29 Jan 1962
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1962
Page
1
Birdie Hobbs widow of I E Coleman Hobbs of 25h and Winchester died this morning in a local hospital, apparently of a heart attack. Funeral arrangements are in charge by Shumate and Gordon Funeral Home.
Admission and discharge ledger details at Middleshorn Hospital and Cline Visiting Hours 1 2 and 7 8. Dismissals include Earl Daniels Shirley Sue Madon Mrs B Gibson Jr Raybern Parsora and son and Jakie Thomas family entries. Births list Mrs Ted Blondel and a Rose Hill boy as well as several local residents noted for admissions and visits.
State Auditor Joseph Schneider said his office will continue to investigate and audit district schools even as a proposed education bill would mandate full audits of all public districts. The bill would require certified audits by public accountants or licensed CPAs and allow special audits by the State Board of Fidration or a three member committee led by the governor, the attorney general, and the state superintendent of public instruction.
Governor Bert T. Combs lauded Kentucky's racial integration strides during a dedication ceremony for Whitney Young Hall. He cited new employment discrimination safeguards, shifts in state hiring practices, and notable gains in Negro representation across state government, education, and public services.
Rebels in black push toward Nam Tha city as Laotian forces brace for a final assault. Bouilcut Sanichan deploys troops with reinforcements and four rocket planes to defend the provincial capital from the north east, past and south. A three pronged attack looms while civilians flee and advisers expect mortars and ammunition to be readied for the final push. Souphanouvong, leader of the Bathet Lao rebels, reportedly conferred with Chou En Lai in Peiping after Geneva talks.
Five Middleshoro juveniles were to appear before County Judge Slusher in Pineville on auto theft charges. Willard Curtis Smith reported stolen a car from 512 Rochester Ave. Elmer Wyatt recovered the car on Colmar Road after an off duty sighting. Pool Room Robbery at Hub Pool Room on Cumberland Avenue involved a 120 dollar theft. Police suspect the thief fled the building after hours.
W. E. Tarvington veteran Bristol newsman has joined the Bristol Monroe Calculating Machine Company as industrial editor and personnel assistant announced by An drey Anderson vice president of the Bristol industry. Tarvington previously worked for the Bristol Daily Courier Kingsport Times News Elizabethton Star and Middlesboro Daily News.
Jonesville reports a Lee Ingish Bunch, Jack D. Peixl, and others were convicted in county court last week for offenses including drunken public conduct resisting arrest reckless driving improper equipment improper relation expired license no license possessing whiskey and related violations. The docket lists multiple defendants with varied charges and outcomes.
Six percent penalties apply to unpaid property and automobile taxes in Pineville as Sheriff Marty Gall reminded today. Residents must pay at the City Mall in Middlesboro or at the county courthouse for other areas.
Dr. Frank Rose former Transylvania College leader and University of Alabama president criticizes education neglect at a Henderson banquet highlighting Kentucky figures honored like Jefferson County Judge Marlow Conk and six outstanding Kentuckians. He cites budget gaps and moral faith as crucial for national success while naming several local educators amid an estimated 45 attendees.
MEMPHIS UPI The Baptist Hospital maternity wing opens with a closed circuit TV system enabling mothers to view their newborns in one of three nurseries. Cameras also cover family areas, letting visitors be seen by the mother. Administrators call it a pioneering link between nursery and maternity ward. No extra charge. mothers rent the set.
The families of 13 year old Wesley Lane and 10 year old Larry Husted of Osceola Mills began funeral arrangements after their bodies were found Sunday in an abandoned clay mine near Pilotsburg. Jay Raymond M. Hayes Funeral Home in nearby Jovulzdale handles arrangements.
The Middlesboro Rescue Squad joined three other rescue teams in dragging operations this weekend at Fort Loujun Lake looking for Mrs. Marty Gibson who disappeared from Baptist Hospital Jan 17 after surgery delays. The squad totaled 32 men with three boats and three tracks assisting daily. Gibson, mother of four, vanished after leaving the hospital before returning home post surgery. Ten Justice Squads had searched the prior weekend.
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