Broadway Theater Year Sees Quality Wins Yet Box Office Lags
Broadway's 1955 season shows 48 productions, critics split 22 favorable, 29 fail while public hits include My Fair Lady and The Most Happy Fella. Diary of Anne Frank boosts acting talent with Susan Strasberg. six musicals falter, The Vamp incurs $354,000 loss. foreign companies visit. Shakespeare celebrates Mozart bicentennial at Stratford.
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New York
Marcel Marceau
Anne Frank
Broadway
Susan Strasberg
Comedie Francaise
Paris
D'Oyly @arte Company
London
Shadow Boxes Add Charm to Any Room
Interior decor hinges on framing and display. Shadow boxes with plants or china become room nuclei and reflect the occupant. An illustrated pattern offers step by step guidance to craft two shadow boxes from pine scraps, with a mirror back option. Send 25 cents for Pattern No. 301 to Pattern Department Raleigh Box 215 Pleasantville.
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Pattern Department
Raleigh
Eee
Pleasantville
Battle against leukemia yields long-surviving child in Oklahoma
In Oklahoma City a 3 year old Ardmore boy, Joseph Ware, survived acute leukemia after early onset at 4 months. Doctors say he is growing normally, though not yet cured. Two other children, Candy Craven and Richard McLure, received leukemia treatments as part of the hospital program. The team uses a triple-drug approach with cortisone ACTH and additional chemotherapy to convert the disease toward a chronic condition.
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Oklahoma City
Joseph Ware
J. W. Ware
Ardmore
Okla
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Leonard P. Eliel
Eliel
Candy Craven
Glenn Craven
Midwest City
Oklo
Ware
Little Richard McLure
Richie
Lawrence McClure
College leader, civic roles span state events
Morris Harvey College president Leonard Riggleman schedules a busy May with a baccalaureate address at Potomac State College in Keyser on May 31 and a commencement ovation at Victory High School in Clarksburg on May 25. Mrs. John A. Jones joins the National Advisory Council of Citizens for Eisenhower, attending the Washington meeting May 30. Roane County probes park development, forming a committee after noting no state parks. Jockey Willie Hartack wins his first WV race at Waterford Park on Oct. 14, 1952. A retired Methodist minister, Rev. N S Hill, joins Dunbar city council to fill an unexpired term. Josephine Phillips of Indian Head Md, former Williamstown resident and author of 130 children's stories, joins the Ohio Valley Writers Conference staff at Marietta College Aug 26-Sept. Charleston votes Kenhill Construction Co. to build Civic Center at $1,680,684, pending State Tax Dept. approval. Weirton Steel gets Navy Reserve award recognition. Dupont gives $100,000 to Meadowbrook Country Club development at Belle plant for the new golf property.
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Morris Harvey College
Leonard Riggleman
Charleston
Potomac State College
Keyser
Victory High School
Clarksburg
Josephine Phillips
Indian Head
Williamstown
W. Va
Marietta College
Economy Key Signs Point To A Dip Later This Year
A New York based industry overview notes steady overall growth masking uneven trends. Auto production droops, housing starts fall, while truck output and commercial construction rise, signaling a potential summer downturn followed by a late year rebound.
Reds Interested In Pure Science
A group of 14 visiting American scientists at a conference on high energy particle physics said Soviet researchers show a growing interest in pure science beyond military aims. Dr Robert R Wilson of Cornell and Dr Robert E Marshak of Rochester noted the strong state support, prestige, and rewards drawing top scientists to the Soviet Union, while acknowledging military programs may run concurrently with basic research.
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Moscowp
U.S
Russia
Soviet Union
Robert R. Wilson
Cornell University
Robert E. Marshak
University of Rochester
Marshak
Walking Carriers Top Tb Problem
New York health officials say tuberculosis is spread mainly by patients not in hospitals and that about 80 000 new cases arise annually. Dr Edward X Mikel of the New York State Health Department warned that 45 percent of Tb patients are untreated in hospital, with most nonhospitalized patients in advanced stages and men over 35 outnumbering women. He urged intensified efforts to locate and treat TB in poorer urban areas.
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New York
Edward X. Mikel
New York State Department of Health
Albany
Mikol
National Tuberculosis Assn
U.S. Public Health Service
Mikel
Drunken driving man ordered to pay costs in Silver City
Manuel B. Turrieta pleaded guilty to drunken driving and crashing his car into a house front yard. He was ordered to pay $150 court costs. Constable Bob Kimmick made the arrest.
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Silver City
N. M
Manuel B. Turrieta
Bob Kimmick
Dupont Plans Exclusive Recreation Center for Employees
A course will be developed as an exclusive recreation center for Dupont employees, signaling a targeted facility expansion aimed at in-house wellness and recreation opportunities for staff. The project underscores Dupont's commitment to workplace amenities and employee engagement.
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Dupont
Ralph Humphrey Jr. Dies at One Day in Cittsville
Ralph Wick Humphrey, infant son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Humphrey of Cittsville, died at 10 30 a m Sunday May 27 in a local hospital. Graveside services are set for 1 p m Monday May 28 at Workman Creek Cemetery. Body remains at Rose Quesenberry Funeral Home 512 Neville Street until services.
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Humphrey Humphrey
Ralph Wick
Ralph Humphrey
Cittsville
Workman Creek
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home
Neville Street
Thomas family death notices at 107 Frontier Street
Obituary notices report the deaths of Dorothy Elizabeth Thomas age 42 at 1:20 a.m. May 26 and infant son Carl Basil Thomas of 107 Frontier Street buried with his mother in Sunset Memorial Park. Also listed are Clifton Oliver Carr 39 of Sophia killed in a Coal City Road auto crash and Fulton Lewis Lowe 62 of Beckley who died at home May 27 with services at the home of Mrs. John Fields in Drill Virginia. Funeral Directors Webb and Quesenberry and Rose and Quesenberry are named.
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Thomas Thomas
Dorothy Elizabeth
Frontier Street
Webb and Quesenberry
Vance Drive
First Baptist Church
Alvin J. Cook
Sunset Memorial Park
Carl Basil
Basil Thomas
Carr Carr
Clifton Oliver
Sophia
Coal City
Rose & Quesenberry
Neville Street
Everett Shaffer
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home
Drill
Virginia
Webb & Quesenberry Funeral Home Funeral Directors
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March of Science
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Weirton Steel
Citizens For Eisen
Hower
Washington
Roane
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Chamber of Commerce
Parrish
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Fabius
West Virginia
Waterford Park
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Dunbar
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Detroit
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Dupont Company
Belle Plant
Meadowbrook Country Club
Mary Jean Eisenhower
White House
International Soundphoto
Business Mirror
Sam Dawson
Federal Reserve Board
Harlow H. Curtice
General Motors
U.S. Department of Labor
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Division of State Parks
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Allan Scott
Gordon C. Withrow
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Raleigh County
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Sprague
Chas. E. Mahan
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Howard
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Marion
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Hollywood
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A. King
Cochran
Dickens
Clarence L
Leona
Lilly J. H. Land Co
McClung
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J. D. Tr
Meadow Lumber Co
Phipps
Ettie
Daniel
Ruth
Professional Realty Company
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Anthony J. Spa
Bevin
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Lone Star
Lilly Hardware
Beaver
Dial
Funeral Home Ambulance Service
Douglas T. Bryant
Met
South Oakwood Ave
Amos E. Quesenberry
Neville ST
James C. Griffith
Barre
R. C. Egnor
Crab Orchard
Oak Hill
Logan
Rock OF Ages
Kyle Davis
Old Eccles Road
Bluefield Monument Co
Bluefield
Dial Floral Company
City Avenue
Webb’s Florists & Greenhouses
FTD
Dial Floral CO
City Ave
S&h
di Webb
Wittenauer Watch
Raleigh Glass & Mirror CO
Beckley Ice Cream
Henry Jones
Nash Campbell
Sanders and Edgers
Fabulon Foster Hardware Co
Main St
Carl Clarence Christian
Interio
Harold Williams
CE and Feed CO
Prince St
JO Lamb
UU del - Mar
Neville
Marguerite
Wayne School
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Haddad’s
TV & Furniture CO
Morris
Calloway Heights
Lench
Wright
RCA Victor
Zenith
John W. Eye
Geo. Sparks
Ashworth Firestone
Frank
GMC
Foster Hardware Co
Mutual of
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Carolina
Peerless
Comany
Carolina Super Arket
Personal
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Ial
Morgantown
Omaha
Combs St. Beckley
SLICK
Reservoir Rd
Oakvale
Gladys
Mr. Pennington
State Employment Office
King Tut
Fountain
Madison
North Carolina
Washington D. C
Washington Restaurant Association
Eye
Beckley Avenue
H. C. Shaw
Crenene Hotel
Daniels
Avon Cosmetics
Jennings St
Avon
Fayette
Greenbrier
Nicholas Counties
Tag Galvean
Louden Heights Road
Pennington
Europe
Stuart St
Boston
Transitman
Bankers Life & Casualty
Mr. Ashe
Barber
Eran
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Electrolux Corporation
Temple Street
Dia
Rainelle
Singer Sewing Machine Coo
Kanawha ST. Beckley
Coal i O
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Rug al
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East Beckley
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Hogiess
Fadiator Shop
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