Hoosier Charity Drives and Toll Roads Drive Policy
Indiana debates a single annual charity drive to replace scattered solicitations and the impact on major groups like the Red Cross and Cancer Society. The piece notes industry canvassing, objections from the Big Six, and the rise of a united Torch Drive in Detroit. It also covers toll road pressure in Indiana, Gov Craig’s views, and early 1954 toll revenue trends.
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Marion County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
American Red Cross
Heart Foundation
Tuberculosis Association
Cancer Society
Detroit
Albert J. Wedeking
Dale Banker
State Highway Commisson
Indiana
State Highway Department
Wedeking
Toll Road Commission
George N. Craig
Lawmakers push dual lanes on four free Indiana highways
A bipartisan committee in Indianapolis proposed using 16.389 million dollars to dual-lane U S 41, U S 52, U S 31 and Ind 37 across Indiana. The move aims to curb toll road plans and qualify for federal matching funds while arguing free highways can replace a north south toll route. Senator Robert Brokenburr noted the plan could hinder toll road bond sales, while Senator Von Eichhorn urged completing free routes with existing funds.
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John W. van Nuys
Indiana
Chicago
Indianapolis
General Assembly
State Highway Department
U. S. 52
Indiana Toll Road Commission
Lake County
Robert Brokenburr
Legislative Advisory Commission
Highway Department
Advisory Commission
Sen
von Eichhorn
Uniondale
Brokenburr
Hospital Reports Local Births and Care
Mrs. Everett Groomer of Solsberry gave birth Wednesday to a daughter weighing nine pounds nine ounces. Unnamed at this time. James Gallion of Jasonville admitted for medical treatment. A son weighing 10 pounds nine and three quarters ounces born Wednesday to Mrs. John Corbin of Linton, unnamed. Mrs. Russell Cox of Solsberry underwent major surgery Wednesday. Miss Delores Geatches of Jasonville admitted Wednesday for auto accident injuries. Mrs. Lassie Hodge of Jasonville admitted today for medical treatment. Dismissals included Mrs. Dallas Miller and baby of Oaktown Elmer Dove of Jasonville Mrs. Murl McQueary and baby of Jasonville Mrs. Carl Bland and baby of Worthington Anthony Shacklett of Jasonville Elmer Franklin of Linton Miss Frances Murphy of Koeln Mrs. Everett Groomer and baby of Solsberry Mrs. Hazel Newby and baby
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Everett Groomer
Solsberry
James Gallion
Jasonville
John Corbin
Linton
Russell Cox
Delores Geatches
Lassie Hodge
Dallas Miller
Oaktown
Elmer Dove
Murl McQueary
Carl Bland
Worthington
Anthony Shacklett
Elmer Franklin
Frances Murphy
Koleen
Salsberry
Hazel Newby
Hughbanks Rites Set For Friday at Shiloh Assembly
Funeral services are planned Friday at 10 30 a m DST for Burtie L Hughbanks 74 of Jasonville who died Wednesday in Freeman Greene county hospital. Rev Oscar Beadle and Rev Cecil Grover will preside at the Shiloh Assembly of God church northwest of Coalmont with burial in Shiloh Cemetery.
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Jasonville
Burtie L. Hughbanks
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Shiloh
Not Guilty Plea Entered in Greene County Murder Case
Mrs Mary Gray 33 of Solsberry route one pleaded not guilty in Greene circuit court Bloomfield to second degree murder in the death of her husband James Gray 34. The true bill was returned by a Greene County grand jury. Trial date not set. Prosecutor Haywood aims to try during the current term ending July 17. Gray surrendered June 15 at Bloomington and said she fired five bullets into her husband. Witness Miss Jean Reed a guest in the home is held as a material witness. Prosecutor Haywood dismissed a prior charge of drawing a deadly weapon.
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Mary Gray
Solsberry
James Gray
Greene
Bloomfield
Paul Haywood
Greene County
Edwin B. Long
Haywood
Gray
Trucker Killed When Gas Tanker Flips on U S 150
Paoli Indiana state police reported a gasoline tank truck driver burned to death when his tractor pulling two trailers overturned on U S 150. The truck, believed operated by Petroleum Service Corp of New Albany, skidded 300 feet and overturned trapping the driver in the cab.
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Paoli
Ind
U.S. 150
The
Petroleum Service Corp
New Albany
Wonderfully Cool Days Depart After Heat Wave
The Indiana region cooled to the 50s for a second day as a heat wave eased. Readings ranged from 55 in South Bend and Lafayette to 65 in Terre Haute and 84 in Indianapolis with cooler highs in the north. Weather expected to rise to the 90s again later in the week with fair skies.
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Mercury
Evansville
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Lafayette
County Employe Found Dead in Car
William C. Strong aged 58 of Solsberry rural route was found dead in his auto on a Highland township county road near Tulip. Death traced to a heart attack, believed to have occurred about five hours earlier as the vehicle traveled at a low speed and left the road. He lived near the Greene County Chapel and was born in Madison on June 17, 1896. Survived by widow Alice, two sons Charles William and Robert Allen, a daughter Alice Louise Threlkeld, a brother Ray and four sisters. Funeral arrangements handled by local funeral homes.
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William C. Strong
Solsberry
Highland Township
Tulip
Strong
Greene County Chapel
Madison
John
Jesse Strong
Indianapolis
Solsberry Comp
Alice Strong
Charles William
Robert Allen Strong
Alice Louise Threlkeld
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ray Strong
Laura Slater
Ida Potter
Dorothy Chandler
Mabel Kramer
Jenkins and Sons
Bloomfield
Moore and Kirk Funeral
Valuations Lag as Education Costs Rise
Indiana report shows 26 counties average $10 000 valuation per pupil while 16 counties are under $5 000. Public Instruction Wilbur Young says rising costs force higher school taxes. Enrollment growth, 150 percent rise in construction costs, and salary service costs drive the increase.
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Indianapolis
INS
Wilbur Young
Louis A. D'Amico
Beeman N. Phillips
Linton Youth Receives Suspended Sentence
Lewis May eighteen was arrested by Linton police for taking a car without permission. In Greene circuit court Judge Edwin B. Long fined him twenty five dollars and costs and gave a one year term at the Indiana State Penal Farm, suspended on good behavior with curfew at 10 30 each night.
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Lewis May
Linton
Greene
Bloomfield
Edwin B. Long
May
Indiana
Paul Haywood
Edward Burnett
Hamerick House
Elnora
Walter Wallace
Daviess County
Burrett
John L. Goodswan
Burnett
Daviess County Court
Furore Over FDR Name Deleted From VA Release
The Veterans Administration admitted removing President Franklin D Roosevelt's name from a news release marking the GI Bill's 10th anniversary after complaints from Republican congressmen. Democrats condemned the edit as political rewriting of history.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Norman Lodge
Lodge
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ii
George Orwell
Model of Grade School Plan Shown in Local Drug Store Window
A scale model of the proposed Grade school for Linton and Stockton township is on display in the Hamilton Rexall drug store window. The Dorste Pantasi firm of architects prepared the model.
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Linton
Stockton
Hamilton-Rexall Drug Store
Dorste-Pantasi Firms
Greene Circuit Court Postpones State vs Norman Jones
The trial on charges of non support was postponed generally today in Greene circuit court on a defense motion.
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Norman Jones
Greene Circuit
Defense Dept Announces Draft Call for 23 000
Washington reports the Defense Department announced a draft call of 23 000 men for August. The notification sets manpower demands during the draft period and outlines eligibility and processing steps.
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Washington
Defense Department Today
Guatemala claims advance blocked amid border tensions
The Guatemalan government said its army halted a rebel drive along a 90 mile front in eastern Guatemala while Col. Castillo Armas said rain slowed his forces. Anti government reports claimed a parachutist was killed near Amatitlan and Honduras accused airstrikes near Copan. Guatemala denied aiding rebels and called for no outside investigation.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Carlos Castillo Armas
Castillo Armas
Esquipulis
Guatemala
National Federation of Farm Workers
Guatemala City
Amatitlan
Puerto Parros
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Washington
Czechoslovakia
United Nations Security Council
New York
San Pedro de Copan
Guatemala- Honduras
Copan
Santa Rosa de Copan
Nicaragua
Inter-American Peace Commission
Black Creek School Reunion Set for July 4 in Humphreys Park
Former pupils and teachers of the Black Creek school from 1900 to 1930 plan a Sunday July 4 gathering in Humphreys park. Organizers hope to make the reunion an annual event and emphasize a noon basket dinner.
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Black Creek
Humphreys Park
Dugger Man Accused In Fatal Accident
A fatal crash on Ind 53 near Hebron involves Daniel Solomon 46 injured earlier and Max E Griffith 31 of Dugger charged with reckless driving. Solomon drove a tractor mowing machine for the State Highway Department and was struck from behind after attempting a pass.
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Hebron
Ind
Daniel Solomon
Here
Max E. Griffith
Dugger
Griffith
Solomon
State Highway Department
Levier C Ziegler Named National Sales Manager
Levier C Ziegler of Linton was appointed national sales manager of Bethany Press by Dr. W H Crambler president of the Christian Board of Publication of St Louis Mo The appointment takes effect July 1 Ziegler will build a sales force and direct national sales promotion He plans to move to St Louis and has pastored several Christian churches and spoken at commencements He also operates Ziegler s Drive in restaurant.
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Levier C. Ziegler
Linton
Bethany Press
W. H. Crambler
Christian Board of Publication
St. Louis
Brotherhood of Disciples of Christ
Crambler
Ziegler
Darrell Wolfe
The
Daily Citizen
Edwardsport
Little Cincinnati
Linton Central
Stella Wise, Dugger Resident, Dies at 67
Mrs. Stella Wise aged 67 and longtime Dugger resident died at her home after a yearlong illness. Born February 28, 1887 in Coalmont, she was married to Charles Wise in 1902, who died in 1953. Survived by eight daughters, two sons, a sister, 22 grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Funeral at Evans Funeral Home in Dugger Friday at 2 PM with Rev. James Smith officiating. burial in Dugger cemetery.
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Stella Wise
Dugger
Wise
Coalmont
Charles
James Smith
Washington Man Denies Forgery Charges
Washington Ind. based 64 year old Orval W Gregory pleaded innocent to one of 38 forgery indictments in Daviess County court. A former loan office manager he was arrested Wednesday and released on 3000 dollar bond. Gregory had been indicted in 1951 on forgery embezzlement and arson, later acquitted or dismissed in parts of that case. He now faces a fresh forgery count tied to promissory notes forged to the loan office.
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Washington
Ind
Oral W. Gregory
Gregory
Daviess County
Des Moines Rallies Forces to Battle Historic Flood
The Des Moines River rose to a crest of 29.8 to 29.9 feet marking a historic height and flooding one fifth of the city. Over 2,000 volunteers plus teen helpers worked sandbagging and rock filling to defend levees near Riverview Park and the East Side business district as 75 homes flooded in the northeast. Officials expected 5,000 levee workers and 1,000 families had fled, with Red Cross delivering a 15-ton Army relief shipment from Louisville via five Air Force C-119s.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Weather Bureau
Riverview
East Side
Center Street
Karl de Coursey
The
Red Cross
Louisville
Jeffersonville
Ind
Army Quartermaster Depot
Air Force Base
Smyrna
Fairbanks Woman Dies in Auto Crash Near Graysville
Mrs. Jessie Bland 69, prominent Fairbanks widow of Dr. H. E. Bland, was killed when her car left a county road between routes 63 and 154 and overturned a mile east of Graysville. A witness said she was thrown from the vehicle as it rolled and crushed her head. Survived by daughter Miss Robina Bland of Chicago and brother Madison Drake of Fairbanks. body taken to DeBaun Funeral Home at Prairie Creek.
Windfall Driver Fatally Crashes After Sleepy Drive
Keith J. Harvey a 23 year old Windfall resident died when his car veered off Indiana 213 north of Windfall struck a bridge abutment. State Police said he apparently fell asleep at the wheel.
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Ind
Keith J. Harvey
Here
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Committee of Congress
Curbin
General Fund
Hughbanks
Iowa
Ft. Dodge
Dick Kreiman
International Soundphoto
United Press
Young
Fdr
Fairbanks
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