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Newspaper

Middlesboro Daily News

Location

Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1959

Page

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Woman, 26, Attempts Swim Around Manhattan Island

Diane Sauble Struble, a New York mother, began a marathon swim to circle Manhattan Island with her three daughters aboard a support boat. She crossed the Hudson River and Harlem River, aiming to finish by 3 p.m. and previously became the first to swim 40 miles at Lake George.

Mother New York UPI Moes Diane Sauble East Harlem Manhattan Island Iker Struble Lake George Fillaze Hudson Manhattan East River Harlem River Hell Gate Tal Stephanie Silviz Deborah Eaxi

Fall Trial Faces Killer, 27, Who Murdered 3 Persons

Islip town jail inmate Bloeth, 27, charged with three murders on Long Island, faces an early fall trial. Suffolk County District Attorney Cohalan said he will seek a quick, speedy trial and present a current grand jury, with proof strong enough for first degree murder. If convicted, Bloeth would face the electric chair. his defense hinges on insanity.

Riverhead N.Y UPI Islip Suffolk Long Island A Prand Boeth Bloeth

Thwarted by Judge Ends Jail Attack in Harding

In Durban South Africa a judge persuaded about 200 Maci tribesmen to abandon an assault on Harding jail after burning crops and a school and threatening a hospital. Police and townsmen blocked the main street as tribal leaders agreed to leave peacefully. 29 women were later sentenced to twelve weeks in jail for tanker destruction on a farm.

Durban South Africa UPI Harding Here B. E. Canyr Cuno

Eight Women Die In Georgia And South Carolina Collisions

UPI reports two similar fatal crashes killed eight women in the region. In Atlanta a car veered across the median on an expressway, striking an oncoming vehicle and killing four aboard. In Manning, South Carolina, four textile plant workers died when a pickup truck failed fire and swerved into the opposite lane.

Atlanta UPI Georgia South Carolina Baiter Manning S. C

Hospital Notes and Transfers From Area Hospitals

Hospital notes list admissions births and dismissals at Ashlaigshare and Middlestora memorial hospitals. Names include Lester Hill Clyde Sawyers Jr Mrs Fred Hankey Mrs Robert Carter Mrs Bill Williams Ronald Duttean Alvis Hutfield Hilda Webb Lawrence Gray Darrell Porat Hazel Stennk Pat Leonard Blanche Leonard Miracle Imogene Hensley Anthony Grubbs John E Powell Wilma Metcalfe and others. Also notes a New York board of education decision to transfer 406 Negro and Puerto Rican students to a white Queens district amid opposition and a Navajo legend about Shiprock as a ship carrying ancestors.

Ashlaigshare Hospital Jim Howard Flat Lick Vina Pauley Rose Hill Lester Hill Tazewell Clyde Sawyers, Jr City Fred Hankey Gain Robert Carter Bill Wiliams Garrett Johnson James Partin Middlestora Aremorial Hospital Ours Ronald Duttean Alvis Hutfield Hilda Webb Lawrence Gray Darrell Porat Speedwell Hazel Stennk Wingfield Tenn Pat Léonard Blanche Leonard Miracle Balkan Imogene Hensley Anthony Grubbs Jenson John E. Powell Barbourville Wilma Metcalfe Morley OROOL Uporld New York UPL Board of Education Queens Glenable- Ridgewood Aad John J. Thechald

Verdict Today for 2 Youths in Campbell County

In Clinton Tennessee two Campbell County youths Franklin Smith age 2 and George Baker age 18 faced a pistol murder charge in the June killing of coal operator Jess Fesler. Special Prosecutor Frank Qualls urged the jury to impose death for Smith and a life term for Baker, calling them masterminds of murder. Two witnesses supported Smith’s alibi.

Clinton Tenn UPL Campbell County J. i. McCard Franklin Smith George Baker Elk Valley Jess Fesler Frank Qualls Smith Baker Qualls Chicago al Capone Corbin Fesle Lena Tush Adams Jellico Saxton Fesser Hazel Keisling Miss Adams Fied Rob Bing Fesler

Farm News Briefs on barley price support and hatchery output

Washington reports broadened barley price support eligibility for 1959 crop, including Fine No. 5 and grace No. 3 garlcky, to aid growers amid thin barley due to bad weather. UPI notes July hatcheries produced 177.561 million chicks, down 7 percent from last year but 40 percent above the 1953-57 July average. Also, trade shares were about 5 percent lower year over year, and six key processing vegetables forecast to total 6,360,000 tons, up 13 percent from 1958 and above the 10-year average.

Washington UPL Ag. Thultwee Department No Department UPI Agriculture Department UPS Department

Problems in Industry Mount But Fail To Dim Outlook

Industry faces steel and copper strikes and auto plant shutdowns yet economists expect a robust fourth quarter. Railroads lose freight revenue, oil inventories shrink, and July housing starts hit a 1950 high. Wall Street declines spark debate on a potential thaw in cold war tensions and longer term economic gains amid inflation concerns.

New York UPI Thes Ontrse A. W. Zelamek Eisenhower United Steelworkers Union Americacan Wall Street

Tri-Staters in military training and service updates

Ronnie E. Sharp graduates boot camp at Great Lakes. Army and Navy personnel from Kentucky and Virginia participate in large scale field training in Grafenwohr and Wildflecken, Germany, and Marine and Navy duty at Camp Perry and Pensacola. Notables include Bruce Sharp, McKinley Southerland, Leslie Dickson, Kelly Smith, Shelton Tester, Robert Sizemore, Billy Ledford, Harley Johnson, Ira Gibson, Robert Blue, Code Lovely Jr., Ensign Clark, John Hensley, and William Patterson. Parade, combat readiness tests, and ongoing duties across Europe and the Pacific noted.

Ronnie E. Sharp H. E. Sharp North 16Th Street Middlesboro Naval Training Center Great Lakes Army Pvt McKinley Southerland Floyd Southerland Hulen 4Th Armored Division Grafenwehr Germany Europe Army PFC Billy C. Ledford John W. Ledford Jonesville Harley P. Johnson Clarence Johnson Straight Creek NATO Shield of Defense Lee R. Gibson Route 1 Pineville Grafenwohr Ira Gibson Son Ith Code Lovely Katherine Kings Highway Dayton Ohio Dth Armored Division Lovely Roscoa Lovely Pensnington Gap S4th Heilbronn Fort Hood Yex Lovelyn John BH. Hensley Maurie Muldraugh Grefenwohr Trainig

Middlesboro Schools Announce Entry Rules and Birth Certificate Need

Middlesboro Public School System announces opening on Friday September 4 at 1 00 pm. Kentucky law allows entry for children age six by December 31 1952 with no exceptions. Beginning entrants must file by two weeks after school starts, last date September 7. Registration details to follow and a birth certificate is required for enrollment. If unavailable, contact Bell County Health Department at Pineville to obtain one.

Middlesbyw Bell County Health Department Pineville

Belt County High School Course Pick Day Notice

Freshmen through seniors are summoned to Belt County High School on Monday, August 24 to choose subjects. Each class then attends one additional day that week: seniors Tuesday, juniors Wednesday, sophomores Thursday, freshmen Friday. A Mullenry must attend Monday to receive preferred subjects.

Belt County High School AH Mullenry

O. Henry’s Wife Dies in Welville Home

Mrs. Sara Cole Porter, 51, widow of O Henry, died after a long illness at her Welville home. Born in Greensboro, she married William Sydney Porter in 1907, three years before his death in 1919. She defended his innocence in the embezzlement case. An author herself, she wrote short stories after graduating Peace College and had lived in the area since his death.

Welverville N.C William Sydney Porter O. Henry Porter Sara Coleman Greensbor New York Austin Tex

Grandmother Aims to Keep Atlanta Children Together

An Atlanta Brammother vowed to keep her eight children together after giving them away due to inability to feed and care for them. Grandmother Mrs. Ovetta Tannan offered to take in washing and scrubbing to support the children aged seven weeks to 14 months, while the mother, Mrs. Ople Quesenberry, 38, said she could not provide for them.

Atlanta UPTI Ale Ople Quesenberry

Tennessee Legislative Council shows high turnover and long-serving members

Half of the 909 council members had prior service while Sen. Carroll Oakes and others like George Cracey Rep. Jim Cummings and Sen. Ernest Giffey have repeatedly served since 1953. The article notes shifts between House and Senate appointments, conduct of subcommittees, and calls out several Memphis lawmakers disputing study outcomes and assignments.

RY Russ Nailey Unitedress International Nastmclis UPL State Legislative Council Orginal Carroll Oakes Morristown George Cracey Coverington Jim Cummings Woodbury Ernest Giffey Athens House Famil Senate Memphis Firlt Sania Hearden Richard, Moore Newbern Mes Seutl Ball House Land Senate Jennings James ,Bomb Shelbyville House Jared Markinx Cookeville Senate William Baird Letanan

Commemorative stamp honors Dr Ephraim McDowell in Kentucky

UPI reports in Danville Kentucky a commemorative postage stamp will be issued in December for Dr Ephraim McDowell pioneer Kentucky physician who performed the first successful abdominal operation removing a 20 pound ovarian tumor from Jane Tatd Cravioch after a long horseback ride from Greensburg. The McDowell Apothecary, restored next to the surgeon’s home, was dedicated.

United Press International Danville UPI Derember Ephraim McDowell Kentucky McDowell Jane Tatd Cravioch Greensburg McDenvell Apothecary Eiday

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