Governor Ends Alabama Capital Martial Law
Governor Patterson proclaimed martial law ended at midnight and praised the Alabama National Guard for restoring order after race rioting. Federal actions pursued to curb segregation in interstate bus transport and related facilities. In Mississippi, 19 freedom riders were put to work at a prison farm. 17 were convicted on breach of peace charges. Kennedy spoke of peace and not retreat at a Boston banquet before traveling to Europe.
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Montgomery
Ala
UPI
John Patterson
Alabama National Guard
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Birmingham
Jackson
Miss
Freedom Riders
Patterson
National Guard
L. B. Sullivan
G. J. Ruppenthal
Eugene Connor
Jamie Moore
Claude Henley
U.S. Middle District Court
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Memorial Day traffic toll tops 300 across United States
Amid a long holiday weekend millions hit the roads and waterways as 330 deaths were reported from traffic and related incidents. The figure exceeded typical periods, with safety officials warning the final count could surpass the 1957 record of 415 killed.
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Howard Pyle
National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
Associated Press
Speakers Named For Convention In Anderson High School Gym
Clergy from across the nation will speak at the International Convention of the Church of God held in Anderson Indiana June 1925. Dr. W Dale Oldham will open the convention with daily mass meetings at Park Place Church of God and Anderson College Music Hall.
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Anderson High School
Church of God
W. Dale Oldham
Park Place
Ray W. Keith
New Albany
Ind
General Ministerial Assembly
Park Place Church
Anderson College
Warner Auditorium
E. 5Th St
Keith
Roscoe Snowden
E. E. Wolfram
Anderson
Arlo F. Newell
St. Louis
Clarence C. Perry
Portland, Ore
Isom Crockett
Laurel
Miss
Madison County Commissioners Review Roads Plan and Memorial Day Closure
The Madison County Board of Commissioners met to tour county roads and note priorities for a forthcoming rehabilitation program. They discussed an early start for a Madison Avenue ad program, with a start expected within 60 days, pending a final cut approval.
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Madison County Board of Commission
Madison Avenue
Ralph McCord
Howard Faust
Jesse Biddle
Heralds Abbreviated Schedule For Memorial Day Observance
The Anderson Herald operates on an abbreviated schedule today due to Memorial Day. Editorial staff will handle calls after 8:50 p.m. while other departments remain closed all day. The Wednesday issue will be delivered as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
The
Herald
Man bites dog twist as Collie injures official
Lloyd Allen president of the Izaak Walton League was bitten by a Collie while visiting a farmer in Manitowoc County. The dog bit his leg, then ran off after a yelp. Allen showed his artificial leg to prove he did not strike the animal. The dog received medical care for broken teeth.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Manitowoc County
Congress celebrates Texas senate victory
Republicans in Congress praised the election of a GOP senator in Texas calling it a Democratic Gibraltar. Democrats dismissed Blakley’s defeat as insignificant, noting many Democrats stayed home in the special election to fill the seat vacated by Vice President Johnson. Blakley, seated by appointment, opposed Kennedy domestic proposals and ran as a conservative alongside Tower.
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Washington
Congress
Texas
William A. Blakley
Blakley
John G. Tower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Blakely
Methodist Church Assignments Open New Superintendent in Muncie District
Dr. Thurman B. Morris of First Methodist Church Fort Wayne succeeds Dr. D. Brooks Shake as superintendent of the Muncie District in the North Indiana Methodist Conference. The 118th annual session closed with retirements for age regarding six ministers, including Rev. A. Wesley Pugh and Rev. Lee B. Sharp. Also announced was disability retirement for Rev. Wilbur V. Day of Wabash after injuries from a November 4, 1960 accident. Day retires for at least a year while recovering.
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Thurman B. Morris
First Methodist Church
Fort Wayne
D. Brooks Shake
Muncie
North Indiana Methodist Conference
Anderson
Shake
A. Wesley Pugh
New Castle
Richmond
Lee B. Sharp
North Indiana
First Methodist
Wabash
Supreme Court allows states to close shops on Sundays
The Supreme Court upheld blue laws in four test cases from Pennsylvania Massachusetts and Maryland allowing states to require merchants to restrict or close Sunday operations. Justices noted potential future unconstitutionality if used to advance religion.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Maryland
Earl Warren
Warren
Memorial Day Observed Across Anderson Area
Memorial Day observances in Anderson include a 11 a.m. service at Memorial Park Cemetery with a 10 a.m. cavalcade from courthouse square. Veterans groups and a joint firing squad will honor war dead led by Rev. George Harris as Avenue of Flags debuts and more than 2,800 grave flags are displayed across Pendleton, Alexandria, Lapel, Summitville and Markleville.
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Memorial Park Cemetery
Anderson
Herald
Madison County
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United Spanish War Veterans
American Legion
Legion
USW
VFW
Courthouse Square
George Harris
Kenneth DeLanter
Marion Palmer
Pendleton
Elwood
Alexandria
Lapel
Summitville
Markleville
George Graham
J. Farrell Wilson
Zula Clem
Ruby Johnston
Mounds State Park
Falls Park
Plan County Home Report Plans for Madison County upgrade
The Madison County Home Study Committee seeks to complete its report by June 15 with detailed recommendations to be presented to the County Board of Commissioners and County Council. The steering group will meet weekly in Madison Circuit and subcommittees are compiling housing requirements and finance data, while seeking Wisconsin information.
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Madison County Home Study Committee
Madison County
Madison County Board of Commissioners
Madison County Council
Madison Circuit
Wisconsin
State Development Meeting Scheduled
A steering committee will meet in Indianapolis to plan a statewide industrial development corporation. Gov. Richard O. Ristine will preside in the state Senate chamber at 10 a.m. The group, including bankers and Chamber of Commerce leaders, will study the 1961 law creating the body to supplement the federal Small Business Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
State Senate
Richard O
Woman Injured In Crash Here In Madison County
A Madison County woman suffered minor chest injuries when her car was struck and then rammed through a fence into a utility pole. Phyllis Robbins 29 Rt 6 Anderson was injured at the 8th and Sycamore streets intersection when Nellie Keller 77 Lapel failed to stop. Robbins 1954 model auto demolished Keller car $50 damage. fence and pole damage undetermined. Officer Harry Boze investigated.
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Madison County
Phyllis Robbins
Rt. 6
Anderson
8Th
Sycamore Sts
Nellie Keller
Robbins
Keller
Harry Boze
E. 18Th
C Sis
Alfred Flowers
Holland Branum
D St
Flowers
NBL Suspends Operations Over Point-Shaving Scandals
Denver based National Basketball League suspends operations for a year amid a wide point-shaving scandal affecting sponsors. President George Kolowich cites recruiting risk. Tech Tape Corp resigns effective June 1. Denver-Chicago Truckers uncertain for next season awaiting return from Italy and potential player losses.
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NBL
Denver
UPS
National Basketball League
George J. Kolowich
Paul Cohen
Technical Tape Corp
New Rochelle
N. Y
Cohen
Kolowich
Chicago Truckers
Johnny Dee
Truckers
Phillips
Phillips Oilers
Bartlesville
Okla
Dee
Italy
National Industrial Basketball League
Cleveland Pipers
Seattle Bakers
Akron
D. Wingfoots
Hack
Nation Honors War Dead on Memorial Day Across the Nation
Memorial Day ceremonies mark the sacrifices of 1,128,393 Americans who died in eight major wars. In Arlington National Cemetery the 3rd Infantry will place flags on 109,000 graves while Sen. Richard Russell will represent President Kennedy laying the wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States
America
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg
National Cemetery
Arlington
3Rd Infantry
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Kennedy
Soler
Five More Entries Listed For Soap Box Derby July 19
Anderson Derby officials announce five additional entrants raising total to 65 for the 1961 Soap Box Derby on July 19. The race moves to the new Derby Downs near White River in Madison Avenue Park funded by private contributions. Sponsors include Hunter Chevrolet and Anderson Newspapers. New entrants are James Dailey, Bert Davis, Dean Malson, Roger Mullins with sponsors Fast Side Daily, Edge Packing Company, Seal-Tight Aluminum Sales, and Acme Paving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Derby Downs
White River
Madison Avenue Park
Hunter Chevrolet
James Dailey
Coventry Dr
Fast Side Daily
Bert Davis
Shellbark
Edge Packing Company
Dean Malson
Lonsvale Dr
Roger Mullins
E. 29Th St
Acme Paving
New Arrivals in Anderson and Vicini
New birth notices from St. John's Hospital list six newborns to Wood Bricker Naylor Carr King Leer and Collis with locations in Indianapolis Middletown and Ball Memorial Hospital Muncie. One baby is a girl and the others are boys with parents named. Grandparents are listed for Steve Broadbent’s family in Middletown.
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St. John’s Hospital
Dallas Wood
Forrest Bricker
E. 10Th
William Naylor
Poplar St
Clyde Carr
Silver St
John King
Crystal St
John Leer
St. Rd
North
Sherrill Collis
Middletown
Ball Memorial Hospital
Muncie
Steve Broadbent
Howard Day
Albert Broadbent
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Edward Wellington
Arrow Ave
Jim Duffy
James E. Duffy
E. Lynn St
Alabama
Peles
Boston
Khrushchev
New England
Europe
William Lloyd Garrison
Brookline
U.S
Ofa
Commission Studies
Congressional Gop
High Court
Plan County Home Report
Sam Adams
Melita Hudson
Hazelwood School
Raymond Hudson
Sheridan St
David Butler
Longfellow School
Don Butler
Fletcher St
James Hanna
Adams
Anderson and
Vicini
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