Open season for desk commandos and weekend athletes
Health notes warn about rising heart disease risk with age and promote regular check ups. Indiana officials cite 22 000 cardiovascular deaths last year versus 5 600 cancer deaths while highlighting a new free pamphlet on heart examinations. The piece also discusses mental health care progress and Stockton California hospital studies on intensified treatment and discharge rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Burney
Indiana Heart Foundation
Paul G. Iske
M. D
T. A. Kleckner
Alabama St
Indianapolis
Luther Hunter 73 Dies in Greene County
Luther Edwin Hunter 72 of Highland township northeast of Bloomfield died at 7 45 PM Monday in Freeman Greene County hospital. He was born April 2 1881 in Center township son of Joseph and Margaret Anderson Hunter. Survived by widow Ottie Pearl Hunter two daughters Iva Bundy Bloomington and Frankie Ferguson Aiken S C one son Ray Hunter Chicago Heights four grandchildren three brothers Ballard Hunter Brazil George Hunter Bloomfield and Jacob Hunter Milan two sisters Mrs Laura Helms and Mrs Harvey Hamilton both of Bloomfield. Body at Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home Bloomfield with services Thursday 2 PM CST at the funeral home conducted by Joe Walls burial Mt Calvary cemetery Solsberry Masonic lodge conducting graveside rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Edwin Hunter
Greene County Highway Department
Highland Township
Bloomfield
Freeman-Greene County
Mr. Hunter
Center Township
Joseph
Margaret Anderson Hunter
Highway Department
Solsberry
Hunter
Ottie Pearl Hunter
Iva Bundy
Bloomington
Frankie Ferguson
Aiken
S.C
Ray Hunter
Chicago Heights
Ballard Hunter
Brazil
George Hunter
Jacob Hunter
Milan
Laura Helms
Harvey Hamilton
Jenkins and Sons
Funeral
Joe Walls
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Masonic Lodge of
War Blueprint Claim Outlined by Knowland
Senate leader William F. Knowland cited a document he said was sent to Moscow by Mao Tse-Tung. The blueprint allegedly seeks to conquer Asia by 1960 and Africa by 1965, aiming to isolate the United States and avert World War III.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
William F. Knowland
World
Knowland
Congressional
Moscow
Mao Tse-Tung
Asia
Africa
Europe
United States
Indochina Trice Plan Proposed by Western Powers
Geneva reports the Western Big Three discuss a four nation supervisory commission for an Indochina armistice to avoid paralysis seen in Korea. Proposed members would include the Soviet Union Britain Sweden and Switzerland with Molotov and Chou En Lai in talks amid recess. Walter Bedell Smith argues for true neutrality citing Korea stalemate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Three
Indochina
Korea
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Sweden
Switzerland
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
China
Chou En Lai
Smith
Supervisory Commission
U.S
Walter Bedell Smith
India
Four Marriage Licenses Issued by County Clerk
Four Greene county couples received marriage licenses last weekend and today in Bloomfield. Jesse L. Denton of Indianapolis and Eva Dale Denton of Springville. Herbert D. Harrah and Marilyn Sue Carrell, both of Bloomfield. Charles Schafer of Clay City and Sharla Mathena of Linton. Fred Huffman Jr. of Midland and Rosalie Markle of Linton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County
Circuit Court of
Bloomfield
Jesse L. Denton
Indianapolis
Eva Dale Denton
Springville
Herbert D. Harrah
Marilyn Sue Carrell
Charles Schafer
Clay City
Sharla Mathena
Linton
Fred Huffman Jr
Midland
Rosalie Markle
Nine Speedway Fans Die in Duluth Plane Crash
A C47 Air National Guard plane carrying 14 men from the Indianapolis speedway race crashed near Duluth Municipal Airport killing nine and injuring five. All victims and survivors were Duluth area guardsmen or related personnel. The crash occurred during final approach in murky weather. no fire followed and hospitals received the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Air National Guard
Air National Guardsmen
Air Force
National Guard
D. C. Ott
Duluth Municipal
Earl Olson
St. Luke’s
St. Mary’s
Minnesota National Guard
William Lang
Earl Sugars
Mrs. Naomi Begerman 64 Dies in Freeman Hospital
Naomi Begerman 64 of 409 Sixth Street Southeast died at 6 45 PM Monday in Freeman Greene County Hospital after living in Linton since 1942. She left a husband Joshua Begerman who died in 1943 and is survived by six daughters, two sons, 24 grandchildren, three great grandchildren. services at the E U B Church and burial in Fairview Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Begerman
Sixth Street
Freeman- Greene County
Begerman
Linton
Paxton
Fairview Cemetery
Divorces Filed In Greene Circuit Court Bloomfield
Three new divorce suits placed on file in Greene circuit court at Bloomfield. Thelma Laughlin versus Lester Laughlin Ruby Gentry versus Garland Gen try Barbara Lee Cassida versus Charles R Cassida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Bloomfield
Thelma Laughlin
Lester Laughlin
Ruby Gentry
Garland Gentry
Barbara Lee Cassida
Charles R. Cassida
Fire call at Scherer apartments ends quickly
Linton Fire Department responded to a kitchen fire at a Scherer apartment on North Main Street at 10 10 this morning. A dish cloth left near a stove ignited but caused no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Scherer
North Main Street
Dant Attends Toronto Meeting With Insurance Group
James Dant local agent for the Metropolitan Insurance Company spent the week and weekend in Toronto Canada attending a work meeting of company agents who earned the trip for their regional record. Mrs Dant accompanied him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dant
The
Metropolitan Insurance Company
Toronto
Canada
Mrs. Dant
Gypsum Mine Work Delayed Near Shoals Indiana
The National Gypsum Company paused sinking a shaft near Shoals Indiana amid unsettled international tensions. A crew is at Martin State Forest site but the shafting is temporarily delayed while plans call for a shaft a mile and a half east of Shoals near Road 50 and a processing plant nearby.
Ike's Social Security Plan Seeks Broad Benefit Rise
House leaders forecast approval of President Eisenhower's plan to extend old age insurance to about 10 million more people and raise monthly benefits from $5 to $23.50. The measure broadens coverage to farmers lawyers dentists and architects while excluding doctors police and other workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Eisenhower
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Mass
Mr. Eisenhower
House Ways and Means
Mount McKinley Rescues End Eight Day Ordeal
Brooklyn soldier George W. Argus, 25, was rescued after eight days marooned in a tent on Mt. McKinley Alaska. A seven man team carried him down ice falls to the 6000 foot level and helicopter transport to Wonder Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladd Air Force Base
Fairbanks
Alaska
George W. Argus
Mt. McKinley
Brooklyn
Ralph Searle
Argus
Wonder Lake
Birth of Richard Lee White in Linton
Mr and Mrs Richard White of Linton announce the birth of a son Richard Lee born at Freeman Greene county hospital on Friday May 28. This is the first child for the couple. Mother is the former Rosalie Blaker. Grandparents include Mr and Mrs Charles White and Mrs Robert Blaker. Father works as a pressman for the Linton Daily Citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard White
Linton
Richard Lee
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Rosalie Blaker
Charles White
Robert Blaker
Eisenhower Flays McCarthy Style Demagogy at Dinner
President Eisenhower addressed a Columbia University bicentennial dinner condemning demagogues hungry for power and public notice. He warned against division over defending freedoms from Communist subversion and urged a crusade of truth without fear or intimidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eisenhower
Sen
Joseph KR. McCarthy
Wis
Columbia University
Kramer Finishes ROTC Training at Indiana University
Gerald R. Kramer of Linton is among 284 Indiana University seniors who completed four years of Army and Air Force ROTC training. Most graduates will enter active duty as second lieutenants in the reserves within the next year, then serve with reserve units in their home communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald R. Kramer
Linton
Indiana University
Army
Air Force R.O.T.C
Armed Forces Reserves
U S Holiday Death Toll Tops 351 in Weekend Crashes
United Press reports 351 highway deaths over the Memorial weekend, the worst three-day holiday toll. Ninety-two drownings, 20 air crash deaths, and 69 other accidents push total accidental deaths to 532, exceeding safety council fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Hazardous holiday driving causes Indiana deaths over long weekend
Motoring led to at least 13 holiday deaths in Indiana with one drowning and several traffic fatalities. Sam Henry, 60, Indianapolis, was killed when a car struck him as he watched a race. Otis Halsell, 6, also died after a car owned by his father overturned on U S 41 in Highland. Oscar Law, 51, Terre Haute, drowned during a fishing trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Sam Henry
Indianapolis
Henry
W. 16Th Street
James Byers
Lost purse worth five thousand found after rain
A Battle Creek woman misplaced a purse containing jewelry and cash valued at 5 000 near a Worthington filling station. The purse hung on an advertising sign during a rainstorm and was later found by seven year old Earline Carrell. Contents included a 2 500 platinum ring a 1 500 diamond ring a 750 watch 100 cash and a sterling compact. Police sought the owner Mrs. Aaron J. Pearlman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Creek
Mich
Worthington
Indiana
Aaron J. Pearlman
Clinton Drive
Wright
Carrell
Three Receive Minor Injuries in Collision
Bedford man Hugh A. Lowry and his wife Millie, visiting family in Linton, were injured when their car collided with a Huntingburg vehicle driven by Clifford R. Harker at the 157 and 45 intersection near Scotland. Lowry sustained a severe cut arm. Mrs Lowry a possible rib fracture. Harker and a passenger had minor injuries. Damage estimated at 500 for Harker car and 300 to 400 for Lowry car. Lowry arrested for failure to stop. to appear Sunday before Justice Frank Dean in Bloomfield.
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Bedford
Linton
Huntingburg
Scotland
Hugh A. Lowry
Millie Lowry
Lowry
Joe Feeney
Greene County
Bill Branstetter
Clifford R. Harker
Harker
Indianapolis
Lowery
Frank Dean
Bloomfield
Brothers Enjoy Furlough From Fort Lewis Visit Home
Ronald and David Ferree sons of Mr and Mrs Albert Ferree of Linton were stationed at Fort Lewis Washington. They took a ten day furlough here visiting friends and relatives last month after completing basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald
David Ferree
Albert Ferree
Linton
Fort Lewis, Wash
Fort Leonard Wood
Mrs Alfred Millon Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs Alfred Millon who had major surgery at St Vincent's Hospital Indianapolis for six weeks was brought home to her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Robert Millon here Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Millon
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Indianapolis
Robert Millon
Record Rain Falls with High Winds across Indiana Region
Heavy showers drenched parts of Indiana with 1.37 to 1.50 inches, spurring hail as large as a hen's egg. Worthington reported wind damage to trees and roofs, while Linton saw power outages and disrupted water pumping. White River rose to 6.92 feet as June began, with temperatures reaching 88 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellison
M. E. Brock
Linton
Bolton
Brock
Indiana
Worthington
Rex Winters
Brown
White River
Severe Indiana Storms Cause Death and Widespread Damage
Turbulent weather with a squall line swept Indiana causing at least one fatal auto crash tied to a downed tree. Winds, lightning, and heavy rain disrupted many counties from Terre Haute to Fort Wayne, with 2.06 inches in Kokomo and over an inch in several stations. cooler air and below normal highs expected midweek.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
James J. Kimmey
Chicago
Ind
LaCrosse
Terre Haute
Lafayette
Evansville
Kokomo
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Peru
Crawfordsville
Marion
Wabash
Vincennes
Elwood
Spencer
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Cal
Indiana Mental Hospital
California
Giza
Egypt
Pharoah Cheops
Cheops
International
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Luther Hunter
Geneva
Speedway
Ike
United Press
House Agriculture Committee
Clifford R. Hope
McCarthy
Kramer
Oscar Law
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