Jenner Will Be In Race Hartke Says
Evansville mayor Vance Hartke said William Jenner will be in next November’s race though his name will not appear on the ballot. Hartke, seeking the Democratic nomination, accused Jenner allies of controlling the Indiana Republican Party and urged economy in Washington. He attacked the Eisenhower administration’s tight money policy and called for reductions in federal spending to boost production and living standards.
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Washington
Ind
Vance Hartke
Evansville
William Jenner
Jenner
Hartke
Daviess County
Washington, DC
Motorist Fined In City Court
Judge Carl T. Smith fined Washington M. Stephens of Evansville 64.75 with a six month sentence suspended for driving while intoxicated after a guilty plea. License suspension recommended for one year. Arthur Herbert cited for public intoxication and hitch hiking, fined 10 with 90 day suspended sentence. Several others pleaded guilty to speeding and license violations with fines from 15.75 to 19.75 and suspended portions. Additional cases involved six public intoxication pleas and a count of reckless driving. A Terre Haute water rate hearing faced delay tactics, with a hearing set for January 14.
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Carl T. Smith
Washington M. Stephens
Evansville
Stephens
A. G. Snyder
Arthur Herbert
Rt. 1
Daleville
Smith
Robert M. Stanfield
Rt. 2
Yorktown
Phyllis June Wallace
St. Rd
Roosevelt McWilliams
Henry
Harold R. Webb
St. Charles St
Edmond F. Peters
Rt. 3
Alexandria
Jimmy Dale Miccum
Maple St
James Buckner
Pitt St
California Tops States for City Managers Count
California has the most city managers among states with 143, followed by Maine and Florida at 127, Texas 110, and Michigan 103. The note adds that Ulysses S. Grant’s middle name was Simpson.
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California
Los Angeles
State
Maine
Texas
Michigan
Florida
Ulysses St. Grant
Simpson
Life Sentence Given On Plea Of Guilty In Mother's Slaying
Clifford A. Watson 42 pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to life in prison for killing his mother Mrs. Pearl Hartlage 57 and burying her dismembered body beneath the flooring of his Evansville area home. He withdrew an insanity plea and agreed to the new plea before trial. Special Judge Addison Beavers presided in Vanderburgh Circuit Court after ensuring Watson understood the plea. Watson confessed last May 12 in Cincinnati and led police to the remains under the Waveland farmhouse flooring.
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Evansville
Clifford A. Watson
Watson
Addison Beavers
Boonville
Vanderburgh
Pearl Hartlage
Hartlage
Watsons
Weaverland
Cincinnati
Waveland
U S Attack Warning System Praised by FCDA Chief
Feder al Civil Defense Administrator Leo A Heogh called the attack warning system good but said it must be perfect. Speaking at the American Municipal Congress in San Francisco he outlined rapid warning to 200 key points in 90 seconds and discussed a simple home warning device. He urged daily preparedness and stated survival hinges on prewar thinking and resilience.
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San Francisco
Leo A. Heogh
America
Heogh
American Municipal Congress
FCDA
Civil Defense Organization
Hoogh
Heugh
Courtesy On The Streets and Highways Contest Opens
The Order of Knights of Pythias expands its 1953 Courtesy On The Highway program to a street and highway version. Between December 7 and 25, 160 Indiana lodges will appoint observers to pick the most courteous and safe driver in each community, with winners receiving a 1958 license plate. Frankton Lodge No. 315 promotes the motto A courteous driver is a safe driver.
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Order of Knights of Pythias
Indiana
Frankton Lodge No
Two County Men Enlist in U S Army Here
MSgt. Phillip Stewart announced the enlistment of two county men into the U S Army. Bill Waldo age 20 of 511 W. 9th St signed for two years active duty and Kenneth R. Hartsock age 17 of 1621 Sheridan St Elwood enlisted for three years in the Transportation Corps. Both were sent to Fort Knox Ky for processing. He noted vacancies in four units slated for overseas shipment and that WAC enlistments close December 12 with no further accepts until after the new year.
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U. S. Army
Phillip Stewart
Bill Waldo
W. 9Th St
Army
Kenneth R. Hartsock
Sheridan St
Elwood
Transportation Corps
Fort Knox
Sgt
Stewart
WAC
Madison County approves shelter director and ditch work plan
Madison County Board of Commissioners met in regular session to review year end plans and name R. A. Bone of Edgewood to the Madison County Anderson City Animal Shelter board. Permission was approved for Perkinsville Methodist Church to perform certain ditch work nearby.
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Madison County Board of Commissioners
R. A. Bone
Pershing Dr
Edgewood
Madison County
Anderson City
Perkinsville
Community members join Assembly of God in special service
Mr and Mrs Willard Sinnett Mr and Mrs Dempsey Darnell Gordon Hunter Miss Margery Smith Miss Martha Sink Mrs Laura Cantrell Everett Garbett Mrs Harry Spall and Mrs Bill Harlow became members of the Assembly of God Church during a recent special service. The Rev Robert R Bayless pastor emphasized unity of faith and purpose.
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Willard Sinnett
Dempsey Darnell
Gordon Hunter
Margery Smith
Martha Sink
Laura Cantrell
Everett Garbett
Harry Spall
Bill Harlow
Assembly of God Church
Robert R. Bayless
Governor Denies Clemency for Richard E. Clark Robber
Indiana Governor Handley denied clemency for Richard E. Clark who was jailed since 1954 for a $12,000 Berne bank holdup. The governor also denied clemency for 16 others including murderers and a kidnapper, while commuting several other sentences and shortening one life term.
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Indianapolis
Handley
Richard E. Clark
Adams County
Berne Bank
Wilbur Bitzel
Huntington County
Dutch Expect Indonesians To End Ties
The Hague reports a government informant says Indonesia will sever diplomatic relations soon. Indonesia's 24 hour strikes hit Dutch interests, with 46,000 Dutch nationals in the country confined and Indonesian stocks falling on Amsterdam. Economic measures may hurt Indonesia more than the Dutch.
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The
Hague
Indonesia
West New Guinea
Jakarta
Netherlands
Amsterdam
BPM
Shell Oil Co
Proving Grounds Open Fort Stockton Track Tests
The world’s largest automobile track and tire proving grounds opened in Fort Stockton Texas with a 7.712 mile Firestone track. More than 40 vehicles and 65 technicians began tests to stamp tire approvals for public use. Cars and trucks assigned here will log about 18 million tire miles per year. The track enables precision testing at high speeds and is faster than the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. MT. GILEAD Community Class Christmas gathering planned for Dec 4 at 1:30 p.m. hosted by Mrs. James Bradley with co host Mrs. Robert Humfeet Jr. and gift exchange.
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Fort Stockton
Texas
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
MT. Gilead
James Bradley
Robert Humfieet, Jr
Beck Trial Opens On Fund Theft Counts
Seattle. Teamster President Dave Beck goes on trial on embezzlement charges involving 1900 from the sale of a Cadillac owned by the Western Conference of Teamsters. Judge George H. Revelle presides as jury selection runs through the day with postponement requests denied. Beck’s son, Dave Jr., was earlier found guilty on two embezzlement counts related to Teamster Cadillacs.
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Seattle
Teamster
Dave Beck
Western Conference
Teamsters
George H. Revelle
Beck
Dave Jr
Revelle
Charles F. Burdell
Burdell
Teamster Union
Washington, D.C
Washington
King County Superior Court
Courtroom notices and new suits filed items
Courthouse News reports new suits filed in circuit and superior courts including Lena Barnes v Elmer Barnes for divorce and Russell Bailey injunctive action. Also Norma Jean Roberts v Ronald Roberts a divorce and others. Court minutes note dismissals in foreclosures and divorce actions plus a damages suit and a biblical raisins reference.
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Lena Barnes
Elmer Barnes
Hadley
Sharp
Earl B. Jackson
Paul William Dietzen
William Fisher
Russell Bailey
Robert Robbins
Norma Jean Roberts
Myrtle Carson
Ronald Roberts
Charles B. Salyer
Helen L. Henry
John Henry
Court Minutes
Superior Court
Anderson Ready Mix, Inc
Cleo Webb
Dorothy Webb
M. McKeand
Bill Roy Collier
Doris M. Collier
Carroll McCarroll
Dale S. Lambert
Mitchell Motors, Inc
Drive to enshrine USS Arizona memorial launches drive
Public and military concern over the rusting USS Arizona spurs a nationwide campaign to fund a proper memorial at Pearl Harbor. The Pacific War Memorial Commission spearheads the drive, targeting about 500000 dollars to encase the sunken hull in steel and concrete while preserving the site as a shrine.
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Pearl Harbor Channel
Arizona
C. E. Olsen
14Th Naval District
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
H. Tucker Gratz
Pacific War Memorial Commission
American Institute of Architects
Public Works Division
Navy
USS Arizona Memorial Fund
P.O
Honolulu
Leroy Howell
Gas City
Indiana
USS Arizona
U.S. Navy
Uss Arizona Memorial
Register
Paul J
Birdie
Robert Maurice
Cooper
Clarence Eugene
Christiansen
Edward Lee
Kenneth Erven
Sanford
Thomas Steger
Scott, A. J
Seaman
Rossellini Divorce Details Expected
In London Italian attorney Ercole Graziadei, who arranged Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini's separation, arrived for a "business trip" amid reports of plans for an outright divorce. Sources say the Rome agreement may pave the way for remarriage by both stars, with Bergman meeting him in the West End to discuss the matter.
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London
Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Ercole Graziadei
West End
Rome
Italy
Widow Held Captive For Eight Years In Oak Park Apartment
In Oak Park an elderly widow, 90, was kept virtually a prisoner by her daughter for eight years in a littered apartment. The daughter Dorothy Rice, 60, was committed to a mental hospital. Marian Rice, 53, was found dead in bed, reportedly of malnutrition. The survivor Mrs. Hattie Rice weighed 65 pounds at rescue and later entered a convalescent home.
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Chicago
Oak Park
Hattie Rice
Dorothy Rice
Kankakee State Hospital
Marian
Rices
Oak Park Club
Robert J. Dunne
Rice
Dorothy
Fremont Nestor
Marian Rice
Nestor
Mrs. Rice
John Maloney
Winifred M. Henry
Public Guardian
Summitville Soldier Reassigned to Fort Riley Unit
Army Pvt. Arthur H. Turner, 22, formerly of Summitville Indiana, was reassigned to Mortar Battery of the 1st Division's 2d Infantry at Fort Riley Kansas. He entered the Army last August, trained at Fort Gordon Georgia, and is a 1953 Franklin High School and 1957 Franklin College graduate, member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. Turner of 548 Center Street, Franklin.
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Fort Riley
Kan
Army
Arthur H. Turner
Mildred
Rt. 1
Summitville
Ind
2D Infantry
Turner
Fort Gordon
Franklin High School
Franklin College
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
O. Turner
Center
Frank
Soviet Airliner Skids On Fog Veil At Suetula Airport
A four engine Soviet Ilyushin liner from Moscow landed in fog at Suetula near Helsinki and slid off the runway. No serious injuries reported though one crewman was hurt leg and a passenger facial injuries. It marked a fourth recent incident prompting talks of adopting Western landing instruments.
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Helsinki
Finland
Aeroflot
Moscow
Suetula
U S Prayer in Cabinet Meetings Condemned by Komsomol Pravda
The Communist Youth League newspaper denounces American practice of starting Cabinet meetings with prayer. It asserts Washington meetings begin with prayer and cites claims that the secretary of state talks with God and the vice president trusts in Almighty God, linking faith to imperialist aims.
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Moscow
Komsomol Pravda
U. S
America
Communist Youth League
Washington
Indiana Official Returns Car After One Year in Office
Indiana Secretary of State Frank Lenning turned over a 1957 auto to Clarence Drager, director of public works, after returning $381.26 in fuel and maintenance funds. Deputy State Treasurer Charles G. Bryant received the check. Drager plans to recycle the vehicle to a department for a newer model.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Frank Lenning
Lenning
Clarence Drager
Public Works
Charles G. Bryant
Drager
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Terre Haute Water Works Corp
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Max Becraft
Allen County
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Lake County
Frank Potts
Wabash County
Donald Legg
Wayne County
John Sims
Marion County
Billie Lee Church
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John Burton Lemons
Grant County
Proving Grounds
Indianapolis Speedway
Salling
Jackson
Anderson Ymca
O. M. Beall
Anderson
John Morris
Pendleton
W. M. Simmerman
Lapel
John Campbell
Skip Waymire
Highland High School
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Geo. Morrison
Lewrite Automatic
Kaufmans
5Th & Meridian
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