Uncle Dan and Mother Shipton in Lewistown column
Lewistown Montana columnist Uncle Dan comments on multiple marriages and cites a Hollywood case of a seventh wife. He recalls Mother Shipton’s prophecies from 1458 and notes public alarm for 1881. John E. Talbott of Linton defends central Scout councils and university trained leaders.
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Dan
Spring Creek
Lewistown, Mont
Uncle Dan
Hollywood
John E. Talbott
Linton
Boy Scout
White River Valley
Disaster Relief Sent To Snowbound Indiana Region
Governor Handley declared LaPorte County and parts of Starke and St Joseph Counties disaster areas and appealed for civil defense aid. Rescue teams, helicopters, planes and medical supplies were requested as rural areas faced massive drifts and marooned families. An Army helicopter aided rescues and food drops while tanks plowed through 10 foot snowdrifts to reach snowbound families near South Bend and New Carlisle.
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Indianapolis
Handley
LaPorte County
Starke
St. Joseph
Michigan City
Civil Defense Administration Region IV
Battle Creek
Mich
St Joseph County
Bert McClellan
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Illinois
Westville
Earl Esminger
Richard Boyd
Paul Hannon
New Carlisle
South Bend
882Nd Reserve
U.S
LaPorte
Frank Herrbach
Walter Carroll
Hudson Lake
Indiana
Sudan Takes Case to UN Council Over Border Clash
Khartoum moves to seek Security Council aid in resolving the Halieb border dispute with Egypt. Premier Khalil warns troops may be used to expel Egyptian forces if negotiations fail as Cairo masss troops near the contested areas. Foreign Minister Mahgoub heads back to Khartoum. ambassador to Egypt stays.
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Sudan
Egypt
U.N. Security Council
Abdullar Khalil
United Press
Halieb
Mohammed A. Mahgoub
Cairo
Khalil
Security Council
Nasser
Funeral time changed for Ora Green of Worthington
A funeral change for Ora Green 79 of Worthington is announced. Services set for 10 30 Friday morning at Worthington Methodist Church with Rev. H W Wooldridge officiating. Burial will be in Worthington cemetery. The body will be moved from Myers Funeral Home to the church at 9 30 Friday morning.
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Ora Green
Worthington
Worthington Methodist Church
H. W. Wooldridge
Mr. Green
Myers Funeral
Open House Sunday Showcases New Linton Armory
The public is invited to inspect the $237 892 93 Linton National Guard Armory during an open house and muster day Sunday starting at 10 00 A M Lieutenant Dwight Kohlman says high school seniors and other draft obligated men and veterans are invited to discuss Guard opportunities Information will cover the Armed Forces Reserve act and six months active duty then guard service The 38th Reconnaissance company plans a recruiting drive with four jeeps a tank and an APC on display. dedication in April pending official ceremonies The Armory moved from Crumb building to the new site after turnover January 18
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Linton National Guard
Dwight Kohlman
Guard
Armed Forces Reserve Act
38Th Reconnaissance Company
Indiana 38Th National Guard Division
Kohlman
Indianapolis
Crumb
State Road 54
Switz City
Linton
Three Persons Injured In State Road 154 Crash
Three people sustained minor injuries in a collision on state road 154, 214 miles south of Dugger. Betty Pearson 16 of Bloomfield route four Frank Ferree 17 of Linton and Earl R Myers of Linton rural route were treated at Freeman Greene County hospital. Roy Lee Jerrell of Linton drove the injured in an auto involved in a rear end crash at a road intersection per State Policeman Ed Nash.
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Dugger
Betty Pearson
Bloomfield
Frank Ferree
Linton
Earl R. Myers
Roy Lee Jerrell
Nash
Jerrell
Myers Auto
Psi Iota Xi Sorority Social Meeting Tonight
Members of the Psi Iota Xi sorority plan a social gathering at the Teen Canteen at 7 30 this evening. Officers announced the event and will host the meeting.
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Psi Iota Xi Sorority
Senate Group OKs Plan to Sell Farm Surplus Overseas
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted to authorize up to 500 million dollars in foreign currency sales of farm surpluses this year, part of a two billion dollar plan extending the agricultural trade act through June 30 1959, with broader farm bill hopes after March 4. A separate House subcommittee weighed a new feed grain plan including a referendum and mandatory cuts with penalties and incentives.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Congress
House Agriculture
Subcommittee
W. R. Poage
D-Tex
Record Winter Toll Across Midwest and East
As Indiana warms above freezing for a second time in two weeks, a three-county upstate area endures a snowstorm disaster. The weather crisis has claimed at least 27 deaths, with exposures, fires, heart seizures, carbon monoxide, icy traffic, and a plane crash among causes.
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Indiana
Indiana Faces Warmup After Prolonged Cold Wave
Temperatures rose across Indiana easing the harshest cold spell since 1948. Evansville hit 31 degrees Wednesday, with highs 26 to 33 across regions and 35 to 38 expected Friday. Property damage from fires tied to the weather ran into hundreds of thousands, while Fort Wayne 25, South Bend 28, and Indianapolis cooler nights showed gradual improvement.
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Mercury
Evansville
Courthouse to Close for Washington Birthday in Greene County
The Greene County Courthouse in Bloomfield will be closed all day Saturday for Washington’s Birthday. Banks stay open till noon, Linton post office delivers no mail but lobby service available, license branches remain open, and most businesses will operate as usual.
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Greene County
Bloomfield
Linton
Churchill Shows Some Gain Today
RAQUERBRUNE France Sir Winston Churchill fought pneumonia and pleurisy with doctors and family optimistic though his 83 years keep the illness dangerous until clear. A fair night of rest was reported while antibiotics were used and his fighting spirit remained strong as relatives awaited updates from Nice and Britain.
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Raquerbrune
France
Winston Churchill
Friends
Churchill
Winston
Lord Moran
Lady Churchill
Sarah
Nice
Randolph Churchill
Springfield
Mass
New York
Duncan Sandys
Christopher Soames
Britain
British Dynamite Ship Seistan Sitra Explodes in Persian Gulf
In Bahrein the 7400 ton British freighter Seistan Sitra carrying 150 tons of dynamite exploded after a fire, killing 44 of 63 aboard including Captain W A Chappell. Eleven Britons survived. rescue was difficult as burning dynamite remained in the hold and bodies were recovered from wreckage.
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Bahrein
Persian Gulf
W. A. Chappell
Seistan Sitra
Basra
Return from Florida Vacation Party Visits Several States
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Bledsoe and daughter Saralee with Mrs. Lena Lucas and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reed have returned home after a Florida trip visiting Cocoa Orlando Punta Gorda and Zephyrhills. They toured Crystal Springs Citrus Tower and the Gasparilla parade at Tampa. They also stopped at Lookout Mountain Tennessee and Central City Kentucky.
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Virgil Bledsoe
Saralee
Lena Lucas
Harry Reed
Florida
Cocoa
Orlando
Punta Gorda
Zephyrhills
Crystal Springs
Citrus Tower
Tampa
Lookout Mountain
Tennessee
Central City
Atlas Missile Explodes After Launch at Cape Canaveral
The Air Force Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile exploded high over the Atlantic about 60 seconds after launch from Cape Canaveral. It marked a second misfire in two weeks following a February 15 test halted seven seconds before liftoff. The craft rose to 30 40 thousand feet before veering off course and exploding in the sky.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
Explosion Traps 179 Miners in Chinakur Mine
An explosion at Chinakur coal mine in Calcutta traps 179 miners underground with 17 rescued. Rescue efforts amid sweltering heat battle flames and smoke as officials fear a heavy toll.
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Calcutta
India
Chinakur
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