Future of Indiana governors and political fortunes
A column reflects on Indiana governors McNutt Gates Schricker Craig and others, noting post term paths to law, business and party roles. It comments on the money and fame tied to national Legion leadership, the drift from public life, and the high costs and temptations of politics. It mentions figures like Homer Cape and broad postwar political dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigut
McNut
Philippines
Washington
McNuttias
Clifford
McNutt
Ralph F. Gates
Columbia City
G.O.P
Henry F. Schricker
Knox
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Weather forecast for tonight and Saturday
Fair but hot and humid conditions persist tonight and Saturday. Lows near 65 to 70 degrees tonight with highs around 94 to 95 on Saturday.
Boone County 4H Club Exhibit Set At New Site
Boone County 4H Club exhibit moves to a new site on City Route 52 just past the County Farm, with July 27 and 28 set for the show. The Lebanon Amstrees and Boone County REMC, along with a planning committee, organize electric service and labor to prepare the grounds. Local firms Rice Bros, Boone County Highway, Lieva Bennington, John Doctor, Siiss-Duff, and Farm Bureau Coop contribute materials and labor. Community spirit drives the project as Agricultural Agent Munns Caldwell notes the effort builds a community center for Boone County.
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Boone County 4H Club
Boone County Remc
Lebanon Amstrees Am&h Planning Committee
Lehanan Ctrties
Rice Bros
Boone County
Lieva Bennington
John Doctor
Siiss-Duff
Farm Bureau Coup
Munns Caldwell
Two More Suspended In Home Building Scandal
Washington officials James E. Hicks and Andres Frest have been suspended by the Housing and Home Finance Agency amid charges of serious irregularities in FHA operations. Administrator Albert W. Cole announced the action, citing information from deputy administrator William F. McKenna as the basis for the suspensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Federal Housing Administration
Albert W. Cole
James E. Hicks
FHA
Andres Frest
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Cole
William F McKenna
Churchill Eisenhower Parley To Dissolve Rift In Relations
Tokyo court sentences Teruko Kamata, 27, to four years for killing her lover Yukio Takaya with a cyanide kiss after a planned farewell tryst at a Tokyo hotel. Tezuka urged death rather than life apart, the tragedy ending in Takaya's death.
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Churchill
Eisenhower
Tokyo
Teruko Kamata
Yoruko
Yukio Takaya
Yuko
Canary Cage
Tezuka
Yukio
Takayanagi
Mother Pleads For Highway Safety Here
Mrs. Frank Laughner reports her son Chris nearly struck on View Drive by a hit and run driver. The car, described as yellow with black trim and HA Indiana, fled after injuring the Laughner family’s dog, now at Indianapolis Dog and Car Hospital. She urges police to curb speeding near Memorial Park and Allen Drive.
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Frank Laughner
West Street
Chris
View Drive
Indianapolis
Laughner
Jitte Ber
West Camp Street
Memorial Park
Alen Drive
Obituary Bulletin: Mrs Jennie Craven Ralston Dies
Mrs Jennie Craven Ralston widow of former Indiana governor Samuel M Ralston and former Lebanon resident was shot at her home 99 Highland Manor Court Indianapolis. Body transported to Planner and Buchanan funeral home Indianapolis. Complete obituary to follow in The Reporter.
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Jennie Craven Ralston
Indiana
Samuel M. Ralston
Lebanon
Highland Manor Court
Indiannapolis
Planner and
Promises GOP Win Highlighted at Indiana GOP Convention
In Indianapolis Governor Craig attacked Democrats over war waste and political chicanery and touted a GOP victory in November. The quiet convention named two contested posts for clerk of the Supreme and Appellate Courts for two southern Indiana appellate districts. Delegates adopted a 3934 platform mirroring Democratic vows, endorsing veteran bonuses from World War I loans funds, building plans, and highway programs while backing Eisenhower era tax cuts and foreign policy. The contested clerk race featured Thomas Williams versus Mabel Lyons, with Bowen and Rouse facing Lloyd Griffin in a three way contest for two nominations.
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Indianapolis
Gayv
Kev
William Opeeo
Indiana
Indiana Toll Road Commission
Ing Consideratin
Theiebiehis
Ville
Eocratie
Eisenhower
Thomas ©. Williams
Jeffersonville
Mabel Lyons
Auburn
Donald E. Bowen
Bloomington
Wilbur E. Rouse
Lloyd D. Griffin
Griffin
Craig
What's In The Name Of Chanston Cities Huntingburg
Local lore notes Col. Jacob Geiger platted Dubois County town in 1837 and chose the name Chanston Cities after the favorite busting sounds, reflecting early naming lore in Huntingburg.
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Chanston
Huntingburg
Jacob Geiger
Dubois County
Louisville
Ulen Trust Fund Provides Hospital Air Conditioning
Witham Hospital now has air conditioning in all private rooms and wards and in operating rooms offices and most service rooms including laboratories. The system has been operating for almost two weeks, said Mrs Lottie M Dodson Witham Superintendent.
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Witham Hospital
Lottie M. Dodson
Witham
Ord Caine
Henry C. Ulen
Witham Hospital Trust Fund
Lebraico
Kiwanis Air Power Film Highlighted At Lebanon Event
Kiwanis members viewed Air Power I Peace Power a WWII era film tracing aviation progress from the Wright brothers to modern air travel. Capt. Edette Rickenbacker and Eastern Airlines president Johnsen were featured with segments on the Constellation. Henry Vien funded hospital air conditioning and Witham Hospital benefited from the project.
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Miami
Airanes
Kiwanis
Pais Osha
Ud Tate
Easton Airiies
Eho Johnsen
Indianapolis
Tratjue Mines
Easter
Air Power i
Peace Power
Fim
Edette Rickenbacker
Eastern
Lindbergh
Aten
TAP
Airlines
Johnson
Paul Taner
Sasa i
Nettie Bryant Dies Thursday In Lebanon Community
Nettie Bryant age 60 remaining in Lebanon area passed away after a long illness. She was a respected dress maker with many local friends and a Pilgrim Holiness church member. Survived by a grandson, a great grandson, a daughter Donna Dickerson, three brothers and three sisters. Funeral at Russell and Hitch funeral home Saturday at 2 p.m. with Rev. E O Howell officiating. Burial in Brown's Wonder cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Irs
Nettie Bryant
Lebanon
Bryant
Aaron
Mo Bryant
North Meric
Pilsecim
Grenden
Mose Piexerson
Garry Lee Dickerson
Donna Dickerson
Russell
Kasle Sues Veatch Over 1954 Indianapolis Crash
Sider Kasle sues for 30000 dollars claiming injuries from a January 25 1954 collision at an Indianapolis intersection. He alleges Arthur Veatch ran a traffic light and caused the crash while Kasle was driving.
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Sider Kasle
Arthur Veatch
Indianapolis
Kasle
Veatch
Lyons defeats Williams for republic nomination in state race
In Indianapolis Mrs Mabel Lyons of Auburn former state vice chairman defeats incumbent clerk Thomas C Williams of Jeffersonville for the Republic nomination in the state election race.
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Indianapolis
Mabel Lyons
Auburn
Supreme and Appellate Court
Thomas C. Williams
Jeffersonville
Republic
Boone Woman Expires Today
Pearl Biro Birge of Thorntown dies at home aged 33. Funeral services with Rev Ratts set to be held at the Maple Church with burial at Hitch after noon Saturday. Survived by husband Homer Birge, four children Floyd Clarence Ruth and Robert, parents Cecil and Myrtle Smith, sister Mamie Edens, and a brother who preceded her in death. Born in Clinton County, she lived in Thorn town the past 12 years and was a member of the Methodist church and Sugar Creek Township Home Economics club.
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Pearl Biro
Intown
Rats
Bedy
Hey
Birge
Cecil
Myrtle
Howe) Smith
Manson
Frankfort
Homer Birge
Floyd
Clarence
Ruth
Robert
Mamie Edens
Thorntown
Boone Delegates Headed to State GOP Meeting
Twenty one Boone County delegates led by Charles Essex Whitestown county chairman and Mrs M Francis Kinkaid vice chairman attend the Republican State Convention in Indianapolis at the Coliseum. The group arrived last night after a county caucus and district gathering at the Claypool hotel. Mayor H L Ransdell attends the session as local office holders remain on duty at the Court House noting it is an off year election with little excitement.
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Boone County
Charles Essex
Whitestown
M Francis Kinkaid
Here
Indianapolis
Coliseum
Claypool
HL. Ransdell
Court House
Chinese Seize Russian Tanker Off Formosa
Formosa and National China announced that warships seized the Russian tanker Tuapse Wednesday off Formosa. The 8,345 ton vessel and its cargo were held at Kaohsiung as officials indicated potential confiscation while Moscow protested to the United States, alleging seizure by a destroyer-type warship between Formosa and the Philippines.
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Formosa
Formosa &National
China
Fornesan
Kaohsiung
Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
Philippines
Peland Sabia Tie Nwts
Tuapse
Shonghai
Raimland
Vie
Break-in Attempt At VEW Home In Lebanon Reports
Billy Wet VEW employee said intruders tried to enter a safe at the VFW Home in Lebanon during the night or early Thursday. A screw freer and other tools were moved, but the burglars left the area after gaining a quick entrance. West told Peter that the intruders possibly hid nearby the night before.
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VFW
Lebanon
Billy Wet Vew
West
Peter
Churchill and Eisenhower discuss wartime unity and Far East policy
Washington observers describe the Churchill visit as a bid to smooth rifts between Britain and the United States over anti Communist strategy. Churchill calls current tensions “family matters” while AI nd British leaders anticipate weekend talks with President Eisenhower and his aides.
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Washington
Churchill
Eisenhower
Far East
White House
United States
Britain
Union Bible School Planned
The Union Vacatian Bible School conducted by Central Christian Centenary Methodist and First Presbyterian churches will be hosted by Central Christian. It runs July 6 to July 16 from 8 30 to 11 a m daily with Kindergarten Primary and Junior departments led by a skilled staff. Children ages four through eleven are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Vacatian Bible School
Central Christian
Centenary Methodist
First Presbyterian
Central Christian Church
New Method For Treating Heart Cases Revealed
Victor W. Medginnis of Indiana Heart Foundation announced a breakthrough in heart surgery using nylon tubes coated with polyethylene to repair aorta defects. Ten patients have undergone the procedure with encouraging results, following Dr. Shumacker’s leadership and a $10,000 grant. The Boone County Heart Association supported research and fund-raising efforts.
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Victor W. Medginnis
Indiana Heart Foundation
McGinnis
Robert L. Stevenson
Here
Boone County
State Heart Association
BR. Shumacker
Indiana University School of Medicine
Shumacher
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Methodist Children’s Home
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Uleo
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