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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1958
Page
4
VENICE, I UP I A young boy, seven, and a girl, five, were found suffocated in an abandoned icebox Thursday. Their playmates described the scene and authorities began an investigation into the deaths as a possible accident or crime.
Neighbors and police spent seven hours searching a home basement before finding seven-year-old Bobby Lee Loving and eight-year-old Sandra Waggoner dead after the children apparently crawled into an icebox and the door locked. Ruby Loving and Yvonne Waggoner, both eight and seven respectively, were with them, each blaming the other for the lock. The icebox belonged to Mrs. Peggy Bell who had moved away and left the box in the basement of Mrs. Burton Evans’ house. Police chief Robert Trower said he would consult with the city attorney on possible charges against Mrs. Bell. Illinois law requires icebox doors be removed. Local notices include a hospital report for James A. Burke and wife Betty in Indianapolis, Pendleton queen installation plans, and a Honduras missionary event at Four Square Gospel Church. Also president Eisenhower sent birthday wishes to Queen Elizabeth II. Taylor University received a 7 500 Atomic Energy Commission grant for equipment and research.
On June 4 Mrs. Nora Swart turned 90 and was feted by four daughters and a niece at a noon lunch in Elwood. The group toured relatives’ homes in Middletown and Lapel, filmed sites, then returned for a grand son Robert Swart Burchette’s home pitch in dinner. Open house followed at Josephine Burchette's home with seasonal flowers and a lavender orchid corsage. Over 100 guests from Urbana, Lapel, Indianapolis, Elwood, and surrounding towns attended.
In Indianapolis a 100-pound huskie attacked an elderly man as Henry Welmer 75 brushed it with a wire brush. The dog bit welmer’s face arms and legs before a housepainter Charles Scott 28 distracted it and police shot the animal. Scott was bitten but subdued the dog and locked it away. Welmer said the dog belonged to his son after caring for it three years. A separate item notes Jacquelin Bragg 22 was taken to St John’s Hospital after a sudden illness.
Circuit Court finds for plaintiff on accounts totaling 50 dollars. Superior Court awards 999.32 dollars on a promissory note. Laverne Bryan wins in a divorce case. Mars air vapor comparison cited by National Bureau of Standards.
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