Doctors warn against fake health and accident insurance outfits
Indiana doctors push a campaign against fraudulent health and hospitalization schemes while defending Blue Cross and Blue Shield. They note Blue Shield covers about one million in Indiana and emphasize prudent use, cost concerns, and the need to curb exploitation that harms private hospitals and patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Blue Shield
Blue Cross
Journal of the
Indiana Medical Association
Howard
Blue Shields
Indiana
Crane Base to Get New Commander
Captain H. 8 Harnly USN will assume command of the Naval Ammunition Depot Crane at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday succeeding Captain C. Rook USN who is retiring after thirty four years of service. Rook led Crane through Korea era growth and a public investment of about 1.14 billion dollars. Harnly arrives from Shumaker Kan where he has led the depot since November 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane
Capt
H. 8
Harnly
USN
U.S. Naval
Ahianahtie
C. Rook
Navy
Rook
Naval Ammunition Depot
Korea
Seacoast
Evanston, Ill
Monon Railroad Company
Hornley
Shumaker
Kan
Drought Linked to Dutch Elm Disease Spread
Purdue entomologist D L Schader says a year of drought weakened elms making them more attractive to bark beetles that spread Dutch elm disease now reaching northern Indiana. No proven cure exists beyond beetle control and removal of diseased trees. injections are not a proven remedy.
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Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
D. L. Schader
Purdue University
Schader
Special Judge Edwin B. Long Added to Indiana Cases
Judge Edwin B. Long of Greene circuit court is named as special judge in Stark and Wetzl Co. Inc. vs Nardine in Knox circuit court at Vincennes and in City Beverage Co. vs Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission in Monroe circuit court at Bloomington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin B. Long
Greene
Stark and Wetzel Company, Inc
Nardine
Knox
Vincennes
City Beverage Company
Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Monroe
Bloomington
Truman’s Condition Described as Serious and Unusual
Kansas City doctors say former President Harry S. Truman remains in serious but improving condition after a double operation. hospital officials note he is tired and eats soft foods, while doctors pursue special studies and treatments and plan a news conference with Dr. Wallace Graham to answer questions.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Wallace Graham
White House
Mr. Truman
Truuman
Truman
Robert Adams
Two Grass Fires Reported in Linton Area
Fire chief Ralph Bedwell reports two grass fires on Monday in Linton. Maurice Bouchet at 791 South Main and Claude Rich at 140 Fifth Street Southwest were extinguished with no damage. He urges extreme caution as fire danger remains high.
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Linton
Maurice Bouchet
South Main Street
Claude Rich
Fifth Street
Ralph Bedwell
Army Recruiter to Visit Linton Each Wednesday
Sgt William Kuecker of Terre Haute representing the Regular Army Recruiting service will hold office hours at the Linton post office from 1 00 to 3 00 p m each Wednesday. He notes high school graduates can enter a technical school and attend their chosen course before enlisting and that men with or without prior service may choose branch assignments. Prior service men may select a post or station within the Fifth Army area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kuecker
Terre Haute
Regular Army
Linton
Kuecker
Fifth Army
Six Die in Texas Flood as Rio Grande Rises Toward Crest
Rio Grande flood threatens Laredo and Nuevo Laredo with a crest of 55 to 60 feet. The international bridge is closed. Six deaths and seven missing reported in Ozona. 500 homeless as rains blamed on Hurricane Alice push water downriver. Falcon Dam expected to dampen impact. 2.3 million acre feet of water put in storage.
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Laredo
Tex
Rio Grande
Nuevo Laredo
Twin Cities
State Highways Patrol
Ozona
Gulf of Mexico
Laredos
Brownsville
Falcon Dam
Leo Earnest
Hospital Notes From Local Patients
Mrs. Luther Hamilton of Newberry underwent major surgery Monday. Luther King of Koleen was admitted for medical treatment yesterday. Mrs. Pearl Hale of Linton entered for medical treatment yesterday. Miss Beth Ann Willis of Owensburg had a tonsillectomy today. William Kelley of Linton was admitted for medical treatment today. Mrs. Homer Brown of Linton was dismissed yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Hamilton
Newberry
Luther King
Koleen
Pearl Hale
Linton
Beth Ann Willis
Owensburg
William Kelley
Homer Brown
Air Force Creates Pacific Air Force Command in Hawaii
The Air Force will establish a new Pacific command under Adm. Felix Stump to bolster Far East emergency readiness. Maj. Gen. Lory Smith will lead, with HQ at Hickam Field Hawaii. The unit will coordinate joint war plans from Pearl Harbor and supervise air supply and communications across Pacific bases.
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Washington
Air Force
Pacific
Far East
Adm
Felix Stump
Unified
Pacific Theatre Command
Japan- Korea
Strategic Air Command
United States
Air
Harold E. Talbott
Lory Smith
Pacific Air Force
Hickman Air Force Base
Hawaii
Smith
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
9Th Air Force
Stump
Pearl Harbor
Pacific Air
Military Air Transport Service
Kiwanis Club slated speaker Rev Royden Rea
Rev Royden Rea pastor of Linton First Baptist Church will speak at the Kiwanis meeting in Glenburn Community House. Club officers said the Board of Directors will meet after the program to discuss important club matters and urged all members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royden Rea
Linton First Baptist Church
Kiwanis Club
Glenburn
Vincennes Oldest Indiana City Yet 21st by Population
Indiana's oldest city Vincennes dates from 1702 and remains 21st in population with about 19 000 residents. By contrast Gary, founded in 1909 and incorporated that year, rose to No 2 in 1950 census, overtaking Fort Wayne and other long established cities. Warsaw Centennials lead a parade of towns celebrating 100 years, while several early settlements no longer exist, including Opiatenon and Post Miami.
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Ana
Hoosierland
Vincennes
Hoosier
Gary
Indiana
U. S
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
South Bend
Evansville
Terre Haute
Muncie
Burnettsville
Milan
North Vernon
Reynolds
Centerton
Warsaw
Post
Miami
University President Wins Nomination
H. C Byrd, former university president, led in the Maryland Democratic gubernatorial primary, winning or approaching the required 77 county unit votes. With 1221 of 1338 precincts reporting, Byrd had 149,165 to George P. Mahoney's 146,594 in the popular vote. He will face Governor Theodore McKeldin in November. all seven Maryland congressmen won renomination.
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Baltimore
H. C Byrd
George P. Mahoney
Maryland
Byrd
Mahoney
Theodore R. McKeldin
Indiana to send teachers salary funds to Greene county units
Greene county school units will receive state payments totaling 266 934 dollars for teachers salaries. Disbursements by unit include Linton Stockton 63973 86 Bloorfield 28410 42 Worthington 17172 32 Jasonville 27785 11 and Switz City Central 23075 61 Bicknell 47260 31 Sullivan 57106 57. The state total for this batch exceeds 30 million dollars and comes from an appropriation of 68 390 000 dollars available July 1.
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Greene County
Indiana
Linton-Stockton
Bloorfield
Worthington
Jasonville
Switz City Central
Bicknell
Sullivan
Wilbur Young
Frank T. Millis
Millis
Hunt for Missing Flyers Is Given Up
An Air Force Coast Guard search for a light plane missing since June 19 over Lake Michigan was called off after two amphibian planes and two Coast Guard boats found no further wreckage. The four aboard were from Indiana: Stephen Buck of Bedford and Ed Parham, Lloyd Leftwich, and Eli Demaree.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Air Force Coast Guard
Lake Michigan
Dale Sutherland
49Th Air Rescue Squadron
Selfridge Field
Mich
Coast Guard
Indiana
Here
Stephen Buck
Bedford
Ind
Reginald Jackson
Wisconsin
Civil Air Patrol
Buck
Ed Parham
Lloyd Leftwich
Eli Demaree
Crawfordsville
Largest Aluminum Casting Reported at Lafayette Plant
The Lafayette plant of the Aluminum Company of America produced the widest aluminum shape in the world on its 14,000 ton press. A 25 inch diameter ingot, weighing about half a ton, was squeezed through the die to form a 23 inch wide airfoil section for Gruman Aircraft Engineering Corporation. The section will become an aircraft rear stabilizer surface.
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Lafayette
Ind
INS
Aluminum Company of America
Gruman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
Bell Telephone spends big sum in state
Indiana Bell Telephone company announced it spent 16 million dollars with 833 firms in 71 Hoosier cities last year. The size of the cities ranged from Latta in Greene county to Indianapolis where 575 suppliers received orders. Cities buying more than 50 thousand dollars included Bloomfield, Brazil, Lana, and Bloomington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Hoosier
Latta
Greene County
Bell
Bloomfield
Brazil
Lana
Bloomington
Weather outlook hints at cooler days and solar eclipse
Five day forecast for Indiana shows cooler Thursday warming to weekend highs near 86 to 90 with 62 to 66 lows. Showers possible Wednesday and Sunday, with 0.25 to 0.5 inch expected. Eclipse visibility up to 90 percent statewide but not total, sunrise 5:20 a.m. CDT, peak about 40 minutes after. many residents traveling to Wisconsin and Michigan for full view.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Upstate
Dugger Woman 72 Dies in Sullivan Hospital
Mrs. Ethel N. Watkins of Dugger died at 1:40 a m in Mary Sherman hospital Sullivan after a stroke she suffered Sunday. Born June 6 1882 in Bradbury Ohio she lived most of her life in Dugger community. Survived by husband Richard of South Bend two sons Harry of South Bend and Arthur of Muncie a half brother Cecil Stevenson three half sisters all of Dugger and four grandchildren. Burial in Dugger cemetery after funeral Friday at Evans Funeral Home officiated by Rev R E Pavy and Rev Billy Balky.
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Ethel N. Watkins
Dugger
Mary Sherman
Sullivan
Watkins
Bradbury
Ohio
Dugger First Christian Church
Arthur Watkins
Muncie
Cecil Stevenson
Ella Sims
Isabelle Wilson
Lucy Bailey
Evans Funeral Home
R. E. Pavy
Billy Balky
Dugger Cemetery
New City Directory Being Delivered in Linton
Copies of the new Linton City directory are being delivered to purchasers by representatives of the Mullin Kille company of Chillicothe Ohio publishers. The directory, the first published here since 1938, includes buyers guide and classified sections a numerical telephone directory a residents directory and cosmopolitan telephone directory and a rural route directory.
Guatemala junta falls in Guatemala City leadership shift
The 2 day old military junta led by Col. Carlos Enrique Diaz collapsed at 4 30 am. A new anti Communist government under Col. Elfego Monzon was formed with Lt. Du Bois and Lui Salazar. Censorship ended and Communists were ousted or fled as Monzon pledged to deal with rebel forces under Gen. Castillo Armas.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Carlos Enrique Diaz
Diaz
Col
Elfego Monzon
Portfoli
Jacobo Arben Guzman
Monzon
Hav
Dea
Carlos Castillo Armas
Castillo Armas
Diaz Junt
Castillo
Guatemalan Crisis Escalates as Castillo Armas Demands Surrender
General Castillo Armas warns the Guatemalan military government that refusal to surrender will be a criminal act. The U S embassy plans to evacuate hundreds of American families from Guatemala City amid tension. Arbenz seeks asylum in Mexico and Argentina, while Diaz imposes martial law and the Inter-American Peace Commission prepares to probe foreign backing for the rebellion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Carlos Castillo Armas
Guatemala
Guatemala City
Castillo Armas
Dea
Castillo Arma
Liberation Arms
U.S
San Salvador
el Salvador
Guatemal City
Carrie
E Salvador
Amecans
la Salvador
Carlos Enrique Diaz
America
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
St Fage
Argentin
Guillerm Toriello
Caracas
Wedding Surprises In Ojai Shock Nationwide Fans
Blonde actress Jean Haver once left Hollywood for monastic life and film star Fred MacMurray wed in a sudden hotel room ceremony in Ojai California before a judge. The surprise union drew headlines as the new couple began their life together.
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Ojai
Calif
Jn Haver
Hollwood
Fred MacMurray
Onady
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Winston Churchill
Southeast Asia
International Soundphoto
Crane Base
Texas
Ernest
Edurado Chavez
Hydraulic Resources
Mexico
Mexico City
Cley
Horacio Vidrio Pedrez
Mexican Boundary Commission
New
Indi
MVD
Gregori Stepanovich Burlitski
Munich
Germany
Congressional
Russia
Bell Firm
du Bois
Lui Salazar
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