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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1956
Page
9
Val grows uneasy on the gala night as Bruce avoids her and Dirk hints at deeper feelings. A dance floor shuffle and champagne looseness expose tensions aboard the ship, with Val watching Bruce and a flirtatious blonde while she confronts her own confusing emotions.
The Rev. James Moulton Thomas, rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Baltimore and former Wheeling pastor, was named chaplain of Trinity College Hartford. The appointment starts Oct. 15 to fill a vacancy after Allen Bray’s resignation to join the Navy. Thomas has held churches in Wheeling Williamsport and Hancock and is a Princeton and Virginia Theological Seminary graduate. He is married to Avatoinette Dominick of Greenwich. their son J. Moulton Thomas Jr. is a Trinity College alumnus.
Storms across the tri state corner of Kentucky West Virginia and Ohio disrupted Ashland and nearby towns. Mayor Wilburn Caskey said Dental Park was wrecked while crews cleared debris, power lines fell, streets flooded, and six cars were damaged with no damage estimate yet.
Democrat Robert H. Mollohan and Republican Cecil H. Underwood will speak at the 55th annual Pinch reunion on August 12 in Kanawha County. Organizers say the event, hosted by the Pinch reunion association led by Mrs. Pearl Matheny Rogers, marks one of West Virginia’s oldest observances near Charleston.
Prime Minister Nehru, back from a month of international talks, urged local leaders to press relief measures as a quake disaster left at least 117 dead and 800 missing. He was greeted by officials diplomats and supporters at the airport.
In Boyne City Michigan Harry Thompkins entered as a write-in to create a contest. He won the mayoral race with more write-in votes than 170 regular ballots for Sam Arbuckle, who had previously won contests against him in earlier elections. Arbuckle had won three times before.
Despite labor disputes and rising costs, Los Angeles and other West Coast ports expand harbor facilities to handle a surge in tonnage from tankers, freighters, and industrial plants. U.S. imports and exports rise, with Japan and the Philippines boosting Oriental trade as California, Louisiana, and other states navigate new oil leases and offshore drilling amid legal and regulatory tensions.
TV radio critic notes Robert Young plays a humorous father on NBCs Pathe Knows Best with Jane Wyatt and three children. He explains the Anderson set costume and Jim’s mid income insurance man role, while reflecting on TV talent churn and the staying power of top shows from 1955 into 1956.
Wi-Stow away the airport cat develops wanderlust and boards planes to Jacksonville and Tampa seeking leftovers. She returns to Tallahassee on the next flight after being discovered, meeting each incoming crew member along the way.
Emergency press notes describe a mock gasoline rationing drill called Operation Alert. Regions practiced local controls with no nationwide machinery, signaling potential real limits on fuel flow and centralized oversight if a genuine crisis occurred. President Eisenhower, at Panama, received daily drill progress reports as officials tested communications and response.
Hollywood star Kim Hunter, Oscar winner for A Streetcar Named Desire, says the prize boosted her personal satisfaction but did not raise her salary or secure more film roles. She plans to remain independent, focus on stage and TV, and pursue a Florida divorce while headlining a Miami night club.
A 10 year old boy, Michael David Lewis, was found dead in a Verdugo Hills canyon scorched by a brush fire. He had been playing and building forts when the blaze broke out in the 50 acre area. A search began after he did not return home for supper.
Norman Scott Powell, son of Joan Blondell and Dick Porrell, married Ann McDowell this Sunday in his mother's East Side apartment. The couple, both 21, plan a two week honeymoon at Myrtle Beach after a high school classmate ceremony. Powell is a Cornell senior and will reside in Ithaca in the fall. Powell's parents were divorced in 1995.
H Melvin L Horowitz faced charges of registering bets but was acquitted after police testified they found a coded bet slip. Horowitz told District Court Judge Donald E Mayberry that his hobby is handicapping horses and that he often furnishes information to friends. The judge dismissed the complaint.
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