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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1956
Page
16
Merchants in Gary use psychological gimmicks to push easy credit during a steel strike. Ads promise no money down and payments postponed until workers return, with firms touting 30 day deferral and adjusted prices to spur purchases amid the stoppage.
Rev Francis Kienly says remodeling of St Marys Catholic Church at Fletcher and 11th is advancing fast and should finish in September. The 63 year old structure gains a new floor redesigned altar refinished pews plastering and extensive modernization. Herman Diedman of Kentland decorates while Associated Builders completes a southwest school extension to house 300 high school students with Arthur Henning as architect.
Park Place Methodist Church reports pledges totaling 32 000 toward a 30 000 goal for an educational building. Construction waits until half funds collected and may not start for a year as pledges extend over three years. Rev. E W Hamilton leads unified worship and study services with MYF at 6 pm. 22 churches unite for union vesper services in Shadyside Park. INDIANAPOLIS State Aeronautics Commission reports 28 killed in light plane crashes in Indiana so far this year versus 12 in all of 1955. director cites pilot errors.
Police issued a Midwest alert for Thomas Bellows 20 Davenport Iowa on charges of abducting 17 year old Millie Joyce Spencer from her home in Green Rock Illinois Thursday. Bellows disguised himself as a deaf mute to abduct the girl and fled in a 1950 Studebaker with Iowa plates.
The Associated Press reports 11 fatalities during Indiana Safety Week as summer travel looms. A fatal collision near Westville injured Wayne Nuell, 17, and involved Robert Kuchick, 20, who faces reckless homicide charges after disregarding a stop sign. Three others were hurt.
Two men sustained minor injuries in a curve crash on 8th Street Road about two miles west of Anderson. Jack Harlow of Ingalls lost control and crashed into a tree. Brently Carey, visiting, had head cuts. Both were hospitalized at St. John’s Hospital.
The former Union Traction Company will hold its annual reunion and dinner on Sunday July 15 at Shadyside Park. An expected crowd of about three hundred will attend. James Vance of Muncie is president. Arthur Kimm of Anderson is vice president. David Bailey of Marion is secretary.
In Hong Kong the German freighter Hamburg returned two American Roman Catholic priests to freedom after three years in Red Chinese captivity. Rev. John W. Clifford and Rev. Thomas L. Phillips, both from San Francisco, were jailed in Shanghai on espionage and counterrevolutionary charges and released last month. 11 Americans remain imprisoned in Red China.
TWA plans a mass burial for 70 coffins in Flagstaff Cemetery in a 72 by 24 foot plot on Monday as recovery crews finish work on the Super Constellation crash site. About 200 relatives and friends are expected for the service. Swiss climbers arrived from Zurich aiding search and recovery operations near the crash area.
Antwerp population estimate places Belgians at about 10 million, a figure that appears inconsistent with known city and national data and prompts scrutiny of the source.
Old fashioned revival begins Sunday night at the Pentecostal Church in Ingalls and runs through July 14. Services start at 7:30 p.m. Evangelist Rev. C. L. Crum leads the meetings with Rev. H. Hagan serving as pastor.
Dismissed patients include Robert J. Tillett Charles Judd William Ballard Martha Gore Jewell Fetty Linda Sheets Coy Phelps and Alex Alexandria Lloyd Baines Francis Evans and son Paul Heeley Jesse Ault Gene Barnes Joyzella Hosier Joan Maddy Retta Jane Baker Katherine Chamberlain Fannie Burt Stanley Fabien Catherine McCafferty Virgil McKee Harry Evans Karen Moody Guy Gensimore Wheeler Pollock Frank Schultz Margo Pollard Eugene Kennedy Eleanor Waymire and others.
The nationwide steel strike nears one week with about two million tons of lost steel and around 50 000 allied workers unemployed. United States Steel Corp reports Western Pennsylvania coal mines excluding Robena and those in West Virginia and Kentucky will stay idle next Tuesday, possibly idling 30 000 captive miners.
Delco Remy announced nineteen employees retired this summer with lengths of service ranging from 12 to 37 years. Three men, Lowell Amos, Bob Taylor and Gene Barrett, were promoted within the plant engineering department.
Police traced a July 4 ransom call to the Weinberger home amid a note left with a pacified claim for $2000. Beatrice and wholesale drug executive husband hope to meet the kidnapper as authorities stage a trap with two dummy packages to lure the suspect.
The report breaks down aid by region with Europe 71.2 million, Near East and Africa 270 million, Asia 882 million, and Latin America 52 million. It cites a 293 million loan dominated plan for Near East Africa and Asia, with 80 percent loans and at most 25 percent per country.
President Nixon addresses the assembly asserting division in Viet Nam and halting the communist advance. He notes the Geneva deadline for elections and explains U S support for Diem against elections in the communist north. He promises American backing and calls Viet Nam a future free nation. The Nixons will visit Chiang Kai-shek in Taipei after.
Regular bus service by A B C coach lines and Greyhound lines remain the same with routes to Noblesville Indianapolis and all points south. Service also to Richmond Cincinnati and east Winchester Portland Fort Wayne and all points north. Regular schedules operating. For complete information call 53 6601. Passenger and package express to all points Anderson Bus Station 11th and Central.
The team in wool knickers and heavy boots adds sun helmets for a dangerous gorge job as army helicopters began removals from the DC7 wreckage. Since Thursday crews have recovered 1 sacks of remains today bringing total to 13 with more bodies believed present on the ledge.
The Anderson Armory Board plans a state and federal funded new guard armory with one-quarter state and three-quarters federal financing. Major Foist said work could start by Oct 1, with an additional motor vehicle storage building under consideration. Local units exceed 275 officers and men, with Company D and battalion units recruited to full war strength. Camp McCoy training for guard units from Alexandria New Castle and Richmond runs two weeks, with return slated for July 22.
The House rejected Rep Moss's amendment removing a first class rate increase and kept a bill from the Post Office Committee. It raises first class from 3 to 4 cents an ounce and airmail from 6 to 7 cents, with second class rates rising about 442 million dollars yearly over five years, and 30 to 120 percent splits for reading and advertising portions.
The penal chief said rioters fought to free friends in solitary during the riot. Ten injured include eight inmates and two guards struck by shotgun fire or slugging. Forty nine inmates were questioned. Denton and White were transferred to the State Prison with their terms.
Richard J Gleason age 25 from Allen faces 2 to 14 years for forgery. Malcolm Hepperle age 26 from Vanderburgh has an indeterminate term. Robert Colglazier age 22 from Lawrence faces 2 to 5 years for burglary. Verne Greene age 29 from Benton sentenced for armed robbery. Clarence White age 31 from Bartholomew faces 2 to 5 years for burglary. Miles Casteel age 31 from Allen faces 2 to 14 years for forgery.
Sen Kefauver attacks Chief Justice Warren as the House Commerce Committee orders an immediate inquiry into air traffic safety after the Grand Canyon crashes that killed 128. Rep Priest names a subcommittee led by Rep Harris to study air space use and the ��� collision. Governor Chandler of Kentucky says he will be the state’s favorite son candidate at the Democratic convention. The Manchester Guardian reports Ana Pauker’s death in Bucharest at 63. Marion B Folsom urges higher pay for top federal personnel to retain talent, noting losses of Brownell and Scheele.
Lt. Bray, a Noblesville High School and Purdue Class of 1955 graduate, died in a plane crash as the aircraft burst into flames near the runway. His parents were notified Friday morning by the Air Force as his body is moved to Evans Godby and Trout Funeral Home for arrangements.
Derby officials announced final preparations for next Wednesday at p.m with official Derby helmets to be handed out during the picnic next Tuesday. Cars will be received at the headquarters at 6th and Meridian Streets in the morning and the inspection team starts at 1 p.m. Delco Remy and Toledo Scales Co will supply scales to weigh each racer. Seventy five boys signed up by July 1 and 50 to 60 cars are expected. The Derby is sponsored by Hunter Chevrolet and Anderson Newspapers, Inc.
The report notes a 6:00 p.m. close and the start of a building project with special prizes for employees who joined the recent suggestion program. Marino Haubursin serves as general chairman of the picnic.
John C. Sheets 77 dies in Lafayette after illness with survivors including a son, three daughters, and 12 grandchildren. Mary Esther Files dies in Fairfield, Illinois, with a son and daughter. Infant Roberts dies at birth. funeral today. Infant Gardner dies at birth. last rites in Sikeston, Missouri. Katherine Kufeldt 35 dies in Cassapolis Michigan. services Sunday at Park Place Church of God. Burial in East Maplewood Cemetery.
Louise Bronnenberg aged 70 died Wednesday in Los Angeles California. She was wife of Harry Bronnenberg and sister in law to Flavius Bronnenberg of Rance Line Road. Funeral rites were scheduled for this morning in the city.
The Recovery survey among colleagues in the temporary press room signals continued belief that Mr. Eisenhower will run for a second term despite a heart attack last year and a recent operation renewing questions about his availability for the GOP nomination. Party leaders largely predict he will run.
The article outlines a 1490 square foot design titled The Home the Women Asked For. It features a large family room adjacent to the kitchen a mud room near the back door a rear kitchen with yard view three bedrooms one and a half baths a separate dining room and a formal living room kept straight with easy to clean windows.
William A. James 82 of Pennville Indiana died Friday in a collision between his car and a gravel truck on Illinois Route 9 about 12 miles east of Bloomington Illinois.
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