Local College Celebrates Largest Graduate Class Yet
Local college awarded 120 degrees at an 8 15 p.m. commencement for its second largest class. Dean Russell Olt announced Norma Blewitt Eskamp joined the list as a BA recipient, a Tokyo missionary. Dr. Richard C. Raines delivered a forceful address The Christian Has Wings. Rev Clarence W. Hatch received an honorary Doctor of Divinity. President John Morrison presided.
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Dean Russell Olt
Norma Blewitt Eskamp
Tokyo
Japan
Richard C. Raines
Indiana
Methodist Church
Anderson
Clarence W. Hatch
Church of God World Service
John Morrison
Dean Olt
Morrison
Park Place
Graduate School of Theology
Adam Miller
Olt
Milton Buettner
National Alumni Association
Marvin Baker
Mishawaka
Ind
David L. Day
Springfield
Hatch
Kenneth C. Tabor
Decatur
Danger In Stopping Foreign Aid Outlined
EVANSTON Ill. UP Abandonment of the U S foreign aid program would force underprivileged nations to turn to Russia for aid. Undersecretary of State Christian A Herter said at Northwestern University commencement that poor nations need aid to remain free. He warned that default could let the Soviet bloc expand and isolate the United States.
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Evanston
Ill
U.S
Russia
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Northwestern University
Soviet Bloc
Bloomgarden Extends TV Quiz Wins To 108000 In NY
Hank Bloomgarden, 28, public relations consultant, raised his earnings to 108000 after defeating Courtenay Hemenway of Wallingford Connecticut 21 11 on Lincoln questions and then lost to Matthew Kane of Indianapolis on Twenty One. Both advance to next week’s show to play for 1000 a point.
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New York
Hank Bloomgarden
Indiana
Bloomgarden
Courtenay Hemenway
Wallingford
Hemenway
Matthew Kane
National Broadcasting Co
Kane
Indianapolis
Japan
Hospital Dismissals Reported From St John’s
Yesterday at St John’s Hospital list shows multiple releases including Mrs Maude Jarrell Rt 1 Kenneth Mauck 2030 Lora St Paul E Wier Rt 4 Arlene Weil 2308 E 9th and others. The discharge list includes families and individuals with addresses in Markleville Alexandria Pendleton Frankton Daleville and local streets.
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St John's Hospital
Maude Jarrell
Kenneth Mauck
Lora St. Paul E. Wier
Arlene Weil
Agriculture tour highlights county economy tour leaders
The second annual tour is led by William Phrey of the Chamber agriculture group and Evan Wilson county Farm Bureau president with County Agriculture Agent Walter C. Haynes. Phil Connelly of Purdue University will direct the tour. The event showcases agriculture as a key driver of the county economy per Chamber officials.
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Phrey
Chamber Agriculture Group
Evan Wilson
County Farm Bureau
Walter C. Haynes
Phil Connelly
Purdue University
Chamber
Pendleton Falls Hat Continues in $250000 Pool Suit
The Madison Circuit Court heard Robert C. Brown's $250,000 damage suit against Pendleton, owner of Falls Park swimming pool. Brown seeks compensation for a paralyzing neck injury from a dive into shallow water on June 24, 1953. Jury trial began last Tuesday and runs through the week.
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Madison Circuit
Pendleton
Horace Holmes
Tipton Circuit Court
Robert C. Brown
Falls Park
Brown
Falls Park Swimming Pool
Multiple suits in county court include divorces and damages
The list records numerous cases in Superior Court No. 1 including suit to quiet title involving Joseph Mesalem and John Marsh. vacate alley with Francis Riggs. divorce actions Harold Ancil and Florence Hiatt. several damages suits for loss of services and damages from Hobbs. accounts and divorces involving various plaintiffs and defendants. and a case against Carl Smith.
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Joseph Mesalem
John Marsh
Johnson and Austin
Francis Riggs
City of
Anderson
Harold Ancil
Lela Ancil
John R. Walsh
J. R. Watkins Company
Glenn Fisher
Joseph Jones
Katherine Frazier
John Kaiser
Hadley
Sharp
Wilmer Morris
Thelma Lindsey
Jennie Myers
Thomas Hobbs
Nora Pearl Hobbs
John Hobbs
Wayne O. Wimmer
Doris Butler
Nola Pearl Hobbs
Patricia Ann Myers
Edwin Butler
Wayne O Wimmer
Perry Myers
Freda Carter
Danny Carter
Brown and Brown
New
Police State remark nets Milwaukee overtime fine
German immigrant Horst Assmann, 34, of Franklin, told Milwaukee officials that America is becoming a police state after a June 8 overtime parking ticket. District Judge Frank Gregorski fined him 10 dollars and ordered him to pay 6.50 in costs, totaling 16.50, instead of the usual 3 dollars if he had stipulated guilt.
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Milwaukee
America
Dist
Frank E. Gregorski
Horst Assmann
Franklin
Gregorski
Assmann
Church of God Convention Sets Reaching America Theme
The Church of God outlines a weeklong program titled Reaching America Through the Church School Family and Local Parish with speakers Irene Caldwell and Carl Kardatzke among others. Daily worship, conferences, missionary education, youth programs and three musical evenings are planned at Anderson College gymnasium.
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America
Irene Caldwell
Portland
Ore
Carl Kardatzke
Anderson
Elmer Rich
Akron
William Eddy
Anderson College
Dewayne Bell
Glendale
Calif
Raymond Hastings
Arthur Bebee
Federalsburg
Velma Schneider
Kenya Colony
British East Africa
Tom A. Smith
Robert A. Nicholson
College Gymnasium
Pacific Bible College
Christian Brotherhood Hour
Reserve Board Signals Strong Economy Despite May Slowdown
The Federal Reserve Board reported May conditions remained generally strong with construction activity nonfarm employment personal income and retail sales at record levels. Industrial production dipped slightly while bank credit rose and interest rates increased. the seasonally adjusted index stood at 143 percent of the 1947-49 average, just below April and March revisions.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Justices Reverse Smith Act Rulings in Major Court Sessions
The court recessed to Oct. 7 and acquitted labor leader John T. Watkins of contempt for not disclosing names of former Communist associates before a House subcommittee. It ruled 8-0 that Dean Acheson erred in firing China expert John Stewart Service in 1951 and upheld a ruling striking down Louisiana's pupil assignment plan. The court also rejected a motorist’s racial evidence appeal and held pinball machines with cash or tokens as gambling devices taxable. Several Smith Act defendants were reversed or set for retrial, with Harlan limiting organizing to creation, not ongoing activities. New York brief notes cauliflower tip end the item.
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Izing
John T. Watkins
House
Clark
Dean Acheson
John Stewart Service
Louisiana
Supreme Court
Virginia
Communist Party
Harlan
Philip M. ‘Slim Connelly
Los Angeles
People’s World
Henry Steinberg
Los Angeles County Party
Rose Cherin Kusnitz
Dorothy Healey Connelly
Philip Connelly
Oleta O’connor Yates
San Francisco
Northern California
Loretta Starvus Stack
Ernest Otto Fox
Carl Rude Lambert
State Security Review
Albert Jason Lima
Oakland
Frank Carlson
Los Angeles County Party Defense Committee
Ben Dobbs
Los Angeles County
U S Weather Table From The Associated Press
The weather table lists city by city conditions with high and low temperatures for major U S locales. Cities include Atlanta Boston Chicago Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Fargo Fort Worth Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Los Angeles Miami Milwaukee Mpls St Paul New Orleans New York Omaha Phoenix San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tampa Washington Winnipeg and more with varying clear cloudy or rain conditions and temperatures.
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THE
Associated Press
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fargo
Fort Worth
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Mils-St. Paul
Moline
New Orleans
New York
Omaha
Phoenix
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Ashley Swindell Dies in Hospital at 63
Ashley Swindell 63, of 1912 Ohio Ave Anderson died Monday morning at Community Hospital Indianapolis after three days as a patient following a three month illness. Surviving: wife Iva Reed Swindell stepmother Stella Swindell brother Herschel Swindell and nieces and nephews. Funeral Thursday at 10 30 a.m. at Davis and Strickler Funeral Home with burial in James Cemetery east of Alexandria.
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Alexandria
Ashley Swindell
Indianapolis
Mr. Swindell
Iva
Ohio Ave
Anderson
Delaware County
Bethel
Charles Robert
Ella Swindell
Iva Reed
Nicholson File Co
Delco-Remy
General Motors
Alexander Bright
American Legion
Alexandria Baptist Church
Stella Swindell
Herschel
Swindell
Davis
Past Kiwanis Presidents Honored at YMCA Meeting
Ander son Kiwanis Club past presidents were honored Monday at the YMCA program chaired by Wilford Burkett and James R. Day. Burkett, oldest active past president, led the gathering and noted his 1931 presidency. Guests included Walter Jones and four dozen past presidents, plus 4 H leaders Tom Rogers Janet Mercer Barbara Wyant Betty Burns introduced by County Agent Walter Haynes.
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Anderson Kiwanis Club
YMCA
Wilford Burkett
James R. Day
Burkett
Walter Jones
Stanley Porter
Greenwood
Ind
Don Forse
Everett Hartung
Walter Haynes
E. M. Davidson
George Hitz
J. A. Morrison
Miller Huggins
Carl Morrow
Paul Wykoff
Gerald Shine
Robert Lowe
DeVar Litten
Omer L. Springer
Mr. Burkett
Mr. Day
DePauw University
Tom Rogers
Janet Mercer
Barbara Wyant
Betty Burns
Hospital Insurance Information Sought
The Hospital Insurance Study Commission, created by the 1957 Legislature in Indianapolis, asks the public to report unsatisfactory activities or practices in the field. Chairman Sen J Russell Townsend Jr. says they seek information on claims handling, company practices, hospital admission, and sales practices. The commission met at the Statehouse office for its organization.
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Indianapolis
Far East influenza alert issued in Indiana state
Indiana doctors urged vigilance for Far East influenza as the state Board of Health asked rapid reporting of suspected cases. Dr. Albert L. Marshall Jr. called for blood and throat samples for lab testing while scientists work on a vaccine for the Asiatic strain. No Indiana cases yet. NAMED BY PRESBYTERIANS New Concord Ohio James Guthrie Marion Ind named to merger committee United Presbyterian Church of North America and Presbyterian Church in the USA work out merger.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Health
Hoosier
Far East
Albert L. Marshall Jr
Communicable Diseases Division
Indiana
Presbyterians
New Concord
Ohio
James Guthrie
Marion
Ind
United Presbyterian Church of North America
Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
99Th General Assembly
Courch
Mrs. Zora Shaw 73 Dies at Home in Anderson
Mrs. Zora Shaw aged 73 died Sunday night at 8 o clock at her home 2446 Lafayette Street Anderson widow of William H Shaw who died in 1944 She moved to Anderson 27 years ago born in Carlisle Kentucky Surviving four daughters Florence McKinney Pearl McKeand Gladys Ward all of Anderson Ethel Russell Lexington Ky one son William T Shaw Anderson 24 grandchildren 13 great grandchildren One grandson Carl William Ward serving in Korea Funeral 3 p m Wednesday Sells and Rowe Funeral Home Rev George Harris East Lynn Christian Church Interment Memorial Park Cemetery Friends may call after 1 p m Tuesday
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Zora Shaw
Lafayette St
William H. Shaw
Shaw
Florence McKinney
Pearl McKeand
Gladys Ward
Anderson
Ethel Russell
Lexington
William T. Shaw
Carl William Ward
U. S
Korea
Sells and Rowe
George Harris
East Lynn
Radar Evidence Plea Rejected By Justices
The Supreme Court rejected attorney James Lawrence Dooley's appeal of a speeding conviction based on radar evidence. The ruling lets stand the Virginia statute accepting radar speed readings as prima facie proof of speeding in Carolina County on US Route 1. Dooley faced a $10 fine after a state trooper testified a radar device showed 62 mph in a 55 mph zone.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Virginia
James Lawrence Dooley
Carolina County
Dooley
Widespread Floods and Outages Strain Midwest Areas
Sizzling heat drops home volt age to 113 volts as Commonwealth Edison repairs 400000 kilowatts drawing extra power from Wisconsin and downstate Illinois. The outage slows small appliances but lights hold. Heavy weekend rains flood southwestern Minnesota and eastern South Dakota, leaving hundreds homeless. National Guardsmen assist in Yankton Marshall and Sioux Falls. Train derailment near Montevideo due to washout. Fatal drownings occur near Flandreau Ellis Willmar and Clara City. Flooding reaches Ward Sioux Falls Yankton Hays Ellis Granite Falls and Mont
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Chicago
Commonwealth Edison Co
Wisconsin
Illinois
Minnesota
South Dakota
Yankton
Marshall
Sioux Falls
Milwaukee Road
Aberdeen
S.D
Minneapolis
Montevideo
Flandreau
D.C
Big Sioux
Ellis
Kansas
Willmar
Minn
Clara City
Ward
S.C
Granite Falls
Hays
Kan
Nebraska
Western Hopes Raised By Soviet Arms Proposal
London reports the Soviet plan for an internationally supervised nuclear test ban was hailed as a possible breakthrough. US and British officials warned optimism should be tempered by remaining disputes and detail, with limited inspection seen as a first step toward broader disarmament.
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London i
U.S
U.N
Selwyn Lloyd
Bkoe
Allan Noble
Lloyd
Soviet Union
Britain
France
United States
Canada
Valerian Zorin
Russia
Pacific
U. S
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Siberia
Red China
Zorin
U S and Japan sign pact to end base occupancy by 1960
Tokyo reports an agreement that ten U S airbases will be returned to Japan or jointly used with Japan by 1960. The treaty includes a provision allowing the United States to reclaim bases if needed from those it relinquishes.
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Tokyo
U.S
Japan
United States
Obituary: Marvin Standt Dies After Long Illness
Marvin Lee Standt seven year old son of Dr and Mrs Morton Standt of 800 Streeter Ave Muncie died at Ball Memorial Hospital Sunday evening after a long illness He was a Riley School second grade pupil His father an optometrist and merchant owns Standt Jewelry Stores in Anderson Muncie and elsewhere Survivors include grandparents Mr and Mrs J Kramer and Mrs S Gordon all of Hollywood Fla Meeks Mortuary Muncie will conduct services at 11 am Tuesday Rabbi Maurice Feuer will officiate Interment at Orthodox Jewish Cemetery Fort Wayne Friends may call at the mortuary.
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Marvin Lee Standt
Morton Standt
Streeter Ave
Muncie
Ball Memorial Hospital
J. Kramer
S. Gordon
Hollywood
Fla
Meeks Mortuary
Maurice Feuer
Fort Wayne
Deaths In Madison And Nearby Counties
Pendleton Edward V Haines 83 died Saturday at his Pendleton Rt 3 home. Funeral at Cornell Bright at 10 a m Tuesday with Dr T R White and Rev Ralph Beckner. Interment Friends Cemetery east of Pendleton. Friends may visit at the funeral home. Viola Rector Swartz 79 Pendleton Rt 4 funeral at Whetstone Christian Church Tuesday 2 p m. Interment Ovid Cemetery. She died Saturday in St Johns Hospital Anderson. Audra Hutton Troutman former Lapel resident funeral Tuesday 10 a m Fisher Brother Funeral Home Lapel. Rev son Hodson officiating. Interment Brookside Cemetery. Faye E Trotter 66 Indianapolis 6102 Brookville Rd died Sunday afternoon. Born in Logansport, lived in Indianapolis 20 years, operated service station at home address. Survived by widow C Bonnie Trotter and son Robert M Trotter Anderson. Burial Washington Park Mausoleum. Moore and Kirk Irvington Chapel.
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Pendleton
Edward V. Haines
Rt. 3
Cornell Bright
T. R. White
Ralph Beckner
Friends
Viola Swartz Pendleton
Viola Rector Swartz
Rt. 4
Anderson
Whetstone Christian Church
A. F. Byrne
Ovid Cemetery
LAPEL
Audra Hutton Troutman
Miama
Fla
Fisher Brother Funeral Home
Son Hodson
Lapel S Methodist Church
Brookside Cemetery
Faye F. Trotter
Indianapolis
Faye E. Trotter
Brookville Rd
Mr. Trotter
Logansport
Englewood Christian Church
C. Bonnie Trotter
Robert M. Trotter
Moore and Kirk Irvington Chapel
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Markleville
Turner Jackson
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David Temple
Hill St
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John Wilcox
Mounds Rd
Virgie S. Lloyd
E. 23Rd St
Mary Dyer
Mary Bonner
Walnut St
Lois King
Frankton
Myrtle Carbon
Sherman St
Virgil Jones
Mary Dorste
7Th St
Janis Robinson
Daleville
Gladys Burmeister
E. Cross St
Martha Weidner
W. Llth St
Bryant
Bryant Furnaces
Meridian
Anderson Municipal
Athletic Park
Herald
Pendleton Falls
Courthouse News
Circuit Court
Church of God
Reserve Board
American Security Corporation
Curt Stephenson
George Bauserman
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Buick
Heckaman
Buick, Inc
Madison
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Standt's
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Baker Brothers
Baker Brothers Funeral
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