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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1954
Page
21
Indiana agriculture statisticians report adequate moisture across the state last week with excess in northern counties and shortages in the south. Fieldwork, planting, and plowing timelines vary by region as rye and wheat progress, oats lag, and pasture remains excellent. some frost risk noted for mint and potatoes with replanting time available.
Col Frank H Schwable the Marine who signed a false germ warfare confession while a Korean POW is assigned to a routine flight refresher course at Cherry Point North Carolina. The assignment precedes his Marine representative role in the Navy flight safety program to study accident reports and procedures.
A concise note explains how light rays apply pressure when they strike an object. The effect, though small, stems from momentum transfer of photons impacting surfaces.
The AFL Amalgamated Street Railway and Motor Coach Employees union insists on arbitration as talks fail. Indianapolis Transit System refuses, saying an arbitration pay increase cannot be afforded under the expired contract. Drivers earned $1.75 per hour under the old contract.
Mark Jarvis of Richmond Indiana was found guilty by a federal jury of the 101 robbery of the Cannon Falls Minnesota bank on December 1. He faces up to 25 years with sentencing postponed for a probation hearing.
A Indiana State Fair Board member Hal Royce and his wife Louise remained in critical condition in Norton Memorial Infirmary Louisville after a collision east of Austin on Saturday. Royce 60 and Louise 55 were injured. Gentry Gay 26 of Hamilton Ohio was killed. Two daughters of Gay Norma Jean Napier 18 and Rosemary Medlock 15 were injured.
An appreciation dinner honoring First Methodist Church teachers and leaders will be held Wednesday evening at the church. Principal speaker will be Rev. Wayne Yeater, a former Anderson resident now living in Carmel.
A prolonged cold snap that chilled the eastern two thirds of the country for over a week began lifting Tuesday as drier air moved from the Dakotas and skies cleared in the Midwest. Temperatures rose toward normal in the Midwest within one to three days, with the Weather Bureau predicting warmer weather for the East by week’s end.
Evansville Indiana Mayor H O Roberts may top Gov Craig slate of Republican convention candidates for state office on June 21 He was approached to run for secretary of state then held by Crawford F Parker of New Castle Roberts left the door open He may seek reelection as mayor next year if primary fights become bitter.
Senator Hendrickson of New Jersey condemned Senate conduct and said public confidence in investigative procedures has sunk to an abysmal low. He criticized excessive talk on the floor and noted a group of church leaders urged his judiciary subcommittee to probe alleged civil liberties violations.
Bloomington Indiana Professor Harold J Grimm of Ohio State University since 1937 was named chairman of Indiana University's history department succeeding retiring professor F Lee Benns.
James Hollis Jones described living with wife and child in a garage apartment and said he once had money. FBI said Jones linked to a Waco family with a Houston attorney brother. he denied ties to the extortion plot. Convictions for the brothers carry two to 10 years.
The article notes guided Sperry speeds and compact form for fighter jet use, withholding performance data. Aviation speculates speeds up to three times the sound barrier. The Defense Department officially labels Sparrow as a guided missile system, suggesting it is more than a simple missile. R. E. Shuman, DC 807 Morton St, reports office closure May 15 to June 4.
Fort Lewis Wash Army S Sgt Maurice J Ripperger 36 son of Mr and Mrs Joseph C Ripperger Elwood will join the Pacific Northwests largest air ground training maneuver Exercise Hill Top at Yakima Firing Center Washington Stresses coordination of tanks with infantry in the big test for the 44th Infantry Division and supporting units Troops will endure gas attacks and simulated atomic bombings Ripperger is operations sergeant in Headquarters Company 203rd Medical Battalion Entered Army April 1943 and did basic at Camp McCain Miss His wife Maxine accompanies him
In Ionia Michigan a flock of pigeons on a cell block roof disrupted an escape attempt by two inmates. The men had climbed to the roof with a 100 foot rope of knotted sheets and aimed to drop over the wall. Startled by bird noise they returned to the yard about 30 feet below and did not proceed.
The Wilkinson family of Muncie evangelistic singers and speakers will perform at 7 30 each evening including Sunday May 23 at the Fairfax Church of the Nazarene on E 10th Street Road. Pastor Rev. Floyd Belew leads the church.
William O. Burke formerly of Muncie Indiana faces a murder trial in Pensacola Florida for the April 11 shooting of showman Al Wagner at the Pensacola carnival grounds. State Attorney Ed Wicke says Burke admitted shooting Wagner after an argument over money Burke claimed Wagner owed him.
W Prof Vaclav Hlavaty, who announced a solution of Einstein's unified field theory, received the leather medal at an Indiana University gridiron dinner. The 1.U. Sigma Delta Chi chapter also awarded Arthur Tate the Brown Derby Award as most popular professor and honored Wilbur Shaw of Indianapolis Speed.
The president received the Big Wheel, a new honor recognizing service to LU. The award highlights dedication and leadership within the university community.
Anderson area workers show progress as carpenters return to jobs after delays caused by absent workers. Union official notes all carpenters were back by Tuesday and favorable outdoor weather is expected to speed up building activity as the labor disagreement ends.
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