Camp and guard dog story ties to out-of-town letter
A reflective piece opens with an out-of-town letter fragment about sunlit health camps and midwinter sunbathing, then recounts Addison Steward known as Ad and his volunteer dog Skipper who guards mail routes in Linton. The article notes historical hand-bill finds, a 1889 corn contest prize, and Governor Handley's TV address amid 1958 election chatter.
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C. M. Goethe
Sacramento
Calif
Addison Steward
Linton
Lester LaDuke
Sixth Street
LaDuke
Sangamon County
Illinois
Historic NATO Summit Reaches Disarmament Accord
Leaders from NATO nations conclude a four day summit in Paris with a plan to pursue missile age peace through renewed disarmament talks with Russia. The communique calls for arming Western Europe with nuclear missiles and sharing IRBM know how. The final document emphasizes strengthening European voices within NATO and maintaining vigilance against Soviet modernization.
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Paris
Eisenhower
NATO
Russia
Western
Europe
United Nations
NATO Council
U.S
Soviet Union
Protest At St Louis High Due To Locker Room Fight
White and Negro female students clashed over a sweater dispute prompting a walkout at Central High. Police contained the crowd after two hours with about 20 youths remaining out of the 50 to 100 protesters. Principal A B Jordan and school authorities sought to reconcile the incident and return students to class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Central High School
A. B. Jordan
Jordan
Pope Family Heads to Florida for Holiday Visit
Dr and Mrs Lloyd Pope left Linton for Ft Lauderdale Florida to spend the holidays with their son Lowell his wife Donna and grandsons Gary and Alan through Christmas and New Year s. They plan to return January 6.
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Lloyd Pope
Linton
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Lowell
Donna
Gary
Alan
North Vernon Man Killed in U S 50 Mishap
North Vernon Indiana police report 84 year old Peter Wahl died when his car drove into the path of a large truck on U S 50 east of North Vernon. The truck driver Ephram Bridges 28 from Harrisonburg Virginia suffered minor injuries.
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North Vernon
Ind
U.S. 950
Here
Peter Wahl
Wahl
Jennings County
Ephram Bridges
Harrisonburg
Indiana figures clash over Handley Senate bid
Former Gov George N Craig and Sen Homer Capehart oppose Gov Handley as a 1958 U S Senate candidate In Indianapolis Handley weighs run while State Sen D Russell Bontrager and Rep Bray eye Jenner seat Handley notes possible January decision and Christmas plans as party lines form around the race
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Indianapolis
George N. Craig
Homer Capehart
Handley
U.S
Sena
Tor
Craig
Capehart
Chicago
William O'Connell
William E. Jenner
Russell Bontrager
Elkhart
Rep
Bray
Martinsville
Gates
Ralph Gates
Bontrager
Jenner
Eisenhower
Indiana
Senate
Play The Inn of Bethlehem at Jasonville Church of God
The Jasonville Church of God will present The Inn of Bethlehem at 7 30 Monday evening. Junior and Primary class children will recite sing and dialogue. Rev Russell Black and Mrs Helen Godfrey invite the public to attend.
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Inn of Bethlehem
Jasonville Church of God
Helen Godfrey
Young People’s Endeavor
Russell Black
Jet pilot sacrifices fuel tanks to avert hospital tragedy
At Turner Air Force Base an F 100 fighter bomber collided after engine trouble. 1st Lt. Donald F. Egen jettisoned wingtip tanks before impact, dying with Sgt. Lemuel A. Mitchell. A sergeant's wife was critically injured, the couple's son unhurt, and a line man escaped. The crash occurred within 100 feet of a hospital ward.
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Albany
Turner Air Force Base
Air Force
Donald F. Egen
Egen
Steve Thompson
Brooklyn
N.Y
Russian premier Yasnov demoted. deputy to take over
Radio Moscow reports Premier Mik hail Yasnov of the Russian Republic is demoted and replaced by his deputy. In Paris, West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer says he will refrain from delaying tactics as a decision on missile launching sites in Germany is pursued.
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Eisenhower
Elysee Palace
Paris
Rene Coty
Dulles
Felix Gaillard
NATO
London
Mikhail Yasnov
U.S
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
Man 60 Killed by Train at Gary Crossing
George Sims of Gary, aged 60, was killed today when a Pennsylvania Railroad switch engine struck him at a Gary crossing. Authorities investigated the incident and the railroad nearby traffic was halted momentarily.
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Gary
George Sims
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gary Crossing
Electrical Storm Hits Greene County Flood Crest Seen
A severe electrical storm accompanied heavy rain pushes White River above flood stage in Greene county. Weather observer M F E Brock cites 2.88 inches since Tuesday morning, with forecasts predicting a crest of 21.50 feet by Saturday noon. A lightning strike damaged a home at 580 E street northeast, affecting the gas furnace controls. Similar storms reported across the region.
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White River
Greene County
M. F E. Brock
U.S
Elliston
Daily Citizen
Brock
U.S. Weather Bureau
Indianapolis
Community Christmas Carols to Be Held Saturday
Residents received invitations to a Linton community Christmas carol sing sponsored by the Linton Ministerial Association. The event runs 7:00 to 7:30 p m Saturday on the street in front of Citizens National Bank with choirs from several churches and all are welcome to sing or listen.
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Linton
Linton Ministerial Association
Citizens’ National Bank
Jury Can’t Reach Verdict in Hirshburg Case
A Richmond jury of 11 men and one woman remained deadlocked after an all night deliberation in the first degree murder trial of 31 year old Ethel Mae Wise. Foreman Everett P Henley said eight ballots were taken with an 8 to 4 vote for conviction on the last roll call. A retrial date will be set soon.
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Richmond
Ethel Mae Wise
Everett P. Henley
Greensfork
John W. Goddard
Roy Hirshburg
Tornadoes Rake Indiana Regions with Little Damage Reported
The Indianapolis Weather Bureau logged 26 tornadoes across Missouri Illinois and Indiana from Wednesday afternoon to midnight but no confirmed hits in Hoosier land. Sightings of funnel clouds near Rockville and Greencastle were reported with no ground touch downs. Rain totals reached an inch or more in Columbus Indianapolis Martinsville Knightstown Zionsville and Terre Haute with more rain and cooler temps forecast into Friday.
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Indiana
Hoosierland
Indianapolis Weather Bureau
Missouri
Ilinois
Rockville
Greencastle
Columbus
Indianapolis
Martinsville
Knightstown
Zionsville
Terre Haute
Anderson
Charity drive at First Baptist church seeks donations
The J. O. Y. class along with the congregation collects food and clothing for a Christmas charity project. Members may call Harold Shorter at 81 or Henry Smith at 1430 to arrange pickup as announced today.
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First Baptist Church
Harold Shorter
Henry Smith
Retail Business Up In Greene County Through July 1957
New figures show Greene County net income at 36.858 million for the year ending July 1 1957 up from 36.472 million. Per family spendable income rose to 4137 from 4057 with local spenders purchasing more consumer goods in a high volume year. Local gross retail volume reached 25.533 million versus 25.234 million prior year while autos lagged amid a broad spending mood.
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New York
Greene County
United States
Standard Rate and Data Service
Tornado Toll Rises Across Four States
A deadly band of late December tornadoes swept through Illinois Missouri Indiana causing at least 11 deaths and more than 200 injuries. Mount Vernon Murphysboro and Farmington areas bore the worst damage with hundreds displaced and extensive property losses.
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Murphysboro
Ill
Illinois
Missouri
Indiana
Joe Williams
Army Test Flops As Jupiter Missile Is Destroyed
Cape Canaveral reports a Jupiter intermediate range missile failed to complete its flight for the second time in a month. The 1,500 mile range weapon rose, then was destroyed remotely after trouble developed. Von Braun and Medaris attended. the test yielded limited data on the failure.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Army
Defense Department
Wernher von Braun
Ballistic Missile Agency
Huntsville
Ala
John A. Medaris
Atlantic
Woman Struck by Auto in Lin ton Intersection
Mrs Ellsworth Corbin of Lin ton rural route received a minor leg injury when struck by an auto at the North Main and A streets intersection. Investigating officer said she was walking east across Main street when hit by Joseph Elmer Floyd of Bloomfield route one. Corbin was taken to Freeman Greene county hospital for x rays and later home. police filed no charges.
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Ellsworth Corbin
Linton
North Main
Corbin
Main Street
Joseph Elmer Floyd
Bloomfield
Freeman-Greene County
Floyd
Woman Acquitted in Stabbing Death of Editor Husband
Mrs. Elizabeth Sullivan, 40, was acquitted in her second manslaughter trial for the fatal stabbing of her newspaper editor husband Julian Sullivan. Boone Circuit Judge Charles T. Thompson instructed the jury to acquit. Prosecution alleged a kitchen stabbing after a Christmas party on December 23, 1954.
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Lebanon
Elizabeth Sullivan
Sullivan
Indianapolis
Julian Sullivan
Carrie Hazeltine
Columbus
Indianapolis Star
Boone
Charles T. Thompson
Firefighters Alarmed at Smoke in Linton Residence
Linton Fire department responded to Harry Goodwin residence at 43 Third Street Southeast on Wednesday afternoon after a stop leak caused a plume of smoke. Only minor damage resulted from the incident.
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Linton
Harry Goodwin
Third Street
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