Talent Agents Pull Show Biz Strings
New York based article explores the power of acting agents across film stage and TV. It details how agents influence bookings control careers and shape manufacturing of packages through major firms like William Morris General Artists and Ashley Famous. It notes the vast scale of agencies 292 firms and the rise of packaging in producing shows and films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Crosby
New York
NEA
Broadway
General Artists Corp
GAC
Los Angeles
Detroit
Chicago
San Francisco
William Morris Agency
General Artists Corporation
Ashley-Famous
Helen Strauss
William Morris
Anna
Richard Rodgers
Oscar Hammerstein
Gertrude Lawrence
The
Defenders
Nurses
Music Corporation of America
MCA
Flower show to be hosted by Mullens Laurel Garden Club
Make Mine Country Style an inter club flower show will be held Thursday at 1 30 p m at the Mullens Laurel Garden Club monthly meeting In the basement at Mrs Roger Pritchett s home with Mrs Clyde Byrd as chairman Committees cover schedule staging classification entry clerk and publicity Horticulture entries must be in by noon and setup completed by 1 30 p m Judges named Mrs Ralph Mitchell of Bluefield and Mrs George Fordham of Mullens participate in judging
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Pritchett
A. G. Gilreath
S. P. Pearis
Ralph Mitchell
Bluefield
George Fordham
Mullens
New Residents Move Into Glen Fork Community
New residents Mrs. C. H. Perry and her family arrived Saturday to their Glen Fork home. They previously lived in Ravencliff for about 20 years, where the late Rev. C. H. Perry served as pastor of Pine Grove Baptist Church before taking the Glen Fork Independent Baptist Church pastorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Fork
RNS
C. H. Perry
Ravencliff
Pine Grove
Glen Fork Independent
Man jailed for choking to impress woman in Eastbourne
David John Epps 22, jailed in Eastbourne for attempting to strangle a female acquaintance. He told police he gripped her throat to impress her after she refused to go out with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastbourne
England
UPI
David John Epps
Epps
Family News From Glen Rogers and Beckley
Mrs Clyde Walters and Miss Linda Roeder returned to Arlington after visits in Glen Rogers Beckley with her relatives Frank Brubeck and Mrs Wilson. Jerry Wolfe traveled from Belle to spend the weekend with his parents. Harvey York and wife returned from Philadelphia after a visit with their son and daughter in law. Eddie Tilley left for Virginia for work after a weekend at the Trough Fork home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers
Glen Rogers and
Beckley
Clyde Walters
Linda Roeder
Arlington
Frank Brubeck
Frank Wilson
Walters
Robert Cox
Cathy
Glen White
Jerry Wolfe
Belle
Mrs
Hayden K. Wolfe
Philadelphia
Wallace York
Harvey York
Eddie Tilley
Virginia
Dan Tilley
Trough Fork
Exploratory oil wells in the U S turn dry at four to one
Exploratory drilling across the United States produced dry wells at a ratio of four to one, signaling a sparse success rate for early oil explorations. The finding highlights the challenging hunt for productive reservoirs amid limited yields and uncertain prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Mature Parent Desires Mental Health Support From Mrs Lawrence
Dear Mrs Lawrence offers guidance on supporting a son with schizophrenia facing state hospital commitment. Emphasizes recovery statistics, consulting mental health professionals, and prioritizing the son’s health over spousal conflict. Advises self examination of anger and promotes love as key to recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Lawrence
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Lawrence
National Association of Mental Health
Seven Couples Win Marriage Licenses in Wyoming County
Wyoming County clerk issued licenses to seven couples last week. Names include John William Bunke and Doris Anne Morgan. Robert W. Workman and Helen Jean Carter. David C. Burleson and Clara Marie Watts. Lundy Reeves and Alice Jane Woods. Frankie Dale Shelton and Gladys Elizabeth Collins. Oscar McGuire and Gladys Edith Rice. Denver Oden Fortner and Rita Jean Walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Wyoming County
John William Bunke
Waukesha
Wis
Elmer and
Beth Fish Bunke
Doris Anne Morgan
Oceana
Bernie Lee
Dorothy Sampson Morgan
Robert W. Workman
Cyclone
French
Hannah Brown Workman
Helen Jean Carter
Glen Fork
Garland Bud
Stella Florence Brinegar Carter
David C. Burleson
Columbus
Carl and
Adell Seay Burleson
Clara Marie Watts
Kopperston
Everett
Carrie Lester Watts
Lundy Reeves
Helen
John and
Alfie Miller Reeves
Alice Jane Woods
Allen Junction
George Washington
Sarah Elizabeth Tilley Howerton
Frankie Dale Shelton
Baileysville
John A
Iva Christine Miller Shelton
Gladys Elizabeth Collins
Daugther
Ledford
Louise Hall Collins
Oscar McGuire
Robert
Mollie Star McGuire
Gladys Edith Rice
Clear Fork
Walter and
Gracie Steele Stone
Denver
English Vicar Sends Nude Girl Packing
Sutton-at-Hone England UP I The Rev Cary Sampson bachelor vicar in a church magazine recounted meeting a naked girl in his river garden He described her as a large girl about 16 and said the scene offered a moral Women look far better with their clothes on He did not explain how she came to be there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutton-At-Hone
England
UPI
Cary Sampson
Sutton-at- Hone
Garden of Eden
Tyree Announces Birth of Son Bradley Alan
Mr and Mrs Frank Tyree Jr announce the birth of a son Bradley Alan on Sept 9 at Wayne Memorial Hospital Goldsboro North Carolina. The mother Barbara Mowell Pax is the former Miss Barbara Mowell. The baby weighs seven pounds six ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PAX
Frank Tyree Jr
Bradley Alan
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Goldsboro
N.C
Tyree
Barbara Mowell
Haile Selassie Planned Visit to Bulgaria in September
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie will visit Sofia Bulgaria from September 23 to 25 at the invitation of Bulgarian President Georgi Traykov. The announcement was made on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
Sofia
UPI
Haile Selassie
Georgi Traykov
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