Miss United States Crown Goes to Iowa Native Carol Morris
Miss Morris, 20, of Ottumwa, daughter of Rev Laverne Morris, won the Miss United States title at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium. The Drake University junior, 5 feet 7, 129 pounds with a 36 25 36 figure, edged 15 other finalists for the national honor after 29 foreign contestants introduced tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach Calif
America
Carol Morris
Ottumwa
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium
Drake University
Miss Morris
U.S. A
George Goebel
Des Moines
Drake
Barty Cherry
South Carolina
Nancy McCollum
Arkansas
Shaun Lewis
Nebraska
Jo Dodson
Texas
Answers to Quiz Questions Printed on Page 16
The page lists quiz answers: 1 No, Elizabeth Smith Miller’s idea. 2 Cairo. 3 The Week of Passion. 4 Clare Booth. 5 Heat. 6 Six times. 9 Male. 10 Let the doer beware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Smith Miller
Cairo
Clare Booth
Star newspaper vacation delivery offer
Read the Star on your vacation and have it sent daily to your vacation address. Contact phone MO 2 3424 to arrange delivery.
Neutralist Big Three Meeting In Windup Stage
The neutralist Big Three meeting in Brioni entered its windup phase with no world shifting decisions. Nehru, Tito, and Nasser described the session as a friendly exchange after 545 hours of talks on Vanga island, with reporters barred and no final communique yet issued.
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Brioni
Yugoslavia
Nehru
Tito
Nasser
Vanga
Adriatic
Algeria
Paris
Purchase of Lime Company Approved in Charlotte
Chadbourn Gotham Inc. stockholders approve acquisition of Riverton Lime and Stone Co. assets in Virginia. Riverton stockholders approve plan in Richmond. Closing set by 25. Riverton operates hydraulic lime crushed stone and related products with plants in Riverton and Piney River Virginia. Chadbourn Gotham to run Riverton as a division with eight U S plants and one in Quebec.
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Charlotte
N. C
Chadbourn Gotham, Inc
Riverton Lime and Stone Co
Virginia
Riverton
Richmond
Chadbourn Gotham
Schutte O Connell Win Bridge Match
Mrs. Herbert Schutte and Mrs. Irvan O Connell took first in the Winchester Duplicate Bridge Club weekly match at Winchester Golf Club. Runners-up were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bennett Martinsburg. third went to Richard Bowers and Mrs. Harold G Brown. Next meeting July 25 at 8 pm at the Golf Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Schutte
Irvan O'Connell
Winchester
Husband and Wife Reconcile in Chicago Divorce Court
In Chicago a couple, Clarence Pennington and Marvy Pennington, twice filed for divorce but after four hours in Superior Court Judge Walker Butler granted motions. the pair left arm in arm, deciding to repair their marriage amid a crowded divorce docket and noisy disputes.
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Chicago
Clarence Pennington
Marvy
Penningtons
Butler
Mother asks proof baby alive after kidnapping
Beatrice Weinberger appeals to the kidnapper of her 6 week old son Peter for positive proof that he is alive. The child was taken from outside the home in Westbury two weeks ago with no trace found. A Brooklyn grand jury indicted Gordon Rowell and Robert Giebler for attempted extortion and providing false information about the kidnapping.
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Westbury
N. Y
Beatrice Weinberger
Peter Weinberger
Peter
Brooklyn
Weinbergers
Gordon T. Rowell
Robert F. Giebler
Queens
Only the President Can Invite Queen To Virginia Fete
A Jamestown Festival spokesman said only the U S president can issue the invitation to Queen Elizabeth for the Jamestown 350th anniversary. Illness prevented the formal invitation. plans now confine it to the Queen. A Virginia delegation led by Gov Thomas B Stanley sails to England on the Noordam, arriving Southampton October 7.
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Virginia
Norfolk
Jamestown
England
United States
London Times
Queen Elizabeth
Juliana
Netherlands
France
Thomas B. Stanley
Newport News Bel
Holland-America Line
Noordam
Southampton
School's Out Children At Play Near Streets
Local observers report children playing near streets at all hours raising safety concerns for residents and motorists. Officials urge caution and remind guardians to supervise and secure play areas.
Local Auction Listings in Winchester Area
Sales directory notes multiple auctions with dates times and locations around Winchester Virginia. Items include household furniture store equipment and shares in Berryville banks. Auctioneers listed are E T Snider W F Artrip Jr and W D Orndorff.
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Clowser
Clark St
Winchester
E. T. Snider
Foster Milburn
Albin
W. F. Artrip, Jr
Helen Leavenworth Smith
Clarke County Court House
Berryville
W. D. Orndorff
Duncan C. Gibb
Martinsburg Pike
Delegate Seating Contests Absent At Conventions
Washington reports that major parties will have few delegate seating battles at their upcoming conventions. Republicans tally two minor skirmishes and Democrats none, with delegations in Mississippi and South Carolina backing Eisenhower. Texas and Mississippi loyalty/anti Truman battles of 1952 are contrasted with this year’s silent preconvention posture.
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Washington
Mississippi
South Carolina
Eisenhower
Dixie
Texas
Georgia
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Richard B. Russell
Lyndon B. Johnson
Albert K. Mitchell
New Mexico
San Francisco
Fourth award ribbon color in shows and fairs
There is no formal rule for ribbon colors but pink ribbons are customarily used for fourth place while blue red and white denote first second and third awards respectively.
Cost of feeding a race horse at tracks
An active horse in training will eat feed worth $2.50 to $3.60 each day. Hay and oats form the base of a Thoroughbred diet. The typical racing horse consumes more than 6,000 pounds of mixed hay annually.
Oats and Foodstuffs Valued at 3500 Quarts Marketed
A record notes 3,500 quarts of oats along with miscellaneous other foods listed for distribution or sale.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa
Laverne Morris
Davis Street Christian Church
Gertrude Morris
Frederick Clarke Pead
Frederick Clarke
Funeral Home Funeral Service Ambulance Service
Gold Bear
J. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Carli Excava
SERV
Ning
Ting
Hone MO
Shoecenter
Loudoun St
Royal Ave
5Th St
Rouss Fire Hall
Rev
Joe Uhrig
A. R. LaFoliette
L & M Bus Line
Pula
Tunis
Lime Company
TTT
Green Chemical CO
Vineyard
Langenlois
Austria
Carl Omps
Mohawk
Farmers Commission
Winghester Auction Sale
Charles Town Road
Armstrong
Piccadilly St
Seiberling Super
Seiberling
Exide Batteries
Cammer Tire
S. Braddock St
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