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Continued From Page One, rallies ever staged in Vigo County,” will have as its key note Speaker U. S. Senator R. Vance Hartke from Evansville. Bayh Expected. Also scheduled to increase the rally’s Indiana Senatorial representation to a full compli ment, physical condition per mitting, is U. S. Senator Birch E. Bayh Jr., of Terre Haute. Letzkus, who is also head of the Sixth District Dem ocrat organization, said Bayh is on crutches since a recent power mower accident hospital ization and surgery in which he was treated for a toe injury. “If he can possibly make it, Bayh says he will be here,” Letzkus stated as he reported an anticipated crowd of over 700 persons here Tuesday to hearld the “high gear’ cam paign action of the Democrat city election ticket headed by Mayor Ralph Tucker. Similarly, Letzkus said the appearance of Governor Matthew E. Welsh may mate rialize, depending on what time he is able to get away from the Red Skelton Bridge Dedication and charity benefit show slated for Tuesday in Vin cennes, home town of both Welsh and Skelton. The rally and $5-a-plate din ner will be held in the May flower Room of the Terre Haute House beginning at 6:30 p.m. with Judge Harold J. Bitzegaio of Vigo Superior Court acting, as master of ceremonies. Tribute to Workers. In addition to kicking off the municipal government cam paign, the event will pay spe cial tribute to all Democrat pre cinct committeemen and com mitteewomen of the county. In case of an overflow crowd, arrangements have been made to set up closed circuit tele vision equipment in other din ing areas of the hotel to per mit all interested persons to witness every facet of the speeches and program. In addition to Mayor Tucker, Democrat candidates who will also get their campaigns “down to serious business” as of Tues day evening, are: Judge Edward S. Everett, City Court judge; John Therweiier, city clerk; and the following candidates for City Council posts; John J. Hines Sr., first district; James Jacob, second; Mrs. Katherine M. Myrtle, third; William H. Jarvis, fourth; George D. Kintz, fifth; Leonard P. Kirchner, sixth; and Myron J. Busby, William B. Butts and John F. Walsh, all seeking at large posts. A press conference has been scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in the clubroom of the Wabash Val ley Press Club located in the Terre Haute House. Tickets for the dinner may be purchased from any Sixth Dis trict county chairman and from members of the ticket commit tee. L. V. (Dutch) Letzkus, Sixth District Chairman, is directing the ticket committee. Other members include: Dick Kelly, Mike Ellis, Vern Gibson, John Haley, Miller Carbon, Joe Zwerner, Joe Gabbert, David I. Day, Fredrick Bauer, Jack Man kin, Herman Compton, Mike Sweeney and Dewey Annakin. On the speaker’s table com mittee will be John H. Beasley, Leonard Marshall and Dr. Iver son Bell. John Haley, Ed Whalen and Norm Fesler make up the entertainment commit tee. Judge Bitzegaio heads the hotel arrangements committee with Ray Thomas and Jack Mulvihill. Marsee A. Cox is chairman of the publicity com mittee and other members are Robert X. Kelly, Ray Thomas, Bill Brighton, Jack Neider heiser, Dr. D. M. Ferguson and David I. Day. The chairman of the recep tion committee is Vern Gibson and other members include: Ralph Berry, Leonard Conrad, Leonard Kincade, Albert Owens, H. R. Johnston, Fritz Bauer, Ed Everett, Ralph Baxter, Roy Lewzader, Claude Reece, Bill Cox, Paul Sheehan, Joe Silcock, Harry Brentlinger, Herb Beas ley, and Dr. D. A. Hoover.
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Terre Haute Tribune
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Fri, Aug 30, 1963
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