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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1954
Page
18
At the Illinois State Medical Society convention doctors showcased chlorpromazine as a new drug to combat vomiting and nausea in pregnancy. They note a side effect of drowsiness for several hours and say distribution to doctors will begin in the coming weeks.
Miss Janet Froome of Cincinnati was appointed Tuesday as director of the nursing school at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie Indiana. She has been a clinical instructor at Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati and will arrive next week to succeed Miss Clara Miller who resigned.
Carl Campbell an active member of the Anderson Optimist Club for years was named 5th District governor at the state convention in Lafayette He previously served as district lieutenant governor Anderson club members attended the event including Alfred Stow and Richard Maier A convention report will be given at the YMCA Thursday noon luncheon by Chester Edwards and Robert Reardon on Anderson College activities during the meeting
Madrid film star Ava Gardner attended a bullfight Tuesday despite doctors warning she requires a kidney operation soon. Physicians treating her since last Wednesday say she faces serious future trouble if a kidney stone is not removed. She endured pain last week but felt better now, friends report.
Dr Harry C. Steinmetz, a San Diego State College professor who refused to answer a Congressional committee about Communist ties, said he will teach this summer at Cornell University. He was dismissed Feb. 5 after again refusing before the State Board of Education, arguing the law to disclose was unconstitutional.
Russell E. Stewart will hold a hearing on July 16 for the petition. The Greater Mead owbrook Conservancy District marks the area’s third such organization. Eastside residents outside city limits form Fairwood Bluff Conservancy District to build a 13 mile sanitary and storm sewer system. A bond issue is approved to finance the plan with half prepaid by property owners. Construction begins after a sewage rate contract with the city and bonds are sold. Forest Hills Conservancy District to address northwest sewage issues awaits court action.
The Madison County Board of Review chaired by Judge Russell E. Stewart includes County Auditor John Walker Treasurer Walter Hays Assessor Joe Hart man Sherman Harlan Anderson Republican and Joseph Stoner Pendleton Democrat. The group will review about 65 000 county personal property assessment schedules and notices of the session are being prepared in the auditor's office.
The event features Firestone Park Methodist in Akron and Epworth Methodist in Toledo. Dr Hlumbert, born in Barberton Ohio, studied at Wooster College and Boston University, where he earned a master’s after a sacred theology bachelor’s. He served Squatum Congregational Church during grad days.
The article profiles Dr Humbert a Methodist leader and author who served on church commissions and as an exchange pastor in Scotland and Hawaii. It notes his influence in religious and civic circles and mentions his radio program Faith For Today. It also discusses big steel companies setting industry patterns and the economic impact of wage hikes on citizens.
Gravel Pit fire dept boat and grappling irons aided by Summitville emergency crew and Gas City volunteers search the pit bottom. Robert Graham of the Anderson Police used underwater gear but cold water hampered progress. Conservation Officer Eugene Ludlow joined from Alexandria to aid the effort.
The campaign opened Friday with a breakfast session at 8 a.m. at the YMCA and will conclude with a final report breakfast at 8 a.m. May 26 at the YMCA. Co chairs William L. Peck and Robert Shoemaker aim to enroll at least 100 new members.
The 170 member Wage Policy Committee approved a four point program including higher wages guaranteed annual pay improvements to pension and hospitalization. Contracts expire June 30. The union has not yet stated the dollars and cents value of the demands. The basic steel workers currently earn about 214 to 224 dollars per hour. Talks with U. S. Steel continue.
The two man minority on the New York Court of Appeals challenged the majority on public trial standards saying the ruling risks a polluted press environment and obscene material. Dist Atty Frank S Hogan said he would appeal the decision. The Court of Appeals is New York’s highest court and sits between the high court and trial courts.
The McCarthy led hearings faced a halt as the Eisenhower administration and Army Counselor John Adams cited an executive order. Accusations allege Roy Cohn Fran Carr pressured for favorable treatment for Pvt. G David Schine, while Stevens and Adams were accused of using him as a bargaining chip in a broader anti Communist probe.
TEMPO testified before a Flint Michigan House committee that strong local economy dampened a Communist recruitment effort. The witness argued that someone able to buy a $10,000 home would not join the Communist party as Donnelly noted the movement found only limited success amid the economic upswing.
President Eisenhower and crowd of about 30 000 heard him defend the armed services during Freedom Day in Charlotte North Carolina as a Senate investigation loomed over McCarthy and aides and the Schine affair. The Army secretary sat nearby as the president signaled support for Stevens.
The board heard that 5 045 pupils are expected next September up 313 from current levels while kindergarten enrollment sits at 890, down 77. Erech Drumm forecasts a rise of 128 in seventh and eighth grades, total 1 507. Bids on Park Place School furniture were preliminarily examined and claims totaling 64 384.02 were approved.
Hilton, 27, former husband of Elizabeth Taylor, appeared in Beverly Hills Municipal Court and pleaded guilty to a drunken charge. Judge William Griffin fined him $25 and placed him on two years probation after a brief earlier disturbance and confrontation with deputies.
The Anderson Lions Club hosts a large Home Show in a big tent with about 90 firms offering locally manufactured or sold products. Attendance is expected around 50 000 with tickets available at exhibitor locations. Proceeds fund community programs and youth projects including scholarships and a nursing education sponsor.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs Bessie Guy 60 widow of Carl Guy of 1016 E 26th St and Miss Celia Carson 59 of 1127 Delaware St both dying Sunday at St John s Hospital. Services for Guy were set for 10 30 AM at Baker Brothers with interment Huntsville Cemetery and callers welcome at the funeral home. Carson s services were held at her parents home in Darlington Montgomery County and interment planned at Plainfield Cemetery Colfax Ind. The Anderson High School teacher who headed Home Economics for 27 years and taught since 1946 was remembered by Dr Wes Bransford at Sells and Rowe Funeral Home.
Darious Riley 80 a retired lifelong resident of Middletown was found dead at home. Funeral services Thursday at 10 a.m. at Miller Cemetery with Rev. Claude Kennedy officiating. Surviving five sisters. Anna McCord 80 wife of James F McCord died Monday at home in McCordsville. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Methodist Church with interment in McCordsville Cemetery.
Five recipients are listed including Frederick N. Scott of 126 W. 12th St and Fred A. Wright of 1637 Central Ave. Other Madison County students named are Mary Leeson of 1534 S. Anderson St Elwood and Sandra A. Neese and Victor H. Russell of Lapel. Scholarships based on high school grades and January test scores from 26 Indiana colleges and universities.
A 11 mile high balloon rose to between 117 000 and 122 000 feet in a 50 pound payload flight launched near Minneapolis. It drifted up to 80 miles from the city before automatic release sent the parachute and instruments to Faribault as scientists analyze data on cosmic rays and upper atmosphere conditions.
County crews under Mr Milling led survey work as the April 22 and 23 council meeting actions gained state approval except for an ordinance authorizing a 147000 bond to finance a new bridge over the White River on the Anderson Chesterfield road route.
Temporary bombing cessation on Route No 41 continues to allow movement of troops and matériel toward a campaign against the Red River delta. The route serves as the main artery out of Dien Bien Phu.
Philosopher Bertrand Russell observed his 82nd birthday on Tuesday by releasing his second fiction work titled Nightmares of Eminent Persons.
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