County Drainage Project To Start
Madison and Henry counties will begin a drainage program to prevent debris from entering the system. The Wayne A. Schell ditch area will be dredged and about 100 feet of 21 inch pipe laid in spots. Bruns Brothers Excavating of Hagerstown submitted the lowest bid at 2,113.80, with other bids including Paul’s Digging Service, Merle Jones, Keith Ward, and Ward Stohler. Work will start when weather allows.
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Madison
Henry
Tr. Smith
Wayne A. Schell
Ora
Bruns Brothers
Hagerstown
Smith
Robert Fowler
Ous
Iderson
Paul
Muncie
Guide Readies Outing Plans For Farm Drainage Project
The project to drain 500 to 600 acres of farm land between Fall Creek and Madison County, tied to the Guide Lamp plant, is slated to begin within 20 days at Riverside Park Indianapolis. Construction will remove trees and debris and use bulldozers and draglines to clean the drainage tile system, redirecting water to Sly Fork. The effort is led by E. J. Diet and G. R. Brom with a large committee and includes a townshipswide outreach.
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Adams
Oeen
Madison County
Fall Creek
Riverside Park
Indianapolis
Smith
E. J. Dietpose
G. R. Brom
Atudden
Ball End
Xi Yi
Stanley
Alfred Wn
Tron Fund
Meritt
Ewing
Jim Maxemner
Raul Hines
Primal Manning
Pray Rorpal
Don Welton
Remove Viner
Edward
Cala Flath
Paul Cox
Jack Schulte
Ema Ortese
NEW York
Thomas J
Claude Malson
Curran
Robert McCann
Tom Deane
Manhattan
St. Vincent’s
Ray Stanesu
John DuPony
New York School
Tion
Thomas E. Dewey
Secretary of State
Ims
T. B. Bloom
Dewey
Cedric Berry
Ike to give Khrushchev August UN talks bid
The report says President Eisenhower will propose to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev that an East West summit be convened, while officials note the plan faces rejection of a five power summit outside the UN framework. The note reportedly favors a council meeting at UN headquarters or elsewhere chosen by the UN, excluding Moscow. Other items include local officer injuries from a Sunday wreck near Sulphur Springs and a county school levy debate, with budget cuts and 4H Club calf show details.
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Eisenhower
Nikita S. Khrushchev
William Hovermale
Swargaret
Board of School
Tees
Indiana. Livestock Association
Ah Imaerage
Ea Asiel
Remmington Vetare
Madison
Paul Lennington
Delaware County
James
O'Neill
Scott, Schrenker and Norton
John Scott Ques
Bat flies in and freezes to death in Lancaster kitchen
Mrs Charles P Schreck was home alone in Lancaster when a bat flew in through a kitchen window. She turned out lights and opened the fridge. The bat was drawn to the light, flew in, and died after being trapped in the fridge. She cleaned the appliance and resumed her night.
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Lancaster
Charles P. Schreck
Want Ads Help the King of Palace Riches
The message touts selling unused items through Want Ads in Bulletin and Herald Weekly to turn clutter into cash. It urges readers to likewise declutter their homes and profit from quick, economical ads.
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Herald Weekly
Madison Ave road resurfacing gets federal aid go ahead
Indianpolis approval allows Madison County to resurface the north section of Madison Ave. Rd as emergency aid. The Muncie Paving Company won the bid at 67 517.40 for the job. County to cover one third of costs with the remainder funded by federal program.
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Indian Highway Department
Madison County
Madison Ave
Muncie Paving Company
Indianapolis
Clifton Paddock
John Hershberger
Lindbergh Road
Alexandria
Paddock
Hershberger
Federal Bureau of Roads ‘Agency
Madison Avenue Road
Five youths in court for breakins name details and items stolen
Juvenile officers said five boys aged 1 to 16, with a sixth at large, were turned over to probation after confessing to multiple break ins. They admitted entering No 1 Beverlage and cline Lumber Co sites, stealing beer, a broom, and damaging items. Signed statements are on file. more details on Page 2.
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Oty Juvene Omcers
Carl Whitinger
Li Omer Garner
Lt. Garner
No. 1
Child Victim Of Monday Truck Crash Dies Toll Rises
A three year old child, Joe Smith, died in an Indianapolis hospital 49 minutes after being struck by a truck on John Living Frankton near his home at 9 30 a m Monday. The sixth traffic fatality in Madison County this year. Town Marshal John Loser said the child darted into the street as the truck, which had stopped to avoid two other children, moved forward. Driver Robert Blankership, 40, of Elwood, was not held. The child was rushed to Mercy Hospital in Elwood and then to Methodist.
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Nanaall
Joe Smith
Indianapolis
John Livin Frankton
Madison County
John
Robert Blankersship
Elwood
Mercy Hospital
Property Sold By County Officials In '54 Tax Sale
In Anderson area state law allows selling delinquent property for small sums, sometimes without owners knowledge. Records detail several cases where homes or farms valued high were sold for little, including a $10,000 home bought for $35.50 and a $25,000 farm for $635.90. The Peters family lost their home after a tax sale, with notices sent to former owners and a GI loan financed purchase.
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Fowler St
Roy Peters
Grace DeArmond
Anderson
Peters
Jean
Jill
Boone Township
Roy
Hester Peters
Homewood
Raymond
Grace
Palmer
Rome
Fred
Ocoee Gas
Jesse Baeonce Peters
Desmond
Local Industries Push Plans For Top Production
Local Industries advances modernization at the former Knife and Bar plant 1815 Locust. The Anderson Knife Division of Wisconsin Knife Works plans renovations and new machinery with operations expected to begin soon. Robert Solem, president, and Chamber of Commerce officials coordinate the startup of a facility producing industrial blades, knives, and agricultural blades. Arcade Works of Nicholson File Company also pushes increased production with John Burton Jr. and Ray Sokol outlining plans to expand facilities.
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Anderson Knife
Wisconsin Knife Works
Beloit
Wis
Westside
Robert Solem
Wisconsin Company
Ccal
Chamber of Commerce
Anderson
If Nicholson File Company
John Burton Jr
Ray Sokol
Board to Reconvene Friday for Yearly Reorganization
Cement board announced a meeting at 5 p.m. Friday to reorganize for the coming year and elect new officers. The notice underscores continuing operations and leadership changes within the organization.
Lebanon Crisis Deepens as National Front Dashes Hopes
BEIRUT AP The National Front extremist opposition to Lebanon's pro Western government dashed hopes of an early presidential solution. An assassination attempt on Premier Sami Kountar and gunfire disrupted Beirut as the Front rejected a quick compromise and pressed for immediate American troop withdrawal. The blast killed eight and wounded a girl as Kountar escaped. In Tripoli Rashid Karami urged continued vigilance, while Parliament weighed a shift away from Western President Camille Chamoun before his Sept 23 term.
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Beirut
Levanon
National Front
Lebanon
Assass
Sami Soth
Soth
Saeb Salam
Basra
Fuad Shehab
Let
Camille ‘Moun
Tripoli
Rashid Karami
Faubus Wins Landslide In Primary On Integration Stand
Faubus led Arkansas voters to a landslide in the Democratic primary with about 70 percent of the vote, capitalizing on his firm stance against school integration. Early tallies showed 166,180 votes for Faubus of 250,388 total, with opponents Finkbeiner and Ward far behind. a run-off seemed unlikely as results rolled in from 2,321 precincts.
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Little Roc
Amar
Orval Faubus
Gov
Faubus
Arkansas
Opea
Acto Vey
Chris Fink
Beiner
Litle Rock
Finkbeiner
Ward
Faubus Paragould
Pease
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Chris Finkbeiner
Little Rock
Lee Ward
Foubus
Merle Jones
Greetwood
Keith
Ward Stohler
Pendleton
GOP
Albert Lucas
Robert
Wells
Herman Leaf
Ernest Small
James Turnquist
Alvaro Goodman
Robert Cridge
Dencil
R Stalker
Edgar Jones
Ike
Khrushchev
U.N
William Clore
Oak St
Sulphur Springs
New Castle
Yester Ay
Lore
Clare
Ned
Fred Richardson
Pace Traffic Department
United Nations
Auue
Moscow
Khrushshchev
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Monlay
United States
William Knowland
R-Calif
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
White House
Knowland
Johnson
Id King
Cole Was A
Additio
Hiwatha
James Allen
Randall Joe Smith
Waiter
Sims
Ocal Industries
St. John’s Hospital
Herman Ray
Uit
Jefferson St
Garland Williams
Elva St
Richard Thompon
Arthur Jones
Locust St
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