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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1954
Page
1
Flight A of the 890th Air Force Reserve unit met at the Reserve Training Center with Maj. Fred Bullet. Capt. Arthur Peffley and Lt. Col. Emil Roos spoke on retirement benefits and unit governance. Myron Muntzinger presented a motion promoting the film Highway in the Sky.
Prominent figures from the Indiana Fire Chiefs Association and related groups attend a dinner and noon luncheon at the YMCA. Guests include Chief Al Tibboth and Assistant Chief Robert Grimes with other city and state officials, insurance representatives, and a 99 year old Venetian partner celebration.
Norris Sheron cooper advocates aid for all candidates in the Indiana General Assembly race.
Exhibitors prepare as the Lions Club event returns, with Idauber Fisen as general chairman and Harvey Newt as coach. last year’s proceeds funded camp projects and community initiatives while supporters reflect on the Supreme Court’s forthcoming civil rights rulings and debates over due process and segregation.
A scrambled report links the Colombian Embassy head with U S statements criticizing Dewey era policies. Merchant, in charge of European policy, urges publicizing intelligence from free world sources to warn of Soviet gains in Europe and Eastern Europe’s shift from the Balkans to the Aegean. Postmaster General and others back a system described as pivotal to information flow amid external pressures.
President Eisenhower advances changes in the Justice Department selecting William F. Tompkins of Maplewood Nod to lead the new Internal Security Division and Haymond Del Tufo of News Ark Navy to replace him as U S attorney at Fort New Joerney Both nominations go to the Senate. Adlas Stevenson leaves Pascavent Hospital after kidney stone surgery and comments on the Army McCarthy hearings saying the affair must end soon while noting his 1962 Democratic nominee status and 400 percent recovery.
Mrs Anna Mae McCord 8 wife of James F McCord of McCordsville died Monday at the family home. Funeral will be 2 pm Wednesday at Ab Cordsville Methodist Church with Rev Lavon Skinner officiating. Burial in McCordsville Cemetery. Survived by husband three children two sisters one brother seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
The high court's decision on school desegregation unsettles governors from Mississippi to Florida and prompts calls for special sessions and exhaustive studies. Leaders warn of dislocation while praising or lamenting the ruling's potential enforcement across border states and within local governments.
Mrs Bessie B Guy 1016 E 20th St died Sunday at St John s Hospital after six weeks as a patient She was born in Madison County lived here all her life and worked 25 years for Delco Remy She was a Central Christian Church and UAW CIO member Survived by two daughters three sisters one brother Funeral at Baker Brothers Chapel Wednesday 10 30 a m Interment Huntsville Cemetery Also noted are Mrs Marguerite Ruggles and Mrs N E Young with services and survivors listed in this local obituary roundup.
Reports from Saigon say French officers claim the Vietminh refused to allow airstrip repairs to admit larger planes. The French High Command says it will take four to five weeks to move wounded from Dien Bien Phu as heavy arms and troops are blocked by Vietnamese controls. Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries and nurse Genevieve de Galard Terraube survived the fortress fall and were taken prisoner.
Interment will be in Plainfield Cemetery Colfax Indiana for Miss Carson a native of Darlington Montgomery County A U graduate with a master’s degree She belonged to Owleton Nu honorary fraternity and the American Association of University Women She was linked to First Methodist church and well known among Anderson High School graduates Surviving relatives include her parents Ben Carson Darlington sister James Romley Ravine Wis brothers Brenton Carson Darlington Ralph Carson Tanner Ind and four nieces and one nephew
Local students continued their entries in a poster contest sponsored annually by the Hoosine Motor Club Anderson Police Department and the Anderson Serious system. Miss Ebbard earned a $75 coach award from the AAA plus a $25 prize from the motors club. Assisting were Howard Lindsey Captain Floyd Kling Chief J Coon Lew Magers Mrs Muylinpill and others from the safety visual aid department and IMC.
Auto owned by Paul M Abernathy at 161% Main St suffered extensive fire damage on Monday with investigators citing faulty wiring. Firefighters responded after 1 p.m. to extinguish a grass fire in a vacant lot at Zoo Fath St and the causes remain under investigation.
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