Democrats To Hold Dinners In Fifth District Events
Rep. Ed Edmundson of Oklahoma will be guest speaker at a Fifth District Democratic dinner August 31 at 7 p m at Elwood Country Club, with 250 guests expected and a ten dollar plate. John Walsh is to be honored, Arthur Noble coordinates Elwood arrangements, and plans include a separate Indianapolis dinner September 18 with Adlai Stevenson and former Vice President Alben Barkley as guests.
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Ed Edmundson
Oklahoma
Elwood Country Club
Paul Hillsamer
Marion
John Walsh
Anderson
Elwood
Arthur Noble
Tipton
Indianapolis
Adlai Stevenson
Alben Barkley
Paroled lifer brews escape and returns to jail
Maynard Brewster a 47 year old paroled Fort Wayne lifer who pried a metal plate from an Adams County jail air duct and battered a wall to escape was recaptured in Berne. Sheriff placed him in a different cell after his surrender by Alfred Zumbrum Berne patrolman Brewster faces charges for robbing a filling station during parole and bound and gagged a cell mate who refused to assist him. The cell mate Richard F Clark of Celina Ohio is charged with robbing the First National Bank of Berne May 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ind
Maynard Brewster
Fort Wayne
Adams County
Berne
Bob Shraluka
Brewster
Alfred Zumbrum
Richard F. Clark
Celina
Ohio
First National Bank of
Dulles Traces Bipartisan Era to Hull Campaign
Secretary of State Dulles linked the birth of bipartisan foreign policy to the 1944 campaign when Cordell Hull led the State Department. He recalled meeting Hull as representative for New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, the Republican candidate against Franklin D. Roosevelt, and said a new era of bipartisanship began then.
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Washington
Dulles
U. S
Cordell Hull
State Department
Hull
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Alexandria Man Suffers Attack
Alexandria resident Ferrell Cunningham was taken from Plackard's Garage on Ind. 9 to St. John's Hospital in Anderson after a heart attack. He was resting well Tuesday. Reverend Basil Holmes, Alexandria, accepted the pastorate of Lilly Creek Baptist Church northwest of the city. Herbert W. Miller of New London Iowa and his wife welcomed a son Jeffrey Alan with sister Charlene. maternal grandparents are Forest and [Etsler].
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Alexandria
Ferrell Cunningham
Plackard
Ind
St. John’s Hospital
Anderson
Cunningham
Bethel Pl
Basil Holmes
Lilly Creek Baptist Church
Herbert W. Miller
New London
Iowa
Jeffrey
Alan
Charlene
Forest Etsler
E Fourth Street Road
Rev Badgley To Pastor Tabernacle
The Rev Art Badgley will resume full time pastoral work at Hazel wood Tabernacle after a period as an evangelist. A native of Anderson and former Huntsville Community Church pastor, he lists services including Sunday school at 9 30 a m morning worship at 10 45 a m, evening service at 7 30 and a praise service at 7 30 Friday. New Zealand has 3400 miles of railway.
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Art Badgley
Hazelwood Tabernacle
Anderson
Huntsville Community Church
Badgley
Alexandria social activities tour and BPW picnic
Alexandria groups staged early morning calls for a caravan to Fort Wayne visiting the Johnny Appleseed Memorial Bridge Three Rivers and the Farmer's Market with attendees including Mesdames Marley Hamilton Farmer Tappan Wisler Morehead Millspaugh Schwinn and others Miss Elsie Foster spoke at the BPW Club picnic at Beulah Park reviewing the St Louis convention and outlining plans for the year Mrs Wilfred Dudley of Fort Riley Kan visits local friends and relatives.
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Alexandria
Sisters of the Skillet Home Demonstration Club
Fort Wayne
Johnny Appleseed
Three Rivers
Mesdames Lawrence Marley
Guy Hamilton
Arthur Farmer
Ralph Tappan
Summitville
Toi Wisler
Harold Morehead
Clem Millspaugh
Earl Schwinn
Elwood
Elsie Foster
Muncie
Business and Professional Woman's Club
Beulah Park
Irlene Weaver
Juanita Lewis
Miss Frazier
Wilfred Dudley
Fort Riley
Kan
Court docket highlights multiple Indiana cases and filings
State of Indiana against Cleatus Weber appeals on driving with a suspended license from Anderson City Court. Fulkerson versus Tahash habeas corpus petition. Foley administratrix seeks sale of real estate to pay debts. Jones Elmore versus Elmore divorce. Graham versus Graham divorce. Lennington Huffman divorce actions. Duckworth versus Tharp quiet title. Campbell spouses ejectment. Whitehead and Whitehead figure in docket.
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State of Indiana
Cleatus R. Weber
Anderson
Donald G. Fulkerson
Ralph Tahash
Gertrude Foley
Phoebe Ora Hite
Donald P. Jones
Henry Elmore
Flossie F. Elmore
Johnson and Austin
Cause Of Tragic Crash Is Found
Lomax Illinois report blames a broken equalizer rod on the rear truck of the Santa Fe Chief forward lounge car for the derailment that killed four and injured 53 near Lomax Sunday. The line says 29 of the injured remained hospitalized Monday.
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LOMAX
Ill
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Railroad
Former Anderson resident attacked in polio attack leaves in coma
Mrs. John Telinda, formerly of Anderson, is in critical condition at a Los Angeles hospital after contracting polio in what is described as a severe attack. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Webb, longtime Angelenos and former Anderson residents.
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Anderson
John Telinda
Los Angeles
Cal
Paul Webb
Golden Chain Class Picnic At Mounds Park
Golden Chain Class of the Methodist Church held a Sunday evening picnic at Mounds Park. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Bob Haines and son Norman from Houston Texas returning home after visiting Mrs Maude Anspaugh and Elmer in Elwood. Several local residents hosted guests and attended an officer installation at Fisherburg.
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Daleville
Golden Chain
Methodist Church
Mounds Park
Bob Haines
Norman
Houston
Tex
Maude Anspaugh
Elmer
Elwood
Fall Creek Club Family Picnic and Fish Reunion Notes
Fall Creek Home Demonstrators Club members and families held a picnic at Memorial Park with about 30 participants and a brief business session. The Fish reunion drew 40 guests from Anderson, New Castle, Yorktown, Knightstown, and Kokomo at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wood. Nearby visits include Mr. and Mrs. George Crown in Chicago and various local hostings. Sound waves travel about 1,100 feet per second.
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Middletown
Fall Creek
Memorial Park
Lee Wood
Anderson
New Castle
Yorktown
Knightstown
Kokomo
George Crown
Chicago
Ill
Notice of real estate sale by Madison County Indiana
The Madison County Board of Commissioners will on September 27, 1954 at 10:00 a.m. offer for sale at public auction at the east door of the Court House in Anderson, Indiana, Lot 819 in Plate Glass Addition to Alexandria, Monroe Township. Sale cash for not less than the appraised value of 50 dollars, conveying all right, title and interest of Madison County. Auditor John Walker signs this notice on August 19, 1954.
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Board of Commissioners
Madison County
Indiana
Court House
Anderson
Madison
Alexandria
Monroe Township
John Walker
Daleville
Bethany Church
Richland Township
Chesterfield
Robert E. Vermillion
John Deere
Ideal
Blackhawk
McCullough
Jersey
Guernsey
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Indiana Women’s Chorus Tops Hollywood Bowl Fundraiser
The 1000-member Indiana Women’s Chorus, billed as the world’s largest, plus Purdue Varsity Glee Club, drew 10 000 to the Hollywood Bowl for a Children’s Hospital charity concert. They raised over 20000 in donations and will return home Tuesday after traveling in three special trains.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Indiana Women’s Chorus
Purdue
Children’s Hospital
Hoosier Singers
Two Yank Students Are Polio Victims
Two American students infected with polio in Europe are being flown back to the United States. Laura Halstead, 18, of White Plains New York, a Haverford College student, and Frederick Mishkin, 16, of Elkheart Indiana, will return by Air Transport Command. Halstead was touring Madrid when struck and has been in Wiesbaden Germany. Mishkin, an exchange student in Athens, contracted the disease there and was flown to Frankfurt for treatment.
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New York
Europe
Westover Air Force Base
Mass
National Foundation For
Laura Halstead
White Plains
N.Y
Frederick Mishkin
Elkhart
Ind
Air Transport Service Command
Halstead
Haverford College
Pennsylvania
Madrid
U.S. Air Force Hospital
Wiesbaden
Germany
Mishkin
Athens
Frankfurt
Profit and Pleasure Club notes and social updates
Mrs Ralph Reavis hosted the Profit and Pleasure Club with devotion led by Mrs Firman Hosier and a fabrics lesson by Mrs Josie Robinson. Guests included Mrs Russel Edgell and others. next meeting with Mrs A F Hinds. Also listed are local visits and family gatherings across Elwood and nearby towns with multiple guests and reunions. Varied social notices mention hospital patients, visiting relatives, and dinners over the weekend.
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Orestes
Ralph Reavis
Firman Hosier
Josie Robinson
Mesdames Russel Edgell
A. F. Hinds
Charles Delinger
William Knopp
Francis Idlewine
Horace Leak
Mercy Hospital
Elwood
Mary Lou Keller
Danville
Willis Tappan
Fred Peterson
Alexandria
Omer Smock
James
Kenneth Brunson
Robert Kendall
Ronald Mittendorf
Gene McGinnis
New Castle
Vance Cook
Dayton
Ohio
Pierre Goodrich
Juanita Hutton
Son Denny
Indianapolis
John Cook
Zella Stewart
Emma Collins
Marie Collins
Stewart
Collins
Luther French
Socialite Refuses Dali Portrait After Viewing
New York socialite Mrs. Ann Woodward sat for a year for Salvador Dali. After viewing the finished painting in April 1953 she refused to keep it, saying it would not fit her home. Her attorney Theodore Miller said Dali filed suit in State Supreme Court for a $7,000 fee.
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New York
Ann Woodward
The
Social Register
Salvador Dali
Theodore Miller
Woodward
Miller
Dali
State Supreme Court
Administrator named for Claude Barton estate in Indiana
William L. Peck appointed Administrator of the Claude Barton estate on August 20 1954 in Madison County Indiana. Creditors must file claims within six months from first publication or be barred. Estate is presumed solvent. Clerk Joseph H. Armington notes and notice runs in August 25 to September 8.
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William L. Peck
Claude Barton
Anderson
Joseph H. Armington
Madison County
Indiana
Anderson man named Montgomery Ward appliance manager
Emmett H. Van Voorhis of Anderson has accepted the appliance manager post at the local Montgomery Ward store. A 44 year old married father of two, he was born in Bellefontaine Ohio and previously held supervisory roles at DeVilbiss, A. J. Miller, and National Tile in Anderson. He has six years with Montgomery Ward as hardware and sporting goods head, served in the Navy during World War II, and also worked a year in Guide Lamp’s shell department.
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Emmett H. van Voorhis
Anderson
Montgomery Ward Co
Mr. van Voorhis
Bellefontaine, C
DeVilbiss Manufacturing Co
A. J. Miller Co
National Tile and Manufacturing Co
The
Sporting Goods
Navy
Shell Department of Guide Lamp
Brand New 54 Crosley TVs On Sale Now
A cluttered classified page lists Gettting Ready For 55s savings on brand new 54 inch Crosley televisions at Use Appliances and mentions other local ads. It notes selling points, shop names, and contact numbers across Alexandria Ma hon y's Shoe Store and Cunningham's Machine Sales among assorted items and services. The page also includes moving and transportation notices to Denver and San Diego Los Angeles with travel details and ad rates for Anderson Newspapers classifieds.
Dirt and plumbing work and goods listings in classifieds
A dense classified page listing various items and services. Dirt and fill dirt topsoil gravel and stone services appear with contact numbers. Hardware, flower shop, fishing gear, and insurance listings intermingle with a public notice of personal responsibility. The fragment ends with a legal note by Frank Friend disavowing debt responsibility.
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Central
Scott-Atwater
Clay’s Sporting Goods
Cross ST
Hazel’s Flower Shop
Jefferson PH
Kaufman’s
Meridian
Love Bros
PARK _ PARK PLACE INSURANCE
HAL
Ehle
F. IH
T.V. Serv
T & H Service & Salee
Meridian ST
Elf
Frank Friend
Hoover
Bob Fairburn
Armstrong
Standard Furnace
Lowry & Belbot
P. P
Hayrol Free
W. H. Campbe
Ray Palmer
Charles Ray Hunter
A. Golan
Idea Roofing & Coal Ca
Ohio Ave
Sneamnand
Eve
Paul
Elra Schoonover
Golf ball found in auditor's office in Logansport
County Auditor Richard Gohl reports a golf ball discovered in his office in Logansport Indiana. He notes the ball was apparently thrown through a window and that the claimant must cover the cost of the broken window.
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Logansport
Ind
Richard Gohl
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Dana Andrews
Jeanne Crain
David Farrar
London
Coto Rey
Rev. Badgley
Tabernacle
New Zealand
Rekon
Nena
Marc Wilson
Robert Cummings
Marry ME Again
Rate Ome & Pabst
Blackbeard
Darnell
Uncle Tom
Tall In the
UTS
Sara
Vanitee
Paramount Picture
John Payne
Coleen Gray
Jon Sterling
Stephen
McNally Wi
Alexis Smith
Richard Garringer
Poplar St
Garringers
Herald
Foster
St. Louis
Courthouse News
Circuit Court
Superior Court
Walter Duckworth
Colling Tharp
Busby, Davisson and Cooper
Joseph W. Campbell
Ruth Campbell
Harold E. Cunningham
Doris V. Cunningham
Whitehead and
Whitehead
R’ Ranch
Third Cross Road
Ray Anthony
Coen
America
Bendix
Thompson
Allison
General Electric
U.S. Air Force
Marine
Army
Thunderbirds
Blue Angels
Gotos
Biltmore Hotel
N. Main Street
Daytona
Obie Anderson Travel Bureau
H Bing
Sens
Neen Fe
Harmon Pugsley
Mildred Addison
George
Vermillion
Walter Pugsley
Herb Cox
Cpl
Robert Crosley
Oleatha, Kan
Mesdames
W. E. LeMond
Elsie Wood
Curt Sheets
Marl Powell
Fishersburg
Wallace Bunnell
Fairfield
J. R. Hurley
Fall Creek Club
Nelson Strough
Hillsboro
John Dasher
Howard Reedy Sr
Robert Griffith
William Goff
Rex Hale
Woodrow Wisehart
Robert Cartwright
Egg M. Hood
George C. Chambers
Alcoholics Anonymous
P.O
Pearson’s
Crosley T. V
Main ST
Walker T. Dickerson
Mahony’s
Haverhill Dr
Denver
Colorado
San Diego
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Bulletin
Alice Adams
Ernest Cole
Heart Adams
Park Place
Hoosier Cafe
Grandfather Clock
Shank’'S
Durgan
8Th & Main
Baker’s Home
Variety
Broadway
Levi’s
Levi's & Jackets
Phil’s
Men’s Shop
Mith & Meridian
North Anderson
Stop Light
Huntsville
W. Gilbert St
Sears
4Th
Shank
Wentworth
Ok National Eee
H. Box
International Correspondence Schools
W. Raup
Highland
F. M. Miller
Anderson Window Cleaning CO
David Sewer Cleaners
McDaniel’s
Duraclean Service
Whitlow Paints
Raber Radio & T.V
10Th ST
Lesler
Hazlett
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