Party Convention Opens With Welsh Favored For Governor
Indiana Democratic scene focuses on governor race with Sen. Matthew E. Welsh leading over Albert A. Steinwedel on eve of state convention at the Coliseum. Delegates at the State Fairgrounds anticipate noon deadline for candidate filings amid a field of other contenders for lieutenant governor and state offices.
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Indianapolis Boy Drowns In Ditch After Warning
Six year old Carlos Poindexter drowned in a water filled ditch near his home in Indianapolis on Saturday. A companion, six year old John Lee Posey, failed to report the accident for over an hour fearing a spanking after the boy had warned them not to play by the ditch.
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Senate keeps 10 percent tax on local calls and telegrams
Washington Senate reversed Finance Committee today and voted 54 to 30 to extend the 10 percent levy on local telephone calls and telegrams for another year. London announced a sharp slowdown in its atoms for peace nuclear power program.
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Pauling Says Subpoena Forces Test Ban Debate
Linus Pauling, Nobel chemist and anti nuclear test advocate, said he was subpoenaed to testify today before a Senate internal security subcommittee. He argued the move aims to silence dissent and suppress the Bill of Rights as public debate on atomic tests continues. Subcommittee officials would not confirm the subpoena or hearing details.
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United States
Six Couples Apply for Marriage Licenses in Greene County
Six couples filed for marriage licenses in the Greene circuit court clerk's office in Bloomfield. The pairs are Jack Dickey of Jasonville with Carolyn Joseph of Farmersburg, Jerry Eaton with Jo Ellen Warren of Bloomfield, Roger Jenne of Chicago and Susan Brannon of Worthington, James E. Todd of Springville with Phyllis Heaton of Bloomfield, Floyd Stone of Linton and Lydia Putoff of Dugger, and James Inman of Springville with Helen Thacker of Bloomington.
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Jasonville
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Farmersburg
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Roger Jenne
Chicago, Ill
Susan Brannon
Worthington
James E. Todd
Springville
Phyllis Heaton
Floyd Stone
Linton
Lydia Putoff
Dugger
James Inman
Helen Thacker
Bloomington
Crowded North Dakota sees Nixon and rivals on the campaign trail
In Fargo the 1960 presidential race drew heavy crowds as Richard Nixon led Democratic contenders John Kennedy and Stuart Symington in a Midwest blitz. Lyndon Johnson denied running while Nixon and the others courted votes in North and South Dakota ahead of state races.
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Davis
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South Dakota
Minor Collision Reported in Linton Saturday Night
A minor collision involving autos driven by Dr. Ben Raney and Howard Rice of Linton occurred at 10:10 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of C and Fourth streets northeast. Police reported both vehicles sustained some damage.
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Greene County operates two toll free ferries on White river
The county runs Farmers' Ferry northeast of Worthington and No 2 ferry south of Bloomfield on White river. Skipper Marshall Salzman of Lyons says the 15 ton capacity ferry makes 10 to 60 trips daily, each about a minute and a half, powered by a 10 horsepower outboard. When river levels rise logs threaten the cables and halt service. The ferries save farmers from a seven mile detour to reach state road 67.
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Summer Warmth Returns With Scattered Showers Across Indiana
United Press International reports summer weather arrives in Indiana with 80s to 90s highs, partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday. Thundershowers expected in the north Tuesday and northern areas Wednesday, with southern regions possibly later. Five day outlook shows normal highs 80 90 and lows 59 70 with light regional variations.
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Five Die in Indiana Weekend Traffic Toll
Five people were killed in Indiana traffic accidents over the weekend. The fatalities included John Kirkendorfer in Lake County struck by a freight train. Sharon Jett in Madison County who died after a car hit gasoline pumps and caught fire. John and Harriet Wight in a head on collision on I 65 south of Lebanon. and Homer Hale who died when his car hit a bridge railing near Terre Haute.
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Muncie
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Chesterfield
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Mount Prospect
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Robert C. Callis
Indianapolis
Homer Hale
West Terre Haute
Vigo County
Terre Haute
Ex-sheriff Bun Mitchell dies after long illness
Verne Elmo Bun Mitchell 71 Greene county sheriff from 1931 to 1935 died at 2 10 on Sunday at Freeman Greene county hospital after a lengthy illness. Born January 17 1889 in Nine Mile near Linton he lived near Bloomfield for 37 years. Survived by wife Anna a step daughter and step son, brother Ross, four grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Thursday at Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home with Rev Lee Henney. burial Grandview Cemetery.
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Auto crash suit seeks 75000 damages in Greene circuit court
Dale Workman sues Lexie J. Workman in Bloomfield for 75000 in personal injuries from an automobile collision on June 24 1958 on state road 54 two miles east of Bloomfield. Workman was a passenger in the defendant's car. The two are not related.
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Eisenhower Ends Korea Trip Plans Hawaii Jet Departure
President Eisenhower closed his Pacific tour with a pledge not to yield ground to communism in Korea and promised continued U S aid. He urged freedom carries responsibility as the joint communique with Premier Huh Chung urged ending Korea s division under UN principles. He heads to Hawaii after a 28 hour visit marked by mass Korean welcome. Tokyo action moved to implement a new US Japan security pact despite protests.
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Bloomfield Justice of the Peace Frank C. Dean Dies at 66
Frank C. Dean 66 longtime Bloomfield justice of the peace died suddenly at home Sunday at 10 15 am He was a former deputy sheriff attorney and member of Greene County Bar Bi county Bar Bloomfield Baptist Church World War I veteran and Indiana Sheriff association He is survived by widow Betty W Dean son Donald W Dean grandson two brothers and is to lie in state at Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home Funeral service 2 30 pm Wednesday at Bloomfield Baptist Church with burial in Grand View Cemetery 10 C F lodge to hold graveside service
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Lyons Collision Splits Truck Into Building In Lyons
A Sunday morning crash on state road 67 in Lyons left a truck’s tractor nose inside Lyons Equipment building and a car driven by Bill Bland 18 of Lyons with minor injuries. Police filed reckless driving charges against Bland as the other driver Jim Clark of Villa Ridge Illinois swerved to avoid impact.
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Soldier Paul R. Lucas Serves With 24th Infantry Division
Pvt. Paul R. Lucas 19 son of Mr and Mrs George R Lucas Sandborn route one serves with the 24th Infantry Division in Germany He is a machine gunner in Company D 19th Infantry at Augsburg Lucas entered the Army in October 1959 completed basic training at Fort Hood Texas arrived overseas last March A Pleas antville High school graduate in 1959 he was a farmer before joining the Army
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Rise of Working Women in Greene County
A Greene County survey shows 22.9 percent of women over 14 in the labor force, up from 16.9 percent in 1950. National data show a broader shift with married women increasingly working outside the home, aligning with wider postwar changes and earlier family formation.
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