Vietminh Allow French to Move Wounded From Dien Bien Phu
Vietminh leader Giap announced that the French may evacuate seriously wounded from Dien Bien Phu by helicopter under Red Cross insignia. French and Vietminh reps had agreed at Geneva to permit removal of casualties as Navarre pressed for access.
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Siagon
Indochina
Vo Nguyen Giap
Dien Bien Phu
Giap
Henri Navarre
Red Cross
Genevieve de Galard Terraube
Red River
Portable Unit Frees 1,140 Chest X Rays In Elwood Visit
A two day state health portable unit conducted free chest X rays in Elwood drawing 1,140 participants. 577 scanned at the high school Monday and 563 at the armory Tuesday. Local volunteer efforts by Tri Kappa and Madison County Tuberculosis Association members supported a city wide tuberculin awareness drive.
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Elwood
State Board of Health
Armory
Russell Wann
Madison County Tuberculosis Association
E. Moschell
Frank Bykowski
Bob Reed
F. C
Rainbow and Mother’s Day Events Across Local Groups
Elwood church and nearby groups held rainbow themed gatherings this week. East Main Street Church hosted a Rainbow party with a Mother’s Day program and performances by L K Alexander Emma Benedict and local musicians. Sigma Alpha Chi hosted a mothers dinner at First Presbyterian Church and Delta Theta Tau installed officers. Legion Auxiliary planned Poppy Day events and officer nominations. James and Beavers returned from Florida vacation.
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Elwood
East Main Street
Kay Bradley
L. K. Alexander
Emma Benedict
Charles Dale
Myrtle Dawson
Lucille Yarling
Dessie Etchison
Everette Tranbarger
Garland Blair
County Welfare Home
Mesdames Dalice Haskett
James Poole
Fred Evans
Minnie Marshall
Josie Waymire
Winona Alexander
Jennie Beavers
Josephine Hiatt
Dessie Nuding
Elizabeth Wise
Jeannette Rose
Emery Ellerman
Mary Alice Heflin
Paul Glenn
Frank Miller
Betty Hopper
Delta Theta Tau Sorority
Mary Louise Curtis
American Legion Auxiliary
Mesdames
Lillian Towner
Emma Bitner
Peru
Reserves to Begin Summer Training Across Midwest and West
About 23 000 Army Reservists in 13 states will train June 6 through September 5 under Fifth Army. Most will do two week sessions at Camp McCoy Wisconsin with other units at Camp Carson Colorado Ft Leonard Wood Missouri Ft Riley Kansas and Camp Haven Michigan. Training dates and camps list divisions and periods including McCoy June 27 July 11 for the Illonois 70th Michgan Indiana 102nd Missouri Illinois 102nd Iowa Minnesota 84th Wisconsin August 22 September 5 Carson July 25 August 8 and additional non divisional units later and Haven for anti aircraft units.
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Midwest
Fifth Army
Camp McCoy
Sparta
Wis
Camp Carson
Colo
Camp Haven
Mich
Ft. Leonard Wood
Ft. Riley
Kan
Illinois
Michigan-Indiana
Missouri-Illinois
Iowa- Minnesota
Wisconsin
89Th Infantry
Kansas-Nebraska- Colorado
Ft. Leonard l Wood
5Th Army
Knights of Columbus hosts Madison County Shrine Club
Anderson Council 563 Knights of Columbus entertained more than 60 Shrine Club members at the Council home. Jim Doyle addressed the gathering after a dinner and address, followed by a social gathering.
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Anderson Council
Knights of Columbus
Madison County Shrine Club
Council
Shrine Club
Jim Doyle
Margaret Green to Wed Saturday
Announcement from Mr. and Mrs. Virgil G. Green of 1610 N. D St. states their daughter Margaret will marry Cpl. Robert A. Mumaugh of Hobbs. The ceremony is set for 6 p m at Hobbs Christian Church. Margaret is a 1953 graduate of Wendell L. Willkie High School. Robert is a U S Marine stationed in North Carolina.
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Elwood
Virgil G. Green
N. D St
Margaret
Robert A. Mumaugh
Raymond Mumaugh
Hobbs
Hobbs Christian Church
Miss Green
Wendell L. Willkie
Mumaugh
Tipton
United States Marine Corps
North Carolina
Pendleton Youth Trains In Texas
Pvt. John R. Wechsler from Pendleton is training at Fort Hood Texas with Exercise Spearhead. He serves as a jeep driver in Headquarters and Service Company of the 81st Reconnaissance Battalion of the 1st Old Tronsides Armored Division.
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Fort Hood
Tex
John R. Wechsler
Harold Wechsler
Pendleton
Wechsler
Wartime Duty Gaps Drop Across Conflicts
Across World War I World War II and the Korean conflict personnel unavailable for duty due to illness declined. The rate was 41.5 per thousand in World War I, 28.5 per thousand in World War II, and 18.4 per thousand in the Korean conflict.
Costs Rise With Depth Oil well costs soar with depth estimates
A 13,000 foot oil well is projected to cost six times more to drill than a 5,000 foot well, instead of the expected twofold rise as depth increases.
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New York
Former Elwood Resident Dies
Robert Wolverton 34 of 436 S Webster Indianapolis died at the U S Veterans Hospital Indianapolis after several weeks illness. Funeral at Copher and Fesler with burial in Elwood City Cemetery. Surviving widow Joan and grandparents Henry and Lenore Becker. Born November 28 1919 in Elwood. World War II veteran. Rites in St Joseph Church.
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Elwood
Robert Wolverton
S. Webster
Indianapolis
U. S. Veterans Hospital
Copher and Fesler
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Theodore J. Hammes
Elwood City Cemetery
Joan
Henry Becker
Warren L. and
Lenore Becker Wolverton
Youth Center Opened in Elwood with Two Cents Campaign
ELWOOD A community drive raised 49 dollars and 20 cents through a two cents a person contribution for a new youth recreation center on the third floor of the city building. The center now operates on a summer schedule with activities for junior and senior high pupils, plus square and ballroom dancing classes. An open house is planned for June 4 with an orchestra from the FC Eagles Lodge.
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Elwood
FC Eagles Lodge
Elwood Teachers Federation
City
False Alarm Appreciated in Harrisburg Morning Routine
A Harrisburg woman avoids waking to her first alarm by setting a second clock 20 minutes later. He relies on a repeat alarm to ensure she arrives on time for work, effectively beating the early morning rhythm with a late start.
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Harrisburg
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