Local Birth Announcements From St Paul and Austin
In St Paul area hospitals and at Garden Park General Hospital in Anaheim births are reported. The Jensen family of 56 18th Ave NW Saint Paul welcomed a son on June 18, the Njos family of Bloomington Prairie welcomed a daughter on June 19, and the Johnson family of 602 10th St welcomed a daughter on June 20. Outside Austin, Bryce Wheeler of Anaheim California welcomed a daughter at Garden Park General Hospital on June 19. the child’s mother Madeline Wheeler resides at 1203 10th St NW and the child’s grandmother is Mrs. Faber McNally of 1706 4th Ave NW.
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St, Olaf Hospital
Norman Jensen
18Th Ave
St. Paul 9
Son
Dale Njos
Blooming Prairie
Delmar Johnson
10Th St
Bryce Wheeler
Anaheim
Calif
Garden Park General Hospital
Gilbert
Madeline Wheeler
10Th St. NW
Faber McNally
4Th Ave. NW
Deaths of Clyde Webber Loren Halstead and Edna Lane
Clyde H Webber 57 Minneapolis formerly Austin died unexpectedly in a Minneapolis hospital survived by wife Marian two sons Clyde Sparks Nev James Minneapolis daughter Lois Jean Winkleman Minneapolis two brothers and a sister Funeral arrangements not completed Loren Halstead Lodi California former Austin resident survived by wife Vivian three daughters Judy Mary Jane Susan a son Michael mother Kathryn Halstead eight sisters Mrs Winnie Ludwig Mrs Alice Francis LeRoy Mrs Hazel Heggee Rose Creek Funeral services set Tuesday at Lodi Miss Edna B Lane 77 died unexpectedly Saturday at home 309 3rd Ave NE Sister Mrs J L Alwelling Austin Funeral services held at Christ Episcopal Church Interment Chatfield Cemetery Mayer Funeral Home in charge
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Austin
Marian
Clyde
Sparks
Nev
James
Minneapolis
Mrs. Winkleman
Lois Jean
Vivian
Judy
Mary Jane
Susan
Michael
Kathryn Halstead
Winnie Ludwig
Alice Francis
LeRoy
Hazel Heggee
Rose Creek
Lodi
Edna B. Lane
3Rd Ave
J. L. Alwelling
Christ Episcopal Church
T. J. Williams
Chatfield Cemetery
Chatfield
Minn
Mayer Funeral Home
Funeral notices and memorials from local town
Funeral services for Frank Helebrant and H Rupert Shankland are listed with dates times and locations, interment at Calvary and Oakwood Cemeteries, plus a Requa service at St Olaf Lutheran. Memorial requests and sincerest thanks from families are noted, along with a court entry for Bernard Kvam on drunken driving plea.
Suburbs Surpass Cities in 1960 U.S. Population Rise
Census figures show suburbs grew 47.2 percent in the decade, adding 17.1 million people and accounting for about two thirds of the 26.4 million national gain. Central cities rose 8.2 percent. Los Angeles was the sole million‑plus city to gain.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Los Angeles
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Drowning Tragedy on Lake Minnetonka Claims Young Man
In Minneapolis AP report, 20 year old Jerry Berenberg drowns in Lake Minnetonka as his mother and family watch from their boat. The incident unfolds with his sister Francine 11 nearby, brother Fred 17 pulling him from the bottom before rescuers arrive. Despite mouth to mouth resuscitation by bystanders and firemen, the victim dies.
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Minneapolis
Lake Minnetonka
Jerry Berenberg
Francine
M. K. Westerdahl
Westerdahl
Jerry
Fred
Excelsior
Soviet Cuba pact aims 425 thousand tons sugar this year
Pravda reports the Soviet Union will buy 425000 tons of Cuban sugar for the rest of the year to fulfill a pledge to purchase a total of one million tons from Cuba.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda Today
Soviet Union
Tall Blonde Chosen California Queen
Terri Janssen an 18 year old from Los Angeles was selected to represent California in the Miss Universe contest in Miami Beach. She stood 5 feet 7 1 2 inches with measurements 36 24 36 and was chosen from a field of 61 contestants. Her mother Mrs Eugene Janssen was Miss Nebraska in 1928.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Terri Janssen
California
Miami Beach
Fla
Los Angeles
Terri
Eugene Janssen
Nebraska
Hospital Weekend Admissions List Names and Rooms
Weekend admissions include Mrs. Gertie Peter of Waltham in Room 383. Mrs. Charles Dottenrod of Spring Valley in Room 141. Mrs. Grace Boyenga residing at 1108 1st Ave SW in Room 254. and Mrs. Palmer Lewis at 321 4th Ave NE in Room 215.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie Peter
Waltham
Charles Dottenrod
Spring Valley
Grace Boyenga
1St Ave
Palmer Lewis
4Th Ave
Stolen Millions-like Cash From West Virginia Vehicles Dept
About $250000 in cash and checks were taken from the vault of the West Virginia State Motor Vehicles Department in Charleston. The main safe, holding over $250000, was untouched. Insurance covers $300000 on the vault and $300000 on the safe, with higher coverage during the annual license rush.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Motor Vehicles Department
J. Marshall Holcomb
Department
Insurance Covers
James M. Altman
State Insurance Board
Foulois 80, Aviation Pioneer Tours Far East Bases
Benja min D Foulois a pioneer in military aviation returns from a six week Far East air tour visiting 14 major bases from Japan to the Philippines and Okinawa He plans to visit nearly every air base in the United States and then European bases to discuss U S air history with personnel and their families and to raise support for the Air Force Historical Foundation Foulois 80 began flying in 1910 after training with Orville Wright and was the Army's first dirigible pilot and for 15 months the sole officer on flying duty in the early air service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Benjamin D. Foulois
U.S
Air Force Historical Foundation
Far East
Japan
Philippines
Okinawa
Euro
Pean
Air Force
Historical Foundation
Hoyt St. Vandenberg
Foulois
Army
Wright
Ft. Myer
Alexandria
Oxford Women Offered Pregnancy Insurance Prank
More than 200 Somerville College undergraduates received a typewritten letter promising pregnancy insurance for five pounds, with a payout of 250 pounds if pregnancy occurred. The notices were distributed without consent, labeled a calendar prank, and reported to the proctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
England
Somerville College
Bishop in Trouble Says San Juan Star
The San Juan Star reports Bishop Francisco Panal Ramirez faces danger after criticizing Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. Five priests said to be expelled from his security detail, the paper cites informants and notes Ramirez compared suppression of freedom to Red China.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Francisco Panal Ramirez
Rafel Trujillo
Trujillo
Ramirez
Dominican Republic
Fireman Responds After Missing Alarm at Hotel Fire
Honiton England AP volunteer fireman Eddie Marks was in the New Dolphin hotel bar when the fire siren sounded. He ran a half mile to the station but found the engine had already left for the hotel kitchen fire. The blaze was minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honiton
England
Eddie Marks
New Dolphin Hotel
Marks
Dolphin
Rise in Wheat Exports Seen for 1959 60 Season
The Foreign Agricultural Service projects world wheat trade at 1,300 million bushels for 1959-60, about 34 percent above the 1951-55 average and near the 1,328 million bushels shipped in 1956-57. US exports are placed at 500 million bushels, up 1 percent from the prior season, aided by export programs. India remains the top importer with 93 million bushels in the first 10 months. Australia and France likely to ship more, while USSR and Argentina are expected to drop from the previous season’s highs.
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Washington
Foreign Agricultural Service
United States
India
U.S
Australia
France
U.S.S.R
Argentina
Irregularities Found in Interstate Highway Projects
Chairman John Blatnik said five serious irregularities in the 40 billion interstate highway program are under investigation by the House Public Works subcommittee. States are spread nationwide as hearings pause until after the November elections. Blatnik cited incompetence negligence and even wrong doing including favoritism in contracts and right of way issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John A. Blatnik
D-Minn
House Public Works Subcommittee
Blatnik
Congress
Methodist Students End Meeting Urging Discrimination Abolition
In Columbia Missouri the National Conference Methodist Student Movement closed a six day meeting with a resolution praising student participation in dignified non violent sit ins picketing lunch counters and economic negotiations. The group also urged rapid abolition of the all Negro Central Jurisdiction of the Methodist Church.
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Columbia
National Conference Methodist Student Movement
Methodist Church
Antony’s wax statue found after theft at London waxworks
The life sized wax likeness of Antony Armstrong-Jones, husband of Princess Margaret, was stolen from Madame Tussauds in London Friday night. It was recovered in a telephone booth at 2:30 a.m. with a green Welcome Home placard. The figure, valued at 1400, suffered damage but will be back on display after restoration. three suspects were seen driving away in a Rolls Royce.
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London
Roy Lane
Tussaud
Princess Margaret
Armstrong-Jones
Margaret
Lane
Young Congressman Elliott Dies By Own Hand In Pa
Rep. Douglas H. Elliott, 39, a Pennsylvania Republican sworn in less than two months earlier, died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a car near his lakefront cabin. Coroner says self administered, firearms and razor found nearby. Colleagues express shock at the suicide that stunned the party.
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Chambersburg
Douglas H. Elliott
R-Pa
Richard
Pennsylvania
John P. Mayes
James E. van Zandt
Rpa
Elliott
Republican Party
Freedomland opens in Bronx with 61500 visitors
Freedomland in the Bronx opened Sunday drawing 61 500 visitors. The 205 acre park recreates 200 years of U.S. history with sights of Chicago fire and Cape Canaveral rockets. Concessions ran short as crowds exceeded expectations and the park may need two million guests to break even.
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New York
Freedom‘land
The
Bronx
America
United States
U.S
Chicago
San Francisco
Cape Ca
Freedomland
Texas Mayor Sees VP Gets Watch Back
Vice President Richard M. Nixon retrieved his wristwatch after a Houston airport press conference. Mayor Lewis Cutter explained he kept the watch, then returned it at a banquet Saturday night. Nixon noted the watch was a gift from a collectors’ group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Richard M. Nixon
Lewis Cutter
Nixon
Car Hits Gas Pump Wrecks Car. Boy Burned
Greg ory Lee Johnson age 2 from Albion Nebraska suffered minor burns when his mother’s car veered into a gas pump in Mankato Minnesota Sunday. Mrs Lee Johnson and her sister Sandra Bentsen pulled him from the rear seat as flames engulfed the car. The vehicle burned but gasoline storage remained intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mankato, Minn
Gregory Lee Johnson
Coast Guard Names New Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Kenneth R. Nelson, a Public Health Service official from Minnesota and University of Minnesota alum, will become chief medical officer of the U.S. Coast Guard on July 1, succeeding retiree Dr. Richard B. Holt. Nelson currently leads the PHS division of hospitals.
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Washington
Kenneth R. Nelson
Public Health Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Nelson
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Richard B. Holt
The
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Ted) Raynor
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