoblitzell Jr. The Ohio Valley Turnpike Extension Committee asked Fairmont and Morgantown committees to support a northward extension regardless of route aligning with Gov. Mara’s call for a 30 day legislative session.
The body of 16 year old Patricia Kalitzke was found fully clothed in a rocky ravine eight miles from the lane of her Air Force escort Lloyd Duate Bogle 18. Both victims had head wounds from gunfire and the sheriff suspects a single killer. Robbery and sex for motive are ruled out. The investigation considers a love triangle and possible acquaintance by the assailant.
In Lancaster General Hospital three of the quadruplet boys born Monday died Tuesday. The surviving child is Norman Charles Hohenwarter the first born. The family includes parents Norman C. and Regina, aged 25, with two older sons.
Harold Chester, staying in a Los Angeles hotel, saw a crowd after a woman jumped from a nearby bridge and, upon closer inspection, identified the victim as his wife Bettie Chester 28. Police ruled the death a suicide. The couple had recently traveled from Dallas Texas and Bettie was reported to be ill with cancer.
Los Angeles, two weeks after a Reno divorce ruling, Rita Hayworth and Dick Haymes are named in an $8,400 suit by attorney Robert A. Eaton. Eaton claims he performed services for Haymes in divorce matters with Nora Eddington and in a deportation action, and that Hayworth agreed to pay but did not.
Must be Born BUTTE Mont An impatient Born has been born to the Butte Borns. Henry William Born wasn't the Borns first born but he created quite a fuss when he arrived before the doctor. The father Henry Born assisted with the delivery in the family home. The mother Mrs Born and the new Born were later transferred to a Butte hospital.
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