Former Alex Merchant Dies in Kentucky
William Everett Williams 69, Alexandria businessman, died Monday in Salt Lick Kentucky after a three month illness. He operated a restaurant and clothing store, survived by two wives, five siblings, three daughters, and several grandchildren. Funeral arrangements announced by Strider Funeral Home.
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Alexandria
William Everett Williams
Salt Lick
Williams
Use Press
Atlanta
Alexandria Bismarck
Cincinnati
Richard
Rebecca Wil- Cleveland
Lula Denver
Hawkins
Des Moines
Marie Abramssjonkley
Detroit
Fargo
Cloudy Masons
Eddie
Homer Wil Fort Worth
Brandum
Louisville
Mols-St. Paul
Lida Staton
New Castle
Moline
Edward
Alex O
New Orleans
Andria
John
Pri
New York
Charles Williams
Los Ansoongeles
Calif
Sue
Ie E
San Diego
Davis
San Francisco
Strider Funeral Home
Seattle
Washington
Winnipeg
Dunning Speaks At Kiwanis Luncheon
Joe Dunning spoke at the weekly Kiwanis meeting held noon yesterday at the YMCA. President William Schofield announced a past presidents program to be carried out next Monday and James Day led arrangements. Local Kiwanians attended a divisional dinner with Dr. Dale Oldham as principal speaker.
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Mal Kiwanis Club
Halthe Ymca
William Schofield
James
Joe Dunning
John Childes
Atthuc
Deaths of Rev John Wittkamper and Mrs Julia Atherton
Obituaries report the deaths of 88 year old Rev John William Wittkamper of Elwood and 90 year old Mrs Julia S. Atherton of Anderson. Wittkamper died at Rice nursing home after weeks of illness. survivors include children and grandchildren. Atherton, widow of William W. Atherton, died at Gable Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. she had been active in church and clubs. Funeral details list churches, cemeteries, and pallbearers.
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Elwood
John William Wittkamper
Rice Nursing Home
Michigantown
Helen Glenn
Howe
John Wittkamper
Lombard
Robert
Cincinnati
Moses
Glen Ellyn
Til
Julia S. Atherton
Delaware St
William W. Atherton
Anderson
Gable Nursing Home
W. 11Th St
Deaths in Madison and Nearby Counties
Multiple obituaries from Madison County and nearby areas listed, including Nellie M Hiatt Noblesville 60, Hattie Eatoni Day Muncie 83, George David Sowash Rudd town 67, Ora R Bickel Middletown 69, Wanda E Kirkpatrick Muncie 64. Notices note service times, burial sites, family survivors, and funeral homes such as Coaltrin Meeks Ballard and Shirey.
Lions Officers Are Seated at 1957-58 Installation
Charles Roof was installed as president of the Anderson Lions Club for 1957-58 during a ladies night dinner at the Top Hat. About 150 Lions and guests attended as J Luther Elsen and Judge Harold Achor presided. New officers include Earl Hoover and J Ben Sloane among others with Rural Chords providing entertainment.
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Charles Roof
Anderson Lions Club
J. Luther Elsen
Eldon MM. Petry
HK. L. Lanahan
Elsen
Harold Achor
Ralph Manger
Rural Chords
Delaware County
Mr. Rool
Earl Hoover
J. Ben Sloane
Hermand Landes
A. G. Banning
Dallas Miller
Treas Turer
John H. Kane
Paul Bickel
J. Frank Phillips
Ralph V. Harrell
James H. Steele
W. Shirell Fox
Elsea
Mr. Elsea
Donald Gogswell
Jay Mitchell
False Teeth That Loosen and Comfort Powder FASTEETH Ad
Sufferers of false teeth fear embarrassment as plates drop or slip at awkward moments. FASTEETH alkaline powder is advertised to hold plates more firmly and relieve odor, claimed to not sour the mouth. Available at drug counters.
Prominent Club Names Officers and Directors
The roster lists Ace Banning as vice president, John H. Kane as treasurer, Arvin Melcury as tail twister, James H. Steele as lion tamer, Charles A. Roof, Rex Pope, and Robert E. Miller as directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ace Banning
Dallas Miller
John H. Kane
Arvin Melcury
James H. Steele
Charles A. Roof
Rex Pope
Robert E. Miller
Torso Found Believed Crabb Case Near Portsmouth
Medical experts examined a headless frogman torso found in Chichester harbor and identified as Cmdr. Lionel Crabb by most, though officials offered no final confirmation. The body wore frogman gear and was found near the Russian cruiser Ordzhonikidze during a period of Cold War intrigue.
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Portsmouth
England
Lionel Crabb
Chiccester Harbor
Here
Crabb
Portsmouth Harbor
Admiralty
Chichester
Ordzhonikidze
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Britain
G.F.L. Bridgeman
John Randall
Anthony Eden
United States
Obituaries for Sue Jarvis and George W Bricker
Sue Jarvis of Warren Ohio died Saturday night at 8 45 p m survived by husband William daughter Judy sons Lewis and Richard and sister Mrs Raymond Sell also mother in law Mrs Alma Williams of Anderson funeral 2 p m today in Warren George W Bricker of Anderson died at Sanders Nursing Home after an illness survived by two brothers Luther and Jacob Bricker two sisters Mrs Mary Stiner and Mrs Lulu Foland several nieces and nephews funeral 1 30 p m Thursday at Brown and Butz Funeral Home with Rev R N Raycraft burial in East Maplewood Remembered residents and family details from Anderson and Warren Ohio locations and related churches and employers.
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Tea Marrier
Effie Jane Harmon
Whittkamper
East Main Street Christian Church
Copher
Atherton
Ephraim Lowe
Brooklyn
N. Y
Indianapolis
Henry
Julia
Elwood City
Stevens
4Th and
Jackson State
Ricks
W. St. St
Mary Louisa Ricks
Elwood
Mercy Hospital
First Baptist Church
R. W. Sage
Pittsburgh
John
St. Joseph
Minn
Blanch LaShure
Anderson
Fred Davis
Daleville
Martin Hussey
Gaston
Fayette County
Elias
Jennie Hussey
Fred A. Hicks
Methodist Church
Nellie Watt
Noblesville
Nellie M. Hiatt
Coaltrin
Stoney Creek
Hamilton County
Sparksville
William T
Mary Brattain
First Methodist Church
Hiatt
Ladies Aid
Union Methodist Church
William
Frieda Bragg
George A. Hiatt
Genevia Clifford
Mentradean Collins
Memphis
Tenn
Frieda Eisenhower
Cicero
Lula Gibe
Pendleton
Roy B. Hiatt
Louisville
John C. Brattin
Michigan City
George D. Lowash Ruddletown
George David Sowash
Rt. 1
New Castle
Sang
Marvin of
Myron
U.S. Army
Germany
Aubey Johnston
Tycia Lamb
Modoc
Lelia Crabtree
Erlinger
Park Sowash
Big Bear Lake
Calif
Sue Jarvis
Warren
William Jarvis
Judy
Lewis
Richard Jarvis
Raymond Sell
Alma Williams
George W. Bricker
W. 7Th St
Sanders
Bricker
Cyrus
Clarisa Bricker
Hughes-Curry -Packing Co
Luther M. Bricker
Jacob Bricker
Mary F. Stiner
Lulu TI. Foland
Batavia
Brown and Butz
R. N. Raycraft
Goodwin Memorial Church of the Nazarene
East Maplewood Cemetery
Lenora Sears
Fortville
Pleasant Acres
Here
William Sears
Sears
George C.mccarty
E. Z. Landrey
State spending cuts restored amid Indiana fiscal shift
Indiana Governor Handley’s administration reportedly restored over two million dollars cut by the 1957 Legislature as higher taxes end the crisis. The Indianapolis Times front page cites an “economy wave” at the Statehouse having passed, with budget experts noting the state’s financial crisis is over.
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Indianapolis
Handley
Indianapolis Times
Statehouse
Handrey
Times
John V. Wilson
Indiana
Obituary notices for Meeks Mortuary and Lenora Sears
Obituary details indicate two Muncie area deaths with survivors including children and grandchildren. One notice lists a Meeks Mortuary service in Muncie with burial at Knox Chapel Cemetery. The Fortville death covers Lenora Sears 82 with church ties, four grandchildren and multiple siblings. Funeral services to be held at McCarty Funeral Home and Gravel Lawn Cemetery burial.
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Madison Lodge No
Scottish Rite of
Indianapolis
Norma
Linda
Beverly
Melanie
Dale Pettigrew
Pendleton
Cornell Bright
Gravel Lawn
Fortville
Myron Whitworth
H. Ross Jackson
George Daugherty
Ted Green
Alvin Brown
James Craig
C. Ray Mitchel
Glenn Mitchell
Muncie
Louis Yountz
Marion
Francis Mead
Eaton
Wennia Stephenson
Windfall
Helen Phillips
Fairmount
Dickey
Anderson
Meeks Mortuary
Knox Chapel
Life sentence for Gary liquor store clerk killer
Leroy C. Scott of Gary pleaded guilty to the first degree murder of Rose Marie Lane a 25 year old mother of three at a Gary liquor store. The state sought the death penalty but Scott received life imprisonment from Porter County Circuit Court Judge Goldie Burns.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Leroy C. Scott
Gary
Floyd Vance
Lake County
Rose Marie Lane
Goldie Burns
Porter County
Vance
Scott
Lane
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Alex Merchant
Marion Circuit
John L. Niblack
Pen
George
Pettigrew
State St
Mr. Pettigrew
Madison County
Dale
Jessie Brandle Pettigrew
Norma Huntzinger
Cor. Chevrolet, Inc
Bloomington
Indiana University
Harrison Lawyer
Wittkamper
Nursing
DAR
Clio
First Presbyterian Church
Fletcher Misner
Delafé Ware St
Liv
C. A. Hadley
Crosser Painte, Mich
Marietta Stevens
Washington, D. C
Cmdr
Harold Atherton
Madison
Hattie Day
Gail Day
Laguna Beach
Porter Eaton
Fort Wayne
Chase Day
California
Rigdon Methodist Church
Roscoe Pheneger
Carl Harbour
Ora R. Bickel
Middletown—Funeral Sane
Honey Creek
Albert Howard
Miller Cemetery
Wanda Kirkpatrick
Wanda E. Kirkpatrick
St. Rd
Ball Memorial Hospital
Rigdon
Herbert C. Kirkpatrick
Lions
Mie
Waltz & Hiday
Aliz Ai Hiday
Hom West
10Th and
Dolowore
U.S
Ford
Y & Power
Ford Dealer
Frogman
TAM
Robin
Trenton
Ont
Jack Westall
Robins
Westall
Regutor Hota Agar
Harit-Formin
EAC
INAL
Baer Brothers Funeral
Eleventh St
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