Microfilming roots and a tennis legend Norris Williams
A history of microfilming begins in 1928 with George McCarthy and a New York bank machine. R Norris Williams, who died at 77, was a world class amateur tennis star after surviving the Titanic sinking and World War I, winning 11 national titles and famed for his aggressive service returns.
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George McCarthy
Empire Trust Company
New York
Kodak
IBM
Bell and Howell
Xerox
R. Norris Williams
Philadelphia
Harvard
Atlantic
Norris
Bill Tilden
Tilden
Shirley MacLaine on set with The Gold Rail gossip
In New York a flurry of society notes and Hollywood chatter fills the page. Shirley MacLaine filmed Sweet Charity scenes in front of The Gold Rail on 7th Avenue, drawing a reaction from owner Terry King. Also mentioned are June Harris of Chicago in town, former Playboy figure Lynne Galvin now Fort Lee housewife, and other society happenings including Dahlia Havelick's marriage to Italian artist Valerio Alo and Phyliss Marvin’s betrothal to Richard Klein.
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Shirley MacLaine
Sweet Charity
Gold Rail
7Th Avenue
Terry King
Miss MacLaine
June Harris
Chicago
Loop
Hugh Hefner
Lynne Galvin
Long Island
Playboy
Big Patch
Lynne
Fort Lee
N.J
Dahlia Havelick
American Airlines
Valerio Alo
Doubleday
Fla
Marvin Brevnes
Fresh Meadows
Police Communications Dept
Richard Klein
Jericho
L.I
Horseman's Association to Meet on Tuesday
Members of the Wabash Valley Horseman's Association will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday to plan the July 4 Frontier Day parade in Terre Haute. President Kenneth Hazledine will lead the meeting at the Horseman's Arena, with Bud Austin as co-chairman. last year about 400 horsemen attended, and similar turnout is expected.
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Wabash Valley Horseman’s Association
Terre Haute
Kenneth Hazledine
Wabash Valley Fairgrounds
Hazledine
Bud Austin
Roush Receives Honorary Degree at Huntington College
Rep J Edward Roush of Indiana was awarded an honorary Doctor of Civil Laws at Huntington College on Saturday. A 1942 graduate, he has served on the college board of trustees since 1949. Separately a note states that only one tenth of Hawaii’s population is Hawaiian.
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Huntington, Ind
J Edward Roush
D-Ind
Huntington College
Roush
The
College
Board of
Hawaiian Islands
Sky Chief gasoline cuts deposits to save driving costs
Texaco introduces Sky Chief promising lower driving costs by preventing valve deposits, boosting mileage and reducing major repair risk. The company emphasizes leadership in fuel sales and a pledge to lower everyone’s driving costs, addressing Mr. Benny directly.
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Jack Benny
Texaco
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