Sukarno Visits Lincoln Tomb in Springfield
Indonesian President Sukarno visits Abraham Lincoln's tomb in Springfield Illinois places a wreath and prays at the memorial. He meets Gov Stratton and is escorted by officials while receiving gifts and greeting thousands of spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Herald
Abraham
Maresse Ae Lincoln
Mohammed Guntur
Pang
E Capital
Lincoln
William G. Stratton
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Sukarno
U.S
Indonesia
Hugh S. Cumming
Stratton
Air Force
Boln
United States
Republic of Indonesia
Lin
George L. Cashman
Edward Stanton
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
George E. Drach
Springfield
Charles F. Carpentier
Nelson O. Howarth
Howarth
Capital Airport
Warren E. Wright
John W Chapman
University of Illinois
Champaign
John K. Chang
Illinois State Register
State Capitol
the Register
George Washington
America
Purelube and Pure gasoline Offer Octane Bonus
Modern four year old engines need higher octane after break in. Purelube High HP motor oil plus Pure gasoline claims to reduce deposits and provide a knock free power boost worth up to four octane numbers. New cars retain showroom power while older ones regain it starting today. Be sure with Pure.
Indiana Highway Death Toll Rises
Indiana reports multiple road fatalities over the weekend. Robert Bell, 17, of Rockport died from injuries after a two car crash on Ind. 75 near Boonville. three others were hurt. Frederick L. Van Dietenbos, 21, of Goshen, perished when an auto sideswiped a tree and then crashed nearby. A train car collision near Gary on Saturday claimed three Chesterton residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Robert Bell
Rockport
Indiana
Bell
Boonville
Frederick L. van Dietenbos
Goshen
Gary
Chesterton
Man Found Dead Near Hammond Spur After Train Fatality
Edward E. Ferris aged 34 a switch tender for the Indiana Harbor Belt Line was found dead Sunday on a railroad spur near downtown Hammond police said his legs were severed apparently by a train. John Kadric resigned as dog warden in Trumbull Connecticut citing 2 a.m. calls about barking dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DFAD
Hammond
Ind
Edward E. Ferris
Highland
Indiana Harbor Belt Line
Trumbull Conn
John Kadric
Indiana Cities Face State Aid Cut Over Loan Defaults
Three Indiana cities Terre Haute Gary and Michigan City will lose state aid in July for failing to repay Postwar Planning Revolving Fund loans. Auditor Curtis Bardin withholds their alcoholic gallonage tax shares. Terre Haute's last allotment was 18000 dollars Michigan City's 8000 dollars and Gary's 39000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Curtis Bardin
Terre Haute
Gary
Michigan City
Bardin
Rardin
Top Hoosier Court Grants Reprieve to Flowers
The Indiana Supreme Court granted Elmer J. Flowers a second reprieve from the electric chair. Convicted in Vigo Circuit Court for the Oct 4 1954 murder of his former wife Iane Kennedy, Flowers was to die June 7. The extension to Nov 30 allows time for appeal briefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana Supreme Court
Elmer J. Flowers
Flowers
Vigo
Terre Haute
Iane Kennedy
Electric Chair
High Court
Jesse H. Jones Ill in Houston Hospital
Jesse H. Jones, 82, Houston financier and former secretary of commerce and RFC head, was reported in critical condition at St Luke's Hospital after entering about two weeks ago. He published the Houston Chronicle and owns 35 multistory Houston buildings including downtown hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Jesse H. ‘Jones
Secretary of Commerce
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Jones
St. Luke's Hospital
Houston Chronicle
RFC
Fort Wayne milk market chief dies in Chicago visit
Charles Hemple age 50 federal milk market administrator for Fort Wayne and South Bend died of a heart ailment Monday while visiting his parents in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Charles Hemple
South Bend
Chicago
Automation sparks nationwide strike at Standard Motor Works
London report shows twelve thousand workers walk out to protest 3500 layoffs amid plant reorganization and new machines for cheaper tractor production. Critics blame automation for job loss. unions push for shorter hours, no foreclosures, and retraining while warning against Communist influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Standard Motor Works
Michigan
Communist Party
R. Birch
Amalgamated Engineering Union
World Federation of Trade Unions
Marcel Bras
Britain
Also Mentioned on This Page
International College
Massengill
Jacob Bunn Showhorse
Lincoln's Tomb
God of All
Hoosier
Jesse Jones
Texas
John B. Crane
Europe
Bulletin-Herald
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!