Indiana Parents Question Progressive Ed Practices
Hoosier parents raise concerns about whether fundamentals are neglected as schools pursue modern education. State officials and critics debate crowding, pay, discipline, and home training roles while Purdue researchers report progress against the corn borer using the parasite Lydella stabulans griscens to reduce infestations in Tipton County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Indiana
Illinois
Ernest C. Colwell
University of Chicago
Purdue University
M Curtis Wilson
Purdue Etomologist
Europe
Tipton County
Wilson
Mishawaka Lineman Fatally Electrocuted On Pole
Charles Downie 42, a lineman for Mishawaka city electrical department, was fatally shocked when his arm touched a 440 volt line while working on a pole 25 feet above ground. He formerly lived in Plymouth.
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Mishawaka
Ind
U.P
Charles Downie
IESD to Survey Labor in Greene and Sullivan Counties
The Indiana Employment Security Division will survey available labor in Greene and Sullivan counties to fill local job openings and inform potential new industries. Louise Goble of the Linton office urged applications from experienced workers and those with little or outdated skills, with registrations in Linton Bloomfield Jasonville Sullivan listed.
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Greene
Sullivan Counties
Indiana Employment Security Division
Louise Goble
Linton Iesd
Indiana
North Main Street
Linton
Goble
Court House
Bloomfield
Jasonville City Hall
Sullivan Court House
Industries For Linton
Weather records tied as 89 degree day near Elliston
Weather observer O H Brown from Elliston reports 2:00 PM temperature of 89 degrees tying a 1950 warm day reading. May 25 saw 90 degrees making this year’s warmest day, Indianapolis forecasts call for partly cloudy warm humid weather tonight and Friday with no showers.
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O. H. Brown
Elliston
Indianapolis
Bill Submitted About Postal Service
Washington June 8 A P The house post office committee approved a bill to order Postmaster General Jesse M Donaldson to restore full mail service The vote was 12 to 0 Donaldson last month ordered service cutbacks to cut the department s 550 000 000 annual deficit The cuts included residential deliveries from two to one a day lighter business deliveries and earlier closing of some post office windows The restoration bill was sponsored by 35 house members
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
Jesse M. Donaldson
Donaldson
House Appropriations Committee
House
Linton Eagles Install New Officers at Lodge Hall
Linton Aerie No. 576 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles installed new officers at a lodge meeting. Installing officer was Ralph Jones, Terre Haute district director. New officers include Worthy President Guy Moss, Worthy Vice President Charles White, Conductor Richard Lutz, Chaplain Roy Herndon, Treasurer George Stafford, Trustee Ben Wright, Inside Guard Thomas Hall, Outside Guard Dave Short, and Secretary Francis Haffley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Aerie
Harris Missing Court To Attend WW Veterans Reunion
Sullivan county judge Norval K. Harris did not appear in municipal court to answer drunkenness charges as he traveled to St. Louis for a World War I veterans reunion. He was re-arrested on $100 bond. arraignment set with special judge next week. Harris, once a prominent Democratic figure, previously faced forgery and embezzlement charges tied to veterans' bonus checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
U.P
Sullivan County
Norval K. Harris
St. Louis
Joseph M. Howard
Harris
Truman
Washington
Indiana Statehouse
Howard
Oscar C. Hagemeier
George W. Long
Columbus
Sullivan
John K. Purcell
Cochairman
Paul Robeson
New York
Roosevelt
Bible School Ends With Commencement at Lebanon Church
A Vacation Bible School at Lebanon Baptist Church Midland closes Friday with a 7 30 p m Sunday commencement at the church. Rev C A Brown reports the 5 department program led by Superintendent Mrs Brown and staff including Mrs Ken Kramer and Miss Petty Pane. A Friday picnic at Lin ton Park extends invitation to parents. bus rides provided.
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Lebanon Baptist Church
Midland
C. A. Brown
Linton Park
Linton
Brown
Kenneth Kramer
Lloyd Drake
Petty Pane
Tommy Turner
Lawrence Barnes
Lloyd Brown
Barbara Mitchell
Patty Mitchell
Donita Mears
Margaret Stockrahm
Sarah Mae Pope
Drivers Ignore Stop Signs At Busy 54 57 Junction
Traffic counts show 11.1 percent of motorists failed to stop at the four way stop on May 17, and 4.5 percent on May 25. Officials note early familiarization with the new signs and urge greater caution at the Greene county intersection.
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Switz City
O. D. Lemonds
Lemonds
Highway 54
Road 54
Road ST
Highway Commission
Greene County
Varied Weather Sweeps Across Nation Amid Heat And Snow
Varied weather from deep snow in Rocky Mountain states to extreme heat in the Midwest and East disrupted daily life. Four inches of snow fell at Great Falls Montana while Wyoming and Utah saw mixed precipitation. Cooling air moved east, with Chicago and New York enduring high temperatures and brief relief unlikely for eastern regions.
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Rocky Mountain States
Great Falls
Mont
Wyoming
Utah
Great Plains
Chicago
Hartford
Conn
New York
Newark
N. J
British statesman Eden granted uncontested divorce
Former British foreign secretary Anthony Eden was granted an uncontested divorce from his wife Beatrice Helen Eden on grounds of desertion. They married 27 years ago and have been separated for three years. The former Mrs Eden has lived in New York City for two years.
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London
Anthony Eden
Beatrice Helen Eden
Eden
New York City
Metcalf Funeral Services Set for Roy Metcalf at Sandborn
Roy Metcalf 60 a retired coal miner died 11 45 am Wednesday in Good Samaritan hospital Vincennes. Born December 21 1889 in Sioux City Missouri he lived in Sandborn 25 years. Survived by Edna widow son Oscar Norman Metcalf Terre Haute daughter Tillie Cullison Lyons and other relatives. Funeral at Poindexter and Wampler Sandborn Friday at 2:00 officiated by Rev Russell Shumard Sandborn Cemetery burial.
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Roy Metcalf
Sandborn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vincennes
Mr. Metcalf
Sioux City, Mo
Amos Norman
Rutha Jane Burton Metcalf
Paxton
Paxton Methodist Church
Edna
Oscar Norman Metcalf
Terre Haute
Tillie Cullison
Lyons
Ed Metcalf
West Union, Ill
Robert E. Cullison
Linda Sue Metcalf
Poindexter and Wampler
Russell Shumard
Shelburn
Meat Price Hike Shown Across Country
United Press survey in 19 cities shows broad meat price increases with beef and other foods rising to near record levels. The Agriculture Department warns prices remain high all summer with further advances likely, while beef highs loom and demand for top grade meat continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Dun and Bradstreet
Agriculture Department
Indiana 4-H elects Carlisle Miss president at state fairgrounds
Carlisle Miss of Carlisle heads the Indiana Four-H club Junior leaders conference at the state fairgrounds as president. Ronald Chambers of Galveston is vice president and Francis Lucy of Rochester is secretary. A luncheon address by Governor Schricker closed the event.
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Indianapols
U.P
Sara Sue Pheagley
Carlisle
State Fairgrounds
Ronald Chambers
Galveston
Francis Lucy
Rochester
Schricker
Two Die and Two Hurt in Indiana Truck Collision
In Blackford County near Mill Grove two trucks collided late yesterday killing Chester Thornton 48 of Portland and Harold Knox. Knoxs wife and eight year old daughter Carol were critically injured. Virgil Arnold also injured along with two Knox children.
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Hartford City
Ind
Mill Grove
Blackford County
Chester Thornton
Portland
Harold Knox
Carol
Virgil Arnold
Thornton
Knox
Greencastle Crash Kills Boy 14 in Indiana
A 14 year old girl Charmaine Lange from Lawrence Michigan was killed in an auto truck crash north of Greencastle at the intersection of Ind 43 and US 36. The car driven by her mother Olga Lange struck a semi truck driven by Alfred E Smith of Columbus Ohio. Olga Lange was seriously injured and taken to Putnam County Hospital.
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Greencastle
Ind
Charmaine Lange
Lawrence
Mich
U. S. 36
Olga Lange
Alfred E. Smith
Columbus
Lange
Putnam County Hospital
Oniones Begins Navy Recruit Training at Great Lakes
Gerald E. Oniones of Linton enters recruit training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. The course teaches seamanship Navy customs ordnance gunnery signaling and navigation as he shifts from civilian to naval life with assignment to a fleet unit or service school after completion.
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Gerald E. Oniones
USN
John H. Oniones
Linton
Naval Training
Great Lakes
Two Roosevelts Take Spotlight
Washington dispatch notes two Roosevelts may seek governor posts in major states. James E. Roosevelt won California Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Earl Warren, while Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. draws NY Democrats as a possible candidate to unseat Gov. Thomas E. Dewey.
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Washington
Roosevelts
Fdr
James E
California
Earl Warren
White House
Roosevelt
Franklin D., Jr
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin
Tammany Hall
Congress
New York City
Sol Bloom
Thomas E. Dewey
Warren
Moose Lodge Family Picnic Planned at Linton Clubhouse
Members of Linton Loyal Order of Moose No 1434 and families will hold a basket dinner Sunday at the Linton Community Conservation club. The afternoon includes ponies for children, games for adults, and an entertaining program starting at 1 00 p m with speakers from various lodges. Ice cream and soft drinks will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Loyal Order of Moose No. 1434
Linton Community Conservation Club
Mrs Otto Powell Improves Slowly at Son’s Home
Mrs Otto Powell is reported to be improving slowly and is staying at the home of her son Ed Powell.
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Otto Powell
Ed Powell
Airmen Lost in B 29 Crash Find Survivors and Bodies
In the North Sea crash of a U S Air Force B 29 four survivors and three bodies have been recovered with three more crewmen missing. Rescue operations by air and sea continue near Yarmouth England as crews search for the remainder. Sgt Charles F Allen of Derry New Hampshire floated for hours in a Mae West life jacket before rescue.
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Yarmouth
England
North Sea
Charles F. Allen
Derry
N. H
Mae West
Henry J. Walsh
Alton
St. Ff Sigt
Warren J. Ebert
Min
Mystery Crash Kills U S Air Crew Over British Coast
A B-29 on a routine gunnery mission crashed near Lowestoft after 6 30 p m causing one body found in a dinghy and two survivors too upset to speak Capt J Bridge of the Warren reported the airmen were deemed fit by the Air Force but the cause remains unknown The plane reportedly flew about 500 feet near a British coastal range before the crash
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J. Bridge
Warren
Air Force
Lowestoft
Hospital Report From Worthing Area
Local hospital notes list admissions births and discharges. Grover Walters and Betty Rhodes received treatment, Teresa Ann and a 7 pound 7 ounce daughter born to Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Bridges reported releases and home recoveries across Jasonville Bloomfield Linton and Lyons routes.
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Grover Walters
Worthington
Wilbur Riddle
Bloomfield
Barbara Bridges
Jasonville
Teresa Ann
Betty Rhodes
John Hall
Lyons Route 1
Doris Starr
Linton
Bessie Brewer
Ivan Ham
Elmer Floyd
Baby
William Crary
Karen Buckthal
Lyons
Carol Dean
Elaine McCullough
Barbara Davis
James Miller
Fatal Construction Accident at Indiana Sewage Plant
Theodore N. Blaco 37 of Robinson HL was electrocuted while unloading steel beams at a Greencastle construction site. Samuel Nail 36 of Paris UL suffered burns when a 2 200 volt line contacted a beam, causing a fatal shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Ind
Theodore N. Blaco
Robinson
Blaco
Samuel Nail
Paris
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Linton Eagles
Bible School
Lebanon Church
Senate
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Richard M. Nixon
International Soundphoto
Metcalf
Carlisle Miss
Oniones
Moose Lodge
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