05 Aug 1955
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1955
Page
1
A reader letter column discusses how to handle a clingy romance, suggesting methods to nudge a partner toward matrimony without causing harm. Advice covers dating others, social settings, and direct talks, plus a brief Q&A on jealousy and trust in love.
Transylvania Music Camp and Brevard Music Lovers Club hosted the Federation Mid-Week of the National Federation of Music Clubs with about 100 officials in attendance. Dr James Christian Proehl directed the music while Mrs Julius Sader and Mrs Louise Young Workman presided. Featured were two 1955 Young Artist winners and two North Carolina original compositions, with Walter Carringer performing as soloist in a July program.
Speculation on crash cause follows a front page item about Barron piloting a Convair at Midway Airport. After the gear jammed, he circled for an hour then landed at Glenview Naval Air Station. All 40 passengers escaped injury.
Eisenhower said the Soviet plan could be fair if both sides accept details and noted Bulganin did not accept his suggestion. He described a Geneva opening toward disarmament and warned not to read Bulganin’s remarks as blocking future Soviet discussions. Tribes near Africa's Lake Kyoga eat roasted locusts and termites.
The Transylvania Music Camp week featured WU Gaute art structor from Illinois and Transylvania faculty in a program directed by Dr. Pfohl. Soloist Miles Nekolny, the 1955 National Young Artist winner, performed Beethoven and Verdi while the orchestra played Barber Adagio and Weinberger Schwanda excerpts. A musical narrative Highlandy by William Diehl and several federation scholars and scholarships were noted with receptions, speeches, and a final Mid Week celebration at Brevard College.
City Solicitor Grady Store reveals the source of non tax paid liquor as hollow stumps after a courtroom exchange during Otis Davidson case. Davidson admits six jars found in car, fined $100 and costs, with 12 months suspended. another case involving a 1948 Pontiac remains pending. driving without a license adds $5 and costs.
Johnson notes Sid Caesar may star in a Warner Bros full length movie based on The Commuters if negotiations in New York succeed. The project could mark the final try after earlier film disappointment, while Caesar already enjoys a wealthy Hollywood status with a Long Island estate. Ed Wynn, a veteran radio comic, recently visited Las Vegas for a solo booking amid industry chatter.
The piece notes Gilbert Chase, cultural attaché and author of America's Music from the Pilgrims to the Present, faced wartime publishing delays partly due to a U.S. battleship mission. It covers his delays delivering galleys, the Hollywood scene with stars like Loretta Young and Rodolfo Acosta, and mentions the Coast Guard Academy cadet training in a separate anecdote.
Ida Lupino and ex-husband Jolliet Young, now joined by Joan Fontaine, reportedly formed a movie team in The Bigamist and later plan a husband and wife TV film series with Duff as co stars. They aim to buy the title His and Hers from Michael Kanin after legal issues with Mr and Mrs. A separate TV project is in development with Payament and Mauréen Hurley aboard Philco’s Setter of Recommendation.
Washington Notebook reports the U S Passport Office will relocate from the old Civil War era Winder building near the White House by Labor Day. The overstretched facility spreads across three adjoining buildings with nearly 17 million card records and a staff of about 300. Continuous growth caused crowded conditions, and director Miss Frances Knight pushed for modernization and new machinery to speed passport processing.
Dr Edwin Jordan outlines subacute bacterial endocarditis, its gradual onset symptoms, and the shift from fatal outcomes to successful treatment with penicillin in adequate doses over time. He notes differing streptococci strains, resistance risks, and the need for early diagnosis to improve prognosis.
In Burbank, California, a release of industrial alcohol fumes from a large container at Advance Relay and Electric Co. sent at least 65 workers to area hospitals. Twenty six remained hospitalized after treatment with no serious injuries reported. Officials attributed the fumes to transferring industrial alcohol between containers.
The article discusses Boyle and Sel sampling a remnant as it evaporates, noting Sel's limited tasting frequency and his regular habit of enjoying a Highball with water on non tasting days. It also promotes Travelers Restaurant on Wilkinson Blvd as a quiet venue for business meals and good food.
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