Eisenhower to Step up Campaign Activities
President Eisenhower announced expanded campaign activities at the request of Republican colleagues while avoiding barnstorming or whistlestops. He noted plans for two to three more major speeches and defended his leadership against Stevenson criticisms. He defended his brother Milton Eisenhower against Peron relations and clarified NAACP membership questions. He praised Secretary Benson as a devoted public servant not a political millstone.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
United States
Stevenson
Milton S. Eisenhower
Peron
Argentina
U.S
Latin America
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Richard M. Nixon
NAACP
Ezra T. Benson
Benson
Greene County
Democratic Central Committee
Worthington
Homer Capehart
Frank A. Lenning
National Business Women's Week Observed In Linton
The Linton Business and Professional Women's club joins nationwide observance of National Business Women's Week. The local group, founded in 1919, showcases a window display at Osborne Dress Shop and features artifacts from early to mid century models. Mrs. Agnes Shepard leads the club and plans to attend a fall council meeting in Indianapolis.
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Linton Business and Professional Women’s Club
Newton D. Baker
Womanpower
Osborne Dress Shop
North Main Street
Business Women's Club
Agnes Shepard
Claypool
Indianapolis
Margaret , Cooper
Linton
Hoosier Business Woman
Bough Family Reunion at Humphreys Park Linton
The Bough family will hold its annual reunion at Humphreys park in Linton on Sunday. A basket dinner will be enjoyed at noon and music will be presented in the afternoon with group singing.
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Bough
Humphreys Park
Linton
Monkey on the Loose: Cinnamon Ring-Tail Monkey Escapes in Town
Six year old cinnamon ring-tail monkey named George owned by Paris Lehman escaped after a copper swivel failed. Police and residents chased him from First Street to a home on 390 A Street SE where Mrs Hubble offered bread but he fled again. George roams through East Vincennes Street as authorities try to corral the pet.
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George
Paris Lehman
South Main Street
First Street
Leon Hubble
Region Six Bankers Set Meeting in Terre Haute Oct 3
Bankers from Clay Greene Monroe Owen Parke Putnam Sullivan Vermillion and Vigo counties will meet in Terre Haute October 3 for the 46th Region Six Indiana Bankers Association session. Maurice Hegarty will preside with O B Foster and Mary C Wedel as officers.
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Indiana
Terre Haute
Indiana Bankers Association
Clay
Greene
Monroe
Owen
Parke
Putnam
Sullivan
Vermillion
Vigo
Maurice Hegarty
Citizens State Bank
Newport
O. B. Foster
First National Bank
Cloverdale
St. Joseph Valley Bank
Elkhart
Logan B. Hendricks
Chicago
The
Small Business Administration
James R. Kenner
Thayer County Bank
Hebron
Neb
Linton Miner Hurt in Coal Mine Accident
David Benjamin Franklin, 55, of Linton, suffered a fractured pelvis and other injuries when caught between two empty coal cars at the Friar Tuck mine of the Sherwood Templeton coal company seven miles northwest of Linton. He remained in serious condition at Freeman Greene county hospital with full injuries undetermined at press time.
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David Benjamin Franklin
Linton
Friar Tuck
Sherwood- Templeton Coal Company
Franklin
Freeman-Greene County
Bassett and Silvers Issued Marriage License
A marriage license was issued in the Greene circuit court clerk’s office to William Bassett and Nell Silvers, both residents of Jasonville.
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Greene Circuit Court
William Bassett
Nell Silvers
Jasonville
Kefauver Delivers Rural Pitch In Indiana
Senator Estes Kefauver toured western Marion County and Madison County fairgrounds in Indiana urging the “little people” vote for Democrats. He claimed Eisenhower misled farmers and labor, backed Taft Hartley repeal, school funding, and higher teacher pay, while criticizing right to work.
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Indianapolis Municipal
Louisville
Marion County
Deisel
Republican Party
United Auto Workers Union Hall
Speedway
Eisenhower
Joe Smiths
Fairgrounds
Claude R. Wickard
U.S
Indiana
Ralph Tucker
Terre Haute
Craig
Briton detonates A-bomb in Maralinga test launch
Britain today detonated a tower mounted atomic device at Maralinga Australia as the first in a new series of nuclear tests.
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Maralinga
Australia
Britain
Lyons ofs to Meet
The Lyons chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will hold a meeting at the lodge hall at Lyons at 7 30 o clock Monday night, officers said today.
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Lyons
The
Order of Eastern Star
Sullivan County Man Held as Deserter
A Sullivan County man, a nine year Army veteran named Collins, was arrested in Linton by local police and FBI agents for desertion from the Army. He was taken by Military Police to Fort Benjamin Harrison to answer the charge after being a deserter from Fort Eustis Virginia since April.
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Old
Sullivan Route
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Collins
Linton
FBI
Ft. Eustis
Matusow Found Guilty of Perjury in Communist Case
New York jury convicts Harvey Matusow of five counts of perjury tied to his prior testimony against Communist leaders. He faces up to 25 years in prison with bail set at 10,000 dollars. sentencing was scheduled for Friday.
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New York
Harvey M. Matusow
Matusow
Roy M. Cohn
U.S
Sen
Jospeh R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Cohn
Moose Lodge Meeting Called For Tuesday Evening
Officials say the Moose lodge will hold a 7 30 o clock meeting at the lodge hall Tuesday evening with important business to discuss. Members are urged to attend.
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Moose Lodge
Second 56 Cattle Sale Held Today in Humphreys Park
Cattle raisers from eight Southwestern Indiana counties expect about $80 000 for their livestock at the second 1956 White River Valley Feeder Auction sale in Humphreys Park Ovid Heaton secretary reports the first sale brought about $10 000 for 801 cattle averaging 17 cents a pound The sale began at 1 00 pm with Kenneth Sherbahn South Whitley as auctioneer A third sale will be held Friday Oct 5 at the same park Farmers from Greene Sullivan Knox Owen Monroe Daviess Clay and Lawrence counties are members of the association
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Indiana
White River
Kenneth Sherbahn
South Whitley
Humphreys Park
Heaton
Greene, Sullivan
Knox
Owen
Monroe
Daviess
Cley
Lawrence
Lyons GOC appoints Lyons High Freshman as assistant chief observer
James Edwards has been named assistant chief observer of the Lyons Ground Observer Corps. Chief Gale Browning says Edwards will help run the post, recruit and train volunteers, and schedule shifts. Browning notes a need for more observers and provides contact details for information.
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James Edwards
Lyons High School
Lyons Ground Observer Corps
Gale Browning
Browning
Edward
GOC
Mr. Edwards
Lyons
Philadelphia Honors Dr Ravdin for Eisenhower Care
A Philadelphia City Council resolution honors Dr I S Ravdin professor of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School for forty years of practice and for his role in diagnosing and treating President Eisenhower. The Evansville native, cousin of Joe Wolfe of Linton, and Indiana University classmate of Dr W F Craft and Wayne Hamilton, is noted for his part in the Eisenhower operation.
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I. S. Ravdin
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Philadelphia
Ravdin
President L Eisenhower
Joe Wolfe
Linton
Indiana University
W. F. Craft
Wayne Hamilton
Evansville
Rawdin
Eisenhower
Weather shifts but Indiana stays warm with mixed forecasts
Forecasters lowered some temperatures after early predictions of highs in the 80s across Indiana. Wednesday to Friday range now mid 70s to low 80s with a near 80 Friday, while overnight lows vary from the mid 40s north to low 50s south. No rain expected.
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Indiana
Fort Wayne
Evansville
Johnsons welcome daughter Cheryle Daphene
Mr and Mrs Frank Johnson of the Jasonville community are the parents of a daughter named Cheryle Daphene born Monday at Mary Sherman hospital in Sullivan.
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Frank Johnson
Jasonville
Cheryle Daphene
Mary Sherman Hospital
Sullivan
Divorce suit filed in Greene circuit court
Gilbert H. Corbin files for divorce from Jessie Corbin in Greene circuit court at Bloomfield.
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Greene Circuit
Bloomfield
Gilbert H. Corbin
Jessie Corbin
Greene County Vote Forecast Two Years After Eisenhower
Voters in Greene County prepare for the November 6 election as Democrats intensify county campaigns and Republicans host few major rallies. Observers note a historically swing county with farmers wary of farm programs and national party dynamics shaping local outcomes.
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Benson
National Republican Administration
King of Jordan Appeals for Military Aid Today
The King of Jordan pleads for military aid in a broadcast today. Officials and regional observers assess the request amid rising tension in the region.
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Jordan
Greatest Woman Athlete Babe Zaharias Dies in Texas
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, revered American athlete and Olympic champion, died at 42 in Galveston Texas after a three year struggle with cancer. Her husband George Zaharias and family were at her bedside as she passed in sleep at John Sealy Hospital. Burial plans included cremation in Houston and services in Beaumont, with a life span marked by track golf basketball and 82 golf titles including three Women’s Open wins.
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Galveston
Tex
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
John Sealy Hospital
George A. W. Currie
George Zaharias
George
Dallas Insurance Company
Golden Cyclones
Babe
Chicago
University reports manpower rush tied to 1957 prospects
Indiana University says its personnel and placement bureau has been swamped by more than 200 firms seeking interviews with students not due to graduate until next June. Director J. Douglas Snider says the rush reflects management optimism about 1957 business prospects.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
J. Douglas Snider
Terrell Elected Vice President By Bankers Group
Roy Terrell of Linton was introduced as the new vice president of the South Central Indiana Conference of the National Association of Bank Auditors at a Spring Mill state park meeting. Ray Browning of Bloomington was named president and George McCammon of Mitchell secretary treasurer.
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Roy Terrell
Linton
Indiana
National Association of Bank Auditors
Spring Mill State Park
Ray Browning
Bloomington
George McCammon
Mitchell
Bedford
Worthington
Cloverdale
Bloomfield
Glen Mercer
Tom van Hook
William Jourdan
John Strand
Browning
Ralph Johnson
Funeral services announced for Mrs. Hattie Storms
Mrs. Hattie Floria Storms age 73 of Newberry died at Freeman-Greene county hospital. Funeral set for Friday at 2 o clock CST at Newberry Methodist Church with Rev. Harold Nolting officiating. Burial in Stafford cemetery. Body moved to family home then to church at noon Friday.
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Hattie Floria Storms
Newberry
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Newberry Methodist Church
Harold Nolting
Stafford
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