Major shipping push for 1959 as St Lawrence Seaway opens
Major American and world shippers scramble over freighters for 1959 with Seaway construction behind schedule costs higher yet promise of vast traffic. Plans call for deeper locks doubling depth and more lines between Great Lakes and foreign ports. Mayflower replica voyage sparks political uproar in Massachusetts Virginia jubilee scalps and a publicity blitz as ships tour U.S. coastlines.
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ASC Chairman Sets Wheat Rules For Farmers Vote June 20
ASC chairman outlines new wheat marketing quota rules for farmers with a nationwide vote scheduled for June 20. The plan seeks to adjust acreage guidelines and quota allocations to stabilize prices and supply. Local farmers groups reacted with cautious support and questions about implementation timelines.
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Farmers
Passports Of Two Students Held By U S
Two students are reported to have their passports held by U S authorities amid an international incident. Officials have not released full details about the case or the students involved. The situation involves multiple countries and centers on travel documentation and foreign visa issues.
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U.S
Opal Neal Dies In Hospital
Obituary notes the death of Opal Neal, listing surviving relatives including a sister Mrs Miyats, stepchildren, and grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled at Hassell and Hitch Funeral Home in the near term with services in Danville and Greensburg, followed by burial.
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Opal Neal
Taverns Face Extended Midnight Closing Order Debate
A court considers extending a 1 AM closing rule for taverns, while tavern owners argue the midnight close is based on Center Standard Time. Judge Pees is set to hold a hearing Friday to decide if the order should become permanent.
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Ryan
Marion Liberjar Court
S Tage Commission
Edwin K Steers
Judee Pees
Priday
From Here Go To Boys State At IU
Four Boone County youths Bill Kelly Akerman Jack Nelson and Ronnie Carson will represent Boone County at the 1957 Boys State sponsored by the American Legion on the Indiana University campus in Bloomington. More than 975 Hoosier high school students are expected to participate in the week long program which aims to show how state and local governments operate. The boys will elect city councils and state officials starting at the precinct level and sworn in by Judge James J. Enmert of the Indiana Supreme Court. Side lodging will be on the campus with housing and activities arranged for the participants.
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Ronnie Carson
Maay Itor
Bloomington
Boone County
American Legion
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James J. Enmert
Indiana Supreme Court
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End of Abortive War Between State and National GOP
The article reports Indiana Republicans ending a dispute with the National Republican Organization. Key figures include Robert Matthews and Renee Witte, with tensions over overriding differences. Details mention committee chairs, national leadership, and planned further actions amid ongoing strategic debates.
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GOP
Robert D. Novak
Indiana
Robert Matthews
Indianapetys
Joe
Wwe
Matthews
Miecertans Iern
Rene Iia
Bat Mattheas
Matias
Dentopwal
Matitiens
Gan Zation
Tie Matingalleart
Private Rites At Thorntown for Mrs Davis
Funeral services for Mrs. Davis a former Thorntown resident will be held at the Nas at Thorntown with Rev James Davis of Clarks Hill officiating. Burial is in Union Cemetery near Clarks Hill. Born January 22 1867 in Feene County she was the daughter of Ove and Deborah Davis widow of George Davis who died in 1924. Survived by a half brother Herschel Davis of Colfax and two half sisters Mrs Grace Fall of Thorntown and Mrs Minnie Crose of Colfax. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Saturday. Flowers omitted per family request.
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Melissa
Lafayette
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Suddarth
Indiapapolis
James Davis
Clarks Hill
Union Cemetery
Feene County
Ove
Deborah
Sheriff Announces Solved Boon County Gun Case
Sheriff Wilbur reports a Lebanon man confessed and turned over a pistol and other firearms tied to a burglary and theft incident. A first degree burglary charge will be filed, with Barton and detectives continuing the case under Sheriff Slagle's supervision.
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Fochard
Borton
Willestowe
Boone County
Sherif Wilbur
Slagle
Lebanon
Barton
Slagie
Sheri Twa
Youngsters Slain By Mom in Grim Domestic Tragedy
Neighbors told officers the mother, a registered nurse at Metropolitan Hospital, appeared to have attempted suicide after calling police. Police found a stove jet and a basement water heater on as investigators probed the scene. Two children apparently died of suffocation with one seated nearby. authorities described the incident as a possible murder suicide attempt.
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Metropolitan Hospital
Daffynitions Genius: Man Settles Style Debate at Home
A playful quip notes a husband persuades his wife that mink coats are falling out of fashion. The joke hinges on a pun about daffy definitions and fashion vanity within a domestic setting.
Girard Fires Jap Attorney From His Staff
Rep Haley D Fla introduces a resolution urging the administration to reconsider allowing Army Specialist 3C William Girard to be tried by Japanese authorities. The measure is nonbinding, expressing sentiment in the wake of a controversial case that stirred protests and debate.
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ABC
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Three From Boone To Get Degrees At STC Sunday Night
Terre Hattie 5 Split m see nine iainty Students advances to the 1930s ceremony as degrees are conferred at STC Sunday night in the quadrangle. President Holrstedt delivers the principal address while Richard F. Thirsfield assists. Miss Martina Tasser Ross and others are named among the graduates.
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Holmsteet
I Amomerran Mall
Hareld Wo Tarpan
First Presbyterian
Hureamand
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Toad
Richard F. Thirsfield
Mdna
Tasser Ross
Lee Bohannon
Whitestown
Gerhard Lumpe
Tehima
Corner Stone Laying Sunday for Lebanon School
The corner stone laying for Lebanon's new one million and a quarter dollar high school will be Sunday at 2 15 p.m. Superintendent Thomas L. Christian will preside. If rain, the ceremony moves under roof at CHE park on paved streets. no parking on school grounds. Contractors in Indianapolis were consulted by phone and the building will proceed to speed the deadline, to have the school ready for use.
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Indianapolis
Prayer text from Koottte sermon page
A devotional prayer volume text urges heavenly surrender and supplication for strength to live at a higher level. It invokes Romans 8 26 and asks for Holy Souls to be part of the Redeemer s sake, seeking guidance and mercy in daily life.
Lebanon plans new sewage plant and sewer system
The Lebanon city and state health boards approved a final plan for a sewage treatment plant and interceptor sewers to curb raw sewage dumping into Prairie Creek. Estimated total cost about 1.25 million dollars with 600 thousand for the plant and 650 thousand for sewers. bids to be opened, with state public service approval needed to fund and issue bonds.
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Lebanon
Prairie Creek
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State Public Service
Plan for Broader Aid and Church Reorganization
A conference voted to expand church aid and discuss a new home for the aged in Frankfort. Plans include strengthening support for ministers, new housing for seniors, and proposals for church leadership development across Indiana and Illinois.
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Emeric
Neco West Lndiimy
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Reliong
Rey Lester
Frankfort
Jef
Rankfurt
Paizo
Indiana
Nate Secre
Medici
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