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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1968
Page
7
Hollywood circus nostalgia and vaudeville energy swirl around the Ritz Brothers as a wave of nostalgic material resurfaces in show business. Vernon Scott notes the brothers continue to evoke earlier film and stage eras while adapting to new audiences.
The Ritz Brothers Harry Jimmy and Al are described as enduring vaudeville veterans still active in live dates in Las Vegas Chicago and Miami with nostalgic patter and dialect routines. They reflect on past and present acts and their choice to stay in show business despite years in the spotlight.
Washington Postmaster General Margin Watson cites ongoing issues even after eliminating Saturday residential deliveries. He warns Monday mornings will become an impossible problem as post offices cannot handle the backlog of two days' mail.
SAN QUENTIN Calif Sister Marie Michelle one of two Roman Catholic nuns who went missing from a San Quentin area facility is linked to a local incident under investigation. Authorities said the pair had been seen near the prison grounds and other nearby locations in connection with the case.
Evangelists Regina and Steve Chapman will serve with Rev. Robert Duty at a Point Pleasant church. They attend the Church of God of Prophecy in Lanark July 29 to August 3 for services. Steve plans art study at Glenville State College this fall. Sister to return to Bible School in Cleveland Tennessee in April. Father serves as pastor at Point Pleasant church.
Miss Brenda Coffey returned to Roanoke after a weekend with her parents on Guyandotte Avenue. Guests included David Elmore, Donnie Elmore, and Earlene Greene with her children from Huntington. Others visiting and returning home came from Clifton Forge and Princeton, with multiple family gatherings noted on Highland and Moran avenues and at Rice's Landing.
NEA report from Honolulu notes Hawaii Five-O filming across Oahu with outdoor locations and a villa set near Diamond Head. Stars Jack Lord and Simon Oakland discuss violence on TV, voicing varied views while producers defend the show’s law and order message and a planned toy-gun line is rejected.
Out of town guests attended the wedding at St. John’s Catholic Church Mullens at 5 p m for Frances Jean Roncella and Richard Joel Thompson. Guests came from Yarber Welch Hinton Pineville Northfork Lashmeet Tralee and many other towns, presenting a large gathering of relatives and friends.
Mrs Ernest L Gleason from St. Petersburg Fla visits brother Ralph Hash and Bill Ramey in Mullens with son Bruce Kemp his wife Kelly Kemp and daughter. The group stayed with Eugene Hoge Roanoke Va. Kemp will join the Weather Bureau in Huntington on August 11. In Tokyo UPI reports tickets for the Swedish Danish film I a Woman were advertised as for mature adults with reduced student prices.
Mullens police probe two burglaries from a weekend in which the IGA Foodliner was entered and about 200 cigarette cartons and shirts stolen. Entry was gained by chipping away four cinder blocks at the rear and the safe was damaged, but no cash was inside. The nearby Dairy store suffered a separate break in with about $100 taken. No charges yet.
In San Jose California a 17 year old science and electronics whiz and three younger youths were arrested leaving a school with stolen lab equipment and a public address system worth 200 dollars. Police said the arrests capped a string of school burglaries. The youths said they learned their method from a television program and had used tools hidden in a hollowed out book.
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