City Craig Creates Furore In Registration Visit
Governor and Mrs Craig visited the Marion County Courthouse to register as voters. County clerk H. Dale Brown, an ally, was delayed, causing confusion as staff re-routed the Craigs to re registration before the governor’s mansion move last year.
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Indianapolis
Craig
Marion County
H. Dale Brown
Brown
Craigs
Mike Hanrahan
Clark P
Ard
Governor's Mansion
Bids Scheduled On $2.4 Million In Road Work
Indiana State Highway Commission to open bids April 27 for 2.4 million dollars in road and bridge contracts across 14 counties. Bridge projects total 650 thousand dollars. highway work 1.75 million. On April 13, bids open for a Daviess County bridge over Prairie Creek north of Washington.
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State Highway Commission
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Neff Ditch
Ind
Decatur
Muddy Fork Creek
Greensburg
Delaware
Mud Creek
Dubosis
Hall Creek
Schnellville
Jackson
Ripers Creek
Freetown
Newton
Beaver Creek
Allen
Sherman Street
Goshen Ave
U.S
Fort Wayne
St. Mary's River
Maumee Ave
U.S. 24
U.S. 30
Division St
Glasgow Ave
Ohio
Zulu
Miami
Peru
Daviess County
Prairie Creek
Washington
Ten men fined and given suspended sentences in gaming raid
Special Judge Al Woolbert fined each man 18 and suspended 10 day jail terms after a raid on Ace Cigar Store at 723 Meridian Street at 3 20 a m last September 12. Defendants included Francis A Sehach 35 of Alexandria Robert Kemper 37 of Frank ton Henry Butsler 30 of 3726 Burton Street Harold E Davis 29 of Frank ton Edsel Dicken 29 of 816 Jackson Street Melvin R King 34 of 416 SW 4th Street William Henry Swei vart 33 of 725 Meridian Street Glen Hartley 35 of 1809 Fairview Street Bob Porter 22 of 2438 Meridian Street and Floyd Higginbotham 217 W 22nd Street Affidavits were filed by Deputy Prosecutor Charles Gaus.
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al Woolbert
Ace Cigar
Meridian St
Woolbert
Francis A. Sehach
Alexandria
Robert Kemper
Frank ‘Ton
Henry Butsler
Charles Gaus
Hospital Dismissals From St John’s Hospital
List of patients dismissed includes Shirley Greenlee of Middletown Donna Stierwall at 291914 George St Ernest Norris of 614 Park Ave John A Ball of Alexandria Betty Robinson in Alexandria Mrs Joshua McGrady and twin daughters 1506 Cedar St Clyde Gaier and son 7091 Dr Betty Vetor Fairmount Wilma Cottrell 1729 Noble St Jack Bennett 262842 Main St Melvin Talbert 324 W 7th St Addie Boaz 13 N Locust Martha Lavelle Elwood Paul Campbell Middletown Luella Dickey 822 Jackson Robert A Williams 2514 E 7th Dorothy Day Chesterfield Allen Clay 8 months son 1607 Jackson Sharon Green 6 daughter of Robert Green 623 Sons Elizabeth Kincaid 3 daughter of Edward Kincaid 826 SW 7th St Janet Norris 4 daughter of Robert Norris 2716 Columbus Ave Rhea Sue Waller 2 daughter of Harold Walters 522 Coventry Dr
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St. John's Hospital
Shirley Greenlee
Middle Own
Donna Stierwall
Jack Bennett
Main St
Melvin Talbert
7Th St
Addie Boaz
N. Locust
Elizabeth Kincaid
Edward Kincaid
Janet Norris
Robert Norris
Collumbus Ave
Rhea Sue Waller
Harold Walters
Coventry Dr
Visionary Air Power Leader Inaugurates Indiana Terminal Plan
General force chief of staff praised the rising significance of air power as Indiana outlines a bulk distribution terminal two miles south of Brookston. The project aims to serve northwest central Indiana and eastern Illinois, with completion expected by the next Air Force chief. Vandenberg, born Milwaukee January 24, 1699, noted for air supremacy, attended West Point and learned to fly at Brooks.
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Evens
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Brooks
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Tuxedo
N. Y
Gloria Rose
Robert Ransome Miller
Colorado ‘Springs
Coro
Hoyt
Sanford Vandenberg Jr
2Th Air Force
Germany
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington Cathedral
Board Resumes Road Projects for Anderson Area
The board plans to route improved road traffic from Ind 9 between Anderson and Alexandria into the Madison Avenue project funded by local, state, and federal sources. Chesterfield Road would use matched federal and local funds, with a land dedication issue pending remonstrance. Officials also announced traffic signal upgrades on East 10th Street, Ind 109, Broadway, Plum, Vineyard, and Mulberry, plus resumed work on the Ind 109 four lane highway from Ind 32 to Ind 67 east of Anderson.
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Alexandria
Madison Avenue
Chesterfield Road
Wilbur House
Anderson-Chesterfield Road
Flora
Fred Willitts
Burton McClintock
Anderson Area
George N. Craig l
East 10Th Street
Ind
Broadway
Plum, Vineyard
Mulberry Streets
Unemployment Claims Fall Across Indiana Regions
The latest week shows 144 new unemployment claims in the Anderson Ellwood Tipton area, a 22 percent drop from the prior week. Statewide new claims totaled 80,079, down seven percent, with declines in 14 of 29 offices led by South Bend Conn ersville Fort Wayne and Peru. Continued claims held steady overall, though Evansville and New Albany saw increases due to layoffs in communications equipment and defense plants.
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Anderson Ellwood-Tipton
South Bend
Connersville
Fort Wayne
Peru
Evansville
New Albany
Une
Revival services led by Evangelist Dr Chalfont at Nazarene church
Evangelist Dr E O Chalfont leads revival meetings at the Hoppess Addition Church of the Nazarene on East 38th Street extended, continuing nightly at 7 30 oclock through Sunday April 11. The Rev Velma E Johnson announces the music is directed by Rev Sherman Gillespie and Mrs Johnson, with support from Kelly Air Force Base personnel and city officials participating in a Scouts event.
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E. O. Chalfont
Hoppess Addition
Church of the Nazarene
East 38Th Street
Chalfont
Jil
Sherman
Gillespie
Farmland
Velma E. Johnson
Scouts Lead Parade Through Meridian Street March
A small scouts unit with band music and drum majorettes marches down Meridian Street to Twelfth and back on Main to City Hall. Members of the Anderson High School Band joined to enhance the musical flavor led by idavor Smith with Judge Hyland Clerk Lang and co filer Jim Me.
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Rade
Anderson High School
Meridian Street
Twelfth
Main
City Hall
Idavor Smith
Hyland
Lang
Jim Me
Public housing clash routs both party plans in House
The lower house defeated rival public housing amendments aiming at 35 000 units annually and four year extensions as Democrats and Republicans split on credit. The omnibus bill would let the President adjust FHA loan payments and extend repayment terms, lowering minimum down payments on homes valued 12000 to 1000 or 15000 to 1750 and 20000 to 3000, and extending terms to three years.
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House
White House
Eisenhower
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Peress Testimony Sparks Senate Clash Over Communist Links
Peress faces 32 questions on alleged Communist ties invoking Fifth Amendment protection. McCarthy cites discharges and promotions, clashing with Brig. Gen. Zwicker and Army officials. Stevens accuses McCarthy of browbeating witnesses as a Senate inquiry unfolds. Pentagon cites peculiarities in matters referred to AG. Army says Peress did nothing to warrant court martial.
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Peress
McCarthy
Ralph W. Zwicker
Ft. Kilmer
N.J
Army
Zwicker
Robert T. Stevens
Stevens
Senate
Hensel
Pentagon
Attorney General's Office
Stevenson Seeks Southern Return to Democratic Fold
Former Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson speaks in North Carolina's 1st District denouncing Republicans and McCarthy, urging a return of Southern Democrats to the Democratic fold. He criticizes the administration's tax policy, warns about hydrogen bomb risks, and jokes about his kidney ailment while calling for relief to low income families to spur spending.
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North Carolina
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Party
Illinois
International
Nothiing
7Th
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Aman
White House
Anderson Obituaries Wide Local Roundup
Obituary notices detail deaths in Anderson and surrounding areas. Yronn J Lavelle, 71, died at home after working as superintendent for United Boiler in Hammond. Survived by three children and two sisters. services at St Marys Church. Other obituaries include Ida M Taylor, 60, interred at Brookside Cemetery. Felix Wolff, 75, bookbinder for Gospel Trumpet Company. Roy Hines, 62, former Chesterfield pastor and Delco plant foreman, with multiple funeral arrangements noted.
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Mary
Lelitie Lavelle
W. 4Th St
Anderson
John
Mary Lavelle
United Boiler Company
Hammond
Waltz
Hiday
St. Mary's Church
Thomas Travers
Intercept
St. Mary's Cemetery
Sam Siros
Bloomington
Leopard Leonard
Denver
Colo
Lewis Malcolm
Silver Springs
Ida M. Taylor
Louise
St. John’s Hospital
Baker Brothers
Phillip Philbrook
Meadowbrook Baptist Church
Brookside
Lapel
Felix Wolff
High St
St. John's Hospital
Harold E. Rozelle
Marvin Hartman
Park Place
Sheldon W. Helms
Mr. Wolff
The
Gospel Trumpet Company
Roy Hines
Cordin Hines
Louise St
Chesterfield Pilgrim Holiness Church
Paul W. Thomas
Indianapolis
Ora Scantland
Pilgrim Holiness Church
East Maplewood
Hines
Chesterfield Church
Delco Demy Division
San Antonio
Tex
Polhemus and Shirey
J Neal Hinton
7Th St
Bitter Indochina struggle as monsoon looms
Rebels and French forces face a looming time problem as monsoon rains threaten to halt air operations and bog down tanks. In 24 days the Geneva conference opens with Viet Minh seeking a bargaining victory for peace talks attended by major Allied powers and Red China.
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Dien Bien Phu
Big Fouc
Red China
ILA Calls On Union With Same Name Starts Recruiting Dockers
ILA officials began recruiting dockers while the ILA had just lost an NLRB bargaining election by a narrow margin. The Board later voided the result due to alleged ringhouse tactics at the polls, prompting renewed organizing activity. In Germany a U S Army report cited a horse as the cause of a car collision, with $130 damage and a fatal injury to the horse Dobbin.
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NLRB
Ila Ringhouse
Nubbnuck
Germany
U. S. Army
Dobbin
Army
John Gort
Port Angeles
Wash
Aj , Borsch
Deaths in Madison and nearby counties
Funeral notices for Fred Robertson 55 Grant County farmer who died Thursday. Services Saturday at Parris and Lewis Funeral Home with Rev Xen Harvey and local posts assisting. Amy Thomas Sherry 64 died Thursday in Indianapolis. services Saturday at Condo and Son Funeral Home. Burial in Glencove Cemetery Knightstown. Charles Stafford 86 died Wednesday. rites Sunday at Condo and Ion Funeral Home. Burial at Clear Springs.
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Fred Robertson
Amy Thomas Sherry
Wilkinson
Indianapolis
Condo and Son
Glencove
Knightstown
Charles Stafford Wilkinson
Charles Stafford
Kennard
Condo and Ion Funeral Home
Clear Springs Cemetery
Wisconsin recall drive targets McCarthy foe
Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman signals possible candidacy if a recall against Senator Joseph R. McCarthy succeeds. A statewide Joe Must Go Club formed in Sauk City, with 403,904 petition signatures needed by May 17. Miller passport denial noted amid Communist links claims. Miller denies support for Communism.
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Wisconsin
Fred R. Zimmerman
Joseph R. McCarthy
McCarthy
Sauk City
Senate
National Fire Waste Council honors cities by size
The National Fire Waste Council, formed 32 years ago by the national chamber, runs a yearly fire prevention campaign. Cities are judged on fire loss records, firefighting facilities, and community education. Honorees include Indianapolis, Anderson, Vincennes for different population classes.
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Valley City
N.D
National Fire Waste Council
National Chamber
Indianapolis
Anderson
Ind
Vincennes
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