Giselle McKenzie’s rise spanned six years in Hollywood
Winnipeg born singer Giselle McKenzie has moved from Canada to stardom over six years. She rehearsed in Hollywood for three days with Pat Boone, then appeared in New York Hit Parade and Las Vegas with Benny. She plans an NBC Saturday night show next September after touring with Benny and Crosby. She switched from violin to singing, inspired by family and Radio/TV opportunities.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood UI
Giselle
Kenzie
Canada
Pat Boone
New York
Hollywood
Boone
Jack Benny
Las Vegas
Flamingo
NBC
Benny
Toronto
CBS
Bob Crosby
Royal Academy of Music
Price Boosts Indicated For Many Lines Of Merchandise
Merchants expect a late year consumer surge as General Electric raises 1958 factory prices up to 15 percent on home washing machines dryers and televisions. Other boosts touch chemicals steel scrap mens wear fertilizer while steel and oil sectors push for higher prices and rail freight rates.
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Walter Breede JR
New York
General Electric Co
Independent Petroleum Assn. of America
Middle East
Persian Gulf
New York Stock Exchange
Arthur M
Weimer
Indiana University School of Business
United States Savings & Loan League
Pangborn Corporation Employees Celebrate Service Milestones
Eleven Pangborn Corporation workers marked anniversaries during May. Clarence W. Everly of Funkstown reached 35 years and received a diamond pin. Nathan B. Blickenstaff of Williamsport hit 20 years. Fifteen year group included Paul M. Goetz Roger L. Harshman Eugene E. Conrad Raymond E. Sprankle Paul J. Myers. Ten year group listed five employees and five year group included Jean H. Largent James W. Trumpower Clyde F. Brown Charles E. Long. All received appropriate service pins.
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Pangborn Corporation
Clarence W. Everly
Funkstown
Mr. Everly
Nathan B. Blickenstaff
Williamsport
Foundry Molder
M. Goetz
Roger L. Harshman
Eugene E. Conrad
Raymond E. Sprankle
Paul J. Myers
Jean H. Largent
Waynesboro
James W. Trumpower
Boonsboro
Clyde F. Brown
Charles E. Long
Sharpsburg
California raises minimum wage to one dollar an hour
The State Industrial Welfare Commission boosted the minimum wage for women and minors in California to one dollar per hour, effective October 1. The raise covers about 14 million women and an unspecified number of minors, marking a 25 cent increase from the level set five years earlier.
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Middle East
U.S
Suez Canal
Europe
Middle
San Francisco
California
State Industrial Welfare Commission
Inactivity Mode of Snails During Heat Wave
Scientists explain estivation as snails entering a dormant state during hot dry periods to conserve moisture. The term contrasts with winter dormancy and highlights a seasonal survival strategy in mollusks.
Found clavichord unearthed for Hager House restoration
Mrs. Frank W. Mish of the Washington County Historical Society announces a rare 18th century German clavichord found for the Jonathan Hager house project. Detroit maker John R Challis verified it as one of few extant, purchased for display in the restored Hagerstown home of founder Jonathan Hager.
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Frank W. Mish, Jr
Washington County Historical Society
Jonathan Hager
Hagerstown
Mish
Hager House
Germany
John R. Challis
Detroit
Washington
Tiny Baby Hilo Triumph Amid Risk of Death
A one pound four ounce newborn in Hilo on May 31 clung to life as doctors described its fragile condition. One physician noted the baby’s frame was so tiny it could nestle on a baseball glove, underscoring the precarious endurance required for survival in its early hours.
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Hilo
T.H
Locust Menace Hits Hancock Orchardists
An outbreak of 17 year locusts affects Hancock area, alarming orchardists. A grower protects young trees with cheesecloth as a dozen locusts cling to the covering while female locusts lay eggs, causing damage. West Virginia reports 15 counties affected this year.
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Hancock
West Virginia
South High Seniors Win Scholarships for Three Students
Three South Hagerstown High School seniors receive notable awards. Dolores Anne Marquiss wins a $500 Maryland Department of Education teacher education scholarship and plans to study at Washington College. Terry L. Strock earns a full athletic scholarship to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and is a key athlete and class officer. Robert H. Weller receives $1,000 plus an $800 work grant from Franklin and Marshall College to study for the clergy, with activities in yearbook, Breakfast Club, and youth ministries.
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South Hagerstown High School
Dolores Anne Marquiss
Maryland Department of Education
Terry L. Strock
Virginia, Polytechnic Institute
Robert H. Weller
Franklin and Marshall College
St. Paul’s Evangelical United Brethren Church
Hagerstown
Yearbook
Breakfast Club
Weather forecast on showers and cooler temps across regions
A band of showers and thunderstorms is expected tonight from the southern Plains and central Gulf coast northeastward through the lower Mississippi and Ohio valleys to New England. Cooler conditions are forecast from the southern Rockies eastward to the eastern Great Lakes, with warmer air in the northern Rockies.
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Southern
Plains
Gulf Coast
Mississippi and
Ohio Valleys
New England
Rockies
Central Plains
Eastern Great Lakes
Public Health Advice for Seniors in Long Beach
California Public Health Department urges middle aged and elderly residents to keep vitamin C intake high while maintaining low blood pressure and blood sugar levels. The guidance emphasizes preventive health and routine monitoring for aging adults in Long Beach California.
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Long Beach
Calif
California Public Health Department
Grand Jury to Review Dr Reddick Petition in Maryland Case
An assistant attorney general will present Dr. Robert H. Reddick s petition to the grand jury in Baltimore. The 14 326 signatures aim to pause Maryland s Medical Practices Act but state officials call the petition invalid and seek referrers for possible action against participants. The act may be delayed if 5 000 voters petition, with 10 000 needed for a referendum at the next general election.
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Baltimore
Robert H. Reddick
Maryland
James H. Norris Jr
Reddick
Norris
Ferdinand Sybert
Claude B. Hellmann
Sybert
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