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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1954
Page
15
DES MOINES residents brace for what officials call the greatest flood. City of 178,000 residents prepared Monday night as authorities activated the state of emergency and urged precautions amid rising waters.
The article notes Egypt’s first anniversary as a republic marked by a national holiday. President Mohammed Naguib addressed the nation, urging unity as the new government consolidates power after the 1953 revolution. The piece sits amid wider Cold War politics and domestic U.S. coverage of anti-Communist moves.
Madison County delegates name Mayor Noland C J Wright a Republican State Convention speaker representing Indiana's 71 GOP mayors. He will speak Friday at the state fairgrounds Indianapolis before Governor George N Craig. District GOP plans caucus on Thursday evening at the Columbia Club. Delegates approve motions, discuss convention procedures, and note traffic signal upgrades announced by Mayor Wright as part of city safety improvements.
New signals are being installed on 14th Street Compton. City light crews under Superintendent Frank Yarling report the signals to be in operation on Main Street between 12th and 13th Streets by week’s end. Mayor Wright announced the two week timetable. Dr Karl Compton, MIT president and wartime radar pioneer, died at 66 at Cornell Medical Center New York. City light dept crews race to finish traffic signals and pedestals downtown as part of safety drive. More than 250 attend the June charity dinner at Anderson Country Club.
A special Tipton city council meeting is set for Monday at 7 p.m. to select a new Fourth District council member after John Gray’s sudden death. Democrats nominate Earl Martin and Kerbly Floyd Harper are Indianapolis lawyers seeking the secretary of state post in a factional fight. Lamb of Terre Haute awaits result.
The Forget-Me-Not sale kicks off Friday in Anderson with proceeds supporting veteran rehabilitation work. Local election results show Harper defeating Terre Hauke mayor Ralph Tucker by a wide margin amid factional backing. The event runs Friday and Saturday in downtown Anderson with DAV, American Veterans, and auxiliary support and volunteers, including Job's Daughters.
The administration and White House Budget Bureau found Alger Hiss has a legal right to a $70,000 federal pension despite Nazi era denials and imprisonment for criminal acts. Civil Service Commission supported retirement pay, opposing bills to deny the pension and drawing ire from Rep. Clardy who called the stance abhorrent.
A directed verdict in Grant Circuit Court found 7 am 4B innocent of bigamy. The record shows she married Doris Stuard in Tennessee in 1923 then Wesley Mack in 1943 and Albert Pace in 1949. After the Mack marriage she divorced Stuard, then Pace remained her sole husband.
The CIO United Steelworkers Wage Policy Committee rejected U S Steel’s contract proposal. David J. McDonald said the offer was completely unsatisfactory. The article also notes a car crash at 15th and Fletcher Streets involving Charles Ferguson and Ralph Lone with no serious injuries. The camp dedication and new auditorium funding are announced for the Spiritualist event in Chesterfield.
McDonald avoided discussing the status of negotiations at a press conference. He suggested his remarks might be interpreted as indicating ongoing talks could continue, leaving the exact state of discussions unclear.
A Cincinnati Post report says Indiana Ohio and Kentucky leaders held a full‑day conference to coordinate tri‑state turnpikes and Ohio River bridge plans. They adopted three resolutions to study traffic needs between Cincinnati Louisville and Indianapolis, seek Congress funding for dams and locks at several river sites, and insist finance costs stay within sound standards. Governors Lausche Craig and Wetherby attended with highway toll staff. The group planned a follow‑up meeting in Indiana to report progress on the long‑range toll road program.
The Associated Press reports a forecast for Indiana of mostly fair and cool weather with highs from 82 to 86 in the north and around 88 to 90 in the south. A slowly advancing cold front is expected to ease the heat wave by Sunday with scattered showers and rainfall aiding farmers and city residents.
A Hartford City man and his wife, Elmer and Mrs. McCarthy, both 25, were injured near Chesterfield on Ind. 67 when their eastbound car collided with a westbound semitrailer. The car allegedly skidded under the trailer, the left rear wheel was knocked off, and the truck jackknifed into a ditch. The truck driver was uninjured. State Troopers Fred Lee and George Allen led the investigation with help from local officers.
Local Want Ads feature quick sales with Frigidaire refrigerators often snapped up the first day. The Bulletin-Herald notes many readers buy directly from owners, citing rapid turnover and the ease of placing ads by phone.
Honduras reports unidentified planes bombed Santa Rosa de Copan near the Guatemalan border as rebels under Col. Castillo Armas move HQ to Esquipulas. Guatemala City says rebels also attacked a gasoline depot and a military camp, while Honduras considers retaliatory actions. Authorities provide few details on casualties or confirmation.
Leaders and workers reported 29550 at yesterday’s breakfast meeting bringing the total to 85400 in the Citizens’ Committee for Anderson College campaign to fund a new library on campus. The group aims for 250000 of the 500000 needed. Everett A. Hartung presided with Linfield Myers as co chair. A third breakfast report meeting is set for Tuesday morning June 29 at 7 40 in the Mulberry Room of the YMCA.
Educators visit GM Delco Remy and Guide Lamp divisions as part of the Art of General Motors program to study engineering and manufacturing. Prof Harold Z Amrine of Purdue Industrial Engineering and Dr Frank H Sparks of Wabash College are guests, with Dr Wayne G Broehl Jr supervising as IU business school assistant professor.
A list of newborns recording births at St John’s Hospital and from local families in area addresses. Notable entries include a San Antonio birthplace and Randolph Air Force Base. Grandparent details noted for Alice Tops and William Banger.
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