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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1956
Page
1
Washington testimony outlines Soviet guided missiles possibly delivering hydrogen warheads to U.S. bases 1500 miles away. Witnesses link Moscow strategy to pressuring media and defend against perceived Communist influence while advocating a firm U.S. defense stance in the Far East.
The Urban League lists elected board members from December for three and two year terms including W B McCreary and Neal Edwards. Mayor Ferguson plans a Mayor s Housing Commission to push the 16th and Laurel housing redevelopment as seven of eleven new apartments are occupied with three more ready by January 15.
Plans outline a 1956 Community Center program with a focus on industrial relations health welfare housing and recreation. The solo speaker and organizational leaders are named with talks on staff changes and a new applicant procedure. Founders Day dinner committees are listed with chairpersons and roles.
The Times editorials refuse to state if a proofreader is a Communist, stating it would not knowingly employ a communist and would judge each case on its own merits, while noting past associations or Fifth Amendment pledges.
A list of attendees includes Gordon Fuller Viteor Giles Allen Hart Debeel Jefert B F Jenkins Arthur Kimm A L McPhee M L Megary Clarence W Newland Lauren C Persing J W Paters LeRoy Slater A Ernest Sndall W D Smith Gordon Taylor J L Summa M J Aremovich. The group will meet at the Anderson Country Club January 11. The Chamber Safety Committee will hold its first meeting at the YMCA at 5 30 p m next Wednesday with Mortis Carter state Motor Vehicle Bureau commissioner as the speaker.
Ike cites a program to pay farmers to remove land from production and curb surpluses. A breakfast with Benson discussed allotting about 20 percent of acreage. Participants said producers could receive certificates to draw on surpluses and sell or use commodities, reducing government holdings and storage costs.
A Pacific flood affected New England causing a ship to go lost for five hours in Long Island Sound. Manhattan skyscrapers faced haze and major New York airports were crippled. Dry air dropped humidity to record lows from Trinidad Colorado to Denver and Cheyenne. Forecasters warned western plains face dust storms while heavy mountain snow hit Washington and Idaho. International Falls Minnesota recorded 5 above zero.
A mysterious cylinder was found in the cargo area of a Trans World Airlines plane after departing Columbus Ohio. Officials say early inquiries did not show how the object entered the aircraft and the captain believed it may be cargo debris.
James Lynch led the firm until selling his interests and built a large home at the corner of 8th and Hendrick Streets while a resident there, leaving the city around 1931. He helped Ed Brigges develop the Lynch glass blowing machine. Survived by widow Florence Cain Lynch sister Mary C Brons and brother Frank Lynch of Chicago.
A govt plan would pay farmers the difference between 18 and market prices for hogs with lower prices noted in markets around 12 per hundred pounds. The Labor Department says 2.75 million workers will get automatic raises in 1956 under long term union contracts with increases typically 6 to 11 cents an hour, many in the first half of the year.
Tennessee Senator Kefauver said he would enter the Florida presidential primary on May 29 against Adlai Stevenson. He noted Florida’s past delegate split and indicated plans to run in New Hampshire, California and Wisconsin. He cited that Democrats could not take Florida for granted as in 1952 when Eisenhower won the state. Pierre Poujade, 35, announced his tax protest movement would become a political party and use strikes to push its agenda.
Administration officials outline a 10-year economic aid program that would extend current year-to-year aid. Annual outlays would run to a yearly cap for a decade, a feature likely to provoke congressional opposition. Proponents cite needs for projects like the Aswan Dam, estimated to take about 15 years to complete.
A Westinghouse strike in Mansfield Ohio boiled over with a car overturning a picket line and 11 workers injured. Police and union leaders called the clash the worst of the Mansfield plant dispute as broader efforts to resolve the nationwide labor walkout persisted in Philadelphia and Columbus.
Anderson and Madison County residents are urged to donate to the March of Dimes. Leaders cite gaps in lasting protection, ongoing research needs, and the shortage of trained nurses and physicians as key reasons polio remains a threat. Jonas Salk’s vaccine, aided by March of Dimes funds, is praised but not yet final.
Mrs Gladys Gillespie wife of Robert Gillespie died at the Indianapolis Medical Center after an illness of three weeks. Born November 8 1901 in India she lived in Kokomo previously and has two sons and two sisters. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p m at the funeral home. Burial in Crown Point Cemetery. Also notices for M E Webber and Mrs Iva Shepard with funeral details and AMVETS scholarship info.
Indiana Attorney General ruled that Terre Haute city council seat cannot be filled by election since successor died before issuing a certificate. Walter Cook, defeated for reelection, may retain his post until the next regular election in 1959 because Charles Galloway died after taking oath but before filing campaign expense statements.
Communist and Nationalist artillery intensified dueling around Quemoy island as Red guns bombarded the area for about 12 hours before Adm. Arthur W. Radford arrived in Taipei with his wife and staff. Communist fire totaled 85 rounds injuring two and destroying 73 civilian houses, while Nationalist counter-battery targeted mainland positions and nearby islands.
Indiana highway chairman Virgil Smith announced a program to remove dangerous concrete handrails on narrow state roads. Superintendents of 36 sub districts will report handrails to be replaced with guard rails using precast slabs to widen bridges. He noted injuries or deaths occur when cars strike handrails within five feet of the road edge.
Mrs Olive Fern Hilbolt age 70 of 1515 Pearl Street died Monday in St John s Hospital. Services were held today at 2 p m at Harold E Rozelle Funeral Home with Rev George A Harris pastor of East Lynn Christian Church officiating. Burial was in East Staplewood Cemetery. Friends called at the funeral home.
Funeral services are announced for Mrs. Rosetta Craig Wilkinson 76 wife of Arlie Craig of Shirley with burial at Mechanicsburg Cemetery and visitation at Condo and Son Funeral Home. She died Tuesday at St John’s Hospital Anderson after months of illness. Edgar F Lowe Wilkinson dies after three weeks at a New Castle nursing home with funeral at Condo and Son Funeral Home and burial at Park Cemetery Greenfield.
Fire wardens and volunteers fought grass and woodland blazes in at least four southern Illinois areas on Wednesday. One fire in Pulaski County was out of control since Tuesday, with federal crews called to prevent spread to Shawnee National Forest. Other fires flared near Elkville Creal Springs and Zeigler. total 213 acres burned across fourteen fires Tuesday.
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