Retirement plan at House of Vision helps workers save big
Sam Trapani and colleagues at the House of Vision optical firm in Chicago enjoy one of the industry’s most generous employee retirement plans. Since 1938 the trust fund has grown to 1.65 million with 227 members, including workers like Trapani who now has $12,609, and others with substantial savings. The plan is funded by 20 percent company contributions and 2 percent employee contributions, with long‑tenured staff benefiting most.
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United Press
Chicago
Sam Trapani
Steve Tarasuk
Roy Bringelson
House of Vision
Bernard Spero
Spero
Milton Spero
Bernard
Trapani
Woman’s fund drive sparks marriage proposals and pride
Ruth Reigner, an office worker, says she could not buy a house without the plan. She has contributed $596 to the fund since 1949 and carries a balance of $7,736. She showed her pass book to fellow employees and received three or four marriage proposals. She remarked that others were impressed by her sizable savings.
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Ruth Reigner
New Livestock License Law Takes Effect July First
Indiana enacts a new livestock licensing regime to curb disease and fraud. The law requires licenses for buyers and sellers with set fees for stockyards packers barns and individuals, plus bonds from 5 000 to 50 000 and annual renewals. Exemptions cover certain producers, packers, and federally supervised stockyards. Lieutenant Governor Crawford Parker administers the program and appoints William Kies as division director.
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Crawford Parker
Parker
William F. Kies
The
Indiana Livestock Sanitary Board
Roby Takes Railroad Detective Post in Illinois Central
Jerry Roby accepted a detective post with the Illinois Central Railroad and traveled to Chicago for assignment. He is a Lin ton Stockton High School graduate who served in the U S Army two years and studied at Indiana State Teachers College. Bob Clarke of Clinton, previously of Linton, also joined the Illinois Central and accompanied Roby to Chicago. Bolivia’s La Paz is the world’s highest capital at 11 900 feet with a ski run starting from over three miles above. Eye injuries are the costliest among accidents.
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Jerry Roby
Ilinois Central Railroad
Chicago
Roby
Linton-Stockton High School
U.S. Army
Indiana State Teachers College
Terre Haute
Bob Clarke
Clinton
Linton
Illinois Central
Bolivia
la Paz
Mrs. Minnie Walters 75 Dies in Sullivan Area Services Planned
Mrs. Minnie Walters age 75 of north of Dugger Sullivan route three died Saturday at Sullivan hospital. Survived by five sons Zollie George Lester Kenneth Rollie and others and five daughters including Caroline Brown and Mayme Thompson. Funeral at Long's Chapel Tuesday 10 30 with Rev Jack Gambill officiating. Burial in church cemetery.
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Minnie Walters
Dugger
Sullivan
Ty Sherman Hospital
Horace Street
Jasonville
Long’s Chapel
Jack Gambill
Linton Man Burns in Unusual Car Accident
Bobbie Robison a 27 year old Linton resident is hospitalized in Greene county today with burns suffered Saturday near Freedom. He was a passenger in a car driven from Indianapolis by Amos Bowersock when gasoline poured into the carburetor ignited. Robison sustained burns on hands and arms and minor ear burns. condition is satisfactory.
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Bobbie Robison
Linton
An- Gteene
Freedom
Bowersock
Worthington
Principal Resigns at Lin ton Stockton High School
Clyde Carter, principal for the 1956 57 year, resigns to take a Research Assistant post in Indiana University's School of Education. He will pursue a doctoral degree starting this summer and plans to move to Bloomington with his wife and two sons after leaving Linton in 1956.
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Clyde Carter
Linton-Stockton
Carter
School of Education
Indiana University
Linton
Warren
Union High School
Wells County
Huntington College
Ball State
Neal
Eric
Bloomington
Welfare Board Attends Southwest District Meeting
Greene County Welfare Department board members attended a Southwest District Association meeting Wednesday night at Spring Mill Inn. Present were Mrs. Agnes Shepard of Linton, district president and secretary of the association.
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Greene County Welfare Department Board
Southwest District Association
Spring Mill Inn
Agnes Shepard
Linton
Southwest District
Notable attendees at Welfare Board meeting in Indiana
The State Board Members Association chaired by Mrs. Shepard gathered with Lawrence Blevens of Linton George Williams of Jasonville and Mrs. Bryan Martin of Bloomfield. Also present were Miss Grace Bynum director of the County Welfare department and Mrs. Blevens. Chester A. Davis of the Lawrence circuit court and Jerry Haugh of Delphi spoke.
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State Board Members Association
Lawrence Blevens
Linton
George Williams
Jasonville
Bryan Martin
Bloomfield
Grace Bynum
County Welfare Department
Blevens
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Alfred Leech
America
Devee
Indiana
Goodfyear
Lee
Goodyear
Pontiacs
Wolfe’s City Service
Congo
Virginia
Mayo
Ray Danton Leigh Snowden Grant Williams
of Delphi
State Welfare Board Members Association
Bloomfield, Indiana
Designing Woman
William Hopper
Ole Aat
Gene Barry Valerie French
Gregory Peck
Linton, PT
Cinemscope
James Stewart
Cartoon & Short
Iissa i
Trex Tiscita
Supe
Kem Iglo
el AO Ree
Roger Vits
Linton, Indiana
Daily Citizen
OLA
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
Vincennes, Indiana
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