Indiana highway graft probe targets Craig era politicking
Former Governor George N. Craig faces a Marion county grand jury as Indiana highway graft allegations widen. Peters, Handley, and Jenner allies clash over finance moves and FBI prospects while Craig supporters accuse Peters of political maneuvering for the highway chairmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George N. Craig
Marion County Grand Jury
Craig
Join Peters
anti-Craig
Goy
Harold W. Handley
Toahor
Peters
Curtis E. Rardin
Rardin
Albert J Wedeking
Kardin
Wedeking
Frank A. Lennings
Wlegedile
Lenning
Hugh A. Thornburg
Handley
Charve Peters
Crawford Parker
U S
W. E. Jenner
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Indiana
Handley-Jenner
U.S
Herbert Brownell
Elmer W {Pee} Sherwood
Guv Dewey
Sherwood
Brownell
Jack Brown
U. S
FBI
American
Arthur Mogilner
William F. Saylor
City Council Opens Bids On Sewage Plant
Lebanon's City Council opened bids for a sewage treatment plant and sanitary sewer extension at a 3 PM meeting. The low bids totaled about 439,801 20 for the extension and 639,980 for the treatment plant, with costs about 49,000 under the engineers' estimate. Officials will review bids Friday evening to decide contracts, with many attendees and nine bidding firms present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Oben FE
Boam Co
Livonia
Mich
C. & C. Construction Co., Inc
Fort Wayne
Kleiser and Associates
Terre Haute
Cynie
Utility & Rd
E'uiits
Paul Kleiser
el Knapp and Sons
Rochester
Ind
Vogel Construction Co. Inc
Indianapolis
Engineering Construction Corp
Logansport
Tollows Curry Construction Co
Bioen
Russell Reagan Rites Thursday
Russell Reagan 61 Route 5 died Tuesday night at Witham hospital after one day there. Born July 17, 1895 in Boone County near Hazelrigg, he was the son of Phillip and Armilda Reagan. He married Ariean Ferguson in Lebanon on June 13, 1914. Surviving: his widow, thirteen children including daughters Maude Strong Brownstown, Martha Caldwell Kirklin, Rosie Bisessi Indianapolis, Ruby Davis Thorn Town, Marjorie Isenhower Lebanon, Mary Hendershot Danville, Jane and Kay Reagan at home. five sons William Thorntown Route 2, Ernest Frankfort RR, Frank Reagan, Thomas and Phillip all at home. two brothers Virgil Thorn Town Route 2 and Clarence Reagan near Mace. 32 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. three sisters. Funeral Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at Rags and Hitch Funeral Home with Rev. Lester officiating. burial Cox Cemetery near Thorntown.
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Russell
Dutch” Reagan
Route 5
Witham Hospital
Boone County
Hazelrigg
Phill
Armilds Anne Harlan
Reagan
Lebanon
Ariean Ferguson
Mechanicsburg
Lebanon Concrete Products Company
Maude Strong
Brownstown
Martha Caldwell
Kirklin
Rosie Bisessi
Indianapolis
Ruby Davis
Thorntown
Marjorie Isenhower
Mary Hendershot
Danville
Jane
Kay Reagan
William Reagan
Ernest
Frankfort
Thomas
Pet
Phillip
Virgil Reagan
Reute
Clarence Reagan
Mace
Rags and Hitch
Lester
Cox Cemetery
Eisenhower sees Soviet disarmament plan as hopeful sign
President Eisenhower called the Soviet proposal for an internationally supervised ban on atomic weapon tests a hopeful sign. He warned the United States would not accept an unlimited or unconditional suspension and urged precise terms for any pause. He also defended Harold Stassen and noted disarmament is a complex, delicate process needing careful negotiation.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Presiden
Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Harold E. Stassen
London
Stassen
Landon
Eforts
Mikimare
A. District Court
Reed given life for aunt slaying in Indianapolis
William Reed was sentenced to life in prison for stabbing his 47 year old aunt Chloris Marshall 38 times with a switchblade after she refused him money. The jury recommended life after prosecutors sought the death penalty. Reed had spent time in seven prisons and testified he attacked the victim in the basement of her home following a sex and drinking party in Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Labouir
Corrisen
Uliber
William T Tai
Chloris F Marshall
Sail Reed
James E. Ro- Cap
Reed
Michigan City
Indiana 5 Day Weather View Forecast Notes
Temperatures will average about 3 degrees above normal in the north and 9 degrees above normal in the south with normal highs around 80 and lows from 39 in the north to 70 in the south. Warmer today, continued warmth Friday into Monday. Precipitation will average less than a quarter inch with showers possible Sunday and northern areas possibly Thursday night.
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Perth
State Farmers Cheer End Of Soggy Weather
State farmers welcome the end of persistent rain as the Weather Bureau forecasts a weekend warmup. Temperatures seen rising into the mid 90s by week’s end with light west winds. Showers fade, but a few could return Thursday or Sunday across the state. Fort Wayne recorded strong winds up to 46 mph with heavy downpours Tuesday. Logansport reported 9 quarters of rain in minutes dropping temps from 85 to 7. Green Castle dam breach washed out a 4M foot earthen barrier at Lone Star Cement, prompting emergency action. Pitt County Highway crews mobilized eight trucks to haul rock for repairs.
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Asa
Weather Bureau
Fort Wayne
Logansport
Greencastle
Lone Star Cemwentum
Pitt County Highway Department
Emr
Jenner Blocks Appointment Sparks Senate Hearing Brakes
WASHINGTON Sen Jenner Rind has blocked action on Eisenhower's nomination of Hastings to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Eastland and Capehart declined comment as Hastings faces no scheduled hearings amid Jenner Capehart tensions. Hastings, appointed March 14, is the court's evolving choice with no hearing date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert D. Novak
Washington
Jenner Rind
Senate
Eisenhower
F Hastings
Jenner
Sen
Capehart
Hastings
Indanget
Presiy Eisenhower
7Th Circuit Court of
Pets
Thanos
Wisconsin
Hert
Eastland P- Miss
Senate Judiciary Committee
Eastland Ad
John Hastings
Eastland
Frick Warns Congress Against Baseball Antitrust Legislation
Commissioner Ford Frick told a House Antitrust Subcommittee that applying antitrust laws to baseball would bring endless lawsuits and chaos, delaying fan benefits and harming the game. He noted the Supreme Court exempted baseball from the Sherman Act, while football and boxing are covered, and predicted a third major league and expansion moves like Brooklyn and New York franchises shifting to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Trautman and supporters warned minors would suffer without antitrust immunity.
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Washington
Ford Frick
Congress
Frick
House Antitrust
Supreme Court
George M. Trautman
Rep. Hertong
D-Fla
Nors
Congréss
Brooklyn
New York
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Harris
D-Ark
Subcommittee
Celler
Two Killed In Plane Crash Near La Porte Indiana
Two men died when a small two seat Cessna flipped and crashed in a hayfield while attempting a landing. Victims tentatively identified as Alfonso Salame 48 and John Saba Fi Hanoushe 24 both of Chicago. Hanoushe appears to have been the pilot. A witness said the plane skimmed over the northern Indiana toll road and U S 20 before crashing a half mile from the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Porte
Indy
Alfonso Salame
John Saba Fi
Hanoushe
Chicago
Indiana
Toll Road
U.S. 20
Two Men Die In Auto Truck Crash Near Indianapolis
An auto truck collision near Indianapolis killed two men from Norwood Ohio. Wesley Randall, 24, and Forest L. Stone, 4, both from the Cincinnati suburb. Roy N. Stone, 32, Cincinnati, was injured. Edward Findley Sr., 33, Clark Hill, driver of the semi trailer, was not injured.
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Indianapolis
Norwood
Ohio
Ind
Dick Road
Wesley Randall
Forest L. Stone
Cincinnati
Roy N. Stone
Edward Findley Sr
Clarks Hill
Bailey Ann Bales resigns as Lebanon Public Library assistant
Miss Bailey Ann Bales, a library assistant at the Lebanon Public Library for four and a half years, has resigned to take a vacation before entering Butler University. She joined as a page at the end of eighth grade and was praised for efficiency and public service by head librarian Mrs. E. V. Brown. She also attended Indiana University Library Workshop for a week across three summers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey Ann Bales
The
Lebanon Public Library
Butler University
Bailey
Iour
E. V. Brown
Bales
Indiana University
Summer Reading Contest Deadline Set for Lebanon
Mrs Paul Neuman the Lebanon Center township children's librarian announced a June 24 deadline for children from fourth to ninth grade to enroll in the Summer Reading program run by the Psi Iota Xi sorority with the Lebanon Public Library. The contest rewards a new book for those who complete the program and has already drawn 146 entries. younger first and second graders join a nonprize charted reading activity with stars and pins for five books read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Neuman
Lebanon
Center Township
Psi Iota Xi
Thorntown seeks $105,000 water works bonds approval
Indianapolis Boone County officials report Thorntown requests Public Service Commission authority to issue 105000 in water works revenue bonds and raise municipal rates to fund system improvements. Proposed rates set a monthly minimum of 1.80 and 90 cents per 1000 gallons for 10000 gallons, replacing current quarterly minimums and tiered charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Thorntown
Boone County
Public Service Commission
Civil Rights Bill Defended By President
President Eisenhower defends a moderate civil rights program and denies any intent to persecute. The House bill passed Tuesday amid a Senate maneuver by Knowland’s group to place it on the calendar, bypassing the Judiciary Committee and risking a filibuster by Southern lawmakers. Senate Republicans express confidence on calendar action while Southern Democrats warn of a potential legislative lynching as they fight the Knowland Douglas axis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Sen
Knowland R-Cal
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Krowland
Len Russell
Russell
State Employe Dies Suddenly
Oliver Steee Roberts, 38, a state bank examiner, died suddenly at his Speedway home at 10 am Tuesday from a heart attack. Born August 16, 1900, in Jamestown, he married Georgia Ashley in 1921 and had three children, two surviving, plus five grandchildren. He attended the Methodist church and is survived by his wife, two children, a brother James Marion Roberts of Jamestown area, and others. Burial arrangements follow at a later date.
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Oliver Steee Roberts
Speedway
Roberts
Nettie Steele Roberts
Jameson
Jamesown
Marion Howard Roberts
Jamestown
Georgia Ashley
Ann Wilshire
William Steele Roberts
James Marion Roberts
Methodist Church
F. Vai
Prayer for Faith to See Thee in Everyday Life
Biblical verse from John 20 20 inspires a prayer asking Father to deepen faith and teach believers to see God in everyday things. The prayer seeks divine presence in the heart and guidance by gentle divine love to strengthen will today in Christ.
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Christ
Trial Of Union Leader Hoffa Opens In U S Court
James R Hoffa Midwest Teamsters Union leader arrives early for a U S District Court trial on charges of bribery and conspiracy to bribe for a Senate Rackets Committee staff position. His lawyers seek to quash wiretap evidence claiming government overreach and subpoena Attorney General Brownell to testify.
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Washington
James’r. Hoffa
Hoffa
Unon
Senate
Herbert Brownell
FBI
Brownell
Stars
New York
U. S
Hyman Fischbach
Miami
Congress
Beene County Rain Kills Cow In Route 62 Collision
A Beene County driver killed a cow after it wandered from a ditch into a car driven by Joseph W Gregg Jr near the Mechanicsburg bridge at midnight. Gregg was uninjured but his car sustained $200 damage during a rain soaked night of multiple property incidents.
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Beene County
Frankfort
Wilbur Slogle
Joseph W Gregg, Jr
Mechanicsburg
Andrew Schimmel
Gregg
Michael R. Jenkins
Lebanon
West Washington Street
Jenkins
Rex Sprong
Luther
Gilliam
East Pearl
William Perkins
Douglas Lane
North Lebanon Street
Perkins
Mary A Boyd Dies Tuesday in Lebanon Home
Mary A Boyd 1 312 East Green street died Tuesday evening at her granddaughter’s home after two years of poor health and a month of serious illness Born July 1 1879 in Boone County she was daughter of Charles and Janet Dickerson She married Fleming D Boyd September 3 1895 in Lebanon He preceded her in death She was a charter member of Concord Baptist Church and lived in Boone and Putnam counties most of life later in Lebanon since 1919 Survived by editor Ruth Barton Ki son two brothers Everett Dickerson Lebanon Route 4 Brack Dickerson Killen Ala one sister Wava Peabody Lebanon five grandchildren and six great grandchildren One brother and three sisters preceded her Burial in Old Union Cemetery near Jamestown Rev Thomas Linton officiating Funeral home services Friday at 10 am with viewing after 7 pm the night before
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Mary Ann Boyd
East Green Street
Merle Hoatman
Boone County
Charles
Janet ( Johnson) Dickerson
Lebanon
Fleming D Boyd
Boyd
Concord Baptis
Boone
Putnam
Ruth Barton
Kison
Everett Dickerson
Brack Dickerson
Killen
Ala
Wava Peabody
Russell and Hitch
Thomas Linton
Old Union Cemetery
Jamestown
Daffynitions Forge a Man Always Ready to Write
A punny item notes a man eager to pen four wrongs, suggesting a playful jab at boastful wordsmithing and the ready trap of overreach in making clever quips.
Eight Killed When Two Ocean-going Tankers Collide
In heavy fog off the French Atlantic coast near Brest two ocean going tankers collided. Rescue ships report eight sailors dead and one missing, with survivours unclear. One tanker Stony Point from Liberia burned in the water while Tenis, the Greek vessel, was the other ship involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brest
France
Ness
Stony Point
Tenis
Campbell Named to U S Walker Cup Team
Joe Campbell of Knoxville Tennessee is selected for the ten man U S Walker Cup golf team to face Britain's best at the Minkahda Club in Minneapolis. The lineup omits Harvie Ward Jr from San Francisco who sits to protest disciplinary action. Dale Morey of Indianapolis is listed as third alternate with Ted Pa ten and Bill Campbell among the others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Billy Joe Paten
Bill Campbell
Tng
Britain
Minkahda Club
Minneapolis
Alice Obs
Harvie Ward Jr
San Francisco
Joe Campbell
Knoxville
Tenn
Anderson
Ind
Purdue University
Indiana
Dale Morey
Indianapolis
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Sidte
Movilner
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Lafayette
Miligner
Mogiiier
Wyandotte
Ea A. Halleck
Charles Brown
City Council
Russell Reagan
Frick Star
PSC
Jesus
John
Midwest Teamsters
Mary A. Boyd
Daffynitions
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