Indiana probes loan firm use of insurance practices
Indiana legislators open inquiry into loan agencies allegedly forcing life insurance on customers and selling policies without proper authority. The subcommittee, authorized by the Indiana Legislative Advisory Commission, also debated the 1955 chiropractor licensing law but took no action. Witnesses accused the industry of pressuring borrowers, while opponents urged tighter controls and questioned insurers’ viewpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana Legislative Advisory Commission
Statehouse
Commission
Leo Gardner
Household Finance Corp
Oren D. Pritchard
Indianapolis Iinsurance
Borowers
E.J. Willis
Terre Haute
Indiana Association of Chiropractors
Willis
State Board of Medical Registration
Konstaline Bennett
Tere Haute
Indiana
Minnesota boosts vaccine age limit for polio shots
In St Paul Minnesota officials raised the age limit for receiving the polio vaccine for children and urged prompt action. The advisory committee authorized inoculations for all children and recommended second shots for those not in school programs. Dr Gaylord Andersen warned of a six to seven month gap between doses and predicted a potentially severe polio year in 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
ST. Paul
Gaylord Andersen
Anderson
Franklin College Choir Adds Two County Students
Two Franklin College students Mildred Thurston and Bill Gray from the Anderson area have been named members of the 90 voice Franklin College Choir. The choir opens its season with the campus Christmas concert on December 14 and performs at schools and churches with an extended spring tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin College
Anderson Area
Mildred Thurston
Maxine Thurston
Rt. 1
Summitville
Bill ‘Gray
J. W. ‘Gray
9Th St
Anderson
Wisconsin faculty weighs future of honorary degrees
A UW faculty committee will study whether the university should continue awarding honorary degrees. The faculty voted to task the committee on honorary degrees to evaluate the value of the practice and report back before a future faculty vote. The panel is expected to nominate candidates next, with the first honorary degrees awarded about a century ago in 1856.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Death Trial on TV in Waco for Slaying of Ranchwoman
In a televised 54th District Court proceeding in Waco Texas on Tuesday Harry Weaver testifies in a quivering voice about the January 19 auto bomb death of a San Angelo ranchwoman. He identifies Harry Washburn as the prime suspect, recounting the dramatic scene and his belief in Washburn’s guilt. Washburn, a 39 year old Houston businessman, is jailed on bond and contends he was 400 miles away in Houston when the blast occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
54Th District Court
Harry Weaver
Harry L. Washburn
San Angelo
Washburn
Houston
Jever
Kwyx-Tv
Weaver
Land
Oshkosh Manasha man pleads guilty in taxi hold up
Gerald Egan of Menasha pleaded guilty to an attempted taxi hold up in Oshkosh. Municipal Judge L Luchsinger ordered a concurrent term of one to five years at the state prison for the hold up and a prior unarmed robbery sentence from April 27 1954. Egan used a toy pistol and abandoned the plot after cabby Clarence Gidlof stated he had children. He was on parole at the time of the attempted hold up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Wis
Gerald Egan
Menasha
Naupun
L. Luchsinger
Egan
Clarence Gidlof
Neenah
Milwaukee
Gidlof
Weather Halts Work On Mackinac Bridge Construction
Winter weather in St. Ignace Michigan slows concrete pouring for the Straits of Mackinac Bridge foundation. Remaining pier work to resume next spring while steel superstructure proceeds if weather allows. The 100 million dollar five mile span began May 7 1954 and aims to finish late in 1957. Fellow ship Lodge 681 F and AM meets Dec 8 at 9 30 am. Funeral for Benjamin D. Emanuel announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Ignace
Mich
Mackinac
Famous Author Charles Scoggins Dies in Colorado
Charles E. Scoggins, 67, author and frequent Saturday Evening Post contributor, died Tuesday in a Boulder hospital after a kidney ailment. Born in Mazatlan, Mexico, he studied at the University of Texas and wrote mainly Central American themed works. Survived by widow Lois Durham, daughter Nancy Sadler, sister Emory Wilkins, and two grandchildren. Cremation planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Colo
Charles E. Scoggins
Saturday Evening Post
Scroggins
Scoggins
Mazatlan
Sina Loam
Mexico
Emory Wilkins
Denton
Tex
Sea
Cyprus Isle Men Jailed For Taxes
In Cypriot Lefkoniko village over 1,000 residents were rounded up and brought to a police station to pay a $5,600 fine for the village. The funds will fund reconstruction of the village post office destroyed by student demonstrations for union with Greece. A curfew remains until the payment is complete and villagers handed funds in good spirit. In Gary Indiana county coroner Dr Kenneth Washington ruled Charles E Neely 23 died in jail from narcotics overdose after arrest on narcotics charges last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicosia
Cyprus
Lefkoniko
Greece
Gary
Ind
Kenneth Washington
Charles E. Neely
Neely
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kentucky
Lillard
Bond & Lillard
Louisville, KY
Ra Cta
Rime
Chip & A
America
Hooster
Greencastle
Logan Woodrum
Geencastle Street
Lucke
Minnesota
Quickway Gmc
Ohio Avenue
Anderson, Indiana
County
Meeting Fellowship Lodge
F & AM
Benjamin D. Emanuel
Charles M. Anderson
Chir
FORD
Anderson Kroger
Philco
Kroger
Anderson's
Great Kroger Stores
Meadowbrook Shopping Center
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!