Grand opening of Baker's Furniture in Sarasota
Sarasota city brings a new Baker's Badcock Furniture store to 1570 6th St in a 20000 square foot site designed by Thomas W. Talley of Lakeland. The event runs 5 to 9 p m today with chances to win 20 prizes drawing July 13. Baker's, in business 25 years, moved from 1620 Main St after 17 years and is tied to Badcock Corp. with 33 stores nationwide.
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Baker’s Badcock Furniture
Sarasota
6Th St
Baker's Badcock Furniture
Main St
Thomas W. Talley
Lakeland
Ed H. Baker
North Orange Avenue
W. S. Badcock Corp
Mulberry
Badcock
Baker's
Tennessee
Baker
Austin M. Embrey
William C. Loose
M. N. Lovett
R. L. Logan
Fredrick Rankin
A. E. Glover
Richard Willams
H. B. Green
Margaret Thiel
Graham Appeals to New Yorkers at Madison Square Garden
Evangelist Billy Graham addressed about 16 500 in New York urging residents to confess sins and seek forgiveness. He cited Luke 23 42 and noted 559 decisions for Christ in New York crusade bringing the total to 23 457. The Garden run set a venue record surpassing a circus, with 600 Kentuckians attending by train in and out each of the two nights.
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Louisville
Midyear Economy Mirror Shows Mixed Business Outlook
At midyear business sentiment swung between optimism and caution as 1957 halves revealed moderate gains and losses. Prices rose, costs squeezed profits, and consumer spending shifted toward durable goods and services while wages, hours, and dividends varied amid tight money and government spending.
Baby survives 20-foot fall after duct escape in Asheville
In Asheville North Carolina 15 month old Debby Carver slid off a grill removed from a duct and dropped twenty feet into a building basement. Firefighters freed her after ten minutes with only a scratch and the mother fainting in fright. Father Emerson Carver Jr called it the worst scare he ever had.
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Ins
Debby Carver
Debby
Asheville
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Leatherneck Objector Wins Appeal at Camp Pendleton
Pvt. Peter H. Green, 18, a conscientious objector, had his court martial for willful disobedience dismissed by Maj. Gen. Reginald H. Ridgely Jr. at Camp Pendleton. The charge and four month sentence were set aside and Green was restored to full pay with no forfeiture. The Marine Corps commandant in Washington later ruled Green not a legitimate conscientious objector and the Navy secretary ruling remains pending.
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Calif
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Peter H. Green
Ridgely
Arma
Green
Marine Corps
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Telltale Reflectors To Aid Firemen
In Washington North Carolina volunteer firemen will place amber reflectors above front doors of houses housing crippled or invalid residents. The markers will alert firefighters immediately if a fire starts, helping them locate occupants unable to move.
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Washington, N. C
Governors Confer Florida as 1958 Site Chosen
Republican governors left Williamsburg to press President Eisenhower for stronger grassroots drive and to outline a plan for state role in federal duties. They agreed to form a study group on federal state responsibilities and to hold next year’s 60th anniversary conference in Boca Raton, Florida.
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Hungarian Refugee Boy Writes to President for U.S. Home
A 14 year old Hungarian refugee in a Yugoslav camp appeals to President Eisenhower to allow him and his family to enter the United States. He seeks education to become a veterinarian and says they fled arrests after aiding in a revolution. He asks for asylum to avoid return to Hungary.
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International News Service
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