Stephenson gifts to Adrian Arca total half mil
The Adrian Lenawee community will reap a near half million dollar legacy from Dr Abras M Stephenson as the Charlotte Stephenson Home for the Aged opens with an open house planned March 27 and operation slated for April 1. The trust funds built by his death in 1932 support the home, with a 140000 endowment and 75000 building fund, plus chamber of commerce arrangements and prior property deeds generating substantial benefits.
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Lenawee County
Abras M. Stephenson
Charlotte Stephenson
Stephenson
Bixby Hospital
Ty Chamber
Main Street
Detroit Trust Co
Justees
Whett
Uust
Chamber
Missouri
Florida
Main
Toledo Street
Ten-Year-Old Boy Faces Traffic Charge In Adrian
Probate Judge K B Kaney commented on youth crime as a 10 year old Adrian boy was cited for riding a bicycle at night without lights or a license. The case sparked discussions on delinquency and enforcement.
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K. B. Kaney
Adrian
Horse Saves Trainer During Snowy Rescue
In Independence Missouri Judge Kaney criticizes juvenile justice while recounting a tale of a horse named My Golden Merry Boy that carried its unconscious trainer Robert E. Gibson back home through a ten foot pond and heavy snow after Gibson fell in. In Henderson Kentucky a separate report notes a robbery at a service station and the mayor's wife, Mrs Bedett Sermon, owner of the prize horse, is cited.
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Independence
Jed
Robert E. Gibson
Kaney
Gibson
Golden Merry Boy
Henderson
Hhis House
Tennessee
Jaycees Plan Paper Pickup Drive for Youth Projects
The Junior Chamber of Commerce directs a Sunday paper pickup on Adrian Airport Road residents urged to save waste paper. Jaycees aim to collect about 15 tons to fund youth projects with Roger Howard as drive chairman.
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Jaycees
Marehplate
Adrian Ant Airport Road
Roger Howard
Ithe Drive
Building program advances in Michigan budget debate
Lansing officials report the 1960 61 general fund budget at 412 million dollars up from Williams plan by about three million. Capital outlay totals faced Senate scrutiny with a $164 million construction push under a pay as you go plan, ending a three year moratorium on new buildings and marking the largest outlay since 1955.
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Lansing
Williams
Senate
Edward Hutchinson
R-Fennville
GOP
City Officials Lift Charges Of Padded Pay On Police Force
City officials met in a work session after eight officers accused a colleague of padding overtime pay. The meeting included Mayor Roy McPhail, Commissioners Miller Piotter Baker Hoben, City Administrator Finley, while Police Chief Andrews was excluded. Officers claimed time records showed work not performed. no sworn statements were taken during the sessions. The group debated inquiry limits under the city charter and whether to publicize testimony, with Finley ordered to investigate.
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City Commission
Roy McPhail
A. M. Andrews
Nicholas Miller
R. A
Duke) Piotter
Gaylord Baker
Richard Hoben
Robert Finley
Andrews
Finley
Robert Perry
Miller
Piotter
Baker
William Reid
North McKenzie Street
Charles Hamilton
Joseph Righter
Billy Price
Howard Jones
Nate Pale
Robert Chesher
Robert Sharp
Donald Faust
Commissioner Baker
McPhail
Thes
Hohen
New Snowfall Briefly Disrupts Michigan Travel
Two and a half inches of new snow fell in Adrian on Wednesday with a 34 to 36 degree forecast for the afternoon and a Friday high near 38. The five day outlook shows southern Michigan temperatures about ten degrees below normal. Snow caused driving difficulties and minor disruptions while eastern storms bring floods to Florida and tornado damage near Tampa.
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Adrian
Michigan
Problems Of Aged Forum Topic For Lenawee County
The Lenawee County Medical Society and the Telegram announce a public medical forum on problems of the aged. A panel of six Lenawee physicians will lead the discussion at Downs Hall Adrian College on Tuesday evening April 19 at 8 p m. Dr Keith Whitehouse will moderate with panelists including Dr J Phelan Tecumseh Dr Berghuls Adrian Dr Berghuls Adrian Dr Parker Adrian and others. The event, third in two series since 1958, seeks to promote understanding of geriatrics and health care for older persons. Readers can submit questions in advance via Telegram. a questionnaire will be printed for clipping and mailing back for inclusion in the program. The forum carries no admission charge and is open to the public.
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Lenawee County Medical Socity
Lenawee
Downs Hall
Adrian College
Waitehouse
J. Phelan
Tecumseh
F. Sarapo
Adrian
L. C
Stewart
John
Berghuls
Don
Berrald Parker
Bixby Hospital
Dr. Whitehouse
Tough air pollution rules proposed in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh officials propose tough air pollution rules tightening chimney emissions and idling limits. Motorists would be restricted to no more than three minutes idling, and open fires such as backyard grills would require a written directive from the director of air pollution control. amendments rest with the county commissioners.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Board of Health
Cailrol
Florida floods sweep Plant City as rains cripple roads
Record rainfall floods central Florida waters wash out roads and crops. A 38 year old Orlando worker A W DiPaglo drowned while seeking a drainage well. Plant City endures near one foot of rain amid tornado damage at the airport. Police guard evacuated homes as Red Cross shelters house about 600 homeless. Countywide, Polk roads under water exceed 25 percent. damage tops a million dollars. Negotiations resume in Consumers Power strike after a ten hour session with no comment.
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Plant City
Fla.Pi
Florida
A. W. DiPaglo
Orlando
Tampa
Red Cross
Nalions
Tampa Bay Area
Polk County
Adenauer proposes Berlin plebiscite before summit
West German Chancellor Adenauer stunned Washington with a plan for a West Berlin plebiscite to decide on keeping Western Allied protection. The State Department called the idea interesting and said Berliners would likely vote to stay under Western support as pre summit talks unfold with Germany and Allied officials. Khrushchev urged withdrawal of occupying powers, while Eisenhower reaffirmed the Allies will not abandon Berlin before full German reunification.
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U. S
Konrad Adenauer
Chub
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
California
State Department
Adenauer
Berlin
Heinrich von Brentana
Eisenhower
White House
Nikita
Khrushchev
Paris
Bby
Germany
Census Crew's TN Trial Run Sets 80 000 Households
Washington U S census chiefs visit 80 000 homes from Maine to Hawaii as prep for the 1960 head count. Part of the official tally, these early reports won’t be counted again. Mrs Pat Nixon marks her 48th birthday, born March 16, 1912 per the Vice President's office.
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Washington
Maine
Hawaii
Mons
Pat Nixon
Nixon
St. Patrick’s Day
Army Chews Out Colonel Over Mascot Incident in Germany
In Mannheim Germany the army disciplined Col K E Jurgens commander of the 7th Support Command and Lt Col J E Darner after a sergeant complained. Jurgens son Richard wore a miniature lieutenant's uniform and disrupted a company inspection by shouting at the first sergeant and tearing at clothing displays. Jurgens apologized to the enlisted men.
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Tast Ordnance Battalion
Richard
Solldier
Holmes
Darner
Jurfens
Official reports on economy add to cloudy picture
Washington reports show February production and incomes near record highs yet with a one percent dip from January. Officials warn weather distorts data while economists split on whether the economy is slowing toward a recession or continuing a mild expansion into 1960.
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Washington &H
Sige
Eisenhower
Federal Reserve Board
Unis
Blimp Stays Up Three Days At Sea Patrol
Wakehurst New Jersey reports a navy airship returning to base after a record setting 72 hours aloft on a submarine patrol exercise. The crew of 24 cruised about one mile off the coast to demonstrate hovering capability over submarine zones. The prior record was 68 hours set two weeks earlier.
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Wakehurst
N. J. Ih
Atlantic
Theavy
Two Officers Die as Plane Crashes Near Indianapolis
An air force jet trainer on its first approach from the airport flamed out and crashed into two houses near the Indianapolis airport late yesterday. The pilot Maj. Dowd and another officer Lt. Cogdill were killed. A civilian occupant and a tenant were briefly trapped but suffered only cuts and bruises.
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Indianapolis
Weiy Cook Munipal
Dowd
Dowd &, Cooper, 38, Wheatland, Ore, and Lt. Lloyd Cogdill, 27, Cloves, WM
Lillie Pritchelt
Larry DB. Crabtree
Bruins
Pritchett
Hudson school board approves three year contract for superintendent
The Hudson school board okayed a three year contract for the district superintendent and approved the salary schedule for teachers. The note appears among other items on the Telegram’s Page 22 roundup of local government actions.
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Hudson School Board
Adrian Chamber
Pat Stark
Lawmakers May Get Pay Boosts
Lansing lawmakers surge toward a pay raise as a bill lifts annual salaries from 4000 to 8500 for 144 senators and representatives. Senate approval would place Michigan near the top national pay scale, with governor and top officials also slated for increases effective July 1961 if enacted.
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Lansing
Senate
House
New York
Appropriations Committee
California
Pennsvania
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