Direct long distance dialing expands to four Indiana cities
Indiana towns Noblesville New Castle join South Bend and Crawfordsville with direct long distance dialing next summer. Evansville will gain direct dialing this year, making 13 million phones in 478 communities reachable directly. The system uses a three figure area code before dialing the local number and prints the bill.
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Indianapolis
Noblesville
New Castle
South Bend
Crawfordsville
Evansville
United States
Candian
Elwood Court Fines Result From Traffic Violations
Elwood figures include Frank T. Harris found guilty of speeding and fined one dollar plus costs by Mayor Robert Forts. Kenneth R. Humphress forfeits bond after recent arrest for passing without sufficient clearance. Also notes nurse Mary Lois Wesseler on vacation until July 29 and Jesse J. Nichols rites set for 3 p.m. Saturday in York and Wright Memorial Home.
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Elwood
Frank T. Harris
N. D St
Robert Forts
S. Meridian
Anderson Sts
Harris
Kenneth R. Humphress
Indianapolis
Mary Lois Wesseler
Blair Sullivan
Visiting Nurse Association
Trucker dies in fiery Indiana collision at city limits
Robert Michaels of Burlington died after his tar truck crashed with Clarence Wickert of Elkhart. Wickert suffered critical injuries. Authorities investigated the Friday crash at the city.
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Michigan City
Ind
Robert Michaels
Burlington
Clarence Wickert
Elkhart
Wickard
Violin Maker Dies In Elwood At 79
Jesse K. Franklin of Elwood aged 79 died at Mere Hospital at 50 p m Friday after a seven week illness. A retired tin plate mill worker and violin maker he is survived by his widow Bertha a daughter Mrs Florence Harbold Milwaukee Wis three sons Roscoe Anderson Arthur and Ralph Milwaukee 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren He was born February 9 1878 at Kirklin and married Bertha Baker June 19 1888 He was a Wesleyan Methodist Church member The body was taken to the Copher and Fesler funeral home Funeral arrangements were not completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Jesse K. Franklin
S. A St
Mere Hospital
Franklin
Bertha
Florence Harbold
Milwaukee
Wis
Roscoe Franklin
Anderson
Arthur
Ralph
Kirklin
John H
Susan Franklin
Bertha Baker
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Copher and Fesler Funeral Home
State Skeet Shoot Kicks Off At Callaway Park
The Indiana State Skeet Shoot opens at Callaway Park in Elwood hosted by the Elwood Conservation Club. About 85 to 95 shooters from across the state compete in 32 classes across 11 events with 66 trophies and roughly $1,000 in medals and chevrons awarded.
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Elwood
Callaway Park
Elwood Conservation Club
Alwood Conservatory Club
Jerry Bornholtz
Jack Brewer
Russ Moore
Charles High
Hubert Call
Baptismal Water Cut Off By Magistrate
Magistrate John D Watts revoked Sweet Daddy Grace's city permit to use a fire hose and hydrant for outdoor baptism in the Northwest Side. Residents and two police sergeants testified a sound truck and jazz band accompanied the Crusade with 50 baptisms from 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday July 14.
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Chicago
John D. Watts
Sweet Daddy Grace
Watts
Northwest Side
Sweet Daddy
Electrician Electrocuted In Fort Wayne Pole Work
Grover Switzer age 31 from Hicksville Ohio died Friday while working on a utility pole for Indiana and Michigan Electric Co. The incident occurred in Fort Wayne Indiana as crews handled live lines.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Grover Switzer
Hicksville
Ohio
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co
Elwood club activities highlight Duck Creek area 4-H group
Elwood residents attend a string of social and club events including the Duck Creek Township 4-H building picnic in Alexandria with the Co operative Homemakers Home Demonstration Club. Notes cover Loyal Women's Class Golden Circle Mix and Fix club Dayton trip Hobby Club and personal mentions of visitors and returnees.
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Elwood
Co-operative Homemakers Home Demonstration Club
Duck Creek Township
Alexandria
Orin Clymer
Scott Campbell
Cordova Juday
Mesdames Ray Gilpian
Arthur Robinson
Jack Hutcheson
Richard Williams
James Webb
Parl Mock
Bertha Mock
A. S. Jarrett
Eunice Mays
Pamela Harting
Gwen Wisler
Bessie Gray
Austin
Texas
Dames
Clair Beamer
William Cornelius
Cecil Cains
Harry Grimme
Nathan Harting
Leo Jarrett
Rena Lane
Tillie Leisure
Blanche Mays
W. C. Mays
Denver Mays
Clair Meyer
0. C. Patterson
Wilbur Pierce
Leon Tyner
Frank Williams
F. A. Wilson
Kent Wisler
Ed Wisler
Cecil Wantland
B. R. Zech
Mesdames F. A. Wilson
First Baptist Church
Nellie Gorbett
Mary Lazarus
Gorbett
Genna Robinson
Mildred Holmes
Lazarous
Flossie Brown
Hazel Warner
Bertha Sharp
Gerna Robinson
Nellie Hood
Gladys Flynn
Mabel Austin
Rena Scudder
Lora Osting
Lavina Leavitt
Mary K. Lowndes
Colorado Springs
Colo
Hal Waymire
Angela
Thomas Carter
Dayton
Ohio
Duck Creek
Boone Township
Heart Attack Kills Former Elwood Man
Marvin Horner 51 of Wabash former Elwood resident died of a heart attack downtown in Wabash Thursday noon. Funeral services set for Sunday 2 p.m. at Wire Funeral Home Wabash. Survived by Harriet widow three daughters and one son. Former tinplate mill worker later with General Tire Marion. Also brother in law to three Elwood residents. Head laceration injures Tommy Sparks six after city truck accident near his home. He was treated at Mercy Hospital.
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Elwood
Marvin Horner
Rt. 5
Wabash
Wire Funeral Home
Harriet
Artie Moore
Jack Keller
Sally Jane Horner
Lewis Horner
Moses Wilkins
Marion Balser
Homer Dietzer
Harriet Dietzer
General Tire Company
Marion
Tommy Sparks
Robert Sparks
14Th St
Luther Stockdale
Mercy Hospital
Robert L. Jackley
Hospital Dismissals List From St. John’s Hospital
Dismissals include Everett Williams of 2720 Shaw nee Dr and Mrs. LaVern Bubenzer at 429 Federal Dr. Others named are Joseph Kettron 2020 Ohio Ave Roy Poore 615 Ellenhurst Dr Mrs Emaline McCorkle Rt. 4 William Higgins 1532 Walton St Mrs. Bonnie McCullough and son 1820 Madison Ave Mrs. Emaline McCorkle and daughter 2410 Central Ave multiple families from Fortville Lapel and nearby streets.
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St. John’s Hospital
Everett Williams
Shawnee
LaVern Bubenzer
Federal
Joseph Kettron
Ohio Ave
Roy Poore
Ellenhurst
Emaline McCorkle
William Higgins
Walton
Bonnie McCullough
Madison Ave
Donald Gamble
Central Ave
Arnett Westerfield
Willie Mae Aldred
Lapel
Christine Jones
E. Ames
William Morgan
Marley Martz
Wallace Begins Third Year As Pastor Here
At the annual conference in Indianapolis Rev Rex Wallace was reappointed for a third year to Colonial EUB Church Anderson by Bishop R H Mueller. The congregation will honor the Wallace family with a reception soon. William Chambers attended as lay delegate.
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Evangelical United Brethren Church
Indianapolis
Rex Wallace
EUB
Anderson
R. H. Mueller
Four H Girls Plan Wednesday Program at Madison Heights
Four H girls of Anderson Township will host a judging and exhibits day at Madison Heights school. Judging starts 8 30 a m and runs to noon with mothers invited to observe. At 8 p m the public may attend a dress revue and project demonstrations in the school cafeteria led by Jane Gwynn and Ellen Lacey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Township
Madison Heights School
Jane Gwynn
Ellen Lacey
Kicked by Colt Injures 15 Year Old at Hawkins Farm
Miss Judy A. Cron, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert F. Cron, 912 East 28th Street, suffered contusions and abrasions to the left ankle after being kicked by a colt at the Hawkins farm where it grazes. She received treatment at St. John's Hospital. The article notes Canada’s flour milling industry has existed for more than 300 years.
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Judy A. Cron
Albert F. Cron
28Th St
Hawkins Farm
St. John's Hospital
Canada
Water Rights Clash Over Unapproved Colorado Bridge
California attorney charges Arizona built a 401 foot Colorado River bridge in Cibola Valley without federal approval and that cotton and crops moved across the bridge used water without authorization. He cites ongoing California Arizona dispute over Colorado River water and calls for halting unauthorized use on public land.
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San Francisco
California
Arizona
Colora River
Ely
Colorado
Cibola Valley
Colorado River
Fred Randahl
Secretary of the Interior
Brutal Killing in Apartment Ends Seattle Woman's Life
In Burlingame California 19 year old Catherine Elvins of Seattle was found beaten and stabbed to death in her apartment shared with Elaine Soule 19. Autopsy showed 26 blows from a flatiron and 20 stab wounds. Soule admitted the murder citing robbery as motive and faces first degree murder indictment.
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Burlingame
Calif
Catherine
Kit) Elvins
Seattle
Miss Elvins
Elaine Soule
Keith Sorenson
Sorenson
Grand
Soule
Miss Elving
Richard Elvins
Wash
Freeport
Long Island
N. Y
Miss Soule
Paul B. Jensen
Sorensen
San Francisco
S A E Theta Tops Bloomington Fraternity Sorority Honors
Indiana University announced Friday that Sigma Alpha Epsilon led fraternities and Kappa Alpha Theta sororities in studies for the second semester of the past school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.A.E. Theta
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Kappa Alpha Theta
Inquiry Order Against Indianapolis Stockyards Issued
The Agriculture Department issued a formal order of inquiry against the Indianapolis Stock Yards Co over alleged Packers and Stockyards Act violations. The Belt Railroad and Stock Yards Co operates the yards which ban traders from both buying and selling in the same transaction and the department says enforcing this rule breaches the act. The company has 20 days from July 19 to file a formal answer.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Indianapolis Stock Yards Co
Packers and Stockyards Act
Belt Railroad and Stock Yards Co
Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Five Day Fair Mild Weather Forecast
The Weather Bureau forecasts generally fair and mild conditions for the next five days with a few showers. Daytime highs reach the 80s across the state while overnight lows dip into the 60s. average highs 82 to 91 and lows 60 to 72, with scattered showers of a quarter inch or less.
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the Weather Bureau
Youths Held After Bullet-Studded Chase Ends in Capture
Seymour Indiana police jailed two 16 year old Indianapolis youths, Robert Montgomery and David A. Kirk, after a pursuit in a stolen and wrecked auto led to two roadblocks. The chase left them with minor injuries and followed a theft at a used car lot. A filling station operator reported the youths fled after running up a gasoline bill.
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Seymour
Ind
Indianapolis
Robert Montgomery
David A. Kirk
U.S. 31
U.S. 530
Here
Jenner Seeks Federal and State Subversion Controls
Jenner calls for new laws and regulations to combat subversion. He wants federal employment rules and state laws to address subversion within borders, plus school board rules for teachers and state court and bar admission standards, arguing courts undermine representatives’ efforts against the Communist plot.
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Congress
Jenner
Delco-Remy Names Apprentices and New Author
Anderson and nearby towns list five students who qualified for GM Institute at Flint Michigan and five apprentices graduating to journeymen at Delco-Remy. E T Newill, Delco-Remy engineer, has a writing credit in McGraw-Hill’s Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers. Delco-Remy will start its annual inventory Monday and plant closures follow.
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Anderson
Benjamin H. Graddy
Middletown
Wayne W. Ricks
Fairmount
Clarence Powers
Ira L. Woodyard
Elwood
GM _ Institute
Flint, Mich
Donald P. Eckstein
Donald P. Vanderluit
Norman
Schultz
Alexandria
Robert E. Julian
Markleville
William O. Marks
Raleigh
N.C
McGraw-Hilh Publishing Company
Delco-Remy
British Society Doctor Admits Guilt On 14 Charges
Dr John Bodkin Adams, a prominent Lewes physician, pleads guilty to 14 counts including forging prescriptions and illicit possession of dangerous drugs. He previously faced acquittal on a murder charge in London and now faces fines and further scrutiny over a 1950s will dispute and cremation certification. Police also allege attempts to conceal morphine and improper wineey conduct in Eastbourne.
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Lewes
England
John Bodkin Adams
Britain
Seanadee Fane
London
Old Bailey
Cer
James Priestley Downs
Melford Stevenson
Adams
Downs
Stevenson
Eastbourne
Drink Of Wine Blamed For Indiana Slaying
Corydon Indiana sheriff Orlin Didelot blamed an argument over a drink of wine for the shooting of Ruswell Rimsler 55 a New Albany factory worker at the home of William H Lyons 59 interior decorator and painter two miles south of Lanesville Lyons arrested for the homicide police said Rissler chased Lyons around a kitchen table on the third lap Lyons grabbed a 20 gauge shotgun and fired killing his pursuer
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Corydon
Ind
Orlin Didelot
Ruswell Rimsler
New Albany
Didelot
William H. Lyons
Lyons
Lanesville
Rissler
Killer Suspect Seeks Bond in Watson Murder Case
Augustus Clifford Watson, 41, charged with first degree murder of his mother, seeks release on bond after Circuit Judge Ollie Reeves orders habeas corpus proceedings. Indiana law bars bond for murder charges. The report also notes an unrelated line about the annual weed bill for farmers.
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Evansville
Ind
Augustus
Clifford) Watson
Ollie Reeves
Watson
Indiana
Appointments and Final Settlements Filed in Madison County
Edna W. Thomas named Executrix of Louise Terry estate on July 23 1957. Creditors must file claims within six months. Estate appears solvent. Final settlement hearings set August 1957 for Ella Schoonover Albert Main and related estates with proofs of heirship required. Madison Superior Court notices list attorneys and case numbers H 1135 H 114 and related dates.
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Edna W. Thomas
Louise Terry
Anderson
Indiana
Joseph H. Armington
Superior Court
Madison County
Rusby, Davission, Co & Farr
Attorn
ONO
Ella Schoonover
Madison Superior Court
William L. Peck
Albert Main
Oseph H. ‘Armington
Ralph F. Mattingly
iNo
George W. Raper Dies in Orestes at 71
George W. Raper 71 died at 5 p.m. Friday at his home in Orestes after moving there from Elwood with his son Harold and family. He was born April 17, 1886 in Lafayette Township near Florida Station, son of Jeffer and Viola Raper. He married Gertie Lurber of Anderson on June 26, 1907. Survivors: widow Gertie, son Harold, two grandchildren, sister Mrs. Alta Hilligoss of Clair. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Saturday at York and Wright Funeral Home Elwood. Funeral Monday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Dale Schmidt. burial in IOOF Cemetery, Frankton.
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Elwood
George W. Raper
Orestes
Harold
Lafayette Township
Florida Station
Jefferson
Viola Raper
Gertie Lurber
Anderson
Gertie
Alta Hilligoss
Clair
York and Wright Funeral Home
Funeral
Dale Schmidt
IOOF
Frankton
Missing hiker in High Sierra search continues
BIG PINE Calif UP searchers comb North Palisade area for Walter Griga a 20 year old from Carleton College ongoing since last Saturday near temple crag and Mt Sill. Sheriff Merrill Howard says the glacier area harbors hidden crevasses and air searches resume after snowstorm despite limited clues
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Big Pine
Calif
North Palisot
Sam Mack
Griga
Temple Crag
Civil Air Patrol
Bishop
Lloyd Day
Union Carbide Co
Templecrag
Mt. Sill
Palisade
Day
Palisade Basin
Sierra Club
Twelve Men Take Option On Caribbean Island For Home Sites
Twelve business and professional men took an option on Little Hans Lollik in the Virgin Islands three miles north of St. Thomas. The group, led by Lafayette architect Walter Scholer Jr, aims to develop the 155 acre island for home sites and hopes to build a house next spring. Members include Purdue professors Dr. G B Bachman Dr H H Remmers Dr Roy L Whistler Dr Richard Gery and others from Purdue and Lafayette firms.
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Lafayette
Ind
Caribbean Sea
Hans Lollik
Virgin Islands
St. Thomas Island
Miami
Walter Scholer Jr
G. B. Bachman
Purdue University
William
St. Thomas
H. H. Remmers
Purdue
Roy L. ‘Whistler
Richard Gery
Robert Kohne
M. J. Ferriter
Purdue National Bank
William L. Ayres
School of Science
R. A. Morgan
Purdue Research Foundation
John Drysdale
Fouber Construction Co
Richard Hadley
Lafayette Insurance
GM President Asked to Explain GM Book Access
Washington investors report that House investigators asked GM President Harlow Curtice to appear voluntarily to explain why the firm refused government auditors access to its books on unfinished defense contracts. Rep. Hebert had sought a subpoena to inspect the records. In Davenport Iowa jail two inmates faced assault charges tied to a probe of a prison crime wave.
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Washington
House
General Motors
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Armed Services
Harlow H. Curtice
Curtice
Hebert
Davenport
Iowa
Scott County
Obituaries for Daisy Puckett and Henry Laux
Daisy A. Puckett 81 of Kingman died 1 55 a m Friday at her daughter's home after weeks of illness. She was active in Eastern Star Rebekah Lodge and Kingman EUB Church. Surviving daughter two sons Ralph and Jontell and four grandchildren. Funeral Monday at Kingman funeral home. Henry Laux 73 of Brocton Michigan died July 9 at home after three months illness. He was father to Thelma Kluesner and John Laux and survived by widow Carrie and two grandchildren. He and his wife marked their 50th anniversary in February.
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Daisy Puckett
Daisy A. Puckett
Kingman
Garland L. Johnson
Broadway
Puckett
Order of the Eastern Star
Rebekah Lodge
Kingman Eub Church
Ralph G. Puckett
Anderson
Jontell Puckett
Henry Laux
Brocton
Thelma Kluesner
John Laux
Chicago
Carrie
Deaths In Madison And Nearby Counties
Edward F Wildridge 79 of Pendleton died Friday morning July 19 1878. He was a blacksmith and retired from General Motors Guide Lamp Division in 1943. Survived by widow Anna daughter Mrs John Lahey Columbus OH brothers Percy and Ralph Wildridge Anderson and many nephews and nieces. Friends may call after 2 pm Saturday Cornell Bright Funeral Home Pendleton with funeral at 4 pm Sunday Huntsville Cemetery.
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Edward F. Wildridge Pendleton
Edward FP. Wildridge
State St
Pendleton
General Od Inc
Wildridge
The
Christian Church
Anna
John Lahey
Columbus
Ohio
Percy
Ralph Wildridge
Anderson
Cornell Bright
Funeral
Huntsville Cemetery
Fall Causes Death At Lawrenceburg Elevator
Earl Rhoad age 24 of Maysville Missouri died after an automatic lift collapsed at the Lawrenceburg Grain Co elevator during a painting crew project. He fell about 50 feet and was killed Friday. He worked with a traveling crew on the site. Evelyn Olds dies after long illness in New York wife of Irving S Olds former United States Steel board chair. Leo Connell of Connersville Indiana named to Eagles board of grand trustees at international convention in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Earl Rhoad
Maysville
Lawrenceburg Grain Co
Rhoad
Evelyn Olds
New York
Evelyn Foster Olds
Irving S. Olds
United States Steel Corp
Eagles Post
Leo Connil
Connersville
Order of Eagles
Hastings Re elected IU Board of Trustees President
John Hastings of Washington was re elected president of the Indiana University Board of Trustees. The board also re elected its entire slate of officers and Hastings was first named president in 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
John Hastings
Washington
Indiana University Board of Trustees
Hastings
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S. E St
Charles Harting
S. B St
Arthur French
Main St
Walter Allen
N. 19Th St
Nelson Wright
York and Wright Ambulance
George Elston
N. 13Th St
Don Tobin
N. F St
Kent Holloway
S. 25Th St
Thomas E. Donohue
Canal St
Albert Sullivan
S. St
James Hobson
Community Hospital
18Th St
Copher and Fesler
Riley Park
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Anderson Sunday Herald
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Hobby
Elwood Hobby Club
Stella Cotton
Kay Bradley
Harvey Lineberry
C. P. Perkins
E. S. LaRue
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William Lancaster
Walton, Ky
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Pearl Marsh
Della Balser
Walled Lake
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Frank Harbit
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Otis Matheney
University of Notre Dame
Associated Press
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Moscow
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British Society
George Raper
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Everett P. Swinford Pendleton
Everett P. Swinford
Nebraska
Ideal Tetal
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Jenny
Dallas W
Harry H. Swinford
James Swinford
Gene Swinford
Phillip McKay
Cinda JO Bradbury
Daleville
Charles E. Bradbury
Cheryl
Henry Richman
Ernest Bradbury
Muncie
Polhemus and Shirey Funeral Home
Glamorene
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