Lyons Courier Highlights Silent Cornerstone Secrets and Fair Anniversary
Lyons school cornerstones yield 1919 contents including pupil lists and a 1919 silver dollar. The Lyons Golden Anniversary Fair marks 50 years August 26 31 at Lyons Municipal Park with a feature photo of founder Bill Shorter and his horse Grace. Local notes mention a garden soil bank idea and insect repellent advice for outdoor seasons.
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Lyons
Daily Citizen
Commercial Printing Department
Bill Shorter
Bill
Lyons Community Duo
Lyons Municipal Park
Miss Mildred Cooksey Fined on Two Driving Charges
Miss Mildred Cooksey a 16 year old from Linton route three was fined on two charges in W E Laughlin's court. She faced counts for driving on a beginner's permit without a licensed driver and for driving to the left of the highway center. The charges filed by State Policeman George Campbell followed a minor accident. She received $1 and costs or $15.75 on each count.
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Mildred Cooksey
Linton
W. E. Laughlin
George Campbell
Cooksey Wa
Nine Missing After Fishing Vessel Keturah Sinks in Hurricane Audrey
Coast Guard halted search for nine missing crewmen from the fishing boat Keturah after it struck an oil rig and sank in Gulf waters, 11 miles east of Galveston. Captain Sam Kinsley and others were aboard as Audrey lashed the coast with 100 mph winds. another drowning and mass evacuations were reported nearby.
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New Orleans
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Tex
Sam Kinsley
Pensacola
Fla
Cahoone
Audrey
Louisiana
The
Texas
Lamar Lieser
Chatfield
Stewards Beach
Civil Defense
Pleasure Island
Bolivar Peninsula
Galveston Bay
Gulf
Red Chinese Bombard Islands in Taiwan Straits
Chinese Communists bombarded two Nationalist islands with shore artillery and gunboat fire. Nationalists replied with American supplied artillery and kept offshore bases on alert for a possible invasion. The assault occurred as Adm. Felix Stump arrived for talks with Chiang Kai-shek and Vice Adm. Stuart Ingersoll on fleet strategy.
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Taipei
Little Quemoy Island
Defense Ministry
Felix Stump
U.S. Pacific
Chiang Kai-shek
Adm
Stuart Ingersoll
7Th Fleet
Wife of Bloomington Mayor Files Divorce Suit
Betty Lemon sues Bloomington Mayor Thomas L. Lemon for divorce claiming cruel and inhuman treatment ending a 19 year marriage. They share two sons ages 15 and 12. Lemon is serving a second term and was a 1956 Indiana secretary of state candidate.
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Bloomington
Thomas L. Lemon
Betty
Lemon
Indiana
AEC Delays Sixth Atomic Test To Friday Morning
The Atomic Energy Commission postponed the sixth 1957 nuclear blast for 24 hours because of technical reasons. The detonation, set for Friday at 4 45 a m, would have equaled 10 kilotons of TNT and occurred atop a 500 foot steel tower in Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
Accused Colonel Attacks Air Power Era Defense Policy
Col. John C. Nickerson Jr. told a court martial in Huntsville Alabama that air power is overemphasized by the Defense Department and warned reliance on it could invite total defeat if Soviet forces overran the free world. He defends his actions admitting handling secret documents while criticizing Air Force doctrine and noting his support for the Jupiter missile program. Nickerson awaits sentencing on 15 counts as the trial continues.
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Huntsville
Ala
John C. Nickerson Jr
Defense Department
Army
United States
Free World
Nickerson
Air Power
Defense
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Worthington Man Faces Check Charge
Robert R. George of Worthington is jailed on a $1000 bond to appear in Greene circuit court for allegedly passing fraudulent checks in Linton. Sheriff Blakely seized him Wednesday afternoon, with release at 11:30 p.m. He is accused of writing five to seven checks totaling over $135 without sufficient funds. Prosecutor Kern Beasley said George claimed he deposited a check that was not honored by the writer.
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Robert R. George
Worthington
Greene
Linton
Greene County
Jack Blakely
Blakely
George
Kern G. Beasley
Library course study at Indiana University
Mrs. Floyd Strickler, custodian of Worthington Library, is taking an eight week school ing course on Library Science at Indiana University. She studies Cataloging Administration and Selection.
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Floyd Strickler
Worthington Library
Indiana University
Strickler
Duke of Edinburgh's Auto Crashes in London
The Duke of Edinburgh's Lagonda struck a pre war Morris near the London Windsor highway after he urged safer driving at a British Automobile Association meeting. No injuries were reported. The other driver fled scene, Reg Parker said.
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Duke of Edinburgh
London
Queen Elizabeth
Windsor Castle
British Automobile Assn
London- Windsor
Staines
Reg Parker
Morris
Duke
Parker
Five Miners Freed Unhurt After Giant Auger Rescue
Five coal miners entombed for fourteen hours were rescued from a Plan Coal Co mine near Bloomingdale Ohio as a 240 foot bore by a massive auger pierced the side of the strip mine. The five, Kenneth Hamilton Joseph Lupinski Martin Kowalski Henry Horvath and Fred Sable exited uninjured at 10 50 p m EDT. About two hundred spectators and rescue workers cheered.
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Bloomingdale
Ohio
Plan Coal Co
Kenneth Hamilton
Joseph Lupinski
Martin Kowalski
Henry Horvath
Fred Sable
Quarry workers End Strike Today
Bloomington reports a six week strike by 3,000 quarry workers in Monroe and Lawrence counties ends with a new contract under Indiana right to work law. The union claims gains including time and a half for Saturdays and a seniority system. no union shop clause in the main contract, while a parallel agreement for 500 to 600 stonecutters and carvers includes a union shop clause.
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Bloomington
Monroe-Lawrence County
Indiana
Protest at Ellettsville over license branch closure
Angry Ellettsville residents march toward the Indiana Statehouse to challenge the closing of the auto license office. State Motor Vehicle Commissioner Robert McMahan cites legal noncompliance, while townspeople assign politics to the action linked to Bloomington official Ruby Ryan and Fritz Ryan’s personnel ties.
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Ellettsville
Monroe County
Indiana Statehouse
Robert McMahan
McMahan
United Press
Indianapolis
Ruby Ryan
Bloomington
Fritz Ryan
State Highway Department
Ryan
Newberry Man, 85, Struck by Auto on Court House Square
Mike Neff, 85, Bloomfield resident, was hit by an auto driven by Mrs. Roy Gordon on Washington Street near Main in Bloomfield at 11 15 AM. He was taken to Freeman Greene county hospital with injuries described as not believed to include broken bones and listed as satisfactory after initial exams.
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Mike Neff
Newberry
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Courthouse Square
Bloomfield
Neff
Washington Street
Main Street
Roy Gordon
Mrs. Matthew Bellamy Entered Good Samaritan Hospital
Mrs. Matthew Bellamy of Linton has entered the Good Samaritan hospital at Vincennes for observation and treatment.
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Matthew Bellamy
Linton
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vincennes
Indicted Indiana highway chief linked to Mogilner probe
A Marion County grand jury indicted Virgil Red Smith and Arthur J. Mogilner on multiple counts tied to highway contracts and bribes. Mogilner allegedly sold over 1.1 million dollars in highway supplies to Indiana. Smith faced bribery charges and influence concerns as former highway chairman.
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Indianapolis
Marion County
Indiana
Virgil Red Smith
Arthur J. Mogilner
Mogilner
George N. Craig
Smith
Congressional Roads Subcommittee
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Washington
Indiana Highway Department
Craig
William E. Sayer
Elmer
Little Doc) Sherwood
Mogiler
Anther
George Craig
John Tinder
Nile Teverbaugh
Teverbaugh
Harry Doggett
Milan
Robert Peak
Peak
Merapi Volcano Erupts Forcing 4000 Evacuations in Java
In central Java the Merapi volcano erupted sending ash and lava over Magelang City and surrounding areas. Tons of ash covered trees and buildings as lava streams reached nearby rivers prompting the evacuation of about 4,000 villagers.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Merapi
Java
Magelag City
Senate OKs funds assure full postal service nationwide
The Senate passed a supplemental Post Office Department funding bill authorizing about 188 million dollars for the next fiscal year and avoiding further cuts. Postmaster General Summerfield warned of rural mail reductions but officials assured deliveries would continue. President Eisenhower expected to sign. pay raise debates linger with inflation concerns.
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Senate
White House
Post Office Department
Arthur F Summerfield
Congress
Summerfield
House
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Senate Appropriations Committee
Paul H. Douglas
D-Il
Eisenhower
Postmaster General
House Post Office Committee
Warned Indiana motorists to watch slow farm machinery
State Police Superintendent Harold S. Zeis urged drivers to slow for slow moving farm equipment as Hoosiers rush to replant and harvest after heavy rains. Troopers report near misses and stress required lights and reflectors on self propelled and towed farm machines.
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Harold S. Zeis
Indiana
Zeis
Jasper
Willard L. Walls
Jobless Claims Drop in Indiana Despite Warm Weather
Indiana unemployment claims fell by 1271 last week to 34178, about 5300 fewer than the year-ago period. Director William C. Stalnaker attributed the decline to higher construction activity and milder weather with no large-scale layoffs reported. About two thirds of the division's 30 offices saw decreases. Last week 4196 claims came from newly unemployed and 28565 from those out of work a week or more.
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Indianapolis
Dap
Indiana
William C. Stalnaker
Indiana Employment Security Division
Bloodmobile to Return for War Veterans Donations at Reformatory
The Reflector reports inmates at Indiana State Reformatory will host a Red Cross bloodmobile visit to collect blood donations for war veterans. The piece emphasizes blood flow and the service rather than any danger, noting the positive community aid in support of veterans.
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Pendleton
Reflector
Indiana
Correll Completes Infantry Ranger Course
Army 2nd Lt. Ralph T. Correll of Bloomfield route one has graduated from The Infantry School ranger course at Fort Benning Georgia. The seven week program included jungle and mountain combat training following his enrollment in the Army last October after Indiana University.
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Fort Benning, GA
AHTNC
Army
Ralph T. Correll
Eli T. Correll
Bloomfield
Infantry
Fort Benning
Correll
Indiana University
Bloomington Man Receives 18 Month Federal Tax Sentence
Joseph T. Solomito of Bloomington Ind was fined 10000 dollars and sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for income tax evasion covering 1950 and 1951. Federal Judge William Steckler imposed the penalty and the defense did not indicate an appeal.
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Indianapolis
Joseph T. Solomito
Bloomington
Ind
William Steckler
Solomito
Heavy rains sweep Indiana as weekend storms loom
Rain returned to Indiana with showers and thundershowers expected to last at least three days. Precipitation varied, with Warsaw at .85, Rochester .70, Fort Wayne and Indianapolis lighter, as the forecast calls for more rain Friday and windy, heavy rain possible Saturday. Highs near 85, lows mid 60s.
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Indiana
Hoosier
Warsaw
Jan Inch
Rochester
Togeki Port
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Evansville
Upstate
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