Carla Balenda The Name Change for Sally Bliss
Hollywood columnist recalls Sally Bliss switching to Carla Balenda after boss Howard Hughes chose a stronger more marketable identity. The two week acclimation included telephone use and family introductions as Carla pursued acting roles and scouted name possibilities across directories and maps.
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Hollywood
Sally Bliss
Carla Balenda
Monicker
Carla
Baldwin
Long Island
Dana Andrews
Claude Rains
Lucille Langhanke
Mary Astor
Emma Matsos
Lizabeth Scott
Howard) Hughes
Los Angeles
England
Barry
Paula Raymond
Balenda
Hughes
Belinda
Jane Wyman
Last British king to fight in battle
The Battle of Dettingen on June 27, 1743 saw King George II personally take part in combat, making him the last British monarch to do so in warfare during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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England
R. W
Dettingen
George II
Middletown Route 1 Guests Visit Ste Stephens City
Mr and Mrs C E Dye and sons of Winchester joined Mr and Mrs Hayes Monk for a Sunday dinner at Stephens City. Clarence Collette and children and Mrs James Laws visited Mr and Mrs Jesse Brown and family at Stephens City. The Andersons of Johnson City Tennessee and Darrell Anderson with Nancy and Roger of Kingsport Tennessee arrived to visit Josie L Monk. Mrs Monk will return to Tennessee for an extended visit. Mrs James H Laws plans to visit Pvt Laws at Fort Devens Massachusetts.
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Josse Monk
Middletown
C. E. Dye
Winchester
Hayes Monk
Stephens City
Clarence Collette
James Laws
Jesse Brown
J. V. Anderson
Johnson City
Tenn
Darrell Anderson
Nancy
Roger
Kingsport
Josie L. Monk
Monk
Tennessee
James H. Laws
Pvt. Laws
Fort Devens
Mass
American School Opens in Iceland at Keflavik Airport
Two American teachers have arrived as the first American school in Iceland prepares to open at Keflavik airport this winter. About 500 to 600 Americans live in Iceland, and more families are expected as housing improves. Fourteen children reside with parents at the airport, many of American descent, with a few of mixed American Icelandic heritage.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
United States
Keflavik
Mountain Falls Birthday Party and Weekend Social Notes
Mrs. Harry Hershman hosted a birthday for son Ronnie with family guests including Anita Portsmouth, the Rudds, Reubens Hulver, and Sonny Hershman. Weekend visitors came from Washington and Disputanta, Prince George County, plus Frederick Maryland. Memorial Hospital patient Dewey Hulver underwent major surgery. Friendly Grove Home Demonstration Club met for Achievement Day planning in Winchester. Additional local visits included Ellsworth Dodson and others on Skyline Drive and the Linaburg, Heishman households.
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Reuben Bhulver
Mountain Falls
Harry Hershman
Ronnie
Dollaren
Anita Portsmouth
Kenneth Rudd
Joe Carlton
Robert Moore
Washington
Latimer Beazley
Disputanta
Prince George County
Paul Anderson
Frederick
Irvin Baker
Qapon Bridge
W. Va
Carl Michael
Romney
Dewey Hulver
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Ellsworth Dodson
Lou Ann
Earl
Janet
Kathryn Hulver
Guy Strosnider
Skyline Drive
Friendly Grove Home Demonstration Club
George Lemley
Winchester
Reds Push Iraq Drive
In Iraq, Communist activities concentrate in the northern Kurdish provinces after opposition in Baghdad and major cities. Informants say Kurdish leaders report propaganda and promises of better living conditions fueling a growing center for Communist organizing and economic strain in the region.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Silver Production May Be Increased
An aged miner, John Harris now 89, recalls Sandon British Columbia once booming with 23 hotels and 2,300 miners during a silver heyday. He built two hotels and helped create local industry before Klondike mining and silver slump ended the era. Harris believes ore remains and Sandon could rebound when prices rise.
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Sandon
B.C
British Columbia
John Harris
London
Klondyke
Harris
Planes Use Slide Fasteners
The slide fasteners by B F Goodrich are now used on the B-47 and B-36 bombers and the Navy P2V patrol bomber to speed replacement of aileron or tail surfaces. The company notes the fasteners allow quick, easy installation comparable to zipping on a raincoat.
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Akron
B. F. Goodrich Company
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Brownie Scouts
Turner Locke, Jr
Lions Shelter
Senseny Road
Robin Fritts
Becky Simpson
Carol Dickson
Elaine Boyer
Barr Studio
Hollywood Column
Agee
Wonderflo
Hotpoint
Hotpoint Molden Electric CO
Valley
S. Loudoun ST
Mollie Hildebrandt
Meredith Anderson
Paul Glynn
H. S. Phillips
Bonnie
John Cooper
Mason
Harry Glynn
Mike
Ashby Brill
Jerry Anne
J. H. Linaburg
J. Heishman
H. G. Heishman
Reds
Aeronautical Engineers
Chmord
Culpeper
Fredericksburg
Charlottesville
DELCO
Een Eee
Ft. Grant
W.T. Ev
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