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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1956
Page
9
Val sails toward Jamaica with Mrs Featherstone and Dirk Hansen aboard the S S Caribbean. Dirk defends Stormhurst Manor as England’s ancestral foundation while Mrs Featherstone obsesses over propriety and a distant romance. Val questions duty, restlessness, and the pull of home as they depart England.
In Fitchburg mass a girl clerk in the district court opened an envelope with two labels marked poison. Inside was a letter from an irate Clinton motorist complaining of overtime parking summonses in Fitchburg. He said he had not been in Fitchburg for six months and urged the court to stop sending tickets.
Hugh G. Payne general manager of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation checked into a hospital near his office for bursitis, offering a patient’s eye view of the foundation hospital environment.
The United Nations in New York reports global population at about 2.652 billion in 1954 with an error margin up to 133 million. The Demographic Yearbook lists by region and country major totals including Asia 1.451 billion, Europe 404 million, the Americas 357 million, Africa 210 million, Oceania 14.4 million, Red China 583 million, India 377 million, Soviet Union 214 million, United States 162 million, Japan 88 million, Indonesia 81 million, and Pakistan 80 million.
LOS ANGELES Orchestra leader Charlie Barnet aged 42, filing his ninth marriage, says he may retire from the matrimonial scene. His wife Linda Joyce Johnson, 23, obtained an annulment of their proxy Mexican marriage in Superior Court, claiming the papers were not notarized and thus invalid. Barnet told a newsman he "had better retire" after the brief union.
The Santa Fe Railroad donated a water tank to Brownfield but required its removal. City workers dug out the cement anchor and tried to tip the tank, when a Texas mother reportedly blew up and knocked the tank onto its side, aiding the task and saving the city about 150 dollars.
Hollywood briefs note Ronald Howard, son of Leslie Howard, is in Hollywood for his first visit in 19 years. The 38 year old actor discusses living up to his father’s legacy, starring in Django as a Southern officer, and his Paris TV work with Sherlock Holmes. Betty Grable’s love of horses and TV work contrasts with her film fame. The piece also recalls Buster Keaton’s name origin via Houdini and their upcoming biopic.
A detailed feature follows Lou Pack and Ernie Kovacs as they navigate a demanding schedule in New York, revealing Kovacs daily routines from 5:10 a.m. wakeups to 2 a.m. show writing sessions and summer plans for a Sid Caesar Show. The piece touches RCA CCTV use at Weirton steel, then shifts to a consumer note on adaptable cabinets, DIY patterns, and a pattern department offer.
West Virginia Seventh Day Adventists held a Bible conference and camp meeting in Parkersburg where Eldine W. Dunbar warned ministers face an increased emotional load amid fear and uncertain futures. Adam F. Ruf was reelected president as the biennial meeting concluded and a new $70,000 administration building was dedicated.
Directions for a family patio roof outlining permanent frame with 4 by 6s and 2 by 6s or a temporary summer cover with 2 by 6s and 2 by 4s. Includes footing, post preparation, framing, rafter spacing, bracing, waterproofing, and finishing steps.
Paula Schrieber drove to a Tucson gas station with a flat tire and asked the attendant to fix it. Inside the station, a glass ash tray left there for months was found lodged between the tire and wheel, prompting the discovery.
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