Truck Crash Kills Three Youths Near Columbus on U S 31A
Three Seymour youths including David Ray Decker 16 Nora Love Hobson 16 and Thelma Jean Hobson 19 died when their northbound pickup fell and burst into flames after a collision with a southbound car driven by Mrs Florence Gaier on U S 31A three miles south of Columbus near Zephyr Village.
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Seymour
Columbus
U.S
David Ray Decker
Harold Decker
Noble Street
Nora Love Hobson
Thelma Jean Hobsan
Evaline Engleking
South Vine Street
Robert Lunsford
Gaier
Bartholomew County Hospital
Barkes-Inlow Funeral Home
Zephyr
John Roseberry
Robert Konkle
Seymour State
Bartholomew County
Earl Hogan
Hobson Sisters
Oma Lee Ridder
Hobson
Morristown
Tenn
Henley Mandell Hobson
Hobsons
Austin
William Engleking
Scott County
Engleking
National Veneer and Lumber Company
Eisenhower Hosts GOP Breakfast After Illness
President Eisenhower greeted 40 House Republicans at a White House breakfast as he resumes routine duties after a stomach upset. He Diet served eggs and coffee, passed on bacon, and discussed the administration’s school construction bill and budget concerns with lawmakers. Brown of Ohio reported the talk was light but noted GOP opposition to the school bill and some desire to trim the spending plan.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Congress
White House
Rep
Brown
Ohio
New Manager Named for Seymour Chamber of Commerce
T. S. Sparks announced a new executive manager for the Seymour Chamber of Commerce who will replace Roy P. Whitton, effective today. Robert H. Judd, born in New York City and an Earlham College and Columbia University graduate, will bring experience from manufacturing and retail sectors. The board praised securing such a caliber candidate for the post.
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T. S. Sparks
Seymour Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Roy P. Whitton
Robert H. Judd
New York City
Judd
Earlham
Columbia University
Local Area Sees 0.89 Inch Rainfall From Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms Tuesday night dropped 0.89 inch of rain in the community with no reported storm damage. Destructive winds in southern Indiana avoided this area. More showers are expected tonight and Thursday with generally fair weather Friday. Temperatures over the next five days range from 69 to 88 degrees. Tuesday high reached 85 and the night low was 65.
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Indiana
Dukes and Kreshka Named Top Officers in Indiana Boys Club Camping
Herbert P. Dukes and Mike Kreshka of Seymour were elected president and secretary of Indiana Boys' Club Camping Inc. at a meeting of state Boys' Clubs representatives at Bradford Woods. Merrill Sweney and W. C. Hilligan were named vice president and treasurer. Eight clubs from Madison, Anderson, Lebanon, Bedford, Gary, Bloomington, Seymour and Noblesville attended as IU plans a June 1958 camp with winterized cabins and facilities donated by Indiana University.
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Herbert P. Dukes
Mike Kreshka
Seymour
Indiana Boys’ Club Camping, Inc
Bradford Woods
Martinsville
Merrill Sweney
Gary
W. C. Hilligan
Anderson
Madison
Lebanon
Bedford
Bloomington
Noblesville
Indiana University
Indiana
I.U
Board OKs Improvement of Three City Streets
Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety approved plans for Harrison Drive from Walnut to Gaiser Drive Seventh Street from Elm to Von Fange ditch and Windhurst Court from Carter to east terminal. A remonstrance hearing set for Friday July 5 at 7 30 p m in city council chambers. All regular claims were approved before adjournment.
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Seymour
Trials of a missionary in China told at Knights of Columbus banquet
The Very Rev. Harold W. Rigney recalls a 50 month imprisonment in China under Chinese communists. He describes rough treatment, handcuffed confinement, forced public confession, and a brutal three year and two month trial while an overflow crowd marked the Seymour Council No. 1252 Knights of Columbus Golden Anniversary at the Elks Club.
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Harold W. Rigney
S.V.D
Knights of Columbus
Elks Club
Father Rigney
China
Severe Wind Storms Leave Indiana Towns in Shambles
Strong winds near 70 mph and heavy rains battered southern Indiana, damaging roofs and glass, knocking out power and telephone service, flooding streets, and injuring a 12 year old in Montgomery. Towns such as Terre Haute Washington Vincennes and Montgomery reported extensive damage including railroad shops, post offices, and local facilities.
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Terre Haute
Bicknell
Freelandville
Knox
Daviess
Baltimore & Ohio
Washington
Montgomery
Plainville
Weather Bureau
Evansville
Indiana Bell Telephone Co
Linton
Jeffersonville
New Albany
Bedford
Martinsville
Indiana
Indianapolis
Vincennes
Newberry
West
White
West Baden
Bloomington
Eminence
Fort Wayne
No Bids On Indiana 155 Project Echoed
Indiana highway officials announced no bids were received for surfacing Ind 155 near the Muscatatuck River at the Jackson Washington county line. The plan calls for about 1.5 miles of resurfacing to replace dangerous curves on the Millport hill area with a new route and a bridge over the river already in use.
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State Highway Commission
Muscatatuck River
Jackson- Washington County
Wallonia
Ralph Rogers Company
Bloomington
Millport Hill
Jackson County
Acenda Listed for School Board Meeting
Sey mour Community Schools board of trustees will meet at 7:30 p m tonight in the school administration building. Superintendent Robert B Bullett says the agenda includes bids on a new school bus and discussions of streets for the new high school site and non teaching personnel salaries. City Engineer George Crowder is expected to attend.
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Seymour Community Schools
Robert B. Bullett
George Crowder
Weather Records Show Unusual Readings Reported
A brief weather item notes unusual measurements from recent conditions. Data points mentioned include atmospheric pressure and precipitation patterns, with attention to notable shifts that may influence forecast discussions.
Turncoat Andrew Fortuna to Leave Red China
Hong Kong reports the U.S. consulate says American turncoat Andrew Fortuna of Ionia Michigan will depart Red China on Saturday. Fortuna was among 21 U.S. soldiers captured in the Korean War who refused repatriation after 1953. The Defense Department ordered dishonorable discharges for all turncoats on January 25 1954. The Supreme Court ruled they could not be prosecuted for their actions in the armed forces.
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Hong Kong
U.S
Andrew Fortuna
Ionia
Mich
Red China
Fortuna
United States
China
Defense Department
Supreme Court
Senate pass extends soil bank payments in farm bill
The Senate approved a 3.67 billion farm money bill after a marathon 13 hour session with a 78 to 0 vote. The legislation funds the soil bank and payments to farmers, while conferees will seek House agreement on extensions of soil bank programs into 1958 crops and related appropriations.
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Washington
Senate
Soil Bank
House
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Labor and Health Education
Eisenhower
Senate House
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Atlas missile test arc ends in explosion at Cape Canaveral
The Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile exploded shortly after launch at the Cape Canaveral test center. Officials kept the event classified as a missile test with no casualties. Observers noted the blast while Convair and GE representatives observed the trial and promised continued tests to gather data for ongoing flight testing.
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Middle Test Center
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Defense Department
San Diego
Calif
Convair Corp
General Electric
Air Force Missile Test Center
Atlas
Moscow
Mayflower II Reaches American Shore Near Provincetown
Mayflower II, 180 tons, was sighted seven to eight miles offshore near Cape Cod after dawn as it neared Provincetown. Escort vessels included Yankton, Eagle and a Navy destroyer with two blimps. a 10:30 a.m. ceremony was planned with dignitaries and officials aboard.
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Provincetown
Mass
Plymouth
England
Coast
Nauset
Cape Cod
Horace Hallett
Alan Villiers
U.S. Coast Guard
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Kurtiahae
Shields
Nora
Shields High School
Thelma
Thelma Jean
Nora Love
H. M. Hobson
Louisville
Bobby J. Hobson
Dorothy Lee Staton
Gracie
Mae Hobson
Voss Mortuary
Austin Baptist Church
Scottsburg Cemetery
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Victor A. Mack
Lutheran Cemetery
Friends
Young Decker
Harold Dean Decker
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Duane Decker
Don Shipley
Delores Jane Decker
Thelma Jean Hobson
Kreshka
FBIS
Counter-Intelligence Service
O SS
Rig-o-nay
Ewan
THE
Associated Press
Elliston
Greene County
White River
Davis Gardens
U. S. 41
Timothy O'Learly
Phyllis Haag
Daviess County Hospital
U.S 50
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
WFML
Iglehart Milling Co
Edwardsport
Highway Department
Highway Commission
Acenda
Ruth Everhart
Turnecoat
Red
Administration Soil Bank
Sky Rocket
Mayflower
New England
Nantucket
Atlantic
Villiers
Nantucket Island
Coast Guard
Eagle
Ter
Customs and
NEA Telephoto
Cam
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