Navy Sets Date For Annual NROTC Exams
Chief John Phillips announced from the local Navy recruiter that Adm. Holloway approved December 14 as the date for the 12th annual national NROTC examinations for high school seniors and graduates. Applications must be received by November 18, with forms available at the Tower Building recruiting office and at high schools. The program funds tuition, fees, books, and provides a $600 yearly stipend, with NROTC units at Purdue and Notre Dame in Indiana. After a four year college course, officers join the Regular Navy or Marine Corps and may enter flight training if qualified. About 2,000 will be selected from the qualified pool for entry next September.
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John Phillips
Navy
Adm
James L. Holloway
Naval Personnel
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Phillips
Naval Academy
NROTC
Civilian College
Indiana
Purdue
Notre Dame
Marine Corps
Boes
Phillips Office
Chief of Naval Personnel
Washington
D. C
Stock Market Slips on Monday’s Blue Turnover
The New York stock market fell for a ninth straight session, dropping over 2 percent as volume hovered around 1.2 million shares. Big names like American Telephone and Telegraph, General Motors, and Chrysler faced declines though overall losses were modest. retail firms showed some strength as retail sales emerged as a bright spot amid a sluggish year.
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New York
American Mog
American Telephone and Telegraph
Anaconda
Armour
YEO Bendix
Bathlehem Steel
Chrysler Container Ae
Curtiss Wright
Es Puget
Ord Geners
Elsetic
General Motors
Gillethe Veesere
Harvesser Sssssc
Kresge
Ses Ee Eee
Bs Dot
Asgett-Heyers Ma
Lynth Corporation
Montgomery Ward
New York Central Wese
Pennsylvania Railroad
Radio Corporation of America
Sears Roebuck
Leony-Mobil
Avia
Indiana Gay
Corded
Studebaker-Packard
United Aircraft
Ubber U. S. Steel
Waster Union Westinghouse Maruel
Wellington
Aegreminiae
Grain Futures Close Lower on Chicago Market Decline
Grain futures fell on Monday trading in Chicago amid favorable crop news and slow export demand. Soybeans led losses with May contracts hitting new seasonal lows as weather and participation in the soil bank program weighed on prices. wheat, corn, rye and lard also declined, while reductions near session ends trimmed losses.
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Chicago
iTrade
Seber
Southwest
I Bonds and Rails Edge Higher on Monday Trade
I Bonds edged modestly higher in slack trading as rails advanced while industrials utilities and investment grade issues closed firm. Government Treasuries drifted lower in light turnover and convertibles fell in step with stock losses. NYSE volume reached 760 000 shares with the AP average dipping to 172.70.
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New York i
U. S. Treasury
Associated Press
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Cattle Feeder Day Draws Farmers and Leaders to Alexandria
About 260 people from nine Indiana counties attended the Eastern Indiana Cattle Feeders Day at the Alexandria 4 H Club Grounds. Purdue extension specialists Paul Mitchell and Kenneth Macdonald led demonstrations on feeder cattle grades, feeding programs, and market values with John Chaille of Emge Packing Co. providing market insights. Participants included Howard, Tipton, Hamilton, Grant, Madison, Hancock, Blackford, Delaware and Henry counties. cattle were supplied by local farms, and a Labor Day Cadet drill team display also highlighted the event.
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Mine Counties
Indiana
Alexandria
Paul Mitchell
Kenneth Macdonald
Purdue
John Chaille
Emge Packing Co
Howard
Tipton
Hamilton
Grant
Madison
Hancock
Blackford
Delaware
Henry
Hershel
Keith Trimble
Keith Trimble, Elwood; Ray Keesling
Rt. 1
Muncie
Phil Newman
Daleville
Charles Stanley
MLS
Anderson Cap
Air Force
Anderson
Civil Air Patrol
Stancington
Warsaw
Ruth Main
Auy Omige
Second St
Femmes
Regina Barrett
Ton Officer
Dorothy Daty
Epworth Methodist
Nita Eschelman
Henry County
Williams Feed Store
WAF
Dixie Montgomery
Ablof Anderson
Insigh
Darlene Davis
AB Helenonia
Miller
Experimental missile fails launching test at Cape Canaveral
At Cape Canaveral Missile Test Center a rocket was fired while another released vapor smoke and flame. Patrick Air Force Base provided only a brief confirmation of a missile firing, with officials unsure if the event was a launching failure or a stationary test of an interim 1500 mile range type.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Patrick
Air Force Base
Air Reserve Unit Holds Weekly Meeting And Addresses
Flight B of the 9596th Air Reserve Squadron met at the Naval Reserve Center in North Anderson for its weekly gathering. Maj. Ray Courter led. Maj. Lloyd E. Dixon spoke on European Satellites of the U.S.S.R. The unit convenes each Monday at 7:30 PM.
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9596Th Air Reserve Squadron
U. S. Air Force Reserve
Naval Reserve Center
North Anderson
Ray Courter
Lloyd E. Dixon
U.S.S.R
Ray Brady
Dry goods market reports softer cloth prices in New York
In New York the cotton textile market showed a slight rise in print cloth sales on spot with some prices easing. The 38%4-inch 64x60 5.33 yards print cloth sold at 13.5 cents a yard, down 0.4 cent. Wool goods orders were limited while rayon goods attracted better buyer interest for cloth delivery through to the first quarter of next year.
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New York
Auction Sales Schedule with Multiple Public Auctions
A condensed list of public sales and farm auctions scheduled from September 16 to October 5. Featured are buyers Paul Kainman Floyd Vestal Ruth Keesling Pat Patterson Bob Wagner and others with various locations including Willow Branch Wilkinson Pendleton Mar kleville Selma Yorktown Daleville and Alexandria. Auctioneers include Jim Bradley Joe Kellum H. D. Kirk J. C. Bradley Egg Hood Chas Lawler Everett Beaty and Bernard Hart.
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Paul Kainman
Willow Branch
Jim Bradley
Joe Kellum
Floyd Vestal
Mary Alice Sauders
Lem Jones
Wilkinson
Maurice Burker
Aucis
Robert
Kay Hosier
S.W
Pendleton
North Fork Reformatory Road
H. D. Kirk
J. C. Bradley
Ruth A. Keesling
Markleville Elevator
Pat and
Thelma Patterson
Mt. Summit
North Side
Egg Hood
Bob Wagner
R. G. Brooks
Selma
Leland J. Osborn
Ray Fisher
Mnoll Guernsey
Yorktown
Everett Beaty
Alma E. Monteomery
Daleville
Christian
Church
Chas
Lawler
Charles Lawler & Family
Anderson
Mi. East
Mi. South
Bernard Hart
Hershel Widener
Jean Sweep
Lighter Hogs Sell Lower in Indianapolis Market
Livestock prices fell across hogs and cattle at Indianapolis auctions. Shoats and feeders showed declines with hogs mostly 25 cents lower, while sows slipped 26 cents. Some steers and heifers held steady to 50 cents higher, cows steady with occasional gains, bulls steady. Large lots of prime steers and high choice cattle traded around 22.50 to 24.50 per hundredweight amid varied weights and sizes.
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Muncie
Npj
John Morton
Miami Herald
Cocoa Beach
Camercl
Indianapolis
Spl
Drayer
de Brozzo
Podziemski
Father Of Five Charged With Wife Murder Plot
A 36 year old father of five confessed to mixing fat and poison into his wife Phyllis’s coffee and food over three months to make her ill. He claimed the plan was to gain attention, not kill, as police recovered a lethal arsenic derivative in a hospital pastry. He faced an attempted murder charge with a $10,000 bond and a September preliminary hearing.
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Milwaukee
Eugene Podziemnski
Asst. Dist. Atty
Aladin de Brozzo
Phyllis
Podziemski
Robert W. Landry
Padziemski
Podzieski
Inmates to salvage state junkyard at Putnamville
Indiana officials propose moving inmates from Putnamville Penal Farm into a salvage operation to dismantle obsolete Highway Department equipment. The plan aims to save taxpayer money by converting junked vehicles and parts into usable metals.
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Indianapolis
State Penal Farm
Highway Department
Clarence T. Drager
Public Works and Supply
Jul Glane
Drayer
Courthouse News New Suits Filed Draft Divorce Actions
A list of new filings in circuit and superior courts includes Matting E Burlingame versus Paul K Burlingame for divorce, Dorothea P Halmon and Clay O Halmon against Commonwealth Loan Company on note, Doris M Collier for divorce, Maribelle Salyers for divorce, Vurlin Nevens against John Parker Nivens for divorce, Lena Safford and others in Isabell Bess versus Gem Bess, and Bob VanWinkle Inc versus Ralph McCoy with a final order on proceedings supplemental to execution. Also noted are suit dismissals for replevin and divorce actions on motion of plaintiffs.
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Matting E. Burlingame
Paul K. Burlingame
Daniel BD. Quickel
Superior Court
Commonwealth Loan Company
Clay O. Halmon
Dorothea P. Halmon
Elbert E. Kidwell
Bill Ray Collier
Doris M. Collier
Hadley and Sharp
George Salyers
Maribelle Salyers
Bohannan and Burton
Vurlin Nevens
John
Sarenit Cou
Anderson Banking Company
Lena Safford
John J. Taylor
Indianapolis Morris Plan
Isabell Bess
Gem Bess
Bob VanWinkle, Inc
Ralph McCoy
Hogs Decline At Chicago Market Report
Chicago hog market shows 25 to 50 cent drop for butchers hogs while sows hold steady to 26 cents down. Slaughter steers rise 25 to 50 cents, heifers up strong up to 50 cents. Sheep steady. No 2 and 3 hogs at 200 to 225 pounds bring 60 to 319.25 per head amid mixed price notes.
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Chicago
Isis
States Raise Taxes in 1955 Across Multiple Sectors
States across the United States raised taxes in 1955 on sales, gasoline, income, cigarettes, and motor vehicles. Fourteen states increased at least three of these taxes during the year, reshaping fiscal policy in multiple regions.
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Washington
Miss Barbara Scott Joins Rushville High Staff
Miss Barbara Scott daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Scott has accepted a teaching job at Rushville High School. She will teach physical education supervise cheerleaders and lead the Girls Athletic Association. She holds a bachelor of science in education from Ball State College and has worked as recreation director at Knightstown Children's Homes.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fargo
Fort Worth
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Ri Tiami
Ushville
Milwaukee
Barbara Scott
Iplist
Paul
Roy Scott
lMotine
New Orleans
Rushville
New York
Omaha
Clear
Girls’ Athletic Association
San Francisco Cloudy
Scott
Cloudy
Ball State College
Mumwackiitan Saints Cie
Winnipeg Cloudy
Eee
Knightstown Childrens’ Homes
Anderson High School
Industrial Output Declines in August Amid High Employment
Industrial production held at 144 percent of the 1947-49 average for August, unchanged from June and July after seasonal adjustments. Nonfarm payrolls reached a record 52.8 million, with average weekly earnings up slightly and retail dollar sales continuing to rise about a percent above a year earlier.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Fortnightly Club Meets In Clifford Home
Fortnightly Club gathers at Mrs. William Clifford home with members and the hostess. Attendees include Mesdames Huffman Tull Risine Ketcham Hinshaw and others. neighbors travel to Anna Ohio for a wedding. local social notices follow including picnics moves and visitors. Also a Des Moines note about a singing telegram to a dog.
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Carl Kilburn
Delco-Remy
Kilbuck Park
Anderson
Jim
Terri
John Sty
Pendleton
Males
Patriotic Club
Dineer
Bill Gatewood
Legionnaires Parade Opens 39th National Convention
About 50 000 Legionnaires march 4 percent mile along Boardwalk Atlantic City to open the 39th national convention. Officials say the parade begins 10 hours of marching before a week of speeches debates and awards. The event marks the start of a gathering expected to draw thousands of veterans from three wars.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Legion
New Jersey Oceanfront
The
Legion
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Pendleton Pike
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13Th
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Lee Wallen
Gerald P. Shine
Anna L. Malone
Joseph Ca Armington
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Madison Superster Court
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Hettle
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David Bradley
Paul Kaufman
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