Platypus Gates Mate and Goes Missing from Bronx Zoo
Penelope the platypus fled the Bronx Zoo platypussary after escaping her mate Cecil. Officials said Penelope was last seen July 26 and declared missing August 1, with Cecil returned to bachelor quarters. Penelope, 2 pounds and 15 inches, is an Australian immigrant at the zoo since 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Penelope
Bronx Zoo
Cecil
Zoo
Bronx
Joseph Russ
Russ
Model T Club Tours Brown County on Sunday
Madison County residents joined the Hoosier Model T Club for a day trip to Brown County. The 24 participants in 13 Model T cars visited Shelbyville fairgrounds, where a brief program introduced by Richard B. Alexander preceded a motor show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
Hoosier
Brown County
Shelbyville Fairgrounds
Andichard B. Alexander
National Tire Co
Arthur Ridgeway
Pendleton
John Smith
Muncie
Richard Alexander
Clyde Nottingham
Chesterfield
Dale Wilson
Robert Potteroff
Middletown
Milo Hinkle
Albert Tomlinson
Gordon Burkett
Marlow Hinkle
Eccentric inventor shoots cashier in Kendallville bank
Richard Klink 47 shot Maurice Kent 43 after Kent refused to cash a self drawn $500 check at Farmers State Bank branch in Wolcottville. Kent died from chest wounds. Klink was captured outside the bank. Prosecutor to file first degree murder charges. Klink described as an inventor living near Atwood Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendallville
Ind
Wolcottville
Myron Welker
Lagrange County
Richard Klink
Maurice Kent
Richard Targgart
Wolcottville Herald
Fred Rittenhouse
Targgart
Rittenhouse
Kent
Lagrange County Memorial Hospital
Lagrange
Richard DeTar
Klink
Farmers State Bank of Lagrange
Floyd Perkins
Perkins
Dorothy Jones
Irene Barnes
Sheriff Welker
Atwood Lake
New Plum Types Developed In N Y
Fruit breeders at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Buffalo announce several new plum varieties Stanley Albion Hall and American Mirabelle now planted by growers in the state. Stanley is the leading cultivar replacing Italian Prune with two additional promising selections unnamed and restricted to testing. A large reddish blue freestone early ripening plum and a late season self fruitful prune type are being trialed for roadside stands and extended prune season. Other tests include an early Oregon prune type and a productive late selection from Ontario Canada Vine land Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
New York State
Stanley
Albion
Hall
New York
Oregon
Vineland Station
Ontario
Canada
Middletown Oilers official suffers heart attack at home
Woodrow Farmer age 40 of 895 High Street Middletown and assistant manager of the Middletown Oilers baseball team collapsed from a heart attack Sunday night at his home. He was taken to Henry County Hospital in New Castle in fair condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Woodrow (Tobe) Farmer
High St
Henry County Hospital
New Castle
Final Tribute For Senator Walter F. George Laid To Rest
Flags at half staff marked the funeral in Vienna Georgia for Walter F George former senator and NATO ambassador. Eulogies praised his integrity sympathy and humility and his bipartisan foreign policy leadership as chair of the Foreign Relations Committee. Eisenhower ordered half mast on government buildings and ships in his memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Walter F. George
First Baptist Church
L. C. Cutts
George
Cutts
Washington
Foreign Relations Committee
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
United Nations
Eisenhower
NATO
Migrants Illness Check At Indiana Quarantine
State health officials and Red Cross aided a busload of 62 migrant workers from Monterrey Mexico amid a suspected meningitis like illness. Several days of lab tests planned. 13 more workers ill housed in a National Guard armory with cots and kitchen support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Ind
State Board of Health
The
Red Cross
Monterrey
Mexico
Dre—A. C. Offitt
Wabash County Hospital
National Guard
Indianapolis
Kiwanis Hear Annexation Data At Luncheon
Al Wolbert representing the Anderson Township Citizens Committee discussed opposition to the annexation ordinance. He reviewed the action history including a remonstrance filed in Madison Superior Court No 2. Thomas Mc Mahan led the program and guests included Carson McGonigle and H. Allis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
al Wolbert
Anderson Township
Thomas McMahan
YMCA
William Lee North
Clarence Vernon Windsor
Carson McGonigle
H. Allis
House Approves Cut In Cabaret Levy
The House voted to halve the cabaret tax from 20 to 10 percent sending the measure to the Senate. A few dissenters argued cuts should begin elsewhere. Ways and Means estimated a 21 million dollar annual revenue loss, offset partly by higher income tax intake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Rees
Gross
Ways and Means
Keene Manufacturer Develops Litter Cleanup Tool
A Keene maker introduced a canelike device with 12 pickup prongs and a push grip action that automatically releases litter, designed to simplify home yard cleanup similar to sanitation spears used in cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keene
Forested Lands Compared Across Nations
Ottawa notes Canada possesses vast forests surpassed globally only by the United States and Brazil. The comparison situates Canada as a major timber region with extensive wooded areas and potential for resource use and conservation considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Brazil
Heat Brings Drowning Jol Heat Brings Drowning Jol
A hot Sunday spurred drownings at Indiana beaches but a hero saved two Cincinnati children from a submerged car near Aurora. Larry Linkmeyer, 19, pulled two boys, ages 2 and 1, from the auto as water filled the vehicle. Earlier, Glenn T. Fnight, 20, of Gary, drowned in Lake Michigan while aiding the recovery of Wooden Lee Burch, 18, of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cincinnati
David
Michael
Linkmeyer
Glenn T. Fnight
Gary
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Wooden Lee Burch
Work Stoppage Disrupts Halls Video Broadcasting
A work stoppage by American Broadcasting Co. technicians caused brief disruptions in several cities including New York Chicago San Francisco and Los Angeles. Negotiations continued as technicians remained noncompliant and wrote grievances. The number of workers involved was not known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Broadcasting Co
Network
National Assn. of
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Four Seized In 'Bookie' Raid In Gary
State police raided the Glen Park Hunting and Fishing Club on Gary’s south side and arrested four alleged operators Angelo Veltri 32 Frank Filipek 45 Tony Penzato 45 and blackjack dealer Thomas Mooge 56. About 15 people were found betting on horses and playing blackjack. All four suspects listed Gary addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Glen Park
Justice of the Peace Court
Schererville
Angelo Veltri
Frank Filipek
Tony Penzato
Thomas Mooge
Hospital dismissals list several residents by name
Dismissed patients from St. John’s Hospital include James Young Hillisburg Ozro Adams Nancy Wise Gladys Melcher Charles Barber Carl Pettit Minnie Hysong John Lewis and daughter Markleville Kenneth Groves and son George Minnick and son Evan Hervey and son Charles Retter and son Norman Swindell and son Billy Leever and son George Pavey and daughter Lloyd Jent and son Robert Allen Lavadue Neeley Shirley Darts Janice Swango Janet Elmore Joe Daugherty Imogene Mitchell Grover Wood and other local residents. NAMED TO LU BOARD Stewart Riley publisher of the Bedford Times Mail and the Bloomington Herald Telephone was appointed to the Indiana University Board of Trustees for three years. Governor Handley also reappointed C Walter McCarty editor of the Indianapolis News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Hospital
James Young
Hillisburg
Ind
Ozro Adams
Alexandria
Nancy Wise
Central Yay
Gladys Melcher
E. 10Th
Charles Barber
Daleville
Carl Pettit
E. 7Th
Minnie Hysong
John Lewis
Evan Hervey
Central Ave
Charles Retter
Chesterfield
Norman Swindell
Billy Leever
George Pavey
Lloyd Jent
Louise St
Robert Allen
Summitville
Lavadue Neeley
Ingalls
Shirley Darts
East Lynn St
Janice Swango
Cedar St
Janet Elmore
Joe Daugherty
Broadway
Imogene Mitchell
E. 22Nd
Grover Wood
Middletown
BOARD
Indianapolis
Stewart Riley
Bedford Times-Mail
Bloomington Herald-Telephone
Indiana University Board of Trustees
Handley
C. Walter McCarty
The
Indianapolis News
Gold Medal Calf Show Highlights 30th 4-H Events
Continued from page one judge Herschel Kilgore presides over Gold Medal calf judging for 4-H. Electrical project judging at 10 am. Home Economics building opens at noon for Home Show and concessions. Calf removal from 3 pm to 4:40 pm. First acceptance of 4-H Agriculture exhibits. No entries after 11 pm to 6 am. Anderson Eagles Band performs at 8 pm in the auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel Kilgore
Anderson Eagles Band
Anderson Public Service Committee outlines annexation and sewer duties
The Anderson Public Service Committee chaired by James Lansberry says city utilities prioritize residents and that suburban areas outside the city must provide their own sanitary and storm water facilities. It notes no obligation by the city to serve or fund outside areas and warns of costly independent systems if annexation fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Public Health
City of
Anderson
Board of Health
State of
Indiana
State Board of Health
Anderson Township
Anderson Public Service Committee
James Lansberry
Butler Dies at 39 in St John’s Hospital
Mrs. Nola M Boots Butler 39 of 3025 East Lynn St died at 1 15 p m Monday in St John’s Hospital after about eight months of ill health She was born March 6 1918 in Fleming County Ky and lived here 20 years She worked in Plant 10 at Delco Remy Division Surviving husband Jesse R Butler a son Ronnie Wells and a daughter Patricia Wells mother Mrs Anna McRoberts five brothers and five sisters The body was taken to Baker Brothers Funeral Home where arrangements are being made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nola M
Boots) Butler
East Lynn St
St. John’s Hospital
Fleming County
Delco-Remy
Jesse R. Butler
Ronnie
Patricia Wells
Anna McRoberts
Moses Mills
Arthur McRoberts
New Castle
James McRoberts
Lewistown
French McRoberts
Maysville
Dawson McRoberts
Dayton
Ohio
Charles McRoberts
Morrow
Gertrude Julian
Anderson
Corda Ratliff
Knightstown
Maxine Ray
Markleville
Celia de Young
Detroit
Mich
Edna Hester
Wallingford
Baker Brothers Funeral Home
Ralph M. Roby Obituary in Detroit Auto Accident
Ralph M. Roby aged 44 died from injuries in an auto accident in Detroit Michigan. He is survived by his wife Anne four daughters Mary Ann Judy and Sandra Marie his mother Elizabeth Roby and four brothers including Lewis Herbert Wilbur and George with another brother Charles T. of Detroit. The body rests at Severance Funeral Home Detroit. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 9 a.m. in St Michael's Catholic Church Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph M. Roby
Elizabeth Roby
Wheeler Ave
Lewis
Herbert
Wilbur
George Roby
Anderson
Detroit
Mich
Anne
Mary Ann
Judy
Sandra Marie
Charles T
Severance Funeral Home
McNichols St
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Widman Rites Planned for Albert Widman
Albert Widman 87 of 3523 Brown St died yesterday at 3 in St John Hospital after a two day illness. He came from New Castle two years ago and retired from a New Castle name firm. Friends may call after 7 this morning at Sells and Rowe Funeral Home. Funeral Wednesday at 3 in the funeral home officiated by Rev R A Burchfield. Burial in East Maplewood Cemetery. Survived by wife Ola Widman a daughter Ruth Barber Anderson a granddaughter Nancy Baker and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Widman
Brown St
St. John’s Hospital
Cincinnati
Ohio
New Castle
Sells Ard Rowe
R. A. Burchfield
Fifth Street Methodist Church
East Maplewood Cemetery
Ola Widman
Ruth Barber, Anderson
Nancy Baker
Funeral rites for Fred Bronnenberg held in Crawfordsville
Funeral rites were conducted today at 10 a.m. at Baker Brothers Funeral Home for Fred Bronnenberg 67 who died at his home in Crawfordsville. Burial followed at Memorial Park Cemetery. LT. CHARLES YOUNGBLOOD Services for Lt. Charles R. Youngblood who was killed July 31 in an auto wreck near Columbia South Carolina were held last Saturday in Indianapolis. He was husband of Betty Moore Youngblood formerly of Anderson. Born January 23 1926 near Clay City Indiana he taught at Fortville High School before joining the U.S. Air Force in 1952 and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross while serving in Japan in 1955. He was stationed at Shaw AFB South Carolina at his death. Survivors include his mother Mrs Lulu Youngblood New Middletown Indiana two brothers the Rev Russell Youngblood Terre Haute and Howard Youngblood Columbia City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Youngblood
Charles R. Youngblood
Columbia
S. C
Indianapolis
Betty Moore Youngblood
Anderson
Clay City
Ind
Indiana Central College
Fortville High School
U. S. Air Force
Japan
Shaw Afb
South Carolina
Lulu Youngblood
New Middletown
Russell Youngblood
Terre Haute
Howard Youngblood
Columbia City
Chamber and Farm Bureau plan falls dinner and golf events
The Madison County Chamber of Commerce and Farm Bureau discuss two new economic classes sponsored by the Industrial Fair Committee. A Fall Membership Dinner is planned for Sept 19 at Anderson Country Club with an outdoor steak dinner and a golf tournament in the afternoon plus 50 year awards. Reeder Printing Co is noted as the year’s 50 year firm. Two new members Watson Electric Co and Stallaway Hoppes Construction Co join. Also noted is a Tax Research Committee info sheet. In other news, Harry B Eubanks 75 trapped in a pear tree for 19 hours near Laurel, with critical condition after leg injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County Farm Bureau
Industrial Fair Committee
Anderson Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
Reeder Printing Co
Tax Research Committee
Stoelting
Watson Electric Co
Stallaway Hoppes Construction Co
Mclain Miss
Dan McLeod
Harry B. Eubanks
Eubanks
Aubanks
Laurel
Mrs Maude Parker Dies In Anderson At 7 A M
Mrs Maude Parker aged about 80 dies at St John s Hospital after four weeks illness. Born Kennard daughter of George W Cook and Sarah Cook widow of Charles G Parker. Survived by three daughters in Anderson a sister and a brother and two grandchildren. son Verle F Parker predeceased. Brown and Butz Funeral Home handles services Wednesday at 1 30 AM with Rev E D Imler officiating. burial East Maplewood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Parker
Pearl St
St. John’s Hospital
Kennard
George W
Sarah Cook
Charles G. Parker
Marie Parker
Onetha Plummer
Kathryn P.simer
Anderson
Daisy Harding
Petaluna
Calif
Grover Cook
Verle F. Parker
Brown and Butz
E. D. Imler
First Methodist Church
East Maplewood Cemetery
Mrs. Minnie A. Owens Dies at 75 in Indiana City
Mrs. Minnie A. Owens, 75, of 1526 Madison Ave., died Monday at 3 a.m. in St. John’s Hospital. Survived by husband James T. Owens, three daughters Mary E. Jones, Alice Ruth Owens, Clara J. Lefferage, four sons Julian, Thomas, James P., William, 18 grandchildren, one niece, two nephews, and several cousins. Leonard Underwood Funeral Home to receive visitors after 6 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral Wednesday at 10 a.m. Sherman Street Church of God with Rev. John M. Clark officiating. burial in Madison, Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie A. Owens
Madison Ave
St. John’s Hospital
James T. Owens
Mary E. Jones
Anderson
Alice Ruth Owens
Chicago
Clara J. Lefferage
Indianapolis
Julian Owens
Lexington
Ind
Thomas Owens
Los Angeles
Calif
James P. Owens
William Owens
Leonard Underwood
Sherman Street
Church of God
John M. Clark
Madison
Anderson College moves 40000 books to new library
Chester L. Edwards, comptroller at Anderson College, notes the Steirs designed machine saves many trips as 40000 books are moved by a powered trolley system across the grassy valley to the new library. The structure will eventually house 100000 volumes and the project should finish in about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steirs
Chester L. Edwards
Anderson College
Kremlin Shakeup Rumor Puts Deputy Prime Minister Near Premiership
Europe reports rising talk that a deputy prime minister could be promoted to the Soviet premiership, replacing Bulganin who is viewed as a Khrushchev ally with limited independent power. The rift followed the June purge of Malenkov, Kaganovich, and Molotov from the Presidium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kremlin
Bulganin
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Georgi Malenkov
Lazar Kaganovich
V. M. Molotiv
Party Presidium
Deaths In Madison And Nearby Counties
Obituaries from Madison and nearby towns list Martha Wilson Rome Brookbank Ethel Applegate Wilkinson Ralph Little and Herbert Veach. Details note ages, residences, burial plans and funeral homes, with services set in Pendleton Fairmount and Muncie for midweek ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Mrs Fowler Bonduerant Pendleton Dies at 75
Minnie Fowler Bonduerant, 75, of E. 10th St., Indianapolis, died suddenly at home Saturday. Born April 19, 1882 in North Carolina, she was daughter of David and Liza Fowler. Her husband Arthur Fowler died in 1924. Funeral services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Shirley Brothers Irving Chapel Indianapolis, burial Grove Lawn Cemetery Pendleton. Surviving: daughter Virginia Lee Keen of Indianapolis and a grandson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fowler Bonduervant Pendleton
Minnie Fowler Bonduerant
10Th St
Indianapolis
Record Matterhorn Climb Hits One Day Milestone
A total of 158 climbers reached the Matterhorn summit in one day in Zermatt Switzerland. Forty five guides guided for pay while the rest climbed for recreation. All climbers completed the ascent and descent of the 14 692 foot peak safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zermatt
Switzerland
Matterhorn
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Model T’ Club
Eccentric
Cashier
N.Y
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Oak Island
Mahone Bay
C. G. Stuart Jr
Maj. Stuart
el Paso
Texas
Ste. A. L. Wills
Cadillac
Video Broadcasting
Fant
Uae
Antads
Fred Bronnenberg
Crawfordsville
Baker Brothers Funeral
Memorial Park Cemetery
Minnie Owens
Europe
Mrs
Martha Wilson
Lapel
Here
St. John's Hospital
Lapel Methodist Church
Fisher Brothers Funeral Home
Thomas Hodson
Brookside
Mrs. Rome Brookbank
Rome Brookbank
Cornell Bright
T. R. White
Grove Lawn Cemetery
Ethel Applegate Wilkinson
Ethel Applegate
St. Paul
Memorial Hospital
Greenfield
Fairmount
George White
Marion
Harold
Richard Little
Glen Moon
Bernard Cox
Whittier
Hunt Funeral Home
Friends Church
Ben Harvey
Park Cemetery
Herbert FE. Veach
Herbert E. Veach
Pearson Mortuary
Tam’s
Boxer Brothers Funeral
Wie
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