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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1959
Page
9
Solon’s Kin Dies in Washington as Mattie Norton Capehart, widow of Lane and stepmother of Sen Homer Capehart, is mourned at 87. Capehart’s long public life ties to Indiana politics, with funeral notices in local papers dated Sunday.
Sacramento reports 18 402 inmates in 1958 up from 9 284 in 1937 marking the largest rise in state history. Director Richard A McGee warns overcrowding will worsen without immediate action even as 3 000 new beds are planned. A parole figure notes 11 inmates released from state prisons by year end.
The ad extols a 1959 DeSoto, inviting buyers to hear the car door close with a deep solid sound. It emphasizes durable, safety built reality and positions DeSoto as the fashion leader, urging readers to visit their local DeSoto dealer.
A San Francisco Municipal Railway bus driver found a shopping bag containing $6,280 in cash left on a bus seat. Lost and found officials traced the bag to Mrs. Ann Commins, widow of a sheet metal worker, who hadn’t realized the money was missing. The bag’s owner’s family was contacted and the cash was recovered.
The U S Air Force announced the death of 2nd Lt Allen J Keyes, 23, of Sacramento California, in a jet crash near Heidelberg Germany. The accident was confirmed today and the airman's family was notified.
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