Pierce Governor reports steady profits for first quarter 1957
The Pierce Governor Company released a report showing improved conditions and profits for the first quarter of 1957. Carl V. Rice states per share profits at 52 cents, with prior quarter gains. Diversification from acquisitions in aluminum diecasting and sheet metal products supported the rise. Total sales and other income reached 2,954,572, while operating expenses stood at 2,720,388 resulting in a 152,241 profit for Q1 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Anderson
Carl V. Rice
Rupert Diecasting Company
Kansas City
STD, Inc
Alliance, C
Columbus Malleabie Iron Company
Columbus
Final McCarthy Services Close Hectic Career
Joseph Raymond McCarthy, Wisconsin Republican senator for 48 years, died after a liver ailment. His funeral drew an overflow crowd in Appleton and a military burial beside his parents on a Fox River bluff. An official Senate delegation attended plus McCarthy's widow Jean Kerr McCarthy and aides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton, Wist
Joseph Raymond McCarthy
U.S. Senate
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Fox River Valley
Adam Grill
St. Mary’s
Iorm
Robert M. la Follette Jr
Senate
Bethesda Md
U.S
William E. Borah
House
White House
Jean Kerr McCarthy
Andrew Fraser
Ogdensburg
N. Y
R. E. Driscoll
Washington
Appleton American Legion
Pitese
Wheeler Returns From Egypt To Aid U N Report
General Raymond A. Wheeler retired director of the U N clearance of the Suez Canal has returned to United Nations headquarters in New York after six months in Egypt He will take a short vacation then help Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold prepare a report for the General Assembly on the clearance operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. Y
Raymond A. Wheeler
U. N
Suez Canal
Egypt
Wheeler
Dag Hammarskhold
General Assembly
Good Morning Start The Day With A Chuckle
Floyd Upham, director of safety for the North Dakota Highway Department, was stopped at a safety check in Fargo. His car failed the inspection due to rear lights not working, and he drove away looking for a nearby garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
N.D
Floyd
Upham
North Dakota Highway Department
Follow Classification 39 In The Want Ads For Gardeners
The notice urges gardeners to use Classification 39 Flowers and Plants in the Want Ads to locate plants and seeds. It mentions a final frost date of May 15 and notes greenhouses and seed suppliers rely on this section to reach buyers. Madison County readers are encouraged to check Classifieds for plant purchases and sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
Chamber Holds Annual Spring Dinner Event
More than 400 Anderson Chamber of Commerce members heard Dr. William H. Alexander of Oklahoma City speak at the YMCA during the annual Spring Membership Dinner. Carl D. Cleaver led the program with the theme Action Today Our Obligation To The Future. Alexander, pastor of First Christian Church, is known as a speaker, U S Senate candidate, war correspondent, and community fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber
Anderson Chamber of Commerce
YMCA
William H. Alexander
Oklahoma City
Okla
Carl D. Cleaver
Herald
Alexander
First Christian Church of
United States Senate
la War
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Public Budget Plea Faces GOP Criticism
The President outlined a fiscal 1958 budget of 71.8 billion dollars amid congressional GOP opposition. Administrations officials said no major new spending authority would be granted. Knowland pressed for at least a three billion cut and warned of political fallout for the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent
Eisenhower
White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Republican Congress
Hagerty
Congress
Senate
William F. Knowland
Calif
Jdismee
Grand Rapids
Mich
Water Mains to Be Started in Anderson Expansion
Work on Anderson's 3.678 million water expansion and improvement program will begin soon as firms move equipment into the city. Major contracts include E. A. Bock Construction for encircling mains and Ranney water collectors from The Ratney Co, with storage quarters planned at 23rd and Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ralph Ferguson
Edgar Jones
Donald Gwinsup
Ranney
E. A. Bock Construction Co., Inc
Fort Wayne
23Th and
Brown Sts
Dayton
Indiana
Ratney Co
Columbus
Ohio
White River
Athletic Park
Grand Stami
Exchange Club Plans Golden Deeds Award May Twenty One
The Anderson Exchange Club will hold its third Golden Deeds banquet May 21 at the YMCA to honor an outstanding Anderson citizen for community contributions over 25 years. Previous recipients were Miss Mattie B. Fry and Mrs. Ella B. Kehrer. The selection committee includes Rev. George A. Harris and local civic leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Exchange Club
YMCA
Anderson
Mattie B. Fry
Ella B. Kehrer
George A. Harris
C. T. White
Willard Hawkins
The
Exchange Club
Floyd Stoelting
Anderson Chamber of Commerce
George S. Taggart
Anderson Ministerial Association
Herbert
M. Kennedy
Anderson ‘Newspapers, Inc
Frank K. Zoll
Krushchev Pushes Decentralization of Plants Plan
Moscow reports Khrushchev harshly criticizes Soviet bureaucracy and urges transfer of economic centers to regional units while keeping key armaments sectors under Moscow. He cites 350 000 bureaucrats as excessive and outlines a gradual move toward a decentralized socialist economy with central planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Supremeviet Union Soviet
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Supreme Soviet
Russia
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Heckaman
Buick
Welker
Ford
Mitchell
Motors
Hakes
Pontiac
Hunter
Chevrolet
W. C. McLain
Als
Jas
Costello gets 30 day sentence for contempt
New York gangster Frank Costello was jailed for 30 days in the workhouse after refusing to answer a grand jury about a cryptic note found on him. The note referenced large gambling sums and a six figure total, and police description of a suspect in Costello’s shooting was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Costello
Costello
General Sessions
Jacob Gould Schurman
Schurman
Mike
Child Rescued After 14-Hour Woodland Ordeal
In OLD FORGE NEW YORK Penny Grabb 11 spent 14 hours in dense woods amid near freezing conditions before a bush pilot spotted a pontoon plane and rescued her unharmed She was chased into the wilderness by coyotes and found with her beagle Blackie by her side Penny’s parents are Mr and Mrs Robert Abel and Mr and Mrs Harold Shear referenced in the report
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Forge
N. Y
Joan
Penny) Grabb
Penny
Robert Penny
Ajj
Abel
Cambridge Springs
Adirondack Mountain
Susan Shear
Anderson
Harold Shear
Buskirk Rd
Robert Abel Sr
Ringwood
Cleanup Squad Probes Bakery Union Corruption Clot
Organized labor’s cleanup squad sifted corruption charges against Bakery Workers Union officials. Hearings before Senate racketeers investigations were delayed to May 25 after a tiff between rival attorneys. Senator McClellan postponed New York area hearings to mid June to avoid overlapping with the trial of racketeer Johnny Dioguardi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Organized Labor
Senate
Sen. McClellan
New York City Area
McClellan
Justice Department
New York Area
Johnny (Dio) Dioguardi
New York
Dio
United Senate Committee
Henry J. Kaiser
Curtis R. Sims
Bakery Workers’ Union
James L.rowe
James G. Cross
Guards End Four Hour Riot at North Dakota Penitentiary
A convoy of guards charged a mass of about 200 convicts early Tuesday at the North Dakota State Penitentiary, ending a four hour riot. Three convicts wounded, four trapped guards freed, with tear gas, rifles and shotguns used amid destruction and escape attempts. Warden Nygaard blamed roughly 10 convicts. five initially escaped before being recaptured in yard out-buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. D
Noth Dakota State Penitentiary
Acro
Nygaard
Win
O.J. Nygaard
Thei
Opening Event Set For Killbuck Park
Plans for the 1957 opening of Killbuck Park for Delco-Remy and Guide Lamp employees on June 12 announced by park officials. Thousands from Anderson and Muncie GM plants and their families will attend a two day ceremony with entertainment and displays. committees led by E. J. Dietzer. Admission cards for the season will be issued after May 15. Killbuck Park lies 3 miles northeast of Anderson on 210 acres with picnics, playgrounds, ponies, and other features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killbuck Park
Delco-Remy
Guide Lamp
Anderson and Muncie
General Motors
E. J. Dietzer
L. R. Kemp
Meredith Church
Paul Perkins
G. R. Brosher
C. F. Hardy
W. R. Merritt
W. K. Mitchell
R. Wise
T. E. Crook
Aderson
Delco-Remy and
Guida Lamp
Killbuck Creek
New Arrivals At Anderson and V Hospital
Born at St. Johns Hospital to Mr and Mrs William Dowler Alexandria a girl. Mr and Mrs David Adair 2612 Mounds Rd a boy. Mr and Mrs Darrell Brewer Rt 5 a girl. Mr and Mrs Arthur Shaw 1425 Home Ave a boy. Mr and Mrs Charles Pierce 2787 Halford St a boy. Mr and Mrs John Strange way Marion a boy. Born to Capt and Mrs Barney Cochran Buffalo NY a girl. Grandparents listed Indiana polis and Drex Cochran. Born to Mr and Mrs Edwin Friddle Muncie a girl. Grandparents Earl Raper Norwood Hills. Born to Mr and Mrs George Hunter Nashville Tenn a girl. Former Anderson College students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Hospital
William Dowler
Alexandria
David Adair
Mounds Rd
Darrell Brewer
Arthur ‘Shaw
Home Ave
Charles Pierce
Halford St
John
Strangeway
Marion
Barney Cochran
Buffalo
N.Y
Milo Teal
Indianapolis
Drex Cochran
6Th St
Edwin ‘Friddle
Muncie
Earl Raper
Norwood Hills
George Hunter
Nashville, Tenn
Hunter
Anderson College
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George
St. Joseph County
South Bend
Eleas Casillas
Casillas
Lake Michigan
Bunker Hill Air Force Base
Peru
Peewee
James C. Hagerty
New
Krushchev
Anderson City
Madison County Sheriff Office
Brogdon
8Th
John St
23Rd and
McKinley Sts
Chesterfield
Jack Castor
William Ponsler
Markleville
Howard Gilmore
Pendleton
Gilmore
C. B. Caplinger
Howard Moon
Gene Brattain
James Martin
Summitville
James DeLong
Frank Gilgore
Civil Defense
Frankton
Max Zent
Marshall Howard Brumbaker
Floyd Kline
Anderson Police Department
Mandav Snanial Chinkarear
Aflcio
Bakers
Weat
Torneys
Victor Riese
Puaun van
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Sims
Wrokers’ Union Executive Board
Cross
Stuart
Jone Weel
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