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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1960

Page

6

Girlhood Pals Meet After Fifty Years Apart in Lincoln Park

Adelia Mitchell and Ollie McMartin, once neighbors in Selig Rio, reunited in Lincoln Park after five decades. The pair last met around 1916 when Mitchell's family moved to Purcell, Oklahoma, and reconnected while performing with the Sunset Fellowship Singers.

Mary Nesswender Selig Rio Lincoln Park Adelia Mitchell Ollie Ollie Mc Martin Goodby Adelia Purcell Mio

Two Missouri farmers' daughters reunite after 50 years

A crossword puzzle sparked a bench reunion as Adelia from 816 Pacific Ave and Ollie from 630 Cedar Ave, both from rural Joplin county, discovered they were cousins in a twist of fate. After days of digging, 1800 miles apart, they learned they were widows and plan to remarry.

Pat Olan Missouri Joplin Wien Ollie Fighteen Cedar Ave Adelia Pacific Ave

Indonesian Troops to Join UN Congo Mission

Foreign Minister Subandrio announced about 1,000 Indonesian troops will depart next month to serve with UN security forces in the Congo. The report mixes scattered names and addresses with unrelated details, reflecting a damaged OCR page. The core fact identifies Indonesia contributing personnel to a UN peacekeeping effort in Africa.

Jakarta Indonesia Subandrio Hes Congo

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