Indiana Textbook Picks Spark Debate on Content and Costs
The Indiana State Textbook Adoption Commission dropped the MaGruder American government and Reigel and Haugh U S texts from approval. Advocates and publishers clashed over content and authorship while officials praised commission diligence and reaffirmed commitment to selecting the best two books per subject. The piece also notes calls for township consolidation to cut costs and mentions Indiana Christmas Club Savings data.
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Indiana
MaGruder
H-12 Club Plans Annual Christmas Party at Mrs Spice Home
The H-12 club holds its annual Christmas party at 1:30 PM on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Jack Spice hosts and Mrs. Gilbert Sims serves as co-hostess.
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H-12
Jack Spice
Gilbert Sims
Reds Beat MIGs in Big Air War Then Lose Four Fighters
American Sabre jets claim four MIG-15s shot down in Northwestern Korea as 27 Sabres fight 32 MiGs in 13 clashes from high to low altitudes. Colonels Baker and Lilly each downed their sixth MIG, while bomber groups hit rail lines and supply routes near Pyongyang and Haeju amid slowed ground actions.
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Seoul
Korea
U.P
Haeju
Pyongyang
North Korea
Red
Manchuria
Sinanju
Rites for Newberry Man to Be Thursday
Funeral arrangements are set for David Sipes age 82 a Newberry resident who died Monday at Daviess county hospital Washington Burial will be Thursday at 2 00 pm in Newberry cemetery Rev W N Jones officiating He was born September 15 1860 in Newberry to Calvin and Mary Sipes and spent his life there He was a retired farmer and member of Elnora Christian church Survived by two sons Fred Sipes Mayfield Kentucky and Jess Sipes Newberry seven grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren Body to lie in state at the home of his son Jenkins and Sons Funeral home Bloomfield in charge of arrangements
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David Sipes
Newberry
Daviess County Hospital
Washington
Elnora Christian Church
Fred Sipes
Mayfield
Jess Sipes
Sipes
Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home
Bloomfield
Rites Planned at Howesville for Mrs VanHorn
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Elizabeth VanHorn 67 of Howesville who died near Bloomfield will be held at 2 00 PM Wednesday at the Howesville Presbyterian church. Rev Bert Sanders will officiate with burial in Worthington cemetery.
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Anna Elizabeth VanHorn
Howesville
Bloomfield
Howesville Presbyterian Church
Bert Sanders
Worthington Cemetery
Cub Scouts to Meet at Conservation Club House
Cub Scout Pack holds a meeting at the Conservation club house tonight at 7:00. Scouts should bring their parents to the gathering.
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CUB Scouts
Conservation Club
Walton Returns Home After Weekend Visit
Wendell Walton has returned to Artesia New Mexico after spending the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Ray Walton of Linton.
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Wendell Walton
Artesia
N. Mex
Mrs
Ray Walton
Linton
Mrs Evelyn Dye Named Linton Branch Manager
Mrs Evelyn Dye appointed as Linton branch manager of the Indiana Motor Vehicle Bureau for Linton. Secretary of State Crawford Parker announced the appointment from Indianapolis. Parker disclosed several other branch manager appointments and left unannounced the managers for Jasonville and Bloomfield.
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Evelyn Dye
Linton
Indiana Motor Vehicle Bureau
Crawford Parker
Indianapolis
United Press Dispatch
Parker
Dye
Jasonville
Bloomfield
Pioneer Thresher Operator Ben Rumple Dies at 86
Benjamin Uncle Ben Rumple, 86, longtime threshing machine operator, died at 6:30 this morning in Moore's Nursing Home, Bicknell after 15 months of illness. He moved from Sandborn 4 years ago, was born January 25, 1866 in Spencer, and leaves sons Otis and Elza, daughters Rose and Rachel, a sister Minnie, brothers Noah, Henson, and Ezra, 13 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Funeral 2:00 PM Thursday at Sandborn Methodist Church.
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Benjamin
Ben” Rumple
Moore's
Bicknell
Mr. Rumple
Sandborn
Lyons
Spencer
William
Rebecca Carter Rumple
Rumple
Mary Jerrells
Otis Rumple
Dugger
Elza Rumple
Rose Talbert
Indianapolis
Rachel Roach
Minnie Hughes
Noah Rumple
Cloverdale
Henson Rumple
Ellettsville
Ezra Rumple
Carthage
Ives Poindexter
Sandborn Methodist Church
C. R. Killion
Sandborn Cemetery
Indiana Chamber says 82 taxes paid by Hoosiers
The State Chamber of Commerce reports in 1953 Hoosiers and corporations pay about 82 percent of taxes and fees, split 40 percent to the state and 42 percent to the federal government. Local licenses and fees may raise the total, but no one entity must file all tax reports.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Indiana
State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Hospital Report Highlights Local Admissions and Discharges
Bloomfield resident Mrs. Johanna Burkey was admitted with a fractured right knee after a fall. Several others including Miss Karen Smith Linton and Mrs. Flo Reed Bloomfield are admitted or treated for burns or medical conditions, with some discharges and transfers noted.
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Johanna Burkey
Bloomfield
Karen Smith
Linton
Dannie Lee Cline
Lyons
Alice Alderson
Ida Anderson
Sandborn
Flo Reed
Gilbert Ballard
Frances Hansing
Baby
Bedford
Mary E. Robertson
Jasonville
Louisville
John Hodges
Indiana auto plate sale delayed to January 26
Secretary of State Crawford F. Parker postponed the opening date for Indiana auto license plates to January 26. He moved the date up from the first week in January in line with Governor-elect Craig’s wish to aid an orderly changeover to the new Republican administration.
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Indianapolis
U.R
Crawford F. Parker
Indiana
Parker
Craig
Eisenhower MacArthur Meeting Nears in New York
President elect Eisenhower, at interim headquarters in the Commodore Hotel, schedules a full day of appointments. Gen. Douglas MacArthur not present, but signs point to a possible meeting this week to discuss Korea policy and MacArthur’s war-ending plan.
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New York
U.P
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Commodore Hotel
MacArthur
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Official Vote Totals Record Presidential Election Totals
Washington telegraph wires report official 1960 style totals showing Eisenhower 33 938 285 Stevenson 27 312 217 and others 371 027. Eisenhower won 39 states and 442 electoral votes while Stevenson carried 9 states and 89 electoral votes with a record popular vote total of 61 621 529.
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Washington
U.P
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Eisenhower
Alf M. Landon
Stevenson
Mr. Roosevelt
Miner Milner Killed in Coal Mine Accident near Terre Haute
Harry W. Milner age 54 of Brazil was killed in a coal mine accident at the Victory shaft near Terre Haute Indiana. He was run over by a loaded coal car on Monday in the incident reported by United Press.
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Terre Haute
Ind
U.P
Harry W. Milner
Brazil
Victory Shaft
Here
Indiana manhunt for filling station killer continues
Authorities hunted Harold Oakley Carl 29 after a gunman killed a filling station attendant and robbed the till. A car with two occupants fled. a 24 year old parolee David Eads was later charged with murder. More than 40 police, 23 cars and a state plane scoured the area. About 75 dollars was taken from the station.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Harold Oakley Carl
David Eads
State Reformatory
Carl
Linton Christmas Party For Children Invited
The 1952 Linton Community Christmas party for children under twelve will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday at the local high school. All attendees receive a Santa Claus treat and a short program. The event is planned by the Ministerial Association with treats donated by a Linton resident.
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Linton
Santa Claus
Lease Money Asked In Suit At Court
Christina Burnett sues George and Nellie Passen in Greene circuit court Bloomfield claiming she leased a theater building in Jasonville on Sept 19 and paid 900 as advance rent for Oct 1 to Mar 31 1953. Defendants took possession on Nov 10 without consent and the suit seeks a refund of 500.
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Greene
Bloomfield
Christina Burnett
George
Nellie Passen
Jasonville
Fire destroys farm home near Noblesville
Noblesville Indiana fire destroys Harley Kinder's farm home northwest of town. An oil barrel explosion caused the blaze with losses estimated at 12000 dollars. Kinder, in poor health, was hospitalized for shock and listed in serious condition.
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Noblesville
Ind
U.P
Harley Kinder
Here
Kinder
Deweyism fuels GOP protests over patronage fears
Republicans in Congress voice unease at what they call Dewey domination of the Eisenhower transition. Senators warn anti-Dewey sentiment could threaten the administration’s legislative push as Herbert Brownell takes a leading role in distributing posts. Some see early support eroding amid cabinet appointments made without full Senate consultation.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Eisenhower
Herbert Brownell
Frank Carlson
Congress
Senate
Pool Pumped Dry Bodies Not Found
In Naperville a nine day effort to drain a quarry for missing children proceeded as workers probed mud with iron rods. Seven men in hip boots searched the bottom while city fire crews planned to wash muck toward a remaining pump. no bodies had been found.
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Naperville
U.P
Marshall Erb
Indiana Governor Overrules Postponed License Plate Sale
Indianapolis Governor Schricker rejected the plan by Governor-elect George N. Craig to delay the sale of Indiana auto license plates, keeping the original schedule in place.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Schricker
George N. Craig
Indiana Auto
Woman Burned Critically In Bloomfield Apartment Fire
Mrs. Flo Reed, 87, of Bloomfield, is in critical condition at Freeman Greene County Hospital after a morning fire at her Charey apartment. She suffered burns over most of her body when her clothing ignited while lighting a bottle gas stove. No witnesses. details unavailable. The incident occurred about 7 20 a.m.
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Flo Reed
Bloomfield
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Owensburg Woman Succumbs Today
Mrs. Ethel Bruce Harp 70, lifelong Greene county resident, died at 8:00 this morning at her Owensburg home after five weeks of illness. Born March 1, 1882 to George and Amilda Bruce, she married Sylvester Harp on December 6, 1905. he died December 7, 1952. She leaves daughters Ona Spoonmore and Dorothy Hoste rter, five sons Ora Woodrow Dennis Harp Delbert Harp and Hubert Harp, three sisters Ep sie Roberts Dick Porter and Martha Martindale, and five brothers Dennis John Cyrus Ira and Clyde. Burial will be at Kentucky Ridge church cemetery after visitation at Everett Lehman and Sons Funeral Home.
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Ethel Bruce Harp
Greene County
Owensburg
Harp
George and
Amilda Ashcraft Bruce
Sylvester Harp
Kentucky Ridge Baptist Church
Clyde Bruce
Villard
Minn
Everett Lehman and Sons
Kentucky Ridge Church
Two Hoosiers Die in Ohio Train Collision
Sherman W. Mccaffery, 42, and his son George M. Mccaffery of Hartford City Indiana were killed when their car collided with a New York Central train near Norwalk Ohio on Monday night. State police suspect they had been returning from a Pennsylvania deer hunting trip.
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Hartford City
Ind
New York Central
Here
Sherman W. McCaffery
George M
Pennsylvania
Methodist Women Meet At Freund Home Thursday
The Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church will hold a meeting at 2:00 PM Thursday at the home of Mrs. Henry Freund following today’s announcement.
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Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church
Henry Freund
Last of 39 Seamen Rescued From Broken Grommet Reefer
In Leghorn Italy the last of 39 American crew members was saved from the wreck of the Grommet Reefer after a two day rescue. A Navy helicopter lifted the final survivor, Capt Henry P Sauriant of Brooklyn NY, to shore as all crew were accounted for. The ship had split on rocks in a gale while delivering Christmas turkeys to American troops.
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Leghorn
Italy
UPR
Midway
Leyte
Ligurian Sea
Grommet Keefer
Henry P. Sauriant
Brooklyn
N. Y
Leghorn Harbor
Queen of Leghorn Reef
Lighting Contest Opens Wednesday in Linton
The 1952 Christmas lighting contest sponsored by the Linton Civic Garden Club opens at 7:00 p m Wednesday with the slogan Every light a prayer for peace. Linton ministers will ring church bells for five minutes from 6:55 p m to mark the start and join a nationwide bell ringing. Trees must be living. entries accepted until Friday. Windows and doors of businesses may enter in any class. Public urged to pause five minutes at 6:55 p m Wednesday to pray for peace. To enter, call any club member.
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Linton Civic Garden Club
Linton
Allen Sentenced In Circuit Court
Bart Allen of Linton was ordered sent to Indiana State Prison for one to ten years after a suspension earlier in Greene circuit court. He previously faced larceny charges for breaking into Adrienne's tavern, with a suspended term revoked at a hearing before Judge Edwin B. Long. He had been jailed for public intoxication by Linton police.
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Linton
Indiana
Michigan City
Greene
Bloomfield
Allen
Adrienne
South Main Street
Greene County
Edwin B. Long
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