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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1956
Page
7
A standing Afro Asian committee met in private to study options for the Algeria France conflict. The full group will meet again to seek agreement on actions to ease tensions and remove minefields and barbed wire.
Local bankers and several representatives from First National Bank in Chicago Leesburgs Florida Anderson Banking Company and Citizens Banking Company plan to attend a continuation gathering with notable figures including Arthur M. Weimer dean at Indiana University Gaylord Freeman Jr J Carlisle Rogers Kneass George N Craig and Reverend Laurence Hall among others.
Frankton baccalaureate services set for 8 p.m. at the high school gym with Rev. Gorman Pritchett from the Frankton Methodist Church as speaker. Rev. O C Stroup of the Frankton Christian Church will also participate. Highland High School holds a 3 p.m. program in the gym with Rev. Kermit Pugh of Bethany Christian Church.
Principal Victor Owens announced several area commencements with speakers and class sizes. Highland will host May 18 at 8 p.m. in the gym with Supt. Philip Eskew as speaker. 23 graduates in the first class. Betty Lovelace gives the invocation and Harold Haas the benediction. Eskew also speaks at Summitville May 14, eight p.m., gym, 26 seniors. Markleville seniors total 33 with Dr. Ray Montgomery speaking May 16. Lapel seniors 34 with student speakers May 15. Frankton plans May 17 at 8 p.m. with Barton Rees Pogue as lecturer. class size 32. notable Greencastle ties mentioned.
The article lists six juniors Byrum art Dr Robert A Nicholson Prof Cecil H Hart selle music Dr Adam W Miller Bible Prof W S Haldeman religious education Dr John Buehler chemistry and Miss Gloria Olive mathematics as honor society honorees with Mrs Anderson a bachelor degree candidate at June 18 commencement. Arrangements were by Mark Allen Ehman and Dr Candace Stone. Invocation opened the program with Mrs Edw Toner, and President John A Morrison Dean Olt Dr Farber and Mrs Toner led the procession. Dr Farber, dean at DePauw since 1952, has
The County Planning Commission will meet Tuesday morning at the courthouse to review subdivision plats. Reductions in assessments are noted for multiple townships including Fall Creek, Lafayette, Pipe Creek, Richland, Stony Creek, and Van Buren. Ray Wood will preside.
The American War Mothers annual sale runs through today and Saturday to raise funds for the organization founded in the 1800s. The group supports mothers of service members with projects like Christmas packages to overseas servicemen and events at Marion Veterans Hospital. Local chapter president is Mrs. Orville McNeil.
Chrysler plans closures Friday and Monday affecting about 350000 hourly workers across the country. Officials say reports to gauge exactly how many will be idled require compilation from multiple plants and may take some time to finalize. The auto industry’s Big Three signal widespread shutdowns amid ongoing production curbs.
Automotive News notes GM Chrysler and Ford cutbacks since January with GM and Chrysler posting the largest reductions. Studebaker Packard and American Motors also tightened output as weekly production dips to 111,000 versus 177,650 a year ago. Hammarskjold’s long report on the Palestine mission hints at gradual progress but offers no council action details.
Community character-building agencies set weekly activities for Oct 21 and discuss preliminary budget hearings planned for July and August. The 1956 campaign will base its goals on the approved budgets of participating agencies in the Community Chest.
A U N plea urged international pressure to hold a cease fire and curb Palestinian clashes. The appeal pressed Israel not to resume the Jordan River project and Egypt against restricting Israeli shipping in the Suez, warning powers against entrenching the status quo.
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