Mrs Leonard Squire Killed in Indiana Auto Crash
Mrs. Mary Frances Squire 35 of Indianapolis formerly Linton died in a morning auto crash near Brooklyn on state road 67. Her car went out of control into an embankment killing her instantly from a fractured skull. Survived by husband Leonard and three children William Jack and Holly Jean, plus four sisters and two brothers. Body returned to Welch and Cornnett Funeral Home with arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Frances Squire
Indianapolis
Linton
Brooklyn
Squire
Bethany Park
Nine Mile
Leroy
Lilly Mae Hall Tolen
Leonard Squire
William F
Jack D
Holly Jean Squire
South Harding Street
Robert Tolen
Switz City
Frank Tolen
Anna Shilkett
Lena Wilson
Dugger
Barbara Busch
Evansville
Leona Coley
Bloomfield
Leroy Tolen
Welch and Cornett
Ralph Bledsoe
Tragic Navy Family Car Crash Kills 9 Year Old in Indiana
Lawrence Michael Krier, 9, of Chicago, and his family traveling from San Diego to New York were in a collision on State Road 67 near Spencer Indiana. The boy died at the hospital after the station wagon struck a slick spot and hit a tree and utility pole. His mother Mrs Vivian Marier, father Daniel Krier, and siblings Sharon and Kenneth sustained minor injuries. The driver was identified as Mrs Marier. State Policeman Donald Chaney investigated. The Krier family, in the Navy, were being transferred to New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Michael Krier
Chicago
Ill
Spencer
Donald Chaney
Daniel
Vivian Marier
Chaney
Krier
Sharon
Kenneth
San Diego Calif
New York City
U.S. Navy
New York
Greene County
Freeman-Greene County
Peter Risacher
Evelyn Risacher
James C. Smith
Kentucky Ridge
Owensburg
Scotland
Smith
Bloomington Man Is Given Sentence
A Bloomington man, Paul E. Ham, 26, was found guilty of driving with a suspended license, fined 100 dollars plus costs, and sentenced to 30 days at the Indiana State Penal Farm in a Greene circuit court hearing in Bloomfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Indiana State Penal Farm
Greene
Bloomfield
Paul E. Ham
Clovis Dean Klass
Coal City
Edwin B. Long
Long
Mahlon W. Gilbreath Jr
Linton
Klass
Evelyn Martindale
William D. Stalcup
1956 Bigger Season Arrives in Indiana Region
The 1956 season has officially arrived in this part of Indiana, signaling new schedules and activities for local communities. Officials note the onset brings early events and opportunities for residents to engage with seasonal offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Mrs. Mary Pifer Dies in Jasonville
Mary Haseman Pifer 36 of St. Joseph Missouri died unexpectedly at her parents home in Jasonville on Tuesday. She was born in Jasonville August 27 1919 and studied nursing at Terre Haute. Survived by husband Dr Lawrence H. Pifer two children and her Jasonville family. Funeral set at Jasonville Assembly of God with burial in Lebanon Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Haseman Pifer
St. Joseph
Jasonville
Neal Haseman
East McKinley Street
Pifer
Neal and
Helen Reubert Haseman
McClanahan Funeral Home
Friends
Former Hoosier admits slaying in Oklahoma
Edward Leon Williams 26 confessed to killing Rev. Tommie Robert Cooke 23 after a lift near Taft Oklahoma He also admitted robbing a general store couple and taking a vehicle Williams led officers to Cooke s body along the Arkansas River and was captured in Poteau Oklahoma He had prior burglary sentences in Texas and Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Okla
Indiana
Edward Leon Williams
Tommie Robert Cooke
Cooke
Tulsa
Texas
William
Arkansas River
Williams
Talihina
Wilburton
Poteau
Basic Training Starts for Charles Orman at Parks AFB
Charles Orman, son of Roy Orman of Linton route three, begins U S Air Force basic training at Parks Air Force Base California. He serves with Flight 205 in the 3281st and 3275th Basic Military Training groups learning weapons handling, field training, military law and citizenship, after enlisting May 15 at Indianapolis and attending Midland High School.
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Charles Orman
Roy Orman
Linton
U.S. Air Force
Parks Air Force Base
Calif
3281St Basic
3275Th Basic Military Training Group
Parks Base
Orman
Air Force
Indianapolis
Ike Expected To Stay In Hospital A Week More
President Eisenhower continues to recover at Walter Reed Hospital with a likely stay through mid next week. Doctors report good progress and say he will soon be allowed to eat meat three meals daily. His weight remains steady at 162 pounds, seven pounds lighter than on June 8 after emergency intestinal surgery.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
White House
James C. Hagerty
Devastating Drouth Cripples Southwest
Kansas City today reports a prolonged drouth ravaging 11 northwest Missouri counties, parts of Iowa Kansas Nebraska and Oklahoma and 78 Texas counties. Forecasters warn conditions worsen with no immediate relief and farmers seek federal aid amid shrinking pastures and water shortages.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Panhandle
Rio Grande
Drouth
Bethany
St. Joseph
Oren Staley
Ray Mo
National Farmers Organization
Agriculture
Ezra T. Bensin
Staley
Glenn Pickett
Kansas Livestock Assn
Western
Northwest
Mrs S K Clapp Visits Indianapolis Family
Mrs S K Clapp returns from Indianapolis where she spent the weekend with her daughter and family Mr and Mrs Dwight Bryant. Mr Clapp joined them for Sunday visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. K. Clapp
Indianapolis
Dwight Bryant
Mr. Clapp
H-12 Club Plans Picnic in Humphreys Park
The H-12 club will hold a picnic in Humphreys Park at 12:30 Thursday afternoon. Members are asked to bring a prize and their own table service.
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H-12
Humphreys Park
Southport Bandit Eluding Police In Bank Robbery Case
Indiana authorities pursue Roy Rudolph Drake a 32 year old ex convict linked to the Southport State Bank robbery. The $66511 heist remains Indiana s second largest bank burglary with Drake charged in a federal warrant for robbery and taking hostages. His wife Pauline 23 sits in jail on accessory charges while another couple linked to a Carmel bank robbery faces separate detention.
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Indiananapolis
Roy Rudolph Drake
San Quentin
Southport
Indiana
FBI
Drake
Pauline
Marion County
Robert Eugene Fowler
Rose Marie Gary
Fowler
Union State Bank
Carmel
Drakes
Johnson Defeated In Golf Tourney
Sherell Johnson Jr. of Linton fell to Harley Drake of Plymouth in the 1956 Indiana Junior golf tournament this morning, two up after a tight match. Joe Campbell, defending champion, beat Gene Axelrod of West Lafayette one up and advanced to face Sam Carmichael of Martinsville in the afternoon. Drake met Ron Roger of Crawfordsville in the quarter finals.
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Sherell Johnson Jr
Linton
Indiana
Harley Drake
Plymouth
Johnson
Bobby Hess
Drake
Joe Campbell
Gene Axelrod
West Lafayette
Campbell
Sam Carmichael
Martinsville
Ron Roger
Crawfordsville
Social Security Benefits Reach Greene County in 1955
In December 1955 Greene county paid 93 238 monthly in old age and survivors benefits to 2 023 people. The report shows 33 238 distributed to 300 widowed mothers and minors, 1128 retired workers, 419 wives and dependent husbands, and 175 aged widows and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County
Joseph F. Hesselgrave
Social Security Administration
Bloomington
Hesselgrave
Continental United States
Greene
Social ‘Security Office
Social Security Office
Lintorn
Airliner Crash Kills 74 Near New York Today
A Venezuelan airliner, Linea Aeropostal Venezolana, crashed into the Atlantic about 35 miles east of Asbury Park near New Jersey killing 74 aboard including 20 Americans. The flight from New York to Caracas returned to Idlewild with one engine failing and plunged into the sea at 1:32 a.m. EDT amid fire and debris. Coast Guard and Navy teams recovered bodies as survivors were not expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Super Constellation
Atlantic Ocean
Eastern Airlines
Puerto Rico
Coast Guard
Linea Aeropostal Venezolana
LAV
U.S. Navy
Robert Craig
Tamaroa
Bremerhaven
Germany
Cmdr
Robert Carson
Staten Island
N.Y
Idlewild
Asbury Park
N.J
New York City
Caracas
Venezuela
Tokyo
Japan
Moses Lake
Wash
Cardiff
Wales
Laramie
Wyo
Fred Hancox
Watagh
Long Island
Hancox
Craig
Red Cross Swimming Classes At Shakamak Park Packed
Red Cross swimming classes at Shakamak state park are full. More than 250 youngsters attended the morning session and no additional registrations can be admitted. If interest remains, beginner and intermediate classes may resume after the Fourth of July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Shakamak State Park
Sea lamprey drains lake trout in Great Lakes regions
The Fish and Wildlife Service estimates sea lamprey damage in Lakes Michigan and Huron at about 11 million pounds of lake trout production, worth roughly 5.5 million dollars annually, with impact noted in Madison and across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Michigan
Huron
Fish and Wildlife Service
Local Admissions and Dismissals List From area Hospitals
Admissions were Tuesday including Mrs. Alice Abrell Linton Mrs. Orval Gabbard Linton Mr and Mrs Peter Risacher Loogootee Today Archie Loughers Shelburn Mrs Rosa Crane Linton Dismissals were Mrs Carl Rex May and baby Oakland City Mrs Willard Mullis Seymour Miss Marian Mulligan Linton Mrs John Gastineau and baby Bloomfield
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Abrell
Linton
Orval Gabbard
Peter Risacher
Loogootee
Archie Loughers
Shelburn
Rosa Crane
Carl Rex May
Oakland City
Willard Mullis
Seymour
Marian Mulligan
John Gastineau
Baby Bloomfield
Truman Receives Oxford Honor Amid Protest Over Bombing War
Oxford University awarded former president Harry S. Truman its highest non graduate honor, doctor of civil laws, despite a protest by philosophy instructor Gladys Anscombe who warned of future implications. The ceremony marked Oxford’s postwar gratitude for U S aid and followed honors to George C. Marshall and Dean Acheson.
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Oxford
England
Ipp
Oxford University
Harry S. Truman
Truman
U.S
Marshall
Achelson
Gladys Elizabeth Anscombe
Nero
Genghis Khan
Hitler
Stalin
Aviator Dean Mull Leaves for New Jersey Base
Capt Dean Mull and his family from McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey visited his parents Mr and Mrs Noble Mull and relatives here. They departed today to return to the base where Mull serves as Operations officer in the Atlantic division and as a DC-6 pilot flying to Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Mull
McGuire Air Force Base
New Jersey
Mull
Noble Mull
Atlantic Division
Europe
Salvation Army posts swap leaders in Linton and Warsaw
Capt and Mrs Root depart the Linton post after more than three years and three months. Lieut Rebecca Norris takes over in Warsaw with a trainee to be named. Farewell service is set for Wednesday at 7 30 PM and public invitation extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Root
Linton
Salvation Army
Warsaw
Root
Rebecca. Norris
Lieut
Norris
Leutenant
Army
Chicago
Ill
Ant
Mrs. Root
Salvationrmg
Fanning Cattle Helps Hereford Steers Gain Weight
Experiments at the Imperial Valley field station of the University of California show that Hereford steers fed during warm weather respond more to fanning than to any other method of increasing comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Centro
Calif
Imperial Valley
University of California
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Sailor
Mary Pifer
Midland High School
Ike
IBM
Thomas J. Watson
Worldwide International Business Machines Corp
Thomas, Jr
International Soundphoto
Messelgrave
Catengat
Red Cross
Lamprey Menace
Warsaw Post
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