Wilson Boys Club enters 15 for Anderson Soap Box Derby
Fifteen boys from the Wilson Boys Club at 1210 W 10th St sign up for the 1954 Anderson Soap Box Derby to be raced July 14. Registration closes June 19. inspection is July 10 at Derby Headquarters 603 Meridian.
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Wilson Boys Club
10Th St
Anderson
Kenneth Streaty, Jr
Richard Colvin
Robert Colvin
Don Colvin
Bill Lang
Phil Hempleman
Fred Sprague
Dwight Aldred
Harry Hyland
Duane Keeney
Glenn Kenney
George Kral
Derby
Cacaieeane
Meridian 1
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Hunter-Chevrolet
Dulles Proposes Overhaul of U S Diplomatic Service
Secretary of State Dulles ordered a major reorganization aimed at boosting morale and expanding the foreign service. Charles E Saltzman was named undersecretary to oversee the plan. The proposals include merging domestic and foreign divisions to raise officers from 1300 to about 4000 and a 470 scholarship program costing about two million dollars annually subject to Congress approval.
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Washington
Dulles
State Department
Foreign Service Corps
Eisenhower
Charles E. Saltzman
New York
Saltzman
West Point
Truman
American Diplomatic Corps
U. S
Congress
Henry M Wriston
Brown University
Providence
R. I
Winston Committee
Jaycees Plan Campaign Against Abandoned Iceboxes
The Anderson Junior Chamber of Commerce announced a campaign to remove or render harmless abandoned ice boxes and refrigerators in the Anderson area. Charles B. Ainsworth was named chairman during the YMCA meeting. Future meetings will map campaign details to prevent child deaths from trapped boxes.
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Anderson
Mary Hancock Hosts Junior Miss 4-H Club Meeting
Mary Hancock hosted the Junior Miss 4-H Club gathering at her home with Darlene and Joyce Williams assisting. Judy Shultz directed singing, devotionals were led by Pat Lamey, recreation by Elizabeth Hartzell, and the lesson by Pat Lamey. A wiener roast was held at Hildreth's Woods with visitors Mrs. Storms, Raymond Gordon and Jack Pugsley. The next meeting is set for June 24 at Whetstone Church.
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Rachel Hancock
Darlene
Joyce Williams
Judy Shultz
Pat Lamey
Elizabeth Hartzell
Hildreth’s Woods
Mrs. Storms
Raymond Gordon
Jack Pugsley
Whetstone Church
Woman Dies After Stillborn Birth From Wreck
In Adams County Indiana a 22 year old Decatur woman Elvera L Crosby was injured in a Tuesday car crash and gave birth to a stillborn son at Adams County Memorial Hospital then died hours later. Passenger Robert Franks 25 of Wiltshire Ohio sustained only minor injuries. The crash occurred at a county road intersection north of Decatur.
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Decatur
Ind
Adams County Memorial Hospital
Elvera L. Crosby
Robert Franks
Wiltshire
Ohio
Boy Admits Directing Robbery Of Father
In Indianapolis a 16 year old boy confessed to police that he directed an armed robbery of his father by a companion. He urged the partner to shoot and finish him, and the accomplice took 100 dollars. Kenneth Mahurin aged 17 also admitted involvement and both face armed robbery charges. The youths are part of a separated family, with the boy living with his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Harold Goodman
William Dale Miller
Herbert Miller
Miller
Kenneth Mahurin
Sgt
Goodman
Mahurin
Three Men Sentenced in Federal Slavery Prostitution Case
Chief of Detectives Robert Daubenspeck said three men from Anderson and Muncie were sentenced in Indianapolis Federal Court for bringing two Wichita Falls women to Indiana for prostitution. Floyd Robinette and Claude Zion received 35 year terms, Donald Wells got an indeterminate sentence. The women Mary Ellen McMinn and Mary Lulu Shubert were convicted of prostitution in Anderson and faced 30 days in jail.
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Robert Daubenspeck
Anderson Police Department
Andersonians
Muncie
Indianapolis
Floyd C. Robinette
Claude Junior Zion
Donald R. Wells
William E. Steckler
Mary Ellen McMinn
Mary Lulu Shubert
Whichita Falls
Kans
Anderson
VEW Group Heads to South Bend for VFW Parley
Delegates from Grover T. Oliver Post 266 will attend the Veterans of Foreign Wars state convention in South Bend from Thursday to Sunday. Commander Edward Gillespie led last night’s meeting as members Puckett and others plan to serve on the Buddy Poppy Committee and raise funds for an Indiana cottage at the VFW national home in Eaton Rapids Michigan. The post color guard will march in Saturday’s parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Grover T. Oliver
Edward Gillespie
Joe Pucket
John Morris
George Pettibone
Max Flanders
Henry Schmitz
Gene Craigmile
Harold Elliott
Alvin Colliver
Robert Glass
Robert Cahoon
Ernest Phillips
Edward Castor
Clyde O'Bryant
Otis Conathy
Central Christian Church Plans Meetings and Projects
The annual congregational meeting is set for 7 30 p m in Fellowship Hall with elections for elders deacons and trustees and representatives to the administrative board. A committee proposes a new educational and recreational building on the north lot and morning reports will be distributed after July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational
Central Christian Church
Fellowship Hall
Committee On
Christian Education
Monroe Schuster
Adenauer predicts French ratification of EDC despite cabinet fall
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer said on Tuesday night that France would ratify the European Defense Community despite the fall of its cabinet. Kentucky's coal mines produced over 64 million tons in 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bochum
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
France
Kentucky
Tax settlement tops 4 million in county distributions
County officials announced a spring tax settlement totaling 4,049,564.38 with allocations across Anderson including civil city and schools, plus funds for library, police and firemen pensions. Other towns and townships listed with specific civil, school, and library amounts.
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Anderson
Anderson City
Pendleton
Chesterfield
Adams
Boone
Duck Creek
Fall Creek
Green
Lafayette
Monroe
Pipe Creek
Richland
Stony Creek
Union
van Buren
Edgewood
Frankton
Gimco
Ingalls
Lapel
Markleville
Orestes
Summitville
Berne Bank Robbery Suspect Richard Clark Admits Guilt
Indiana and Ohio state police report Richard Ellis Clark of Celina Ohio confessed to the May 29 Berne bank robbery after lineup identification. About $12,602 was stolen and $9,929 in original wrappings were found at his home along with a suitcase of money in a furnace register. Clark faces a bank robbery charge in Adams Circuit Court at Decatur.
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Indianapolis
Ohio
Jack Nye
Richard Ellis Clark
Celina
Nye
Indiana
Clark
First State Bank of
Berne
Adams Circuit Court
Decatur
Lloyd Hickerson
Hickerson
Edward Jackson
Ohio State Patrol
Oregon
Carr Wraps Testimony in McCarthy Army Hearings
Francis P Carr concluded his testimony Tuesday as part of the McCarthy Army hearings. Roy M Cohn was recalled to the witness chair for further questioning.
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Washington
Francis P Carr
Roy M. Cohn
Allies End Indochina Talks Pause
The conference resumed the Indochina phase as Western powers pressed for Vietminh forces to leave Laos and Cambodia in the Indochina union with Vietnam. French government turmoil clouded how long the talks could continue.
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Cision
Korea
Indochina
Laos
Cambodia
Indochina Union
Viet Nam
Civil Defense drill tests refugee flow and county readiness
Civil Defense volunteers would handle refugee crowds and traffic pouring into the county from the Indiana Polis area. The exercise estimates 12 000 refugees needing feeding and highlights need for more communications, volunteers, and expanded civil defense activities. Red Cross Canteen workers Boy Scouts amateur radio operators and local volunteer telephone operators joined alongside regular staff during the 24 hour test. County officials plan a 5 PM Anderson City Hall briefing to summarize activities and discuss future planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Anderson
Alexandria
Summitville
Elwood
Lapel
Pendleton
Red Cross
Controversial Carr McCarthy Memoes Scrutinized In Testimony
Welch disputes a Jan 17 memo attributing text to Carr as McCarthy probes memos amid the Army McCarthy feud. McCarthy demands Welch apologize to Mrs Driscoll or testify as a witness while audience reacts. Cohn presents records to show Schine’s Army aide work, clarifying duties at Ft Monmouth and Ft Dix as court adjourns.
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Carr
McCarthy
Welch
Carr-Cohn-McCarthy
Army
Francis P. Carr
Sen. McCarthy
John G. Adams
Pvt. G. David Schine
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
McCarthy Receives Warm Testimony From Cohn
During a congressional session the witness Cohn praised Senator McCarthy as a great American and expressed respect for his tolerance and kindness. McCarthy listened intently and warmly clasped Cohn's hand at the session's end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohn
Schine
Subcommittee
McLellan
McCarthy
General Assembly Sessions and Church Talks Schedule
The General Ministerial Assembly met yesterday at 1 15 PM with elections for board members from nominations. Rev W E Reed will speak at 2 45 PM and again at 7 30 PM on Within City Limits. Rev Lester Crose chairs. Dr A F Gray of Portland presides.
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W. E. Reed
Church Extension and Home Missions Board
Lester Crose
Missionary Board
A. F. Gray
Portland, Ore
Churchill favored Geneva talks on Indochina settlement
Britain preferred to wait and see if a Geneva negotiated settlement on Indochina could be reached. The meeting was reportedly suggested by Churchill over a month earlier amid a split over Indo china and delayed until the Geneva conference neared its end.
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Britain
Geneva
Churchill
Indochina
Tempo of the federal payroll and purges of corrupt men
The report discusses changes to the federal payroll and the removal of officials described as traitorous, immoral, and corrupt who held positions under prior administrations. It notes efforts to restore integrity and efficiency in governance through personnel changes.
Senators Block Ban on McCleod Speech Restrictions
Senators Capehart and Jenner joined the majority to defeat a Monroney amendment that would bar future speech by W. Scott McCleod of the State Department unless exempt from the Hatch Act. In the House, Rules Committee blocked a televised hearings ban proposed by Rep. Leo Allen, citing weak support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer E. Capehart
William E. Jenner
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
W. Scott McCleod
State Department
McCleod
House Rules Committee
Charles Roeder
Baltimore
Leo Allen
House
Midwest Democrats say GOP farm program disappointing
The Midwestern Democratic Conference criticized Republican agricultural legislation and national resources programs last weekend and vowed to push the farm issue into the fall campaigns. The farm resolution questioned farmers’ confidence in 1954 parity promises by Republican candidates. In a separate matter Fumio Ikematsu of Mainichi denied implying Yoshida assassination in a June 8 column, saying the piece urged critical discussion on violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Conference
Fumio Ikematsu
Japan
Mainichi
Shigeru Yoshida
Sir John Hunt Receives Soviet Mountaineering Title
Sir John Hunt, who led Britain's Everest expedition, is named Soviet Mountain Climber First Class. The honour was awarded in Moscow during his three day visit as Everest sits on the Tibet border near Communist China.
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Sir John Hunt
Britain
Everest
Tibet
China
Sir John
Moscow
Wright Dies After Lingering Illness in Frankton
Augustus Wright 45 died at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday in Logansport after a lingering illness. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p.m. at Frankton Christian Church. Survivors include brothers Ronald and Clayton Wright and widow Marjorie Cooper Wright. Burial site not decided.
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Frankton
Augustus Wright
Logansport
George C. Harper
Ronald Wright
Here
Ronald
Clayton Wright
Lola Caldwell
Alexandria
Marjorie Cooper Wright
Frankton Christian Church
O. C. Stroup
Doan R. passes away after illness in Hammond
Summitville Ind. Herman R Doan 58 died Monday at his home in Hammond after prolonged illness. Born in Tipton County in 1895 he was the son of Leslie Doan. He married Rena Thomas of Alexandria and had lived in Summitville. Funeral services set for 8 p m Wednesday at Snyder Funeral Home Hammond then Friday 2 30 p m at Vinson Funeral Home Summitville with Rev W E Clark officiating. Burial IOOF Cemetery Alex. Surviving are his widow mother sister and several brothers.
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Summitville
Herman R. Doan
Hammond
Tipton County
Leslie Doan
Rena Thomas
Alexandria
Snyder Funeral Home
Vinson Funeral Home
W. E. Clark
The
Baptist Church
Buria
IOOF
Rena Doan
Vina Doan
Ethel Howell
John
Howard
Hammond and
Lee
Cedar Lake
Funeral rites for Mrs Harriett Irene Gross
Funeral services for Harriett Irene Gross 21 wife of Alvie Gross will be held at 10 30 a m Wednesday at the Polhemus and Shirey Funeral Home with Reverends Richard Kerr and R C Shirey officiating Interment will follow at Bronnenberg Cemetery in Chesterfield Friends may call at the funeral home after the death Saturday at her home in Daleville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daleville
Harriett Irene Gross
Alvie Gross
Polhemus and Shirey
Richard Kerr
Bloomington
R. C. Shirey
Bronnenberg
Chesterfield
Ancient Jewelry and Cosmetics Found in Saqquara Tomb
Archaeologist Zakariah Goneim uncovered a 5,000 year old find in the Saqqara funeral chamber corridor. An unopened alabaster sarcophagus, likely belonging to a third dynasty Pharaoh, rests behind a big stone block to be unsealed later. Jewelry and cosmetics lay amid debris outside the chamber.
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Cairo
Egypt
Saquara
Zakariah Goneim
Final rites set for Mrs Helen Kramer
Helen Kramer 48 wife of William Kramer 901 Marine Dr died Monday at Ball Memorial Hospital Muncie. Services Thursday 10 a m at Baker Brothers Funeral Home Rev Frederick Pothoff of St Ambrose Catholic Church will conduct at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs Kramer had been ill three weeks. Mr Kramer is manager of the Model Home Store. She worked at Delco Remy Division for several years.
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Helen Kramer
William Kramer
Marine
Ball Memorial Hospital
Muncie
Baker Brothers Funeral Home
Frederick Pothoff
St. Ambrose Catholic Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Kramer
Model Home Store
Delco- Remy
Funeral Arrangements For Mrs Elma Graddy
Mrs Elma C Graddy wife of William O Graddy died yesterday morning at St Johns Hospital The body is at Baker Brothers Funeral Home She was a native of near Hobbs Indiana and lived most of her life in the area Survivors include the husband two sons George Perry in Korea and James Graddy in Germany four daughters Mary E Stamm Irene Flowers both Anderson and Mable Mills Monticello four brothers Eugene VanBuskirk Paul VanBuskirk Cleo Lawson Minor Harter and a sister Roberta Allen Richmond
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Elma C. Graddy
William O. Graddy
W. 19Th St
St. John’s Hospital
Baker Brothers Funeral Home
U. S. Army
Germany
Mary E. Stamm
Irene Flowers
Anderson
Mable Mills
Monticello
Eugene VanBuskirk
Indianapolis
Paul VanBuskirk
California
Cleo Lawson
Markleville
Minor Harter
Hobbs
Roberta Allen
Richmond
Final rites for Horace L. Baker held at Wesleyan Church
Horace L. Baker aged 65 of 2221 W 18th St died Monday at St John's Hospital. Funeral services are set for 1 30 this afternoon at Arrow Avenue Wesleyan Methodist Church with Rev Harold Rainbolt presiding. Interment in Grove Lawn Cemetery Pendleton. Friends may call at Baker Brothers Funeral Home.
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Horace L. Baker
18Th St
St. John’s Hospital
Arrow Avenue Wesleyan Methodist Church
Harold Rainbolt
Grove Lawn Cemetery
Pendleton
Baker Brothers Funeral Home
Rena C Wigner 58 Dies. Rites Set At Copher Fesler
Mrs Rena C Wigner died at St John’s Hospital after a day of illness. Funeral services are 2 p m Thursday at Copher and Fesler Funeral Home with burial in Elwood city cemetery. Survived by husband Herbert, two sons Kenneth Bird and Herbert Lynn Wigner, two brothers Roy and Ray Southern, sister Mrs Roscoe Procter, three grandchildren, born Joliet July 29 1896, daughter of Edwin J and Marietta Southern, member of Methodist Church.
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Copher and Fesler
Rena C. Wigner
Herbert Wigner
E. 30Th St
St. John's Hospital
Elwood City Cemetery
Kenneth E. Bird
Terre Haute
Herbert Lynn Wigner
Grand Rapids
Mich
Roy Southern
Anderson
Ray Southern
Elwood
Roscoe Procter
Wigner
Joliet, Ill
Edwin J. and
Marietta Southern
Methodist Church
Truman and Petrillo Duet Delights AFM Delegates
Former President Harry S. Truman and James C. Petrillo led a piano trumpet duet before 2,000 at the AFL AFM national convention in Milwaukee. Truman played Hail Hail the Gang's All Here while Petrillo’s golden trumpet added a wavering melody. after thunderous applause they repeated the tune as a prelude to Truman's convention address.
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Milwaukee
Harry S. Truman
James C. Petrillo
AFL American Federation of Musicians
AFM
Mr. Truman
Petrillo
Two Strong Earthquakes Hit Peru Reported by Caltech
Pasadena based Caltech reports two strong quakes centered 80 miles under the northern Andes in Peru. Dr. Charles Richter places magnitude at 6.8 on a scale of up to 8.6, noting likely wide area shaking and potential damage to populated areas. Quakes occurred at 6:39 and 6:47 a.m. PDT Tuesday.
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Pasadena
Calif
Andes
Peru
California Institute of Technology
Charles Richter
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