Fire destroys concession stand at North Drive In Theater
The North Drive In Theater suffered a total loss of its concession stand yesterday evening when a fire destroyed the structure. Fire units from Anderson and assistance from Alexandria battled the blaze, saving the projection booth and most equipment. shows were moved to the South Drive In while repairs are planned.
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North Drive In
Ind. 9
Anderson
Alexandria
Alliance Theater Corp
South Drive
Ben Caplan
South Drive In
Howard Himes
Keith Fern
Senate approves farm bill with compromise draft
The Senate passed a new farm bill by voice vote after a House Senate conference draft resolved differences. It excludes Ike's soil bank prepayment plan and heads to the White House within the week for potential signature. Nehru urged Algeria cease fire and direct talks to settle French North Africa.
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Senate
Eisenhower
Senate House Conference Committee
House
White House
Jawaharlal Nehru
Algeria
Nehru
Colummn
Eisenhower Mixes Golf and Divorce in News Conference
President Eisenhower, responding to Egypt recognizing Red China, compared diplomatic spats to a family disagreement. He said one incident does not end a friendship, noting only an act truly unsafe would break ties.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Egypt
China
United States
Inter-Service
Army
Air
Patrons Surprise With 4c 5c Luncheon Menu 1834
In a New York City restaurant in 1834 patrons received a menu listing beef stew and corn beef and cabbage at 4 cents and roast beef and chicken stew at 5 cents. The item reflects the era's pricing and dining customs. A brief classified ad later notes a quick sale of a small cement mixer with motor, “good as new,” for sale by phone.
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New York City
Bulletin- Herald
Bulletin-Herald Want Ads Reach 36,000 Homes Daily
An advertiser praises the quick impact of Bulletin-Herald want ads. The notice notes the ads reach more than 36,000 households daily and provides the contact number 3-5371 to place an advertisement.
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Bulletin-Herald
Dial
College to Honor Dean Olt at June Alumni Dinner
Anderson College plans a June 20 tribute dinner for Dr. Russell Olt, dean since 1925, with 600 to 700 attendees expected from across the nation. Rev Roscoe Snowden will MC the event at Linder's as part of the National Alumni Association activities.
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Anderson College
Russell Olt
National Alumni Association
Linder’s
John H. Kane
Roscoe Snowden
East Sth Street
Church of God
Olt
Wilmington College
Ohio
New City Court Sets Summer Hours Schedule
Judge Carl T. Smith announced a summer hours plan to clear the docket with daily trials until June 1. After that City Court will convene on Monday Wednesday and Friday mornings and 1 30 p m sessions on those days with 8 30 p m on Fridays. City Clerk Ernest Coburn released the statement.
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Carl T. Smith
Smith
Ernest Coburn
New Farm Program Sent Ike Approval Expected House Finishes Passage
The House finished passage of a new farm bill aimed at President Eisenhower wishes, sending the measure to the White House for signature. The bill includes the administration soil bank and passed the House 304 to 59 after Senate approval.
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Ike
Washington
House
White House
Eisenhower
Senate
Cauble Receives 20-Year Term For Campbellsburg Bank Holdup
A 32-year-old Anderson man, Clifford L. Cauble, began a 20-year prison sentence for a $3,545 bank robbery at the State Bank in Campbellsburg after pleading guilty. FBI agent Leonard Blaylock said Cauble directed officers to the loot buried near the U S 36 and Ind 109 intersection, the day after his arrest.
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Anderson
FBI
Indiana
Campbellsburg
Charles Batts
Salem
Ind
Clifford L. Cauble
Meridian St
Leonard Blaylock
Indianapolis
Cauble
U. S. 36
Board Denies Asphalt Plant Near Madison City
The Madison County Board of Zoning Appeals rejected a petition to establish an asphalt paving material plant east of the city after a courthouse hearing. The proposal included a roadway into the site near an extension of E. 20th Street and Ind. 109, facing opposition from several nearby property owners.
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Madison County Board of Zoning Appeals
Ind. 109
E. 20Th St
Woolson Has Good Day in Duluth Hospital
Albert Woolson 109 year old last Civil War Union Army survivor spent another good day at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth Minnesota. He is recovering from a recurrence of lung congestion as reported Wednesday.
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Woolson
Duluth
Minn
Albert Woolson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Officials Toss Coin To Break Delegate Tie
County Election Board members met at the courthouse to resolve a three way tie for the sixth Republican state convention delegate from Ward 2 in Anderson. William DeArmond Paul C. Hamilton and Arthur Springer each posted 306 votes in the May 8 primary. A coin toss at County Clerk Joseph H. Armington's office selected Hamilton as the winner, witnessed by Republican County Chairman Raby H. Roberts and GOP board member Conrad Arnkens. The ruling completes Madison County's 52 delegate slate for the June 29 state GOP convention.
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Madison County
Walter Hays
Hays
Jesse Biddle
Anderson
Madison County Council
Indiana State Tax Board
Anderson Township
Jahn Dean
County Election Board
Ward
William DeArmond
Paul C. Hamilton
Arthur Springer
Joseph H. Armington
Hamilton
Raby H. Roberts
Conrad Arnkens
GOP
Mr. Armington
House Approves Foreign Aid Bill After Big Slash
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a foreign aid bill cutting 1.109 billion from Eisenhower’s request in a 24 to 4 vote. The measure moves to the House for floor debate set for June 6 as administration supporters weigh restoring funds or pushing the Senate panel. Rep Vorys said there will be time to count noses before the bill reaches the floor.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
House
Administration
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rep. Vorys
Ohio
Foreign Affairs Committee
New Officers Named By Local Social Council
Harold Gallagher elected president of the Anderson Council of Social Agencies at the annual YMCA meeting. New officers include Alice Rehm as vice president Elizabeth Worley as secretary and John Graham as treasurer. Regular meetings resume in September with representation from area social agencies and a hospital development update by Dr Gordon B Wilder.
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Anderson Council of Social Agencies
YMCA
Harold Gallagher
Elizabeth Worley
John Graham
Alice Rehm
Herman Landes
Herald
Gallagher
Landes
Emily Shockey
Vivian Willis
Anderson
Family Service Bureau
City Schools
Public Welfare Department
Anderson Council of Church Women
Bill Wilson Boys Club
Anderson Cece
Anderson Ministerial Association
Anderson Urban League
Anderson Township Schools
YWCA
Gordon B. Wilder
Anderson Hospital Development Committee
Army Contract Under The Table Payments Alleged At Senate Hearing
Senate inquiry heard an Army officer accused of taking under the table payments to allow a New York capmaker to retain a lucrative military contract. Col. Louis H. Shirley, former clothing and equipage chief, denied wrongdoing. Witness Jane Mackey, head of J Mackey & Sons Inc, alleged payoff pressures and personal turmoil amid her firm’s expansion into shoe making.
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Senate
Washington
Army
New York
Shirley
Bahamas
J. W. Roberts
Roberts
Louis H. Shirley
Clothing and Equipage
The
New York Quartermaster Purchasing Agency
Jane Mackey
J. Mackey & Sons Inc
Miss Mackey
Traffic Deaths Climb Toward National Record
A White House aide warned the United States faces its most deadly year on the highways as traffic fatalities rise nationwide. Howard Pyle said 1956 could reach 42,000 deaths, far above the 1941 record of 39,969, with monthly saves needed to avoid surpassing the old high.
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Chicago
White House
Howard Pyle
Eisenhower
Truman Apology For Quip Sparks International Fuss
Former President Truman apologized for an offhand quip that blamed a "squirrel-headed general" for the Salerno landing in 1943. The remark drew uproar in the United States and Britain and prompted sharp reactions from a British general and President Eisenhower. The article notes Truman questioned Anzio planning and deflects on naming individuals, mentioning Gen. Mark Clark.
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Naples
Italy
Harry S. Truman
Salerno
United States
Britain
Washington
Eisenhower
Anzio
Truman
Mark Clark
U.S. Ambassa
Cave Child Seriously Injured After Auto Collision
A five year old boy, Billie Ray Cave, was seriously injured Wednesday at 11 30 a m when he darted from the curb into the path of a car on Columbia Avenue near 21st Street. James Floyd Riddle, 32, of 1638 East 18th Street, operated the auto. The boy, taken to St John’s Hospital, suffered bruises abrasions lacerations a broken neck vertebra and a broken right collar bone.
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Billie Ray Cave
Paul Cave
18Th St
James Floyd Riddle
E. 18Th St
Columbia Ave
E. 21St St
St. John’s Hospital
Albright
Dedication of Clifty Creek Power Plant Draws Local Group
A Madison dedication yesterday drew 750 guests from 12 states to the Clifty Creek Power Plant, the largest private industry project to date. Anderson representatives included John A. Beuhler Ed Turnquist Robert Miller Robert Robinson E A Bailey Frank Yarling William Sparks John Templeton Walter Bagot J E Flanagan and other local officials.
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Anderson
Madison
Clifty Creek
John A. Beuhler
Ed Turnquist
Robert Miller
Guide Lamp
Robert Robinson
Delco-Remy
E. A. Bailey
Anderson Newspapers
Frank Yarling
City
William Sparks
John Templeton
The
City Utility
Walter Bagot
J. E. Flanagan
Chamber of Commerce
Seven Die When Barge Sinks On Lake Michigan
A 120 foot dredge bucked by 10 to 15 foot seas broke a boom cable and capsized four miles east of Cudahy Milwaukee. Seven of the 19 aboard died in the cold water and two were missing. Edwin Selvick from Des Plaines Illinois described the sudden disaster as the dredge turned over just minutes after the heavy seas hit. The tug E James Fucik towed the craft toward Milwaukee Harbor when the tragedy occurred.
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Milwaukee
Michigan
Edwin Selvick
Des Plaines
Ill
Cudahy
E. James Fucik
Eisenhower Wins Farm Bill Clash in Vote After Veto
The final farm bill omits high supports and waters down features opposed by the White House. It eases tensions with Congress racing the measure through in under 48 hours, while the soil bank and higher grain price supports shape the program. President Eisenhower stressed disciplined obedience in military command amid inter service debates.
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House
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Senate House
Senate
Soil Bank
W. R. Poage
Two-Day District Scout Camporee Opens Saturday
Scout Troops from Mounds District travel to Callaway Park Elwood for a two day camporee starting Saturday morning. The event features a Know-How theme with charcoal cookery and a Court of Honor for about 50 Scouts. Captain T E Peters Delco Remy leads the opening ceremony with Mayor Robert Fortson to be introduced after songs.
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Mounds District
Callaway Park
Elwood
William Huderson
District Advancement Committee
Don Leasure
T. E. Peters
Delco- Remy
Robert Fortson
Father
Police Check 166 Cars At Blockade
Police found 24 mechanical defects in 166 cars checked at a blockade on E 18th St near B St during the Check Your Car Check Acci program. Under Sgt Donald Davenport officers checked brakes lights glass tires steering mufflers rear vision mirrors registration and operator's license.
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E. 18Th St
B St
Donald Davenport
Five Suspects Are Charged in Madison County Case
Five suspects were named in criminal affidavits filed in Madison Circuit Court yesterday by Prosecutor Melvin B. Thornburg. William Alexander Beckett Rose alias Carl F Richardson faced forgery charges tied to a fraudulent check drawn on the Anderson Banking Company February 24.
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Madison Circuit Court
Melvin B. Thornburg
Wiliam Alexander Beckett Rose
Carl F. Richardson
Anderson Banking Company
Central Indiana Enjoys Fair Weather With 72 Degree High
Forecast from the Weather Bureau predicts fair conditions across central Indiana today with a high near 72 degrees. Partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures are expected, according to the latest forecast issued last night.
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Indiana
Weather Bureau
New Arrivals In Anderson Area Born At St John’s Hospital
At St John’s Hospital in Anderson eight newborn boys are recorded to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer McFarland 814 Sycamore St Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sokol 1022 Chase St Mr. and Mrs. George Rector 18222 Walnut St Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cain Frank ton Mr. and Mrs. Carl Braden 2133 Pearl St Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis Kissane New Castle and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Canter Pendleton all welcomed with a son.
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St. John’s Hospital
Elmer McFarland
Sycamore St
Michael Sokol
Chase St
George Rector
Walnut St
Floyd Cain
Frankton
Carl Braden
Pearl St
Jarvis Kissane
New Castle
Richard Canter
Pendleton
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