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For more information, please contact [email protected]. ,kl-Ti.11, 4, MEM= Al A MT ALL NOINNI) FENTI7CRY COMMUNITY INNWIPAPIN Largest Circulation In God The City We Largest Circulation Trust CountyIn-The United Preis International IN OUR 04th YEAR Murray, Ky., Friday A ernoon, April 5, 1963 MURRAY POPULATION 10, 100 Vol. LXXXIV No. 8-1 WINDS WHIP GRAS AND BRUSH FIRES Kentucky Cities fOUCRTIOOfil STATUS Of THE U S., 1962 Final Listing Of Candidates Plan Public Works Damage Is Great As Wind Gusts PER CENT WHO HAVE MEDIAN SCHOOL COHPUTE0 HIGH SCHOOL YEARS COMPLETED Statewide Offices Named YEARS For WASHINGTON .11Pt -- Federal 23311111111116S 1.4 Lash Scores Of Huge Blazes building projects totaling $5 mil- lion for three Kentucky towns 'fere 13.2 SS TO 64 FRANKFORT. Ky. efilt — The Thomae 0 Harris, Carrollton Wen- By United Press International closer to actuality today followtog of the North Carolina sandhills ex- Combs adinmistration ducked un- dell P. Butler, Frankfort. Republi- 45 TO $4 High winds whipped fires across Lexington: approval of the House Public Works perienced a similar fate. der the wire Thursday night with cans - Hugh James, thousands of acres of grasslands Committee Thursday 17 3 IS TO 44 Residents Flee HOMIII a leading candidate for the Dem- William M Hendren, Rich. and forests in a half dozen eastern , The projects which now go to The tree-top blaze forced the ocratic nomination for secretary Clerk, Court of Appeals_ Demo- 421 30 TO 34 states Thursday and today. the Senate Public Works Commit- '50 residents of Pine Bluff to flee of state crats — James F. Queenan, Louis- Scores of homes and other build- Drexel Davis,,Frankfort tee call for new federal buildings 25 TO 21 their homes. The papers of Covington Mayor ville, ings were destroyed by flames. Republicans — R. P Davidson. Mar- costing $4,610,000 at Covington, A fire flashed through 3,000 acres John Moloney were filed less than Towns were threatened. Small arm- Tedders. Tedders. $387,000 at Paris and $228,100 at MORE AND MORE of us are going to school lunge: and of woodland on its way to Frank- before the midnight dead- lon; James S. ies of firefighters, many of them two hours Olive Hill. longer this chart from the National industrial Conference linton. N. C iust north of Raleigh. volunteers, were mobilized in the line The House committee also approv- Board, New York. shows Three times ae many are finishing National Guardsmen and college They were delivered to the of- I stricken areas. Property losses were ed a $3 million courthouse and $2.2 high school as in grandfather a day Wear,,ri students turned the fire back at the present Secretary of State Scattered Frost Is estimated in the millions of dollars. fice of million poet office at Evansville, city limits and only two homes were Carter by Foster Ockerrnan. At least two deaths were attribut- Henry Reported In State Ind. damaged. manager for gubernatorial ed to the strong wind gusts. campaign Federal grants totaling more Fires were reported in eastern candidate Edward T Ned iBreath- Handel's Messiah FF A Sub-District Winds of up to 50 miles an hour, International sot than $205,000 were approved for Tennessee which apparently were By United Press siogiag-2 coupled with dry spring 00 Itt. Thursday. weather forester was reported to- Kentucky communities .21anned On Sunday Holds Meeting At set be arsonists. District Breathitt is the administration- Scattered frost /don Baty and a lack of green foliage in some the Blue The Urban Renewal Admlnis- Robert Hamlett said: "Some of the backed candidate for governor Mo- day in various sections of Murray State regions, set the stage for the trou- if any dam- trtion approved a $76,692 grant to A Dasher arrange- big fires have been deliberately set. loney's principal opponent for the Grass State, but little The James ble by hampering efforts to exting- tedlpera- the state Department of Commerce A man in the fire tower on Cove nomination will be state Treasurer age was expected since -lent of Handel's Easter Messiah uish the blazes. A few of the fires Solon Bucy to 19 Kentucky towns in spring above freezing in most for aid presented by the Adult Mountain saw puffs of smoke Mrs Thelma Stovall. a leading sup- tures stayed Tall be were believed to have been set by planning improvement programa. The FFA Sub-District composed up ih eleven' different places Some- porter of former Gov A B. Chan- sections. hoir of the First Methodist Church arsonists. Bureau spokesmen The grants go to: Barbourville. service April of Murray College High, Calloway body was just going down the line dler, who is seeking a third term es U. S. Weather the Sunday evening Most Under Control at Louisville said frost was report- Head Cadiz. Catlettsburg, Corbin, Mid- ' at 7:30 o'clock. County High, Fulton and Hickman setting fires." 195 chief executive. Will By today, most of the fires were but was ex- dlesboro, Dawson Springs, Earling- County High held their annual Authorities in Chattanooga, Tenn., Mrs Stovell is one of the can- ed in suburban areas soloists for the cantata are: Alto under control or extinguished But tremely scattered. ton, South lilaare, Henderson. Mart- Solo He was Despised." Mrs. Jack meeting Wed night at Murray State and Roanoke. Va., also reported that didates that Gov Bert Combs es- the fire hazards posed by the in, Mayfield.!.Morehead. Paducah. College Leadership winners in the wea- several fires appeared to be the pecially would like to see defeated. "With a minimium of 33 degrees Civil Defense Biggerataff, tenor solo. "But Thou ther remained in many areas. enough Paintsville, Pikeville, Pineville. following contests Yore announced. work of arsonists The fires in Roan- The treasurer, long a favorite at Louisville there is little idst Not Leave," John Cromwell; Virginia and New Jersey were the piantitie cut to have been damaged," Princeton and Whitesburg Soprano solo, "I Know That My Re- Chapter parliamentary procedure, oke occurred in a neighborhood of with Kentucky voters, already has 406 South Ilth hardest hit. meteorologist 0. K Anderson said. Solon Bucy of The largest grants are $14.967 semer Liveth." ?.1 s. H. Glenn Dor- Murray College High first superior, expensive homes. BUSH'S * served one term as secretary of of . Soldiers, firemen and students blooming, Street was appointed as Director for Middlesboro and $13,837 for n: Hickman County superior, Callo- EYE!) state. "Some fruit trees are and the base recitative; "Be- continued a statewide vigil today Civil Defense of Murray and Gallo- Henderson. way County s..polor. and Fulton Final Listing but they should be able to take 23 l-mid I Tell You a Mystery," and over thousands of scorched areas trouble." The way County by' Judge Robert Miller A total of $25964 in state and County good; Impromptu Speaking, Here is the final listing of can- degrees without any he bass solo, "The Trumpet Shall from the island of Chincoteague on April 1 to fill the vacate crest- bowl funds will finance one year's Calloway 4-H coldest reported temperature early 'Found," by R W Farrell Danny Kemp Murray College High in AS didates for statewide office: ed by the resignation of James IL the east to the southwestern today was the 30 degrees listed for 'work on the project for the study John Cromwell is the choir di- tirst superior. Kieth Hays Calloway Governor Democrats — A B. Lassiter, coalfields. Covington. of population, economic base, an- rector and Mrs. R. W. Farrell is County High excellent, Joe Bolin Chandler, Versailles: Wilstort B. Mr Huey retired from the Unit- Four separate fires Thursday night The current cold wave which sent nexation of business districts, hous- the organist. ,Hickman County excellent and Joe Rally To Be Cupp. Covington; Mary Louise threatened the 500 family commun- the ed States Air Force in the grade of ing, schools and urban reisstwal. Duke Fulton County good; Public Foust. Shelbyville; Edward T Brea- temperatures plummeting from The public fs invited to attend ity of Chincoteague, which was A.UT Major after serving more than The Urban Renewal Asbatintstra- Speaking, Don Oliver Murray Col- thitt. Hopkins/111e, and James Lo- snseasonable 80s earlier in the weak this serace. wrecked by a storm slightly more !twenty years He Is originally from eon also approsed a $311,13133 grant lege High first superior, Max Work- Republicans to below freezing in northern RMb. than a year ago Tomorrow - 1,. the Concord section of Calloway short- 1 ,0 Owensboro for drafting of a man Calloway County excellent, gan Delk, Frankfort_ Republicans— tucky today is expected to be Near Richmond, Va., one spec- County. I neighborhood Improvement plan, and Willie Simpson Dies and Barry Bolin Hickman County Louie B Nunn, Glasgow; Jesse N. lived. tacular blaze was touched off when Mississippi Val- He and his wile the tomer , a $0,451 advance to Pineville for a good. Creed for freshman boys.