Christmas tax talk and a warm poinsettia care guide
A year end tax recap notes steps to file deductions for 1963 and cites Jerome Hellerstein on IRS screening and investigations. A poinsettia care guide from Purdue advises 70 to 75 degree rooms, careful watering, drainage, and away from drafts and heat outlets. An anecdote shares a missing wrapped electric can opener found by a neighbor, and a Bedord area ad clarifies “strong limestone soil” refers to Hagerstown soil in Lawrence county.
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McGraw-Hill
Jerome R. Hellerstein
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
Poinsettias
Purdue Horticulturists
Santa Claus
Greg Tulley
Gene Tulley
Greg
Ingward Sandems
Bedford
Eagles Lodge Marks 60th Anniversary at Linton
The Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 578 in Linton marked its 60th anniversary with a weekend at the local hall. Dinner at noon, Santa Claus visit, music from White Christmas and Silver Bells, and a prize drawing with Aaron Gentry winning first. Attendees included Aeries from Terre Haute Indianapolis Vincennes Bicknell Washington Jasonville and Braz. Louis E Tolson and family were special guests.
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Order of Eagles Aerie No. 578
Linton
Santa Claus
Eagles
Aaron Gentry
Chester Turpin
Worthington
Jack Joseph
Terre Haute
Lee Boswell
Bloomfield
Aeries
Indianapolis
Vincennes
Bicknell
Washington
Jasonville
Braz
Louis E. Tolson
Zone Four
Lodge
Shower Planned for Newlyweds Phi and Mrs Whitt
A miscellaneous shower honoring Mr and Mrs Phi Whitt will be held at the home of Mr and Mrs Dewey Hildenbrard at 7 30 p m Saturday night.
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Phi Whitt
Dewey Hildenbrard
Watch Dog GAO Spends to Cut Waste Hits 247 Million Savings
The federal watchdog GAO reports 847.8 million spent last year with 247.5 million in savings for taxpayers. For every dollar spent, more than three dollars in savings were returned, up from the prior year. Defense Department remains the largest spend, absorbing over half the budget.
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Washington
Federal “Watch Dog” Agency
General Accounting Office
GAO
Congress
Defense Department
Mrs Tippit Hurt In Auto Wreck
Mrs J B Tippit was hurt in a car collision while driving to visit Edgar Tippits in Clarksville Texas. She received a head wound requiring a stitch and her three children were uninjured. Delbert Miller of Paris, the other driver, was uninjured. Damage totaled about 400 to the Tippit car and 50 to Millers vehicle. investigation continues.
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Steve Dockery
Tippit
Delbert Miller
Paris
Dockery
Miller
Ippitt
Clarksville
Dickery
Linton to Move to Central Daylight Time Amid Sunday Change
Residents are reminded that Linton will shift to Central Daylight Time on Sunday December 29 at 2 a.m. Clocks should be set one hour ahead before bedtime on Saturday.
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Linton
Indiana Christmas toll pushes state highway deaths past 1 300
At least eight people died in Indiana Christmas traffic accidents, lifting the state total to about 1 303. The worst toll since 1941 includes two multiple fatality crashes and victims across several counties including Pulaski, Ripley, White, and Noble.
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United Press International
Indiana
Twelve Children Dead in Christmas Day Fire in Charleston
In Charleston a portable oil heater tipped over by Walter Johnson and Mary Lee caused a pre dawn blaze that killed twelve sleeping children aged from two months to 20 years. The victims were related as brothers sisters and cousins living on the upper floor of a two story tenement. Johnson was critically burned and Mary Lee escaped uninjured as the fire tore through the wooden building.
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Charleston
D. C
Walter Johnson
Mary Lee
Johnson
Mildred Wilson
Lelia Wilson
Thomasina Wilson
Irene Wilson
Benjamin Johnson
Anette Johnson
Raymond Johnson
Alchamedes Johnson
Zoraida Johnson
Jerome Wilson
Jac-iquatta Wilson
Anthony Wilson
Holiday Traffic Death Toll Surpasses 220
United Press reports the Christmas holiday traffic toll rose to at least 221 deaths by 8:30 a.m. EST, exceeding the National Safety Council outlook of 200 to 250. California led with 133 fatalities, followed by Texas, Kansas, and Michigan.
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United Press
Advance National Safety Council
United Press International
Official Safety Council
California
Texas
Kansas
Michigan
I U President Elvis Stahr Sr Dies in Kentucky Home
Hickman Kentucky obituary notes the death of Elvis J. Stahr Sr 77 a circuit judge longtime public servant who planned to retire next month. His son Elvis J Stahr Jr president of Indiana University traveled to join his mother as services were set for Friday.
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Hickman
Indiana University
Elvis J. Stahr, Jr
Elvis J. Stahr
Stahr
Fulton-Graves County
Army
John F. Kenned
I. U. Services
Economy Seen Gaining Despite Kennedy Assassination
The Commerce Department reports a fair sized gain for the year with an upturn in steel production and a revived retail spree in December following Kennedy's death. Auto output hits a monthly record of 875,000 vehicles in November amid plant stoppages, while home construction also rises and business confidence grows on prospects for an $11 billion tax cut set to take effect Jan 1.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Commerce Department
Kennedy
Office of Business Economics
House
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
83-Year-Old Groom Marries 19-Year-Old Bride in Home Honeymoon
Earl L. Medsker, 83, wed Gwendolyn Davis, 19, in Medsker’s Adams City home on Christmas Eve. The couple plans a at-home honeymoon amid business plans including a $100,000 educational foundation for their descendants. They cite companionship and shared goals over skepticism.
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Denver
Earl L. Medsker
Medsker
Gwendolyn Davis
Baker, Fla
Justice of the Peace
Harry Wall Jr
Adams City
Gwendolyn
117 Work Days to Pay Off 1964 Taxes
Indiana tax researchers predict Hoosier taxpayers in 1984 will work 117 days to cover taxes up six days from 1983. The Indiana State Chamber of Commerce notes the new state adjusted gross income tax and sales tax deadlines and reports about 32 percent of personal income set aside for federal state and local tax bills.
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Indianapolis
Hoosier
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce
Applications for marriage licenses filed in Greene circuit court
Applications for marriage licenses were placed on file in the Greene circuit court in Bloomfield by Melvin Wilson of Lyons and Mary Falk of Worthington, and Larry Nolan and Sharon Kennedy, both of Linton.
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Claude Story, Derk
Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield
Melvin Wilson
Lyons Rtc
Mary Falk
Worthington
Turkish Cypriots Strike Greek Defense Position
In Nicosia Turkish Cypriots attacked a Greek defense position for four hours with heavy weapons while Greeks observed a truce with British aid. Seven killed and over 50 wounded officially, with higher unconfirmed tolls cited. NATO and British efforts to place forces under joint command, aiming to preserve the truce. President Johnson and Archbishop Makarios involved in crisis discussions as breaching clashes continue.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
U.S
Fraser Wilkins
Johnson
Makarios
Tak
Ankara Radio
Paris
NATO
London
Foreign Office
United States
Dean Rusk
Britain
Orthyelius
Border guards kill East German teen escaping to West
East German border guards shot dead 18 year old Paul Schultz as he tried to flee to the West during Christmas visits in Berlin. His 18 year old companion escaped to the West. the death marks the 68th escapee killed at the wall since 1961 amid mixed reaction from West Berliners and officials.
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Berlin
Wri
Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Schultz
West Berlin
31 Railroad Cars Jump Tracks Near Terre Haute
New York Central crews cleared tracks near Fontanet Indiana after 31 cars of a 90 car freight derailed. No injuries were reported and officials expected tracks open by mid morning. One derailed car held 1434 cases of nitro starch and a tank car methyl chloride. other cars contained television sets cereals mattresses and brass sheets.
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Tyrre Haute
Ind
New York Central Railroad
Fontanet
Vigo County
New York Central
Former ISU English professor Mary McBeth dies at 72
Terre Haute services followed a coroner ruling of heart attack after Miss Mary Heid McBeth's car left the road near Owensburg. The retired Indiana State College English professor, a faculty member from 1922 to 1958, will be buried in New Richmond. Major Gertrude Calvert sent cookies for Salvation Army shut-in baskets after an omission in a prior report.
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Terre Haute
Mary Heid McBeth
Indiana State College
Gertrude Calvert
Home League of the Salvation Army
William Risher
Three Wrecks Reported in Greene County
County Sheriff Dale Hornheady reported three accidents injuring two people. Marion Lee 54 of Bloomfield lost control on a county road four miles southwest of Bloomfield and struck a utility pole, injuring his wife Arilla 52. Jennifer Lewis 22 of Washington suffered a possible concussion in a second crash on Hwy 57 near Washington. Larry Waggoner 23 of Lyons skidded on a Lyons city street and collided with Jerry Frye 16. no injuries or tickets.
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Dale Hornheady
Bloomfield
Marion Lee
Rte. 2
Lee
Arilla
John Paul Buckmeyer
Richmond
Jennifer Lewis
Washington
Daviess County Hospital
Larry D. Waggoner
Lyons
Jerry R. Frye
Frye
Waggoner
Mild weather to linger across Indiana state forecast
Wisconsin and Indiana forecast indicate a stretch of mild temperatures through the weekend after a brief cold snap. Highs in the 50s expected in the south with overnight readings dropping to the 20s, while snow cover melts in South Bend and winds ease.
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United Press International
Indiana
Evansville
Port Wayne
Chicago
South Bend
Fort Wayne Andansville
Lafayette
Greene Circuit Court Hears Two Out‑of‑County Civil Complaints
Two cases filed in Greene Circuit Court today include Martin Cos grove versus Dorothy Carrico for damages and Stephen Clark by Emerson Clark versus Le Roy Boyce for damages. Both suits are venued from Martin and Clay counties respectively.
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Greene Circuit
Martin Cosgrove
Dorothy Carrico
Martin County
Stephen Clark
Emerson Clark
LeRoy Boyce
Clay County
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Vann
Michael Lehraner
Bunker Hill Afh
Schraner
Wilson
Sally Adams
Batesville
Ripley
Charles Gunter
Holton
Evelyn Gunter
Elizabeth Rose Meyer
Pennsylvania Railroad
Monticello
White County
Helen Stanger
Stevensville
Mich
Otis
Susan
Ruth Ann Danner
Wawakas
Noble County
Wawaka
Danners
Carleton D. Lewis
Dolores Carpenter
Goshen
Elkhart
I.U
Kentucky
Michael Arford
Branson C. Tucker
Seventh St. N.E
Arford
Tucker
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M@fontealin
Casablanca
Morocco
Montcalm
Greene County
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