Contempt Threat Prompted Warm Sullivan Courtroom
Sullivan Circuit Judge Joseph Lowdermilk threatened contempt of court if the courthouse furnace failed to heat his chamber. The room, kept just above 50 degrees, forced him to wear a topcoat, and workmen were dispatched to repair the furnace over the weekend.
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Sullivan
Joseph Lowdermilk
Sullivan Circuit
Sullivan County Commissioners
Court House
Lowdermilk
Harold Mac
Millan
Commonwealth
Ag- Traiver
Derick Heath
Britain Bases Pact Proposal Amid Resignation and Spending Clash
Macmillan accepted the resignations with regret while Thorneycroft opposed higher government spending next year. Thorneycroft, Macmillan’s economic policy chief, argued that estimates should not exceed this year’s total. As chancellor, his position echoed the U S secretary of the treasury. He was appointed by Macmillan after Eden’s resignation last February.
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Macmillan
Thorneycroft
Tam
Russia
Nigel Birch
Io the
Treasury
Enoch Powell
Commu
London
Thorneycrot
Soviet Union
India
Pakistan
United States
Ceylon
Australia
New Zea
Moscow
Harold Macmilan
Britain
Allan
Nikola Try
Fan Paganin
Canada
Foreign Office
Newsmen Vital Services
Millan
No. 10
Downing Street
Macmilla Ing
Bomber Crash Killers Hit House in Norfolk Area
A Navy plane crashed into a two story home near Norfolk after losing power while approaching the Chesapeake Bay. One person is dead and 12 others were injured as the wreckage damaged several autos and nearby properties. Navy officials said eight crewmen and four civilians were injured, with two crewmen in critical condition.
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Nizst
Navy
Cmdr
Clyde Curley
Pat Martin P Mercator
Norfolk
F | Curley
FY. Lyautey
French Morocco
Chesapeake Bay
Ft. Ly
Bermuda
Norfolk Air ‘Station
Plea Talk Pins Murder Case Of Pa. Couple In Indiana
A PA couple Baker Robert 26 and wife Trudy Jo 17 admitted considering a guilty plea in the death of Indiana marine Pvt Larry Kirk 21. Judge Dailey granted withdrawal of separate trials and set trial for Jan 13. defense may enter a seated plea after a sanity hearing was withdrawn.
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Pennsylvania
Indiana
Daniel Dailey
Robert Washburn
Dailey
Robert
Trudy Jo Baker
Wormleysburg
Baker
Larry Kirk
Winstow
Ind
Bakers
Marion County
Washburn
Halleck to convene Indiana GOP unity meeting
Rep Halleck called a Republican House delegation meeting in Washington to seek unity after a factional split. A peacemaking letter from H Dale Brown, Indiana committeeman and Indianapolis party boss, aimed to heal rifts with Jenner Handley allied wing.
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Halleck
GOP
Unity
Washington
Rnd
Republican House
Indiana Gop
Sen
Jenner
Harold W. Handley
H. Dale Brown
Indianapolis Republican Organization
Meentig
Van Orman Indiana hotel owner dies at 73
Van Orman of Evansville a wealthy Hoosier hotel owner and former Republican lieutenant governor died after a heart attack Monday at 3 pm in Boehne Tuberculosis Hospital He had entered December 28 for treatment of pulmonary emphysema at the hospital.
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van Orman
Evansville
Hoosier
Boehne
Atomic attack drill ends ten hour reserve study
The class discussed evacuation routes and escape prospects as roads from the area would be blocked by fleeing people and wreckage. Emphasis was on emergency treatment for all injuries in an atomic attack as Anderson Lt. Tippey announced weekly reserve meetings at the Fairview Park reserve buildings inviting all service personnel. A new British wind tunnel moves air at about two tons a minute.
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Anderson
Tippey
Fairview Park
Madison Ave
Eva Miller, 70, vaudeville figure, dies at St Johns
Eva Miller a vaudeville performer known in the 1920s as The Girl with the Diamond Heels died Sunday evening at St Johns Hospital after a yearlong illness. Born December 2, 1887 in Anderson she lived at Milner Hotel and performed with Keith Circuit in Europe and the United States. Survived by daughter Miss Mary Lappin and three cousins, her funeral is set for 10 am Tuesday at Baker Brothers Funeral Home with Rev. Harry Holden officiating. Interment in East Maplewood Cemetery.
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Eva Miller
St John’s Hospital
Milner
Anderson
Kotomo
Eva Miker
Europe
Keith
Chicago
Eva Lappin
New York
Jimmy Durante
Glenn Miller
Ted Lewis
Henri Hank Weber
New York City
Glenn Miler
Sinclair-Weber
Mary Lappin
Indianapolis
Harry Ray
Margaret Bryson
Hugh E. Smith
Muncie
Baker Brothers Funeral Home
Harry Holden
Chesterfield Linden Lane Church
City weighs standby emergency transport plan and costs
Undertakers approve city emergency service but caution high costs for 24 hour standby vehicles. Meeting planned to draft proposals for a standby service. Chief Johnson wins approval to outfit firemen with new trousers and coveralls and to send three men to a Memphis training school. Board members present were Chairman Kuntz, Moss, Meiser, and Burns.
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Ity
Handy
Carl Whitinger
Omer Garner
Fred Richardson
Kenneth Cage
Bill
Robert Morgan
Johnson
Memphis
Tenn
Pressent
Chairan Kuntz
Carl Moss
C. B. Meiser
C. E. Burns
Secre
Police Investigate Weekend Breakins At Local Spots
Police detectives probed weekend breakins at the Elks Lodge on Cedar Street and Fisher Market at 1909 Madison Ave. Det. Capt. John Heiden said the Elks burglary yielded a case of beer but the thieves fled, dropping the beer outside the door. At Fisher Market a stamp machine and a cigarette machine were robbed of coins, with about $30 taken.
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John Heiden
Elks Lodge
Gavin Seeks Post Defense Stance Amid Army Retirement Talk
General Gavin plans to write and speak on defense policy as retirement rumors swirl. He denies being fired and says he would contribute more to the Army by speaking out, while General Taylor notes speech limits for officers in uniform. Gavin contends the Army calls for stronger offerings, and cites budget strains forcing him to divert funds to the Jupiter missile project.
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Nues
Gavin
Mon- Viday
Brucker
Taylor
Ankara
Turkey
Johnson
Europe
Ike Deliberates on Disarmament and 1958 Governors Run
Congress facing security tensions as Stassen debates a flexible disarmament policy with Dulles. Eisenhower plans a State of the Union style address and budget outlines while Pas山 Pennsylvania governor prospects swirl. NATO replies and Bulganin summit talk shape US strategy with defense spending eyed to rise.
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Ike
National Security Council
Harold E. Stassen
Dana Foster Dulles
Stassen
Eisenhower
Bulgarin
Paris
C Dales
GOP
Pennsylvania
Senate
House
Congress
Russia
Dulles-Stassen
Nikolai A. Bulgam
Britain
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Aise
Elwood Rites Wednesday For Hazel Miller
Hazel Frances Miller formerly of Elwood dies in a hospital Monday. Services are set for Wednesday at 1 p m in the Robert J Jackley Funeral Home with Rev Myron C Morford of Anderson officiating Burial will be in Elwood City Cemetery Survivors include one son William six brothers and the Lawson siblings from Kentucky and California She was born February 27 1917 in Butler Ky daughter of J W and Anna Lawson and was married to Willard Miller who died in 1946
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William A. Bouse
St John's Hospital
Tipton County
Charles
Anna Bouse
Anderson
Alexandria
Eagles Lodge
US Navy
Ethel
Charles W
Dale Leroy Bouse
Edith Brown Alexandria
Bethel Huse
Nashville
Elwood
Hazel Frances Miller
Wabash Hospital
Robert J. Jackley
Myron C. Morford
Elwood City Cemetery
William
Clay Lawson
Covington
Earl
Pete Lawson
Louis Lawson
Butler
Russell Lawson
Jeffersonville
Joe Lawson
Los Angeles
Lizzie Delawter
Lizzie Virginia Jennie DeLawter
DeLawter
Wile
Rt 1
Wolfville
Martin
Yosanna Wittmer
Wills
Pel
Irs
Olga Woodward
Rt. 1
Lela Harlan
Castle
Fisher Brothers
Lapel
J Thomas Hodson
Unclear Parachute Space Incident Reported By Radio Moscow
Reports claim a man parachuted and a manned rocket test may have occurred with Soviet involvement. Details are fragmented with no clear identity or verification. The piece references a planned April event and an intercontinental rocket capability.
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Radio
Moscow
Soviet Union
Jon
Abe
Earth
Tan
Weather, Snow, and Cold Snap Reach Wide Areas
Heavy snow blankets the Dakotas Minnesota and Upper Michigan while Iowa and New England brace for zero temperatures. Rio Grande Valley evacuees are returning as waters recede, yet about 1000 remain at large. In the Texas Panhandle ranchers welcome 17 inches of snow aiding crops, with blizzard warnings and strong winds forecast for the East and Atlantic seaboard. Air Reserve meeting at North Anderson discusses air refueling and policies with Maj Courter and Col Riley presenting.
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Rio Grande Vale
Texas’ Panhandle
Midwest
Dakotas
Minnesota
Upper Michigan
Houghton
Mich
Iowa
New England
Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Erve
Air Reserve
Naval Building
North Anderson
Raymond Courter
Harge
Morris L. Alvey
Elwood
Col. B. Riley
Hea Uarters
Indianapolis
Deaths In Madison And Nearby Counties
Obituary notices report multiple deaths across Madison County and nearby areas. Fred Sparks of Markleville dies at 71 in St. John’s Hospital Anderson after a career at Bebe-Remy. Lizzie DeLawter of Lapel dies at home with funeral at Fisher Brothers Funeral Home. Anna M. Biddinger of Chesterfield dies in Ball Memorial Hospital. Sarah Jane Chilcote of Fortville dies after a St. John’s Hospital stay. services at St. Thomas Catholic Church. Survivors and funeral details provided.
Anderson Obituaries Finds and Losses in Anderson Area
Obituaries from Anderson area list Nellie F. Wood 54 of Gas City died at Marion General Hospital after sudden illness Ensuing survivors include husband Paul T Wood two sons Lloyd of Fairmount and Paul P Wood seven grandchildren and siblings in Florida California and California services set at 10 am Wednesday at Gas City Pilgrim Holiness Church with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery Anderson Also noted are the deaths of Sandy Rector 82 a lifelong Anderson resident and Matilda Gillespie 88 Grant County native with service details and survivors listed as well as Michael Huntzinger infant son of W Neill Huntzinger. Burial plans and funeral home arrangements provided.
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Nellie Wood
Nellie F. Wood
Anderson
E. Main St
Gas City
Marion General Hospital
Matilda Gillespie
Ifelong
Grant County
Fred Tatman
10Th St
Upland
Luther Lightle
Marion
Jones Funeral Home
Orville Fisher
Friends Church of
Grant Memorial Park
New Chamber Adds Local Businesses and Figures
The Anderson Chamber of Commerce lists new members including Tom Bushey Auto Sales The Perto lo Tool and Engineering Company and Marion Collins Anderson architect The note also mentions a French village statistic and Canada’s growing population, with growth from 16.8 million last Dec 1 to an expected 17 million this spring.
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New Chamber
Anderson Chamber of Commerce
Tom Bushey
Pertolo Tool and Engineering Company
Marion Collins
Anderson
Minton
Ottawa
Bureau of “Ustics
Canada
Bureau
County judges vie for 1958 election seats in Madison County
In Madison County the Circuit Court judge and Superior Court judges wield wide influence beyond the bench through appointments. Russell E. Stewart, Republican, seeks re election as Circuit Court judge, while Henry P. Schrenker, Democrat, runs for Superior Court 1. Both would continue roles on boards and commissions shaping local governance.
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State Supreme Court
Circuit Court
County Commission On Public Records
Memor
County Board of Tax Review
Madison County
Superior Court 1
Superior Court 2
County Tax Adjustment Board
Russell E. Stewart
Henry P. Schrenker
Superior Court
Stewart
Schrenker
Hancock County Bridge Plan Draws State Aid Sharing
Commissioners set a cost share for a new bridge across T Bills Creek at the south edge of Alexandria Monroe Township. Hancock County will pay 1000 dollars and Adams Township 1000 with Madison County sharing remaining amounts. A second bridge costing 18000 dollars is planned if council members meet. Present were Earl Daugherty and six others including George Cummins Lester Farren and Herman Markle.
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Hancock County
Adams
Madison County
Alexandria
Monroe Township
Earl Daugherty
George Cummins
Lester Farren
Herman Markle
Albert Rector
George Farley
Frank
Hoffa Retrial Set To Start February 3
Federal Judge Archie Dawson set February 3 for the retrial of James Hoffa and two alleged accomplices on charges of wiretapping in Detroit Teamsters offices. Owen Brennan, president of a Detroit local, and Bernard Spindel, a wiretap expert, are named defendants. A mistrial was declared December 20 after jurors failed to reach a verdict. Hoffa also faces another trial here on a separate lying-to-a-fraud-jury charge related to the conspiracy case.
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Hoffa
New York
Archie Dawson
Teamster
James H. Hoffa
Teamsters
Detroit
Teamsters Union
Owen Brennan
Bernard Spindel
Boy to enter guilty plea in slaying case
Terre Haute Ind Jerry Wayne Fulk 12 appeared with counsel and withdrew a not guilty plea to first degree murder and asked to plead guilty to manslaughter He is charged with killing his father Clifford Falk 38 in a cornfield near their home Sept 22 The judge took the request under advisement until Jan 13 and the prosecutor did not oppose the lesser charge The judge said the boy should be given a chance to grow up and mentioned psychiatric care.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Jerry Wayne Fulk
Young Fulk
Clifford Falk
Here
Herbert R. Criss
John R. Jettid
Criss
Falk
Bulletin Herald
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American Security Corp
Burt Stephenson
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Main
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Lesan
Isodine
Isodine Gargie
Ny Boo Pharmaca
America
Unitedtates
Ussr
Igerty
Rockefeller
White House
House Appropriations
Defense McElroy
Hazel Miller
Madison
Red Spark
Marklevite
James Glebe
Markleville Methodist Church
John Summers
Ovid Community Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Anna Biddinger
Chesterfield
Anna M. Biddinger
Ball Memorial Hospital
Chesterfield Christian Church
Harold Clark
Bronnenberg
Poihemus and Shirey
Daleville
Sarah Jane Chilcote
Fortville
St. John’s Hospital
Ila.m
St. Thomas Catholic Church
John Stahl
Gravel Lawn
George McCarty
Fortvile
Sandy Rector
Madison City
Rector
Allen Bethel Church
Mary Ellen
Horace Rector
Markleville
Harold F
Harper Rector
Veba Smith
Lillie Biocher
Alpha Heffernan
Martha Swinford
Mary Kathrine Myers
Edleman
Chester
Levi Sutton
Donald Cavender
Mount Zion Lutheran Cemetery
New Columbus
Chunar Epannes
Madene Deveaus
Michael
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