ZUM4940177: Aug. 08, 1954 - Actress Joan Bennett and Husband Walter Wanger Arrive London - Film Producer Walter Wanger and his wife, actress Joan Bennett Arrived inLondon today by air. It is their first visit together since he shot and wounded her Hollywood agent Jennings Lang. Three years ago. After the shooting they separated. Now happily reunited they will go to the Edinburgh Festival for the showing of Wanger's film” Cell Block II” Which grew out of his own term in prison for the shooting / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4940182: Aug. 08, 1954 - Adopted boy to Inherit 38,000: Yesterday's picture of 6-year old John Richard Anthony Mitchell, of White Walls, Canongate road, Hythe, who will inherit 38,000. Under the will of his adopted father, Mr. Richard Arthur Mitchell, chairman of Pett Stores, Kilburn, N.W. John will inherit the money when he is 21 / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4940335: Aug 08, 1954 - Comic Cricket Match Between The Whiskers And The Waistcoats:” Raymond Glendenning, Handlebar Moustache Club XI” versus Gilbert Handing's” Jaistcoat Club”. The match was played on Lloyds Sports Ground, Dulwich, in aid of the” Star and Garter” home Richmond / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4940356: Aug. 08, 1954 - Queen Elizabeth's keys to the rock: Weekly on Gibraltar the ancient Ceremony of the Keys is held. It dates back to the days of the Great Siege (which lasted three years from July 1779) by the Spanish. The Governor hands over the keys to an escort who is challenged by the guard with” Halti who goes out there?” “The keys” replies the escort. Whose Keys? “Queen Elizabeth's Keys.” “Pass Queen Elizabeth's Keys” and the escort moves on / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4940499: Aug. 09, 1954 - 9-8-54 He plans to sail round the world - 21-year old Wolfgang Kraker Von Schwarzenfeld, sailed into Newhaven during the weekend on a raft with sails in which he plans to sail round the world. The raft is home-made, a platform lashed to two cyliner-shaped floats. Under the floats are storage tanks holding 110 gallons of fresh water. Wolfgang navigates and sleeps on one float. The other is his galley and storeroom. the sails are his one extravagance, he got the best German sailmaker he could find to make them. He calls his raft the “Sea Arrow”. Keystone Photo Shows: The “” Sea Arrow”” with Wolfgang aboard, seen at Newhaven / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4940550: Aug. 14, 1954 - Jim Peters and Dr. Roger Bannister home.: Dr. Roger Bannister winner of the Mile Race ~ ~ ~ in the Empire games, and Jim Peters, who collapsed near the finishing line in the marathon race, arrived home today from Vancouver. The race, arrived home today from Vancouver. The plane, carrying them and other British athlets, was diverced from London Airport to Manston Airfield, owing to fog / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4940688: Aug. 21, 1954 - Dutch Ship Arrives in the Mersey with a List of 30 Degrees: Battered by gales in a ten-day trip from Sweden, the Dutch motor vessel Jan arrived in the Mersey, Liverpool, yesterday, with a list of more than 30 degrees.The list was caused by her deck cargo of timber being swollen by the heavy rain which came with the crew gale.This ship carries a of 11 - including the young wife of the Captain L.Bergsma, who has travelled thousands of miles with him on his voyages / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4937477: Jun 06, 1954 - Duke of Edinburgh guests at shape luncheon: Wearing a Royal Navy Admiral's uniform the Duke seems to enjoy a good joke with Monty (left) and General Alfred Gruenther, the Duke of Edinburgh who arrived in Paris yesterday was a guest to General Gruenther at a luncheon given shape at today / Bridgeman Images