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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1954
Page
12
Todd is summoned to Washington with a June first deadline after a month of interviews and exams. Joan, busy with packing and her novel, awaits the outcome and the chance of a new life as spring reshapes plans for marriage and a possible baby.
A cautious author, famed for lecturing nationwide, adamantly refuses to fly calling flying against his religion and declaring himself a devout coward. A Long Island car distributor showcases the priciest model in a stylish showroom as an underwriter capitulates, buying a car but asking it be left in place for a future perfect parking spot rather than immediate delivery.
Ted Sport Morgan the airdale, star of Top Banana, earned 300 dollars weekly but faced neurosis in trial over an agent’s breach of contract. Trainer Nathan Wollman testified the dog missed cues, shook, and barked on cue as an understudy stepped in for the performance.
In San Francisco the Marines fired a single gun salute at the Civic Center. Pigeons frightened by the blast took off like jets but quickly returned, disappointing city officials who have long tried to drive away the birds.
Hollywood interview with Clifton Webb on A Woman's World and his career. He criticizes modern cinema and television for violence, praises Miss Iaa Claire's Broadway return in The Confidential Clerk, and explains why he has no desire to go back to legitimate theater after a 40-year career.
Special trade missions abroad report prospects for boosting U S farm product exports are dim. Quotas and foreign preference for purchases of manufactured goods, high export prices, and emphasis on self sufficiency curb immediate growth. Inflation and defense spending fears add to market volatility.
Obituary notices report Mrs Ethel Gertrude Phillips 46 of Glen Morgan died June 12. Services June 15 at Glen Morgan Community Church, burial Sunset Memorial Park. Other notices list Mrs C H Edwards 55 of Arnett died June 12, funeral June 14 at Glen View Baptist Church, burial Sunset Memorial Park. Brady Britton Harvey 68 of Jumping Branch died June 13, funeral June 16 at Beaver Primitive Baptist Church, burial Williams Cemetery White Oak. Arrangements by Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home and Rose Funeral Home.
Mrs Mary Parker was walking in Somerville when a rope from a tree branch snagged a passing milk truck pulling the branch down onto her head. She suffered minor cuts and minor injuries.
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