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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1954
Page
3
Fragmented OCR story reports a controversial contract grant by the Board of Works amid a jumble of names and locations. It mentions Inmanat, Camp Grayling Michigan, and Lake Michigan training plans, with political figures and a social security debate attached to the issue.
A truck demonstration and display will be held at Hunter Motor Co in Indianapolis from 1:40 to 2 p.m. The event, arranged by Chevrolet through Hud South and South Side Equipment, showcases Napco four wheel drive and other heavy equipment. Attendees will see cabover Chevrolet trucks with automatic loading features and ask questions about the gear and capabilities.
The badly decomposed body of Edith Kiter was found in the home of her mother in law in West Union Ohio. Sheriff Eugene Fulton said she had been dead about six weeks and was being examined in Cincinnati to determine cause of death. The mother in law Dora Liler was questioned. The deceased belonged to a Pentecost group. The husband Hubert Liler, 27, was earlier arrested in May on a desertion charge.
Two young Alexandria youths were injured when a motorcycle collided with a car on N Harrison Street around 11 30 p m Monday. Darrell Warner 20 suffered facial injuries and a fractured ankle while Arthur Blockson 24 escaped with minor injuries.
Miss Ruth Montgomery, Elwood Bela Chapter president, leaves Tuesday to represent the local unit at the Della Theta Tau Sorority national convention in Chicago this week. Attending with her from Elwood are Mesdames Lois Tobey, Mary Louise Curtis and Lyle VanTine, a charter member. The Chicago chapter hosts 190 chapters and nearly 5,000 active members across alumnae and membership, with Dellas Plenic as national council president and Mrs Lowell J Grant noted at Columbia City.
In Pittsburgh a dramatic 24 4 hour rescue saved two young boys stranded on a 100 foot bridge pier. veteran bridge painters rappelled to the boys perching on a narrow catwalk and pulled them to safety amid cheering spectators and a worried father. The boys Ronald and William Hughes were treated at Braddock General Hospital for observation. their mother described a troubling scene of punishment and concern.
Eightying men from Battery B 150th Field Artillery Battalion of the Elwood National Guard will attend a 15 day summer training at Camp Grayling Michigan leaving July 18. Four officers and five enlisted comprise the Elwood group. Capt Richard E Alte commands, 2nd Lt Vaughn G Alexander surveys, 2nd Lt Franklin E Miller is executive, and Chief Warrant Officer Jerry L Gregg administers. Over 9,000 Indiana Guardsmen from 69 units will participate in the exercises. This marks the fourth year for the 4th Infantry Division at Camp Grayling on Lake Margrethe in North Central Michigan.
Indianap olis reports two female inmates scaled a fence and escaped from the Indiana women’s prison. One escapee was Geraldine Nadilé, 24, Dayton Ohio, later recaptured near Jeffersonville. The other, Blanche Digel, was previously noted, with travel plans to California. The article also notes a family reunion and local social updates.
Alexandria community items include a Young People Band outing at Gleatwater Park with attendees such as Clair Clevenger Eleanor Tulowitzky and David Tulowitzky. Other notes mention CCG Club gathering at Mrs Woodruff’s home and a Beulah Park polemic Sunday event plus a Postponed Tri Kappa Sorority meeting now set for July 13 at Qissuncell layer.
Betty Wallick a 22 year old visiting relatives in Stan home, suffered a head injury Saturday when she fell against a phonograph player. She is in a critical condition at Riley Hospital in Indianapolis after emergency surgery failed to restore consciousness. Doctors reported limited improvement Monday but little hope of recovery. she remains on oxygen as Carey the chiropractor operates back in his office.
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