Church Reports Gifts and Pledges for New Unit
Church reports gifts and pledges totaling 263.1 thousand dollars from a drive led by Rev. Fribley and H G Riggs for a new gym auditorium to replace the fire ruined church at Jackson and 12th. About 200 thousand already raised, with a ten day finance appeal continuing. The Class of 1951 baccalaureate will open with pomp and Circumstance as Rev. W Dale Oldham delivers main address at Park Place Church of God.
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Christ
Robert Church
Odist Church
Fribley
Vance
Gation
Indiana
Jackson and
12Th Streets
YMCA
State
H. G.j.riggs
Orches
Tta
Kave - Metzger
T Shaw
W. Dale Oldham
Park Place
AC To Confer 2 Honorary DD Degrees At Anderson College
Anderson College will confer honorary doctor of divinity degrees in June during commencement exercises. Rev Gerhard Klabunde editor of Evangeliumspesaune Essen Germany and Rev H B Mitchell retired Church of God minister Gary Indiana receive the honors. Frank K Zoll and Earlham College president also receive honorary degrees. The event coincides with the International Convention of the Church of God and features Park Place Church of God ceremonies with Rev Bolling speaking.
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Anderson College
Church of God
Robert H. Reardon
Gerhard Klabunde
Evangeliumspesaune
Essen
Germany
H. B. Mitchell
Gary
Ind
Sewlglgly UL
Hamburg
Klabunde
May Employment Gains And Mixed Unemployment Report
The Labor Department reports May adds 1,044,060 workers to 66,778,000 and unemployment falls 194,000 to 4,768,000. The jobless rate edges up to 6.9 percent due to a larger labor force. Major industrial areas show improvement while hours cutbacks ease and factory layoffs drop from March levels.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Department
Seymour L. Wolfbein
Anderson High School Class of 1961 Baccalaureate Service
Members of the Class of 1961 at Anderson High School will meet Sunday for Baccalaureate services in the new gymnasium at 3:00 p.m. A total of 451 seniors will attend, 226 girls and 225 boys, all in robes and blue mortarboards. Diplomas will be awarded at Commencement on Thursday, June 8.
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Anderson High School
Kennedy Pledge For Europe Defense At Banquet
Paris AP report says President Kennedy pledged U S forces will stay in Europe as long as required to meet threats. He and French President de Gaulle agreed on a firm Berlin policy though the toast omitted policy specifics. Khrushchev will meet Kennedy in Vienna. both leaders voice tough stance on Western Berlin.
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Paris
Kennedy
United States
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
Berlin
de Gaulle
Andrew Hatcher
White Houses
Pierre Salinger
The
Elysee Palace
Khrushchev
Vienna
U.S
West Berlin
East Germany
Pease
Civil Defense Heads Re-Elected By County Group
J. E. Flanagan was re elected chairman of the Madison County Civil Defense Advisory Council for a ninth term at the annual meeting at CC headquarters Linwood last night Robert Shoemaker was appointed county director for his ninth term The council approved an annual budget request of 6950 up 605 from the current budget The budget awaits Madison County Council approval later this year Attending members represented official agencies organizations industry and others with annual reports presented
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J. E. Flanagan
Madison” County Civil Defense Advisory
Linwood
Robert Shoemaker
Madison County Council
Cone
Titanic survivor finally receives compensation check
Burgess Hill England AP Roberta Bolling 68 who survived the Titanic sinking nearly 50 years ago received a 280 compensation check from trustees of the compensation fund. bedridden with arthritis for 11 years she said it is of little use to her and invested it in government bonds.
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Burgess Hill
England
Roberta Bolling
Plan for Madison County Wabash Valley Association formed
Preliminary steps were taken yesterday for a Madison County Chapter of the Wabash Valley Association, formed in 1957 to promote flood control and water conservation in the Wabash River valley. A June 15 meeting at the courthouse will set detailed steps. mayors and local officials will be invited to participate.
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Madison County
Wabash Valley Association
Wabash River Valley
Anderson Hotel
Anderson Chamber of Commerce
George B. Gettinger
Sullivan
WBA
Robert Rock
Rock
Sherman Vinson
County Planning Commission
Walter Haynes
Elwood
Alexandria
Markleville
Pendleton
La‘pel
Edgewood
Chesterfield
Frankton
Summitville
Gettinger
Vincent Wagner
Andersen
Louisville
Corps of Army Engineers
Getlinger
Anderson
White River
Wabash Valley
PLAN
Ralph Ferguson
George 8. Geltinger
WVA
Jesse Biddle
William Seebree
Herald
Memorial Day traffic toll tops records with 468 deaths
United Press International reports 468 traffic deaths during the Memorial Day weekend, part of 477 total fatalities including drownings, plane crashes, and other violent deaths. The figure surpasses 1952 and 1951 records, with final hours preventing a higher summer holiday tally.
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United Press International
Howard Pyle
National Safety Council
Chicago
Fiants Open After Water Shortage in Marion
Public schools and industries in Marion Indiana reopened Wednesday after a water shortage forced closures since Friday night. Officials warned conservation would ensure enough supply while engineers noted the regional aquifer remained steady and blamed overpumpage for the shortage. Later, the Senate Public Works Committee approved a bill to create a commission to coordinate development plans for the Wabash River basin in Indiana and Illinois.
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Marion
Ind
UPI
Washington
Senate Public Works Committee
Wabash River
Indiana
Ethel Ward Dies In Bedroom Fire
Ethel Ward 60 of 2023 Ohio Ave died from smoke suffocation after a fire damaged part of her bedroom. Fire officials traced fire origin to a wattress but offered no determination on cause. She lived alone and was found at the top of the stairs. funeral services will be held at 10 am Saturday with burial in Brookside Cemetery Lapel.
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Ethel Ward
Ohio Ave
Ed Ballinger
Ward
St. John's Hospital
Holovachka Tax Case Hearing Delayed in Federal Court
Former Lake County prosecutor Metro Holovachka, aged 58, faces federal income tax charges after indictments alleging underreporting of earnings in 1955 and 1956. His arraignment was postponed Wednesday in Federal Court.
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Hammond, Incl
UPI
Lake County
Metro Holovachka
Holovachka
Trujillo Assassinated On Capital Street In Dominican Republic
Dominican strongman Generalissimo Rafael Leonidas Trujillo was assassinated on Avenue George Washington in Ciudad Trujillo. Government said the killer or killers were a group and details would follow after investigation. Public broadcasts claimed the army was in control pending further details.
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Dominican Republic
Rofael Leonidas Trujillo
Ciudad Trujillo
UPI
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Trujillo
George Washington
Caribbean
Joaquin Balaguer
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina
Funeral Arrangements for Three Die in Indiana Crash
Funeral services for Robert Crull 34 his mother Zona Crull 58 and grandmother Mrs May Schlegel 38 of Pendleton will be held at 2 p m Saturday at Pendleton Methodist Church. The three died in a Memorial Day crash on Ind 38 near the Madison Henry county line. Burt Michelson 48 of Cincinnati the driver of the other car also died. The bodies were taken to Bright Funeral Home Pendleton for viewing after 7 p m today. Graveside rites at West Grove Lawn Cemetery will be conducted by local ministers. Surviving relatives include Crull’s widow Remona and two children Scott and Brian. The crash pushed Indiana’s holiday traffic toll to 22 for the 102 hour weekend ending at midnight.
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George Harris
East Lynn
Margaret Richer
Edith Woodward
Lapel
Marbleville
Pendleton Methodist Church
Robert Crull
Union City
Zona Crull
E. Water St
Pendleton
May Schlegel
Madison-Henry County
Burt Michelson
Cincinnati
Crull
Schlegel
St. John’s Hospital
Bright Funeral
Pendle ‘Ton
A. R. Janssen
E.U.B
Frank Robinson
Union City’ E.ub
West Grove Lawn Cemetery
William Howenstine
Whetstone United Church
Schlarb
Louisville
Indiana
Markleville
Bennett
Pholaj
Kennedy urged Greyhound to hire a Negro for Freedom Riders bus
In U S District Court Greyhound official George Cruitt testified that Attorney General Kennedy pressed him to find a Black driver when white drivers refused to operate the Birmingham to Montgomery Freedom Riders bus. Cruitt said Kennedy suggested he drive it himself if needed and that several trips were canceled until a Black driver finally ran the route. The case also涉及 ongoing questions about police protection and Klans injunctions after rioting.
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Associated Press
Robert F. Kennnedy
Freedom Riders
Kennedy
U.S
Birmingham
Justice Department
Montgomery
Greyhound
George E. Cruitt
Ku Klux Klan
U.S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Cruitt
Johnson
Police arrest six juveniles in three thefts
Six youths aged 16 to 17 were arrested after police linked them to three thefts totaling over 470 dollars. They admitted stealing a 250-10 heart and 175 dollars worth of tools at Yattan's Garage on Broadway. Three also confessed to stealing about 45 dollars in cigarettes at Sun Valley Speedway. Two younger teens, 14 and 15, admitted taking a purse from a car on 18th Street and discarding 35 cents in an alley behind Lewallen Tailors. the purse owner is Vickie Campbell. Both younger suspects were released to their parents.
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Yattan’s
Broadway
Sun Valley ‘Speedway
Lewallen ‘Tailors
18Th St
Vickie Campbell
1St St
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Frank K. Zoll
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Alta van Dalsen
Mettleton, Miss
Morton
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Anderson and Vicinity
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