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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1955
Page
8
In Fort Wayne area, 580 AFL carpenters walked off jobs halting east win toll road work in counties north of the city. Other AFL craft locals joined, stopping tasks in Fort Wayne and delaying elevation projects ahead of major construction through the region.
INDIANAPOLIS The Rev. Richard C. Raines Indiana Methodist bishop returns from Africa and calls the continent a seedbed for communism. He notes widespread dissatisfaction among Africans, with strikes and resentment toward whites, and suggests skilled American instructors and investment could counter the trend. He also cites widow statistics by age group.
Sisty DeVore aged 32 died Sunday evening at 635 W Jackson St Alexandria after five years of illness. A retired railroader and farmer, he had lived in Alexandria over 50 years. Funeral services 10:30 a m Wednesday at Gipe Williams and Kyle Funeral Home, burial Park View Cemetery. Survivors: wife Mary Alice, daughters Helen Ricks Howe Indiana and Mary Puff Indianapolis, sons Jahue Jol and Noble Alexandria Isaac Orestes, six grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
MIAMI Fla Charles Ferri a New Jersey contractor who testified for the government in the Albert Anastasia income tax evasion trial and his wife are missing under mysterious circumstances police said Monday they may have been slain.
Summitville reports a Sunday MYF gathering at the Methodist Church featuring worship, lesson, recreation and refreshments. Sponsors were Mr. and Mrs. Donald Faris with Mrs. Faris leading the lesson. Miss Cecilia Dunnam provided refreshments and a large youth turnout attended.
Alexandria seventeen year old Robert Lee Wessel and Mari sha Simmons narrowly escaped death Sunday night when Wessel's convertible collided with another car and overturned. Leroy Earl Harrison of Pendleton drove the other car but was uninjured. Wessel and Simmons were treated at St John's Hospital Anderson for serious cuts and shock respectively. The incident occurred at an intersection in Alexandria as Harrison was turning. Local authorities and deputies commented on the violent event amid other unrelated reports.
Mexico’s peso depreciation and rich attractions lure travelers. From Mexico City’s sunlit plains to Chapultepec Park, University City, and ancient pyramids at Teotihuacan nearby locales Cuernavaca and Taxco offer affordable lodging, sights, and side trips for American visitors seeking history, culture, and inexpensive travel.
Perkinsville WSCS will meet Tuesday evening May 3 at 7 30 in the home of Mrs Kate Murfin with co hostess Mrs Hilda Rinker. President is Mrs Stella Deaver. The piece also notes community visits and relations with residents in nearby towns and families. The unrelated Dearborn police note appears as a separate brief about new officers and wages in Dearborn Michigan.
A compact listing shows Tuesday radio and TV times with programs like Modern Bonenem at 3:45 and Weather at 6:25, followed by Edward's News Channel and other segments. The schedule includes 4:30 and 5:00 slots and ends with J. Freim at 6:30.
A winter spike in heating costs is linked to aging room heating units losing efficiency. Replacing old cast iron radiators with modern connectors could cut expenses through better efficiency. Three U.S. states have towns named Ohio.
Yesterday several patients were discharged from St Johns Hospital in Birs and nearby towns. Names include Mabel Hall Ethelyn Byrum Florence Morton Melvin Turner and infant son Carleton Phillips and infant daughter James L Brandon and infant son Irene Blackman Chesterfield William H Dennis infant daughter Leis Williamson O Letha Fleming Bessie Bussel Mary Vaughn William Noble Theresa Symoons and Julie Toombs with details of addresses and ages where available. A burglary note from Waynesburg Pa mentions Thomas Rice buying an auto repair shop with a guard dog Queen a 10 year old German Shepherd seen as the town watch dog.
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