Five Youths Die As Boat Capsizes In Lake St Clair
Five young people drowned when a 16 foot runabout capsized off Strawberry Island near Mount Clemens Michigan during a picnic. Three girls were rescued, including Mary Lou Gonyea age 17. Survivors described overcrowding and slipping into deeper water before the craft sank.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Lake St. Clair
Mary Lou Gonyea
Strawberry Island
Miss Gonyea
Marilyn City
Detroit
Nancy Benedetti
Harper Woods
Robert Benedetti
Ann Schuller
Valerie Quinn
East Detroit
Roger P. Hogan
Theron J. Brooks Jr
Ferndale
Grosse Pointe
Coast Guard
Gongea
Great Enthusiasm For Farm Fame Hall
Raymond Firestone, chairing the 5 million dollar Agricultural Hall of Fame fund drive, reports nationwide enthusiasm for the project. Construction of the memorial center is slated to begin early in 1960 north of Bonner Springs, with Howard A. Cowden, president of the Hall of Fame, announcing plans after a site visit. Firestone, president of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., spoke during a meeting of business and industrial leaders in Kansas City Kansas.
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Kansas City
Kan
Raymond ©. Firestone
Agricultural Hall of Fame
America
Farm Memorial Center
Howard A. Cowden
Cowden
Hall of Fame
Firestone
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Bonner Springs
Southwestern College grads hear about communist world strategy
In Winfield AP report graduates were told that Communist leaders are likely to pursue dominance through indirect methods rather than direct war. The speaker warned that international communism aims to control global affairs by subtle influence.
Henderson urges long struggle for freedom in speech
Lou W Henderson deputy undersecretary of state urged readiness for a drawn out conflict between peace and war noting sacrifices to sustain the long front of free nations. He addressed 76 graduates at Southwestern in 1911 14 and received an honorary doctor degree amid 1958 fundraising progress in Kansas reaching 51 percent of the 94 million dollar goal.
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Lou W. Henderson
Free Nations
Henderson
Southwestern
Kansas
Neosho County Bonds Grow with April Sales Total
Savings bond sales in Neosho County totaled 54192 in April, including Series E and H, announced by county savings bonds chairman Leif R. Nelson. The month brings Neosho’s four month total to 261,484, as statewide Kansas April purchases reach 7,509,928 and 1959 year to date total 47,983,277.
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United States Savings
Neosho County
Leif R. Nelson
County Savings Bonds
Kansas
Ethel Merman Takes Day Off for Daughter’s Graduation
New York AP report says Ethel Merman will miss the June 3 matinee and evening performances of Gypsy to attend her 16-year-old daughter’s high school graduation in Denver. The star emphasizes motherhood before the stage, deviating from the adage that the show must go on.
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New York
Ethel Merman
Gypsy
Miss Merman
Denver
Perfect Attendance Noted At Walnut High School
A 1959 St. Patrick's High School graduate, Mary Lou Fox of Walnut, earned perfect attendance for four years and ranked in the upper third of her class of ten. Commencement exercises were held last night.
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Walnut
St. Patrick's High School
Mary Lou Fox
L. A. Fox
Death List From Gangland After Apalachin Meeting
The Post reports gang leaders mark several Apalachin 1957 delegates for execution as punishment for likely informants. Indictments against 27 delegates for obstructing justice trigger the hit order while 36 other attendees are named as co conspirators. The paper notes a renewed fear in crime circles akin to Murder Inc. days.
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New York
The
Post
N.Y
the Post
Abe Reles
Murder, Inc
Milwaukee Fire Kills Three Children in Family Home
Police report a Milwaukee blaze claimed the lives of David Lewis aged 3 and Harriet 1 and Robin 6 months. The parents Cal 27 and Bessie 21 had been at a lounge where the father played with a jazz band and returned about 1 15 a m to find the second floor living quarters on fire. The mother was treated for shock and released after saying she had locked the door before leaving the children asleep.
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Milwaukee
David Lewis
Harriet
Robin
Cal
Bessie
Downstairs Resident Reports Smoke Scent and Child's Scream
A downstairs resident reported smelling smoke and hearing a child's scream, prompting a welfare check and fire department response. Authorities investigated possible fire hazards and ensured building safety for occupants.
Rogness to Speak at Pittsburg State College Baccalaureate
Dr. Alvin R. Rogness president of Luther Theological Seminary St Paul will deliver the baccalaureate address for Pittsburg State College's graduating class of 711 candidates the largest in history. Degrees will be awarded Monday night June 1 with college president Dr Leonard H Axe giving the farewell address.
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Pittsburg
Alvin R. Rogness
Luther Theological Seminary
St. Paul, Minch
Pittsburg State College
Leonard H. Axe
Safe Driving Award For Oklahoma Trucker
An Oklahoma truck driver with 12 million miles across 26 years without an accident was named 1959 driver of the year by the American Trucking Associations. Carl C. Crim, 44, of Okmulgee, noted for saving lives at accident scenes, received the honor.
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Washington
Oklahoma
American Trucking Assas
Carl C. Crim
Okmulgee
Mrs Truman in Very Good Condition at Hospital
Kansas City AP report states Mrs Harry S Truman wife of the former president remains in very good condition in hospital. Doctors could not say how long she will stay.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Top Teacher Named for 1959 by Women’s Clubs
Reina M. Takala, Hinsdale Township High School mathematics department head and part time mailman, is named Teacher of the Year by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. He enriched math with accelerated classes and college calculus study for seniors. Award to be presented June 2 in Los Angeles includes a Europe trip for Takala.
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Washington
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Reina M. Takala
Hinsdale Township High School
Hinsdale, Ill
Takala
Hillsdale High
Federation
Los Angeles
Europe
Finland
Fisherman Shot on Cassville Farm Leader Charged
Alvin Blaylock, 65, Cassville, was charged with felonious assault after shooter pellets struck Locker Hornsby, 29, while angling on Flat Creek two miles north of Cassville. Hornsby received pellet wounds to arms and legs and was treated at Monett hospital. Blaylock posted a $2500 bond.
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Cassville
Alvin Blaylock
Bill Hemphill
Locker Hornsby
Flat Creek
Here
Blaylock
Hornsby
Monett
Relief Corps Disbands After 75 Years in Fort Scott
The William Lytle Relief Corps the auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic disbands after 75 years of service in Fort Scott Kansas with members noting relief efforts and community work.
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Fort Scott
William Lytle Relief Corps
Grand
Army of the Republic Disbands After Civil War Veterans
The Army of the Republic unit comprising wives widows and daughters of Civil War veterans has disbanded ending its organized presence in the community.
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Army of the Republic
Traffic Fatalities Reported in Topeka Area
Kansas accident records show 3 traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours ending 9 am today. To date in 1959 total 179, compared with 172 in the comparable period last year. One fatality occurred previously but was not reported.
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Topeka
Kansas
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Lincoln
Chicago Historical Society
Paul M. Angle
Springfield
Thomas Hicks
Neosho
Harold
Humboldt
Harold's Used Store
News-Standard
West Mai
First National Bank
Chanute, Ks
F.D.I.C
Donaldson’s
Big
IGA
Armour
Nancy Lee
Turkey
COI
S. Santa Fe
Dr. Rogness
Krone
Ce Agency
Relief Corps
Aldwell & Son
Mrs
George Wiltse
W. Main
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