25 Aug 1955
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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1955
Page
1
Stroudsburg reports flood damage across northeastern Pennsylvania as state agencies prepare a mass recovery effort. Civil Defense runs Operation Kid Lift to reunite evacuated campers with families after flood waters closed roads and cut off camps.
The 1955 Indiana Legislature authorized a state Korean veterans bonus. A meeting at the Indiana World War Memorial will set payment procedures at 10 a.m. Officials and service officers will discuss forms, eligibility, and distribution from the surplus World War II bonus fund.
The report outlines federal steps to aid Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island Pennsylvania New York New Jersey after severe flooding. Agencies allocate loans grants and emergency measures to restore water systems schools housing and jobless benefits while surveying damages and directing procurement to disaster areas.
DONALD A. QUARLES, new Secretary of the Air Force, opposes any cut in American air power due to reported Soviet manpower reductions. He noted the US lacks reliable data on Soviet troop reductions and said the impact would be minor unless the remaining force size is known, with potential losses mainly in ground forces where the Soviets hold superiority.
President broadcasts his first foreign policy address since Geneva. He urged stronger Red Cross funding for disaster relief and warned that a false peace threatens justice and future conflict, stressing human rights and a sober path to real peace. He said Geneva offers opportunity but warns against mere desires to avoid war.
The Philippine Nacionalista Party moves firmly under President Ramon Magsaysay with two key moves at the national convention totaling about 800 delegates. The plan gives Magsaysay control of the party's nine man senatorial slate and integrates the Democratic party allies into the Nacionalista fold, threatening Senator Clare M. Recto's re election bid. In a separate incident, an airman in the United States forces killed two people and wounded two others before dying at Broadstairs England, after a gunman opened fire during a spree connected to a high profile security incident in the area. The Wright Patterson base continues to house over 1,000 buildings on its 7800 acre site.
Margaret Stover of Van Buskirk Road died shortly before noon Wednesday at St John’s Hospital after a lingering illness. She was the daughter of Alexander and Lydia Stover, pioneer Delaware County residents. Final rites are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Valorous C Rector Funeral Home Markleville with burial in Jones Cemetery near Muncie. Survivors include two brothers Willard Anderson and Frank Markleville, an aunt Flora McKinley of Muncie, and several nieces and nephews.
County officials report strong interest in the Board of Zoning Appeals session at 10 a m today to hear residents west of Raibli Avenue objecting to planning commission rezoning near the Central Indiana Railroad for a Read Canaday Company warehouse and offices. Oliver C Clark named president of the Welfare Board to succeed H D Forse, with Forse serving as vice president. other board members listed.
Vernon Hiles 64 longtime Anderson hotel owner dies at home on Ind. 9 south of Anderson. Also reports retirement of local politicians and multiple funeral arrangements. Other obituaries include Orville Harney, Edna Taylor, Jesse Geneva Peters, George Applegate, Myrtle Crawford with funeral details and survivors. Parachutist Odette Rousseau sets world's five mile free fall record in Paris.
A death listing from Madison and nearby counties reports multiple obituaries. Emma L Valentine Ingalls, 90, of Ingalls, is noted with survivors including son Loren and siblings, funeral set at Fortville with burial at Mt Zion Cemetery. Victor Emswiller, 77, Middletown, died at home. services pending. Lawrence Davy Wilkinson, 69, former Wilkinson resident, died in Austin Texas. graveside at Glencove Cemetery Knights Town. Reverend Fred Champion, Westfield former Daleville pastor, dies in Indianapolis. funeral in Westfield with interment in Paulding Ohio. Also a note about Orin Benson, a former Navy man, hired to supervise clock timing for a movie scene aboard the USS Princeton.
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