17 Aug 1955
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1955
Page
1
Multiple obituaries from the Middlesboro and Speedwell regions report deaths yesterday and today. William Ingram of Middlesboro Route 2 aged about, died at home. service details and survivors listed. W H Wilson of Speedwell Route 3 died at 10 am. funeral at New Stonemount Church with burial at Wilson Cemetery. Other notices include W P Keller of Cone Mountain and Vesta Lundy of Rockwood with survivors and funeral plans.
Obituaries note burial services at Hubbard Springs Cemetery with a service at the Hubbard Chapel. Names include Patinville Ohio residents and Richmond Ms affiliates, plus Portsmith Va and Fenkins Ky connections. Burial follows at Ulstbard Springs Cemetery with services at the Hubbard Springs Chapel.
Funeral services are planned for Jrede Tin who died Sunday in Fresno California. The body will go to Knoxville for burial tomorrow morning at 8 o clock. Tin, a former resident of Mukdipsbore, had been ill for some time before death. His wife was Bey Swell of Mthirllesbor. Amanda Long, widow of Dank Lang, a Millestore painter from Tannery House, died earlier at 2 PM in Fort Sanders. The Wood Funeral Tome in Hubbard Springs will host services for Elbert Vernon Hall, age, a veteran of World War I and the Korean War. He served fifteen years. body to be taken to Hubbard Springs after services.
A four stop forage tour led by Lee County officials aims to show best practices for feeding dairy cattle and beef rattle. Stops include Sleups dairy near Tighway No 68, Woodway dairy near Uaphway A2t, a Munk farm of rough lumber, and a silage and pasture improvement demonstration near Jonesville. The event runs from 10:00 am to late afternoon, with emphasis on clover and tall grass pastures and updated feeding facilities for year round livestock.
In Sacramento, a custody dispute centers on 21 month old Bamiy Jr. as Una Hel mkd Fine seeks to challenge Altman Sebuldl Thdits and others. Attorneys, including Howard J. Welch, reveal Una's struggle to secure a stable outcome with competing parental custody claims amid family tensions and limited contact with the child.
Spokesmen for both the union and producers announce a new contract covering television and films. The deal sets terms on residuals and work conditions through March 84, with provisions for actor compensation and future negotiations.
In Knox county farmer casualty reports say 48 year old Grebon from Knoxwitte was killed and Cary Grambny 24 of Sayinaye Wisconsin was seriously injured when two trucks collided after skidding into a highway area near Lexington. A separate note mentions a court conviction in a different case.
Funeral services for Henry C Risner, an ad teacher in Bell and Hawlan counties, will be held Friday at Williams United Church Calvin. Risner died from injuries received July 21 in an automobile mishap near Vanyard MU, when the car left the road and plunged down a 40 foot embankment. Survivors include his mother Mrs Wen Risner of Calvin, four brothers and two sisters. The funeral arrangements are at Caveat Funeral Home in Chery.
In Ardford Pennsylvania a fugitive known as Chaves La Valle, long sought by federal authorities, was found in his home after his wife alerted police. The man, described as one of the nation’s most wanted, faced armed caches including pistols and rifles stored at the residence for years. Neighbors recalled a quiet routine as law enforcement moved in to arrest him.
Unclear weather note describes partly cloudy and warmer day with a few showers spreading tonight and Tuesday. Windy and cooler later, with a few showers on Thursday and slightly cooler Friday. High around 85, low tonight near 82. Mentions New England corporate communities governed by town meetings.
A 12-hour prison riot at Nebraska Shore reportedly ended when armed troopers and National Guard troops entered the cell block. No shots were fired. Three inmates were injured during disturbances. a third inmate was found bleeding in a cell the next morning. Governor Anderson cited wardens’ actions as pivotal in quelling the uprising amid demands for segregation releases.
In Foran Dod RORFGLK Virginia the fire department asks residents to keep fresh water for dogs during emergencies. Firefighters report crowds of dogs drinking from hoses and car taps as trucks work.
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