Foot Fall Is Fatal To Local Factory Worker
Elmer G. Mansfield aged 46 of 1002 Main Street died at St. John's Hospital from a skull fracture and two broken legs after a 30 foot fall from a ladder while brick pointing at 117 East 10th Street. Surviving include his mother, daughter, brother, and three sisters. He recently moved from Richmond Kentucky and worked at the Guide Lamp Division. His body was moved to Baker Brothers Funeral Home and then to Richmond for services and burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer G. Mansfield
Main St
St. John’s Hospital
Fred Hiday
10Th St
Hiday
Baker Brothers Funeral
Richmond
Mansfield
Guide Lamp
Cora Mansfield
Marshall Bossart
Ind
Robert Mansfield
Local Woman Dies In Crash Near Mexico Indiana
Instrumental music teacher Glenda Bordner age 32 of Anderson Public Schools was killed in a multi vehicle crash on U.S. 31 near Mexico Indiana Sunday around 4 p.m. Her husband Gerald Bordner survived with minor injuries. The couple and their three month old daughter Bridget were en route to Plymouth to visit relatives when a rainstorm contributed to the wreck. Bordner came to Anderson last September to teach instrumental music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Public
U.S
Mexico
Ind
Glenda Bordner
Horton
Bordner
Davidson and van Gilkey
Plymouth
de Fnack
Fla
Bodner
Bridget
House To Take Up Postal Rate Increase
The House will consider President Eisenhower's plan to raise postal rates by 430 million dollars annually. The proposal would lift first class letters from 3 to 4 cents per ounce and airmail from 6 to 7 cents, with higher rates for second and third class mail including newspapers and magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Eisenhower
John W McCormack
Post Office
Rules Committees
Miss Rive Todd Attends AHEA Convention in Washington
Miss Rive Todd a home economics instructor at Anderson High School attends the national convention of the American Home Economics Association in Washington D C this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rive Todd
Anderson High School
The
American Home Economics Association
Washington, D.C
How To Hold FALSE TEETH More Firmly in Place
Learn to secure dentures with FASTEETH alkaline powder. Sprinkle on plates to prevent slipping and wobbling while eating or talking. It delivers a firm comfortable hold without gummy taste and helps prevent denture odor. Available at drug counters.
Marine Sgt Robert L Butcher Promoted at Barstow
Barstow California promotion note states Marine Sgt Robert L Butcher was promoted to his present rank May 15 at the Marine Corps Supply Center Barstow He is the son of Mr and Mrs Claude J Butcher of Shirley Indiana He joined the service in January 1954 after attending Wilkinson High School Shirley and working for Gast Construction Co Warsaw Indiana
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barstow
Calif
Marine Corps Supply Center
Robert L. Butcher
Claude J Butcher
Shirley, Ind
Wilkinson High School
Shirley
Ind
Gast Construction Co
Warsaw
Derby Will Be Continued at Hunter Chevrolet
The All State Insurance Company trophy will go to the boy judged to show the best sportsmanship and derby spirit during the race. Shell Oil lubricant derby car is available at Derby Headquarters for entrants. A master tool board from Shell Oil will be awarded for best construction. Deadline to register is next Monday. First prize is the championship trophy and a three day trip to Akron to compete in the All American Soap Box Derby at Derby Downs on Sunday Aug. 12. Second prize is a J C Higgins bicycle from Sears Roebuck. Additional prizes honor construction design brakes and use of scrap material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter Chevrolet, 6Th and
Meridian Sts
All State Insurance Company
Derby
Shell Oil Company
Akron
Ohio
Derby Downs
J. C. Higgins
Sears Roebuck and Company
Community Businessman Earl Collins Dies After Illness
Earl Collins remained active in business until illness forced retirement. He sold his holdings about six months ago to H. B. Couden with whom he had long association. He was a member of Central Christian Church. Surviving are two Indianapolis nieces Mrs Murray Hoover and Mrs Richard Hall a sister in law Mrs Arthur Collins Moreland and several local cousins including Harry Black Miss Helen Hughes and Chester Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Couden
Central Christian Church
Murray Hoover
Richard Hall
Indianapolis
Arthur Collins
Moreland
Harry Black
Helen Hughes
Chester Hughes
Admiral King Career During World Wars Charted
Adm E J King rose from ensign to senior naval officer, earning his aviator wings at Pensacola in 1915. He served on Adm Mayo's staff and witnessed the Battle of the Atlantic in 1917-18, gaining experience that aided Allied efforts against German U-boats in World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethesda
King
Pensacola
Fla
Adm
Henry T. Mayo
Mayo
Weeklong observance features Bragoo Shows and balloon ascensions
The community marks a week of events culminating in two old fashioned balloon ascensions at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Men wear 19th century beards and garb while women wear long skirts and bonnets. Proceeds go to the community building fund for a shared facility.
Church of God Marches On in 1955 56 Budget Program
Narrated by Dr Oldham with Don Puller in Butler Pennsylvania the program presents a pyramid of gold chests symbolizing gifts from 2191 congregations across 94 United States and Canadian districts. Leaders from Anderson College Missionary Board and other church agencies spoke as chests were distributed to show funds used in mission programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Shultz
Had
Port-of-Spain
Trinidad
West Indies
Shultz
Anderson College
Board of Church Extension and Home Missions
Missionary Board
Leopold Lynch
Lynch
New York City
Trinity College
Dublin
Ireland
New York University
Ross Minkler
Louisville
Oldham
Don Puller
Butler
Church of God
United States
U.S
Board of Christian Education
Board of Pensions
Pacific Bible College
Radio and Television Commission
The
Gospel Trumpet Co
District caucuses outline endorsements and regional support
Across the 8th 2nd 9th and 6th districts delegates discussed endorsements with no votes at some caucuses. Wickard Branigin and Johnston led 2nd district for governor while Branigin drew support in 9th. The 6th district favored Tucker for governor. The fair announces a six day event with rides shows and a Jack Kochman Hell Drivers finale Saturday. control details include special kid pricing and venue concessions by local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Wickard
Branigin
Thomas R. Johnston
Lafayette
Frank McHale
Tucker
Hats
Terre Haute
Cypriot shot during riot near Metaxas Square causes civilian death
A Cypriot man was shot while climbing a wall near Metaxas Square as troops closed in around the city. his wife Olga Constan tinidou was killed by a stray bullet. In a related clash, rebels fired into the Pano Deitera police station wounding a British soldier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metaxas Square
Olga Constantinidou
Pano Deitera
Here
Weekend heat and rain forecast with pressured rivers
The Associated Press forecasts hot weather easing into the weekend with heavy rain likely the rest of the week. Floods on the lower White and Wabash rivers are receding with minimal damage in replanted lowlands. The White river crest near Edwardsport was 5.6 feet above stage yesterday and the Wabash at Vincennes sits three feet below flood level. Warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico is expected to replace the Canadian cool wave today as the five day outlook shows temperatures just above normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
White
Wabash
White River
Edwardsport
Vincennes
Gulf of Mexico
Indiana Democrats in scramble over Senate nomination bids
Four leaders face last minute moves as Wickard seeks a Senate nomination contest with Butler and Caughran weighing entry. Ex national and state leaders back Welsh and Branigin amid factional splits. Dillon wins strong support at the 3rd District caucus with 214 delegates, while Butler disputes endorsements and favors Stevenson for president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wickard
Senate
Butler
Caughran
Frank E. McKinney
Indianapolis
Welsh
Charles FE. Skillen
Winamac
Henry F. Schricker
Adlai Stevenson
McKinney-McHale
Truman
McKinney
Averell Harriman
New York
Dillin
Branigin
Dillon
J. Elmer Peak
South Bend
Senate clash over Eisenhower defense claims and airpower report
The exchange between Duff and Symington highlights Senate criticism of the defense program. Symington contends the U.S. position is far worse than expected and warns of a second rate underwater fleet and a faltering Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
U.S
Symington
Duff - Symington Exchange
Army Secretary cites modest budget rise for 1958
Army Secretary Wilber M. Brucker told the Senate Armed Services subcommittee that the Army will need more money in the coming years, predicting a about 10 percent increase for fiscal 1958. The 1957 budget stands at 7.7 billion dollars. He opposed further manpower cuts and noted most new funds would fund B52 intercontinental bombers. Senator A Willis Robertson said B52 production lags the administration schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Symington
Senate Armed Services
Army
Wilber M. Brucker
Air Force
Brucker
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Sen
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
Emotion Breaks Through as Woman Sentenced for Embezzlement
The 190 pound defendant, once assistant secretary treasurer of Commonwealth, was sentenced on Monday for alleged embezzlement from her employer’s funds. Officers escorted her to the State Industrial Farm for Women at Goochland near Richmond, a tear marking her first public display of emotion since arrest in December.
Dent Campaign Aims for 250 Delegates by Convention
TEMPO dent asserts no deals with rivals and plans to loom toward the convention with about 250 delegates pledged. A separate dispatch from the Tatao agency on Formosa reports a revolt by over a thousand slave laborers on a Chinese Communist reclamation team on May 25 near the North Korean border, killing supervisors and fleeing to Nenkiang Province mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Tatao
Formosa
China
Nenkiang
Thompson Tangles With Talmadge In Georgia Senate Race
Melvin E. Thompson filed to challenge former Gov. Herman Talmadge in the Sept 12 Democratic primary for the late Walter F. George seat. Talmadge accused Thompson of racial politics while Thompson cited duty to Georgia and concern for the future of the people. Russia and Yemen signed a joint communique during a Moscow visit by Yemen’s crown prince, pledging friendship and exchanging diplomats. Uranium and oil interests were noted as potential resources in Yemen amid Moscow discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin E. Thompson
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Walter F. George
Talmadge
NAACP
Thompson
Russia
Yemen
Moscow
London
Little Kingdom
Martin declares Eisenhower GOP standard bearer and nominee
House Republican leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. of Massachusetts said Eisenhower would be the GOP presidential nominee and urged re election. He stated there is no division among Republicans over Eisenhower and Nixon and praised the administration for bringing peace and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOUSE
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Mass
Eisenhower
Massachusetts
Auburn
N.Y
Nixon
Martin
Anderson Obituaries Across City Highlight Local Deaths
Obituaries list multiple Anderson residents including Elvis R. Gaff 51 of 1108 W 2nd St who died at St Johns Hospital after a two month illness. Surviving include widow Ida son Earl Gaff and daughter Wilma Drake with services in Albright Funeral Home and Memorial Park Cemetery. Other obituaries cover Charles Steiner 68 and Arthur Poston 71 with service details, and Fred Swain 42 Indianapolis resident formerly of Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvis R. Gaff
W. 2Nd St
St. John’s Hospital
Albright Funeral Home
Memorial Park Cemetery
Mr. Gaff
Percell
The
Container Corporation
Eagles Lodge
Ida
Earl A. Gaff
Miami
Fla
Wilma J. Drake
Kansas City
Francis Williams
Picher
Okla
Ada Wishon
Alameda
Calif
Nona Hammock
Galena
Ill
Edna Voss
Boulder City
Col
Levi Kilmer
Joplin
Deaths In Madison And Nearby Counties
Edward Daniel Jacobs 81 of 1829 S Sheridan St died Saturday at Hottie Nursing Home after a five year illness. Born October 20 1874 in Irvine Kentucky he was married to Sarah Edith Mehaffey in 1899. He worked for Carnegie Illinois Steel and belonged to Seventh Day Adventist Church and Modern Woodmen of America. Survived by widow son Donald Edward Flagstaff Arizona two daughters Vivian Legg Irvine Rt 3 Elwood and Mary Garrettson Atlanta Rt 1 a sister Miss Mary Jacobs Irvine Kentucky 14 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren. Visitation at Clark Chapel with services Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. Rev Wayne Messengil. Burial Sunset Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Raymond Poston
Raymond W. Poston
E. 6Th St
Haskell and Morrison
Vevay
Ind
Harold E. Rozelle
Switzerland County
Poston
Raymond
Thomas D
Tucson
Ariz
Felwood
Edward Daniel Jacobs
S. Sheridan St
Hottie
Irvine
Mr. Jacobs
Benjamine Jacobs
Sarah Edith Mehaffey
Carnegie Illinois Steel Company
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Modern Woodmen of America
Sarah
Donald Edward
Flagstaff
Vivian E. Legg
Rt. 3
Elwood
Mary E. Garretson
Rt. 1
Atlanta
Mary Jacobs
Clark Chapel
Wayne Messengil
Sunset Memorial Park
Steel Industry Prepares For Five Day Shutdown
Steel workers brace as facilities may shut for five days starting Wednesday. A prolonged shutdown would halt production for about a month, with potential price hikes and disputed profit figures. leaders argue for substantial wage increases while noting high replacement costs and industry profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stephens
U.S. Steel
Thomas F. Patton
Republic Steel
David J. McDonald
Patton
Kokomo Man Dies. Son of Kokomo High School Teacher
The obituary notes the death of a Kokomo man Friday in Kokomo. He is the nephew of Harold Ault and the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Barngrover. His father teaches at Kokomo High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Barngrover
Kokomo
Kokomo High School
County Democratic nomination see Madison County Women’s Republican Club meeting
The Madison County Women’s Republican Club hosts a 7:30 p m gathering at 212 W 8th St with principal speaker Mrs Clarence FE Benadum from Muncie. Club president Mrs Fairy Stanley and general chairman Mrs R H Roberts lead the evening program as Republican women from across the county and several GOP candidates plan to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
Republican Club
E. C. Toner
W. 8Th St
Clarence FE. Benadum
Muncie
Fairy Stanley
R. H. Roberts
Unopposed bid in auditor race highlighted in state race notes
Sheriff Brogdon presented his filing fee earlier while serving as lieutenant governor. He is unopposed in the auditor race. Delegates to the state convention seek to be named as delegates-at-large to the Democratic national convention in Chicago in August. Dallas Sells, Anderson, state CIO president, among those noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucker
Bartel Zandstra
Crown Point
Mahlon Leach
Gary
von Eichorn
Cacus
Welsh
Marion County
Owen Mullin
Mullin
Dillin
Wichard
State Committee
Thomas R Johnston
Lafayette
von A. Eichhorn
Uniondale
John S. Gonas
South Bend
Robert A O'Neal
Bartel Andstra
Highland
Nelson Grills
Caughran
Thomas L. Lemon
Bloomington
Paul Ritterskamp
Indianapolis
Earl Utterback
Kokomo
Superintendent of Public Instruction
John G. Bunner
Evansville
Warren W. Martin Sr
Boonville
Supreme Court
Albert Steinwedel
Seymour
William H. Wolf
Greenfield
Alvin UL. Johnson
Madison County
Joe Brogdon
Anderson
Patrick J. Barton
Lloyd C. Wampler
Plymouth
Wayne Combs
Vincennes
Severin H. Schurger
Decatur
Brogdon
Lemon
Wolf
Wampler Combs
Schurger
Charles P Burke
Bedford
State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Butler
Chicago
Dallas
Sells
CIO
President to Pause Duties as He Recovers
President with deep regret accepts your suggestion to postpone duties and hopes delays will be brief. Hagerty says he will visit Gettysburg this weekend for an indefinite convalescence. The President and Mrs. Eisenhower plan their 40th wedding anniversary Sunday.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Earl Collins
Waltz G Hiday
West 10Th
Delaware
E. J
H. P
Office
Shreves Electric
McCarel
Olson
Madison County Shrine Club
Anderson Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jack Kochman
Charles B. Steiner
9Th St
Mr Steiner
Harold FE. Rozelle
Phillip Philbrook
Meadowbrook Baptist Church
Henry
James Steiner
Noah Steiner
Daleville
Ira Steiner
Bertha Bover
Arthur Poston
Marla Hinchman
Fast Maplewood Cemetery
Robert R. Hinchman
Markleville
St. John's Hospital
Baker Brothers Funeral Home
Marvin Ray
Robert Wayne
James Hinchman
Arthur Johnson
New Castle
Fredd
Swain
Fred D. Swain
N. Adams Ct
Robert Long Hospital
Flanner
Buchanan Fall Creek
Jane Webb Swain
Fred G. Swain
Amarillo
Texas
Grace M. Swain
Streator
Minnesota Mutual Insurance
Equitable
J. R. Townsend
Equitable Life
Third Church of Christian Science
Mother Church
Boston
Shortridge High School
David R. Barngrover
Fenn Funeral Home
David Robert Barngrover
Walter Ross
Madison
Edward D. Jacobs
Steel Man
Baker Brothers
East Eleventh St
Harold Ault
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