12 May 1958
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1958
Page
1
The body of Leo Finer Atkins 43 a Carroll County dairy worker was found Sunday in Four Mile Creek near Carrollton. He had been attempting to recover a sunken utility pole in the creek on Saturday in the heat.
National Hospital Week runs May 11 to 17 with the theme Careers Count and calls for students to contact local hospital administrators for vocational information. In other items Scottsville mourns Mayor Gus Payne, while a munition truck incident in Calera scatters shells but causes no explosions. West Germany reports 40 percent of firstborns conceived before marriage, and the Harlem Globetrotters join the Brussels World Fair celebration for State Day.
An explanation notes that winter sun is closer but less heating due to Earth’s tilt. Heat spreads over a larger surface area in summer, reducing perceived warmth, while winter conditions concentrate energy differently.
A fragment notes the Portuguese navigator Soo Gewana as the first to discover an esq route to India via the Cape of Good Hope, sailing around it in 1497.
Deaths and funerals listed for Matilda Dean Eddy James Robert Peck Leota Heath Lora May Fountain with details on ages, birthplaces, families, occupations, churches, burial sites, and funeral arrangements in Kentucky and Virginia communities. Multiple survivors and pallbearers named. services at Ingle Chapel and Old Yellow Creek Baptist Church.
Hospital notes list visiting hours 6:30 to 8:30 PM and many dismissals at Middlesboro Memorial Hospital including Ernest Byrge Mrs Grace Saghpents Cannon and others. Births include William L Brooks Ancil Brooks and Mrs James Davis. Fingerprint file notes highlight Michigan State Police leading with nearly 4,000,000 prints in Washington DC. News commentary reviews Wuthering Heights CBS TV telecast with praise for Rosemary Harris and critique of production quality and pacing.
The Hed Men's Wrestling Club hired Nick Gulas of Nashville to supply talent for Knoxville wrestling. His first card featured an Australian tag team match with two falls won by Ramon Cermandos and Ken Kenneth over Chris Belkas and Johnny Walker. Walker, Belkas were crowd favorites amid brawls and free for alls. Walker and Kenneth had semi final wins, while Cermandos beat Belkas' partner. Walker hails from West Virginia at 223 pounds. Kenneth from New Zealand at 254. Cermandos from Argentina at 240. Belkas from Paducah, Kentucky at 218. Doors open 7:00 pm. wrestling starts 3 pm. Also advertised on WMIK radio 8:30–8:55 am Thursday for weekly details.
In St Petersburg Florida two women died when a boat was overturned by a 40 mile per hour wind gusts in Tampa Bay Sunday. The victims were identified as Mrs Florence Kearney 55 of Eluria Ohio and Mrs Vara Shewaman 55 of St Petersburg Florida. Lemoine Fantz 48 an interior decorator from Gulfport Florida survived.
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