Anderson Airport Commission Urges Swift Modernization
A public meeting underscores the need for an all weather municipal airport as essential to Anderson's modernization. Mayor Ferguson cites Nicholson File Company's planned 400 industrial jobs and the Chamber of Commerce notes modern airport facilities as a key factor for new industry. The city highlights power and water upgrades as tied to a comprehensive development effort.
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Nicholson File Company
Providence
Chamber of Commerce
Anderson
Indiana
Red Cross of Madison County Holds Annual Meeting
The Madison County Red Cross reviews a year of service highlighted by flood relief for Anderson area homes and 22 families aided at a cost of 2297.86. The Home Service Department links servicemen with families while 231 residents earned first aid and 473 water safety certificates. The Gray Ladies logged 6100 volunteer hours at local hospitals. Junior Red Cross enrolled 10,000 youths. Robert L. Rock named chapter chairman for 1958 59. thanks to Spangler and staff for another strong year.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Publc
Anderson
Home Service Department
New Castle State Hospital
Veterans Administration Hospital
Marion
Robert L. Rock
Rock
Thomas R. McMahan
Wilbur Roby
James H. Peters
Herbert Gwinnup
Jack I. Rossin
Bruce Gribben
Robert Wessler
James Q. Cain
Miriam Shirley
Imogene Fleenor
Jane Scott
Ruth Green
Robert K. Spangler
Double Tragedy Ends Lives Of Farran And Kite
Funeral services were held in Anderson and Casey for Mrs. Lester L. Farran of Edgewood and her mother Mrs. Effie Kite of Casey who died in a crash near Greenup, Illinois on Monday. Farran, active in Tri Kappa Sorority the Evening Musicale and First Baptist Church, had been an Anderson resident for nine years since her marriage. The deaths are described as a profound bereavement to the community and family.
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Anderson
Casey
Ill
Lester L. Farran
Edgewood
Effie Kite
Greenup
Fil
Navy
Fathers plan ahead for children without living example
Walter Lippmann discusses Dr. George Crane’s claim that securing a college fund ensures a son’s future, yet warns the real need is cultivating good habits and motivation now. The piece challenges fathers to guide daily behavior and learning while parents are alive, not just insure outcomes after death.
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Crane
Notes on Ike Khruschev clash and moral duties of leaders
The piece argues the president's conduct and accountability in Washington set a standard for public virtue. It condemns accepting favors from Goldfine and urges fathers to model personal responsibility, teaching children social habits, self-restraint, and practical skills rather than passing duties to others.
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Adams
Washington
Sherman Adams
White House
Dad
Goldfine
Gay
United States
New York Herald
de Tribune Inc
Eisenhower
Essense
Eisen
Shower van
Anderson hailed as wonderful place by Navy recruiter letter
A farewell letter from Chief Petty Officer John Phillips, Navy recruiter in Anderson, praises the city as warm and friendly and declares the writer and his family will adopt Anderson as their hometown. The piece precedes a Notre Dame Press book note on diplomacy and a local Democratic party slate update from Monroe Township.
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Anderson
John Phillips
Navy
South Bend
Ind
UPI
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
University of Notre Dame Press
Guililaume de Bertier de Sauvigny
Father de Bertiers
France
Metternich
Richelieu
Waterloo
Fater de Bertier
Yester
Ford Foundation
Erat
Monroe Township
Guy C. Lewis
Freers Post
Voting Machine Idea Aims to Privatize Ballot Action
A suggestion advocates using voting machines to reduce influence from party bosses. The proposal argues individuals inside the device could cast ballots without direct accountability to party leaders.
Perseverance and Faith Reward College Pursuit
Two country lads sought education meeting a college president with no jobs to pay their way. One returned home as a clerk, the other stayed and earned a degree through nerve and determination, proving faith in God leads to success.
Rogers Urges 45 New Federal Judgeships Created
Attorney General William P. Rogers told a House subcommittee that federal courts face a growing backlog and urged swift approval of a bill to add 45 judgeships. The measure would create three circuit judges and make permanent one temporary post in New Mexico and three district courts in Pennsylvania Tennessee and Utah.
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Washington
Alty
William P. Rogers
Congress
Rogers
House Judiciary
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Utah
Women Picket Line Crossers Get Roses
In Camden New Jersey engineers on strike from the Radio Corp of America passed out about 4000 roses to women crossing picket lines. The gesture aimed to show non hostility to workers remaining on the job as the two day strike by 1800 members of the Assn of Professional Engineering Personnel continued seeking merit pay for raises.
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Camden
N.J
Radio Corp. of America
Moorestown
Cherry Hill
Assn
Folklore Notes on Phrases and Word Usage by Wade
A discussion of shifting phrase meanings from guilt to general feeling, examples of slang such as hoochie and disk jockey, and notes on preferred terms like motorcade over cavalcade. It cites a rural accident count of 337 deaths during a July weekend and 100 urban deaths, with commentary on language change and usage.
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Joe Hayes
Joel
Hayes
Zeis
Indiana Traffic Deaths Fall 15.5 Percent in 1958 Half
Indiana state police reported a 15.5 percent drop in traffic deaths for the first half of 1958. Superintendent Harold S. Zeis said 437 deaths were recorded through Sunday, down from 517 in the same period last year, but warned against optimism in the face of danger.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Harold S. Zeis
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