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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1959

Page

5

Toulouse Lautrec paintings recovered after train wreck incident

Two Toulouse-Lautrec works valued at 135000, a painting and a drawing, were reported missing after a Philadelphia loan exhibit arrived. They were found in a freight car derailed near Philadelphia two weeks later. Insurance covered them. damage status unclear.

Los Angeles Toulouse-Lactrec Kenneth Ross Philadelphia Toulouse-Lautrec Fridday Philadelphia Museum of Art

Sanity ruling in murder case tied to two strangled boys

An Illinois couple Wanda Brogdon and Archie Merriam were found sane by a jury and will face murder trials for strangling Virgil Jr. and David, ages five and three, in the Lagura Mountains after leaving Rockford two weeks earlier. They admitted the killings as both were deemed a bother.

San Diego UPI Illinois Wanda Brogdon Archie Merriam Virgil Jr David Lagura Moutains Rockford Til Merriam Spring Valley William A. Glen el Cajon Etta Black

Jordan Revives Army Day Parade in AMMAN

In AMMAN Jordan King Hussein led a revived Army Day parade marking the 13th anniversary of independence with a military display on Monday.

Amman Jordan Hussein

End Waste of Water Benson Calls for Conservation

Washington Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson urged the nation to stop wasting water as demand rises. Speaking at the National Watershed Congress, he warned usage could double in 25 years and called for efficient use in industry towns and farming, including irrigation. He proposed cloud seeding forecasting saltwater conversion waste-water treatment erosion reduction evaporation control and vegetation water studies.

Washington Benson

Delicious penny wise barbecues for budget grilling

Jane Better Homes & Gardens offers economical outdoor barbecues with meat cuts suited to grilling. Includes instructions for skewer prill rotisserie smoke and covered cooking plus new recipes. Western Edition of June issue available where magazines are sold.

Jane Better Homes & Gardens Better Hormes & Gardens

New Plan Proposes Insured Ready Cash Deposit Account

A new plan offers a bank account that enables immediate spending and allows applying for any amount within a budget. The system uses monthly deposits to fund the Insured Ready Cash deposit account.

California Bank California Asettle Tme Pease

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