Churchill Campaigns Germany Looks West
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL this week made his first public speech since his resignation as Prime Minister April 5 and injected new life into Britain's dull election campaign. He ridiculed Labor opponents and praised his Conservative record while stressing a twofold May 26 vote: approval of his government and a substantial Conservative majority to carry forward reforms. The nation is said to have a higher standard of living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Woodford
Winston
Season Plans At Scout Camp Are Announced
The Kikthawenund Area Council announced the 1955 season at Camp Kikthawenund five miles southwest of Frankton. Plans call for five camping periods starting June 12 with several hundred Bay Scouts and Explorers from Madison Hamilton Henry and Tipton counties and many Anderson youths already registered.
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Kikthawenund
Frankton
Ralph Brown
Cedric A. Dunkerly
Madison
Hamilton
Henry
Tipton
Anderson
Anderson Wins 105000 Suit Over City Breach of Contract
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago denied damages of 165000 in a breach of contract suit against the city, upholding a 1954 Indianapolis district court ruling. Harold J. Anderson and local firms represented the plaintiff, with multiple law offices listed from Chicago and Indianapolis.
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Laramore and Douglas, Inc
U. S
Indianapolis
Harold J. Anderson
Ross, McCord, Ice and Miller
Anderson
Bishop, Burdett, Falasz and Doherty
Cadick and Burns
Duffy, Schnackenberg and Finnegan
Indiana
Beekeepers Story of Bees In Mail Sack
In Moultonborough New Hampshire a railway mail clerk receives a Mississippi shipment of bees in five pound boxes. One box arrives damaged and a mail bag releases 15 000 bees, creating a comic danger scenario as the clerk imagines how the bees were ever placed in the sack.
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Moultonboerough
N.H. Th
Here
Mississippi
Roger Larsen
Larsen
Larson
Forty two Calls But Only One Refrigerator
The Herald Bulletin ad notes 42 people called about a refrigerator for sale in Caldspot Forest Terrace. A housewife paid 84 for a Want Ad and earned 15 toward expenses, netting 14.16 profit from the inquiry drive. The piece promotes Want Ads as a low-cost way to reach cottage buyers for seasonal refrigerators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald-Bulletin
College May Festival Begins On Campus Tonight
Anderson College crowns a May Queen at 6 p.m. and two hours later hosts a campus gym musical program. The queen’s identity remains secret until coronation by Dr. John A. Morrison. Finalists included Anne Nichols Donna Preston Joyce Snelling and Doris Ingram. The theme centers on campus life with an 8 p.m. public concert by student groups and soloists. Admission is free.
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Anderson College
John A. Morrison
Anne Nichols
Chicago
Ill
Donna Preston
Narcatur
Ikans
Joyce Snelling
Medford
Oklo
Doris Ingram
Bainbridge
Robert A. Nicholson
Colume
Norcatur
Neb
Melford
Ohio
John Morrison
East
of & O'Clock i
Snelling
Preston
Lois Stephenson
Ebertville
Ind
Carol Jo Parker
Kendall
Fla
Toni Romano
Decatur
Inl
Elizabeth McGregor
Distort
Delores Schrank
Plant City
Ilc
Betty Robertson
Nowata
Okis
Poppy Sales By VFW and Legion Planned
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion will man Anderson streets and factory gates today and tomorrow to raise funds through poppy sales. Buddies Poppies and Memorial Poppies are produced by veterans hospital patients, with leadership from Mrs. Letha M. Hall and others in the Legion Auxiliary and VEW.
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American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Anderson Streets
VEW
Legion
Veterans Administration
George Hackett
Amy Radabaugh
Ray Manford
The
Legion Auxiliary
Harry Hedges
Ed Fulton
John Morris
J. C. Millspaugh
VEW Auxiliary
Leroy Carlile
Charles Stewart
VFW
Committees Named for GOP Women’s Picnic in Madison County
The Madison County Women’s Republican Club names new committees for its May 22 picnic at Beulah Park Alexandria led by Mrs Howard Barnhizer. The refreshments committee includes members from the losing membership drive team and covers all members with last names N through Z.
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Madison County Women’s Republican Club
Beulah Park
Alexandria
Fairy V. Stanley
Howard Barnhizer
Armed Robbery at Boark's Truck Stop Near Daleville
State police and Delaware County investigators seek suspects after three men robbed Boark's Truck Stop on Ind 67 near Daleville late Wednesday. About 735 dollars were taken from the cash drawer as the trio, one armed with a blue steel revolver, fled west on Ind 67. The description matches a similar robbery at Speedway Service Station nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware County
Daleville
Delaware-Madison County
Charles Epperson
Ind. 67
Epperson
Speedway
Ind. 9
Here
Governor Senator Split Predicted as Gates Control Looms
Monticello Indiana turmoil over toll roads deepens as Senator Roy Conrad predicts Republican party control shifts with a new survey from Chicago and a timetable for action. Governor Craig counters, denying isolation and urging a fight on toll road plans while party factions clash ahead of next May.
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Monticello
Ind
Roy Conrad
Conrad
Craig
Hammond-Indianapolis
Indiana Senate
Republican Party
Ralph F. Gates
GOP
U.S
Sens
Williams
E. Jenner
Homer E. Capehart
Chicago
Indianapolis
Conttermrd
Salk Vaccine Shipments Delayed Amid Health Official Doubts
A Health Service spokesman said vaccine releases will not resume until next week at the earliest. Eli Lilly announced further tests and possible approval delays until May 29 amid public hysteria. Senator Humphrey and Rep Staggers cautioned delays could push inoculations back four to five weeks, while authorities insist there is no cause for public alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
Eli Lilly Co
Indianapolis
Rep
Staggers
D-Wva
Senate
Dallas
Tex
Humphrey
D-Minn
Texas
Public Health Service
Dust Bowl
Trinidad
Colo
John C. White
Weather Bureau
Founders Day dinner speaker for Indiana University Club
William Armstrong executive director of the Indiana University Foundation will speak at the annual Founders Day dinner of the Indiana University Club of Madison County at Lindar's on May 25. The article also outlines a state and local safety campaign Slow Down and Live to curb deadly summer traffic, with officials warning drivers to reduce speed from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
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U. Club
William $. Armstrong
The
Indiana University Foundation
Indiana University Club of
Madison County
Lindar's
Indiana
Anderson
George N. Craig
Noland C. Wright
J. D. Coen
Floyd A. Kline
Coen
Anderson Chamber Reports April Business Barometer Rising
The Anderson Chamber of Commerce monthly Barometer shows 26 524 industrial workers in April up from March and April 1954. Unemployment claims fall 24 by month and 213 in new filings, with area unemployment payments down 20 8 percent. Electric meters and consumption rise.
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Anderson Chamber of Commerce
Anderson and
Tipton
Vaccine stock exhausted after county pupil inoculations
Madison County exhausted its polio vaccine supply after completing second inoculations for several hundred township grade school students. Immunization will resume when Eli Lilly in Indianapolis ships more vaccine, deputy health commissioner Howard Barnhizer said. The company could not estimate a shipment date.
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Madison County
Eli Lilly Company
Indianapolis
Howard Barnhizer
Grand Jury To Probe Neff Case
Robert Lee Neff of Frankton was bound over to the Madison County grand jury after a preliminary hearing in Anderson City Court. He is jailed on charges tied to the fatal beating of his wife Vera Rosalie Neff at their Frankton home. Neff pled not guilty as Sheriff Joe Brogdon’s murder affidavit and other evidence were presented. The grand jury could be summoned by Circuit Judge Russell E. Stewart early next week.
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Robert Lee Neff
Frankton
Madison County
Grand Jury
Anderson
Neff
Joe Brogdon
Vera Rosalie Neff
Melvin Thornburg
Russell E. Stewart
Eisenhower Vetoes Postal Pay Raise Bill
President Eisenhower vetoed a 6 per cent postal pay raise bill and faces a Senate vote on Tuesday to determine if the veto can be overridden. Supporters claim enough votes exist. critics say the measure is unfair and costly, with positions limited to rural carriers and supervisors.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Congress
Lea Eisenhower
Post Office Department
Former official admits gifts of freezer and meat to Rubin
Joseph G. Porreca of Clifton New Jersey confessed to taking a home freezer meat and lingerie from Marvin Rubin, saying one item was a loan not a gift. He testified under Senate Investigations subcommittee, disputes over the Christmas Eve delivery and inspector removal cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Armed Services
Joseph G. Porreca
Clifton
N.J
Senate Investigations
Marvin Rubin
Rubin
Puerto Rico
Porteca
Army Quartermaster Corps
Increases and Reductions in Tax Assessments Sought
County Assessor Joe Hartman said a State Tax Board hearing on May 23 will review petitions from 41 Anderson Township taxpayers seeking $49,792 in assessment reductions and $32,000 in increases across 317 Anderson Township tracts. Petitions cover tracts formerly farm land now with homes and improvements, with totals by township listed.
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Joe Hartman
Anderson Town
Hartman
Anderson
Wahn Dean
Green Township
Lafayette Township
Monroe Township
Pipe Creek Township
Richland Township
Stony Creek Township
Union Township
van Buren Township
Anderson Township
Home Show To Close Tonight at Athletic Park
Largest crowd to inspect exhibits at the 1955 Merchant and Manufacturers Home Show at Athletic Park. About 20 000 visitors have seen 85 firms displaying in a world’s largest tent. Final hours are 7 to 10 pm with strong interest in the automotive section.
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Merchant and Manufacturers
Athletic Park
Lions Club
Anderson
Madison County
Harvey Nealy
William Hamiltons
Founders Day Dinner Of Indiana University Club
The Indiana University Club of Madison County plans its Founders Day dinner at Linders Restaurant near Anderson on Wednesday May 25 at 6 30 p m. The 135th anniversary of IU founding will be celebrated with a smorgasbord and remarks by William S Armstrong executive director of the IU Foundation. Reports on choir activities will be given during the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana University Club
Madison County
Linder's
Anderson
Indiana University
Madison County Club
William S. Armstrong
The
Indiana University Foundation
National Tile and Manufacturing picks new board officers
At the Cleveland stockholders meeting, H Alexander R B Alexander Linfield Myers and others were reelected to the board of directors of the National Tile and Manufacturing Company. Officers elected include R H Alexander as chairman R B Alexander as president and general manager Mr Gross as vice president Raymond M Reysell as secretary and treasurer Jay C Kitterman as assistant secretary and Read M Morris as assistant treasurer.
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S. H. Alexander
R. B. Alexander
Linfield Myers
Anderson
Neath
W. Wilson
Cleveland
Russell R. Gross
Shelbyville
National Tile and Manufacturing Company
R. H. Alexander
Mr. Gross
Raymond M. Reysell
Jay C. Kitterman
Secetary
Read M. Morris
Carpenters And Builders Meet For Contract Talks
Anderson builders and AFL Carpenters and Joiners Union representatives met at the Anderson Elks Club for talks but broke up before midnight without a deal. A spokesman said agreement was near on most issues. The stoppage has halted carpenter work on several major area projects. Talks have continued since early April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Builders and Repreentatives
AFL Carpenters and Joiners Union
Anderson
Births Reported From St John’s Hospital
Born yesterday at St John’s Hospital to Mr and Mrs William McDaniel 2022 Central Ave a girl Mr and Mrs Albert Goul 206 Ames St a boy Mr and Mrs Lee Poe Nichol Ave a girl Mr and Mrs Kenneth Newman 2326 Meridian St a boy Mr and Mrs Robert Hotser Alexandria a boy Mr and Mrs William Campbell Muncie a boy Mr and Mrs Dale Auler 2908 Walwau St a boy
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St. John's Hospital
William McDaniel
Central Ave
Albert Goul
Ames St
Lee Poe
Nichol Ave
Kenneth Newman
Meridian St
Robert Hotser
Alexandria
Wiliam Campbell
Muncie
Dale Auler
Walwao St
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Germany
Fritz Berg
Federation of German Industries
Stuttgart
Bonn Republic
Isles of Pines
Cuba
Havana
Santiago
Fidel Castro
Havana University
Fulgencio Batista
London
Scout
Caldspot
Forest
Terrace
Herald
GOP Women’s Picnic
Gates
Ike
Madison County LA
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