Shares Inch To New High
A thin market edged to a record and the Associated Press average hit a fresh high as gains by General Foods American Telephone Westinghouse Electric and Du Pont lifted the Dow Jones industrial average to 643.79. Volume fell to 1,790,000 shares with 487 advances to 497 declines and nine of the 15 most active issues rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
General Foods
American Telephone
Westinnhouse Electric
du Pont
Associated Press
Dow Jones
U.S
American Motors
Amer. Tel
Tel
Anaconda
Armour - 2
Beth. Steel
Ty Curtiss Wright
Loew's Inc
Lynch Corp
Montgomery
National Tile
Mbdity
New York Central
Dan Nicholson
Pennsylvania
Wach Pierce Governor du Pure Ow
Amer
Wie
Up Radio Corp
Up I
Sears Roebuck
Socony-Mobile
Ind
Studebaker-Packard
United Aircraft
I. I.S. Rubber Ray
Steel
Western Union
Westinghouse
Wellington
Slow New York cotton market ahead of plant shutdowns
The cotton textile market was slow over the holiday weekend with expectations of a general slackening before annual plant shutdowns. Wool goods and synthetic goods markets were quiet due to pre holiday influences. Cheryl Burke, 13, cut her left hand on broken glass and was taken to St. John's Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cheryl Burke
Euclid Dr
St. John's Hospital
Stephen Webb
Lowell Ave
Hoos Gain 25 to 75 Cents on Hog Prices in Chicago Market
Chicago AP reports butcher hog prices rose 25 to 75 cents as supply fell to 4,000 head the lightest since March 27. No. 1 and 2 190-220 lb hogs sold 17.50 to 17.75, mixed 2s and 3s 17.00 to 17.50, with a 195 lb No. 1 lot at 18.90. Cattle and sheep offerings were light and prices mostly steady. steers around 29.00 for top lines, heifers 26.50 to 27.50, and bulls 23.90 to 25.50.
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Chicago
Muncie Livestock Market Report Harsh Hog and Cattle Prices
MUNCIE hogs sold 25 to 50 cents higher with choice No 1 hogs 17.75 for 190-240 lb and 16.75-17.50 for 240-280 lb. 280-360 lb hogs 14.25-15.50. Roughs 14.75 down. bears 10.00-12.00. Cattle steady across grades with prime steers 25.50-29.00. good to choice 24.00-25.50. medium to good 20.00-24.00. cows 12.00-21.00. calves 23.00-30.00.
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Muncie
Starkweather Appeals Lincoln Murder Conviction
Convicted killer Charles Starkweather filed an appeal for a new trial in US District Court in Lincoln Nebraska, a week after a federal judge granted a stay of execution to allow his murder sentence appeal after his spree last year that left 11 dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starkweather
Lincoln, Neb
UPI
Charles Starkweather
US District Court
Higher Prices Paid For Hogs And Cattle Market Report
Hogs sold unevenly higher by 25 cents to 1 dollar with weights 180-240 pounds at 16.75 to 18. 240-270 pounds 16 to 17. 270-300 pounds 15 to 16.25. Cows rose 25 cents. 300-375 pounds 13.50 to 14.75. 375-500 pounds 12.25 to 13.50. 500-600 pounds 11.75 to 12.50. Cattle and calves: good steers 26.50 to 27, good to choice 27.50, prime end 29.50, standard and good 26 to 26.50. Cows steady. Sheep not enough to establish market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Wheat Soybean Corn Fall As Favorable Weather Dims Demand
Chicago AP markets saw selling in wheat, rye and soybean futures, with the day’s sharpest losses in days. Prices closed near day lows as favorable crop conditions and weak near term demand weighed, with July oats steady to firm and corn mixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Local Livestock Market Prices and Grain Quotes
Livestock prices show hogs 40 cents higher with various weight ranges from 220 to 300 pounds listed. sows and cows down, calves at 26.00, steers and heifers in the mid 20s to 30 range, bulls lower. Poultry items for heavy hens and leghorn hens listed, eggs current receipts fielded. Grain quotes include contract wheat 1.45, soybeans 2.09, contract beans 1.86, corn 68 lb 1.13, shelled corn 1.18, oats 0.61.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weenie Museo
Anderson
National Memorial Observances Across U S War Dead
The nation keeps a wreath laying at the Altar of the Nation with President Eisenhower sending a wreath and each governor a white rose. Arlington and Pearl Harbor ceremonies mark WWII losses, with Honolulu honoring 17 000 graves as U S observers in Britain visit Whitehall and St Margaret s Church.
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Eisenhower
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
Honolulu
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Arizona
Hull
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Britain
Whitehall
British National Memorial
St Margaret's
YWCA Home Cornerstone Ceremony Announcement
Purchase Of Art Henning says contractor is on schedule for the new YWCA home. Formal cornerstone laying ceremonies will be held Monday, with Mrs Bagot and Mrs Charles Chastain in leadership roles. Mrs Herman Head will offer prayer as past presidents and all board members are expected to attend.
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Art Henning
YWCA
Bagot
Charles Chastain
Ywca Board
Herman Head
The
Association
Anderson High School Class of 1959 Commencement
Baccalaureate features a prayer led by Miss Mary Ruth Palmer with a choir performance of Take My Life Let It Be Psalm 150 and other chorale pieces. Rev R A Burchfield gives the Benediction. The Class of 1959 processes out to the Recessional as the high school orchestra under Thomas R Clem plays. Graduation will be held outside the AHS gym for the first time in over twenty five years this week with additional commencement at Warner Auditorium next Thursday at 8 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ruth Palmer
Sinting
R. A. Burchfield
Fifth Street Methodist Church
Thomas R. Clem
Anderson High School
AHS
Warner Auditorium
Local Lexington Family Remains In News After Death
Local residents Ray Hamm Jr and Oscar Hamm from Lexington along with Cleman William Richard Charles and Woodrow Hamm, and Clay of New York, plus sisters Ruth Aline Turner of Lexington and Mrs Roy Butcher of Nicholasville are identified. The body was sent to Waltz and Hiday Funeral Home for incomplete arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Oscar
Hamm Jr
Cleman
William Richard
Charles
Woodrow
Lexington
Clay
New York
Ruth Aline Turner
Roy Butcher
Nicholasville
Waltz and Hiday Funeral
Local Man Jailed After Knife Attack
A Madison County stabbing at 8 15 p m at the corner of 16th and Cedar involved Willie Eldridge and Robert Swain. Eldridge suffered a nine inch knife wound to the left shoulder and Swain was held on assault and battery with a deadly weapon. Police continued seeking a young, thin man in his mid 20s, accused of trying to steal from two elderly women, Fish Ashburn and Martha Wilson, who escaped with minor injuries.
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Anderson
Madison County
16Th and
Cedar Sts
Willie Eldridge
Hendricks St
Robert Swain
Locust St
Fish Ashburn
Main St
Martha Wilson
Figh St
Memorial Day traffic plans in Madison County announced
Memorial Day weekend traffic conformance aid announced with National Guard units from across Indiana. Police Chief John Heiden of Anderson Police Department Sheriff Harold Goehring and Lt George Daugherty of Indiana State Police Pendleton urge drivers to use caution to prevent accidents through Sunday.
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Madison County
National Guard
John Heiden
Anderson
Harold Goehring
George Daugherty
Indiana State Police
Pendleton
Prison ward appointment and court actions reported
Sizemore and Shaw requested doctors to determine commitment to the prison medical ward. Shaw waived the medical exam and appeared for sentencing. Leroy Reason pleaded guilty to second degree burglary. sentencing set for June 5. Richard A. Riley pleaded innocent to grand larceny from a 1958 theft. James Martin Jr. and Billy Arnold Clevenger charged in separate affidavits for burglary and grand larceny. Robert Lee Smoot charged with assault and battery with intent to murder after beating Evelyn Johnson. Smoot captured by state police near Marion.
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Richard A. Riley
Mel Thornburg
James Martin Jr
Martin
Idlewold Golf and Country Club
Billy Arnold Clevenger
Robert Lee Smoot
Evelyn Johnson
Smoot
Miss ‘Johnson
Ind. 9
Marion
West German Talks Open with Informal Berlin Focus
British host Selwyn Lloyd hosts Herter Gromyko and Maurice Couve de Murville at a Geneva villa for a two week set of secret talks. The aim is a written Soviet pledge to withdraw threats to Berlin in exchange for a summit to discuss Berlin, reunification, and European security.
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Russia
West Berlin
Berlin
Selwyn Lloyd
Herter
Gromyko
Maurice Couve de Murville
Geneva
Lloyd's
Nikita
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Washington
John Foster Dulles
Do It Yourself Taxpayers Prompt IRS Drop In Help Needed
Do it yourself tax movement cuts tax return help needs. IRS reports 757000 fewer filers required assistance this year compared to last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Navy backs effort to salvage $260 million carrier
Sen. John C. Stennis urged restoration of funds for the carrier amid House cuts in a $38.8 billion defense bill. He joined Chavez and Young in supporting Navy modernization and warned crises in Mesopotamia and Lebanon underscore needs. Navy witnesses said they will press forward despite Adm. Rickover's criticism of proceeding.
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Formosa
Lebanon
Stennis
Senate Military Appropriations Subcommittee
Dennis Chavez
D-N.m
Milton R. Young
R-N.d
Chavez
Subcommittee
House Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
Navy
House Committee
Adm
Hyman G. Rickover
Forger gets 15 year sentence in check fraud case
A 42 year old man George W. Harper was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for being part of a husband wife check forging team. Harper and Vera Harper 44 pleaded guilty to transporting fraudulent checks across state lines and are accused of cashing about 50000 in bad checks over the past year or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
George W. Harper
Robert A. Grant
Harper
Vera
Public Real Estate Foreclosure Sale Notice Madison County
A notice of public auction by Harold J. Goehring Sheriff Madison County Indiana follows a judgment against U S C Corporation and Mary Virginia Ridenour. The sale on July 2 1959 at 10 a.m seeks to satisfy a 20639 14 debt with interest and costs by selling Tract 1 312 West Seventeenth Street Anderson Indiana and Tract 2 to convey all equity held by mortgagers the purchase contract recorded July 7 1950 including Lela M Peak lot details and Block 6 in E M Jackson Third Addition. Court ordered deed to purchaser after sale. Charles F Gaus attorney. May 23 1959. No. H-3684-May 30june 6-13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Madison County
U.sc. Corporation
Mary Virginia Ridenour
Anderson
Indiana
County of
Madison
Towit
West Seventeenth Street
E. M. Jackson
City of
Lela M. Peak
Recorder
General Assembly of the, Tt
Harold J. Goehring
Billy Worman
James N. Dunlap
State of
Township
Lafayette Township
General Assembly
Samuel Hughes obituary notes in Detroit and Anderson deaths
Samuel Hughes aged 70 of Detroit died Thursday forenoon in Detroit. Burial at East Maplewood Cemetery Anderson with graveside rites by Rev Fr. George A. Burns at 2:30 p.m. Monday. Survivors include two sisters Mrs Paul Bassett Cincinnati and Mrs Mary Fitzgerald Portland Ore. The report also covers a drowning of Timothy Pierson in Indianapolis and multiple Anderson deaths including George R. Pyle Sr Ben F Burkholder Christopher Everman Louise Franklin George Harshman and long police ticket counts in Galion Ohio.
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Samuel Hughes Samuel Hughes
Detroit
Samuel Hughes
Anderson
East Maplewood Cemetery
George A. Burns
Trinity Episcopal Church
Paul Bassett
Cincinnati
Mary Fitzgerald
Portland
Ore
Ben F. Burkholder
Ramona St
Salt Lake City
Utah
North Anderson
John Goehring
Katherine
Franklin
Evans and Early Funeral
Louise Franklin
St. Petersburg, Fla
Harold E. Rozelle
George A. Harris
East Lynn Christian Church
Notice of Final Settlement of Estate No 13567 Madison County
Creditors heirs and legatees of Joseph Jones deceased must appear in Madison County Superior Court Anderson Indiana on June 3 1959 to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirs and receive shares Witness clerk Eugene Creammile May 20 1959 Also notice for Walter Hays estate due June 1 1959 Witness clerk Eugene Creammile Madison County Superior Court Also sheriff sale of Crest Lawn lot 217 in Anderson Township Madison County Indiana July 1 1959 at 10 am to satisfy judgment of Worcester County Institution for Savings Merchantile Mortgage Co and Paul E Schrenker Receiver against Orval G and Rheta J McIntire with description of property and sale terms
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Jones
Superior Court
Madison County
Anderson
Indiana
Eugene Creagmile
Walter Hays
Gail Court
Busby, Davisson, Cooper & Farr
Superior Court of
Worchester County Institution For Savings Merchantile Mortgage Co
Paul E. Schrenker
Orval G. McIntire
Rheta
Joan McIntire
County of
Madison
Indianatown
Crestlawn
Anderson Township
General Assembly of
State of
Millie F Aldred 85 Former Perkinsville resident dies in Florence
Mrs. Millie F Aldred 85 widow of Perkinsville farmer George Aldred died Thursday evening in Florence Alabama where she had lived two years. She was a Perkinsville Methodist Church member and survived by two sons Eldon and Jacob plus five grandchildren. Funeral services Monday at Fisher Brothers Funeral Home Lapel with burial in Perkinsville Cemetery.
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Christopher Everman
Christopher C. Everman
Gol Pendleton Ave
Harold FE. Rozelle
Irvin L. Pusey
Central Methodist Church
Everman
Memorial Park Cemetery
Millie F. Aldred
Perkinsville
Florence
Ala
George Aldred
Aldred
Perkinsville Methodist Church
Perkinsville Good Samaritan Society
Jacob Aldred
Eldon Aldred
Albion
Ind
Fisher Brothers
Funeral
Albert Clark
Beamer
Forrest Crum
Grandmother 64 Earns High School Diploma in New Albany
Mrs. George Miller of Sellersburg, aged 64, received her high school diploma 45 years late at a New Albany ceremony. She plans to pursue college next fall, aiming to major in business administration. Her high school closed during her teens and her family could not afford Jeffersonville schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Ind
George Miller
Sellersburg
Teacher Criticized Becomes Burlesque Performer
A former substitute teacher Pattie Carruthers, 30, says school officials criticized her outfits and she chose to become a burlesque performer under the stage name Patti White. She states she loved teaching but wanted to present herself as a woman, noting students enjoyed her big earrings and dresses. The move followed complaints over her attire at school.
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Hollywood
UPI
Patricia Ann Carruthers
Patti White
Notice of Divorce by Publication Madison County Indiana
Public notice in Madison Circuit Court announces an absolute divorce suit between Anderson-Company as plaintiff and Charity L. Armstrong and Sophie L. Surbaugh as defendants. Defendants must answer by July 13, 1959. A public sale of real estate may occur June 17, 1959, to satisfy a decree and costs. The property includes strips off lots 88 and 89 in Colonial Addition, Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Madison County
Anderson —— Company
Charity L. Armstrong
Sophie L. Surbaugh
Anderson
Indiana
County of
Madison
General Assembly
State of
Madison County Zoning Ordinance Amended May 1959
Madison County Indiana Board of Commissioners adopts an ordinance amending the master plan to reclassify and rezone a 2 acre parcel in Section 31 Township 19 North Range 8 East to El Sec 2. The ordinance references zoning maps, enforcement provisions, and repeals conflicting ordinances. Also noted is a separate public sale notice on June 30 1959 for real estate in Lafayette Township to satisfy a monetary judgment, detailing parcel description and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
General Assembly
State of Indiana
Board of Zoning Appeals
County Board of Commissioners
Madison
Clifton Paddock
John W. Hersberger
Ralph D. McCord
Public Auctions Listed Across Indiana and Nearby Areas
A sequence of public sale notices details multiple auctions in Indiana towns including idled town Wilkinson Anderson and Elwood. Items include real estate and household goods conducted by various auctioneers such as Egg Hood Phearis and McShurley with dates ranging June 6 to June 12 and locations on High Street 8th Street 37th Street and State Road 36. Local residents are informed to attend at scheduled times.
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C.D. T
George Rector
High St
Iddietown
Indiana
Wayne Phearis
Billie W. C. Schuyler
8Th St
Anderson
Ind
Egg M. Hood
Don Harry
Mechanicsburg
Morton McShurley
Cora Gipe
Wilkinson
Joe Kellum
James Bradley
Charles Wickersham
Furn
East 37Th Street
Meadowbrook
Anderson City
M. Hood
Charles Lawler
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Columbus Ave
St. John’s Hospital
Paramount
Meridian St
Hoas
Muncie Livestock
Fairview ST
Confederacy and Daughters of the Union
Sizemore, Shaw
Shaw
Leroy Reason
Smith
Reason
North Drive-In
Here
World Vision Program
WCBC
Atlantic
Delvina Papineau
16Th St
Alma Davidson
Anna Steel
Lapel
Ora Lee Lifford
Forrest Terrace
Alice Beckenholt
Shirley Graham
Nichol Ave
Marcell Wheeler
St. George Robertson
Daleville
Frederick Wolfe
Earl Crum and Son
Clara Gephardt
Lillian Rector
Effie Boyd
W. 14Th
Delores Turner
Eckhouse
Charles Moore
Fairview Street
Marjorie Hallowell
Angola
Raymond Surrey
Sherman Street
Hershal Martin
Yorktown
Wayne State University
McGregor Memorial
Indiana University
Dulles
JET
Rome
Seattle
Pan-American Airways
Pan-American
Charles F. Gaus
Timothy Pierson
Timothy
Milford C. Pierson
Howard Bays
Oak St
Janet Bays
George Pyle
George R. Pyle Sr
Cincinnati Ave
Baker Brothers Funeral
Wayne Thompson
Ray J. Tuttle
Park View Cemetery
Alexandria
Ben Burkholder
George Harshman
Cathedral City
Calif
Beatrice
California
Busy Fellows Galion
Ohio
Free & Shearer
O'Neill, Scott, Schrenker & Norton
Millie Aldred
Leningrad
Ivan Moskvin
New York Coliseum
Iss
Robert ‘A “Young
Roxie Young
Kelley
Arnold & Kelley
Phillip S. Cooper
Attes
Joseph Harmington
Howard G. Webb
Scatterfield Road
Harold J. Goffring
Walsh & Beeler
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