Scout Saves Four Tots in Home Fire
Hopkinsville Kentucky four small children escaped a house fire thanks to 14 year old Boy Scout John Thomas Moore who entered the flames to rescue the children before returning through smoke to safety. No injuries were reported and the home and belongings were destroyed.
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Scout
Hopkinsville
John Thomas Moore
John Caldwell Jr
John
Celesteen
Audrey
Louis Bell
John Thomas
Dorris James
Caldwell
Young Moore
Classified Want Ads Offer Wide Range of Listings
Advertisement explains that puppies or pallets and nearly anything can be sold through Classified Ads and directs readers to dial HE 2-5959 to get help from a Want Ad writer for placing an advertisement.
Baboons at Ojus Aquafair Ponder in Public Booth
Charlie the baboon sits in his booth at the Ojus Aquafair in Florida wearing a hat pipe and spectacles. Onlookers watch as the philosophical primate surveys the crowd from his display.
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Charlie
Ojus
Florida
United Press
Communist Party Membership Down in Britain for 1957
Only 57 percent of Britain's Communist Party members renewed for 1957, the Weekly World reported. The drop means about 14 000 resignations since last spring when the membership was 33 959, with party secretary John Gollan noting 590 resignations linked to the Hungary crisis.
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London
Britain
Communist Party
Communist “Weekly World
John Gollan
Hungary
Nevada Casinos Gross 119 Million in 1956
Nevada casinos reported a total gross of 119 million dollars for 1956 with Clark County leading at 70 million and Washoe at 35 million. Douglas County followed with 6.44 million, while taxes on winnings reached 5.31 million. The report notes large table fees, race wire levies, and penalties are not included.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada
Clark County
Clark
Washoe
Gaming Control Board
Douglas
Lake Tahoe
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Shop Penney’s
Carload
Penney
Penney’s
Thrifty Corner
PINE
Dacron
Penney Savings
Shop Penney
Plisses
Penney's
Ramona
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