County GOP Group Caucus Sets Madison Delegation
Madison County Republican delegates meet to select a slate for the Indiana state convention Senate nomination with no bloc commitment. County Chairman Roberts presided as 73 delegates and alternates were named, with late session remarks from Mrs. E. C. Toner and others as hopefuls mingle.
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GOP
R. H. Roberts
John A. Farr
State Fairgrounds Coliseum
State Gor
Roberts
Herald
Madison County
Senate
Harold W. Handley
Russell E.persons
East
Indiana State
Robert Heaton
River Forest
Dele
Talion Lhan Club
E. C. Toner
Crop Damage High In Area In Anderson Area Crop Losses From Flood
Heavy rains and high water devastated over a quarter of the tomato and seed corn crop in Anderson area. Indiana Employment Security Division Farm Labor Bulletin reports losses exceeding 20 percent in tamain area and seed corn plus fields of corn and soybeans severely damaged. County delegates attend district caucus planning party unity at the Claypool Hotel and Columbia Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Timate
Indiana Employment Security Division
Farm Labor Bulletin
Tha Tamain Arrance
Willkie
Frank Fishback
Roberts
Claypool
George O. Chambers
Columbia Club
Inquiry Finds Goldfine Paid Jurist's Bill
Washington AP report says Bernard Goldfine paid a hotel bill for US District Judge William T. McCarthy of Boston who disqualified himself in a suit involving Goldfine's East Boston Co. The SEC faces criticism for delays while investigations probe gifts and hotel hospitality connected to President Eisenhower aide Sherman Adams.
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Bulletin
Washington
Bernard Goldcentral
Indiana
Tivers
Goldfine
U.S. Dist
William T. McCarthy
Boston
The
East Boston Co
House Commerce Subcommittee
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Edward N.gadsby
White House
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Adams
John Bell Williams
Dmiss
Boys Fishing In Pit Leads To Jail Time
Sheriff Joe Brogdon reiterated his stance against trespass at gravel pits after two youths aged 14 and 16 were jailed for fishing in the deep Myer's Pit on Alexandria Pike. Nearly all pit owners agreed to post no trespassing signs following a drowning incident three weeks earlier, with releases by juvenile court authorities pending further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Brogdon
Myer's Pit
Alexandria Pike
Brogdon
Double wedding planned after scheduling mixup in Rochester
In Rochester, Rev. George J. Schmitt scheduled two weddings for 10 a.m. on June 28. Errors emerged as plans had advanced and two couples were unaware of each other. Wayne Corcoran and Elaine Zeller, and Renato Ascione with Judith Bambino will proceed with a double wedding, handling the unforeseen mixup with good humor.
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Rochester
N. Y
George J. Schmitt
Holy Family Cared
Wayne Corcoran
Elaine Zeller
Renato Ascione
Judith Bambino
Edgewood Classifieds Double Action Ads Drive Exchange
Edgewood family's Classified ads split between Household Goods and Miscellaneous for sale. A Frigidaire 13 cu ft refrigerator with freezer above is listed alongside a humidifier at 60 dollars, and the family had 133 dollars in cash instead of the items. The notice notes broad use of classified ads across society and urges readers to try it.
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Edgewood
Swarthy Bandit Robs Graydon Collier Cleaner Branch
A lone gunman robbed Graydon Collier Cleaner Branch at Nichol and Arrow Ave during a busy afternoon. He demanded cash from clerk Blanche P. Barnard, fled west on Ind 32, while Anderson detectives Weatherly and Cox, with local officers, issued a general alarm and pursued leads with no quick result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graydon
Blanche P. Barnard
Local cashier foils forgery attempt in Anderson
Quick police work leads to the capture of a man identified as Bert Lowell Beasley 26 of Indianapolis who admitted forging checks in Indianapolis Lafayette Terre Haute and Muncie bearing the name of Phillip Willkie. Beasley a former chauffeur for Willkie was arrested after cashing forged checks and producing blank checks from a Muncie bank. The arrest was made by Chief Detectives Fred Denny with Beasley believed to have acted alone in one shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Phillip Willkie
U. S
Vesta L. Stanley
Bert Lowell Beasley
Ordianapolis
Mr. Willkie
West Virginia
Noble Higgins
Muncie
Beasiley
Fred Denny
Beasley
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Terre Haute
Denny
Willkie
Rushville
Pere Muncie
Anderson and Muncie
Derby youngsters enter annual Soap Box Derby
Nearly 100 boys have registered to compete in the Anderson Soap Box Derby with a new three horsepower outboard motor donated for the top prize. Inspections and weigh limits are enforced, with the winner receiving a Chevrolet Champion’s trophy and a three day Akron trip for the racer and a parent. A second place prize is a new bicycle donated by Sears Roebuck.
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Roy E. Whealser
Anderson
Allstate Insurance
Gene
Meridian Street Hill
Derby
Hunter Chevrolet
Meridian St
Jack Hunter
Akron
Ohio
Hollywood
Roberta Linn
Cedars of Lebanor
Linn
Rej
Major Overhaul Program Slated For Post Office
Wendell Hollingsworth announced plans for a post office renovation in Anderson including roof repairs painting and decorating and erection of a 40 foot flag pole at the southwest corner. A Chicago announced contract to M H Ferguson of Decatur Ill for 16658 funds. New city postal routes and three auxiliary routes will improve coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Hollingsworth
Anderson Post Office
Chicago
M. H. Ferguson
Decatur
Ill
Hollingsworth
High School Golfer Scores Double Eagle at Grandview Club
Kenneth Cook, 15, of Anderson High School, made a double eagle on Grandview Golf Club No 15, a par 5 of 456 yards, a rare feat in Madison County. He finished 14 holes at 56 with teammates Tom Williams and Mike Martin watching as his 225 yard drive and Ziron iron rolled into the cup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Cook
Fred Cook
Silver St
Anderson High School
Grandview Golf Club
Anderson
Madison County
Cook
Tom Williams
Mike Martin
John Lansinger
Richard Sipes
May CPI rises lift living costs record
The May consumer price index rose 0.1 percent to 123.6, up 3.3 percent from May 1957, driven by higher costs for gasoline and used cars, rents, medical care, and food stability. Steel and aluminum industries saw wage boosts, while new car prices fell as dealers pushed 1958 models.
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Washington
UPI
Com
Itime
Govern
Lment
Asa Labor Department
Lndex
Loans Ready For Farmers
Lebanon Awaits All-Out Thrust By Rebel Forces. Beir ut reports Chamoun and Hammarskjold feared a massing rebel offensive within two days. Bombs exploded in Beirut injuring none of the envoys, while attacks killed civilians and a bus passenger. Chamoun said U.N. optimism is hopeful but uncertain as Soviet warnings mount. Emergency farm loans offered in Madison County with 3 percent interest for flood or rainfall losses. Loans cover feeding, seed, fertilizer, and operating costs. applications at 122 Federal Building, New Castle Indiana.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
U.S
Dag Hammarskjold
Robert McClintock
McClintock
Hammarskjold
Chamoun
United Arab Republic
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
Soviet Union
U.N
A-Tass
Moscow
United, States
Hnto
Horatio W. King
Madison
Viet Union
Chamoun - Hammarskjold
Cairo
New York
Marshjold
Detroit
Walter P
Nasser
Reuther
U.A.R
Shatabe
Federal Building
New Castle
Indiana
King
Guide Lamp to Close for Inventory Week June 30
Guide Lamp Division of General Motors will close for its annual inventory during the week of June 30 with office workers continuing except on July 4. Normal operations resume July 7. The notice said workers needed for inventory or other essential tasks will be notified.
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C. A. Michel
Guide Lamp
General Motors
Anderson
Guide
Suuag
Winiou Mu Truinkes
Nasser
Thrysler
UAW
Detroit
Army
Redstone
Jupiter
Ron
Hartke Named Senate Choice of Democrats
INDIANAPOLIS AP Mayor R. Vance Hartke won a second ballot nomination for the U S Senate in Indiana defeating four opponents at the state convention. Hartke carried every county in the state and led on both ballots winning 878 first ballot votes and 1 084 second ballot votes as his rivals failed to unite against him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
R. Vance Hartke
U. S. Senate
Hartke
Fairgrounds
Colseum
Marshall Kizer
Plymouth
Evansville
Kizer
Indiana
Harold Handley
William Jenner
Bartel Zandstra
Highland
Marshall E. Hanley
Munsie
Paul J. Tegart
New Albany
Zandstra
Lake ‘County
Hanley
Tegart
Colum
Walsh Wins Democratic Nomination for Secretary of State at Convention
John R. Walsh, longtime Indiana lawyer from Martinsville, wins the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State on a narrow first ballot at the State Convention held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Indianapolis. The Anderson native, a World War II veteran with a law practice in Richland Township, is backed by county party leaders and is married to Helen with four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Walsh
Anderson
John V. Beamer
Nominon
Congress
Wabashination
Walsh
Indianapolis
William
Noland C. Wright
Smith
Hartford City
Vance Hartke
Evansville
U.S
Martinsville
Helen
Melody
Lane
Richland Township
Fairgrounds Coliseum
Indiana
Apolis
William Norton
New Arrivals at Local Hospitals From Wisner to Rider
Newborns reported for families including Mr and Mrs Richard Wisner at St Johns Hospital a boy. Mr and Mrs Robert Moor man at 619 Phillips Drive a boy. Mr and Mrs Edwin Finley at 714 West 29th Street a girl. Mr and Mrs John Fitzwater at 2620 East 7th Street a girl. Mr and Mrs Leonard Titker at 2001 West 34th Street a girl. Mr and Mrs Charles Rider at 7233 Sprague Street a boy.
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St. John’s Hospital
Richard Wisner
Robert Moorman
Phillips Dr
Edwin Finley
W. 29Th St
John Fitzwater
E. 7Th St
Leonard ‘Titker
W. 34Th St
Charles Rider
Sprague St
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Eos
Ancy
Mary Anthony
Genevieve Garcia
Janet Dade
Denver
Janet
Good Shepherd
Miss Garcia
Stanley
Grandview Club
Georgia Arnsman
N Anderson
Vic
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