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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1954
Page
2
A jumble of funeral notices and obituaries from Ames area newspapers details services for multiple individuals. Names include Rev Monroe Bchuster pastor, Mrs Rigel, Lloyd Selis, Rowe Funeral Home staff, and Darlene Neff. Burial locations mention Maplewood Cemetery and local cemeteries with service times listed.
Fragmented obituary and notices from a Midwestern city recount a woman tortured on Main Street along with multiple death notices. Included are funeral details for Samuel and Stephen Burton, survivors across Anderson and Spencer, and references to local families.
Deaths in Madison and nearby counties report postmaster Davis St John of Middletown dying suddenly at 50 after a heart attack. He served in WWII overseas and held multiple local posts. Services set at Sixth Street Christian Church with burial at Miller Cemetery. Surviving Irene St John, Rebecca Irene, and John Thomas St John. Lenore M Robbins of Fortville dies at 38 in Indianapolis Methodist Hospital. funeral Friday at George McCarty Funeral Home. Gravel Lawn Cemetery burial. Mrs Lovicla Painter Robb is a former resident reported dead in Fortville with husband and two daughters surviving.
John Harold Jones 53 of Alexandria died of a heart attack at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at St. John’s Hospital after arriving here in 1993 to open a drug store on Harrison Street. He later joined the State Board of Youth and served as chief of its drug division. A Purdue graduate, he was active in Hoy Scouts and served as institutional representative for scouting. He was a member of the Methodist Church and the Alexandria Kiwanis Club. Born October 24, 1900 in Wadena Indiana to Dr. and Mrs. Frank C. Jones, he married Nina Complin in Jamestown Indiana on September 1, 1977, who survives along with a daughter Marilyn at Ball State Teachers College, a brother Dr. Francis Jones of Lafayette, and a sister Mrs. Helen Nemnesty Combard. Funeral arrangements are pending at Davis and Striler Funeral Home.
Police hold road blocks as state and county authorities pursue a heavily built man described with gray skin and small mustache after a July bank robbery at Benlain Harbor, Bristol. J Harry Browning, bank executive, was absent. an anonymous call warned “We’ll be Back” after the incident.
Rene walking and Chadwick discuss Marshall remarks during a news briefing. The lawyer says he never praised Marshall in Congress and would regret if such a line appeared in the Congressional Record. He insists his Marshall views won’t affect his impartial committee counsel duties.
New York reports that former Congressman Vito Marcantonio left an estate valued at less than $10,000. Papers filed Wednesday indicate a will and a joint testament to Thompson. The filing notes unemployment compensation and emergency benefits affecting about four million workers, with an effective date in 1955.
The document references a suit involving a person named Eczema and wife Miriam dated April. It discusses congressional action, credit corporations, farm price subsidies, and alleged damages up to 25000. It mentions a temporary appointment and undersea divers, with references to the state rotary and Superior Court.
Robert Dickey, general chairman, leads a picnic and program in the shelter house at the park. Committee heads report completion of arrangements in activities with Food by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Farmer, Publicity by Don Bancrofi, Reservations by Dick Worth, Recreation by Bud Hopkins, Membership by Barry McCafferty, Phone by Mr. and Mrs. Bill Oemler, Band by Dick Worth, Prizes by Jay Munson, Games by Mrs. Maxine Bareus and Miss Lois Harris.
A notice states the electing board for the township will be a three member panel. Other names may be added after a petition by Sept 6. Ballots will be mailed from the county ASC office by Sept 11 and must be received by Sept 16 to count. Selection of the township election board will occur Monday at the County Election Board meeting.
Washington sources report the United States will keep troops in Korea amid ongoing Communist threats. Army divisions including the 1st Marines and 2nd, 3rd, and 23rd divisions may be redeployed. discussions center on potential withdrawal. In Seoul the National Assembly urged caution as efforts to secure prisoner releases and manage allied forces continue.
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