Millionaires Gamble for Charity Aboard Liberte Cruise
A charity gambling cruise aboard the luxury liner Liberte drew 500 guests in New York, including Harkness Vihlein and the Rockefellers, to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. Guests paid $100 to board, enjoyed a seven hour voyage from North River to Ambrose lightship and back, and gambled on roulette, craps, and blackjack. The evening ended with a Buick prize raffle won by Bernard Gimbie and a communal onion soup toast.
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United Press International
New York
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Olega
American Cancer Society
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Ford
Bostwick Lowell
Cassatt
Port of New York
Shirley Booth
Alfred P Sloan Jr
Manhattan
Statue of Liberty
Brooklyn
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Lawrence Rockefellers
Harvey S. Firestones
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Mme
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Elizabeth Arden
Richard Rodgers
Oscar Hammerstein
French Line
Edward F. Hutton
Caspian Cavier
Coupe Glacee Romanoff
Bernard Gimbie
Armed Youth Surrenders After 16 Hours Hostage Drama
Kenneth Adkins, 22, surrendered with his half sister after nearly 16 hours of captivity in Charleston. Police planned tear gas before the surrender. Adkins, who held the woman at gunpoint, said he regretted the trouble but wanted a fair shake. He was jailed on a kidnapping charge following talks with attorney Mervin Biel and officials including Police Chief John Pauley.
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Charleston
UPI
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Adkins
Nyla Kennedy
Mervin Biel
Ralph Glenn
John Pauley
Paul Baines
Biel
Pauley
Baines
Securities chief urges amendments to curb investor losses
SEC chairman Edward Gadsby told a Senate banking subcommittee that the 1933 34 securities laws need strengthening to protect investors from crooks amid a booming market. He cited loopholes and urged stricter book keeping and enforcement to prevent repeated losses like the $600000 client loss to a negligent adviser.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Edward N. Gadsby
Securities & Exchange Commission
Senate Banking
Gadsby
Harrison A. Williams Jr
Williams
Funeral Services For Guy Mayo Wednesday
Funeral services for former Childress County resident Guy Mayo are set for 3 p.m. Wednesday at Sawtell Funeral Chapel in east Los Angeles California. Interment will follow at the National Cemetery there. Mayo died Sunday morning in the Veterans Hospital at Long Beach California, at the time a resident of Lake Pupe alias not clearly readable.
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Childress County
Guy Mayo
Sawtell Funeral Chapel
Los Angeles
Calif
National Cemetery
Mayo
Veterans’ Hospital
Long Beach
LaPuepi
Altf
Almanac Today June 15 1959 Historic events and thoughts
Almanac entry for Monday June 15 1959 notes the date as the 166th day with 199 remaining, lists visible celestial bodies Saturn Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter, and recalls events such as Magna Carta sealing in 1215, Franklin’s electricity kite experiment, Arkansas statehood in 1836, and the General Slocum disaster in 1904, plus a Lord Macaulay quote on free discussion.
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Runnymede
Benjamin Franklin
Arkansas
Slocum
Manhattan Island
Storm-hunting plane finds second Gulf storm may become hurricane
In New Orleans a storm-hunting aircraft located the year s second tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico and forecasters warned it could reach hurricane force tonight. In Austin a Senate vote defeated an emergency measure to delay beach blockade amendments, with 14 to 16 voting to strike the tag. The special session ends at midnight tonight.
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UPI
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Austin
Texas
Gulf Coast
Senate
Johnson seeks unanimous limit on Strauss debate in Senate
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson moved to speed confirmation of Commerce Secretary Lewis L. Strauss by asking for a unanimous agreement to limit debate to fixed hours for each side. He said he would schedule overtime sessions and a Saturday meeting if debate was not limited.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Commerce
Lewis L. Strauss
Texan
Johnson
Scouts Plan $200000 Lake Front Summer Camp Buildings
The Council of Boy Scouts announced plans to spend over $200,000 for summer camp buildings if lake front arrangements are secured. A committee will visit the area to learn more about the camp plans and provide further details.
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Council of Boy Scouts
Scout Council
Russians frequent cinema tops worldwide says Tass
The Soviet Tass news agency reports Russians are the biggest moviegoers globally with city residents watching films about 23 times per year and rural viewers about 11 times annually.
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Moscow
Tass
Russia
Jet Becomes Wings Wish Despite Age for Flight West
Mrs. Lottie Kirchner, 71, of Chicago, said she booked a jet plane flight to the West Coast to satisfy a dream of using man made wings before she dies. She spoke of her plan as a personal adventure and a chance to experience aviation progress firsthand.
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Chicago
Lottie Kirchner
West Coast
Sheriff Warns Against Jet Rod Drag Racing Plans
In a letter from Childress County Sheriff Gaylon B Smith he cautions that creating a drag racing course could endanger youths under his care. He argues sheriffs lack authority to permit such activity on private tracks and warns of reckless loss of life if not prevented.
Actor Reeves Dies in Suspected Suicide After Domestic Dispute
Detected inquest details a quarrel with friends ending in Reeves returning to his room and then a fatal shot. Miss Lemmons claimed intuition warned of the self inflicted death while Bliss notified authorities. Reeves left no note and was described as despondent and out of work.
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Johnson
Reeves
Bliss
Miss Lemmon
Biliss
Summer Vocational Agriculture Workshop and Kidwell’s Summer Program
A summer workshop for 1,100 vocational agriculture teachers statewide will provide valuable instruction to enhance educational programs. Kidwell will attend two Texas Tech courses and devote time to preparing the Vocational Agriculture School Farm for the fall term, with livestock projects starting up. The schedule includes adult education, community outreach, and shop equipment readiness, underscoring that vocational agriculture demands year round emphasis.
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Ers
Kidwell
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Two Events Set For Legion Auxiliary Tonight
Members and families of the American Legion and Auxiliary were invited to a family night supper just after 7:30 at the Veteran Building. Each Auxiliary member should bring a covered dish for her family or herself, with a $1 stay plate for men. The Post will nominate and elect officers promptly at 7:30 p.m. In Gary Indiana a mass meeting of citizens furious over Senate Rackets Committee vice and corruption revelations gave officials two weeks to clean up the steel city.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
Veteran Building
Gary
Ind
UPI
Senate
News items about people you know in Hill of Post
Mr and Mrs J C Trent and Mr and Mrs Harold Trent and children of Carey Dr L W McClendon returned from Oklahoma where he attended the Educational Seminar of Oklahoma Chiropractic Physicians. Feature speakers were Dr Joseph Janse of Chicago and Dr R T Whittle of Oklahoma City. Weekend guests included Fred Stephens of Denton M and Mrs Austin Stephens of Dallas Cecil Chambers Becky Sue and Joel Seagovill Wyat Place Norman Stephens Irving Barbara Chambers Wanda Jackson of Dallas Jr Chambers stayed for a summer visit with Travis Dale and Larry McCain. Funeral services for M Elden West in Wichita Falls were attended by George West Mrs Clyde Kincannon Herman West and George Payne of Kirkland and Lois Bryant of Amarillo. Mr and Mrs Jess Key returned from Dallas after visiting Mrs Sidney Key Vickie and attending a dance festival in which Vickie participated.
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Harold Trent
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L. W. McClendon
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Oklahoma
Joseph Janse
Chicago
R. T. Whittle
Oklahoma City
Travis McCain
Fred Stephens
Denton
Austin Stephens
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Cecil Chambers
Becky Sue
Joel Seagovill
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Norman Stephens
Irving
Barbara Chambers
Wanda Jackson
Jr . Chambers
Travis Dale
Larry McCain
Wichita Falls
M. Elden West
Childress
George West
Clyde Kincannon
Herman West
George Payne
Kirkland
Lois Bryant
Amarillo
Jess Key
Sidney Key
Vickie
Television Schedule Teletype Fragment
A scanned TV grid lists channels GNC TV 4 KFDA TV 10 with 4:00 to 10: Movie blocks. Program lineups include Susie My Little Margie Night Freight Popeye NBC News Doug Edwards News News Weather Sports Weather Dragnet Marry A Millionaire Steve Canyon To Tell The Truth Jimmy Rogers The California Peck s Bad Girl Bob Cummings Red Skelton The Californians Garry Moore Flight News Weather Jack Paar Movie.
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Susie
Little Margie
Night Freight
NBC News
Doug Edwards
Dragnet
Steve Canyon
Markham
Jimmy Rogers
California
Peck
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Red Skelton
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Garry Moore
Flight
Jack Paar
Canyon Crossroads to Turn The Lone Ranger on TV Schedule
Local TV guide lists Canyon Crossroads at 4 00 followed by The Lone Ranger at 5 00 and Popeye Cartoons at 5 30. Evening lineup includes Dragnet Death Valley Days Steve Canyon Red Skelton Show and The Garry Moore Show with News Weather Capsule Mystery Turn of Fate and Jack Paar Show late slots.
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Don Goddard
Long Edwards
Steve Canyon
Ozzie & Harriet
Jimmy Rodgers
Peek
Cheyenne
Red Skelton
Garry Moore
Jack Paar
TV Schedule Broadcasters KFGA to KS' D Ché Channel
A dense TV and radio timetable lists KFGA and KGNC channels with daily blocks from early morning to late night. Program lineups include news, cartoons, game shows, soap operas, dramas, and children's features such as Captain Kangaroo, Treasure Hunt, and The Edge of Night.
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Kgnc-Tv
Sunrise Classroom
Kangaroo
Jimmy Dean
Haggis Baggis
Dr. Malone
Garcia
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