Elwood to Swear In New Officials Sunday Noon
Elwood city officials including Mayor-Elect Robert Fortior and Mayor-Elect Gladys Land will take oaths at 12 noon Sunday marking the start of the new administration. The group, all Democrats, replaces Republican executive Ero Gustin with Fortson appointments pending.
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Elwood
Robert Fortior
Gladys Land
Fortson
Ero Gustin
Elmo Gustin
Wayne Sutton
Rt 4
State Farm
Carl F. Brewer
9Th St
Ora B. Groover
Leadville
Ark
John R. Davis
Flint
Mich
Bura G. Armstrong
Pontiac
Theodore R. Brooks
Carthage
Holman Billings
Rossville
2 Items Hunted In Slaying
Police searched for a missing hat and an overnight bag as clues in the slaying of Sherwood Finley Smith 62 of Washington Indiana whose body was found in the Ohio River. Coroner said he was killed by a bullet to the temple and dumped. His sister said he left Dec 16 on a trip to Huntington West Virginia and usually carried money.
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Tronton
Ohio
Sherwood Finley Smith
Washington
Ind
Ohio River
Smith
Lewis Wright
Winifred Switzer
Gallipolis
New Courtroom Is Dedicated in Federal Building
The Lafayette area dedicates a new second floor federal courtroom in the Northern Indiana District Court. Judge W. Lyne Parkinson will head the court with former Tippecanoe County judge becoming a federal judge in September 1954. The dedication included a fire headquarters call. the new facility replaces eight offices.
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Iowa
Lafayette
Ind
Washington
Agricul
Charles A. Halleck
Reisselaer
Yré
Yowa
Bynding Nee Ie
WES
Indiana
W.lyne Parkinson
Minnesota
Pecanoe County
Husband Shoots Wife Fatally Then Kills Himself
In South Bend Indiana a 47 year old factory worker Gentry Y Freels shot his wife Nina 45 then killed himself in their home Monday night police said the bodies were found by the Freels daughter and son in law Freels had been despondent and under treatment for a nervous condition authorities said the husband lured his wife to a bathroom by a shot into the ceiling before shooting her and turning the gun on himself.
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Elwood
Harry Miller
Horey
York Memorial
James BR. Snow
Church of the Nazarene
Elwood City
Melissa
Dorothy Ball
Bowling Green
Law
John Law
College Corner
St. Rd
Mercy Hospital
Stone
Robert Rogers
No. E St
Howard Cole
Copner and
Fesler
Guadalupe Morado
Stokely Brothers
Clara Monroe
10Th St. Copher
Charles Still
Pambela Benton
Summitville
Paul Conway
Arcadia
South Bend
Ind
Morker
Gentry Y. Freels
Nina
Freels
F. Dale Nelson
Hisife
Nelson
Elwood Social Activities Honor Hocker Muston Family
Community events note visitors from Chicago and Indianapolis for a dinner honoring Mrs Muston formerly Miss Margaret Hocker. Several local families hosted and gift exchange occurred. Moose Lodge dances attract about 200 teens with square dancing lessons offered. Tech sergeant Harvey Warner Jr and family depart for England for three years. Cosmos Travel Study Club postponed meeting to Jan 15 with hostesses named. Family dinner hosted by Lawrence Call with presents of photos from the past year.
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Elwood
John Hocker
West Point
Bill Muston
Billy
Fort Bragg
N. C
Joe Hocker
Muston
Margaret Hocker
Lemna Mitchell
Chicago
Orville Mitchell
Callidora Kinney
Indianapolis
Earl Muston
Linda Nash
Jean Ryat
Alexandria
Mary Beamer
Orestes
Jim Smith
Stella Stoner
Edna Benedict
Betty Benedict
Marshall Benedict
D.D. Redmond
Robert Benedict
Robert Harris
Frank Yeoman
Herman Hocker
Bert Orbaugh
Bail State
Frances Mac Hubley
Merwin E. Hubley
Muncie
Hubley
Women’s Chorus
Choral Union
Music Club
Wesley Foundation
England
Tech
Harvey H. Warner Jr
Aida
New York
Warner
Chicksand Air Force Base
London
Sgt. Warner
Harvey Warner Sr
Rt. 1
Summitvilla
Alonzo Dellinger
No. 14Th St
Mouse Chapeus
Cosmos
International Travel Study Club
William Griffin
David Cooley
Hazel Poor
Lawrence Call
Ray
Benny Bradley
Fort Wayne
Doc
Crist
Anderson
Rowe
Cal and Son
Detroit
Mich
Hubert Call
Ralph Call
Marvin Call
Ray Call
Dan Savage
Beverly Connors
iThomas Shaffer
Lafayette
Chesterfield Optimists Hold Yule Dinner
Chesterfield Optimist Club hosted a Christmas party at the American Legion Hall on December 19 with wives as guests. Corsages were given to the women, gifts after dinner, and Lt. Col. Frederick P. Carson of the International Private Investigators spoke. The next meeting is set for 6 p.m. January 2.
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Chesterfield
Chesterfield Optimist Club
American Legion Hall
Joseph Danner
Mark Poor
Vaughn Alspaugh
Ward Taylor
Frederick P. Carson
International Private Investigators of
Indianapolis
Frank Shirey
Middletown
Messrs
Workers clash at Westinghouse plant amid walkout
Westinghouse Electric Corp employees broke a picket line to reach the Sharon plant then remained inside for hours as a precaution during a tense shift end. Police monitored minimal injuries and no arrests as negotiators held peace talks in Pittsburgh. Grain markets drifted with modest price changes despite a halted Winnipeg market.
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Sharon
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Yee
Chacol
AFL-CIO Interna/onal Union of Electrical Work
Cor Particu
Pittsburgh
Inaf
William Stuart
Vance
Winnipeg
Chicago
Labor tensions flare over Sharon plant and Shirley alcohol ban
A back to work movement at the Sharon plant continued as most workers remained inside but small groups prepared to depart overnight. In Shirley a public hearing debated an ordinance to ban alcohol sales and storage, with 279 residents petitioning and state police monitoring anticipated enforcement.
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Sharon
Stuart
Westinghouse
Shirley
Shirley Town Hall
Shirley Town
Corporation of
Polen
Herman Rodgers
Merriewster County Court
George M. Leader
Harrisburg
Earl J. Henry
Aid Society Holds Meeting at Bethany Church Dinner
Bethany Ladies' Aid met in the church dining room with a turkey dinner for members and families. Mrs Doyle Severns, president, led the business session and a gift exchange followed. Attendees included Kermit Pugh Virgil Lawler and many local residents. Mrs Virgil Lawler to entertain in January.
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Bethany
Messdames
Kermit Pugh
Chester,Wean
Ray Toppin
Bethany Ladies’ Aid
Churea
Doyle Severns
Virgil Lawler
Ward Chambers
Livestock Market Brief From Muncie and Nearby Markets
Readable portions report hogs and lambs with price ranges and receipts. a New York cotton text item notes slow markets but optimism for year end. Other items cover a pioneer death in Northern Ireland, Mexico population growth, a Kent tree song anecdote, and an egg in an egg incident in Carmi Illinois.
Shirley Scout Troop Elects Officers
Shirley Explorer Scout troop of Shirley and Wilkinson elects officers Garry Wilkinson senior crew leader Monte Grass assistant crew leader Robert Harlan secretary Dean Brumfield treasurer John Davis outdoor activities chairman Earl Brown social activities chairman Robert Harlan service activities chairman Charles Goudy vocal activities chairman.
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Shirley
Explorer
Wilkinson
Garry Wilkinson
Monte Grass
Robert Harlan
Dean Brumfield
John} Davis
Earl Brown
Charles Goudy
Vocal
Fienel Antinitiog
Public Notices and Estates in Madison County
Multiple legal notices from Madison County Indiana cover final settlements and appraisals. Estate actions involve H Wayme Thornburg Bessie Moore George Chambers and Theodore Reeves with dates set for hearings and bids. Also listed are nonresident defendants in a decedent estate quiet title action and a public sale of real estate in Anderson.
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H. Wayme Thornburg
Luberior Court
Anderson
Indiana
Joseph H. Armington
Superior Court
O'Neill
Scott
Senrenker
Bessie Moore
Sephington
Madison County
George QC
Chambers
Mlb
Theodore Reeves
Homewood
John R. Walsh
Citizens Bank
Andersen
Insana
Fourth Street
Jowner. Walsh
Shares Weaken In Final Trade
New York stocks opened higher then slipped into irregularly lower territory. Railroads stood strongest amid modest gains for a few issues while motors steels aircraft and chemicals declined. The Associated Press average rose 10 cents to 179.80 with railroad gains supporting the market amid forecasts of freight rate increases.
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New York
Otaly
Washington
American Motors
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
United Air Lines Plans 150 Million Capital Raise For Expansion
United Air Lines announces a plan to raise 150 million dollars in new capital over five years to fund jet age expansion. President W A Patterson says 120 million will come from new debentures and 30 million from bank borrowing as the carrier orders 30 Douglas DC 8 jetliners for delivery beginning May 1959.
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Chicago
United Air Lines
W.A. Patterson
United
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John Stover
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Henry Winecoop
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Alexander McCoy
Enoch M. Jackson
Sallie
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Daniel Webster Storer
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