Wise Says Woman Friend Killed Hirshburg in Court
Richmond on trial for first degree murder Miss Ethel Mae Wise testified that her close companion Miss Ann McFarland actually killed Roy Hirshburg the photographer outside his studio. Wise described how McFarland grabbed a rifle from the car and fired then fled the scene claiming she hoped to help Ann. Prosecutors and psychiatrists await further testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ethel Mae Wise
Ann McFarland
Miss Wise
Wayne Superior Court
Roy Hirshburg
Hirshburg
Miss McFarland
Ann
Bert Keller Jr
Moose Lodge Yule Party For Children details
The Moose Lodge Operation Santa Claus prepares for a December 21 party from 2 to 4 PM at the lodge. Children under 10 from Madison County Children’s Home and area kids will attend. Volunteers seek toy donations and special Yule baskets for families amid strong community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Lodge
William Bennett
Madison County
Eisenhowers Send Out Greeting Cards
President and Mrs. Eisenhower mailed official 1957 Christmas cards to most government officials and Congress members with a folded 9 1 2 by 4 1 2 inch design bearing the Presidential seal and Season s Greetings 1957. Inside the card they extend best wishes for Christmas and the New Year and no personal signatures are expected from the President or Mrs. Eisenhower. The White House will not fill requests from the public for copies of the cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Wayne Hawks
White House
Hawks
Dr Philip S Wilder Jr named special assistant
In Crawfordsville on Monday Dr Philip S Wilder Jr was appointed as special assistant to Republican National Chairman Meade Alcorn. The briefing noted Wilder’s credentials and his new party role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Philip S. Wilder Jr
Meade Alcorn
Science claims new non surgical cure for piles
An advertisement touts a new healing substance Bio-Dyne marketed as Preparation H available as suppository or ointment. It promises piles cease to be a problem with a money back guarantee and notes a patent registration.
Why Grow Old Christmas Gift Tips by Josephine Lowman
Josephine Lowman offers Christmas gift ideas focusing on cosmetics and perfumes including oils solid perfume perfume pom poms and decorative tree pieces. She suggests memberships courses gift certificates subscriptions and experiences as thoughtful gifts and notes contact details for correspondence.
City Dump rat control nearing completion
The Cain Co exterminator, per City Street Commissioner Toombs, nearly finished ridding the Madison Ave city dump of rats. The Board of Public Works contracted program has been effective, poisoning thousands of rodents.
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Cain Co
Madison Ave
Toombs
Board of Public Works
Midwest Warmth Exceeds Normal in Winter Outlook
The Weather Bureau projects a 30 day period from mid December to mid January with temperatures averaging above normal across most of the eastern United States. Near normal readings favor the northern states and the extreme southeast while central and northern regions west of the divide trend colder than usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather Bureau
Union Ends Strike as Transit Chaos Eases
Amid record citywide transit disruption, unions reported losses while crowds crowded crowded trains and motorists faced traffic jams. State in progress, Mayor Wagner pushed a peace proposal accepted by motormen and TWU leaders while MBA unions urged a boycott as 11 000 members faced a new bargaining election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert F. Wagner
Transit Authority
MBA
Louis Waldman
Wagner
Michael J. Quill
Afl-Cio ‘Transport Workers Union
Quill
TWU
Indiana GOP splits dominate Capehart Handley debate
Capehart blasted the party as divided as Handley defended unity. Halleck warned Indiana Republicans that continued infighting could push Eisenhower and Nixon away from the state, while Matthews and others disputed claims of a party rift and no room for modern Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Capehart
Halleck
GOP
Robert Matthews
Matthews
Haccock
Russia
Rep
William Bray
Senate
William E. Jenner
Indiana
Space race panel urges immediate full scale flight program
A six member panel led by Dempsey and Kantowitz urged the United States to launch a full scale space flight program immediately. They noted a 5,000 mile attempt to launch an earth satellite may take six months to a year to prepare the Atlas missile and warned Russia could beat the U.S. to manned orbit within three years. At Cape Canaveral a minor delay halted a third Atlas test while Army rockets ready for firing faced scrutiny.
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Dempsey
Arthur R. Kantowitz
Avco Research Laboratory
Russia
Army
Norton
Canaveral
Navy
Air Arm
Atlas
Titan
Thor
Jupiter
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
J.R. Dempsey
Defense
Murr Snyder
Snyder
U.S
Adm
Rawson Bennett
Naval Research
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Bennett
Thomas E. Gates
Marine Corps
Girard Arrives in Japan for Discharge After Trial
Girard spoke briefly on the train noting a fair trial and happiness it is over. He said a couple of GIs gave him a hard time but nothing harsh. He faces discharge January 27, two months after his Japan case for killing Mrs Sakai at Camp Weir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Oakland
Girard
Army
U.S. Army
Camp Weir
United States
U.S. Supreme Court
Strike threat seeks separate unit for transit workers
In a move to win recognition as a separate bargaining unit for 2600 of the system's 3167 motor men, a strike was set for 5 a.m. on December 9 after the prior June 14 disruption ended by a no-strike injunction. Four MBA leaders were jailed for contempt just before the latest walkout. A fact finding board backed the systemwide bargaining program giving TWU strong transit labor control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MBA
Quill
TWU
Delco Remy Plants Plan Christmas and New Year Closings
Delco Remy announces holiday plant closures for hourly workers on Dec 23 24 25 and Dec 30 31 Jan 1 with work resumed Dec 26 and Jan 2. Office staff face Dec 24 26 and Dec 31 Jan 2 closures. Chorus of 40 directed by Lemuel Anderson will perform a 30 minute Christmas show on WFBM at 4 30 p m Dec 22 after the Wide Wide World telecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delco-Remy
Anderson
Delco-Remy Chorus
Lemuel Anderson
Ball State Teachers College
WFBM
Boyes
Delco- Remy
Anderson county bids for fuels and paving reviewed at commissioners meeting
Commissioners meeting with the Aviation Commission reviewed bids for gasoline oil and grease from Sinclair Refining Cities Service Childes Ohio D X Sunray and Standard Oil all of Anderson. Bituminous material bids came from Acme Paving Anderson Muncie Paving Company Muncie Allby Asp Halt and Refining Hammond Inc and John Worley Construction Company Anderson. On items under 18 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aviation Commission
County Commission
Sinclair Refining Company
Cities Service Oil Company
Childes Petroleum Corporation
Ohio Oil Company
D-X Sunray Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Anderson
Acme Paving Company
Muncie Paving Company
Muncie
Allby ‘Asphalt and Refining Company
Hammond, Inc
John Worley Construction Company
Bids Opened on Tires and Tubes for County Project
Three commission members will review opened bids from Goodrich, Goodyear, and Rollinger Tire Co. today through project completion. Bids, filed with County Auditor Jesse Biddle, include surety bonds or certified checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodrich Company
Goodyear Company
Rollinger Tire Company
Jesse Biddle
Military budgets boost weapons and missiles programs
The article notes increased funding for weapons and missiles to confront the Soviet challenge. It highlights government emphasis on expanding defense capabilities and aligning budgets with a heightened security posture.
Eisenhower Wraps NATO Talks With Pledge and Open Talks Urged
President Eisenhower spoke at the NATO conference urging Western unity and readiness to defend Europe. He pledged U S aid to allies under attack and urged renewed talks with the Soviet Union in the common good while pressuring disarmament talks and German unification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
U.S
Russia
Konrad Adenauer
Winston Churchill
Europe
Italy
Harold Macmillan
NATO
Paul- Henri Spaak
Belgium
Kremlin
Norway
Denmark
Western Europe
Oscar C Stein 82 Dies on East Coast
Word reached Miss May Manning that Oscar C Stein 82 died yesterday in West Springfield Massachusetts after a lingering illness. He was son of H G Stein co owner of Stein and Canaday Furniture in Anderson. Survivors include his widow Edith Manning a daughter Margaret Stein and sister-in-law Miss Manning. Funeral services will be in Massachusetts on Wednesday.
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May Manning
W. 12Th St
West Springfield
Mass
Oscar C. Stein
Stein
H. G. Stein
Stein and Canaday Furniture
Anderson
Edith (Manning) Stein
Margaret Stein
Manning
Massachusetts
Yorktown
George H. Wagner
Ball Memorial Hospital
Muncie
Marion
Garnet
Mary Jo Kem
Judith Ellen Stump
Isa Kay Nelson
Deanna Wagner
Karen Shipley
Gaston
Richman and Prillaman
Paul Wise
Elm Ridge Cemetery
Kennard
Floyd Kirk
Henry County Hospital
New Castle
Kirk
Society of Friends
Public Service Commission
Armand Roux
Laconia
N. H
Fierdld of
Knightstown
Frederick
Fred
California
Bessie Barker
Indianapolis
Condo and Son
Wilkinson
Kennard Friends Meeting House
Glen Cove Cemetery
Walter R. Relfe
Summitville
Rt. 2
Grant Methodist Church
Grant Memorial
Shawley Memorial
Frances Relfe
Ozzie R. Relfe
Fairmount
Flora Heath and Mary Morrow Obituaries
Two Anderson area obituaries report Flora Heath of Indianapolis aged 74 and Mary Morrow aged 70 who died in Marion County. Flora Heath’s funeral is set for 2 p.m. at Sells and Rowe with burial in East Maplewood Cemetery. Mary Morrow’s services are planned in Marion with interment in unspecified location.
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Flora Heath
N. Goodlet Ave
Indianapolis
Cottage Rest
Heath
Anderson
Oliver
Tommy Heath
Edward Finchum
Albert Meyer
Cora Moore
Ona White
Middletown
S. 8Th St
Lloyd Dellinger
Earl Cogan
Miller Cemetery
Ballard and Shirey
City boards act on infrastructure and property issues
Water hydrant engineer firm to prepare final study of the Riverside District Sewer project. A city decal for department equipment is approved to curb theft of small items. The board rescinds condemnation on the Hobbs property near Killbuck Creek and signs a deed of easement for $200. An ex-employee seeks back pay claiming retroactive union terms. the board says he quit before the agreement. The first U S rayon yarn was spun at Marcus Hook in 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Jones
William S. Hobbs
Killbuck Creek
Hobbs
Florida
Deaths in Madison and nearby counties
Obituaries report the deaths of George H Wagner 45 Yorktown marshal, Floyd Kirk 66 Kennard Public Service Commission retiree, Walter R Relfe 79 Summitville, Ona White 73 Middletown. Survivors listed. funeral arrangements and burial details provided for each.
Wright birthplace wreath ceremony marks 54th anniversary
In New Castle Indiana a wreath-laying ceremony will honor the 54th anniversary of powered flight at the Wilbur Wright birthplace stone marker two miles northeast of Millville. The event is set for 1 p.m. Tuesday and is expected to draw local residents and aviation enthusiasts.
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New Castle
Ind
Wilbur Wright
Millville
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Josephine Lowman
Register and Tribune Syndicate
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Aly
Odell & Gwynn
Lke
James C. Hagerty
Howard McC. Snyder
Val Corp
Dover Delaware
East Coast
Mary Morrow
Mary E. Morrow
Jack Morrow
Central Ave
Diggs
James T. Zeller
Hollywood
Marcus Hook
Madison
Wfbm-Tv
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Ironrite
Kaufmans
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