History notes and local lore from Greene County
Mrs. Myrtle Lind presents a history of the Maria Creek Baptist Church founded in 1809 now being moved to Vincennes University as an Indiana historical exhibit. The piece recalls frontier fears from Indian risings and slaveholding tensions, plus Switz City railroad history and 1963 GDP projections by IU economists.
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Myrtle Lind
Maria Creek Baptist Church
Vincennes University
Indiana
Wabash
Reid Miller
Switz City
I & IS
Bedford
Bloomfield
Monon
Indianapolis
Vincennes Road
Pennsylvania
Miller
I and V
A. E. Burnside
Army of the Potomac
Fredricksburg
Greene County
Worthington
Linton
Swartz
Switz
Cooper Relays Live Pictures From Space Capsule
Cape Canaveral reports astronaut L Gordon Cooper transmitted live television pictures from his space capsule to Earth. The seven minute broadcast began at 9 18 am EDT and appeared indistinct on home screens. It marked the first attempt by an American to send live pictures from orbit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
L.gordon Cooper
Earth
Cooper
Soviet Union
Gordon Cooper
Globe
Midway Island
Pacific
Midway
Bermuda
Puerto Rico
Civil Disorder Recalled After First World War
United Press International recalls the 1919 wave of racial violence across multiple cities including Washington Tulsa Chicago and Detroit. The piece notes a pattern of triggering events driven by social and political factors and contrasts 1919 with later efforts at racial integration and political mobilization.
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United Press International
United States
U. S
Washington, D. C
Tulsa
Okla
Chicago
Detroit
Birmingham
Ala
Thunderstorms Strike Great Plains Causing Injuries and Damage
Severe storms lashed Kansas and nearby states injuring many as hail blasted rural roads. In Topeka, 12 house trailers were destroyed by winds and debris. 14 people admitted to hospitals.hail measured over 1 inch in Nebraska and over two feet of snowdrift elsewhere.
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Great Plains
Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Nebraska
Grand Island
Neb
Weather Bureau
Lincoln
Ottawa
Haif
Gulf Coast
Iowa
Georgia
Missouri
Indianapolis Board Suspends First Grade Teacher
The Indianapolis Board of School Commissioners suspended Miss Virginia Welsh a three year veteran of Public School 50 for accepting a political organization appointment. She remains on leave without pay while serving as Democratic vice chairman of Ward 22. The 1951 rule bans political activity by school employees. Support came from Indiana Civil Liberties Union Indiana State Teachers Association and spokesmen for both major parties.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Board of School Commissioners
Virginia Welsh
Miss Welsh
Indiana Civil Liberties Union
Indiana State Teachers Association
GOP
Richard W. Guthrie
Talks May Stop if Testing Resumes at Disarmament Conference
Neutral delegates at the 17 nation conference in Geneva warned they may walk out if either East or West resumes nuclear testing. The talks edge toward a test ban but inspection and technical issues delay final agreement. The US cancellation of three planned tests drew relief, while some neutrals threaten protest if major powers push ahead.
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Geneva
UPI
United States
Moscow Radio
Nevada
United Arab Republic
India
Cooper Makes Fifth Earth Orbit In Near Perfect Launch
NASA reports Gordon Cooper began a near flawless mission from Cape Canaveral at 9:04 a.m. EDT aboard Faith-7 aiming for 22 orbits. The test tracked weightlessness effects for Gemini and Apollo lunar flights as Cooper completed his first orbital lap and prepared for further go orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Gordon Cooper
Cooper
Atlas
Mercury
Air Force
Space Agency
U.S
Grand Canary Island
Perth
Australia
Walter M. Schirra
Schirra
Democrats Claim Victory To Pass Feed Grain Bill
Senate action on President Kennedy's feed grain surplus reduction bill advances as Democrats forecast passage by Thursday night. Republicans concede they lack votes to block, while a key amendment debate is limited to one hour, with one two hour exception for a price support change.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate
House
Hubert H.humphrey
Senate Republicans
Sen
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Bloomfield Man Named Savings Bond Chairman
Arthur F. Snyder assistant cashier Bloomfield State Bank is named chair of Greene county U S Savings Bonds committee by Indiana Director Jack Storms. Snyder succeeds E Kirby Ashcraft who resigned. He served 20 years in the Navy retiring 1959 and has been active in civic groups including Lions VFW American Legion Sojourners Masons Scottish Rite Royal Arch Masons and Eastern Star. He attends First Methodist Church.
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Arthur F. Snyder
Bloomfield State Bank
Greene County
U. S. Savings Bonds Committee
Jack Storms
Indiana
Savings Bonds
U. S. Treasury Department
Snyder
E. Kirby Ashcraft
U.S. Navy
Bloomfield
Lions Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Sojourners, Masons
Scottish Rite
Royal Arch Masons
Eastern Star
First Methodist Church
Hospitalized Evansville Woman Estelle Sauters
Mrs. Estelle Sauters of Evansville formerly of Linton is a patient at St. Marys hospital in Evansville in room 616.
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Estelle Sauters
Evansville
Linton
St. Mary’s Hospital
Mrs Cooper Calls Flight Beautiful After Space Launch
Mrs L Gordon Cooper described the spaceflight as beautiful while watching with her daughters Camala and Janita from Taylor Lake Village Texas. Public affairs officer Dave Schwartz relayed that she smiled and stayed in a bedroom for about 15 minutes during liftoff.
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United Press International
Taylor Lake Village
Tex
L. Gordon Cooper
Schwartz
Hattie Cooper
Tecumseh
Okla
Space Agency
Cooper
Space
Oklahoma
House High Hat Over Budget Raise And National Debt
The House fights over raising the national debt limit as administration backed bills seek to borrow more to cover bills through August. The current $305 billion ceiling would rise to $307 billion through June 30 and be fixed for July, while a GOP substitute would extend the $305 billion limit indefinitely. Some southern Democrats back Kennedy, arguing refusal would be irresponsible after funding programs.
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Washington
House
Treasury
GOP
Kennedy
Rep
A. S. Herlong
D-Fla
Congress
Indiana Weather Splits Temperatures Across State
Indiana faced a wide temperature split with north near arctic and south tropical. South Bend and Evansville showed more than 20 degrees difference in high points and nearly 20 degrees in overnight lows. Fort Wayne reached 39 degrees and South Bend 41, Evansville 58, while Tuesday highs ranged from 63 in South Bend to 85 in Evansville.
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United Press International
Indiana
South Bend
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Downstate
Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Greene Court
Michael Andrey withdrew his not guilty plea to first degree murder in Greene circuit court at Bloomfield and pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. Judge Edwin B. Long set sentencing for Friday May 17 at 1 p.m. and ordered a pre sentence investigation. The murder arose from a Bloomington motel robbery and the case was transferred from Monroe County.
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Michael Andrey
Greene
Bloomfield
Edwin B. Long
Andrey
Bloomington
Greene County
Monroe
Commodities Distribution Details Announced
Commodities will be distributed Friday and Saturday from 8 to 12 a.m. Recipients must present a commodity card. Distribution will take place at 146 S. Main.
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S. Main
United Fund Group Chooses Stockton Board Members
The Stockton township United Fund board met at the Roosevelt Hotel to name 30 directors for one two and three year terms and to plan the October 1963 fund drive. Ex officio treasurer and assistant treasurer serve one year terms. The drive will support five agencies including Salvation Army Mental Health Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and Red Cross with potential expansions to other past fundraisers. A trip to Terre Haute and Casey Illinois provided guidance for the drive.
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Stockton Township United Fund
Roosevelt Hotel
Ray Singer
Kenneth Ballard
Victor Briggs
Rennis Wolfe
Thomas Wall Sr
Kenneth Smith
Clifford Kramer
William Foglesong
P. H. O’hern
Paul Lester
Warren H. Oaken
Ershel Miller
Joe Coulomb
Marland Haines
Jack Cravens
Lois Jones
Clifford Strong
Vic Wright
Anton Slapar
Jack Wheeler
Ovid Greenwood
Margaret Cooper
Boyd Stepler
Kern Beasley
Marion Bales
William Waggoner
Homer Moore
Ralph Kohr
John Flickinger
George Greene
Roy Terrell
Terre Haute
Vigo
United Fund
Casey
Ill
Singer
United Fund, Inc
Linton
United Drive
Stockton Township
Salvation Army
Mental Health
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Red Cross
Commencement Set At 3 Area Schools
Three area schools Midland Dugger Union and Switz City Central plan 8 PM commencement ceremonies Thursday in their high school gyms. Graduates will receive diplomas at Midland Dugger Union and Switz City Central in a joint regional schedule.
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Midland
Dugger Union
Switz City
Switz City Central
Dugger Union Eh School
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Hugh East
Allen
W. W. McDowell
Wabash River
Dugger and
Sullivan
I.U
NASA
Moon
Bital
Cuba
Atlantic
Project Mercury
North
Atlantic Ocean
Puerto Haiti
Haiti
Acific
Hawaii
United Fund Group
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