Life Saving Classes Offered At Sea Shore Pool
Boone county Red Cross Water Safety service announces life saving classes at Sea shore pool from June 26 to July 8. Junior and Senior life saving courses run daily at 9 30 p m totaling 20 hours with John David Proffitt in charge and Mary Frances McKenzie assisting. Beginning swimmers start July 17 through August 1 at 9 30 a m. Continued on page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booneounty Red Cross Water Safetyervice
Paul W. Neuimas
Seashore Pool
John David Proffitt
National Aquatic Training School
Mary Frances McKenzie
Prohibition Party picks Abel for U S Senate ticket
Indianapolis June 15. A Methodist minister Wester No Abel headlined the Prohibition party 1950 election ticket for U S Senate. At the state convention Abel and five state nominees were chosen including Hammond for Secretary of State Horace Smith for State Treasurer Garnett Jewell for Auditor Jasper Huffman for Superintendent and Doris Smith for clerk of the supreme and appellate courts. No candidates were named for three state supreme court vacancies or four appellate court vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Wester No Abel
Prohibition Party
U. S. Senate
Abel
Trinity Methodist Church
J. Ralston Miller
Hammond
Horace Smith
Hagerstown
Garnett Jewell
Columbus
Jasper A. Huff
Boone County tops Indiana primary turnout in 22nd place
Indiana counties ranked 22nd in turnout percentage in the May primary, with Boone County reporting 3,060 Democratic, 4,083 Republican votes, totaling 7,163 ballots or 50.1 percent of 14,290 registered voters. Statewide turnout averaged 41.4 percent. Republicans led with 52.5 percent of votes cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone County
Wong
Indiana
Noble Waggener
Lebanon Chamber of Commerce
Isquistion
Chambers of Commerce
State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Cai
Hoos
Es Compar
Pato
Peru Troops Put Down Revolt in Arequipa
Peru’s military government said the armed forces crushed a revolt that began in Arequipa with 50 rebels killed and 280 wounded. Dr Juan Francisco Mostajo claimed rebels held Arequipa at dark, while government troops moved from Tingo to quell the uprising.
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Lima
Peru
Arequipa
Juan Francisco Mostajo
Revolutionary Movement
Tingo
Here
Radio Landa
Mostajo
American Independence College
Rites Tomorrow For Dr Glover in Zionsville
Dr John J Glover died at home Tuesday night aged 54 a native of Udall Kansas and long resident of Zionsville Funeral services set for 2 p m Friday at Phillipps with burial in the local cemetery He was connected with Pitman Moore laboratories and was survived by wife Permelia and four children George William John J Glover Jr three siblings a brother Dr E Clay Glover and a sister Mrs Anna Esther plus six grandchildren He belonged to Masonic lodge Scottish Rite and Shrine in Kansas City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottish Rite and Shrine
Kansas City
George
William
John J. Glover
Marguerite Halstead
E. Clay Glover
Chicago
Anna Esther
Weather outlook for tonight and Friday
Fair tonight and Friday with isolated thundershowers possible in the northwest. Lows 64 to 68 north and 66 to 72 south. Friday highs 88 to 93.
Caterpillars Threaten Ottawa With Insect Invasion
Ottawa entomologist EB Watson warned a four crawling swarm of fuzzy brown tent caterpillars has stripped foliage on hundreds of acres in Gatineau hills and could blanket Canada’s capital with a moth swarm. The caterpillars are expected to form cocoons within two weeks and moths by mid July, with little that can be done to prevent the invasion.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Gatineau Hills
Hult
Quebbee
EB Watson
Goverment Division of Entomology
Watson
Demonstration By Ellen Staser Wins Home Ec Contest
Ellen Staser of Eagle township won the senior division at the Boone County home economics demonstration contest held at Lebanon High School gym. Junior winners included Judy Cauldwell and Joyce Gowin, while Rebecca Anderson won group B. Altogether, Mary Ward Janet Poynter and Helen Wright placed in group B with topics ranging from Date Bars to Pasteurization of Milk. Staser will represent Boone County at the district contest in Lafayette on July 25 with Ward as alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon High School
Lenion
Judy Cauldwell
Lindbergh Club
Joyce Gowin
Jefferson Township
Rebecca Anderson
Hoosierette Club
Ellen Staser
Eagle Township
Mary Ward
Janet Poynter
Helen Wright
Marion Township
Miss Staser
Boone County
Lafayette
Miss Ward
Polio Cases Reported in Indiana This Year
Indianapolis June 15. The State Board of Health announced 22 polio cases have been reported so far this year in Indiana, up three from the same period in 1949. Dr. J W Jackson, director of communicable diseases, said the rise is not alarm causing since some cases occurred late in 1949 but were not reported until now. Early reports cannot predict the year's trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
State Board of Health
Indiana
J. W. Jackson
Jackson
Senators Scale Down Program To Seven Measures
Washington June 15 Senate leaders trimmed the chamber agenda to about seven major bills aiming for an August 5 adjournment. The list includes social security draft extension arms aid excise taxes tariffs and appropriations. The move reduces earlier proposals while signaling room to expand later. crime investigations reveal interlocking directorates influence organized crime with counterfeiting rings tied to Chicago and New York. President Truman nominees face Senate opposition notably Martin Hutchinson to the FTC. Margaret Chase Smith defends participation in the probe into government perverts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Scott W. Lucas
GOP
Congress
Bugieh Seeurity
Bugered
Millikin
Cole
Lobb
Clarence J. Brown
R. C
State Department
Harry Po Cai
Wash
House
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Secret Service
A E Baughman
Senate Appropriations Committee
Chicago
New York
Truman
Martin Ro” Hutchinson
Richmond
Federal Trade Commission
Margaret Chase Smith
R. Me
Senat Superinvestigating Committee
Samuel Baird Dies At Home In Whitestown Area
Samuel J. Baird aged 62, longtime Whitestown resident, died at his farm after a stroke in December 1946. Born August 3, 1867 in Ripley county, he married Etta Nelson in Vermillion county in 1900. Survived by daughter Alice Bailey and sister Hattie Baird. deceased are daughter Paula and son George. Services Saturday 10 a.m. Myers mortuary. burial Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Samuel J. Baird
Whitestown
Ripley County
Baird
Joseph and
Mary (Neel) Baird
Vermillion County
Ill
Etta Nelson
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Masonic Lodge
Alice Bailey
Hammond
Hattie Baird
Homer Mlews
Nephy
Paula
George
Myers Mortuary
John Spangler
Oak Hill Cemetery
Second French airliner crashes in Persian Gulf
An Air France Skymaster carrying 51 aboard crashed near Bahrein Island two days after a similar accident killed 22, with 18 missing and 11 rescued. Air France officials raise sabotage suspicions. inquiry orders examination of both crashes for foul play. Most aboard were French, five others were non nationals.
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Bahrein Island
Persian Gulf
Air France
Saigon
Indo-China
Karachi
Air Force Inquiry Commission
Gulf
Bahrein
Home Ec Judging Contest Held
The County 4H Home Economics Judging Contest was held yesterday at Lebanon High School with senior and junior teams competing. Named A group winners included seniors in Food Preparation and Baking, with individual competitors from Jefferson Clinton Center Perry and nearby clubs, among others, while adult leaders and local clubs contributed to the event.
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Lebanon
Hmgs
le Miller
Washington Tow
Nancy Benge
Jackson Township
Roberta Riggins
Jefferson Township
Kathleen Taylor
Home Improvement
Jacqueline Millikan
Jefferson
Margaret Walker
Harrison
Jessie Urban
Barbara Boffo
Union Township
Sandra Canada
Jane McDonald
Clinton
Sue Ann Stevenson
Nancy Morton Clinton
Geneva Booth
Union
Anita Boone
Marion Clothing
Sue Higgins Harrison
Roberta Bell
Center
Virginia Bland
Eagle
Irene Acton
Mary Sizemore
Judy Bush
Judy Cavin
Susan Coley
Jackson
Dianna Eidson
Jerrilyn Freeman
Marion
Grace Hamill
Washington
Betty Mantooth
Sandra Griggs
Marylin Bowen
Perry
Jane Poynter
Irene Williams
Barbara Lindley
Lebanon Club
Jane Batz
Betty Tris
Worth
Betty Smith
Judy Reinke
Janet Powell
Frances Honan
Indiana recreation law outlines city commissions
The Indiana act allows cities to establish playgrounds and recreation centers with a tax levy up to 20 cents. A five member recreation commission may be formed, with one school board member, appointed by the mayor, serving unpaid. If council blocks the ordinance, a petition equal to 10 percent of last electors forces a public vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest R. Stewart
Stewart
Lebanon
Board of School Trustees
County Board of Tax Adjustment
State Board of Tax Commessioners
Mankin Aims for Positive Course Despite Old Days Doubts
Democratic nominee Jack Ho Mankin toured Indiana’s Sixth District meeting voters in Putnam Fountain and Hendricks counties. He pledged to avoid boom bust cycles and push government toward a positive course, planning a second pre election tour to engage more residents ahead of the November 7 vote.
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Jack Ho Mankin
Congress
Putnam
Fountain
Hendricks
Monat
Givif Iz
Mmeet
Leg Fracture in Tractor-Truck Crash Near State Road 20
Chester Wright, 45, Whitestown, fractured leg after a tractor collided with a semi driven by Jack Collins, 23. Wright, treated at Witham Hospital, is listed in good condition. State Trooper Marion Robins said Wright received a summons for no tractor plates. Collins was arrested for reckless driving.
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Chester Wright
Whitestown
Bia Teactor
Jack Collins
Waughyon
Wright
Iso
Witham Hospital
Marion
Robins
Callins
Elusive Badman Evades Posse in Europe
Oklahoma outlaw Hower Cook, 27, fled a jail break and evaded a multinational manhunt spanning Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France. Police and guards pursued leads through Bavaria as Anna Spireri, a Bavarian waitress who professed love for Cook, expressed willingness to help him. The case followed his return to Germany after a dishonorable discharge from the U.S. Army.
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Munich
Germany
Todny
Oklahoma
Badman Hower
Bavaria
Anna Spireri
Cook
Etiam
Anna
Uocs
Approval of Handling Amerasia Case by Grand Jury
A federal grand jury reported no evidence that the Justice Department was reckless in prosecutions related to the 1945 Amerasia stolen documents. The 21 member panel said it acted on its own authority, noted limits of its inquiry, and urged a public DOJ statement detailing arrests and documents found at Amerasia.
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New York
Amerasia
Justice Department
John W. Clancy
Isa
Grand Jury
Office of Strategic Services
Amerasia Magazine
OSS
FRE
Ad Jury
FBI
Congress
Department of Justice
Amer
Edward Fowler Dies. Lebanon Real Estate and Antique Dealer
Edward Fowler 82, Lebanon real estate man and antique dealer, died this morning at Witham hospital after a month of illness. Born January 1, 1868 in Benton County, he moved in a covered wagon to Hutchinson Kansas with his parents, later returning to Indiana in 1900. He married Jane Carey (died 1912) and lived in Big Springs before moving to Lebanon, worked as a motorman on the T. H. I. & E line for a decade, then ran a second-hand store, and finally entered real estate and antiques. He was a Methodist. Survived by a sister Mrs. Wright of Stillwater Oklahoma. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery after services Friday at Myers mortuary. visitation at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Fowler
Lebanon
Witham Hospital
Mr. Fowler
Benton County
Hutchinson
Kan
Indiana
Boone County
Jane Carey
Big Springs
Fowler
Methodist Church
Wright
Stillwater
Okla
Oak Hill Cemetery
Myers Mortuary
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Rand Jury Ok’s
ARC Water Safety
Wethodist Minster
Prohi Ticket
Boone
Chaneta Holden
Clifford Holden
Lincoln Hospital
Evelyn Jane Jordan
Chaneta
International
Pase
Dr. Glover
Zionsville
Senators
Samuel Baird
Mankin
Badman
Police of 4 Nations
Homer Cook
Paris
Aternasional Kagiophotot
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