Greene County history notes white rose mine and Indian burials
Archive excerpts recount White Rose and White's Crossing origins tied to a mine sunk by John Miller and a nearby cross roads. They also detail 1933 discovery of 115 Indian mounds by Dr. Glen Black with 25 burials unearthed and ongoing excavations led by Dr. Neumann and colleagues at the Sullivan farm area.
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White Rose
White’s Crossing
Linton
John Miller
John F. Tincher
Glen Black
Archaeological Survey of
Greene County
Sullivan Farm
Mgrs
Lenora Shepherd
Tincher
George K. Neumann
Neumann
Holm W. Neumann
C. W. Martin
Curtis Tomak
Ray Martin
Royal Arch Group Will Confer Degrees
The Western Indiana Royal Arch association will meet at the Masonic temple in Linton at 7 30 p m Friday June 28. The Most Excellent Master Degree will be conferred by seven Royal Arch chapters on a class drawn from various chapters. Refreshments will be served after the degrees.
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Western Indiana
Royal Arch Association
Masonic Temple
Linton
Royal Arch
Youngster Killed In Hay Wagon Fall Near Ellettsville
Eight year old Jerry Lee Vaught of Bloomfield died after a hay wagon rolled over him on the Brown Farm near Ellettsville. Coroner ruled accidental death from a fractured skull after a 10 am inquest. He would have entered fourth grade in September. Survivors include parents Ralph E and Sharon Vaught and several siblings. Services set at Jenkins Funeral Home Bloomfield with burial in Beach Grove cemetery.
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Monroe County
Jerry Lee Vaught
Bloomfield
Brown
Ellettsville
Neil Baxter
Ralph E
Sharon Elizabeth McGuire Vaught
George Michael
Stephen Edward
William Joseph
Karen Kay
George Vaught
Bedford
Olive McGuire
Lafe Beyers
Bloomington
Jenkins Funeral Home
John Campbell
Beach Grove
Jasonville Man Is Buried Today
Jasonville attorney Ben H. Sink Sr. died Friday evening at his home after 18 months of poor health. A longtime resident, former mayor and Postmaster, he also served in the State Conservation department and on the Freeman Greene county hospital board. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. at McClanahan Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon cemetery.
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Ben H. Sink
Jasonville
Sink
Hymera
Zachary and
Mary Beatty Sink
State Conservation Department
Freeman Greene County Hospital
McClanahan Funeral Home
Paul Lewis
Lebanon Cemetery
Storms Sweep Nation After Tornado Outbreak Weekend
Thunderstorms linger across the central Plains Idaho Wyoming and the Northwest with heavy rains in the Southwest. Two tornadoes struck the western Texas panhandle Sunday near Littlefield Spade and Oilton with no injuries or damage reported. University of Oklahoma student Gary Sheeless 20 was killed by lightning in Cedar Springs Oklahoma while in a storm cellar doorway.
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Texas
Southwest
Central Plains
Idaho
Wyoming
West Texas
Georgia
Washington
Oregon
Littlefield
Spade
Oilton
Texas Panhandle
Gary Sheeless
University of Oklahoma
Cedar Springs
Okla
Jasonville Cubs Plan Special Ceremony at Meeting
Jasonville Cub Scout Pack No 58 will hold a special ceremony at the Methodist church tonight at 7 30. A Marine officer will conduct the flag presentation during the meeting and the Pack charter will be used.
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Jasonvile Cub
Methodist Church
Oes Aisha
Iitend
New Pope Calls in Diplomats for Talk on His Pontificate
Pope Paul VI summoned diplomats from many nations to the Vatican for an audience to outline future lines for his pontificate. He pledged to continue the Ecumenical Council and plans coronation next Sunday in St. Peter's Square for up to 300000 spectators. President Kennedy was expected to attend later during his European tour.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Vatican
Rome
Gioanni Battissta
Montini
John XXIII
St. Peter
College of Cardinals
Ecumenical Council
Pope Paul
St. Peter’s Square
Kennedy
Italy
Francis Spellman
New York
Richard James Cushing
Boston
Cardinal Spellman
Msgr
Martin J. O'Connor
Scranton
Worthington Accident Causes $2,000 Damages
At 1 10 am in Worthington State Trooper Gastineau reports Ralph William Jacobs 21 Bloomington drove off highway 231 into Ben Sanders yard struck a tree and house causing 2000 damages A passenger Harvey Herschel Jacobs 20 also of Bloomington sustained facial and arm cuts. Jacobs fined 42 75 and license suspended one year.
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Worthington
Gene Gastineau
Ralph William Jacobs
Bloomington
Gastineau
Jacobs
Ben Sanders
Harvey Herschel Jacobs
Ralph Jacobs
Justice of the
Will Vosloh
Patient Jean Ferguson Recovers at Terre Haute Union Hospital
Patient Jean Ferguson is listed at the Union hospital in Terre Haute recuperating from an injury. The brief notice confirms she remains under care and shows no listed complications.
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Party Jean Ferguson
Union
Terre Haute
Wren
New Charges Brought in Profumo Sex Scandal
London reports eight new charges against Dr. Stephen Ward, an osteopath and artist linked to the Profumo affair that toppled the government. Ward faces allegations tied to living off earnings of prostitutes, with one charge described as unlawfully using an instrument to procure a miscarriage.
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London
Stephen Ward
Profumo
Allborough
Ward
John Profumo
Christine Keeler
Prince Philip
Daily Mirror
Harold Macmillan
U.S
Britain
United States
George Wigg
Labor Party
House of Commons
James Burge
Burge
Murder for Hire Suspect Held in Ramsey County
In St Paul Ramsey County the criminal attorney Tilmer Eugene Thompson is jailed on first degree murder charges connected to the death of his heavily insured wife. Thompson, held on 100000 bond, may face a grand jury indictment with prosecutors weighing the case alongside ex roofer salesman Anderson and Norman Mastrian in the alleged hiring plot.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Appd
Tilmer Eugene Thompson
Ramsey County
Grand Jury
Thompson
Hyam Segell
Stone
William B. Randall
Randall
Dick W. C. Anderson
Anderson
Norman Mastrian
Joamecon
Mastrian
Pereres
Fame
Ipa Swoboda
Raul
Swoboda
Wreck Near Bloomfield Involves Three Cars
A three car collision west of Bloomfield on Highway 54 injures and damages vehicles driven by Donna Gardner Stephen Page and William Smiley. Page is cited for reckless driving after Gardner stopped for a turn and was struck, sending Page into Smiley.
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Robert Kirk
Bloomfield
Hwy
Kirk
Donna Jo Gardner
Rte. 1
Stephen Reece Page
Rte. 3
Linton
Page
William Cecil Smiley
Rte. 2
Gardner
Oe Chon Chem Ahemey
Peeey
Community Pool Meeting For Linton Cancelled
A public meeting for residents regarding a swimming pool in Linton was cancelled. Arrangements for the meeting will be announced later.
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Linton
President Seeks Expanded Peace Corps to Aid End to Wars
The president urges expanding the Peace Corps to hasten global peace efforts. Officials argue more volunteers could support reconstruction, diplomacy, and humanitarian projects in conflict zones, signaling a larger commitment to peacemaking abroad.
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Peace Corps
Evers Slayer Charged by Mississippi for Murder
Byron De La Beckwith, 42, of Greenwood Mississippi, faces murder charges in the killing of Medgar Evers. Beckwith was arrested by the FBI in Greenwood after a federal hearing sought grounds for civil rights conspiracy charges. Evers was shot at his Jackson home on June 2 after returning from a civil rights rally.
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United Press International
Medgar Evers
Jackson
Miss
State of
Beckwith
Evers
Detroit
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Gulf Coast
Biloxi
Washington
U. S
Robert F. Kennedy
Danville
Atlanta
Archie Hargraves
New York
Denver
Savannah
NAACP
Roman Catholic Church
South Georgia
Ion
Republicans Push Cuba Policy Clash Over Soviet Troops
House Republicans plan a resolution calling Soviet troops and equipment in Cuba a clear Monroe Doctrine violation amid a broader 1964 campaign push. The measure, drafted by Rep. James F. Battin's task force, targets ending Soviet intervention and halting Cuban subversion while tying policy to campaign strategy.
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Washington
House
Cuba
GOP
Kennedy
Senate
Gordon Allott
United States
Guantanamo Naval Base
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
James F. Battin
R-Mont
U. S
Western Hemisphere
Democrats Pick Atlantic City As Likely 1964 Convention Site
Democratic site committee weighs Atlantic City as the main choice for the 1964 convention with Chicago and San Francisco still in contention. Atlantic City bids include 12 824 rooms near Convention Hall and a $625 000 defray expenses offer from New Jersey and local interests.
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Washington
Democratic National
Atlantic City
Chicago
San Francisco
GOP National Committee
Cow Palace
Kennedy
Democratic Site Committee
National Committee
New Jersey
Pees
Ocean Port
Richard J. Hughes
International Inn
Hughes
Thhome
Miami Beach
Detroit
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Confusion Clears In Blood Program
Community Blood Program explains a July 4 5 blood donor request from the Free man Greene County Hospital laboratory. Donors with the needed blood type may travel to Indianapolis to donate and gain credit for their first donation, with no penalty for those unable to go.
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Freeman-Greene County Hospital Laboratory
Indianapolis
Greene County Hospital
Coed Killed by Ski Tow Rope on Lake Lemon
Judith M. Jones 21 IU senior died after a ski rope broke and wrapped around her neck while being pulled by a motor boat near Bloomington. The incident occurred during a weekend with multiple Indiana water deaths.
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United Press International
Shelbyville
Richard Abrams
Cincinnati
I.U
Norman B. Jones
Seymour
Jesse Miller
Michigan City
Frank
Nornby
Roland Terry
Corland
Ala
Wabash River
Lafayette
Canoe County
Bridge Popular in New York Sees Large American Card Game Scene
An estimated 40 million persons play bridge in the United States and there are 4 000 clubs affiliated with Contract Bridge nationwide reflecting its broad appeal and organized structure.
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New York
United States
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Elden C. Tipton
Daily Citizen
Alley Oop
Royal Arch Group
Greene County Community Blood Program
Jasonville Cubs
Clarence Ovid Emery
Lyons
Frank Minella
Minella
Teressa Page
Lisle
Emery
Nella
Citizen
Evers Slayer
Mississippi
Bonn
Germany
dPi
Europe
West Germany
Adenauer
NATO
Berlin
East Germany
Dean Rusk
Luebke Kennedy
Hammerschmidt
Heinrich Lubke
Luebke
Gop’s
Incow Palace
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