Tony Curtis the Successful Guy and His Street Smell of Success
The article profiles Bernie Schwartz known as Tony Curtis, tracing his rise from a $75-a-week bit player to star and producer of a $2.2 million project. It quotes Curtis on producing, studio dynamics, and his desire for fresh blood in Hollywood. He recalls not being boosted by George Stevens or Alfred Hitchcock and critiques old guard control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Thomas
Hollywood
Bernie Schwartz
Tony Curtis
Curt
Curtleigh
Tony
George Stevens
Alfred Hitchcock
Bronx
American business edges higher on final 1958 profit gains
In New York SAM DAWSON reports that late 1958 results suggest a higher total for American business with fourth quarter earnings improving enough to lift the year into the plus column. Industry wide growth stems from higher demand and a Canal crisis boosted film cost decisions amid industry optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Dawson
New York
Association of ‘American
Bank Directors Hold First Penthouse Meet
Bank directors held their premier meeting in a newly completed penthouse atop the Raleigh County Bank building. The glass room overlooks Beckley and is planned for use by other groups. attendees included J. Hedrick and D. Wade among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Bank
On the Bank
Beckley
Bank
Veterans Affairs Office Reports $11972 Received in Two Counties
Veterans and beneficiaries in Raleigh and Fayette Counties received $11,972.91 during December through the Beckley Office, Department of Veterans Affairs. The office handled 1,951 cases and contacts. services included 765 in person interviews, 310 calls, 337 letters, 5 education applications, 23 death claims, 33 disability pension claims, 15 hospitalizations, 3 outpatient treatments, and 153 other forms. The office also assisted veterans in applying for $9,000 in National Service Life Insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Fayette
Beckley
Department of Veterans Affairs
Roy J. Smith
National Service Life Insurance
Beckley Night Helpers Guard Community In One Night
Three Beckley women dedicate night shifts to public safety medicine and communications. Arcie Reels keeps police and fire ready from the station. Matthe R Martin nurses maternity pediatrics. Robbie Vines handles long distance calls at Chesapeake and Potomac TelePhone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Beckley Police Department
Beckley Hospital
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Arcie
Matthe R. Martin
Scan Lawmaker
Robbie Vines
Summerfield
Congress
Hallo
Doctors and Wives On Caribbean Cruise Aboard Homeric
Tao Beckley reports Dr and Mrs Halloran and Dr and Mrs Kalsten are on a three week Caribbean cruise from New York aboard the Homeric. The trip, arranged by the American College of Surgeons, includes stops at St George Bermuda St Thomas and Havana with a Puerto Rico meeting finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tao Beckley
L. Mj .Halloran
M. M. Kalsten
New York City
American College of Surgeons
Puerto Rico
St George
Bermuda
Havana
Cuba
Cartegina
Island
St. Thomas
The
Research Corporation
New York
Lois E. Mattison
Davis and Elking
Coun- Kanawha
Frank Ov Chambers
Beckley
M. L. Taylor
City of
Beckey
J. Smith
1957 Licenses On Sale for Hunting and Fishing
Raleigh County Clerk C. O. Smith Jr reports 469 licenses issued as 1957 licenses go on sale. He notes many licenses are bought as gifts for sports minded husbands and homes, with women in the county purchasing them at similar rates.
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Rayleigh County
C. O. Smith Jr
iMurphy Remodeling Starts at Beckley Store
G C Murphy Co on Main St plans a 35000 remodel and modernization led by manager John S Fisher. The project, by Phillips Williams Construction Co, updates counters and front windows to improve display space and customer flow, with most renovations in 80 percent of the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Murphy Co
Main St
John S. Fisher
Fisher
Florists P . SS
Fairlawn Avenue
Lady Elgin
SG. C. Murphy
Oak Him
Carol Stover
Oak
Carlos Lively
Beckley
W. E. Harvey
James Kershner
Edger
Marguerite's
Donald Ww. Miler
Crap Orchard
Dial
B. OR. Silverman
Amato
DIAG
Wright
Crab Orchard
Epair
Don Blake
SOPHIA APPLIANCE _ SOPNIA
GEO. Sparks
Ashworth Firestone
Prince Sx
Lovitz
BCA Victor Sd
Zenith TV
John Weyr
West
Neville St
Foster
Sons OF Italy
Frank's
Aaron
Venetian’ Blind Cleaners
Beckley, We Wa
Dist
Lewis Transfer & Storage
W. Va
Dial CL
Wantea
Ing
Dial i
TV prophecies for 1957 television program trends
Charles Mercer surveys 1956 prophecies and previews for 1957 noting limited radical changes. He cites continued popularity of quiz shows, imitation of Lawrence Welk, a shift toward suspense dramas, more situation comedies, and possible improved network scheduling to compete with ITV.
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Charles Mercer
New York
Lawrence Welk
Cbs-Tv
NBC
Wheeling; Sanitary Board
Omnibus
Abc-Tv
Odyssey
ITV
Ice rink serves Kiwanis Court in Parkersburg
Parkersburg city employees coated the Kiwanis Court with a thin ice layer, turning the basketball court into a skating rink using fog hoses to spray water. In Charleston, Purchasing Director Samuel T. Waller awarded B. Goodrich Co. a tire contract for state autos.
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Parkersburg
Kiwanis Kourt
Charleston
State
Samuel T. Waller
X Rays Total 31 In December In Tnseigen County Health
The Tnesaiegn County Tuberculosis and Health Association reports 31 X rays were given in December. Results show 24 negative TB cases, two inactive TB, two active TB, and estimates indicate 13 people exposed per active TB case. The office lists 23 other heart and pulmonary disease cases and will forward active TB data to state and Raleigh County health authorities. The National Geographic Society published color undersea photography in 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tnesaiegn County Tuberculosis and Health Association
State Health Department
Raleigh
Health Department
Hungarian Relief Appeal Sets Raleigh County Goal
Walter M. Duncan disaster chairman of the Raleigh County Red Cross Chapter issued an urgent appeal for donations to aid victims of the Hungarian revolt. The county’s share of the nationwide appeal is 1561 dollars, the goal to care for Hungarian victims as the IRC coordinates relief efforts with the Red Cross. Contributions are requested to be sent to the Raleigh County Red Cross Chapter in the Bair Building Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Walter M. Duncan
Raleigh County
Red Cross
Duncan
American Red Cross
International Red Cross
IRC
Raleizh County
Bair
Beckley
Forget-Me-Not Sale Workers Feted in Luncheon
DAV auxiliary members hosted a luncheon for Forget-Me-Not Sale workers, about 70 attendees. A second event by DAY Chapter 18 drew state and district officers in Greenbrier Dairy Social Room with Clifford Mason and Basil Sweeney among the prominent attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DAV Auxilary
Chapter 18
Greenbrier Daity
Clifford Mason
Rupert
Fifthdistrict
Paul D. Schwesig
South Charleston
DAV
Basil Sweeney
Beckley
Marvin Barger
Miles’s. Crook
Hinton
State Hospital
Price Patrick
Point Pleasant
Moundsville Introduces Gold Police Cruiser to Curb Speeders
Moundsville adds a new gold colored police cruiser to its fleet as a visible deterent against speeders and road violators. State Penitentiary Warden Ira Cainer commented on anticipated staffing stability under the upcoming Republican administration with several months needed for guard training and only about a dozen resignations reported after the election. Kenneth W. Filbert, longtime Dupont quality control chief at Belle plant, named Manager of Packing and Distribution for Dupont Polychemicals in Wilmington Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
Hope
State
Ira ‘Cainer
Republican State
Stra Ton
Kenneth W. Filbert
duPont
Belle
Polychemicals
Wilmington
Del
Walter
McCorkle
Charleston
W.va
Edward Parrish
Tiang
Seavon Cosmetics
Disister
Jennings St
Oakwood Drive
Haleigh
Avon
Avon ‘Cosmetics
Jennings Street
Paul's Grill
Ohnstown Road
Frank Casey
North East Pinevine
Amy
Cabot Land Suit Names Five Land Commissioners
Godfrey L Cabot Inc and Rack House Fork Land Co face a Raleigh Circuit Court action over a 30 acre Maxton tract in Slab Fork and Trap Hill districts. Five commissioners D C Means Grady Morgan W A Stanley James Lilly and R J Burmeister were named to assess damages for the taking and for the Rack House Fork claim. The plant seeks to acquire land for underground gas storage covering 2824 acres. Plaintiff was granted possession by court order filed December 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc
Rack House Fork Land Co
Ralaiga County
D.C
Massachusetts
Raleigh
Land Company
Maxton Land Formation
Slab Fork
Trap Hill
Sili Cuit
Princess Grace’s Baby Expected Date Change
Doctors at Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco moved the expected birth date to January 20 after previously predicting February. Earlier estimates had targeted January 25. In Rhodeall, the Tax Council discussed buying municipal driver licenses with revenue earmarked for new fire equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Carlo U
Grace of
Monaco
Rhodell Tax Council
Léon Sanders
Funeral Notices from Claypool Area and Beckley
Obituary notices list William Bruce Claypool of Bolt died January 1 at Welch Hospital. Funeral by Webb & Quesenberry at 471 Vance Prive with services at Breckenridge Baptist Church in Bolt. Burial in Worlay Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Also paid notices for Mont Calvin Coffman of Fort Lauderdale formerly Beckley. Platt Hawkins Phipps Funeral details and local church services listed.
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Claypool
William Bruce Years
Bolt
Welch Hospital
Webb
Quesenberry
Vance Prive
Breckenridge Baptist Church
Earl P.‘ Cochran
Coff. Harvey
Worlay Cemetery
Frank Stanley
Liss Smiley
Bil Dunn
AL AL Farmer
Jake Stevens
Robert Perry
Webb & Quesenberry Funeral Home
Servic
Coffman
Mont
Calvin
Ft. Laugerdale
Florida
Beckley
Ft Lauderdale
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
St. Neville Street
Raymond Ewing
Prince
Church of God, Prince
Trail
Rt. 69
Lookout
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home
Phipes Phipps
Platt Hawkins
Dexter Avenue
Sunsday
Keyser Funeral
Methodist Temple
J. B. F. Yoak, Jr
Huse Memorial Park
Fayetteville
Hulett C. Smith
William G. Snyder
Subley Weatherford
Walter J. Humphreys
Jay Carr
Edwin J Ratcliffe
Will Ney
The
Beckley Kiwanis
Funeral notices from Raleigh and Clowney families
The notices report the deaths of four year old Raleigh Collee Godbey of 4kalley Avenue and eight year old Clowney Harvey Clowney of Egeria. both bodies remain at funeral homes pending services. Raleigh’s service is at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Regular Baptist Church in Johnstown Road officiated by Rev Everett R. Shafer. burial at Sunger Memorial Park. Clowney’s service is Tuesday at Egeria Primitive Baptist Church with Elders J. E. Bowling and Thomas Jenkins. burial in Calfee Cemetery at Mount Takor. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed. Additional details include arrangements by Rose Quesenberry Funeral Home and Callee Funeral Home. ambulance service and local contacts.
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Godbey - T Godbey
Raleigh Collee
Dawid Godbey
Virsil Godbey
Billy Godbey
Eugene Godbey
Haley, Halstead
Lester Halstead
Rose
Harvey Harvey
Clowney
Lee
Egerla
Attery
Egeria Primitive Baptist Church
J. E. Bowling
Thomas Jenkins
I. W. Kite
John Foley
Beni Farley
Elif. Lilly
Willard Shrewsbury
W. H. McGinnis
J. Hutchinson
W. OA
Rife
OH PB. Meadows
J. P. Meadows
Prench Jucas
G. C. Hedrick
D. C. Wade
Einary J. Smith
Sparey Anderson
David’ Falkner
W. H. Cunningham
Dr. Shanklin
Roy
Millican
Franklin Lilly
Ira Lilly
Noel Christian
MT. Stovall
D. Wy. Bryson
Ira Whittock
Okey Mills
Mason Facey
Edward “Willard
Kelly
Farmer
C. C. Lewis
Tom Lewis
G. C. Walker
Loy
Walker
G. Farmer
Holt Covey
Douglas 'T. Bryant
Megr
South Oakwood Ave
Beckley Et
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
International
Thomas Dooley
St. Louis
North
Vtietnam
Jhis
Harphony
John Patterson
Alabama
Try’ Ing
Phenix City
Bob. Richards
LaVerne
Calif
Reverend Richards
Robert, Liebenan
Wilmette
of Chicago Board of Trade
Young
Richard T. Whitecomb
Hampton
R. F. Pederson
U.S
United ‘Nations
H. EB. Stephenson
Columbia, Mo
Carl Erakine
Anderson
Brooklyn
Dodgems Plicher
Millard Harmoh
Auburndale
Mays
Frank Loo
Honolulu
T. H
Business Mirror
James R. Lowe
E. E. Bibb
W. A. Haslam
B. C. Means
Paul Cole
Chris Sarandon
Roy D. Millican
J . C. Hedrick
Robert Winston
W. & Thornhill
Jess P.ichmond
Charles T. Ross Jr
HL. Minter
A. S. Bair
Guardian Angels
Rafe
iMurphy
the ‘Associated Press
Grafton
Clyde
DeBarr
Weirlon
John A. Ferguson
Omncs
Itr
Logan
State Veterans Affairs
Claude White
West Virginia University
Journalism ‘School Library
P. S. Reed
American Society of Journalism School
James R. Hill
River Lock No 12
War- Wood
Upper
Ohio Valley
United Mine Workers
Eave
Wyndham Stokes’ Clark
First National Bank
Fairmont
Spartansburg
S.C
Piedmont National Bank
Williamson
Municipal Utility Commission
Lawrence Parker
East St. Louis
Staggers
D-Wva
Rural Electrification Administration
Shenandoah Valley Electric Corp
Pendleton
Hardy
Charles J. F. Sattler
Huntington
Clifford J. Jarrell
McKay Chemical Co
Martinsville
Wheeling
Municipal Wharf
E.,l. Heraldon
Richard E. Joseph
Ohio County Grand Jury
Erect Underwood
Roane County
Chamber of Commerce
Spencer
Spring Creek
National Geographic Society
Cabot
Princess Grace
B. H
Hopkins Booth Ave
Bechley
Keyser Funeral Home
Beckley Maytag
Neuilte St
Amos E.quesenberry
Rose & Quesenberry
Ro. Neal
Mgr. Webb & Quesenberry
Williams Funeral Home
Sophia, W.ya
Barre In
B.C. Egnor
Oak Hi
Logan Ca Ee
Beckley Insulation Co
Northwest School
Washington, D. C
Northwest Schools
K St. N.W
Ee Wash, D.C
New Johns-Manville
Byus Mankin Lumber Co
North Konawhe
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