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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1955
Page
2
Popular singer Johanie Ray announced plans to marry Sylvia Jew, a 21 year old English singer he met in England, during his current Britain tour. Ray said they have been inseparable for three weeks and the wedding date is set. He will support her career before marriage.
Friends were received last night at Thomas Brothers Funeral Home. The body will be transported to Flinn and McGuire Funeral Home in Franklin today for viewing from 2 to 9 p.m. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 2 p.m. with Rev. Monroe Schuster of Central Christian Church presiding. Burial will be at Harris Cemetery near Franklin. A member of Union Village Masonic Lodge and Scottish Rite bodies.
The obituary notes the death of Mr. Baker a longtime sports official and basketball referee. Survivors include his widow Helen E. Baker a daughter Tommyn of Franklin relatives Custer Baker of Franklin a county superintendent and Kye Baker of Cashmere Washington plus four sisters Nelle Spicer of Franklin Claudia Yount Erma Ter. Honorary pallbearers include members of the Indiana Basketball Referees Association and active pallbearers from Martinsville and nearby areas.
A wartime style broadcast describes Churchill and Dulles embracing a possible four-way summit with the Soviet Union to pursue world peace and disarmament. Dulles outlines recent NATO gains and European unity while detailing social security provisions affecting survivors and widows.
Obituaries from Anderson notice Otto Bender in Alexandria and local figures in Anderson including Mrs Nellie Vivian Jones and William Dunbeck. Details cover ages, addresses, funeral homes, service times, and survivors, with references to local churches, veterans groups, and ongoing family ceremonies.
Churchill predicts the continent could face wider conflict as front pages discuss a potential general crisis. Officials weigh strategic implications and public sentiment grows amidst emergency declarations and allied responses.
The report notes four MiGs clashed with four Nationalist Thunderjets 70 miles north of the Matsus, marking the first air combat between the pilots. MiGs likely from Lukino air base 220 miles north, with Communist fuel stocks claimed for 5,000 sorties. Observers doubt large hostilities before the Big Four conference.
The narrative notes a married couple with four children vanished from Alexandria six years earlier and were later connected to a Nashville family. The missing pair were pursued by state police after an appeal to their son Lewis, now 22, who works in Nashville. A heart condition in 1949 remained a factor in the case. Thomas W Hiles, 36, was injured in a bulldozer accident and taken to St. John's Hospital. Lola Humphrey was also hospitalized after a transfer by Harold Rozelle Ambulance.
Dr. W. Kenneth Davis of the Atomic Energy Commission outlined plans for merchant ship propulsion using reactor tech. He compared Nautilus style power to Bonner’s proposed reactor, estimating 24 to 30 months and about 21 million dollars for Nautilus type gear versus three million for conventional gear. Davis warned Nautilus type propulsion is costly and urged firms to replace obsolete ships with conventional power while noting longer development for economical atomic plants. The Nautilus then began a six week shakedown cruise from Groton, stopping in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Roscoe Stookey 83 retired Rigdon farmer died after a 15 year illness. Funeral Wednesday at Hunt Funeral Home with Rev Xen Harvey officiating. interment Park Cemetery. Survivors: three children Carl Kilgore Marion Robert Stookey Rt 1 Jonesboro John Stookey Rt 2. Mack Lawson 86 died Sunday at Henry County Hospital after two week illness. Macer Funeral Home handling calls. funeral Wednesday at 1 pm. Rev J Thomas Frost officiating. Interment East Maplewood Cemetery Anderson. Survivors: Esta Hilbert North Vernon. sons Forrest Indianapolis Kenneth New Castle. step mother Carrie Lawson Anderson. half-brothers Hugh Amil Donald Laws Anderson. 29 grandchildren 21 great grandchildren.
Anderson boys participate in an eight day Boys State program engaging in classes on government, speeches by experts, and a precinct city county and state political process. A complete staff of officials governs the event while Anderson boys prepare reports for the local legion post, under Dean David L. Adams.
Polio program set for 8 30 A M at Markleville and Lapel Schools with booster shots for spring vaccinates. Summitville and Duck Creek areas to host Friday sessions at 8 30 A M. Army Field Band has traveled over 300000 miles in eight years.
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