15 Jun 1957
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1957
Page
1
Pvt Neely and his family live in New Tazewell. He is undergoing eight weeks of basic combat training with the 4th Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas.
Edgar W. Tilson boatswain aboard USS Macon participated in the International Naval Review at Hampton Roads Virginia. Edgar L Histon of Pineville Kentucky and Helen K Hilson of Dorchester Massachusetts are connected to Hilson and took part alongside Victor G Edens and Revyle R Edens aboard USS Wisconsin in the same review.
Army Sergeant First Class William K. Thurman, wife Arta of Jellica, joined a three week field exercise with the St Antic aircraft Artilery Battalion at Wie Todendorf firing range on the Baltic Sea. He fired a 3.5 inch rocket launcher a radio guided gun and a Sky sweeper artillery gun. Thurman, a section leader in Battery B Wiesbaden Germany, entered the Army in August 1973 and was stationed at Camp McCoy Wisconsin. He attended Jerico High School. His parents Mr and Mrs Avon Thurman reside Route 4.
Pfc Eddie Davis and his wife Mrs Nanwir Davis reside on Route 1 Middlesboro The 10th Infantry Division’s 35th Field Artillery Battalion completed dive week field training in Germany Davis arrived in Europe last November after enlisting in May 1956 and serving as a truck driver in Battery C of the battalion.
Army PFC Cornelius Bryant, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Waller Bryant of Middlesboro, recently graduated from the 25th Infantry Division Non Commissioned Officer Academy at Schofield Barracks Hawaii. He entered the Army in 1936 and was in Battery B of the 21st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion after basic training at Fort Bliss.
Sgt Duncan son of Mr and Mrs Eugene C Duncan was assigned as a medical corpsman at Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington DC He entered the Army in 1919 and was stationed in Korea His wife Bernice lives in Jonesville He attended Jonesville High School
An Ohio Air Force Reserve Flying Boxcar diverted from Clinton County to Niagara Falls and made a safe emergency landing at Erie Airport when its left engine failed. Maj. Harold Fodd of Fonsville reported the trouble occurred about 101 miles from Erie near Akron, and control of the propeller could not be regained.
New York report notes a TRA award for the champion racehorse Citation with televised ceremony. A groom at Belmont Park praised the horse after his Sysonby Stakes victory, predicting greater legend status for the brilliant colt. The piece hints at retroactive honors and mentions Calumet Farm’s historic 1848 Derby and classic sweep.
Detroit relies on consumer research to guide GM Ford Chrysler toward car designs and features that fit shifting buyer moods. Studies reveal demand for smaller cheaper models and less emphasis on horsepower, while prestige conformity and owner loyalty drive repeat purchases.
United Steelworkers leaders welcomed a Senate investigation into their union amid dissent over leadership. They denied corruption while protest figures urged a full inquiry to expose alleged misuses of union funds and threats against officials.
James Warren of Mecklenburg County is named to Virginia State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, replacing the resigning George E. Montgomery. Warren, a 150 acre South Hill area farmer, runs a flue cured tobacco and grain operation with cattle, and serves as Mecklenburg County Farm Bureau director and past president. Other committee members include Ryland Wellin as chairman, Welman Re Care, and L B Dietslok with ex-office Extension Service members.
Reported in a mountain village, mayor Pietro Nocera allegedly abducted a village school teacher with blank pistol shots, transporting her to the agar Bass Sapro Monie Mountains. Federal and local police pursue the case as townsfolk react to the shocking incident and rumored motives.
Film star Ava Gardner filed for divorce against Frank Sinatra in Mexico City on grounds of desertion and mental cruelty. The action began last February but was halted when Gardner had not yet established six months of Mexican residence.
Sterling Williams 1 died yesterday at his Cumberland Gap home. He worked for Fork Ridge Coal, Atlay Coal, and Hingh Diamond Coal, and served in WWI. Burial at Well Springs Cemetery with ministers Marle and Karraker presiding. Zona Evans 68 died at her Ree home in Farewell. Survived by multiple daughters, sons, and siblings. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at River View Church with Reece Funeral Home in charge.
Medical scholars warn that smallpox, though nearly eradicated in the United States, remains a threat. Physicians may fail to recognize cases, risking spread to communities. A 16 year old girl misdiagnosed as chickenpox illustrates the danger and underscores doubts about long term immunity.
Hospital staff struggle with a confusing varicella case as several children show unrelated symptoms and vaccination debates rise. In Plymouth, the Mayflower ship replica opens to crowds with floodlights and a convoy of American stores wares, while Indian Pay Day activities bring regional visitors to town for Pilgrims’ progress reenactments.
Mrs Mary Ann Branham Mullins age 77 died yesterday at 1 05 pm at her home in Middlesboro after fifty years residence there She is survived by daughter Mrs Mallia Lavida Davis son James L Mullins two sisters Mrs Hetty Brooks and Mrs Fannie Rhodes eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren Funeral services will be held at Yearys Chapel Church Exeter Ave at 2 oclock tomorrow with Rev Fuller Clark and Rev Fern D Robinson officiating Burial will be at Shapps Cemetery Carlisle and Shamate Funeral Home directing
President Eisenhower names Air Force officer Quesada retired to Giliwood HK as special assistant for aviation facilities planning. A museum exhibit features a long beaded belt titled the world’s longest belt at the Six Nations Indiana Museum near Lake Kushaqua NY.
Detroit Tigers manager Jack Tighe rushed the field to protest Hank Bauer's homerun, swiped at an umpire and grabbed a bat in a furious, misfired tirade that ended with an intentional boot.
Reds signed Babe Ruth to the Visalia California farm club, then optioned him to the Homers of the New York Pennsylvania D League. The 21 year old Ruth real George Ruth is a stout 180 pound outfielder with a football background at University of Cincinnati. He sprinted 9.8 seconds in the 100 and batted .407 for the collegiate team. Ruth, born in Parkersburg West Virginia and living in Reedsville Ohio, graduated in June and is the second Bearcat to join the Cincinnati organization after Jim Niemann.
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