An Eminent Budding Journalist Tries Out but Not for Very Long
Willie Spelvin, a college graduate with strong English, joins Sime's city desk as a summer writer. He borrows his father's ad connections, but cannot operate any typewriter or perform reporting tasks. After a disastrous first day and a flood coverage mishap, he is fired by Sime, prompting a conflict with the boss over favoritism. The employer eventually continues the summer with other staff as Willie leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Sime
William Spelvin
William
Tom Burns
Oliver
Tom
Johnstown
Spelvin
South Faces Next Decade After School Segregation Ruling
The Christian Science Monitor argues the nation must grasp Deep South sentiment and problems as the post ruling era unfolds. It stresses that understanding, even without agreement, is essential as major domestic issues shift over the coming decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Deep South
Christian Science Monitor
Camera News Brings Muller-Brunke Forward in 35mm Photography
Irving Desfor profiles Heinz Muller-Brunke a European photographer famed for mountain and nature work with 35mm gear. The piece traces his early fascination, war era trials, postwar reorientation to miniature photography, and rise through persistence to vivid, well printed examples in My Beloved Exakta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heinz Muller- Brunke
Exakta
Variety Books
Bronxville 8
N. Y
Berlin
Muller- Brunke
Englishman Finds 15 Leaf Clover Claim
A British man says he found a 15 leaf clover sparking luck manyfold. A DIY nails gun surfaces, a whale shaped future car is predicted. An auto sled crash in California prompts Dog Week quip. A Canadian scientist revises Earth age to four and a quarter billion years with a wide error margin.
Hollywood Scene Notes on TV Stars and Clips
A busy film town week covers Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher engagement rumors. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz host party for Desilu’s December Bride. Desi wins 1000 in stock market. Betty Grable debuts on TV’s Shower of Stars and nervously recalls Lanza mouthing incident. Liberace seeks a film as good as A Star is Born after premiere talks with Warner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Debbie Reynolds
Eddie Fisher
Lucille Ball
Desi Arnaz
Parke Levy
Lucille
Desi
New York
Ed Sullivan
Betty Grable
Mario Lanza
Lanza
Visiting French musician comments on Midtown traffic scene
A French musician recording with colleagues atop the RCA building observes Midtown traffic, praising New York’s traffic organization and quipping that everything is funny as long as it happens to someone else, recalling Will Rogers’ line about others’ misfortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midtown Manhattan
RCA
New York
Will Rogers
My Beloved Exakta Shows Muller-Brunke’s Flower Focus
The text highlights Muller-Brunke’s sharp close ups of flowers birds and insects in his book. It notes his personal style appears in color examples and suggests serious study of the work will motivate beginners to persevere toward their photography goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muller-Brunke
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank Tripp
Simon Legree
Cubs
Ben Barker
BY Irving Desfor
Europe
Vienna
California
Liberace
Studio
J. L. Warner
Warner
Famous
Famous Maker
Denier
DuMont Baylor
Nahesory
du Mont Richfield
du Mont
DuMont Laboratories
Truestone
DuMont
Alderson, W. VA
Quillen Lumber & Supply
Athens, W. VA
Parker Brothers
Peterstown, W. VA
Carden Maytag Co
Beckley, W. VA
Beckley Furniture Co
Beckley Maytag Co
Clark Stores
Just-Rite Furniture Co
Mount Hope, W. VA
Kessler
Mullens
W. VA
Guyandotte Electric Co
Rupert, W. VA
Rupert Variety Store
Shady Spring
General Store
Baxter and Co
Territtory
Bluefield Supply Co
Bluefield
West Virginia
Percale Prints
Penney's
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!