Lana Turner and Barker forge new life after marriage
Lana Turner, 28, and Lex Barker, 28, discuss lifestyle changes after marriage including gardening and reading, while Turner gains clout as her own boss with Universal-International. The piece notes Barker’s alimony troubles for Dick Haymes and Tom Conway’s post-surgery status, in a sweeping Hollywood brief.
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James Bacon
Billy Anderson
Comedia Hollywood
Lana Turner
Eddie
Rochester) Anderson
Hollywood
Geraldyn Anderson
Lana
Lex
Mar- Barker
Drew
Mocame
Sha Dia
Nace
Los Angeles
Dick Haymes
Haymes
Superior Court
Nora Eddington Haymes
Hammes
Aross Rita Hayworth
Banks reap profits as tight money boosts lending
National banks report 10 to 33 percent higher earnings in summer quarters of 1953 driven by loan demand and higher rates. Deposits mainly fall or hold, while banks incur losses on securitie sales to finance higher interest loans. J P Morgan & Co stands out with security gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Dawson
New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
T & Record
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Californ Aid
French Brothers Claim Rainmaking Fire Method
French brothers Jean and Henri Desseny told the Academy of Sciences they can trigger rain by burning a brush fire over 5 to 123 acres on favorable days to form cumulus clouds that then rain. They reported four successful Congo rains in July, with a fifth attempt inconclusive due to wind.
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Paris F
Jean
Henri Desseny
Academy of Sciences
France
Belgian Congo
Congo
Klondike Style Boom Town Hits Pay Dirt Again
Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories has grown from a gold rush town into a modern mining hub. Rich uranium and base metals attract Bush pilots and river men while a new town rises with a federal building and water system serving 3000 residents. Prospectors push beyond 99 miles to the Arctic Ocean as Keewatin Explorations begins drilling 1000 miles north of Edmonton.
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Yellowknife
Northwest Territories
Canadian Northwest
Federal
Arctic Ocean
Keunarclic Explorations, Ltd
Bathrst Inlet
Edmonton
Chicago
Soviet Union
Moscow
Valentina Trovimova Melnikova
District Soviet
Thrauchmut
Fire Prevention Week Promoted by West Virginia Chiefs
Fire Prevention Week in Morgantown stresses safe homes and training. The West Virginia State Fire Chiefs Association urges citizens to practice prevention, escape plans, and support for local fire departments.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Five Year Coma Victim Margaret McKenzie Dies at 17
Westery news reports Margaret McKenzie aged 17 who had been in a five year coma after a fall from her bicycle causing a brain concussion. She died Sunday in Westerly.
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Westerly
Margaret’ McKenzie
Marely
Women urged to serve on juries in West Virginia amendment
West Virginia legislators debate a proposed constitutional amendment to allow women to serve on juries. Del. Elizabeth Drewry argues women should share in civic duties, noting only four states bar female jurors. The measure, previously approved by the 1935 Legislature, seeks public approval this election.
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Charleston
West Vic
Binions
West Virginia
Del
Elizabeth Drewry
House
C. A. Blankenshius
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
Womon
Drewry
House of Delegates
Siberia Moves Toward Modern Industrial Age
An AP dispatch reports Siberia, long seen as a frozen fringe, rapidly shifts toward modern industry under Khrushchev era policy. In Novosibirsk and beyond, 29 million residents and newcomers pursue a booming economic base, with new construction, television stations, and a growing city authority reshaping life while nostalgia for the old persists.
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Hineh
Khrushchev
Ars. Melnikova
Pyotr Moskov
Novosibirsk
Ural Mountains
Siberia
Gorki
Kazakhstan
Volga River
Rostov
Siberia-Kazakhstan
Novostbirsk
Nikita 5
Khoushchev
Ines
United States
Siberian
Soviet Union
Poultry Market Steady in Harrisonburg Va Area
Live poultry market in Harrisonburg and Shenandoah Valley reports steady to firm prices for broilers and turkeys with ample receipts. Farm prices Friday to yesterday show broilers 16 to 16 1/3 pounds mostly 16, heavy hens 15-16, turkeys 25 to 28, heavy hen 26-27, toms 24-23, and 18 lots totaling 40,000 birds under steady demand with regional chatter on Khrushchev speech and Soviet events.
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Harrisonburg
Sheanandoah Valley
Cen Itrie
Khrushchev
South Branch Valley
Communist Party Congress
Stalin
Funeral Notices From Charleston Ghent Beaver and Maynor
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Charleston Ghent Beaver and Maynor list Theodore P Roach Glen Moore Phillips Amanda Move Ramie Burgess Niceley Ramie, with service details at Caffee Rose Quesenberry and Sunset Memorial Park and Sunset Memorial Park. Names include Dr A H Wilson Elder J Bowling and Rev Hallie Shrewsbury Jr. Burial at family cemeteries and Rose Quesenberry arrangements noted.
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Roach
Theodore P
Charleston
W. Va
Beckley
Caffee Funeral Home
Calefee Funeral Home
A. H. Wilson
Buriat
Sunset Memorial Park
Haymond Pallares
Lee Bailey
Chauncle Cavendish
William Basham
Tom Thabet
Glen Matheny
C. M. Meadows
Iy Talfee
Ome Phillips Phillips
Glen Moore
Ghent
Rose and Quesenberry
Neville Street
Fiera
Ghent Missionary Baptist Church
J. Bowling
Hallie Shrewsbury Jr
Sherman Shumate
Clarence Whillon
Lewis Fink
Oscar Bowling
Winton Canaday
Joe Bowling
Ry Rose
Quesenberry
Amanda
Reaver
Fayetteville
First Baptist Church of
Beaver
E. W. Powers
Blueridge Memorial Gardens
Webb and Quesenberry
Bob Painter
Ivan Painter
Kelly Doss
Percy Stover
Warman Evans
Okey Stover
BH Wagner
Elson
Rose & Quesenberry
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Margery Gomez
Baird
Gomez
International Sound
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Forntaion
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Metro
Universal-Internaional
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Audrey Hepburn
Cooper
Errol Flynn
Tom Conway
Ucla Medical Center Hospital
George Sanders
Fred Henney
Canada
Eleanor McMahon
Doctors Hospital
New Yok
South
Oeber
Wyoming Auto Company
Mallens
Paul C. S. Burrell
Universal Clw Credit Corporat
HC. Stewart
Mercury
Mullens
Willan Henry Hlyston
Universal G. LT. Credit Corporation
H.C. Stewart
Chevrolet
Bailey Motor Company
Graydon
Lyons
Universal Co. Ty, Credit Corporation
H. C. Stewart
Tueeerr
Buick
A. m
Pine Chevrollet Company
Pineville West
Virinia
Billy Barham
Universal
5. T. Credit Corporation
Treaft
Raleigh County
Billy Joe Phlttps
Louise Bowman
Phillips
van Hunter
Clay
Chouse
E Webb
Juania
Metilton
Met Fon
Worothy Wylde
Ben Siew
Metalten Baptist Church
Balt Stafford
Buyfal
Willie Howard Daniels
Clarence Cochran
Eugene Wherley
Jack Wherley
Sherman Ball
Monny Stafford
Joe Stafford
Flowerbearays
WIM the Bell Loggans
Stella Mas 1
Fefe Daniels
Edna Corlhran
Wake Stafford
Virginia Smitsan
Mellon Mortuary
Keyser
Interlor
Northern Lights
Henry Dunes Dial
Wallpa- Shean Te Ltd
Fece
Reat Wesel Fah
ULON
Foster Hardware Co
Main SL
Dial
Del-Mar
Neville Sk
Marguerith
Main St. Ph
Pic Beckley Beauty Salon
South Garwoon Ual
Silverman
Mbulance
Douglas T. Bryant
Mer
Smith Oakwood Ave
Beckley Onorehonnoootohadaanc
FE. Quesenberry
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home Ambulance Service
Neville St
Cebadunoorenooasnaupad
AMATO
Wright
Crab Orchard
Watstratyo Call
Halstead's
RCA Victor
Zenith
TY John W
Lovitz
GEO. Sparks
Ashworth Firestone
Sutphuince
Copetanins
Servic Beck
Foster Hardware
Main St Dia
Murphy Dry Cleaners
South Fayette Street
VUANK
VeneTian Hind Cleaners
W.va
Stanley Johnson
Johnson
Moorefield, W. Vany
Possum
Lester Orloff Geft
Arthur Moreland
Moreland
B.A. Twopkins
Mankin Lumber. CO
North Kanawha St. Diol
Beckley, W. Va
Webb & Quesenberry
Barresil
R.C. Egnokr
Orchard
Oak Hill
Logan
Rock OF Ages
Kyle Davis
Old Eccles Road
Paul Thempson
Rupert Bluefield Monument
Conefield
Virginia
Tar Webb's Florists
North
Kanawha St
Neenhouse
Craby Orchard
Bostick Avenue
jast_ Beckley
Matic
J. Xfitchem
Sir Campbell
Sander
Loor Sander
Edger Ibrator
Belt Sander
Fabulan Moornis Bec Ice
Fred CQ
Prince St
Rugs
Means Lumber Co
Sloson St
Robert W. Chambers Jr
Woodlawn
Earwood and
Neaness
Dispatch
BNC Printing
W. Prince
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