Frost damage held low as Indiana crops nudge along
Purdue experts in Lafayette report frost damage limited due to delayed planting and slow crop development. The weekly crop bulletin notes some injuries to tomato, berry and tree fruit blooms, while dry weather helped farmers catch up. Corn and soybean planting progress varies by region with overall slow growth for oats, winter wheat and pastures.
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Lafayette
Ind
R. E. Straszheim
Straszheim
Debtors Blush As Brazil Bill Collector Wears Red Suits
A Sao Paulo debt collection agency outfits its agents in bright red suits so neighbors notice when they call. The firm says the tactic works and draws attention to overdue accounts.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Insurance vending in California gas stations sales
Insurance will be sold from vending machines at 500 Tidewater Oil Co. stations in southern California. For $1 in coins motorists receive a $7,500 personal injury policy, offering auto coverage through self service outlets.
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New York
WwpPp
Tidewater Oil Co
California
Mrs. Robertson of Dugger Dies at 3 in Linton
Mrs. Cora Pearl Robertson three years old of Dugger died after a week of illness at 8:50 p m Thursday night at the home of her daughter Mrs Luemma Perigo in Linton She was a Hickory Methodist and was born in Texas on June 16 1879 Survived by daughters Mrs Perigo and Mrs Ada Goodman son Hallie Robertson fourteen grandchildren thirty two great grandchildren two great great grandchildren Funeral arrangements set at Hickory church with Rev Elmo Phillips and Rev H J Proprietor. burial in church cemetery.
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Cora Pearl Robertson
Dugger
Luemma Perigo
Linton
Robertson
Hickory Methodist Church
Texas
Raw
Roberts
Perigo
Ada Goodman
Hallie Robertson
Daleville
Carrell Funeral Set at Bloomfield
Mrs Emma Jane Carrell 84 died at 3 55 this morning at her Bloomfield home after a lingering illness Born June 25 1876 in Taylor township she lived most of her life in Bloomfield She was a member of Bloomfield Christian church Survived by four sons Roy Wendell Edward Carrell Emerson of Torrance California one daughter Winfield Shertzer eight grandchildren Funeral 2 00 Sunday at Jenkins and Sons Bloomfield with Rev Lee Henney officiating burial in Grandview Cemetery
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Emma Jane Carell
Bloomfield
Carrell
Taylor Township
Henry
Jane Cox Smith
Bloomfield Christian Church
Benjamin F. Carrell
Roy, Wendell
Edward Carrell
Emerson Carrell
Torrance
Calif
Winfield Shertzer
Jenkins and Sons
Lee Henney
Grandview Cemetery
Indiana May unemployment shifts reduce in Fort Wayne Indianapolis
Fort Wayne and Indianapolis moved from Group D to Group C unemployment in May. Evansville Terre Haute Gary Hammond East Chicago remain in Group D with 6 to 8.9 percent. South Bend stays above 12 percent. Anderson joins seven smaller areas as labor surplus.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Fort Wayne
Lewis F. Nicolini
Indiana Employment Security Division
Nicolini
Secretary of
Arthur J. Goldberg
Evansville
Terre Haute
Gary- Hammond-East
Chicago
South Bend
Anderson
Advertising as the spark of the good life in America
The passage extols advertising as the information that fuels freedom of choice in America. It argues that advertising informs decisions from fishing tackle to careers, keeps minds stimulated, and sustains an alert, progressive nation through generous consumer options.
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America
County Properties Sold by Auditor Sells Two County Assets
The Greene county jail and county home were sold Thursday by Auditor Milton Bogard. The county home acres 24 sold to Bloomfield Brick Company for 7200 dollars, the only bid. The jail sold to Lavern Rollison of Bloomfield for 1750 dollars.
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Greene County
Board of Commissioners
Milton Bogard
Bloomfield Brick Company
Lavern Rollison
Bloomfield
Social visits fill weekend as neighbors gather
Mr and Mrs John Jerrells of Linton visit W H Lucking while Mrs Vere Heath travels to Santa Maria California to visit her daughter and family. Kathleen Davis of Indianapolis visits her parents Blaine and Mrs Davis. Several families from Linton and surrounding towns host dinner guests and attend events over the weekend.
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John Jerrells
Linton
Lizzie Knight
Knightstown
W.H. Lucking
Vere Heath
Santa Maria
Calif
Wilber Powell
Roy Mikels
Indianapolis
Retta Gross
Kathleen Davis
Blaine Davis
Bill McGrayle
Nashville
C. C. Gregory
Francis Nolan
Nolan
Fred Dayhuff
Norma
William Grosvenor
Columbus
Russ Peterson
Martinsville
J. A. Thompson
Ralph Blevens
Milwaukee
Wisc
Arzo Blevens
Long Island
N.Y
Blevens
Lawrence Blevens
Ray Blevens
Audie Blevens
Richard Lawhead
Barry
Randy
Jeri Dee
Thomas Vickrey
Sullivan
Elizabeth Bills
Cicero
Indiana Academy
Susan Bills
Bills
Rex Bowman
Peggy
Jerry
Jack Mason
Oaktown
James Brower
Westphalia
Chester Teague
Thomas Bowman
J. Harley Goodman
Rosemary Reeves
Infectious Hepatitis Cases Rise In Indiana
The Indiana State Board of Health reports 58 more infectious hepatitis cases last week, bringing the 1961 total to 1,253. The year shows three times the figure from the previous year at this date, with five year May end median at 214. Polio totals stay at three for the year, none in 1960.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Board of Health
Indianapolis organist to perform at Hammond Aires meeting
Hayward Curry of Indianapolis, professional organist, will present a concert at the Hammond Aires Society of Greene county in Beasley Studio Linton at 2:00 Sunday afternoon. Dick Cruise of Vincennes will give a chord organ lesson. Mrs Paul Fry hosts the meeting, the last until September.
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Hayward Curry
Indianapolis
Hammond Aires Society
Greene County
Beasley Studio
Linton
Dick Cruise
Vincennes
Paul Fry
Lunchtime Theater and Daytime Screenings Schedule
Classified page lists theater showtimes and broadcasts for Friday May 2 with Lunchtime Theater at 12 and multiple film and TV slots through 11:15 PM. Saturday June entries include Janet Dean Happy Herb Wrestling Cannonball Sign Off and various programs. Sunday and Monday listings appear with programs such as Gospel of Christ Our Miss Brooks Amos and News with Cary Grant and Dr Christian.
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Baptist Temple
Brave Eagle
Ivanhoe
Miss Brooks
Amos 'N
Andy Rehinad
Ind. University
F. Edwards
TV Schedule snippet for Terre Haute station
A dense listing shows daily broadcast times across multiple days for WTHI Channel 10 including CBS News Captain Kangaroo I Love Lucy and various soap operas sports and late-night shows. The fragmented OCR lists programs such as The Guiding Light Love of Life and Route 66 alongside news segments and special broadcasts.
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CBS News
Guiding Light
D. Edwards
TV Schedule Highlights From WFBM Indianapolis Listing
A detailed Friday Saturday and Sunday broadcast lineup for WFBM Channel 6 Indianapolis shows a full day of news, sports, weather, talk, game shows, and classics. Notable programs include Truth Or Consequences, Price Is Right, Jack Paar, and several local features, with NBC News updates and weekend matinees.
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Weather Today
Three Stooges
Jack LalLanne
Highway Patrol
Jan Murray
Loretta Young Young
Dr. Malone
Daddy
Hollywood
Frances Farmer
NBC News
Happy Family
Jubilee Lawless
Westinghouse
Michael Shane
Jack Paar
Raf
Stooges
Jack LaLanne
Frances Farmer Huntley
Brinkley
WFBM
Wells Fargo
Whispering Smith
Barbara Stanwyk
Coronado
Hospital Report Admissions and Dismissals List Names
Admissions include Mrs Anna Zenor Jasonville and Mrs Bob Stout Bloomfield who became mothers to Julie Kay seven pounds two ounces and a son eight pounds nine ounces unnamed for Mrs Harold Roudebush Worthington. Other listed names include Mrs Ralph Garner Michigan City and Paul Haseman Jasonville. Dismissals name Fred Maddox Lyons James Jeffers Lyons Paul Baker Owensburg and several others from Solsberry to Bloomfield.
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Anna Zenor
Jasonville
Bob Stout
Bloomfield
Julie Kay
Andrew Humphreys
Linton
James Hawkins
Crane
Marlin Brewer
William Dollard
Indianapolis
William Lucas
Ona Fish
Harold Roudebush
Worthington
Ralph Garner
Michigan City
Ind
Paul Haseman
Ralph Hensley
Lyons
Daisy Houchin
Fred Maddox
James Jeffers
Paul Baker
Owensburg
Ralph Bland
Solsberry
Albert Weddle
Ed Skemp
Sue Zimmerman
Elizabeth Rice
Janet Stone
Denise Steward
Purdue to Graduate Two From Linton
Purdue University announces two Linton students among 1,800 candidates for degrees in the semester ending May 31. Don A. Franklin earns a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and Joseph H. Haseman Jr. a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. Graduation exercises take place Sunday in Elliott Hall with morning and afternoon sessions.
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Lafayette
Frederick L. Hovde
Purdue University
Edward C. Eliott
Schools of Engineering
School of Pharmacy
Division of Applied Technology
Greene County
Linton
Don A. Franklin
Joseph H. Haseman Jr
McFarland Receives Scholastic Honors From Indiana University
Robert Bruce McFarland son of Mr and Mrs Ollie McFarland 2734 West 12th Avenue Gary will graduate with distinction from Indiana University at commencement exercises June 5 He was valedictorian of Tolleston High School class of 1955 He earned Delta Sigma Pi scholarship key Beta Gamma Sigma Senior scholarship Beta Alpha Psi initiation and Beta Gamma Sigma honor plus five semesters on the dean's honor roll.
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Robert Bruce McFarland
Ollie McFarland
West 12Th Avenue
Gary
Indiana University
Tolleston High School
Delta Sigma Pi
School of Business
Beta Gamma Sigma
Beta Alpha Psi
Market basket prices dip in 1960 from earlier years
Government measures show market basket prices in 1960 averaged about 2 percent below 1958 and near the level of 1952. The data reflect general price trends in groceries over the period.
New Grads Will Add To Jobless Totals
Washington reports that May unemployment fell to 4,768,000 as weather boosted outdoor work. The Labor Department estimates 1.1 million graduates from the class of ’61 will seek permanent full time jobs in weeks ahead, likely raising June jobless totals to about 5.5 million. Deputy Secretary Seymour L. Wolfbein calls this year’s graduate crop the largest ever.
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Washington
Labor Department
Seymour L. Wolfbein
Mrs Robert Bradford In Hospital Room 514
Mrs. Robert Bradford of Linton is listed as a patient in room 514 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute.
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Robert Bradford
Linton
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
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