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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1965
Page
1
Samuel E. DeHarity 76 of 220 East St. died Monday at St. John's Hospital after a three month hospitalization that began in June. He was a retired employee of the Container Corporation.
Wilford Metcalf of Cocke County Tennessee faced a government action over 30 years of timber cutting on 55 acres of land after a Forest Service ranger claimed part of his 150 acre tract belonged to the state. The Agriculture Department said it relinquished its land claim and asked the Justice Department to drop the suit, ending a dispute tied to poverty and timber value.
A 11 year old boy in Winchester Ohio was in poor condition after a mock execution show used a real 22 caliber bullet. Steven Wilhite was injured during a centennial event and is hospitalized in Cincinnati with the bullet lodged near his brain.
Thousands of visitors and residents faced subway crowds and street delays as about 12,000 New York taxicabs stayed off the streets in a drivers strike seeking union recognition. Violence and vandalism occurred sporadically with no negotiations planned.
Congressman Quillen pressed Secretary Freeman over poverty relief for mountain residents. A new government survey reportedly vindicated Metcalf, showing he owed the government nothing. Quillen wonders if the government should compensate Metcalf for the trouble.
Maj. Roy B. Smith of the Anderson Police Department outlines towing regulations for race cars. All cars towed must be properly licensed and violators will be cited to appear in court. Exceptions include vehicles headed to junkyards or towed by police-ordered wreckers.
Butler University professor Dr. R. C. Gilton told Indianapolis police on Monday that a man has been trying to extort money from him for two weeks. Gilton said the man warned of harm if payment was not made and his daughter Elizabeth reported receiving threatening calls.
Indiana receives 74 million in federal grants with tentative approval for an urban renewal project. Contracts include 4.35 million to Olin Mathieson Charlestown plant for charge propulsion and bay control devices, 2 million to Muncie Gear Co. for rocket nozzle assemblies, and 1.1 million to International Harvester Co. in Washington Indiana with some work at Fort Wayne plant.
Two youths from Anderson were injured in separate motorcycle crashes. Larry Bilyeu, 16, was hurt at 3rd Street and Nursing Drive and treated at a hospital. David L. Baxter, 20, from Park Road, lost control at Winding Way and Pershing Drive and was treated at Community Hospital.
Indiana birth totals fell to 1,105,962 in 1950 tying a ten year low, with estimates projecting fewer than 100,000 births for this year for the first time since 1951. The report notes nationwide weather and population context and mentions Bahia Felix in Chile with 325 rainy days annually.
Services today at 10 a.m. for Adrian Randolph 41 of Route 1 Markleville at Harold E Rozelle Funeral Home. Dr Warren C Roark Park Place Church of God to officiate. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Randolph was a cement finisher who lived in Anderson before moving to Markleville in 1962.
A partial item notes St Marys placing fourth at the state diamond meet held at Haus. The Kaymans intend to move Anderson in early August, per the readable fragment.
The article lists infant burial arrangements at IOOF Cemetery with burial details for a Marion family, and memorials for Hubert Arthur Rose in Olive Hill Kentucky. It covers Indiana fatalities, including Charles Wise and his brother Richard Wise from Mishawaka, and notes deaths of Rev. Walter L. Dunegin and Lawrence Trumbley with brief biographical details.
Madison area obituary notices report Mrs. Ethel Fuqua Fortville aged 82 died after a five year illness, with funeral arrangements at Fisher Funeral Home. Margaret Mundy 70 Noblesville a realtor and former board president is survived by family. Arthur G Hoock 70 Lapel father of George Hoock of Noblesville died at New Castle Hospital. Births and deaths show May rates. death rate up 9 percent from 1946 and May deaths slightly lower than April with changes in aid and freight metrics and airport activity.
A 29 year old man with chronic nephritis received a healthy kidney Monday from David M. Pineda, 21, who died after four bullet wounds. The transplant showed early success as the kidney began functioning almost immediately, though the recipient remained in critical condition. Police investigate the shooting with few clues.
Rupert Crittenden presides as 190 defendants face verdicts in court with 485 agreeing to stipulations to begin judgments in the afternoon. The procession will likely run into Wednesday with probation studies before sentencing. Ninety one others entered pleas of no contest and await sentencing alongside eight pending juvenile cases.
Nathaniel Stone, 26, Muncie, pleads not guilty to theft charges from an Elwood store. Trial by jury set for Oct 4. Two Anderson men face affidavits for vehicle staking, while Brooker T. Braxton, 18, of Sycamore Street, and Donald Gene Biddle, 27, sign statements in car thefts tied to Delco Remy and the Eighth Street Bar incidents. Riddle reportedly arrested at Ard Street and Madison Avenue.
May building activity rose nearly 14 percent year over year while new car sales fell about 23 percent from April. May sales were close to 20 percent higher than May of last year, with transfers down in May but improving from the prior year.
The facility under NASA and Smithsonian oversight employs South African personnel with a single U.S. liaison officer. It notes no segregation issues locally, while South Africa pursues racial separation and tight political and economic controls. Indiana flags at half staff for Judge Warren Martin of Boonville.
Five men named Willie O Cooper Paul W Harris and Charles E Sells faced charges after a raid at addresses in Prospect Lane Fletcher and Pearl Street Chesterfield. Officers including Captain Haran Vaughn Chuck Swafford and others seized beer and liquor and held suspects at Madison County jail before bond. The article notes 124 178 aliens became U S citizens last year.
A man admires Sonotone's Mode 75 Thinline, the slimmest lightest hearing aid yet. The transistor circuit corrects moderate to severe loss and powers from a shirt button sized battery via a transparent tube to the ear tip.
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