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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1955
Page
9
Tempo reports amid war news that NATO officials pledge no attack on Russia while urging restraint. Mere Manpower notes potential manpower shortages influencing peace appeals. Peron’s decline and German recruiting efforts add regional strain.
Senate investigations drew testimony about Gen. Matthew Ridgway and Gen. Maxwell Taylor as lawmakers debated further reductions in U.S. Far East forces. The hearings juggled allegations of bribery and financial mispractice linked to Lev and Levy, with defense planning and a Nobel scientists appeal to renounce war in the atomic era shaping the broader context. The testimony highlighted Taylor's warning of continued cuts and Ridgway's critique of defense weakness in a period of shifting military needs.
President Eisenhower urged Western leaders to back a defensively allied unified Germany in a Windsor session. Soviet Premier Bulganin rejected unification on that basis, leaving the summit deadlocked. The scene included Zhukov listening as the president pledged to prevent U S aggression and urged a quiet, secure calm in Europe amid missing-person and domestic tensions.
Madison County assessors yesterday certified a total county valuation near 57.7 million dollars with real estate, improvements, and personal property across townships including Anderson, Lafayette, Monroe, and Pipe Creek. The County Board of Review will finalize last-minute items as part of the 1956 budget planning.
Anderson two appoints five new music instructors to staff all township schools. The new teachers are Mrs Mary Shubert Lindberg Wilhelmine Kaufman Roosevelt Mrs Wayne Everman Edgewood Miss Inth Manning Franklin and Loselle Durgan Forest Lids. Shubert has taught in Anderson public schools for three years. Manning is Ball State graduate with Sigma Alpha Tau certificate and top senior music student. Everman holds bachelor and master degrees from Ball State with study at Indiana University and Western State College. Durgan earned a B S in education from Marion College and is in the National Fraternity of Musicians. Kaufman taught in Anderson Two schools for four years and holds a TLS degree from Ball State.
Amid a shipwide alert on 23 U S Navy vessels, a 24 year old woman named Totty D Talk disguised herself in summer whites and attempted to stow away. Police later identified her and charged her with boarding a government vessel, as 5 000 sailors were ordered to quarters.
Indiana drivers will save about 4 million dollars yearly as state reductions cut comprehensive and collision premiums for companies affiliated with major underwriters. Rates drop 9 to 23 percent regionally, with 16 percent for ten dollar deductibles and 10 percent for young drivers completing approved courses. Some city and county areas see smaller cuts, while crossings are rebuilt to meet higher traffic standards and will be inspected by city officials after repairs.
Hartford reports Gov. Billot signs a measure legalizing raffles and other games of chance for religious charitable civic and veterans groups with referendum approval required locally. Anderson Works Board met with Mayor Wright present as two assessment rolls were reviewed including curbs gutters and building fund allocations. Several injured in a mess hall fire were treated and transferred to hospital with five listed as hospitalized in serious condition.
Mayor Nolayne Lawright and J C Byrne of the New York Central Rail road conducted an inspection of all INYC rail crossings from Columbus Ave to Crown St. They announced work will start immediately to repair and rebuild eleven crossings before Oct 4 to ensure smoother traffic and reduce danger and inconvenience for motorists.
The report details J Watson questioned about his mother’s disappearance. He claims Mrs Hartlage left in April for an extended trip after marrying a wealthy Indianapolis real estate man. He says she planned to sell a four room house in Indianapolis for 5000 dollars and that the house had been transferred to his son and sold in February for 2700. Witnesses recall conversations about the TV set and payments. Police note a deed to a neighboring property, a trailer rental, and efforts to move household goods to Indianapolis. Page 3, Column.
Retail Merchants Divisions of the Chamber of Commerce plan an annual dinner at Grandview Club tonight with entertainment contests and an afternoon golf tournament for about 150 to 200 guests including store owners and managers. Burton G. McGulaugh, John Atkinson, Warren Marshall and H. Roberts lead the arrangements. The tournament starts at 2 p.m. with awards presentations following the 7 p.m. dinner.
Senator Kefauver invited President Eisenhower aide Sherman Adams to testify fully on the Dixon Yates power contract inquiry. He seeks details of any White House involvement and conferences connected to SEC hearings delay over financing. Armstrong testified delays were ordered to allow government attorneys to decide participation.
Anderson School Board met in regular session to approve claims and accept a teacher's registration. A special meeting set for July 21 in the Bounty Auditor's office will discuss spending $12,000 from a special fund on the heating plant. The board expects a final budget action at the August 2 meeting. Bids for school supplies were opened and referred for action. Miss Jean Tinder of Washington School resigned to take a teaching post in California. A gas line proposal from Const Indiana Gas Co was approved to extend lines into the new South Side Junior High and high school heating plants. Total claims approved run to $2,223.
Washington Iowa crowds welcomed a Soviet delegation led by Vladimir Matveichkivich who toured local Tow Valley farms and shared a home cooked meal of fried chicken mashed potatoes corn and salad hosted by Marie Hora. Residents described the visit as friendly and welcoming with questions about Towalitham cuisine.
Nevada State Prison convicts ended a 26 hour bloodless revolt after guards and 25 Nevada State Patrol officers ringed the yard. Warden Art Bernard warned leaders that the force was ready for a showdown and prisoners agreed to return to cells.
In Anderton and vicinity newborns are reported from St John s Hospital and local homes. The Sylvester family welcomes a boy at 1821 with parents Mr and Mrs Robert Sylvester. Edward Kincaid s family at Tapel cheer a boy. Ann Hedge near Markleville adds a boy. Ernest Walker s family in Indianapolis welcomes a girl. Charlie Moun at 015 W 7th St reports a boy. James Saunders at 208 KE records a girl. John Hamer in Pendleton greets a girl. Richard Snilee at Bell W 32nd St announces a boy.
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