The Ledger and Times, May 17, 1961
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Selected As A Best All ROund Kentucky Community Newspaper 1* The Newspaper Largest Circulation In With The The City Circulation Largest Circulation In The County riitt-d Press International IN OUR 82nd YEAR Murray, Ky., Wednesday Afternoon, May 17, 1961 MURRAY POPULATION 10.100 Vol. LXXXII No. 116 hakespeare, Evans, Anderson Music Department Bun Crawford Holds Final Meeting Mrs. Lassiter And Astaire Cop Emmy Awards Dies Tuesday Of The Club Year Is Committed Major Highways The Music Department of the Murray Woman's By VERNON SCOTT entation ceremonies at the Mbulin Club held its final meeting of the UPJ Hollywood C eiondent Rouge night club. At His Home club year at the Club House--en Tuesday To Hospital HOLLYWOOD illet — "Macbeth" There were more thatill() emp- eve- ning May 16 at was heard from again, Tuesday ty seats at the Moulin Rouge. 7:30. Miss Lillian Bun H. Crawford, Tate, Chairman, Oght. The two-hour Shakespearean The 90-minute national telecast age 68, died presided over the Tuesday at 2:50 business To p. m. at his home meeitng. The meeting Be was Relocated drama won five awards, sweep- was held simultaneously at the in Lynn Grove. Although opened by ing the 13th annual television Hollywood nitery and the Zieg- he had Mrs. M. G. Carman's DETROIT UPI) — Circuit Judge been in ill .health for several reading the Club Woman's Creed. A contract Academy Award presentations. teld Theater in New York. Dick Joseph G. Rashid today ordered 1,1- the felocation of The Commonwealth will award years he died unexpectedly. Miss Lillian Watters was the ac- three major It won the top honor of the Powell was master of ceremonies Mrs. Nelle Lassiter committed to highways in the vi- and supervise construction con- Survivors are his wile, Celia companist for the opening hymn. cinity of night — the program of the year. in the West and Comedian Joey a mental hospital and declared a Eddyville and Kuttawa, tracts. The Engineers will perform Crawofrd. one sister, Miss Manon Russel Johnson, retiring Kentucky, has Additionally, the show won an Bishop' handled the chores in the mistrial in her murder-conspiracy been executed by audit duties and such general in- Crawford. three brothers; T. W. Vice-chairman, presented a gift to the Nashville Emmy for outstanding program East. trial. District, Corps of spection determined to be ap- Crawford and Charlie Crawford Miss Tate on behalf of achievement in the field of dra- In all, 24 Emmys were present- the club. However. Rashid ordered that Engineers, U.S. Army, and the propriate for the contract. both of Murray, and Joel Crawford Mt*. Josiah Darnall, Chairman- Commonwealth ma. Costars Maurice Evans and ed to the top performers, shows the trial of Mrs. Lassiter's one- of Kentucky. Con- Other relocations or adjustments of Lynn Grove. elect, announced her committees struction Judith Anderson were awarded Ind technicians of the television time lover, Gordon Watson, con- contracts are planned for of state and county roads in the Mr. Crawford was a member of for the coming club year. She the near ilatuettes for best single perform- industry — and several old movie tinue. future. Barkley Reservoir are in planning the Lynn Grove Methodist Church then turned the meeting over to Nice by an actor and actress, re- names were prominent among the Rashid ordered Mrs. Lassiter, a status, according to Colonel Carl- where he served as a member the program committee. The pro- District Engineer Colonel Vin- spectively. Its director, George ,ward winners. blonde former model, committed son, and contracts with responsible of the Board of Stewarts and gram, Duette, consisted of "two cent P. Carlson signed the docu- Schafer, won the oustanding di- Astaire Wins Emmy to Ionia State Hospital following a local Governmental authorities Joe Morgan To treasurer of thi-building fund. musician numbers" ment for the Corps of Engineers rectorial achievement in drama. Among the three networks, the performed by sanity commission hearing_held will be made Funeral services will be held and approval was denoted by in orderly sequence. Perhaps more dramatic than .'olumbia Broadcasting System won members of the club. Each group this morning at her bedside in Gen- Thursday at 2:30 p. m. at eral Jackson Graham, "Macbeth's" success was the vic- 11 Ernmys, tying with the Na- the gave a brief program note. Jennings Memorial Hospital. Ohio River Address Lynn Grove Methodist Church The first number. Maurice Division Engineer for the Corps. tory of Jack Benny for the best tional Broadcasting Co. The Amer- Alumni Ra- Two psychiatrists testified at the with Rev. J.. Max Sykes and Rev. Henry W a r d, Commissioner program achievement in the field ican Broadcasting Co. won two, vel's Mother Goose Suite, "Ma hearing that Mrs. Lassiter was of Richard Hurt Hoyt Owen conducting the rites. Highways for Kentucky, signed of humor. 3ne for the outstanding document- Mere l'Oie" for the piano was suffering "extreme Burial will from emotion- for the Benny Stays Horne ay, "The Valiant Years," and a be in Goshen Ceme- played by Miss Lillian Watters Commonwealth. Here May 27 tery. al instability." They said she could Benny, a weeping pallbearer at .echnical award. and Mrs. Neale Mason. A vocal Active pallbearers understand the proceedings against Colonel Carlson said that the President Of - are nephews: duet. "Somewhere Over A ry Cooper's funeral earlier in Dance master Fred Astaire won Rain- her but could not aid in her de- relocations were necessary because Joe Morgan, commissioner of Elmer Collins. Gene Crawford, bow" was sung by Mrs. Vernon ilk. day, was too grief-stricken to in Emmy for the variety show fense. of Barkley Dam construction and education for the state of Ten- Gene Landoll, Donald Crawford, Shown and Mrs. H. W. Wilson. appear at the star-studded pres. ichlevement of the year and an- Another 'member of the sanity that every effort had been made outstanding performance nessee, and a Murray State Col- Frank Hart. and Don Collins. The Mrs: Josiah Darnall and Mrs. R. ,MHS Council ther for commission, Dr. Ralph Johnson, to provide residents of the area lege graduate in the class of '35 men's Sunday School class of the L. Wade played n a variety or musical program, the piano duet, who is Mrs. Lassiter's own physi- with adequate replacement will be speaker at the Murray Lynn Grove Methodist Church will "Poet roads 'Astaire Time" NBC. and Peasant" by Suppe. The cian, had differed, saying she suf- consistent Richard Hurt son of Mr. State College Alumni Banquet serve 'as honorary pallbearers. with sound engineering and Murray State It was the third consecutive closing numbers, for two violins, fered "extreme nervous exhaus- Mrs. Buford Hurt, was Friends may practice. Surveys and plans for this week .'ear he has carted home awards. May 27. call at the J. H. by Mesdames Ed Fenton a n d Churchill tion," but that there was "no the new roads were accomplished installed as president of the Mur- outstanding per- The banquet will begin at 6:30 Funeral Home. Howard Ohila, were "When Day The Emmy for question about", her mental capa- by the Kentucky Highway _De- ray High Student Council. He is 'ormance p. ad will be in the ballroom Is Done" and "Tea for Beats by an actress in a se- Two." Mrs. city. He said there was "no men- partment and approved by in the Junior class: Also installed Western of the Waterfield Student the .-.es went to Barbara Stanwyck Union Plans Complete For Richard Farrell was the piano ac- were Jimmy Olila, Building. tal disorder or derangement." — Corps of Engineers. sophore. vice- for her "Barbara Stanwyck show." companist. This entertaining pro- Mrs. Lassiter and Watson went president; Andrea Sykes. Morgan, who has been Tennes- Chili Supper By junior, Harry Ackerman, president of gram was very enthusiastically re- on trial month ago today on U.S. Highways 62 and 641 and secretary; Patsy Purdom, 4In Track Meet see Commissioner since January a sopho- .he National Academy of Televis- Band Boosters ceived by the audience. charges of plotting the death of State Highway 93 are the routes more. treasurer. of 1950. has been with the state ion Arts and Sciences, cited ev- Hostesses for the meeting, Mes- Lassiter's husband two affected by the contract. N e w Elected to serve their department of education since Au- Mrs. years respect- iryone, who had anything to do Plans are complete for dames Charles Clark, Vernon State Highway 93 will depart from ive classes next year were gust of 1951. He first served as the chili ago. seven- alth the presidential debates, in- supper which is planned at Shown, Hugo Wilson, Irvin Gil- the existing route at a point about teen representatives. They are The Murray State track team co-director of equalization and Cal- They pleaded innocent to the Lou :luding President Kennedy and loway County High School on son, James Lassiter.