Delco-Remy reports 17 000 employment at Anderson plants
Delco-Remy Division of General Motors announces more than 17 000 workers at its Anderson plants, up 2 500 from May 1954. The unit produces over 21 000 complete electrical sets daily for GM cars trucks and other vehicles, with a growing battery operation in multiple sites and a new Kan battery plant under construction. A four year guarantee on Delco batteries fuels demand as 12 volt GM systems expand nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Delco Remy
General Motors Corporation
Delco-Remy
G.M
Delco Battery
Muncie
New Brunswick
N.J
Anaheim
Calif
Olathe
Kan
Delco
New Dawn? Dulles Cautions on False Hope Amid Cold War Talks
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles warned the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Russians may be shifty in strategy but the United States must not mistake any false dawn for the real daw. He urged support for a 3.5 billion dollar foreign aid air program as top Soviet leaders Krushchev Bulganin and Mikoyan arrived in Yugoslavia for talks with Tito.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Foster Dulles
America
Dulles
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Kremlin
Marshal Tito
Tito
West
Communist Party
Nikita S. Krushchev
Nikolai A. Bulganin
A. I. Mikoyau
Summer School Schedule Listed and Public Note
Several city school staff prepare summer classes for the school system. Mrs Edna Finney and Miss Lois Saffer lead grades 1 6 at Longfellow School 7 30 to 11 30 Monday through Friday for seven weeks June 13 to July 29. Junior high Paris Capron runs summer programs. Enrollment begins June 13 in Room 101 Central Junior High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Finney
Lois Saffer
Longfellow
Paris Capron
China
Moscow
Good Morning Start The Day With A Chuckle
Walter Dugan aimed to throw a rock at his girlfriend's window but hit the wrong house and was fined $25 for disorderly conduct as noted by Superior Jose Roy Proctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis i
Walter Dugan
Jose Roy Proctor
Dugan
Proctor
Public demand boosts Want Ad success in Bulletin Herald
A Madison County reader explains paying 84 cents for a Want Ad rented an apartment the first day. The Want Ad Girl offers quick, wide reach to 36 000 homes, promising strong results for goods services lost items and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin-Herald
Madison County
Conservatives Score Victory In Great Britain
London reports a Conservative landslide in Thursday elections with a likely five year term and a large House of Commons majority. Labor leader Morgan Phillips conceded defeat early Friday as Eden readied for four power talks. The Conservatives won both seats and popular vote, signaling a shift from Attlee’s Labor in 1951.
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London
Fir
Eden
House of Commons
Morgan Phillips
Labor Party
Clement Attlee
Labor
Britain
Midcontinent Storms Leave 103 Dead and Widely Damaged
Weather toll climbs as four states report about 700 injured while Mississippi River warnings renew. Damages run high with widespread effects across the region under renewed storm alerts and flash flood concerns.
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Mississippi River
Tornado Toll Rises Across Five States
Deadly tornado system swept through Texas Oklahoma Kansas Missouri killing 103 and injuring 700 plus as sirens warned of continued danger. Kansas's 63 dead and 200 plus hospitalized. Blackwell reported 18 dead while relief efforts and mass casualties dominated the scene.
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Udall
Kan
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City Weather Bureau
Blackwell
Oklo
milesiDde
Here
Paris
Salisbury
Tipton
Gilman City
Oklahoma City
Coloma
Intensified Vehicle Check Program Expands Across Area
Police conducted a broad vehicle inspection campaign with 434 checks at Nichol and Arrow Avenues and 12th and Meridian, issuing 30 arrest tickets and 65 warnings. Authorities found 95 defects including brakes lights tires and registration as part of the Check Your Car Check Accidents effort.
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Nichol and
Arrow Aves
12Th
Meridian
Harold Boicourt
Lincoln Club Officers Named To New Terms
Madison County Lincoln Club officers were re elected at the annual meeting at City Hall. William Chambers was named president with Frank Swanfelt as vice president Elwood Williamson secretary and William Houchins treasurer. Plans include a summer membership drive a summer fish fry series and preparation for the November municipal election. City GOP Chairman Hugh Milne introduced several Republican candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
Lincoln Club
William Chambers
Frank Swanfelt
Elwood
Robert Williamson
William Houchins
Chambers
GOP
Hugh Milne
Six Candidates File Primary Expense Reports
Six candidates filed primary expense reports with Clerk Joseph Armington after the May 5 municipal primary. Jasper B. Smith Republican mayoral candidate reported 533.89, while Democrats Carl Kantner for Elwood mayor 43, Obert Eckhardt Anderson councilman 48.50, Ben Rodecap councilman 7.50, Alice Reham city clerk 60, Mae Roberts councilman 15. Armington noted June 2 was the deadline for filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lime
Joseph H. Armington
Jasper B. Smith
Repub
Ande
Carl G. Kantner
Elwood
Obert Eckhardt
Anderson
Ben Rodecap
Alice Reham
Mae Roberts
Armington
Urban League Dinner Highlights 29th Anniversary
Lt Cmdr Dennis D Nelson of the U S Naval Training Center San Diego addressed the Anderson Urban League’s annual dinner at Linders Restaurant. Public information officer Nelson spoke on integrating society noting atomic age advances push toward cooperation and civilization’s fate. Page 3 Col 5 continuation indicated.
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Dennis D. Nelson
United States Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Anderson Urban League
Linder’s
League
Cmdr
Thomas McMahan
USNR
Anderson
Nelson
Offer Of Ford Stock Refused By Unionists
Detroit Thursday Ford Motor Co offered 140000 union workers a chance to buy Ford family controlled stock at half price. The CIO United Auto Workers rejected the offer insisting it does not protect workers from unemployment and rejects the five year contract tied benefits. The union called the plan phony and linked it to an outdated General Motors model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors
UAW
John S. Bugas
Colums
All Are Lost In B3 Crash Near Texas Ranch
A giant B36 bomber on a routine training flight crashed during a violent thunderstorm six miles west of a west Texas sheep-ranching center. Fifteen killed. no survivors. Wreckage spread across eight acres as two explosions followed the blaze.
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San Angelo
Texas
Walker Air Force Base
Roswell
N. M
West Texas
President seeks funds to build atomic powered merchant ship
President Eisenhower asked Congress for 12.65 million dollars to start work on a 33 million dollar atomic powered merchant vessel. The project aims to demonstrate peaceful use of atomic energy by sending the ship around the world. The funding is part of a 139.334 million dollar supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, with the Atomic Energy Commission financing the power plant and propulsion systems.
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Washington
Eiisenhower
Congress
White House
General Reserve
Maritime Administration
Atomic Energy Commission
Eisenhower
Associated Press
New York
Ander son High School Honors Students Today
Outstanding Ander son High School students will be honored at the In-School Honor Day public convocation at 8 30 a m in the high school gymnasium. Delegates and awards include Miss Helen Harrell home economics Donald C Bowen business education Miss Gloria Rinearson Girls Athletic Association Mrs Margaret Doles Honor Society Joseph Crouse Latin J J Bailey J C Daddy Black Jaward Dick Monroe National Thespian Society B B Horton physical science Frank Woschitz annual publication Lee Pursjey X Ray publication Mrs Mary McFarland art Ralph Goldsberry Student Council Howard Lindsey school police J L Dye trades and industry H B Wilson vocational agriculture Miss Mary Ruth etc.
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Anderson High School
Helen Harrell
Donald C. Bowen
Gloria Rinearson
Girls, Athletic Association
Margaret Doles
Joseph Crouse
J. J. Bailey
J. C
Dick Monroe
National Thespian Society
B. B. Horton
Frank Woschitz
Lee Pursjey
Mary McFarland
Ralph Goldsberry
Howard Lindsey
J. L. Dye
Trades and Industry
H. B. Wilson
Mary Ruth
Building rate here continues at high level
Building permits issued by city and county inspectors since January approach 3 million dollars. May totals reach 840,930 with 45 county permits for new homes, 401,300 to Anderson area, and 6,500 in residential remodeling. City permits for May amount to 433,130 including 12 new homes and 150,000 remodeling Meadowbrook Baptist Church. Overall city permits since Jan 1 total 1,231,300, with 1,671,700 countywide. The Anderson township school project on Madison Avenue is not in county records.
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James L. Shartz
Floyd Hancock
Anderson
Meadowbrook Baptist Church
Woolworth
Anderson Township
Madison Avenue
Thej
Shartz
Ing
Pur
Due University
Doctors lead drive plan for muscular dystrophy fundraising
Dr. G B Wilder elected head of hospital study group as Anderson officials plan a telethon style campaign. A committee discussed a $6 000 to $7 500 survey to assess hospital needs and fund construction, with 20 telephones and 35 operators to support the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Wilder
St. John's Hospital
Anderson Hospital
Herald
Anderson
A. J
St. John's
Titus
City Utilities Officer Building
Memorial Day Holiday Hours From County and City Offices
County and city offices announce special hours for Memorial Day weekend. Courthouse offices stay open until 5 p.m. today then close Saturday and Monday. normal hours resume Tuesday. City offices also close Saturday with no extra hours today. City Hall returns to normal Tuesday. Retail firms stay open until 5 p.m. Saturday but close Monday.
Helicopter Crash Fatal To Local Officer In Japan
Lt. Col. Raymond L. Johnson 46 husband of Matilda Hatton of Perkinsville was killed in an Army helicopter crash in Sendai Bay Japan on Wednesday. Johnson a native of Oxford Ohio and 9th Corps ordnance officer had served in the Far East since December 1953. Mrs Johnson notified by her sister Mrs Edward Hackleman Perkinsville. Continued on Pace 5 Col 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond L. Johnson
Matilda Hatton
Perkinsville
Sendai Bay
Japan
Edward Hackleman
Johnson
Oxford
9Th Corps
Col Johnson
Far East
Colume
New Arrivals In Anderson and Vicinity
Born yesterday at St Johns Hospital to Mr and Mrs Everett Duffey Alexandria a boy Mr and Mrs Riley Weaver 1921 Indiana Ave a boy Mr and Mrs Eugene Barrett 1903 Walton St a boy Mr and Mrs Clay Kimble 2401 E Third St a girl
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St John’s Hospital
Everett Duffey
Alexandria
Riley Weaver
Indiana Ave
Eugene Barrett
Walton St
Clay Kimble
Third St
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Pauline Harris
Los Angeles
Mary Wagner
Harris
Fort Worth
Tex
Mrs. Luce
Sys Item
Ed C. Johnson
Colorado
Continental Divide
Dillon
Colo
Rockies
Ed Hohnen
Ber
Great Britain
Mella Hart
Westfield
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Army Quartermaster Corps
Ory Area
iLincoln Club
Urban League
AHS
St. John’s Hospital
Sey Committee
Wilder
At Baaren
Ocaal Bosptlak
St. John’s
AHDC
Velopment Association
IADA
George Daugherty
Pendleton Post
Arcon Ayes
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