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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1958
Page
6
Elmer Blankenship Sr. of East Chicago, aged 57, was found mangled in the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad yards after relatives reported him missing Friday night. Authorities said he apparently was struck and crushed by a train Saturday.
Four Negro leaders met President Eisenhower to urge a ruling against the Little Rock delay and to push civil rights action. They reported a sympathetic reception but no pledges, outlining demands to vigorously uphold federal law and seek further White House talks on integration and rights.
Jack Atwell of 1229 W 5th St attended the second annual training conference for national officers of the Distributive Education Clubs of America in Washington DC. The 1958 Anderon High School graduate serves as national president and will represent the group at the Tacoma Washington convention April 1 to 4, 1959.
The passage extols life insurance as an unselfish purchase that benefits the owner by providing security and proving him a good provider for loved ones. It argues the value lies in responsibility and certainty, noting the Institute of Life Insurance at 483 Madison Ave New York. When someone counts on you you can count on life insurance.
In Poland, Gomulka, backed by 50 to 60 of 80 Central Committee members, may confront Stalinist opposition after Nagy's execution. Plenary session next month could reveal infighting amid Kremlin pressure. Private talks by Rapacki and Zambrowski signaled dissent without public protest.
Mike Martin of the Hoyt e Wright Store shoe department attended the International Shoe Company retail sales clinic June 15 17 in St Louis. The three day event at the Chase Hotel drew about 700 shoe merchants from across the nation. Sessions covered advertising window displays sales training and merchandising with discussions on economic conditions styling and fashion coordination. The Notre Dame will begin closed circuit television experiments for math lectures to 250 high school teachers this summer.
Washington AP George W Allen told President Eisenhower he found nothing objectionable about an etching of a semi nude woman in the American exhibit at the Brussels World's Fair He also said he had a favorable impression of the exhibit overall He reported on a study Eisenhower ordered after criticism from Republican leaders about the U S display and noted he did not recommend removing the etching.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad proposes dropping two of four passenger trains between North Vernon and Louisville to cut losses. Train No 50 would depart Louisville 1 35 p.m. and reach North Vernon 2 50 p.m. Train No 51 would depart North Vernon 10 45 a.m. and reach Louisville at noon. The line cited about 90000 dollars in losses last year and suggested remaining trains or others could cover the service.
Marsh Foodliners, Inc. opens two new supermarkets expanding to 41 stores across Indiana Ohio South Carolina and Georgia. The Elwood store on the east side is a 15000 square foot brick building led by Dixie Mullin with prior Marsh unit experience. A second store opens in Greenwood South Carolina as part of the southern division. Six more supermarkets are planned this year.
Courthouse News lists new suits filed across circuit and superior courts including Baxter vs Baram for immediate possession, Strong vs Strong for divorce, Nevins vs Hodge for contract cancellation and damages, Jones vs Jones for limited divorce, and multiple divorce custody actions. Court minutes show findings for plaintiffs in divorce and contract actions.
Gomulka was assured Nagy would not be killed, and party directives say the Polish Communist party did not know of the execution in advance and does not approve of it. The stance contrasts with other Soviet bloc countries that applauded Nagy’s execution, indicating divergence from Soviet-Hungarian charges of Nagy’s plotting.
Sherman Street Church of God opened its Daily Vacation Bible School Monday June 23 and continues through July 3 with sessions from 9 to 1130 a.m. for ages 3 to 18. Theme Worship God. Mrs Beatrice Shelton is dean with a faculty including Mesdames Helen Roberson Lilly May Lena Williams Mary Jones Reba Lewis Virginia Peters LaFrance Williams Anne Amerson Louise Turner Joan Turner Alberta Greenwood Zora Fenner Elizabeth Allen Alice...
Burt Dixie Douglass and Grace Greenwood report Miss Bettye Jones and John Ware Jr. plus Melvin Williams and Rev. John M. Clark. Herbert Jones of 812 West St. sprained his right foot when a hand truck ran over it at work. He was treated at St. John's Hospital.
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