Gas Evacuation Averted at Hooker Plant Michigan Center
Montague Michigan residents faced a chlorine gas scare when a leak at the Hooker electrochemical plant caused a temporary evacuation of about 300 schoolchildren. Four workers were overcome but revived. two were hospitalized in Muskegon. Fire officials coordinated shielding and gas-mask support as authorities confirmed the incident under control.
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Montague
Mich
UPA
Lake Michigan
Hooker Electro-Chemical
Asvice
Joseph A. Tardiff
Hooker Works
Hackley Hospital
Muskegon
Albert Lundwall
Norton Township
Muskegon County Civl Defense
New Pastors Named For St. Mary's
The Rev. Esau Sivenly of Delphi named to succeed as assistant pastor. the Rev. Joseph Ruffin to replace the Rev. Thomas Zimmer, who transfers to Purdue Catholic Chapel. Bishop John G. Bennett announced the changes. Zimmer has served since ordination in 1952 after training at St. Meinrad. native of Kentland. Anderson Knights of Columbus Council 563 to hold farewell for Father Zimmer Friday at the Council home with Curtis Laughlin presiding.
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Esau Sivenly
Delphi
Joseph Ruffin
Thomas Zimmer
Purdue University
John G. Bennett
Lafayette
Zimmer
Opera Workshop I Sets Mozart Comic at Anderson College
The Anderson College Opera Workshop presents Mozart’s Don Giovanni style work with English dialogue and modern staging in the campus gymnasium Saturday night. Prof. Raas Ekstrom directs with Miss Betty Clemons, Lois Guysinger, and a cast led by David Reynolds, Carol Kinion, Connie Mitchell, Ira Stone, Gwen Stauffer, Carla Engleman, Beemer, Turner, Bartolo, and Morgantown cast, offering college credit and public school voice training.
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Anderson College
Raas Ekstrom
Betty Clemons
Bloomington
Lois Guysinger
la Otto
Mozart
David Reynolds
Wes Middlesex
Count Almaviva
Carol Kinion
Sand Springs
Lokia
Countess Almaviva
Connie Mitchell
Baltimore
Susanna
Ira Stone
Petaluma
Calif
Figaro
Gwen Stauffer
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Cherubino
Carla Engleman
New Albany
Ind
Marcella
Martin
Be ‘Emer
Ala
Don Basi
Turner
Fountaintown
Curzio
Lowell Wilson
Bartolo
Dredo
Antonio
Ruth
Thomas Martin
Ekstrom
Col jJleze Opera Workshop
Opera Workshop
Coal Dealers Urged To Seek Freight Cut
RENCH LICK Ind The Ta liana Coal Merchants Assn urged to join a fight over high coal freight rates. U L Scales vice president Enos Coal Mining Co told the convention coal industry should have a fair opportunity to compete with railroads and regulators. President M O Ross of Butler University said optimism about home building highway construction and sales remains, as the 25th convention opened with welcome by David M Russell Elkhart resident.
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Rench Lick
Ind
Taliana Coal Merchants Assn
U. L. Scales
Indianapolis
Enos Coal Mining Co
Scales
Cabiet Committee On Energy Supplies and Reserve Policy
M. 0. Ross
Butler University
David M. Russell
Elkhart
Baptists Attend Fellowship Event at Lily Creek Church
A fellowship supper at Lily Creek Baptist Church honored A3C Jim Livingood Thursday evening. Tables featured red white and blue decor with spring flowers. Hosts were Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Hal and Rev. and Mrs. Bai Holmes. Attendees included Sam Chalfant Jake Ellis Paul Tappan Clem Foreman Roy Gaskins Arthur Woolley and families Nellie Washburn Hil Martha Nacoff Nancy and Billy Metcalf Tommy Hall Vickie Jimmie Granger Barbara Holmes and others. Omar Young showed films after the meal. Guests Loren McGibbon Swayzee and Mrs. Robert Stout Elwood visited Mr. and Mrs. Paul Boyer.
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Lily Creek Baptist Church
Jim Livingood
Matthew Hal
Bai Holmes
Francis Schacht
Two Aged Women Die In Shelbyville Crash
In Shelbyville Indiana two elderly women died after a two vehicle collision on US 421 near Walden Road. Victims were Mrs Berth Bass 85 and Mrs Grace Davidson 80. Driver Emma Comstock 42 was seriously injured and truck driver Robert F Brown of Indianapolis escaped unharmed. The crash occurred at the US 421 Walden Road intersection. New England Plastics' output share mentioned but unrelated to the incident.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Berth Bass
Grace D.son
Bass
Davidson
Emma Comstock
Robert F. Brown
Indianapolis
US 421
Walden Road
Mary Noble 86 Dies at Elwood Mercy Hospital
Mary E Noble 86 wife of Sherman Noble of 113 N A St died at Mercy Hospital at 10 am Sunday after several weeks illness The body went to Copher and Fesler Funeral Home for viewing Rites set for 2 30 pm Tuesday at Wesleyan Methodist Church with Rev James Eiburn and Rev Clair Fiscus The burial is in Elwood City Cemetery Surviving husband two sons Russell Noble Martinsville and Glen Noble Indianapolis four grandchildren Born Anderson March 25 1869 she married Noble in 1894 She was affiliated with Wesleyan Methodist Church Mary Beeman twin brother and others noted in local obituaries
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Elwood
Mary E. Noble
Sherman Noble
N'A St
Mercy ‘S Hospital
Copher
Russell Noble
Marysville
Glen Noble
Indianapolis
Gary Beeman
South Side Tabernacle
Terry
Herischell Arehart
Gilbert F
Beeman
Ln Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Robert Terwilliger
Dell Thomas Jr
Alexandria
Glen Riley
S. L St
Merle Olsen
Willam Mort
Jack Fetz
Mercy’ Hospital
Virgie Anderson
Grover Reichart
Danny Elliott
Maing
Melvin Robinson
Carl Etchison
Jack Pace
S. K
Sarah Twinning
Tipton
William Price
Elwood Social Activities Highlight Howe Etchison Visit
Elwood gatherings featured Mr and Mrs A F Howe of St Louis visiting son and daughter in Elwood with a family dinner at Carl Sinclair’s in Atlanta area. Attendees list includes numerous Howes Bruns ons Hinds Ray and Ray families and others. Also Mrs Harold Brady spoke at Catholic Women breakfast. Eagles Auxiliary marks 18th anniversary with dinner and program led by Mayor Gustin and a degree team conferring on candidates.
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Elwood
A. F. Howe
St. Louis
Indow
Leonard Etchison
Carl
Howe
Fon Hinds
Juanita
Kenneth Brunson
Wendell Ferguson
Anna Brunson
Arthur Noble
Dan
Virgil Ray
Mesdames
Mary Ray
Mellie Flay
Nettie Darrow
Lina Personette
George Hinds
Beryl Edwards
Indianapolis
Robert Edwards
and| 'S. Sinclair
Mrs. Howe
Monay Morning
St Louis
Brady
Harold Brady
Anderson
National Council of Catholic Women
St Joseph’s Catholic Church
Wilford Best
Ave Maria
George Davenflauer
Downs
Pittsburgh
Students Feted At Ashton Home
PERKINSVILLE Upper grade students of the Jackson Township School were entertained last Saturday by Mr and Mrs Robert Ashton. Highlights included a greased pig contest in which each contestant had three minutes to catch a thoroughly greased 80 point pig in a three acre field. Winners were Rex Delph Richard Falkenberry Jerry Jones Richard Delaplane and Joyce Jones. A Wiener roast and taffy pull followed. Attendees included many students and residents such as Dixie Workman Helen Peterson Inta Argals Stephen Smith Bob Banning Bonnie Hutson Ronnie Goodman Nancy Farrell Jo Anna Lynch Joyce Jones Rex Delph Phillip Murray Ronnie Marsh Richard Delaplane Richard Falkenberry Mike Schmitt Steve Ashton Jim Goodman Kathy Schmidt Sylvia Ashton Gail Jones Carol Delph Janett Stout Jerry Jones Penny Lennis Wanda Farrell Dagnila Argals Mike Rough Billy Godbey Sandra Falkenberry Lloyd Gibson Mr and Mrs Ashton and Dick Kreps principal.
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Perkinsville
Jackson Township
Robert Ashton
Rex Delph
Richard Falkenberry
Jerry Jones
Richard Delaplane
Joyce Jones
Dixie Workman
Helen Peterson
Inta Argals
Stephen Smith
Bob Banning
Bonnie Hutson
Ronnie Goodman
Nancy Farrell
Jo Anna Lynch
Phillip Murray
Ronnie Marsh
Mike Schmitt
Steve Ashton
Jim Goodman
Kathy Schmidt
Sylvia Ashton
Gail Jones
Carol Delph
Janett Stout
Penny Lennis
Wanda Farrell
Dagni
Consumer Credit Reaches 30 Billion in 1955 Start
New York reports total outstanding consumer credit at 30.125 billion dollars as the year begins 1955. Mortgage debts reach 75.6 billion, a new peak. The influx of water fluoridation spreads to over a thousand communities, adding one part per million fluoride to public supplies.
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Consumer Credit
New York
Elwood Car Check Yields Low Defect Rate This Week
Elwood motorists lined up at the Head Motor Company and Moore Chevrolet for a statewide car inspection. By noon about 400 vehicles were checked with roughly 3 percent found defective. The program continues at both sites into Tuesday and Wednesday, aiming to exceed 2,000 inspections by Thursday.
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Elwood
Head Motor Company
Moore Chevrolet
Tes
Callaway Park
Rex Cooper
Samuel Cloud
Elmo Gustin
Richard Sharp
Trent Toensing
Julia Stout
Dottie Price
Bonnie Leathers
Milk Vending Machines to Salt Lake City Reported
There are about 16,000 coin operated milk vending machines in use in the United States one machine for roughly every 10,000 people. This compares with 210,000 chewing gum machines and about 695,000 soft drink machines in operation. Houses of rammed earth are being tried out in Panama.
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Salt Lake City
United States
Ing
Panama
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Mary Noble
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LWOOD
Merle DeLong
Rt. 3
Carolyn Joann
Richard E. Underwood
Charles
N. Atdh St
Miss. DeLong
Wendell L. Willkin
Methodist Hospital
Underwood
Gale Institute
Minneapolis
Minn
Nickel Plate Railroad Company
Orestes
Earl Prophet
John Cook
Ernest Owens
Larry
Elizabeth
Johnson, Warren
Ohio
Ralph Hayes
Mary Cook
Nancy Pence
DeKalb
Kenneth Sigler
Bill Abernathy
St. John's Hospital
Formosa
Taipei
Gary
Ferguson & Day Transfer Co
Indus
Earl Worthington
Elwood Social Activites
Calista Free
Emma Bitner
Virginia Kinder
Lennie Bissias
Lucile Kratzer
Tere
Wille
Ashton
Main St
First Presbyterian Church
Opal Cable
Edwin Lucas
Fred Nussbaum
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Ploughe
Kenneth Fudge
Chillicothe
Stephen ‘Ralph
Ralph Ploughe
Buick
Americas
Buicks
Motor Life Magazine
Ewccs
Famed
Motor Life
8Th and
Jackson Sts
Heckaman
Buick, Inc
Anderson, Indiana
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