Oratorical Contests Stir Indiana High Schools
The Hoosier Day notes high school oratorical contests under Indiana State Bar Association and Indiana American Legion sponsorship. It highlights social changes moving families toward home entertainment and cites prizes, 150 dollars first prize locally and 4000 national scholarship, with subjects drawn from the U.S. Constitution. Three dimensional film trends and theater shifts are discussed as influences on stay at home habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Bar Association
Indiana American Legion
Indiana
Evlin H. Higdon
The
Legion
USA
New York
Cinerama
Statehouse Urged to Build New Office Facility
Indiana's Little Hoover Commission blasts conditions at the state capitol calling them intolerable and urges the 1953 General Assembly to create an Office Building Commission to plan a new state office building. It cites the Bureau of Motor Vehicles basement space and overall overcrowding as urgent issues. The panel notes prior 1946 findings and acknowledges past governors' recognition of the need.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Little Hoover’ Commission
Statehouse
General Assembly
Senate
House
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
State House
Schricker
Ralph F. Gates
Durkin Cancels Talk With Eisenhower Headquarters Visit
Secretary of Labor designate Martin Durkin canceled his scheduled visit to Eisenhower's headquarters, leaving Chicago as his location with confidential business. The cancellation produced a quiet day at the headquarters with no further appointments. Gov. Sherman Adams and Mrs. Adams arrived to join Eisenhower staff, while Adams planned to work with Arthur Vandenberg Jr. at the HQ.
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New York
Secretary of Labor
Martin P. Durkin
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Durkin
Chicago
Commodore Hotel
Morningside Drive
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Bloomington TV Channel Change Okayed
Bloomington Maryland officials of station WTYV announced FCC approval of a channel move from 10 to 4 and higher power. The changes will boost coverage by 7,000 square miles and raise potential audience from 1.75 million to 2.5 million. Completion is expected in about a year at a cost of 250000 dollars.
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Bloomington
U.P
WTYV
Federal Communications Commission
Rhoades Enjoy Florida Winter Visit
Mr and Mrs Vilas D Rhoades return from a Florida vacation visiting the Bob Singing Tower The Great Masterpiece Silver Springs Ringling Brothers winter quarters and friends in Tampa Lake Worth Delray Beach and Boynton They accompanied former Linon residents Samuel D Heaton and his wife to Miami Beach for Thanksgiving Day.
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Vilas D. Rhoades
Florida
Bob Singing
Silver Springs
Ringling Brothers Circus
Tampa
Lake Wales
Delray Beach
Boynton
Samuel D. Heaton
Linton
Florida Christian College
Miami Beach
ROK Infantrymen Reclaim Pinpoint Hill in Korea Assault
South Korean troops repelled three Chinese attacks to retake Pinpoint Hill on Sniper Ridge. The 18th recapture since Oct. 14 followed heavy grenades and satchel charges amid frigid conditions. U.N. jets bombed Red supply areas as Sabre jets fought MIG-15s over MIG Alley.
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Seoul
Korea
Parkaclad
Pinpoint Hill
Kumhwa Ridges
Sniper Ridge
Sniper
U.N
Korean Peninsula
Kumhwa
Chorwon
Iron Triangle
Kingsley G. Parton Jr
Birmingham
Mich
Mig Alley
North Korea
New Turns Hint at Brink's Robbery Investigation
Federal grand jury in Boston resumes sessions amid rumors of disclosures by a gangster's young companion and a convict informant in the Brink's Inc. holdup. FBI expansion noted as 20 agents join the probe, with indictments tied to the three year statute. Judge Garrity seeks extension of the grand jury life to January 1953 to finish the inquiry.
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Boston
FBI
Brink's Inc
U. S
George F. Garrity
Garrity
Indianapolis Woman Held on Murder Charge after Shooting Husband
A 36 year old Indianapolis woman Mildred Ervin was held on a preliminary murder charge after she shot her estranged husband Russell 36 when he kicked in her trailer door and threatened her with a blackjack and shotgun. The shooting was witnessed by two of their three children. Ervin said the husband had beaten her and she had obtained a peace bond.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Marion County
Mildred Ervin
Russell
Plan Yule Party For Tri Kappa Members
Tri Kappa members will hold a Christmas party at the Country Club on Wednesday December 10. Those unable to attend should call 316 before noon Friday. Members are asked to bring canned food for Salvation Army baskets.
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Tri Kappa
Country Club
Salvation Army
Cab Drivers to Meet Terre Haute on Strike Talks
About 60 cab drivers gather in Terre Haute to discuss proposals to end their strike against the Black and White Co. Negotiations collapsed a week ago, prompting today’s meeting to chart next steps.
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Terre Haute
Black and White Co
Catholic Church Donates Clothing for War Relief
St. Peter's church members donated 197 pounds of usable clothing blankets and shoes to the Thanksgiving Clothing Collection run by War Relief Services of the National Catholic Welfare Conference. Items shipped to a Long Island center will aid the needy in Korea and refugees in Europe the Near and Far East.
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St. Peter's Church
War Relief Services
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Long Island
New York
Korea
Europe
Near
Far East
Stevenson and Truman vow cooperation with Eisenhower
Gov Adlai E Stevenson and President Truman pledged to cooperate with the Eisenhower administration where compatible with Democratic views. They discussed the party's future, campaign deficit noted at over 500000, and agreed minority role should not obstruct public business. The leadership in Congress would guide constructive influence.
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Washington
U.P
Adlai E. Stevenson
Truman
Eiisenhower
White House
Illinois
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Congress
Craig to Ask Legislature for New Safety Director Post
Gov. George N. Craig plans to seek a General Assembly creation of a safety director position. The advisory appointee would report to the governor and coordinate highway hazard reports, licensing issues, maintenance, and law enforcement concerns.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Elecr
George N. Craig
General Assembly
Craig
Florida
Department of Revenue and Budget
Taft Blasts Durkin Appointment Sparks GOP Split Talk
Republican leaders acknowledge an incredible misstep by Eisenhower’s camp in not tipping Sen. Taft about Martin P. Durkin's nomination as labor secretary. Taft says he does not know if a fight over confirmation will occur next month, while Bridges may seek to block Taft—Eisenhower faction clashes spark leadership jockeying in Senate.
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Washington
U.P
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Martin P. Durkin
Ohio
Taft
Durkin
Sen. Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate
Republcans
Ohio Republican
Cincinnati
Prisoner Flees Pendleton Guard Car Visit Ends Quick
William Owens thirty, inmate at Pendleton State Reformatory, escaped from his escort in Indianapolis while visiting his dead father. He fled only about twenty minutes before police, using a radio description, recaptured him. Owens is serving ten years for armed robbery of a filling station in 1949 and had previously attempted a prison wall escape.
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Indianapolis
William Owens
Pendleton State Reformatory
Pendleton
Owens
Reformatory
Albert E. Dudley
Mrs Mary Alice Hall Pigg to Undergo Major Surgery
Mrs Mary Alice Hall Pigg of Cedar Lake route one has been admitted to the St James hospital in Chicago Heights Illinois. She will undergo major surgery sometime this week according to word received.
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Mary Alice Hall Pigg
Cedar Lake
Route One
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Ill
CIO AFL Merger Talks to Reopen
Atlantic City NJ The CIO pledged new merger talks with the AFL will open after a new union president is chosen. Walter Reuther appears set to succeed the late Philip Murray as CIO president amid a heated struggle with Allan Haywood supporters who seek a roll call vote.
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Atlantic City
N. J
CIO
AFL
Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Philip Murray
Allan S. Haywood
Reuther
Hoosier Faces Bigamy Charges After Grand Jury Indictment
William Hendricks 25 Walton faces bigamy charges after St Joseph County grand jury indictment. He allegedly married Caroline Marshall of South Bend in 1950 and Dorothy Mojeska in 1952. He was jailed on a 2500 dollar bond when the indictment was returned last month.
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South Bend
U.P
William Hendricks
Walton
St. Joseph County
Caroline Marshall
Dorothy Mojeska
Walter Reuther Wins CIO Presidency In Dramatic Roll Call
Atlantic City bulletin reports Walter P. Reuther, 45, defeats Al Haywood to become the third CIO president. Reuther succeeds the late Phillip Murray and gains a hefty majority in the roll call vote.
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Atlantic City
N. J
U.P
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
Allan S. Haywood
Auto Workers Union
Phillip Murrary
Bells of Army To Ring Here On Saturdays
The Salvation Army will ring bells in Linton starting Saturday with kettles at J C Penney and G C Murphy on three Saturdays before Christmas. Funds fund Christmas baskets for the needy. Murphy store kettle stays open a week after Christmas. Applications for baskets may be made in person at the Salvation Army office, second floor, headquarters.
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Salvation Army
Linton
Florence Davis
J. C. Penney
G. C. Murphy
Murphy
Nine Saved from Fire In Indianapolis
Nine children were rescued from a second floor apartment fire in Indianapolis. An 11-year-old passer-by helped four mothers carry their youngsters to safety as Wade Denning leaped from a window and two men were hospitalized for smoke inhalation. Firefighters battled the flames for 90 minutes and Captain Jesse Hutsell said the blaze likely started from a cigarette.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Wade Denning
Bonnie Ellis
Denning
William F. Wolf
Jesse Hutsell
Hoosier Is Killed In Police Battle
Crawfordsville Indiana police shot and killed 42 year old laborer Clarence Lewellen after he menaced a taxicab driver and fired on officers who answered a distress call. The driver Mary Devitt 45 warned the dispatcher before Lewellen opened fire. He had previous firearm offenses with suspended sentences.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
U.P
Clarence Lewellen
Fred Grimes
Lewellen
Mary Devitt
Churchill Plans 1953 Britian Armament Cutbacks
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons Britain will cut back its defense production for 1953. Aircraft output will be reduced as Britain concentrates on newer, more advanced warplanes and reviews existing contracts.
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London
A.P
Winston Churchill
Britain
Churchill
House of Commons
Truman OKs $1.90 Coal Pay Increase Sparks Board Revolt
President Truman approves a $1.90 daily wage rise for coal miners triggering the resignation threat from Wage Stabilization Board members led by Chair Archibald Cox. Industry and public members plan mass resignations, while John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers alignment win the larger increase.
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Washington
U.P
Archibald Cox
Wage Stabilization Board
Truman
Cox
White House
Bond
John Line United Mine Workers
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Raoul Agin
Roger L. Putnam
Mr. Truman
Putnam
War Mothers Here Plan Annual Sale
War Mothers in Linton announce a downtown poinsettia sale Saturday to aid disabled World War II veterans. Proceeds support the veterans. The unit will meet at the Legion home at 7:00 PM next Monday to plan a Christmas party.
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Linton
War Mothers
Legion Home
Marriage License Issued In Greene County Bloomfield
A marriage license was issued in the Greene circuit court office at Bloomfield to Hoy Atto Perigs and Lamma Esther Walters both of Linton Indiana officials said.
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Clers
Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield
Hoy Atto Perigs
Lamma Esther Walters
Linton
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