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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1959
Page
3
Mitchell schools announced the hiring of Robert E. Martin 37 as principal. Martin from Attica currently leads North Vernon High School. He will succeed Lee French who moves to Washington High School as principal. the district also named an assistant basketball coach.
Coach Henry Polson formerly led Mitchell from 1939 to 1943 before entering private business. He guided the Blue Jackets to the state finals in 1940.
American League standings show Chicago leading with 31 wins and 24 losses, followed by Cleveland and Detroit. Thursday results include Kansas City 9 New York 5 and Baltimore 1 Cleveland 2. National League leaders Milwaukee and San Francisco hold top records with varied results the night games featured Chicago and Philadelphia blanking opponents.
Advertising copy touts Standard Gasolines with built in gas savers for bonus miles per tank. It claims a corrosion inhibitor preserves high mileage efficiency and cleaner combustion reduces carbon buildup. It also promotes GoLp Crown rejuvenating fouled spark plugs to save fuel and urges switching to Crown Super Premium or Red Crown King Size Regular.
More than nine hundred Indiana high school seniors will attend Boys State at Indiana University next week. The American Legion Auxiliary sponsors the event to teach practical state government. Linton-Stockton participants include Jeffrey Kennedy, Richard Lupton, Terry McCraney, and Larry Bledsoe, who will assemble Saturday and return Sunday, June 21.
About forty golfers are expected to compete Sunday in the third Pro-Am tournament of the 1959 season at the Linton Municipal course. Local pro Bob Hess said the ABCA tournament would be the last until July and urged all golfers to enter. He forecast fair weather and noted groundskeepers should have the course in excellent condition ready for the event.
Ben Hogan, 46, ties for lead at the U S Open in Mamaroneck after a 32 37 69 opening. He shares top spot with Don Finsterwald Gene Littler and Dick Knight as Sam Snead looms four strokes back amid tough winds and a crowded field.
The Census Bureau reports the U S population at an estimated 176 665 000 on May 1. This shows an increase of 3 077 009 people or 1 8 percent from the previous year.
High school senior Judy LeRoux researched John Masefield for a term paper and found three birth years. She wrote to the poet and received a handwritten reply confirming his birth date as June 1, 1878.
A central control man in Nashville Tennessee oversees natural gas flow through 1200 miles of pipeline spanning Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee and Kentucky to ensure steady supply and safety.
NBC covers Dodgers vs Pirates in Pittsburgh June 13 14 while CBS airs Braves vs Cubs and Tigers vs Yankees on weekend games. Eddie Mathews Hank Aaron and Joe Adcock face Mickey Mantle Hank Bauer and Bill Skowron in Milwaukee exhibition June 29. Cattlemen send 50 breakfast steaks to Yankee players to boost strength. Eddie Yost homers boost Tigers over Indians 4 1. Albie Pearson debuts with Orioles and makes a remarkable catch. Gino Cimoli banished for throwing cap in Pittsburgh. Hadix receives a silver tray and 12 rabots for May 26 pitching feat. NL pennant races boost attendance. AL may follow with a tight race in 1959.
The United Kingdom has bought about 55 million pounds of surplus US cotton since 1954, the highest total among nations. Indonesia ranks second with over 25 million pounds.
Billy Pierce allowed only one hit as the White Sox defeated the Senators 3 1. Camilo Pascual struggled, losing his third straight game in the ninth inning. Rocky Colavito drove in the winning run in the eighth for Cleveland as other AL results followed.
Businessmen boosted planned capital spending to 32.565 billion, up 773 million from March forecast. Texas July crude demand seen at 2.65 million bpd, same as June. Gasoline supplies rose amid seasonal demand. Paper and board output up 17 percent in April to 2,911,915 tons. IRS reports beer production in April at 8,678,984 barrels, up 1.2 million from 1958.
Robert Parker 31 of Canton Ohio received up to five years in prison and a $1000 fine for aiding his brother Carl Parker in a jail escape at Allen County Jail June 10 1958. Judge Robert Grant gave the maximum sentence citing the seriousness of the jail break. Parker and two co defendants from Canton received three year terms each on the same charge while Carl Parker later pled guilty to bank robbery jail break and assault and drew a 70 year sentence.
Oscar Lugo aged 33 was placed in a private cell after guards found him hiding beneath the San Quentin Prison gymnasium bleachers. Lugo said he owed fellow inmates many cigarettes and could not repay them.
A Health Insurance Institute survey shows two out of every five American families with health insurance utilized it during 1958, indicating growing engagement with insurance benefits and medical services.
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