Jane Withers Life of Faith and Resilience in Hollywood
The article profiles Jane Withers, once a child star turned TV spokeswoman for Comet, detailing her paralysis recovery in 1953, her divorce from William Moss Jr., widowhood after Ken Eure’s death, and her reinvention with Josephine the Plumber in Comet ads. It notes her close bond with her mother Ruth, her 100000 dollar yearly income, and continued warm, persistent public presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Moss Jr
Jane
Josephine
Norman Vincent Peale
Ruth Withers
Atlanta
Beverly Hills
Job prospects brighten for women executives
Lester Korn of Korn-Ferry International says women executives are still rare and face practical gaps in experience. He notes limited openings at mid and top levels, with progress in areas like consumer goods entertainment accounting and education but excludes petrochemical and engineering. He cites pay gaps bias and transfer concerns as barriers and predicts slow but growing inclusion as the talent pool expands.
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Lester Korn
Korn-Ferry International
Bloom Day and Joyces Ulysses Reverie in Irish Pub Tradition
A compact note recalls Bloomsday on June 16 celebrating Joyce's Ulysses set in 1904 Dublin. It mentions Leopold Bloom as a father figure, Joyce’s Paris note on observers, and Irish whiskey rituals linking to medieval Gaelic festival food such as stuffed oxen with game stuffing to honor kings and warriors.
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Leopold Bloom
Stephen Dedalus
James Joyce
Ulysses
Mr. Bloom
Dublin
Joyce
Paris
Ireland
Literary Cognoscente
Bloom
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Jane Withers
New York
St. Regis Hotel
Edmund Bowlin
Momma
Christ
Mrs. Withers
Moss
Ken Eurare
Four
Ken
Kenneth
Ontario
Canada
Donfeld
RKO Pictures
Danfeld
Kimberly
Plune
Josephine the Plumber
Jane the
Fashionable
Korn
Los Angeles
Helene Curtis
Jcpenney Beauty Salon
Mooway Mall
Calla la
America
Bonanza
Seersucker
Fabricie
Midway Mall
Elyria
Westgate
Lorain
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