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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1954
Page
1
Obituaries list several residents including Sarah Raye, Alma Judd, Claude E Fisher, Osborn G Ostorn, John L Moore, and William King. Surviving relatives include sisters, children, and grandchildren. Funeral services are arranged at local homes and cemeteries, with churches named and burial sites noted.
Civil Defense Administrator Val Peterson urged big funding to prepare mass evacuation in the United States and to deploy an advanced warning system. A prototype device could trigger an alarm in a bedroom if enemy bombers approach, as planners anticipate cities fleeing to rural areas to avert mass casualties. Peterson warned the program is urgent to save millions and predicted subbasin warning capabilities within two years.
Indiana governor Craip's office announced the appointment of Dr. Andrew Offalt as state health commissioner and secretary of the State Board of Health. He succeeds Dr. Leroy Bur ney, returning to Public Health Service as assistant surgeon general. The governor regrets the PHS has not honored his request to keep Burney in the state job.
In Chicago 350 workers at General American Transportation protested the firing of 12 colleagues for refusing oven work under 97 degree heat. Evansville industries closed after extreme conditions. Temperatures fell to the 50s in the morning with notable readings in South Bend Fort Wayne Indianapolis and Evansville.
A total of 129740 has been reported and a further increase is expected today, the Snaders said after reviewing advance reports. General solicitation in the community accounted for 38674 of the total fund with special gifts totaling 91075. Mr Myers hears the special gifts committee with Mr Hartung leading the general organization.
Joseph K Wand 7 machinist with Engineering Industries of Middletown dies Wednesday evening at New Gilles Center. He belonged to Sixth Street Christian Church and formerly worked for Union Traction. Funeral services set for 10:30 a.m. at Miller Cemetery with Rev. Robert Kennett in charge. Survived by widow Ruth Wood, a daughter Belly, and six sisters including Mrs. Kay in Nelson Middletown.
Friends of Scouts are invited to attend a series of programs with sponsors Indiana Bell, Indianapolis Athletic Club, and Indiana Department of Conservation. The Order of the Arrow candidates will be announced as part of a membership drive. Council staff and district executives including Cedric A. Dunkerly and W Shirell Foxy will assist at events.
Early afternoon readings show a broad heat pattern across the nation with Louisville and Kansas City in the mid eighties, Joplin near 108, and east coast cities from Caribou to Tallahassee reporting 60s to 90s. West coast highs reached the upper sixties to seventies.
Fragmented report identifies individuals connected to a housing project and banking inquiry. Names include Harry Rudick al j and Brownell, with mentions of Eisenhower’s Cabinet and a Senate Banking Committee. Bovard is fired by the VHA amid related investigations and a lawyer plan to appeal dismissal.
The report outlines Dulles urging continued French leadership in Indochina with conditions for any future truce. He proposes a Southeast Asia pact to defend Laos and Cambodia if neutralized, while Eisenhower and Mendes-France discuss France’s possible European army involvement. The article notes U.S. stance on military intervention and allied unity amid ongoing negotiations.
Senate GOP factions push for a straight vote on the issue while McCarthy announces Boston public hearings on charges of Communist infiltration in defense plants. The investigations subcommittee meets for the first time since the 36 1 day hearing with Army officials as Demands grow for a staff shakeup and procedural changes before July 31, 1954.
Henry W Marshall family sold the Journal and Courier after decades of ownership. Louis A Weil Jr assumes active management while remaining publisher of the Grand Rapids Herald. Federated Publications will hold treasurer and general manager roles, with a board including Paul A Martin of Lansing State Journal and other publishers.
The Czech release comes after a 12 day push by the United States military and the State Department to secure freedom for detained individuals. Details remain limited as officials confirm the successful outcome and acknowledge continued diplomatic contact.
A series of fragmented items state Robert Rescoe an unemployed salesman was held by police after confessing to involvement in a murder tied to accusing the victim of being the world’s biggest Communist. Evangelist Hilly Graben underwent kidney stone surgery in Asheville, plans rest. Jane Withers faces a $1,000,000 property sale in a testimony about her marriage to oilman Will Moss and a Midland nightclub incident.
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