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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1955
Page
2
Argentine leader Juan Peron pressured for Eva Peron's beatification amid excommunication tensions with the Holy See. Buenos Aires reports note Peron's obsession with Eva as rumors, memorials, and government actions highlight a broad campaign across unions and provinces.
senator Thye warns critical speeches by McCarthy Jenner threaten a united U S stance before the July 18 Geneva talks with Britain France and Russia. Humphrey counters Russia will not force an Austrian style peace on Germany. Austria moves toward neutrality with 300 million dollar oil payment due.
President Eisenhower appeals for swift enactment of a military reserve bill amid House stalemate. Chairman Vinson plans a Tuesday statement as Senate delay continues. Controversial antisegregation language and a teenage volunteer corps draw opposition and debate.
Funeral services for Mrs Maude H Walker of Flint Michigan were held Monday at 2 pm in the Robarts Funeral Home chapel with Father Charles H Ricker of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer officiating. Interment followed at Sarasota Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Sam Idelson J C Dykes John Seawell Philip Nuss Kenneth Russell and Chet Walters from the Sarasota Elks Lodge. Robarts Funeral Home of 22 S Links Ave handled arrangements.
Robert Burton 46 a former actor song and dance man and magician and husband of television actress Imogene Coca died Friday in New York Also noted is Billy Roche 87 of San Francisco a onetime boxing referee who handled heavyweights including Jack Johnson Jim Jeffries Jim Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons and died Friday
Ora G. Osborn RA a retired Pentascostal minister died yesterday morning in a local hospital. He lived in Bradenton ten years and was born in Benton Harbor Michigan. Survivors include wife Emma P. Osborn two sons Clifford M. Osborn Palmetto and Charles B. Osborn Baldwin Michigan one sister Mattie Eastway Leroy Michigan a half brother Ray Burdick Fenton Michigan two grandchildren three great grandchildren and one great grandchild Edwards Funeral Home Palmetto is in charge of arrangements.
Israel National Kosher Sausage Company sues A. C. Elmore for 712.74 in damages. Frank Gregorio and William T. Montgomery dba F and M Painters sue Globe Indemnity Co. for 1500 in damages.
Miami reports today's low temperature while yesterday's high is recorded elsewhere. The nationwide sampling shows how temperatures shift between days across multiple locations.
A Glasgow Scotland study suggests that certain disabilities blamed on old age may stem from scurvy. Researchers indicate vitamin C deficiency could underlie these conditions. The findings imply dietary improvements might prevent or lessen these age related symptoms.
William A Markert 68 a former Philadelphia printer and publisher died Thursday at his Highland Shores home in Ellenton He was a World War I veteran a Palmetto Kiwanis Club member and belonged to the First Church of Christ Scientist Bradenton Surviving wife Mable C Markert Ellenton and daughter Mrs Max Miller Philadelphia Funeral Home Shannon handles arrangements
An Associated Press dispatch by Sam Summerlin details a brutal sequence in Buenos Aires during a revolt. Explosions, gunfire, tanks, and rebel planes collide around Government House and the Plaza de Mayo as civilians seek cover and troops fight for control.
Maas Bros. aided the placement and construction of MacDill Field and Drew Field Tampa International Airport. He spent 45 of his 48 years with the store as credit manager and praised the community, saying residents will be pleased with upcoming plans.
William J. Holland, 30, is jailed on drunkenness and resisting arrest charges after biting Detective Floyd Bowers Jr. and injuring him along Fruitville Road at 4 a.m. Bowers and Sgt. Fred Walker detained Holland who bit back, sending Bowers to hospital for treatment.
The U S Weather Bureau in Chicago lists morning foreign conditions with Aberdeen Scotland 58 clear Berlin 61 clear Copenhagen 61 clear London 60 cloudy Paris 70 cloudy Rome 81 cloudy Tokyo 72 cloudy Madrid 66 cloudy Casablanca 73 cloudy Helsinki 48 rain.
Western Big Three foreign ministers issued a communique after two days of talks in New York. They express hope persisting efforts can advance peace and prepare for a Geneva summit with Molotov. Adenauer delayed visit to Moscow to study topics and German reunification questions.
The text explains patrilineal inheritance as common but notes many cultures trace lineage through the female line, establishing matrilineal descent. It highlights how ancestry can be reckoned via the maternal line rather than the paternal.
Market prices for Florida items posted with varying codes and small lot details. Contudo the readable segments show price points and product codes for local market listings in St Pete Clearwater area.
An unformatted market notice details grade A eggs in cartons with sizes from Extra Large to Medium. It notes white and brown eggs, consumer safes, and general price ranges about 10 to 15 percent higher than quotations.
The Tampa market lists live weight and delivered prices for dressers fryers roosters and hens. Hens heavy up to 4 pounds mostly 21 to 41 cents per pound, light hens under 4 pounds around 15 cents, with red heavy hens 41 to 2 pounds and white heavy hens around 21 cents per pound.
Two bandits robbed three employees of the Inglewood Finance Co. of 319 dollars yesterday. They removed the victims' shoes and scattered carpet tacks on the floor to thwart pursuit. Manager Don Knox, 47, did not chase them and called police.
Livestock report shows salable hogs 200 nominally steady bulk 16 to 2175 heavy 18 to 2150 packing sows 18 to 25 pigs 8 to 18 cattle salable 100 nominally steady steers 25 to 50 yearlings 15 to 50 heifers 14 cows 12 to 50 bulls 11 to 25 feeder steers 17 to 22 stocker cows and heifers 10 to 20.
Edward Lindley, an elderly former Indiana schoolteacher, was indicted for murder after a grand jury. His Gainesville attorney Parks Michael said a circuit judge will appoint a sanity opinion. Lindley previously resided in a mental hospital. his wife Bertha, 70, is mentioned.
The CIO United Auto Workers urged striking locals at two Detroit area Fisher and Fleetwood plants to settle now to clear the way for a General Motors Council meeting Tuesday that will discuss and vote on a new GM contract. Locals will vote between June 21 and June 29.
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