Twister Warning Prompted Local Storm Damage
Heavy rain and strong winds accompanied a thunderstorm that hit here yesterday evening. Lightning damaged five transformers plunging homes into darkness while a toppled tree crushed an unoccupied car at 245 W 12th St. Officials warned of isolated tornado risk as storms moved through Indiana.
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Carolyn Edwards
Crystal St
12Th St
Harald
Anderson
Indianapolis
Weather Bureau
Indiana
Knightstown
Lawrenceburg
Knightst
Winchester
30Th
Pearl Streets
Main Streets
Richland Heights
Counry
Pendleton State Police Solve Seymour Murder
Police linked Indianapolis man James Matthews Jordan to a Seymour murder after a car ride kidnapping and a trail of violence. Lillian Snyder reported Jordan forced her into his car near Fountain Square and identified the suspect via license details. Ballistics matched bullets from an automatic pistol found in the car to the victim, Peter Allenopoulos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Wabash River
Bluffton
Wabash
Mount Carmel
Ill
Seymour
Ind
Indianapolis
James Matthews
Jordan
Ney
Lillian Snyder
Fletcher St
Pendleton Post
Fountain Square
Southport
George Daugherty
Charles Epperson
Filmore Davis
Snyder
Louisville
Allenopoulos
Allenopulos
Allenopowles
Circuit Court
Anderson Township
Dan
Allen- John A. Boone
Yesopoulos
Local 663 Dedicate Hall With UAW Leaders in Attendance
Hundreds of Anderson area UAW members and neighbors gather for the dedication of Local 663s new headquarters at 27th and Terhune St. International President Walter P. Reuther and AFL CIO official Dallas Sells are among speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson United Auto Worker Union
27Th
Terhune St
Walter P. Reuther
International Uaw
Afl-Cio
Dallas Sells
Anderson
Reuther
Berndt
George Bannister
Stan Park
Wdolter P. Rauther
Detroit
United Auto Workers
Aflcia
New Approach Gets Time Change Approved in South Dakota
A South Dakota town voted to switch from mountain to central standard time. Voters approved 152 to 113 after supporters proposed a new approach to save daylight. Citizens will set clocks forward one hour to conform with the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MU Laluhlin
South Dakota
Weather outlook for Indiana shows warm weekend with rain risk
After scattered thunderstorms Friday night the forecast calls for fair Saturday. Sunday will bring increasing clouds and more showers by night. Five day outlook predicts temperatures 3 to 7 degrees above normal with normal highs of 78 to 83 in the north and 83 to 85 in the south. Expect 0.75 to 1.5 inches of rain on average during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Indiana
Tornado kills two in Illinois capital city
A violent twister struck the state capital, killing two residents and causing extensive damage. Emergency crews evacuated streets as residents surveyed debris while authorities investigated the storm’s path and impact.
Speakers Named for 69th International Church of God Convention
The Rev Harold Boyer announced principal speakers for the 69th annual International Convention of the Church of God. Dr W Dale Oldham opens Monday night at Anderson College commencement. Daily services with 20,000 expected at the tabernacle on E South Street feature leaders from the movement. Topics include The Christian Has Wings, Stop Look Listen, God or Mammon, and The Supremacy of the Spirit, with speakers from Emory University, Arlington College, and other institutions.
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Church of God
Anderson College
Harold Boyer
Springfield
E. Sth SL
W. Dale Oldham
Park Place
Fla
Marvin Martman
Anderson
Richard C. Raines
Indiana
Methodist Church
Boyer
Board of
Church Extension and Home Missions
Nathan Smith
Japan
Lester A. Crose
Missionary Board
Oldham
Herbert Joiner
Arlington
Calif
Leon A. Atwell
Oklahoma City
Okla
Arla F. Newell
High Point
IN. C
Jesus Christ
Russia opens door to Western inspectors in disarmament talks
Western and Soviet officials report a milestone shift as Russia offers to admit Western inspectors if a pact ends hydrogen bomb tests. Khrushchev signals willingness to allow international monitoring in the United States Britain and the Soviet Union, with a three year moratorium and UN backed enforcement post. The move follows long Western demand for verified end to tests amid ongoing fission and aid debates in Washington.
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London
Russia
Soviet Union
Valerian Zorin
U. N
Zorin
United Nations
United States
Britain
Pacific
U. S
Communist ‘Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Helsinki
Khrushchev
U.S
Harold Stassen
Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
William F. Knowland
Rcalif
House
R-Sc
Jin
Bobby G. Emswiller Seriously Injured In Train Collision
Middletown records show Bobby Gene Emswiller aged 40 of 1260 Congress Street Middletown was seriously injured shortly after 3 p.m. Friday when his car collided with a southeast bound Pennsylvania train at a crossing on Ind 236 about a mile and a half west of Middletown. Witnesses said his vision may have been obstructed and skid marks suggest the train was not seen until near the track. He was alone, taken to St John’s Hospital Polhemus and Shirey ambulance, with a fractured left arm a fractured hip facial injuries and possible head injury. Surgery followed and his condition remained serious.
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Middletown
Bobby Gene Emswiller
Congress
Pennsylvania
Aj Crossing
Ind
Emswiller
Guide
Lamp
Anderson
St. John's Hospital
Polhemus and Shirey
Ike's Rights Bill Faces Jury Trial Amendment Defeat
Northern Democrats and Republicans joined to defeat a bid to require jury trials in contempt cases in Eisenhower civil rights legislation. The House approved the jury trial amendment 199 to 167, clearing the way for final passage amid plans for a Monday vote. The measure also proposes a bipartisan two year civil rights commission and a new Justice Department civil rights division. Presbyterian Merger to Form United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Dixie
South
North
Russell W. Keeney
Wlingis
Keeney
United States
U. S
Hisenhower
Justice Department
Springfield Tornado Leaves City 40 Injured and Two Dead
A tornado and violent storm struck Springfield Illinois causing two deaths and at least 40 injuries. Over 20 houses destroyed and dozens damaged as winds up to 98 mph toppled trees and damaged factories. Jacksonvill e and southeast side areas saw major damage with power lines down and many streets blocked.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Dorothy Faley
Annable Larson
Red Cross
East Ash Street
Allis-Chalmers
Weaver Manufacturing Co
Weaver
Cal Chemical Co
Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Jacksonville
Sheriff Brogdon Named to National Association Board
Madison County Sheriff Joe L Brogdon was elected to the board of directors of the National Sheriffs Association at the annual meeting in Galveston Texas. More than 450 sheriffs from across the nation attended as the convention opened last Monday and closed yesterday. Brogdon returned to Anderson late.
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Madison County
Joe L. ‘Brogdon
National Sheriffs Association
Galveston
Tex
Brogdon
Brog- Gon
Anderson
Lafayette Richland Areas To Be Eliminated From Ordinance
Anderson Township officials prepare to delete Lafayette and Richland areas from a city annexation measure. A public meeting drew support for the plan but most residents opposed annexation citing school and tax concerns. The amendment aims to limit city boundaries while promising continued township school service and free bus transportation.
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Anderson Township
City Trans
Mad 1
Jack Blison Heights
Wedness Campbell
Richland
Nafayette
Lafayette
Anderson School Board
Ferguson
Dale Prough
Richland Township
Mae Roberts
Father's Day Contest Sparks Local Interest Around Town
In observance of Father's Day residents show strong interest in a sponsored contest by Anderson Retail Division. Names of fathers go into containers at multiple stores with one name drawn Tuesday morning by Mayor Ralph Ferguson for a $50 gift certificate. A separate $5 certificate prize will be awarded to a dad chosen from each container on Tuesday.
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Anderson Retail
Ralph Ferguson
Haag’s
Anderson Camera Shop, Inc
Anderson Sporting Goods, Inc
Auto Inn
Banner Store
Rings' Clothing
Bryce Brown Clothing
Clair Call Clothing
Decker's, Inc
Fair Department Store
Fath's Department Store
Foland Wallpaper & Paint
Hill's, Inc
Kelley Furniture Company
Kirkman's Jewelry
Kresge
Kresge’s
Dollar
Lewellen Tailors, Inc
Liberal Furniture Company
Leath'’s & Company
Lutz Furniture Company
MicCrory's Stores
Marshall's
Montgomery Ward & Co
Nobil Shoe Company
J. C. Penney
Rapp's
Rogers Electric Company
Rosenbaum’s Gift Store
Rosenbaum’s Jewelry Stor
Standt’s Jewelers, Inc
F. W Woolworth
Hoyt Wright Company
Plymouth visitors view Mayflower II on shore
News dispatch from Plymouth Mass reports crowds flocking to inspect the Mayflower II replica as it is brought from its harbor mooring to a wharf for unloading. Officials say weekend visitors may view from the wharf but not board the vessel.
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Plymouth
Mass
New Arrivals Born at St John s Hospital
A series of birth notices from St John s Hospital and nearby residents: a boy to Mr and Mrs Maryin Smith of 213 KE 35th St. a boy to Mr and Mrs Melvin Sitzlar of Alexandria. a boy to Mr and Mrs A L Speller Jr of 915 Morton St. a girl to Mr and Mrs William Hadley of Pendleton. a girl to Mr and Mrs Clyde Groves of 1605 Brown St. a girl to Mr and Mrs Dale Clark of 2336 W 9th St. a girl to Mr and Mrs Join Hamlin of 3314 Hamilton Pl. a girl to Mr and Mrs Thomas McMa han of 715 Dresser Dr. a girl to Mr and Mrs James Levi of 1520 WW 6th St. a girl to Mr and Mrs Thurman Carr of 2219 Jackson St. and two boys born to Mr and Mrs David Freeup of Detroit Michigan, with maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Kenneth Davis and paternal grandfather Gabriel Precup, both of Anderson.
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St. John’s Hospital
Maryin Smith
35Th
Melvin Sitzlar
Alexandria
A. L. Speller Jr
Morton &St
William Hadley
Pendleton
Clyde Groves
Brown St
Dale Clark
W. 9Th St
Join . Hamlin
Hamilton Pl
Thomas McMahan
Dresser Dr
James Levi
6Th St
Thurman Carr
Jackson St
David Freeup
Detroit, Mich
Kenneth’ Davis
Gabriel Precup
Anderson
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