Public anger over horse and buggy mail methods
A letter to the editor criticizes 100 years of postal neglect and potential cuts to Saturday mail delivery amid funding shortages. The writer cites Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield, proposes automation, ground-level post offices, and rapid city delivery ideas while arguing for improved efficiency and funding.
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Congress
Arthur E. Summerfield
Eisenhower
Summerfield
Colon
Indianapolis
Indiana
Attica
Munich
Holland
England
Germany
Yankees Chisox Fight Fines Total 650 Dollars
Five players from both teams were fined a total of 650 dollars after a first inning brawl between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox. White Sox’s Larry Doby and Walt Dropo and Yankees’ Billy Martin Enos Slaughter Art Ditmar were fined 150, 150, and 100 respectively, with Ditmar Perez—
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Chicago
Will Harridge
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Larry Deby
White Sox
Billy Martin
Enos Slaughter
Yankees
Walt Dropo
Art, Ditmar
Doby
Dropo
Martin
Slaughter
Deby
Ditmar
Harridge
Ditmars
Arridge
Art Datmar
Larry Doby
Mates
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Yankee
Walt Drope
Skowron
Yanks
Drope
Linden Coach Wrecks Auto Near Lebanon
Linden High School coach Emmerson Mutterspaugh was slightly injured when his 1956 car totaled after a ditch dive to avoid a pickup on State Road 32 east of Lebanon. He sustained a head bump as his nephew Edward Fridley 17 of Bastrop required transport for treatment.
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Emmerson Mutterspaugh
Linden
Lebanon
Mutterspaugh
Walter Mauch
Anderson
Mauch
Martin J Bowen
Edward Fridley
Bastrop
Haitians Lose Fifth Cabinet In Six Months
The provisional government of President Daniel Fignole was toppled in a military coup led by Brig. Gen. Antonio Kebreau. Fignole and his ministers were reportedly arrested as crowds gathered around police headquarters and the presidential and army sites. The army said it would assume full government powers and Fignole resigned, being sent into exile.
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Daniel Fignole
Fignole
Rebreau
Col
Pierre Armand
Haiti
Kebreau
Reds Free 2 Jesuit Priests
Two American Jesuit missionaries Father Charles J. McCarthy and Father John Alexander Houle were released from four years of confinement in Communist China. They left Shanghai for the Jesuit mission HQ and expect to depart for Hong Kong in about 10 days. Remaining Americans in China include three under house arrest in Shanghai and three possibly imprisoned in the Peiping-Tientsin area. Both priests were in fair health.
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Hong Kong
China
Charles J. McCarthy
San Francisco
John Alexander Houle
Glendale
Calif
Shanghai
Father McCarthy
Father Houle
Communist China
Peiping-Tientsin
McCarthy
Taxpayer Probes Police Protection In Odd Visit
William E. Lee, a local taxpayer in Salt Lake City, visited police headquarters to inspect taxes spent on policing. After a departmental tour he left briefly then returned to find his car outside missing one tire and wheel, swiped during the visit.
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Salt Lake City
William E. Lee
Kiwanis Hears Wm. Russell on funeral service growth
Lebanon Kiwanis luncheon at Alen Country Club featured William C. Russell describing the modern funeral director’s threefold public role. He noted licensing by the state, duties to public health, and duties to families and the public, tracing the profession’s rise from family led services to a highly professional field. Russell, in practice 30 years with partner William H. Hitch, was introduced by G A Benigar and this report continues on Page 4.
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William C. Russell
Alen Country Club
Russell
Sion
Prints Of Slain Man Found Near Seymour Ind
Investigators moved to extract fingerprints and compare prints to identify a well dressed man found shot knifed and beaten along a gravel road south of Seymour Indiana. Coroner V L Burkholder said autopsy found three 22 caliber bullets in the head a fractured skull and a slashed throat with $239 in cash nearby. The body likely lay four to six days and bore no identifying marks.
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Seymour. Ind
Here
V_L. Burkholder
Jackson County
Adventurers Ordered Home From European Tour of Two Collegians
The State Department ordered two South Carolina collegians home from a European tour after they entered Communist Hungary from Austria on May 26 and were expelled on June 7. Passports for Mike A. Gilbert and Warren W. Hair were stamped only for return to the United States. Officials say the pair sought further travel despite expulsion and had discussed returning to Hungary.
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Washington
State Department
South Carolina
Hungary
United States
Vienna
Mike A. Gilbert
Warren W. Hair
Gilbert
Walterboro
S. C
Hair
North Augusta
Austria
Gilbert and Hair
Iron Curtain
Senator George Responds Well To Heart Treatment
Former Son Walter F. George shows improvement after heart disease treatment at Emory University Hospital. Bulletin notes seriousness but signals an encouraging turn. George serves as President Eisenhower's special ambassador to NATO.
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Senator George
Atlanta
Walter F. George
Emory University Hospital
George
Eisenhower
NATO
Triple Crash Slows Traffic Near State Road 3 and US 52
A Boone County woman sustained minor injuries as a three-vehicle crash involving a Kroger driver Herman Fidwin Owen a Nehi Beverage truck and a passenger car disrupted US 52 by pass near State Road 3 south of town. Deputy Sheriff John Denney charged Owen with failure to stop for an automatic signal. arraignment set for next Friday.
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Boone County
John Denney
Herman Fidwin Owen
Terre Haute
Kroger Grocery Company
Vola Branstetter
Jamestown
Beverly Ann (Myers) Branstetter
Owen
Branstetter
Kenneth Eugene Hawkins
Indianapolis
Nehi Beverage Company
Branstetter Auto
Denney Owen
Justice of the Peace
DeVonna Lindeborg
Three Farmers Sue R E M C Over Tomato Crop Damage
Three Boone County farmers accuse Boone County R E M C of weed spray damage to their tomato crops. They seek damages totaling 5076 dollars, filing in Boone Circuit Court on Wednesday. Kenneth Dale claims 8200 for 16 acres in Center Township. Gene Corday seeks 1207 for over 40 acres effecting a portion of the crop. Wendell B aig represents the suits.
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Boone County
Boone Circuit Court
Kenneth Dale
Center Township
Gene Corday
Wendell B
Aig
Eisenhower nominates Peterson and Hoegh for ambassadorships
President Eisenhower nominates Val Peterson as ambassador to Denmark and Lee A Hoegh to succeed Peterson as federal civil defense administrator. Both require Senate confirmation. Peterson, CDA chief since February 1953, previously served as Eisenhower administrative assistant. Hoegh, Iowa former governor and attorney general, organized the state civil defense program and has recent private practice. The administrator’s pay is 17,500 dollars yearly. the Denmark post pays 325,100 dollars.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Val Peterson
Denmark
Lee A Hoegh
Iowa
Peterson
Federal Civil Defense
Senate
GOP
Nebraska
Civil Defense Administration
Hoegh
Town
White House
James C. Hagerty
Fom
Infantry
Petersen
Rob“t D. Coe
Guard Unit Parade Marks Tenth Anniversary in Lebanon
Lebanon's Battery C Lath Field Artillery of the Indiana National Guard plans a parade next Monday night at pm around Courthouse Square to celebrate ten years since its postwar reorganization on June 17 147 The event replaces the regular drill at the Armory and ends with refreshments at the Armory for Battery members and invited former members including the unit's 12 original members none of whom remain affiliated with it Sgt W K Smith notes the anniversary and invites former members to attend Pfe Robert Livingston 1132 South East Street a former Ball.
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Lebanon
Indiana National Guard
Courthouse Square
W. K. Smith
Battery
Sgt. Smith
Outfit
Pfe
Robert Livingston
South East Street
Daffynitions Modern Woman Barred from Public Washrooms
A satirical definition portrays the modern woman as one whose sex bars her from nothing but fatherhood and women’s washrooms, reflecting a gendered joke on access and identity.
House Vote On Civil Rights Bill Reached Today
The House opened a showdown session on civil rights with leaders predicting passage before nightfall. A key fight centered on attaching a jury trial guarantee for those accused of violating civil rights injunctions, a point urged by Southern opponents and contested by supporters.
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House
Edmond LE Breton
Washington
Perons
Figor
Martin of Massachuetts
Senate
Hoffman R-Mich
Rep. Alger
Rtex
Forand Dri
Forand
Alger
Baptist Home Opens infirmary and solarium dedication
The Indiana Baptist Home near Zionsville will hold a Sunday 3 p.m. dedication of its new infirmary and solarium on West Sixth Street. Rev. Loren F E Moore invites friends. Dr. Owen Miller will speak. Gorrell Shumaker will preside. The memorials honor Mrs Bessie Johnson and the late Rev C A Mitchell.
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Indiana Baptist Home
Zionsville
Loren F E. Moore
Owen Miller
First Baptist Church of
Hammond
Gorrell Shumaker
Rushville
Hogy Mgt
Bessie Johnson
Solarium
C. A. Mitchell
Federated Church
Brookston
Prayer Prayer Note From Acts Message
A brief prayer reflection cites Acts 27 29 by Moffatt. The prayer thanks The Father for anchors of faith in Thee Christ Bible and prayer and asks for strength to deepen belief and service in Jesus name Amen.
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Father
Jesus
Lions Band Announces Summer Concert Schedule in Lebanon
The Lions Club Community Band of Lebanon will begin summer concerts at Memorial Park bandstand Sundays at 2 30 pm starting June 16 and July 2 , 7 and 21. A special July 4th 2 30 pm program accompanies Lebanon’s civic activities.
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Lions Club Community Band of
Lebanon
Memorial Park
Wayne VanSickle
Lebanon City Park Board
Lions Band
Lions
van Sickle
Lions Community Band
Charles Miller Rites Monday
Charles I Miller 84 Whites town Route 1 retired Boone farmer died at Witham hospital after a week of illness Born August 26 1872 in Boone County son of William and Laura Ronk Miller Survived by widow Grace Loughran four grandchildren eight great grandchildren one son Glen L Miller of Cleveland and four more relatives Funeral services at Russell and Hitch funeral home Monday at 10 30 am Rev John McIntyre burial Oak Hill Cemetery Call after 1 o'clock tonight
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Charles I. Miller
Whitestown
Boone Farmer
Witham Hospital
Boone County
William
Laura Ronk Miller
Della M. Miller
Grace Loughran
Mr. Miller
Indiana 5 day Weather View
Temperatures will run about 4 to 7 degrees above normal with highs near 78 to 83 and lows around 58 to 62. Warm spells dominate though cooler on Saturday and again Monday. Precipitation expected three quarters to one and a half inches with scattered thundershowers Friday Sunday and Monday.
Soviet propose moratorium and world arm control commission
London reports the Soviet Union proposed a two to three year nuclear moratorium with international inspectors. A new UN disarmament subcommittee backed a plan for a international commission to enforce the pause, detect violations, and oversee costs among the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain, and the Pacific powers. Stassen described progress toward a first step, noting remaining difficulties but optimism from Washington talks.
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London
Soviet Union
United Nations Disarmament Commission
Valerian Zorim Wid Rissia
United States
Brit
Pacific
Zorin
Security Council
United Nations
Stassen
Ubcommitter
Fen Washine
Wat Dudes
Nain
Washington
Russia
Valerian Zorin
Claims Charge is Reprisal in Indianapolis
Gov Handley issued a statement suggesting illegal stock sale charges against a finance firm, tied to highway purchase scandals. John Peters is lauded for cleaning up state highway operations with help from the commission, while a secretary of state dispute notes fault with the firm’s attorneys and mentions Adolph L. Fossler.
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Indianapolis
Handley
John Peters
State Highway Department
Peters
Mr. Fossler
Adolph L. Fossler
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Chisox
Reds
Kiwanis
Wm. Russell
FBI
Collegians
R.E.M.C
Battery C
Daffynitions
Baptist Home
Charles Miller
Boone
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