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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1956
Page
15
Memorial Day in Elwood was observed quietly with the Louis Monroe Post American Legion sponsoring a small public program. Flags adorned downtown sidewalks and cemeteries residents decorated graves while out of town visitors arrived for the day.
A Mississippi based group named Mississippians for States' Rights organized a meeting pledging independent presidential electors to oppose both major parties. Delegations from Alabama and Louisiana reported similar plans as backers seek direct voter support while critics accuse leaders of weak regional leadership against federal encroachment. Gold discovery in California noted in OT text.
Elwood 20 year old Jack LaShure of 1519 So. K St. drowns in the Mississinewa River at 7:30 p.m. His body recovered near noon Wednesday. Coroner Dr. L W Yoder investigates. Rites set for 2 p.m. Friday at United Christian Church with burial in Elwood City Cemetery. Survived by widow Shirley, 15 month old son Randy Joseph, parents Homer and Helen, four brothers, three sisters, and multiple grandparents. LaShure born Aug 4 1935 in Elwood. formerly with Monticello Manufacturing. member of United Christian Church and AFL. guardsman with Battery B 150th Field Artillery Battalion.
John Morrell & Co plans to permanently shut its Ottumwa meat packing plant due to work stoppages and slowdowns. Vice president John Blankenship said the plant, closed last Friday, will not reopen under current conditions. The company alleges a slowdown. the union calls it a lockout. A union meeting Thursday may yield a solution, but the plant remains closed.
Elwood Mrs. Lila Octavis Davis 63 of 1400 No C St died at Robert Long Hospital Indianapolis Wednesday morning after illness since October Funeral services 2 30 p m Saturday York Memorial Home Rev R W Sage First Baptist Church Burial Elwood City Cemetery calling hours after 7 p m Thursday Surviving two sons Thomas A Davis Elwood Robert Davis Winchester three sisters Mrs Charles Coburn Mrs William Hackett Elwood Mrs Ruth Ballard Marion one brother Frank Bolser Chicago four grandchildren Born in Tipton County daughter of George and Anna Mann Bolser Husband Thomas Davis deceased
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