Year in Review 1953 Top News Highlights
A chronological recap lists major events from 1953 including the UMW strike affecting 7,900 Kentucky workers, John J. Lewis retiring after 40 years, space milestones, political shifts, earthquakes, and notable disasters. The timeline covers January through December with many named leaders, nations, and incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers
Renhicky
UMW
John J. Lewis
Ordor
Moon
Anastas Mikoyan
United States
Greenland
Virginia
Artington
Norfolk
American Airlines Fiertra
East River
New York
LaGuardia Field
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Cyrus
Marold MacMillan
Soviet Union
West
America
United Stats
Sun
U. S
UALY
Idlus
Kentucky
Hawaii
Tibet
India
Geneva
Berlin
England
Apalach An
Secretary of
Ditin Foster Dulles
Canice
Christian Herter
Herte
Comihe
Li Goy
Lee Waterfield
Hale C. Clements
Combs
Louisiana
Trent-Lisenhower
Hlalyon
Europe
Africa
John L. Lewin
United Aline Workers
Touhy UN Ly
Bec
Volers
Postponed Inter American Conference In Quito
The council of the Organization of American States postponed indefinitely the Washington hosted Inter American Conference that had been scheduled to convene in Quito, Ecuador, February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Council of the Organization of American States
GAS
Quito
Ecuador
Ouster of Council Sparks 1959 Middlesboro Year in Review
A busy year in Middlesboro and Bell County includes the 1959 Mountain Laurel Festival Queen coronation, a high profile Nixon visit and Cumberland Gap dedication, violent incidents and bootlegging raids, highway deaths, a new Civic Center fund drive, and shifts in local governance and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vember
Jamestown
Laurel Cove
Alice Chainley
Western Kentucky State College
Jared
Kentucky
Pine Mountain State Park
Middlesboro
Henry “Junior” Jones
Little Bill Ausmus
Empire Hotel
Jones
Ausmus
Bell Grand
Rriddlesboro
Richard Nixon
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Nixon
Cumberland Hotel
Cumberlan Avenue
01St Airborne Division
Fred Seaton
Pennington Gap
Aes
Claiborne County
New County Hospital
Tazewell
U.S. 231
Rosa Drive-In
Tom
Shorty
Hall
Beil
Clay R. Good
Ming
Bell Circuit Court
Bell County
Barbourville
Midddlesboro Taycees
Cumberland Avenue
Middlesham
Warfield
Bell
Charles Pierce
Clear Creek
Claiborne County Beer Board
Walter Ray Smith
Siler
The
Daily News
Smith
Qguiet Biler
TriState
Marilyn Monroe Says She Hopes For Baby Aid
Marilyn Monroe, wife of Arthur Miller, denied reports she would hate having a baby. She stated she wishes it were true despite two miscarriages in their long marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Marilyn Monroe
Arthur Miller
Leger
Middlesboro
Tie
Old Frovidence Baptist Church
Ledger
Cawood
Who Expects Continued From Page Florist and Local Firms
The list of sponsors includes Quer Florist Payne Bros Commercial Bank Montgomery Ward Gayle Radio Lee’s Piig Store Gibson Jewelry Jackson Studio Juanita’s Beauty Shop Leonard Shell Service Station Verran’s Payne Foul Tractor Roane Trail Restaurant Yoakum Drug Chappell’s Dairy Standing Super Service Station Cunningham Drag McNeil Pharmacy Wile Finger Shop and Cottons Driver. Past winners referenced span 1953 to 1958 with families from Noetown Flat Lick Four Mile and Alva Kentucky including Honeycutt Seeen Warfield Elaine and Elwood child winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Quer Florist
Payne Bros
Commercial Bank
Montgomery Ward
Gayle Radio
Lee’s Piig
Gibson Jewelry
Jackson Studio
Juanita’s ‘Beauty Shop
Leonard Shell
Verran's
Payne Foul ‘Tractor Company
Roane ‘Trail
Yoakum Drug
Chappell’s Dairy
Standing Super
Cunningham Drag
McNeil Pharmacy
Wile Finger Shop
Cotton’s Driver
Paul Honeycutt
Four Mile
Ars
Mat Seeen
Cary
Kentucky
Alvis Warfield
Noetown
Mary Elaine
Stewart II
Flat Lick
Jennings Elwood
Alva
Irene's Beauty Shop
MY "Tucky" Beauty Shop
PET Dairy
Little Tunnel Inn
Perry & Pope Drug Store
Sulong Florist
Payne Bros. Commercial Bank
Gagle Radio
Lee's Drug Store
Also Mentioned on This Page
Enin Long
Beran
Khrustichev
Eisenhower
Khrushches
House of Representatives
Landrum-Griffin
Montana
Yellowstone Park
Konrad Adsnanerk
Germany
Ike
Nehru
China
Indlia
Ithrushchev
Japan
Oet
Maine
Texas
Taft-Harley
San Antonio
Charlies van Beren
Posttone Conference
Irene
Beauty Shop
Middlesborn, Lis
Chllester Ave
Denis
United & W
Johnson Baby
Perry & Pope's Drug Store
Perry & Pope
Bowery Boys
Ali
Best Buy Portable Typewriter
RCA TV
McCauley
Aiddlesboro
Insurance Agency
Ariel
Precae Eta
Roy Lee Ausmus
Roy Lee Ausins
First Baptist Church
James Coates
Siddlesora
Dewey Partin
Doyle White
Charles Blakeman
Elmer Martin
Ed Hall
B. H. Weekley
Harry A. Hoe
Roger Rector
Honerary Palliwarera
Pilot
Pin- Bacte Motors
Masgying Order
Lola Turkes
Jean
Wayne
Harriet Ausmus
Atiddlesbora
Shumate Funeral Wome
Prank Lecrer
Frank Lodger
Rete 1
Barbourg Ie
Mnd
Tate Daniel
Louise Bull Ledger
Ula
Joseph Ledger
Flint
Mich
Elsie Tretce
Trenton
Margaret Milligan
Richmond
Hensley
Hows Keck
James Partin
Hensley Cemetery
Fumer
Scully 23Rd
Mindlesboro, Ky
RIX
John
Scott
Reams Hardware Co., Inc
Marine Division
Cumberland Age
Aliddlesiuira, Ky
Cumberiams
Thone
Middieabore
Tri-State
Mom
Pop
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