Trucker Crushed in Indiana Safe Driving Day Death Toll
A truck driver died on snow covered U S 30 four miles east of New Haven Indiana after a crash involving three semis on Safe Driving Day. Hartley 28 Wellston Ohio died, Clark Hammersville Ohio escaped injury, Ropes Rock Island Ill. towns. Two other Indiana deaths occurred near Richmond and Sullivan. Authorities noted the toll remained not zero.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
U.S. 30
New Haven
Thomas L. Hartley
Wellston
Ohio
Carlie Clark
Hammersville
Edmond Ropes
Rock Island
Ill
Clark
Hartley
Robert Johnston
Centerville
Richmond
Harold Weir
Sullivan
Crow
Safety experts lament traffic death toll on S D Day
Safety experts voiced disappointment as the nation did not heed the S-D Day campaign. A United Press count found 68 people killed in traffic during the 24 hours ending at midnight Thursday night, compared to 69 on an ordinary Thursday two weeks earlier.
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United Press
One Shoe Racket Ended by Arrest in Midwest Scheme
Lawrence Melvin Hofner of Dearborn Michigan was arrested in Hammond Indiana on a scheme where he entered women’s shoe stores claimed his wife sprained an ankle and could not shop. He took single shoes from multiple pairs, then later obtained the mate at other stores and sold them at bargain prices. He kept a card catalog of brands and stores across several states. Hofner was turned over to LaPorte police on a larceny warrant after being exposed in Hammond.
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Hammond
Ind
Dearborn
Mich
Indiana
Lawrence Melvin Hofner
Homer
Hofner
LaPorte
Woman Killed by Train at Peru Crossing
Emma Samons 71 of Converse was struck and killed late Wednesday when she stepped into the path of a Pennsylvania Railroad freight engine at a downtown Peru Indiana crossing after failing to hear or see the oncoming train.
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Peru
Ind
Emma Samons
Converse
Pennsylvania Railroad
Crane Boom Fatality at Bunker Hill Project
In Peru Indiana a crane boom collapsed at a Bunker Hill Air Force construction site killing Harold Houser aged 43 from Kokomo. The incident occurred Thursday and authorities opened an investigation into the accident.
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Peru
Ind
Bunker Hill Air Force
Harold Houser
Kokomo
Erring Motorist Gets Stiff Penalty
INDIANAPOLIS Ph A youth ful motorist pleaded guilty to four driving violations and received 180 days in jail plus a 1600 fine in Lawrence Magistrate Court Judge H William Irvin imposed the sentence after John Lyman Wise admitted DUI reckless driving driving without a license and drunkenness A state trooper arrested Wise October 31 for speeding through a filling station to dodge a stop light The judge also suspended Wise's license for five years and recommended a further 10 year suspension
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Indianapolis
Lawrence
H. William Irvin
John Lyman Wise
Wise
Irvin
Sullivan Man Killed in State Road 54 Collision
Harold Weir 55 of Sullivan route one was killed and Ray Hendricks 44 of Dugger seriously injured in a crash on State Road 54 four miles east of U.S. Highway 41 Thursday afternoon. Weir was a district supervisor for Ohio Oil and is survived by Irene Weir and Phyllis Bohmeer. His body was taken to Billman Funeral Home.
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Harold Weir
Sullivan Route One
Ray Hendricks
Dugger
Sullivan
Hendricks
Mary Sherman Hospital
Ned Woodward
Joe van Parys
Sullivan County
Jndy Weir
Weir Auto
Weir
Ohio Oil Company
Irene Weir
Phyllis Bohmeer
Evansville
Billman Funeral Home
Three Teens Arrested After Motel Holdup Chase
In Shelbyville Indiana a motel owner was robbed by three Indianapolis youths. A pursuit across snowy streets ended with a crash and an eye injury to John Butler. Patricia Evans 16 was captured. Mahurin 18 and Butler 17 were later arrested in Beech Grove and Indianapolis.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Ipp
Indianapolis
M. A. Murphy
Here
U.S. 421
Murphy
Patricia Evans
Beech Grove
Kenneth Mahurin
John Butler
Butler
Shelby County
Lexie Smith Dies At Franklin Home
Lexie Smith former carnival promoter of Linton died this afternoon at the Masonic home in Franklin after ten years there. Surviving are brothers Bill and Vern Smith of Linton. Body to return to Linton for funeral services and burial. arrangements not learned.
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Lexie Smith
Linton
Franklin
Bill
Vern Smith
Diver Rescued After Eight Hours Beneath Chesapeake Bay
Jo seph R. Tallarico a 35 year old Navy diver was trapped 130 feet below in frigid dark waters for eight hours while recovering a dummy mine with scientific gear. Divers faced strong tides and darkness as they worked to free him and prevent the bends. He surfaced benumbed but smiling and said he was glad to be out despite cold and soreness from the ascent.
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Solomons, Md
Chesapeake Bay
Joseph R. Tallarico
Tallarico
Naval Ordnance Laboratory
Washington
Lincon Municipal utilities November report presented
City clerk-treasurer Harold L. Jones presented the November report of receipts and disbursements for Lincon Municipal utilities showing light department receipts of 19944.48 and disbursements 10295.71, water receipts 18005.81 and disbursements 17452.20, gas receipts 10551.19 and disbursements 13206.58, sewage receipts 797.81 and disbursements 397.49, and parking meter fund receipts 830 and disbursements 343.35 with respective balances on hand.
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Linton
Harold L. Jones
Light Department
Water Department
Gas Department
Sewage Department
Hospital Admissions and Discharges List
Admissions were Thursday and today listing Mrs Selah Sinders Jasonville Isaac Gorby Worthington Mrs Logan Koenig Bloomfield Miss Evelyn Raney Springville Miss Joyce Raney Spring Miss Rebecca Raney Spring Spring Mrs Ida Belle Morgan Linton Dismissals include Wayne Dayhoff Worthington Mrs Wayne Bailey and baby Bloomfield Mrs Orval Coker and baby Marco Mrs Harold Dodson and baby Mrs Celia Arthur Worthing Mrs Joe Pirtle and baby Merom Mrs Susie Young Linton
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Selah Sinders
Jasonville
Isaac Gorby
Worthington
Logan Koenig Bloomfield
Evelyn Raney
Springville
Joyce Raney
Rebecca Raney
Ida Belle Morgan
Lin
Wayne Dayhoff
Wayne Bailey
Bloomfield
Orval Coker
Marco
Harold Dodson
Celia Arthur
Joe Pirtle
Merom
Susie Young
Linton
Linton Man Faces Larceny Charges
Charles Shepherd of Linton a parolee from the Indiana Reformatory at Pendleton is charged with grand larceny in the theft of a typewriter two briefcases and a suitcase from the car of H B Fall a Louisville Ky auto company representative on North Main Street. Police recovered most items and Shepherd said a man gave them to him. He faces parole revocation or a new sentence if found guilty.
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Charles Shepherd
Linton
Indiana Reformatory
Pendleton
Shepherd
Austin Greenway
Bob Hemmerling
H. B. Fall
Auto Company
Louisville
North Main Street
Bell Telephone Company
Greene County
Bloomfield
Jack Blakely
William Coleman
Reformatory
Learn and Save club Christmas party planned
Members of the Learn and Save home demonstration club and their families will enjoy a Christmas party at the REMC building west of Bloomfield at 7:30 o clock Monday evening. A 25c grab bag gift exchange will be held also a 25c gift exchange for the children.
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Learn and Save Home Demonstration Club
Remcuilding
Bloomfield
Phone Firm Wins Step in Rate Fight
Indiana Bell Telephone Co. upholds a 7.2 million dollar annual rate increase for 500,000 customers after the Indiana Supreme Court rejects the Public Service Commission cut to 730 thousand dollars. The court says rates must be fair to both consumers and utility and notes PSC failed to follow a 1953 order. A Shelby County case on further earnings reduction awaits a decision.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Bell Telephone Co
Indiana Supreme Court
Bell
Marion Circuit
Lloyd C. Claycombe
Indiana Public Service Commission
High Court
PSC
Claycombe
Shelby Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Greene County Surpasses 1955 U.S. Savings Bond Quota
Greene County Indiana reaches its annual U.S. Savings Bond quota by October with $1,078,080 sold on a $1,000,000 goal. Savings Bonds Division chief Jack Storms applauds local chair E Kirby Ashcraft and bank partners for strong public support and confidence in U.S. government securities.
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Greene County
Indiana
Savings Bonds Division
Treasury Department
Jack Storms
Indiana U.S. Savings Bonds Division
Principals to Meet at Indiana University
Bloomington Indiana December meeting of Indiana elementary school principals will discuss the White House Conference on Education and the teacher social security program at Indiana University on December 9.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana
Indiana University
White House
Political Gossip Ties Nixon to Washington Power Struggles
Washington gossip centers on Vice President Nixon with rumors of White House coolness toward him and a mock selection of Hoover to represent Eisenhower at a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ceremony. The piece notes Nixon’s fragile political standing and Truman’s de facto support while detailing dampened hopes for Nixon’s standing with Dulles or Humphrey as alternatives.
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Nixon
Eisenhower
White House
Hoover
Radio
Dulles
George Humphrey
Treasury
Truman
Wanted Husbands Advertised With Zsa Zsa Parody
A satirical notice imagines an open season on men as Zsa Zsa style beauty and wealth are advertised to attract a spouse. The playful fragment riffs on gender and marriage norms in a newspaper-like grab bag.
Expert says wives upset U.S. economy
Indiana University professor Dr. Kate Mueller tells an education convention that housewives handling diaper, canning, cooking and cleaning services create big businesses and threaten the national economy and trade balance.
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Miami Beach
Fla
U S envoy defies Berlin order defends four power control
U S Ambassador James B Conant declares Washington will stay in Berlin and hold the Soviet sector responsible amid East German defiance of occupation rules He says the United States will exercise free movement under four power accords and protest new incidents if needed He traveled from Bonn to Berlin to show continued U S interest in the city
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Berlin
U.S
James B. Conant
United States
Conant
Bonn
G.M. Pushkin
Britain
France
Russia
German Democratic Republic
Turkey Day tickets offered by Linton merchants
Local merchants launch Turkey Day tickets offering two for every one dollar purchase. Tickets valid through December 21 with drawings on December 8, 15 and 22 at 1 30 p.m. on North Main Street. Wright Brothers store to collect ticket stubs by noon Thursday. Six turkeys to be awarded at the first drawing.
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Linton
North Main Street
Wright Brothers
State Traffic Deaths Dip Below Year Ago in Week
Indiana last week saw 20 new traffic fatalities, down from 21 in the prior year's week, with provisional totals at 1,015 through Nov 27. After September, current totals had Run ahead of last year in most weeks, boosting the toll by about 75.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Indiana Weather Turbulence Strikes Across State
Snow sleet and rain disrupted Indiana while the White River fell and traffic slowed. Weather officials warned of freezing rain and slippery roads for the lower Great Lakes region as temperatures fluctuated between the upper 20s and upper 30s.
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Indiana
White River Falls
The
Weather Bureau
Lower Great Lakes
Weather forecasters split the nation between rain and snow
Forecasters predicted snow from the central and northern Rockies to the northern Midwest while rain covered the lower Mississippi and Ohio valleys. Washington urged a hazardous mix of snow rain and sleet from the Eastern Seaboard to the lower Great Lakes with freezing rain in the southern and central Appalachians. Snow and sleet had already moved into Pennsylvania and western New York.
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Rockies
Midwest
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Mid-Atlantic States
Washington, D.C
US Weather Bureau
Seaboard
Great Lakes
Lower Lakes
Appalachian Mountain
Pennsylvania
New York
Class To Meet Tuesday Christmas Party At Cheever Home
The Delta Alpha class of the First Christian church will hold its Christmas party at Mrs. Fred Cheever's home at seven Tuesday evening, moved from Monday. A fifty cent gift exchange will be enjoyed.
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Delta Alpha
The
First Christian Church
Fred Cheever
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