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Filmland PersonalitiesPause Here on a TourHollywood came (o Joplin for I Main streets and brought them in lunch today, represented by seven I in convertibles, male stars and three starlets, on I The motorcade, escorted by theTop Hatters.” girls marching unit of Joplin Senior high school and the MacAuley high school girls drum corps, formed as a parade at Tenth and Main streets to proceed to the Connor hotel. Fourth street between Main street and Joplin avenue was blocked off by police to provide parking spacea transcontinental bus tour arranged by Warner Brothers as a promotion stunt for a new film,The Young Philadelphians.The film, television and recording personalities arrived in Joplin late this morning and were guests at a luncheon sponsored by the Joplin Junior Chamber of Com- \ for ihe motorcade, merce at the Empire room of the Connor hotel. The busload of Hollywood personalities aod others traveling withf them left the city for Kansas City about 1:30 o’clock. ’Louis Quinn, who plays the part of a bookie in the television show 77 Sunset Strip, acted as master of ceremonies for the luncheon, which was altended. by 125 local residents. The latter included several representative young people from Joplin Senior high shcool. MacAuley regional high school and Joplin Junior col-ege. |THANKS JOPLfNITESQuinn introduced various personalities makmg the tour and thanked Joplinites attending the luncheon for the wonderful reception we’ve had here.Introduced in turn were Roger Smith of the Sunset Strip tele-vision series: Jacqueline Beer, also of the same show and Miss France in the 1054 Miss Universe competition; Will Hutchens, of the Sugarfoot television series; .Peter Brown, who plays a deputysheriff in the Lawman' series;Diane Jergens, recently starring in The FBI Story; Troy Donahue, recently starring in The Summer Place; Connie Stevens, a recording artist and star in several television series; Ty Hardein. who plays in the Cheyenne television series, and Alan Hale, Jr., who has played in many film successes.In addition to. Quinn, only three of the personalities spoke during the brief luncheon program. They were Smith, who said he appreciated the friendly spirit with which they were received in Joplin; Hale, who said he appreciated the acres and acres of smiles on their receptions all over the nation; and Miss Beer, who also thanked those attending the luncheon for their warm reception.Quinn later presented to Mayor C. C. Haynes, who assisted in greeting the stars, a signpost marking'the city as one of the stops on the transcontinental tour.The tour is scheduled to end in Philadelphia, where the film-being promoted will be premierred.Jack Parker, president of the Joplin Junior Chamber of Com- IMANK JERGFNS merce, opened and closed the program today. He and several other Jaycees,'attired in derby hats and bright vests which have been adopted as a uniform by the Joplin Junior Chamber of Commerce.’met the group at Thirty-second andStarlets PoseThree lovely young starlets pai ily for photographers today as a t wood personalities came through
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Joplin News Herald
Joplin, Missouri, US
Mon, May 11, 1959
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