County Drainage Project Set to Start in Madison Henry Counties
A joint drainage project in Adams Township Madison County and Fall Creek Township Henry County will begin within 20 days. Harold Smith reported the aim is to drain 500 to 600 acres by cleaning and reconstructing the Wayne A Schell ditch, removing trees, and laying drainage tile. Brums Brothers Excavating of Hagerstown won the $2,113.80 bid. other bids ranged to $2,420. The work will use bulldozers and draglines to improve land and prevent crop loss by poor drainage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larold Smith
Madison County
Madison
Henry
Smith
Wayne A. Schell
Bruns Brothers
Hagerstown
Tain
Robert Fowler
Anjons
Paul
Muncie
Merle Jones
Greenwood
Clarence Keith
Ward Stohler
Pendleton
Adams Township
Fall Creek
Hen Jfry
Sly Fork
State Okays Madison Ave Construction Plan
The Indian Highway Department approved resurfacing the north section of Madison Ave in Madison County with two thirds financed by federal emergency aid and one third by the county. Muncie Paving Co. won the bid at 67 517.40 dollars in Indianapolis. County commissioners Clifton Paddock and John Hershberger attended the bid session and noted the federal aid would cost the county 22 505 dollars plus engineering. The 4.3 mile project runs north from Lindbergh Road toward Alexandria and follows meetings with officials after initial doubts over matching regular federal road funds.
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Indian Highway Department
Madison County
Madison Ave
Muncie Paving Company
Indianapolis
Clifton Paddock l
John Hershberger
GOP Leader Curran Dies in New York at 59
Thomas J. Curran, 59, longtime Republican leader of Manhattan, died at St. Vincent's Hospital after a heart ailment. Curran, allied with former Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, served as New York secretary of state and chaired the New York County Republican Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
New York
Thomas J. Curran
Manhattan
St. Vincent's Hospital
Republican Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Bat flies in and freezes to death in Lancaster kitchen
Mrs. Charles P. Schreck was alone when a bat slipped through the kitchen window. She turned on the light, opened the refrigerator, and the bat flew in. About an hour later she reopened the door and found the bat frozen to death, then cleaned the fridge and restored food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Charles P. Schreck
Want Ads Offer Way to Sell Clutter Quickly
Old King Cole valued wealth from selling all the dont needs around the palace for spot cash through the Want Ads. The message invites readers to clear clutter and get rich by using the economical Bulletin and Herald Weekly Want Ad to sell items no longer used.
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Herald Weekly
Guide Readies Outing Plans for 1958 Picnic at Riverside Park
Guide Lamp division announces the 1958 family outing set for August 16 at Riverside Park in Indianapolis. The article lists numerous committees and leaders for reception, registration, entertainment, prizes, transportation and safety, balloons, first aid, information, grounds, and more, along with personnel moves at Guide Lamp. Robert I. Clutch, a former high school star, is promoted to sergeant after 16 years with plant protection, and Cedric Berry wins a $1,000 suggestion award, the seventh awardee. Watches are shown for 25 years service to Albert Lucas, Robert Wells, Herman Leaf, Ernest Small, James Turnquist, Alya Goodman, Robert Cridge, Dencil Stalker, and Edgar Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Park
Indianapolis
E. J. Dieter
G. R. Broshar
Jd. Madden
J. B. Ballard
H. Stanley
K. V. Tallman
H. K. Rice
G. R. Stewart
Robert Dorris
Alfred Tinker
Harry Hitchock
William Heard
Claude Malgon
Robert McCann
Tom Deane
Ray Stanesu
John DuPony
Robert I. Clutch
Guide Lamp
T. B. Bloom
Cedric Berry
Guide
Albert Lucas
Robert Wells
Herman Leaf
Ernest Small
James Turnquist
Alya Goodman
Robert Cridge
Dencil Stalker
Edgar Jones
Boys Admitting Breakins Turned Over To Court
City juvenile officers report five boys aged 13 to 16 were turned over to probation officials after admitting four break ins and minor thefts. They implicated entering No 1 Bever age and Cline Lumber, taking three cases of beer and a $12 broom, with a sixth youth still at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Carl Whitinger
Omeri Garner
Garner
Cline Lumber Company
School Levy Set At $3.55 Budget Exceeds 3 Million
School officials proposed a levy of 3.55 dollars per thousand as part of a 1959 budget totaling about 3.0 million. Board members trimmed expenses to avoid higher rates, with construction funding for a new Hiwatha School and operating costs adjusted. The plan includes pay increases for staff and various expense cuts, aiming to balance the levy against tax revenue and real estate values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hovermale
Hovermale
Allen Em
New Hiwatha
James Allen
4H Club Fair Opens With Gold Medal Show
Madison County announces the 4H Club Fair opener featuring the annual Gold Medal Show. E Bbertt outlines a property levy mix for budgets including tuition and kindergarten, with funds allocated to building and operating expenses. The event occurs at the 4-H Club Grounds in Alexandria Tuesday at 8 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
E. Ebbertt
Alexandria
Margaret Knight
Board of School
Eisenhower May Propose East West Summit Outside U N
President Eisenhower reportedly plans to propose an East West summit between Aug 10 and Aug 15. Khrushchev’s firepower summit proposal would be rejected, with the top level meeting held outside the U N framework if the U N council chooses a European city and not Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPL
United Nations Security Council
Eisenhower
Nikita S. Khrush
Cey
Khrushchev
United Nations
U.N. Council
Moscow
U.N
New York
United States
Charles
Injured officer William Clore in Sulphur Springs crash
William Clore of 125 Oak Street, a city patrolman, was injured in an auto motorcycle crash east of Sulphur Springs Sunday. He suffered a fractured right leg and wrist and was brought home from New Castle after off duty. He was en route to join his wife for a family reunion when a motorist from the opposite lane turned into his path. Lt. Fred Richardson broke his left thumb playing softball but continues police duty. The board will meet at 5 p.m. Friday to reorganize and elect officers.
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William Clore
Oak St
Sulphur Springs
New Castle
Clore
Fred Richardson
Special Judge Hears Crash Case with Pettigrews Suit
The Madison Circuit Court opened a $30,000 damage suit Dolly Remington v James and Bert Pettigrew with a special judge, Judge Paul Lennington of Delaware County Superior Court, on the bench. The jury included five women and men.
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Dolly Remington
James
Bert Pettigrew
Madison Circuit Court
Paul Lennington
Delaware County Superior Court
Property Sold By County Officials In 1954 Tax Sale
An Anderson area series reports legal public tax sales that allowed buyers to acquire homes and farms at prices far below value. A Peters family home, bought in 1950 for GI loan financing, was sold April 12, 1954, for 45.50 due to delinquent ditch assessments, with tax title certified April 13, 1954, sparking questions about public records and owner knowledge.
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Fowler St
Roy Peters
Grace DeArmond
Anderson
Peters
Jean
Jill
Fox
Herald
Boone Township
Roy
Hester Peters
the Herald
Jesse Biddle
Local Industries Push Plans For Top Production
Local Industries Move to expand output with major modernization projects at two plants. Ray Wood Ditch area on Locust Street sees completed 1952 work and pending improvements. Anderson Knife Works office at seven men, two women jury trial adjourned after statements. 1954 property listing and public sale for delinquent ditch assessment. Peters home disputed ownership. two-year redemption window under state law.
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Ray Wood
Locust St
Anderson Knife Division
Wisconsin Knife
Peters Home
Wasmington
Peters
Jamesj
Child Victim dies in Madison County truck crash
Three year old Randall Joe Smith died in an Indianapolis hospital forty minutes after being struck on John Street in Frankton near his home at 9 30 am Monday The child was the sixth traffic fatality in Madison County this year Town Marshal John Loser said he darted in front of the truck after it had paused to avoid hit ting two other children playing in the street Driver Robert Blankenship 40 of Elwood was not held The child was rushed to Mercy Hospital in Elwood then to Methodist with coverage indicating the total deaths in 1958 for the period at six
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Randall Joe Smith
Indianapolis
John St
Frankton
Madison County
John Loser
Robert Blankenship
Elwood
Mercy Hospital
Elwoad
Methodist
Lebanon Rebels Dash Peace Hopes In Crisis
Beirut turmoil deepens as National Front rebels block any quick presidential solution after an assassination attempt on Premier Sami Solh and a car bombing that killed eight. The group demands immediate US withdrawal and the resignation of pro Western President Camille Chamoun, while Gen Fuad Shehab’s potential election stalls. Crisis prolongs with no clear path forward.
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Beirut
Lebanon
National Front
Sami Solh
Sol
Saeb Salam
Basra
Fuad Shehab
Camille ‘Chamoun
Tripoli
Rashid Karami
Culumn
Beloit Plant to Open New Industrial Blade Facility
Beloit Wisconsin plant renovation to house updated machinery as operations begin within months. Robert Solem, president, oversees progress while Chambers of Commerce in Anderson coordinate with the Wisconsin firm on a new facility producing industrial and agricultural blades and other cutting products. Arcade Works Nicholson File Company also plans expanded production under general manager John Burton Jr. and engineer Ray Sokol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beloit
Wis
Westside
Robert Solem
Wisconsin Company
Chambers of Commerce
Anderson
Nicholson
John Burton Jr
Ray ‘Sokol
Faubus Wins Landslide Backing In Primary On Integration Stand
Gov. Orval Faubus won a landslide renomination in Arkansas with about 70 percent of the vote and a 100,000 vote lead over rivals Chris Finkbeiner and Lee Ward as results from 1,635 of 2,321 precincts showed Faubus at 166,193 of 230,338 total. The election centered on his school integration stand, with Ward and Finkbeiner trailing and both predicting a possible runoff.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval Faubus
Faubus
Arkansas
Chris Finkbeiner
Little Rock Packing] Company
Lee Ward
Paragould
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Finkbeiner
State
Okehs
Old King Cole
Breakins
Ike
Ocal Policeman Fotece
de Gaulle
Mert
Indiana Livestock, T
Khrush
Chev
U.S
John Foster Dulles
William Knowland
R-Calif
Jeff
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
White House
Knowland
Johnson
Homewood
Raymond
Grace Palmer
Ocal Industries
St. John’s Hospital
Herman Ray
Art
Jefferson St
Garland Williams
Elva St
Richard Thompson
Arthur Ones
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