The following items were taken from the July 11 through 17, 1959, Examiner.
The neighborhood children of 30th Street were entertained with a puppet show by Jeanne Lewis and Sheryl Yant, on the patio of Sheryl’s home. Jeanne is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lewis, and Sheryl’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Don Yant. Those attending were Sammy Allen, Joan and Joy Lewis, Dorothy Paxton, Sally Adams, Terry Lee and Michael Love, Muriel Ann Davis and Barbara Shipley.
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The Independence Civil Air Patrol Squadron will be well represented at a state encampment. About 150 cadets from 22 Missouri cities will arrive at Whiteman Air Base for the encampment. Those attending from this area are: Sandra Ritch, Davene Ellison, Rita Hayes, Dinah Highley, Gary Burnett, Fred Heidenrich, Paul Smith, James Angell, Edward Thilking, Eric Benedict, John Brinton, George Klaus, Rory Hedrick, James Dillon, Leonard Avery, Harry Sher, Tim Scholl, Fred Martin and James Grumman.
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Mrs. Oliver Johnson, 3402 N. Pleasant, won the title of “Mrs. Kentucky Hills” in a bathing beauty contest at the Kentucky Hills pool. She received her crown from Johnny “Scat” Davis, currently appearing at a Kansas City supper club. Among the prizes won by Mrs. Johnson was a Shetland pony. She has three children.
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Little Sandra Dee, the 6 1/2 pound baby girl of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer W. Finney, was born at the Independence Sanitarium and Hospital. What makes this little girl special is she’s the first girl born in 91 years to the descendants of Mr. and Mrs. John Finney. The last previous female in the Finney family tree was Mrs. Gertrude Ramson, who died three years ago at the age of 88.
