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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1959
Page
3
A new half hour television series Theater of Champions will profile famed sports figures. Ellsworth-Waller Productions will produce the anthology revealing career stories with actors portraying subjects or athletes reenacting their own journeys.
An advertisement claims Pach-Me-Not cures skin problems in 15 minutes with instant dry formula. It touts relief from eczema, ringworm, insect bites, and other surface rashes, urging readers to buy at a local drug store.
The Indiana Kentucky All-Star game invites over 200 guests including Max Woolsey former Linton High star and 1945 All Star member. Pirates and Reds clash as Roy Face earns his 12th straight win while Frank Howard drives offense for Victoria Texas. The Yankees gain momentum with Mantle Skowron and Berra producing. Larsen and Turley post shutouts and the club climbs to six in the standings while Contenders eye Rookie of the Year honors.
Vada Pinson, age 20, faced disqualification for exceeding the 45 day spring limit in 1958. Though he appeared in 27 games, the rule deems him ineligible for veteran status, diminishing his chance to be considered.
New low cost portable stereo units from Granco Products Inc offer AM and FM reception in one compact package. Each five by nine and a half by four inch cabinet plugs into a single outlet and can be moved between rooms for multi room listening.
Lyons Saddle club Inc sponsors an all Western Horse Show at Lyons Municipal Park Sunday. Grand parade 1:00 pm with pony class western pleasure children’s horsemanship pole bending egg race flag race sack race rescue race and crawl through barrel race. Admission 50 and 25 cents. Public invited.
The Buenos Aires paper lists a library music room lecture hall broadcasting station meteorological observatory medical and dental rooms and info offices on agriculture and veterinary medicine. A survey shows wristwatch purchases split 30 percent men for themselves 30 percent men for gifts 3 percent women for gifts and 9 percent women for own use.
Adverse winds postponed the planned first free flight of the US manned X15 rocket at Edwards Air Force Base California. The test was tentatively rescheduled for Friday after intricate preparations to release the needle nosed craft from a B52 mothership faced communication and telemetering technical difficulties.
Indiana and nearby states send planes to the second annual Fly-in Drive-in hosted by the Linton Junior Chamber of Commerce. Breakfast starts at 8 a.m. with contests and displays of aircraft and autos throughout the day. Admission 25 cents per car goes toward breakfast.
Fire Chief William Robbins answered a call from a voice he knew reporting a fire at a familiar Greensburg address. The alarm was placed by his son Louis, whose home suffered about 150 dollars in damage.
The article explains the summer solstice to occur Sunday June 21 at 10 50 p m marking the sun's farthest north point in Gemini due to the tilt of Earth s axis and the precession of the equinoxes It notes Polaris as the future pole star and Vega as another distant pole star outlines visible planets Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn in June and the moon phases for the month, including new moon on the 6th and full moon on the 20th
Seymour Indiana hospitalizes Otis Pratt 63 after a snake bite while he razed an old farmhouse in the area. Pratt is from Medora and received medical care locally.
The Yankees and City Athletics traded blows as standings tighten across the leagues. A 5-3 Red Sox win and late inning heroics by Mantle highlight a volatile day with Indians faltering and White Sox strong in chase. Harmon Killebrew and Ron Santo spark another Senators win while Nome incidents loom over busy pennant races.
National League results include St. Louis 3 Chicago 7 San Francisco 4 Cincinnati 1 night game. Baltimore 6 Chicago 1 and other NL games. American League shows Chicago 26 21 Baltimore 26 22 Kansas City 23 21 Detroit 22 24 Washington 23 26 New York 29 24 Boston 19 26. Wednesday's results include Chicago 6 Baltimore 1 and New York 6 Detroit 5.
Indiana agricultural officials report about 70 percent of corn planted by May 30, well below 90 percent by this date in 1957. Soybeans also lag with about half planted, while topsoil moisture remains ample and pastures are in good condition statewide. Wheat headed about 70 percent, similar to last year. Hay cutting and rain affected farm work in many areas.
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