Local Little League Kicks Off As New Diamond Opens
At 5:30 this evening the high school park hosts the first Little League event here with 75 to 80 boys ages 8 to 12 expected. Jaycee officials will form 4 or 5 teams for a summer league while parents and fans anticipate a strong turnout. Roy Williams Max Woolsey and Dale Scrivner lead development with city lights chief Guy McNew aiding as 48 of 60 lights are in place on 12 poles. Dug-outs rise and a fencing plan follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High School Park
Roy Williams
Max Woolsey
Dale Scrivner
Guy McNew
Ellis and Company
Dexter Laughlin
Lee Aldridge
Bloomfield
Bill Dixon
George Mercier
Husky Bobby Boyd
Chicago
Hardhitting
Milo Savage
Utah
Boyd
Savage
Chicago Roughie
Terre Haute
Jack Peterson
General Electric
Jack
Franklin
Mel Kline
LHS
State Highway Department
Mel
Grizzlies
Sherell Johnson Jr
Florida State University
Phil Akre
Tom Stokes
Quincy
Ill
Drake University
Jasper High School
Bob Fell
Wesley Settle
Jasper High
Bob White
Floyd Patterson
Clay City
Jim Ferguson
Bloomfield Diamond
Bill Rice
Ellis
ISTC to Graduate 16 County Students
Greene county students will be among 644 graduates at Indiana State Teachers College for the 85th Commencement. The outdoor ceremony Monday June 11 follows three days of events including Alumni Senior Day Saturday and a president's reception Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Greene County
Indiana State Teachers College
Linton
Glenn Roy Cass
James William O'Brian
Ershe
G. Miller
Richard Allen Watson
James Warren Fritz
Herbert Greenwood
Marilyn Sue Hightower
Carl Lester West
Janice Ann Nolan
Union Hospital
Lyons
Edward Deckard
Switz City
Eva Dell Anderson
Kathryn Dauber Spack
Frey
Bloomfield
Mabel L. Stone
Hazel F. Summerville
Margaret K. Overpeck
Jasonville
Ira G. Richardson
Bible Thought Devotional From First Methodist Church
A short devotional reflecting on Luke 8 7 about seeds needing care and weeds or thorns choking growth Sins must be rooted out to allow good thoughts and deeds to mature And remove the harmful thorns of evil to let fruits grow from seed of goodness
John Quincy Adams and bald presidency claim
A historical note states John Quincy Adams was the only U.S. President described as bald. The line implies a unique baldness attribute among presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Quincy Adams
United States
Boudreau Praises Tigers and Predicts Yankee Challenge
Lou Boudreau says Detroit has the power to threaten the Yankees this season. He also forecasts Mantle breaking Ruth’s home run record if healthy and notes Pittsburgh could win the National League, with Kansas City lagging but future potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Lou Boudreau
Kansas City
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boudreau
Assn
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Mickey Mantle
Babe Ruth
Bobby Shantz
Bobby Bragan
Pittsburgh
Yankees
A’s
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Mantle
Mickey
Bragan
Shantz
Trout stock arrives as anglers snag preexisting Housatonic nine
Hartford dispatch reports the State Fish and Game Department released thousands of trout into the Housatonic River but anglers caught nine large trout before the new stock. Officials noted the 1955 floods had less impact on fishing than expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Housatonic River
State Fish and Game Department
Social Visits and Local Updates Across North Bucktown
North Bucktown residents share news of visits and travels. Judy Bedwell stays with aunt Mrs. Helen Pahmeier near Sandborn. Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Dugan and their children visit the Fordice home. Shipman family gatherings and hospital plans in Louisville are noted along with church dedications and local visits this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Bedwell
Near
Sandborn
Helen Pahmeier
Thomas Dugan
Paxton
George Fordice
Jean
Martha Jacobs
Harvey, Ill
Frank Fiddler
Dennis Fordice
Jesse Shipman
Dugger
Shipman
Louisville
Fred Shipman
Schimihorn
Cass
White Rose
Wayne Bedwell
Donald Pahmeier
Gloria
Jasonville
Burl Williams
Samaria
Freda Payne
Diana
Eliza Houldson
Houldson
Realty Transfers Are Put on File
The following transfers of county property have been filed in the office of the county recorder at Bloomfield. Robert Lee Deakin and wife to Chester Ben Edmondson and wife, lots 60 and 61, Richland First Addition, Jasonville. Ruth Calvert to Clifford Calvert, real estate in Jefferson township. Audria Padgett Lambright and husband to Cloyce and Nina White, 5 acres in Stafford township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Recorder
Bloomfield
Robert Lee Deakin
Chester Ben Edmondson
Richland
Jasonville
Ruth Calvert
Clifford Calvert
Jefferson Township
Audria Padgett Lambright
Cloyce and
Nina White
Stafford Township
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Theal
Kroger Bread
Krogers
Carl Roach Hardware
Postoffice
Hixson & Sahm
Sargent
Humphreys Lumber Co
Ind
Weathers Jewelry Store
Elson
11Th St
N.W
Linton Milk Company
ABC Gas & Electric
Vincennes
Coulumb
S. Main St
Valu Apparel Shop
Mitten
Linton, Ind
L. E. Harrison
Third St
S.E
A. P. Gray
Worthington
North End
Marathon
Sports
Tony Hulman
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Johnny Thompson
al Herman
Hulman
Central Illinois
Sports Car Club of America
George Field
Lawrenceville
Jaguars
Porches
RICE
Formica
ISTC
Pash Shepherd
First Methodist Church
Tigers
Oscar Fraley
North Bucktown
Markle
Linton, Ind Phone 145
U.S
Real Silk Factory
Bible Book Store
W. Vincennes Linton
Johnson Hog Feeds
Johnson
Feed & Supply Co
Vigo Street
Hick’s Office
Vincennes, Indiana
Clary Bookkeeping
Erry
Clary Business
F.o.b
Springville
Springville Quarry
Ralph Rogers & Company, Inc
P. O. Box
Bedford, Indiana
Rome
Seanie
Nour
NEW Home Furnishing CO
W. Vincennes
Alsop
Almeniie
Heland
Hamilto Paint & Wallpaper Store
South Main Street
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