Mrs. Cora East of Worthington Dies After Fall
Mrs. Cora Ann East 82 of Worthington died at Freeman-Greene county hospital from complications after a fall at her home. She was born June 12 1872 in Owen county daughter of Nathan and Elizabeth Livingston married Oscar R. East in 1898 and lived in Worthington all their married life. Survived by three sisters Emma Goodman Terre Haute Ada Secrest Worthington Winnie Rumple Bloomington and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at 2:00 Sunday at Worthington Christian church Rev J T Moore officiating burial in Worthington cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Ann East
Worthington
Freeman-Greene County
East
Worthington Christian Church
J. T. Moore
Worthington Cemetery
Linton Mayor Proclaims Crusade for Freedom Week
Mayor Robert C. McFadden proclaims February 15 to 22, 1955 as Crusade for Freedom Week in Linton Indiana urging residents to support aid for nations behind the Iron Curtain. The proclamation cites 70,000,000 blocked from choosing governments and highlights Risdio Free Europe as a recipient of aid and truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Robert C. McFadden
Washington
Crusade For Freedom
Risdio
Europe
Indiana
Tragic Fall Kills Worker At Indianapolis Gravel Pit
A 40 foot fall at a gravel pit in Indianapolis killed Olen Bratcher of Martinsville when a pole struck the dump hopper he stood on. A coworker told police Bratcher was knocked to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Olen Bratcher
Martinsville
Bratcher
Hospital Activity Reports From Local Towns
Mrs. Pearl Gorby of Jasonville underwent surgery yesterday. Several patients were admitted for medical treatment including Mrs. Hazel Flynn Hymera Clell Tincher Linton Ernest Campbell Jasonville. Dismissals included Mrs. Hobart Cooper Jr and baby Sandborn Mrs. June Rusher and baby Marco Mrs. George Jones Linton Miss Sandra Kent Lewis Miss Linda Harper Springville Mrs. Frank Sims Jasonville Mrs. Rolla Trowbridge Salsberry and Mrs. Richard Bickel and Saby Jasonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Flynn
Hymera
Clell Tincher
Linton
Ernest Campbell
Jasonville
Hobart Cooper Jr
Sandborn
June Rusher
Marco
George Jones
Sandra Kent
Lewis
Linda Harper
Springville
Frank Sims
Rolla Trowbridge
Salsberry
Richard Bickel and
Saby
Board to Let New Bus Contracts
The Linton-Stockton Consolidated school board met to set bids for next year's bus routes and plan for the new consolidated grade school. Bids due 4:00 p.m. Tuesday March 1 require 54 passenger new buses. Details on pupil transportation and minimum distances remain undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton-Stockton
J. Earl Bales
Loval
Linton
Indiana
Lews
Birth Announcement for Cynthia Ann Cooper in Linton
Mr and Mrs Hobart Cooper Jr announce the birth of a daughter born at Freeman Greene County Hospital February 15 weighing nine pounds one ounce named Cynthia Ann. The mother is Helen Wagner of Sandborn. The family took the baby home to Mr and Mrs Hobart Cooper Sr in Linton yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart Cooper, Jr
South of Linton
Daghter
Freeman- Greene County Hospital
Cynthia Ann
Helen Wagner
Sandborn
Mysterious submarine sighted off Florida coast
Navy planes searched for a reported submarine seen silhouetted briefly in the moonlight by two Coast Guardsmen about 30 miles from Cocoa. Sailors described a conning tower and deck wash as a possible sub but a Navy spokesperson noted no subs in the area and skepticism persisted about the sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Florida
Air Force
Cocoa
Fla
Navy
United States
Washington
Clifton W. Benson
Wilmington
N.C
Charlie Jones
Columbus
Benson
Jones
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Lincoln Hotel Fire Triggers Evacuation In Indianapolis
A grease chute fire raced to the 14th floor penthouse of the Lincoln Hotel near Monument Circle. Firemen ordered 375 guests into the street but later allowed them to return after the blaze was controlled. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Hotel
Monument Circle
Anti-Red Commandos Evade Swiss Police In Embassy Raid
Two heavily armed anti-Communist commandos escaped police in Switzerland after seizing the Romanian legation and taking diplomatic documents. Authorities sought Interpol help as border police traced the men who fled abroad, with speculation they headed toward southern Germany. The incident prompted Swiss guards at Iron Curtain missions and a police briefing noting damage to files but intact valuables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
Dimitru X
Paris
Germany
Legation
Moscow
U.S
Romania
Iron Curtain
Emeric Stoffel
Stoffel
Herbert Albot
China Reds Break Lull at Formosa
In a Formosa Strait bombardment, Chinese Communists fired over 90 artillery rounds at Greater Quemoy from Lienho and Totang between 10 04 and 10 50 a m, marking the first shelling since Feb 13. No Nationalist casualties were reported and observers say forces are massing for a potential invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
Formosa Strait
Quemoy
Greater Quemoy
Lienho
Totang
Tachen Islands
Indiana General Assembly weighs new Guard Armories
Report from Indianapolis says a statewide bill to build several Indiana National Guard Armories includes a proposed Linton Armory for the 38th Reconnaissance Company. The plan envisions armories costing over 200000 dollars with 25 percent state funding and matching federal support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Linton 38Th Reconnaissance Company
Indiana
Indiana General Assembly
Linton
Linton Company
Indianapolis
General Assembly
Army Chief Warrant Officer Fuller Arrives at Fort Lewis
Fort Lewis Washington hosts Army Chief Warrant Officer Harold B Fuller recently arrived for duty with the 71st Infantry Division He previously served as ammunition officer in the division’s T711st Ordnance Battalion Fuller has wartime service in Iceland Ireland France and Germany and has served in the Army since 1938 His wife Hickam lives on Worthington route one and his parents Mr and Mrs James W Fuller reside on Solsberry route one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lewis
Wash
Harold B. Fuller
Hickam
Worthington
71St Infantry Division
Heilbronn
Germany
Fuller
T711st Ordnance Battalion
Iceland
Ireland
France
James W. Fuller
Solsberry
Indiana lawmakers weigh budget while vote age bid advances
In Indianapolis the Senate began secret hearings on a 675 million dollar budget as the House moved toward passage of a constitutional amendment to let 19 year olds vote. Debate highlighted tax payer concerns and calls to cut the budget while the amendment awaits Senate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Charles Maddox
R-Otterbein
Maddox
Kennethy Brown, Jr
Rmuncie
Senate
Usher L. Burdick
R-Nd
House Judiciary Committee
Jere Cooper
D-Tenn
House Ways and Means Committee
Eisenhower
Treasury
U S Officials See U S Still Leading In Atomic Race
Washington reports say U S officials believe Russia has an atomic hydrogen program on continental scale, but that the United States remains ahead in both the quantity and quality of weapons. Intelligence relies on test debris and careful analysis, with Rep. Melvin Price noting Russia could have about 400 weapons by now and that underestimating Moscow is risky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
America
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
United States
Wilson
Melvin Price
Ill
State House Atomic Energy Committee
Price
GOP Opens 1956 Convention in San Francisco on Aug 20
The Republican National Committee voted unanimously to open the party's 1956 convention in San Francisco on August 20. The decision followed a voice vote on a seven member subcommittee's recommendation selecting San Francisco over Philadelphia and Chicago. Observers saw the choice as favorable to Eisenhower forces.
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San Francisco
Businessmen’s Association
Thomas Gray
Philadelphia
Chicago
GOP
Leonard Hall
Golden Gate City
Masons Owlett
Merton E. Thayer
International Amphitheater
International
Republican National Committee
Cleveland Architect Arrives in Britain After Poland Jailer
Hermann Field, a Cleveland architect released last year after five years in a Polish Communist jail, arrived in Britain today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hermann Field
Cleveland
Poland
Britain
Fire in Japanese dormitory kills 99 women
In Yokohama a condemned Franciscan Missionaries of Mary dormitory burned trapping 142 elderly Japanese women and three nuns. Firemen lacked water and exits as a well pump failed. 98 died on site, one later from burns, one missing. Forty five escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Japan
Welfare Ministry
Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
Marie St. Longin
Canada
Will Present Program At Father and Son Banquet
Mr and Mrs Roy Falk of Lyons will present a program of accordion and vocal numbers for the father and son banquet at the First Baptist church in Terre Haute tonight. About 500 persons are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Falk
Lyons
First Baptist Church
Terre Haute
Former Sullivan Woman Etta Lund Dies in Plainfield
Mrs Etta Lund a former Sullivan resident died Tuesday night at her daughter Mrs Lola Templetons home in Plainfield Funeral services set for Friday at 2 in the Sullivan Christian church with burial in Center Ridge cemetery Sullivan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Lund
Sullivan
Lola Templeton
Plainfield
Sullivan Christian Church
Center Ridge
Senate Expected To Okay Pay Hike Voted by House
The House approved a pay raise for congressmen from 15000 to 25009 in a 283 to 118 vote amid three hours of debate. The Senate faces a choice between a smaller 7500 annual increase and the House’s larger figure, with a conference committee possible to resolve the difference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Congressional
Judiciary Committee
First 1955 Atomic Test Postponed
LAS VEGAS Nev The first test shot of the 1955 atomic experiments has been postponed at least until Friday because of unfavorable weather conditions. Officials said a conference would decide the firing time. The shot was to be fired from a 500 foot tower at Yucca Flat 75 miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
Yucca Flat Proving Ground
Here
Atomic Energy Commission
Plan Farewell Party Honors Drake and Sandefur Family
The J O Y Class and the Keystone class of First Baptist plan a farewell party in the church lower auditorium at seven Saturday evening honoring Mr and Mrs Leroy Drake their family and Mrs I Zora Sandefur according to today’s announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.O.Y
Keystone
First Baptist Church
Leroy Drake
I. Zora Sandefur
Plan Special Affair Honors Linton Pastor and Wife
The First Baptist Church will honor Rev. and Mrs. Royden Rea with a carry in dinner after Sunday morning service. The couple marks five years in the Linton pastorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Royden Rea
Mrs. Rea
Linton
Dulles Warns China on Formosa Stand and Far East Policy
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles warned Red China not to shoot its way toward Formosa in a New York speech. He stressed U S resolve to defend Formosa and the Pescadores, signaled possible diplomacy, and hinted massive retaliation era ideas were fading. The address aligned U S policy with allied reassurance amid Western pressure.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Quemoy
Matsu
Formosa
United States
Western Europe
Far East
Dulles
Red
Walter F. George
Dga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Styles Bridges
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Matsus
State Department
Red China
Pescadores
Far Eastern
Miss Avis Priscilla McDonald 43, Linton
Miss Avis Priscilla McDonald 43 of Linton died Wednesday at Freeman Greene County Hospital after six weeks illness. Born near Bloomfield Aug 20 1911 she lived in Linton 34 years and belonged to the Northeast Third Street Church of God. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Robert McDonald a brother Robert McDonald Jr preceded in death by a brother. Funeral arrangements include viewing at Welch and Cornett Funeral Home and graveside service at Fairview Cemetery with Rev Harvey Rehmel at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avis Priscilla McDonald
Linton
Freeman- Greene County
Miss McDonald
Bloomfield
Robert and
Louella Hostetter McDonald
Northeast Third Street Church of God
Robert McDonald Jr
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Cora East
Pearl Gorby
China
Costal
New Linton Guard Armory
FT. Lewis
Labor Committee
William D. Christy
Hammond
Paul Bitz
Evansville
John van Ness
Valparaiso
Roy Conrad
Monticello
Conrad
Secretary of State
Lake
Marion
Pi— US. of
Washington — ii
National Education Association
Senate Labor Committee
NEA
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