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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1963
Page
1
Elwood resident Arvin H Wann known as Wannie, aged 60, of 2008 S B Street died yesterday morning after a brief illness. Funeral details will be announced by Bier Adverlisente At.
In the January Reader's Digest, a frank discussion outlines obstacles facing the Vatican Council in Rome. It probes infallibility questions, mixed marriages, and the vision of 900 million Christians united against communism, presenting critical debates ahead of the council.
Readable obituary notes Carl Bud Berry a painter died in an explosion caused by a gas leak at a California home. Survivors include widow Sandra Berry and four children. Funeral rites set for Elwood church with burial at Ellettwood City Cemetery. arrangements pending.
A pilot TV program at Fort Madison State Penitentiary could elevate an inmate to star status. Robert McCord, 34, serving five years for a concealed weapons charge, was cast as the stand‑in for Morrison’s Forticeendt, per Iowa corrections director Benjamin Baer.
In Santo Domingo Dominican Republic a farm wife, Margaret Dillman, 37, slipped on ice near her home while unaccounted after feeding her dog and died from a cerebral hemorrhage. Coroner Jack Walters confirmed the cause and noted the incident amid unrest and search for missing residents after a village near Palma Sola faced near-razing and political turmoil.
Northeastern filmmakers shot at an Iowa penitentiary with inmates in meals, industrial scenes, and classrooms. The piece mentions five brothers led by a self-styled divine Liborio worship, a revolt in which thousands followed them, villages burned, and Brig. Gen. Miguel Rodriguez Reyes killed.
Weather chaos across the UK spans blizzards in southern England and Irish Sea gusts. Snowdrifts up to 15 feet strand villages, cut rail lines, and halt fuel deliveries as rescuers clash with the worsening storm.
Clarence Bul Sheldon 50 of Fortville died of a heart attack at home. He owned Sheldon's Garage in Wortville since 1946 and was a St Thomas Catholic Church and Eagles Lodge member. Also obituaries note Omer E. Davis 84 of Connersville and Ellen Beard Davis of Anderson among others. regional weather cuts rail lines with heavy snow in eastern France and Alpine warnings for skiers.
In Chicago area news the wife of former Christ Episcopal Church rector Charles P. Schreiner won a 360000 divorce settlement and dropped a alienation of affections suit against chewing gum heiress Ada Blanche Wrigley Hagenah Schreiner. The bifurcated action involved multiple filings in Cook County and Reno. The settlement includes 110000 cash, 50000 alimony and a 10 year trust while Schreiner remains tied to prior proceedings and their three surviving children.
Fragmented scraps from page one report global tensions and local accidents. Khrushchev meets Titov and calls for stronger ties with Yugoslavia. A fatal one car crash near Huntington kills Joseph F. Mathieu and another near Mishawaka notes youths injured in a county incident. Commemoration and installation rites at Masonic Temple conclude the fragment.
Howard Williams aged 52 died after a rifle discharged while he aimed at an iron stake. Coroner ruled accidental. Funeral at Paul C. Cory Funeral Home Fortville Thursday at 2 p.m. Father Joseph Lester officiating. Rosary tonight at 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial in Gravel Lawn Cemetery.
Funeral rites are set for Walter Stidtham 77 of 825 E 31st St and Cleveland David Clapp 42 of 2202 Dover St with services by Baker Brothers Funeral Home and Ballard and Shirey respectively. Lenox Noel Young 68 of Middletown and Guy W Sanford 52 Noblesville area receive services with burial in local cemeteries. Maude Mannon maybe Mammon widow of Elijah C. Mannon to be buried at Coaltrim Funeral Home. Beatrice Rushton, Adaltern Tash and other locals are noted in service arrangements and planned church rites across Noblesville Indianapolis and surrounding towns. Memorials list Park Indianannlie Valley Cemetery in Greenfield and Crownland Cemetery in Noblesville.
Khrushchev, in a Red Star note and Kremlin remarks, said the Soviet Union will never leave Cuba and Cuba will not be left defenseless. He urged peaceful co existence, warned atom war would kill millions, calling such a method crazy and not Marxism Leninism. Vienna reports Radio Sofia claimed Bulgaria’s largest amnesty freed about 4,000 prisoners.
While watching the Grange Bowl in Miami Florida Senator Kerr died and Edmondson faced questions about succession He avoided speculation saying he would not discuss the matter If he sought the seat he would resign as governor enabling Lt Governor George Nigh to appoint him A state Democratic leader privately suggested Ed Edmondson would be acceptable to most but the governor would not be involved
Nathan Marl Trick 78 of Rt 1 Frankton died Monday. Funeral at Copher and Yesler Funeral Home at 2 p m Thursday with Rev J E McCoy of Elwood Main Street Christian Church officiating. Burial in Elwood City Cemetery. Trick farmed near Frankton until illness in past two years. G Stern 7d Noblesville funeral today 2 p m Loans Godby Trout Funeral Home Noblesville. Rev Frank Albert will conduct. Interment in Crownland Cemetery.
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