NAACP mourns Walter White founder and leader obituary
The NAACP mourns Walter White, longtime executive secretary and pivotal figure who guided the civil rights organization from a small society to a national beacon. He championed anti lynching probes, federal civil rights laws, and equality for African Americans, surviving by two children and several siblings after a long career marked by public leadership and resilience.
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NAACP
Walter White
James Weldon Johnson
Georgia
White
Jane White
C. White
New York
Ane’ Thie
Eugene Martie
Madeline White
Atlanta
Alice Glynn
Eland
Leah Gladys Powell
Aff
Weather and traffic roundup with flood watch and crashes
The report notes a high around 57 and a 55 degree low at the Sewage Treatment Plant station, with nine four tenths inches of rain in the last 24 hours. River levels near 10 feet at 11 pm, flood stage at 9 feet, and forecasts of rising waters possibly exceeding 10 feet. Weather: cloudy, windy, colder with rain changing to snow, high near 36. Traffic incidents include John Johnson with facial contusions after a 20th Street and Park Avenue crash. Roger Riddle injured as a pedestrian after being hit near his home. Ida May Turner swerved into a house on Ohio Avenue causing $1,200 damage. Mary Bunch and son James Reist injured in a four-car collision on Indiana 67 near Oakland.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Municipal Water Works
Indiana Weather Bureau
White River
John Johnson
16Th St
20Th St
Park Ave
Roger Riddle
Central Ave
St. John's Hospital
Sells and Rowe
Ida May Turner
Cincinnati Ave
Ohio Ave
Charles Massey
Ohio
Turner
Mary Bunch
James Reist
Ind. 67
Okland
Turbulent spring convention actions and weather chaos
At a spring convention, debates centered on anti sabotage and espionage laws while calling for repeal of parts of the Communist Control Act 1954 and the Smile Act. Concurrently, severe weather swept midwest and south with heavy snow, floods, and a fatal taxi crash near Minden Louisiana amid widespread travel disruption.
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Pags Ve End Pier
Communist Party
United States
Local Airman Edward Zirkleback Dies in Carbon Monoxide Death
Airman First Class Edward F. Zirkleback, 23, of Belleville West Virginia, died from carbon monoxide poisoning. His body was found in his car in the garage at 228 North 12th Street. He had been missing from Scott Air Force Base since March 14. Surviving are widow Viola Zirkleback and one year old daughter Carol Ann. Body being prepared for funeral arrangements at Brown and Butz Funeral Home.
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Edward F. Zirkleback
Belleville
Scott Air Force Base
Edward Zirkleback
Louise St
Anderson
Zirkleback
N. 12Th St
Viola
Carol Ann
Brown and Butz Funeral
All-Anderson Musical Program for Patients and Veterans
A page note describes Eastern Time presentations by the George Hackett Post American Legion Chorus and Local 32 AFM with funding from the Performance Trust Fund. About 400 patients will see shows in the theatre and 300 in four wards, with candy and cigarettes for distribution. Participating groups include Veterans and local unions, plus various veteran and auxiliary organizations.
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George Hackett Post American Legion Chorus
American Federation of Musicians
Performance Trust Fund
Federation
Recording Andranscription Industries
Anderson Obituaries and Obituary Notices
Anderson area deaths include Ollie Coleman 16 Lynn St died at home. William Atmeed 65 of Damascus moved from Elwood 14 years ago, burial at Memorial Park. Earl B Tompkins of Washington DC died unexpectedly. services tomorrow at Lapel Zub Church. Leona Schon 72 of 432 Ohio Ave died at St John’s Hospital after five weeks illness. Joseph Shader 60 former Anderson resident died in Detroit. survived by wife and daughters. Florence Neff 37 formerly of Anderson died in Eau Claire Wisconsin. Carl J Kramer 55 of 1204 E 28th St died after heart attack in Georgia. funeral in Anderson. Rosa Irwin 54 of Rt 3 Noblesville death. services today. Sharley Hersberger and Lewis Stottlemyer noted among survivors. Bertha Vance former Anchor Hotel manager died in Muncie. services in Loveland Ohio.
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Coleman
Central Christian Church
Eagles
Circle of the Woodsen
Baker Brothers Funeral Home
Sui
Andrew Huffman
Monroe Schuster
Pastorian
W. 25Th St. Rd
Friends
Splicu
Memorial Park Cemetery
Alma Welper
Anderson
Lewis Welper
Lewis Treece
Elizabethtown
Ind
Edward McBride
Louisville
Lewis DuVall
Indianapolis
WBS
Leona Agnes Schon
Ohio Ave
St. John’s Hospital
Ohio
Little Flower
Lillian DeLanoy
Eighth St
New York City
Harold, E. Rozelle
W. H. Bransford
First Methodist Church
East Maplewood Cemetery
Marian V. DeLaney
Gordon
U.S. Air Force
San Antonio
Tex
Kenneth
Dayton
James
Washington, D.C
Thomas Davey
Long Island
N.Y
Joseph Barningan
Edward Nelson
Theodore Dailey
Joseph Shader
Detroit
Parkway Ave
Kentucky
Shader
Annette Shader
Marie Gargrell
Margaret Grace
Mildred Rabchok
Julia Finney
Angelica
Florence Neff
Eau Claire
Wis
Merle i M. Young
Charles W. Heritage Jr
Carl J. Kramer
Dawson
Kramer
Vezis
Fla
East Lynn Christian Church
Mt. Moriah Lodge
Masons
Delco-Remy
Ruth Kramer
Barbara Tone
Ft. Wayne
Betty Warrum
Carl ‘Thomas Kramer
Greenfield
Harold E. Rozelle
Noble
Highland Cemetery
Maurice Irwin
Russell
Arlington
Calif
Ada Stottlemyer
Clarks Iwille
Dellinger
Sharley Hersberger
Lapel
Raymond Stottlemyer
Noblesville
Lauretia ‘Ehinan
Rt. 5
George Stottlemyer
William Stottlemyer
Agna
Bertha Vance
Meridian St
Tufts Funeral Home
Loveland
Phillip Vozel
Summerset Church
Union Cemtery
Vance
Anchor Hotel
Balk Memorial Hospital
Muncie
Deaths In It Madison And Nearby Counties
VASSIE WEBSTER MCMULLEN 67, a long time partner in McMullen Hardware and Plumbing, died Monday at St John Hospital Anderson after a week there. Born in Delaware County, he lived most of his life in Middletown. survived by Bertha widow, Harold son, brothers Howard and Merton, half brother John, five half sisters, and an aunt. Funeral at Ballard and Shirey with burial at Miller Cemetery. Reverend Robert Bennett to preside.
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Vassie Webster
Bertha
Harold
Rt. 1
Middletown
Howard
Merton
John
Thelma Davis
Rt. 2
Ruth McMullen
Avis
Recorder Fees for Page One Recording Fees Continue
The text lists recording charges for various documents such as affidavits up to 350 words with 30 cents per additional 100 words, articles of incorporation, declarations of paid in capital stock, powers of attorney, assignments, releases, mechanics liens, chattel mortgages, marginal releases, bonds, final decrees, transcripts, and plots or maps. It specifies unit prices and per each lot charges, reflecting detailed archival recording costs.
Optimist Boys Club and Woodshop Awards Night Highlights
The piece lists numerous names from the Woodshop Department and various club groups as awards are presented. Optimist Boys Club members John Gray Donald Furnish Raymond Hart Allen Swinford Donald Shirley Junior Shirley Billy Joe Smith Ervin Smith receive honors with Howard Presser presenting Optimist awards and Carl Williams introducing the honorees. Principal talk came from Jim Carter of Anderson High School. Warren Dailey provided music. guests included Ted Smith Thomas Werbe Roger Pelpers Mayor Noland C Wright and John Barber. Special events are scheduled for the rest of the week.
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Page Oe
Glenn Keeney
Bill Lang
Phil Yempleman
George Krall
David Dilts
Walter Niccum
Joey Jopkins
James Alleman
Woodshop
Bobby Scattner
Edgar McFadden
Roger Lowell
Don Bilbrey
Bobby Williams
John Hughes
Leroy Shields
Larry Merritt
Richard Hyland
Billy Schattner
Rex Ogburn
Roy Ogburn
Richard Isom
John Isom
Jerry Davis
Robert Glazebrooks
iDonald
Jim Carter
Anderson High School
Warrren Dailey
Ted Smith
Thomas Werbe
Roger Pelpers
Noland C. Wright
John Barber
Indiana Korean Bonus details and processing plan
The state weighs deputy staff to review records for Korean campaign service, with costs estimated from under $25,000 to potentially $250,000. Veterans in Indiana who spent time in the Korean theater will receive $15 monthly, including partial periods, if they lived in Indiana a year before enlistment. Processing will occur at the World War Memorial, as with the WWII bonus. International book production figures show 9,047 Italian volumes published last year versus 9,613 in 1951.
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Bardin
Jservice
Indiana
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Erica Tee
Solety
Enceea
eMafarti
Mamer
Bach
Ted
Tharges
Auay
Oldsmobile
Mitchell Motors, Inc
East Ninth Street
National Catholic Conference
St. Paul
John D. Helmberger
St.Thomas College
Neimberger
Paul M. Butler
Republican Party
Butler
California
Democratic Council
Eisenhower
Adlas Stevenson
Yalta
Red China
Aruba
Indian Ocean
South China Sea
Singapore
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconisin
Iron Mountain
Upper Michigan
Michigan
Tupelo
Miss
Texas
Waco
Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Memphis
Tennessee
Shreveport
U.S. Weather Bureau
West Tupeta
Frank H. Page
Minden
Brossier
Inquire
E. 10Th St
Alexandrov
Joseph Stalin
Gian Pest
Uaw-Cio
Anderson Obfiuaries
Pentmore
Anette Flanagan
Rosemary Simon
Carmelia Maloney
Chicago
Frank
Frederick
Ollie Coleman
Ollie ‘Coleman
Lynn St
William ‘ S
William Atmeed
Damascus
Syria
Elwood
Alma Atmeed
Brown and Buty Funeral Home
Earl B. Tompkins
David’ ‘Hancock
Lapel Zub Church
Buria
Robert Huffman
Raymond Hart
Wilma Romine
Harold E. Rozelle Funeral Home
Tompkins
Rs. Early
Lilian Delanoy
Memorial Park
Mansfield
W. R. Goldsmith
Jesse Watts
Rosa Irwin
Alta Anderson
Mary Dellinger
Hamilton County
Sharon Kay Biles
Sharom Kay Hiles
Roselie Hiles
Pearl St
St. John’ S Hospital
Harold E. Roselie
Hiles
Rebecca Lucille
Charles Lewis
Lewis Ashby
Madison
Graham
Glasgow
Scotland
Billy Graham
Kelvin Hall
Christ
Ssterling Arewers, Inc
Evansvilie, Indiana
Italy
Steece
Fred
Pearsom
Anderson Hotel
Acousticon OF
E. Main Street
Muncie, Ind
Baker Brothers
East Eleventh St
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