03 Feb 1956
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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1956
Page
1
A U.N. survey notes women in trust territories fare better overall but bride barter continues in the Cameroons. The report prepared for the Committee on Status of Women cites parental profit and daughters vanity as motives for the practice, despite UN scrutiny.
A 1941 letter from Franklin D Roosevelt seeks consideration for Colin P Kelly III for West Point amid family ties to fallen hero Capt. Colin P Kelly Jr. The boy, then 6 feet tall at age 6, lived with his mother and stepfather in Concordville Pennsylvania as White House inquiries note his interest in cadet life and a preparatory year. A separate Des Moines note reports an 11 year old Irish girl requesting a maize cob, with officials promising to send one.
INDIANAPOLIS A mis take blamed for a 25 000 reconstruction on a toll road overpass north of South Bend. Kornacker & Associates of Cleveland is named in a breach of contract suit filed in court. Revisions to plans aim to widen merging traffic and relocate piers for safety.
The former president told reporters he blocked Kefauver’s 1932 nomination and would comment on 1936. He warned of possible southern votes lost over civil rights but said the party can win without the solid South. Kefauver expected southern states to go Democrat.
Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rosellini will headline a July performance in Santiago as part of a South American tour announced by theater company oLAN S.A. The Swedish actress and her Italian director-husband head a dramatic program slated for the Chilean capital during the international visit.
Indiana set its corn allotment at 3 576 766 acres, down from 4 160 233 last year, with 90 counties in the commercial belt up from 89. The cut falls short of the national 25 percent target, and farmers in the commercial area must meet allotments for price support loans. Delegations of Protestant leaders plan a 10 day trip to the Soviet Union to extend greetings to Russian church leaders, with Orthodox leaders visiting the United States in June and a broad church contact in Russia in 40 years. Maryland Senator Butler tries to ease auto maker pressure on franchise dealers, banning cancellations for refusing unwanted cars. A Lutheran mother and leukemia-stricken son travel from Paris to Lourdes, seeking guidance on the boy’s fate from church authorities. Alabama enrolls its first Black student, Arthurine Luey, but dormitory housing remains restricted.
Britain declares it will not need economic aid and can compete with the United States in atomic and industrial strength. It notes aid from the United States ending since June 30, 1950 and a 1952 restart to bolster its economy and military. President Eisenhower was observed in strong health and seen as able to aid global peace efforts.
Multiple Anderson area obituaries list Mary Barnhart 34 Anderson resident died at Methodist Hospital Indianapolis and services Sunday. Martin L Carpenter 68 Anderson retiree died at home with funeral arrangements pending. Bel ya Lockwood Wilson 71 Anderson area resident died in St Johns Hospital with services Saturday. Earl B Schalk 69 Alexandria and Dr Cullen Meckel 62 Indianapolis deaths noted with funeral plans. County notices record Albert Swaim 83 Sulphur Springs and Maude E Crouse 70 Summitville deaths with services Friday. John W Robbins 33 Shelbyville obituary set for Saturday. Fire losses report Spokane woodland burn estimates at 30 million acres.
Since 1942 the group founded by Dr. Gante and Dr. C A Kopp has grown across the country as a funding and nursing training effort. Local supporters helped organize the annual dinner, a key event for the 40 and 8, with many volunteers named including Sheriff Joe L Brogdon and others who assisted in arrangements.
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