Anti-patio Shots Continue in Nation
Three new polio cases raise the unofficial infantile paralysis count to 38 after Salk vaccine injections. Cases linked to Cutter Laboratories, with federal tests and calls for federal vaccine controls intensifying. Jurisdictions report rising polio figures as California halts mass inoculations while Chicago sees a 45 year first-quarter peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles County
Calif
Wallace
Idaho
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Houston
Tex
Eli Lilly & Co
Indianapolis
Oveta Culp Hobby
Sen
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
U.S. Public Health Service
California
Chicago
Hospital Report Admissions and Dismissals
Admissions include Mrs. Harry Freeman of Worthington who gave birth to a seven pound two ounce son whose name is not yet set, plus Miss Ida Hanna of Worthington and several other listed patients. Dismissals include Miss Sandra Kendall of Linton and Matthew Wiegand Jr. of Linton among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Freeman
Wornington
Ida Hanna
Worthington
Violet Hawkins
Bloomfield
Effie May Hubble
Jasonville
Sandra Kendall
Linton
Matthew Wiegand Jr
George Hosteter
Alpha DeHart
Fairbanks
Earl Orman
Coal City
Herschel Hubble
Albert Kinnaman
Joy Crist
Hymera
John Mears
Midland
Madge Jordan
Nazarene Church Revival Continues in Linton
The Linton Church of the Nazarene continues revival services led by Rev. Jett Reynolds with evangelist Rev. John Eck of Boonville. Services begin at 7:30 DST daily and feature special music. The pastor and congregation invite the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Church
Mexican Paper Work Runs to Big Sum
Mexico City reports the treasury department refunded one centavo at a cost of $13.84 to the government on overpayment of taxes. The operation used 45 sheets of paper, 1 receipt, 17 signatures and 40 employees to process the unusual refund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Treasury Department
General Supply Co
Linton and Sullivan Offices to Close in IRS Realignment
Gary Campbell of the IRS says 34 Indiana offices will close as part of a realignment to improve efficiency and tax administration. Closures include Linton and Sullivan with several cities listed. new offices to be retained or established in major cities like Indianapolis and Fort Wayne. The move moves 16 collection officers and 23 revenue agents to new posts.
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Indianapolis
Gary Campbell
Internal Revenue Service
Indiana
Linton and Sullivan
Campbell
Auburn
Bedford
Connersville
Decatur
East Chicago
Goshen
Greencastle
Greenfield
Greensburg
Huntington
Jeffersonville
Kendallville
LaPorte
Lebanon
Linton
Logansport
Madison
Mishawaka
Monticello
Mt. Vernon
New Castle
Noblesville
Paoli
Peru
Petersburg
Plymouth
Princeton
Rushville
Seymour, Sullivan, Tell City
Warsaw
Washington
Winchester
Anderson
Bloomington
Columbus
Elkhart
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Gary
Hammond
Kokomo
Lafayette
Lawrencebourg
Marion
Michigan City
Muncie
New Albany
Richmond South Bend
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Merchants to Hold Meeting at Local Library
The Linton Retail Merchants association will hold a meeting at 2 00 p m Wednesday after noon at the local public library. Officers announced it is important that all local merchants attend.
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Linton Retail Merchants Association
Bones found near Perugia from Roman-Sam battle era
Workmen digging near Perugia unearthed bones they say belong to Roman soldiers killed in 217 B.C. during the battle against Hannibal's Carthaginian army.
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Perugia
Italy
Squalls and Snow Hit Western Areas
A storm line caused high winds and dust across the central Plains and western regions. Laramie Wyoming reported three inches of snow. Dodge City Kansas saw over half an inch of rain. a tornado touched down near Lexington Nebraska with little damage. Burwell Nebraska and Presidio Texas tied for hot spot at 97 degrees. In Chicago May 2 set a heat record at 87. A drought impact included 400 sheep killed near Los Angeles with an orchid keeper sheltering 100 survivors.
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Laramie
Wyo
Central Plains
Lexington
Neb
Colorado
Dodge City
Kan
North Dakota
Texas
Bismarck
N.C
Burwell
Presidio
Tex
Chicago
Los Angeles
Calif
Mrs Dona McGuire Dies at Sullivan
Mrs. Dona McGuire aged 66 died suddenly Monday at her home 221 French Street Sullivan. Widow of Arthur G. McGuire a former Sullivan County Democrat editor and publisher. Survived by five daughters and seven grandchildren. Body to Billman Mortuary with funeral Wednesday at 11 DST. Rev. R E Pavy to officiate. burial Center Ridge Cemetery.
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Dona McGuire
French Street
Sullivan
Arthur G. McGuire
McGuire
Sullivan County
Brazil Youths Admit Theft of Dynamite
Three 16 year olds in Brazil Indiana admitted to Sheriff Bill Downing that they stole dynamite from a strip mine on two occasions to blast fish from Eel River. Authorities recovered the explosives before plans could be carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Ind
Bill Downing
Eel River
Worthington Seniors to Graduate With May Baccalaureate
Twenty six seniors of Worthington-Jefferson high school prepare for the Baccalaureate service on May 15 at Worthington Christian church with Rev J A Calloway delivering the sermon and John V Cray directing the chorus. Commencement follows May 20 in the school gym with Judge Robert B Stewart giving the address and Rosemary McIntosh delivering the valedictory. diplomas go to a list of named seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthington-Jefferson High School
Worthington Christian Church
J. A. Calloway
Worthington Baptist Church
Marion L. Hoard
Rubenstein
Mr. Callaway
H. W. Wooldridge
A. H. Fender
John V. Cray
Robert B. Stewart
Worthington-Jefferson School
Immanuel Hinds
Eroican Beethoven
Emma Kathryn Miller
Judge Stewart
Richard M. Richeson
A. M. Franklin
Rosemary McIntosh
J. T. Moore
Worthington
Donald Edward Borders
Nora Sleanna Brennan
Noretta Sue Collenbaugh
Wanda June Cooksey
James Robert Crody
Neil Oliver DeFore
Floyd Arnold Flynn
Gary Dean Griffith
Roselind Mae Hays
Mary Jo Hostetter
Mary Nelle Jones
Margaret Rosemary McIntosh
Judith Lovelle Miller
Jerry Lee Need
Ted K. Pickard
Irvin Dale Batts
Ronald Leo Rawley
Larry Edward Rinsch
Beverly June Rossiter
Loyal Leo Sinders
Jerry E. Smith
Orlena Mac Smith
Morris Dean Sparks
Malcolm Ray Stahl
Maurel Clifford Turpin
Greene circuit court hands mixed outcomes in several cases
The Greene circuit court at Bloom awarded Winifred Heidenreich and others $115.12 and costs against Harry Ault in a civil complaint. Alva Lundy was granted a divorce from Carol Joan Lundy. Steve Wheeler pleaded not guilty to being an accessory before the fact in falsely attesting an affidavit with trial set for June 8. Rural Natural Gas vs Chester and Lorene Loveland reset for June 6. Case from Monroe County. Joseph Bucker pleaded not guilty to child neglect with hearing May 11. Ethel Mishler granted divorce from Clyde Mishler with custody of two minor children and $10 weekly support for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield
Winifred Heidenreich
Harry Ault
Alva Lundy
Carol Joan Lundy
Steve Wheeler
Newberry
Rural Natural Gas Company
Chester A. Loveland
Lorene Loveland
Greene County
Monroe County
Joseph Bucker
Ethel Mishler
Clyde Mishler
Revival in Progress at Samaria Pentecostal Church
Wayne Lynn leads revival services at Samaria Pentecostal Church with daily evening talks at 8:00 PM this week. Special music accompanies each service and the public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Lynn
Samaria Pentecostal Church
Earthquake Kills 39, Injures 142 Near Kangting
A two minute quake on April 14 at Kangting on the Sikang Tibet plateau northeast of Chungking left 39 dead and 142 injured, reports reach Tokyo. The tremor disrupted Kangting city and surrounding regions as authorities assess damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
P— Peiping
Sikang-Tibet
Kangting
Chungking
Thursday Number Date 5 5 55 Captures Attention
A Chicago report highlights 5-5-55 as a rare date allowing the repeating numeral writing. Mathematician Lewis Galbraith notes next similar date 6-6-66 comes in 11 years, with a playful reference to 2-2-2222 for a long-shot jackpot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Galgraigth
Courthouse Contracts Approved and Health Nurse Move Planned
Greene county Board of Commissioners approved contract awards for courthouse furnishings and painting totaling about 41 345. The office of the county health nurse will move from Bloomfield post office to the courthouse basement. Walter E Laughlin named constable for Stockton township. Jail matron salary set at 175 monthly under 1955 Indiana law. Bids for two highway dump tracks authorized with bids due Monday June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County
County Board of Commissioners
Bloomfield
Walter E. Laughlin
Linton
Stockton
Indiana General Assembly
Indiana Korean War bonus cleared for early payments
Indiana Attorney General Edwin Steers cleared legal blocks to a Korean War bonus and said initial payments could begin after June 30 1956. World War II veterans with pending applications may receive early checks, while most disability and non disabled Korean section payments wait until late June 1956 to ensure funds. Bardin will set filing dates and pay-off schedules, with next-of-kin payments possible immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Edwin Steers
Curtis Bardin
Bardin
General Assembly
Steers
Rardin
U.S. Veterans’ Administration
Akremite Blasting Method Co Invented by Akre and Lee
Terre Haute reports Maumee Collieries announces a new overburden blasting method named Akremite co inventor Robert Akre and Hugh B Lee. Akre is drilling and shooting superintendent. patent issued March 8 1955. Method uses ammonium nitrate and carbon black in polyethylene bags offering cost savings in bank preparation. Akremite cannot be detonated by dynamite caps and has no misfires reported. Maumee plans licensing to industry at nominal cost.
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Terre Haute
Robert Akre
Maumee Collieries Company
Akre
Hugh B. Lee
Maumee Company
Riley
Maumee
Switz City Music Festival Promises Country Style Theme
The Switz City Central school Music Department presents a 7:30 pm Friday festival in the school gym. Elementary students, the band and glee club directed by Mrs. Miriam Landis perform numbers and dances under the country style theme to honor farmers. A 350 voice chorus will sing and invitees are urged to attend.
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Switz City Central School
Glee Club
Miriam Landis
Our Land
Atend
Blue Bird Buses Schedule Times Shift to Daylight Saving
The Blue Bird lines operating between Terre Haute and Washington will run on Daylight Saving time. Southbound arrivals at Linton are 1 29 p m and 7 05 p m. Northbound arrivals are 4 18 p m and 8 20 p m.
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Blue Bird Lines
Terre Haute
Washington
Linton
Navy assigns Rhode Island duty to justus after sonar school merit
Ronald E. Justus 18 of Switz City is in Newport Rhode Island for a new Navy duty with USS Bristol DD 857 after a 17 day leave with his parents. He recently graduated from Fleet Sonar School with merit and will depart soon for sea duty aboard the destroyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sosn
Ronald E. Justus
Switz City
Newport
R. I
U.S. Navy
Frankie Justus Jr
Fleet Sonar School
Bristol
Very Warm Days Ahead for State
Hoosiers face five days of above normal heat with temperatures 12 to 18 degrees higher than average. Normal highs range from 67 to 73 and lows from 44 to 49 as Evansville hits 86 and Lafayette and South Bend hover around 80. Scattered showers possible in western areas and again this weekend.
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Indiana
Weather Bureau
Evansville
Lafayette
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Slaying at LaPorte Still a Mystery
LaPorte police report very good leads in the murder of Lee King 51 whose body was found along a railroad track. He was beaten and slashed possibly carrying about $2000. only $1.40 and a missing billfold were found. King had recently sold a Tennessee farm near Colefield and may have had sale proceeds. The body lay unidentified for hours before a New York Central Railroad crewman found it near a large industrial plant.
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Laporte
Ind
Lee King
Hiram Kirkham
King
Colefield
Tenn
Kirkham
New York Central Railroad
Lottery of Legion Post At Indianapolis
In Federal Court testimony a Legion post reported 723,694 in gross receipts from a 10 month lottery. The Celtic Post 372 sued to recover excise wagering taxes. Former post commander Thomas Flaherty testified a professional gambler was hired for 200 weekly and equipment bought for 1. He said profits over 25,000. The government says the gambler used the Legion to dodge taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
American Legion
Celtic Post 372
Thomas Flaherty
Legion
Fairly Heavy Vote Recorded in City Primaries
In Linton and Jasonville more than half of the registered Democrats expected to vote in municipal primaries, with polls closing at 7 pm. Jasonville shows high mayoral interest with three candidates challenging incumbent Earl R. Row. Canvass will occur in Bloomfield. results likely within hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Jasonville
Greene County
Norma Linton
Greene Circuit Court
Howard C. Baker
Rollie Comer
Earl R. Row
Bloomfield
Indianapolis
Indiana
Hoosierland
Wakefield Funeral Set for Thursday
Funeral services for Jerry Wakefield 61 former Switz City Jasonville basketball coach will be held at 2:00 PM CST Thursday at Switz City Baptist Church with Rev A E Chastain officiating burial in Switz City Cemetery The Jasonville Masonic lodge will conduct graveside rites He is survived by widow Zora Tibbett Wakefield two sons John Wakefield in Houston Texas and Major Garrett Dale Wakefield in the Air Force in Texas a daughter Mrs Robert Griffin of Coalmont five brothers and one sister The body will arrive at McClanahan Funeral Home in Jasonville for viewing after 2:00 PM Wednesday
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Jerry Wakefield
Switz City
Jasonville
Washington, D.C
Mr. Wakefield
Viroqua Stephenson
Indianapolis
McClanahan Funeral Home
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Thailand
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Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
International
United Press
Nazarene Church
Ment
J. J. Hart Company
Louisville
Moore-Langen Printing Company
McFarland Company of
Switz City School
Rhode Island
Legion Post
Wakefield
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