Hollywood News Briefs From Raleigh Register 1956
Hollywood items note producers seeking story material with Columbia Pictures offering to finance unfinished books and promote them. Betty Hutton discusses a high earning comeback on Spring Reunion, while Clara Bow’s husband Rex Bell describes her prolonged illness and need for sanitarium care. Mary Pickford recounts a pistol incident, Candy Bennett seeks divorce, and Joan Collins secures divorce from Maxwell Reed amid cruelty claims. Baby Leroy, once child star, expects a July birth.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood P
Hollywood
Columbia Pictures
Columbia
Harry Cohn
Samuel Goldwyn
Anthors
New York
London
Goldwyn
UCLA
Formosa
Lee Hwa Yu
Betty Hutton
Paramount
Blonde Bombshell
Dana Andrews
Betty
Dana
Bob Pirosh
Alan Livingston
Capital Records Biggie
NBC
Murder arrest looming in Meg Beauenant case
In a gray December scene Michael climbs Profanity Hill to the courthouse where Dan Farmer confirms expectations of arresting Meg Beauenant for her husband’s murder. The dialogue centers on the planned arrest and case stakes.
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Michael
Dan Farmer
Dan
Meg Beauenant
Ten Eyck
California
Meg Beaumont
Kemp
Savoy
Tim O'Beirn
Tim
Meg
Megs
Cox House
Matilda
Charlotte
Skagway
Johnny
Honora Jane
Jason
A Bell for Adano on Ford Star Jubilee TV
A TV adaptation of John Hersey’s work titled A Bell for Adano aired on Ford Star Jubilee. The program was critiqued for its contraction and expansion flaws, blending drama with music, and for structural faults that undermined the source material. The piece notes cast and production choices, with broader commentary on television adaptations of novels and plays. The narrative then shifts to a Washington report on aging and media, quoting Dr. Michael Casco, and transitions to London society news about Marilyn Monroe staying at a country house with Laurence Olivier, detailing the estate and staff.
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New York
Adana
Cbs-Tv
John Hersey
Arthur Schwarz
Howard Dietz
Rep
Barry Sullivan
Joppolo
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Washington
Michael Casco
Goldwater Memorial Hospital
Gene Autry
Casco
Federal Council On Aging
Council of State Governments
Cnd
London
Patrick Cotes- Preedy
Marilyn Monroe
Miss Monroe
Mrs. Cotes-Preedy
Sir Laurence Olivier
Cotes-Preedy
Ascot
Funeral notices for Donelow O'Dell and Greer mourners
William M. Donelow of Prince dies at 7 p.m. June 1. Services June 14 at Prince Church of God. burial Sun Set Memorial Park. Mae O'Dell of Red Star dies June 10. services June 13 at Rose and Quesenberry Chapel. burial Sunset Memorial Park. Margaret Taylor Greer of Bibb Avenue dies June 9. funeral June 12 at Memorial Baptist Church. burial Sunset Memorial Park. Active pallbearers listed. KEYSER funeral directors.
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Donelow Donelow
William M
Prince
Prince Church of God
Arlene Spencer
Beulah Pack
Sunset Memorial Park
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home
Neville Street
O'Dell O'Dell
Mae
Red Star
Oak Hill
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Mont Carr
Greer Greer
Margaret Taylor
Bibb Avenue
Memorial Baptist Church
F Street
Charles Emerson Walker
Earl Lewis
Spencer Lewis
Lonnie Price
Bill Hylton
Ellis Daniel
Edgar Daniel
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home Funeral Directors
Keyser
Vague Management Cited as Cause of Problems
Glenn Fouche of Stayform Co warned in White Sulphur Springs that vague management may drive poor business. Speaking at the National Plant Food Institute opening, he urged deeper study of people and management to solve nine tenths of workplace issues.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Chicago
Glenn Fouche
Stayform Co
National Plant Food Institute
Fouche
The
Institute
Marshall Professor Takes Ohio Position
Dr. Ralph D. Purdy. Marshall College education professor and WV school system researcher. named director of field services at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He will begin September 1.
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Huntington
Ralph D. Purdy
Marshall College
West Virginia
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Purdy
Spanish American War Vets Open Convention
Cecil H. Underwood, Republican nominee for governor, spoke at the opening of a convention of Spanish American War veterans in Parkerburg. The West Virginia Encampment of United Spanish American War Veterans and its state auxiliary will close the gathering with officer elections and installations today.
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Parkersburg
Cecil H. Underwood
West Virginia
DAV Elects Officers at 26th Annual Convention
Wandell Pancake of Point Pleasant was elected state commander of the Disabled American Veterans at Huntington. Other officers chosen include Paul D. Schwesig of South Charleston as senior vice commander Warren Hosaslock of Buckhannon as first junior vice commander David Tatum of Huntington as second junior vice commander and M. R. Ward of Rupert as third junior vice commander.
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Huntington
Wandell
Market Report on Apples Strawberries and Potatoes in Maryland
A Baltimore area market summary notes apples and strawberries showing variable supplies and prices. Strawberries range from ordinary to fair quality with 16 qt crates at 2.50 to 4.50 and 24 qt crates up to 9.00, while potatoes priced by size and condition across regions from Maryland to nearby states.
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Little Beaver Golf Range
Lake Road
Beckley
Shankey Lilly
French Street
Walter's Insurance Agency
McCorkle Avenue
South Charleston
W. Va
Mutual of Omaha
Combs St
Dial
Slick’s Daily
Reservoir Rd
New York
Whitesville
Baltimore
Eastern Shore
Usis
Se‘bagoes
Sacks and U S Size Details For Maine Katah Dins
A brief market note lists 50 lb sacks Maine Katah dins with a 2 percent minimum in size and 3.50 to 3.75 price range. Old stock described as steady with sacks 3.40 to 3.75 and Size B at 2.25 to 2.50, USIs Size A unwashed.
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Usis
Maine
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Hoover
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Copeland
Mount Hope Rd
Lovitz Television Service
Morris
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Speen
Frank
GMC
Sprague
ST. Nicholas Church Hall
Venetian Blind Cleaners
Camp Thompson
James Deering
Smoot Avenue
Amt
Fisim
Locati
Sley Insulation Co
Lewis Transfer
Storag
Glen Daniel
Peerless
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Fayette
Greenbrier
Nicholas
Jennings St
Avon Cosmetics
Daniels
Charleston
McInnis
Rice
President Hotel
Standard Coffee Company
Beckley Hotel
Hodges Garage
Coal City
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Cuba
Dept. of Emp. Security
Fourth Avene
Oakwood Auto Service
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Electrolux Corporation
Temple Street
Henry Plumley
Shady Spring
R. L
J. H. Stinson
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WB. Jones
W. S. Gregg
Roy A. Jones
Crosier Poultry Farm
Rhodes Hatchery
Bob Goddard
E. L. Phillips
Cherry Creek
Blue Jay
W. F. Trail
Lester
Mt. Hope
Bob Mann
Maple Fork
Fred Mann
Hereford
Ford
Dearing Brothers Prosperity
W.va
Chamberlin CO. OF America
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Fina
Henry Conway
Hotpoint
Mt Hope
Walker
Shady
Spring
Alderson
H. L. Sarver
Wolf Creek
Jumping Branch
Frank Dodd
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Deering
A. F. Meador
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