Sign and signs point east on North Main street
A volunteer informant notes the Chureah Baptist sign on North Main is mounted on a loose axis and flops, sometimes pointing east, sometimes correct. The North Main sign remains on South ditto. The United Press reports George Billey of Grand Rapids not as town drunk but as director of the Grand Rapids Alcoholism Control Center. His son Phillip, age 9, asked his teacher about his father’s job and replied that his father is the chief alcoholic in Grand Rapids.
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North Main Street
North Main
South Ditto
The
United Press
George Billey
Grand Rapids
Mich
George
Phone Picketing Spreads to Indiana Cities in Strike
The Western Electric strike enters its fourth day spreading to Lebanon and Rockville as Indiana joins more than 25 cities in the 43 state walkout. Pickets return to Logansport Kokomo and Jeffersonville after being withdrawn earlier, with reports of activity at Illinois Bell sites in Calumet region and Lake and Porter counties.
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Indianapolis
Reminder for Garden Club Bus Trip Registration
The Civic notes garden club members who have not registered for the district club convention bus trip to Plainfield on Friday September 27 must call by Saturday evening. Call numbers 342-R 475-13 or 595 for reminders.
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Civic
Garden Club
District Club
Plainfield
Funeral for Frank Yarbrough Held in Odon
Mr and Mrs Earl Sponsler and Mrs Grace Keller attended the funeral of Frank Yarbrough a cousin of Mrs Keller and Mr Sponsler held in Odon yesterday.
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Earl Sponsler
Grace Keller
Frank Yarbrough
Mrs. Keller
Mr. Sponsler
Odon
Dulles Warns UN of Russian Meddling and Disarmament
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told the United Nations General Assembly that Soviet meddling in the Middle East could spark new aggression and urged concrete proposals. He called for Western disarmament support and said the U.S. would continue testing nuclear arms to develop defensive weapons free of radioactive fallout. He noted the London talks were rejected by Russia as a sham and urged broader participation to avoid a tragic future.
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United Nations
John Foster Dulles
United Nations General Assembly
Middle East
United States
Dulles
Europe
Asia
Africa
U.N
Soviet Union
Russia
London
Britain
France
Canada
Worthington Man Charley Watson Dies After Illness
Charley Watson 66, Worthington auto salesman, died at 3 30 this morning at Hillcrest Sanatorium Vincennes after a lengthy illness. He lived much of his life in Worthington and earlier ran his own car agency. Born January 27 1891 in Highland Township he was the son of Ellsworth and Susannah Flory Watson. Survived by widow Nellie two daughters Nola Armour Louise Newsome Crystal Lipp four sons in law and two sisters and one granddaughter. Body at Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home Bloomfield with services Saturday at 2 2 pm Rev Lewis Marsh officiating burial Tulip Cemetery.
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Charley Watson
Worthington
Hillcrest
Vincennes
Mr. Watson
Highland Township
Ellsworth
Susannah Flory Watson
Church of God
Watson
Nellie Watson
Nola Armour
Louise Newsome
Crystal Lipp
Indianapolis
Gaynelle Hodapp
Miami
Fla
Dexter Watson
Wichita
Kans
Harley Watson
Clyde Watson
John Watson
Bloomfield
Nettie Watson
Tulip
Vesta Thomson
Mary Ann Newsome
Jasonville Soldier Ends Army Course
Pvt. Bobby H. Swaby graduates from the basic Army administration course at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Clifton L Swaby and a 1952 Midland High School graduate who worked at Tri County Baking Company Jasonville before enlisting.
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AHTNC
Bobby H. Swaby
Anita
Jasonville
Fort Leonard Wood
Swaby
Clifton L. Swaby
Linton
Midland High School
Tri-County Baking Company
Europe
David Earl Fry
Pt. Benning
Ste. Ralph L. Jacobs
Spt. Jacobs
Fry
Army
Linton-Stockton High School
Indianapo
Fort Benning
Storm Esther Weakens As Four Die Floods Feared
Tropical storm Esther dwindled to a 17 mph system near Jackson Mississippi as four people died from flood water across Mississippi Alabama Tennessee and Louisiana. New Orleans saw flash floods with eight inch rains and two drownings in a canal near Doner. A Meridian Mississippi woman died in Alabama when a truck struck her car.
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Esther
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Jackson Weather Bureau
Alabama
Tennessee
Louisiana
East Tennessee
Gulf Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Donner la
Meridian
Selma
Ala
Teamsters Officers Study Union's Future in Miami Beach
The Teamsters executive board met in closed sessions here to decide if the truckers union will stay in the AFL-CIO. The meeting precedes the convention opening September 30 and follows an AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Committee report alleging corrupt influence over the union.
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Miami Beach
Teamsters Union
Afl-Cio
Teamsters
Linton Baptists Prepare For 34th Annual Association Meet
The 34th annual Linton Baptist Association gathering opens with a youth rally at First Baptist Church Linton Monday at 7 30. Rev James Rhoads moderator and Bloomfield pastor outlines a program with speakers Rev David Wilson Hymera and Lyle Pittman. Dr Paul D Clasper talks Burma mission via reports from Women’s Missionary Society and Indiana Baptist representative George Hurt. Association clerk Mrs Margaret Weatherwax of Providence church is listed.
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Linton Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Linton
James Rhoads
Association
Rhoads
Bloomfield Church
David Wilson
Hymera
Lyle Pittman
Roy Bridwell
Men’s Brotherhood of the Association
C. E. Baker
Jasonville
Women’s Missionary Society of the Association
Baptist World Mission
George Hurt
Indiana Baptist Association
Paul D. Clasper
American Baptist
Burma
Clasper
Insein
Baptist Divinity School
American Baptist Convention
Philadelphia
Spencerville
Ohio
Taylor University
Upland
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Union Theological Seminary
New York City
Rochester, Mich
Margaret Weatherwax
Providence Church
Price Decline Predicted for Corn in Fall
Agriculture Department experts forecast a fall drop in corn prices but expect the low not to reach 1 per bushel. They project a point somewhere between 1 and the August 15 average of 1.23, with prices below 1956 levels through fall. Record feed crops and improved pastures signal large supplies for 1957-58.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Rainier underground atomic test at Nevada site tops previous U.S. blasts
An underground nuclear shot named Rainier unleashed immense force inside Yucca Flat desert tunnels. Scientists measured the blast to study earth's secrets, while officials noted it was the most powerful detonation conducted by U.S. technicians within the planet's crust. In Indianapolis, Gov Handley weighed convening school officials over a timing dispute but opted against it, hoping local authorities apply the law as intended.
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Rainier
U.S
Yucca Flat
Indianapolis
Handley
Indiana
Shoeless Footprint From Explosive Truck Blast In New Haven
In New Haven police found 20 pairs of shoes left by pedestrians who fled after a truck exploded and sprayed flaming gasoline. The scene suggests a chaotic rush as bystanders escaped the blast.
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New Haven
Conn
Bloomfield Man Dies Suddenly at 41
Raymond T. Lucas 41 a Bloomfield grocer died Wednesday at 3 45 pm after a heart attack at his home He had suffered a prior attack last Thursday Lucas proprietor of West Side Market was a member of Bloomfield Christian Church and Bloomfield Masonic lodge He is survived by his wife Mildred three sons two daughters two sisters and a brother Funeral services will be at Bloomfield Christian church Saturday at 11 00 am with burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery and Masonic graveside rite省
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Bloomfield
Lucas
West Side
Mr. Lucas
Bloomfield Christian Church
Bloomfield Masonic Lodge
Rollie
Susan Ellen Hamilton Lucas
Eldon L. Haley
Walnut Grove
Michigan Officers Arrest Two Hoosiers
Allegan Michigan police recovered a bag containing 252 dollars in checks and money orders believed stolen from an Arkansas auto parts store this month. Investigators questioned Donald Utterbach and Robert Willhaite at the Indiana Reformatory. both 22 and previously sentenced for burglary. They admitted multiple Kalamazoo area burglaries and said they discarded money near Allegan.
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Allegan
Mich
McGhee
Ark
Kalamazoo County
Indiana Reformatory
Donald Utterbach
Robert Wilhaite
Utterbach
Willhaite
Crawfordsville
Ind
Kalamazoo
State Comptroller Questions Christmas Gifts by Pierpont Store
State Comptroller John Penne said the Pierpont municipal liquor store gave away 204 pints of wine at Christmas 1956 and called it wholly unauthorized. He also questioned town claims for Christmas candy and decorations.
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Pierre
S. D
John Penne
Pierpont
Hohl family cards hole in one at Brown Deers course
Hohl scored a hole in one at Milwa ugee's Brown Deer course. Vern Hohl hit a 195 yard drive to the seventh hole to accomplish the feat.
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Hohl
Time Grafton Adopts First Set of Traffic Rules
Grafton Massachusetts, a 222 year old town, recently adopted a new set of traffic regulations marking its first move to modern traffic control. The town’s historical context frames the regulatory update as a milestone in local governance.
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Grafton
Mass
Oolitic Man Shot To Death In Indicting Family Row
Orville Oliver, 0, father of 13, was shot in the chest and died within 20 minutes after a confrontation with Mary Swartz who said she fired a shotgun as Oliver beat his wife Goldie. Swartz was detained at the Lawrence County Jail, while Goldie Oliver and the couple’s extended family face investigation.
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Oolitic
Ind
Orville Oliver
Oliver
Booy
Hubert Whottett
Irs
Mary Swaty
Ane
Owarié
Lawrence
Beatora
Olivers
Delbert Hawkins Jr
Progress Report On Four Day Telephone Strike
New York negotiators report encouraging progress in talks aimed at ending a four day strike by 23 800 Communications Workers of America installers in 44 states. Federal mediator Maggiolo headed a 16 hour marathon session with Dunne and Billotte as teams stood by. AT T said service remains normal despite picket line protests and more operators are returning to work.
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New York
Walter Maggiolo
Maggiolo
Joseph E. Dunne
Communications Workers of America
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Western Electric
A.T
Burglars Take 47 Tarnished Silver Dollars in Rapid City
A burglary at the Silver Dollar Case in Rapid City South Dakota saw thieves break a rear door and steal 47 silver dollars mounted on a 16 foot board. Officials noted the coins were polished on one side and tarnished on the other.
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Rapid City
S. D
Cyanide Crash Strikes Thamesville Canada Trains Demolish Truck
A fast-moving passenger train collided with a tractor trailer carrying 25 tons of cyanide crystals near Thamesville Ontario. An emergency was declared as police evacuated a quarter mile zone and decontamination risks were assessed. Eight police and the chief faced the danger while experts rushed to the scene.
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Thamesville
Ont
Ontario
Herman Goering
Dow Chemical Co
Sarnia
J. C. Sluder
Chatam
Chatham
Detroit
Donald Feir
Faubus declines federal court subpena in segregation case
Arkansas Governor Faubus refused to appear in a U S federal court hearing on four segregation laws after acknowledging a subpoena. He said the chief executive is not compelled to comply and cited ulterior motives behind the subpoena. Ten Negro ministers filed suit seeking a ruling on the laws' constitutionality. a separate case was lodged in state court.
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Litle Rock
Ark
Goverval EB
Faubus
Iwo7
Arkansas General Assembly
U.S District
Grady Miller
U.S
Beal Kidd
Arkansas
Half of State Corn Is Safe from Frost
Indiana crop experts report more than half the corn crop now safe from frost due to later planting from floods. Purdue statistician Robert E. Straszheim says about 75 percent of corn has reached dough stage, with only about 90 percent typical for this time. Soybean harvest is just starting in the south while wheat plowing runs about normal. soil moisture is split between short and ample across counties.
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Lafayette
Indiana
Robert E. Straszheim
Purdue University
Straszheim
Seven Million Shots Made In Asian Flu Effort
U S Health officials report vaccine production reach seven million doses as 65 000 flu cases are tallied nationwide with 12 deaths. Outbreaks remain localized in 37 states and major urban centers while reporting improvements may skew rising case totals.
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United States
U.S. Public Health Service
Louisiana
Shell Explosion Kills 15 Israel Children
In Jerusalem and nearby villages mourn 15 children aged nine who died when a shell unearthed by a farmer exploded while children played. Three were wounded. Police collected dozens of live shells for safe dismantling as residents turned in more war souvenirs.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Sandale
Mukeble
Senator Addresses Linton Rotarians in Indiana
Indiana Senate Minority Leader Matthew Welsh spoke to the Linton Rotary Club at Klusmeier drive-in restaurant. He noted Indiana ranked 44th in per capita state government cost and discussed rising government costs amid inflation. Dr W F Craft chaired the program.
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Indiana State Senate
Matthew Welsh
Vincennes
Th Linton Rotary Club
Klusmeier
Sen. Welsh
Indiana
W. F. Craft
Bids Announced for Road Projects at Odon Indiana
Indiana State Highway Department says bids will be opened Oct. 15 on five roads and two bridge projects. Road projects include paving 1.2 miles of Ind. 58 at Odon and related improvements.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Highway Department
Odon
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