Two Vincennes Men Held for Motel Holdups
Donald Joe Massey and Donald Ray Holloman were arrested in Vincennes on intoxication charges and held on felonious armed robbery charges. Police say both men implicated themselves in robberies across Vincennes Princeton Washington and at the Albert Pick Motel south of Terre Haute. They allegedly admitted to robbing a Vincennes motel twice a Vincennes liquor store a Princeton food market and a Western Union office in Washington.
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Vincennes
Albert Pick
Indiana
Donald Joe Massey
Princeton
Massey
Donald Ray Holloman
Washington
Terre Haute
Western Union
Honey Creek 4-H Club Fair Opens With Style Show
Honey Creek Boys and Girls 4-H Clubs host a community fair at Honey Creek High School Cafetorium Monday. Projects are judged at 12:30 pm, ice cream social starts 5:00 pm, style show by clothing club members at 7:45 pm. Proceeds fund a new 4-H training center at Purdue University.
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Honey Creek
Honey Creek High School
Purdue University
Vacationer Finds Return Mail Reaches Destination
Letter from a traveler back home in Birmingham describes sending mail to a peculiar address in Burnham on Sea High Street near Woolworths. The note lists a shop named The Manager with a gas lighter and transistors for sale, priced at 12 shillings 11 pence in the first window.
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Birmingham
England
High Street
Woolworth’s
Burnhamon-Sea
NYC Drops Two Passenger Trains Between Indianapolis and Cincinnati
The Public Service Commission approved NYC to drop the Sycamore and Cincinnati Special from Indianapolis to Cincinnati after a 40 day posting period. Chicago-Indianapolis segments remain. PSC found NYC not promoting patronage and hinted at deliberate dissuasion.
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Indianapolis
Public Service Commission
New York Central Railroad
Cincinnati
NYC
Vigo County Council Sets Aug 13 Special Session
The Vigo County Council will hold its fifth special session on August 13 to discuss emergency fund appropriations totaling 98 375 dollars from multiple offices. The agenda includes a 17 820 dollar request from the county building improvement fund to finish remodeling at the Glenn Home, adding to 18 750 dollars approved for the orphan home. Also sought is 25 000 dollars from the cumulative bridge fund for a pre stressed concrete bridge over Prairie Creek on Liston road replacing a 68 year old steel and wood span.
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Vigo County
Glenn Home
Cumulative
Cumulative Bridge Fund
Prairie Creek
Liston Road
R. R. Richmond Heating and Air Conditioning Outlet
R. R. Richmond serves as exclusive outlet for Janitrol Round Oak and York heating and air conditioning gear. The firm provides 24 hour service, shows at 1722 South Seventh Street, and trains Tom Richmond in preparation for family leadership. Frances Poling heads office. Don McDaniel works in sales.
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R. R. Richmond
Janitrol
Round Oak
Peerless Furnance Company
York
Robert Richmond
Tom Richmond
Richard Richmond
Tom
R. R. Richmond Heating and
South Seventh Street
National Warm Air Heating and Air Conditioning Association
R. R. Richmond Company
Frances Poling
Don McDaniel
R. R. Richmond Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc
President Kennedy Golfing at Cape Cod Vacation Spot
President Kennedy arrived at Hyannisport Cape Cod and began a round of golf despite a heavy rainstorm. He planned further golf and a Nantucket Sound cruise while aides handle official duties. Mrs Kennedy vacationing here until the birth of their third child is due later this month.
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Hyannisport
Mass
Kennedy
Cape Cod
Washington
Nantucket Sound
Storms Cause Deaths and Damage Across Northern Indiana
Severe thundershowers hit Ft Wayne and surrounding areas in two waves causing at least one death. A tree fell on U S 33 in Noble County killing Charlotte Schiff and injuring six. Wind damaged power lines torn down tents and trees across Allen and DeKalb counties while storms hit North Judson and other towns. Weather alerts were lifted late Friday night and early Saturday.
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U. S. 33
Noble County
Charlotte G. Schiff
South Bend
Phillip
Flint
Mich
Harlan
Weather Bureau
Marion
Richmond
Muncie
Concert Sunday at Deming Park In Terre Haute
A Deming Park concert Sunday features Jimmy Adams and his orchestra from 6 to 8 PM with guest Charlene Strong nine year old singer dancer. Mae Easter writes a new tune performed publicly for the first time. Activities include Name That Tune twist cakewalk and improved public address system. Concerts are free and open to the public.
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Deming Park
Jimmy Adams
Charlene Strong
Mae Easter
Four Terre Haute Men Enlist in Navy Duty
Four young men from the Terre Haute area have enlisted in the U S Navy. Gary Eugene Jennings 18 Deldon Laverne Wright 17 Roy William Barnes 18 and Robert Eugene McQueen Jr 18 are in training at Great Lakes Illinois except McQueen who is sent to Washington for duty as an ex Naval Reservist.
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Terre Haute
U. S. Navy
W. R. Bennett
Terre Haute Federal Building
Gary Eugene Jennings
Kenneth Ellis Jennings
North Sixteenth Street
Deldon Laverne Wright
LeRoy Wright
Lee Avenue
Roy William Barnes
Roy C. Barnes
North Twenty-fourth Street
Robert Eugene McQueen Jr
Robert McQueen
Carbon
Great Lakes, Ill
McQueen
Washington, D. C
Green Towel Bandit Robs Terre Haute Service Station
Terre Haute police investigate a $300 holdup at the Clark Service Station on Maple Avenue. Night attendant George Euriga says a man with a green towel over his face entered, demanded cash, and ordered him to release the phone. The suspect is described as about 40, 160 pounds, six feet one inch, with short dark hair.
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Terre Haute
Clark
Maple Avenue
George Buriga
RR 1
Rosedale
Euriga
Terre Haute Man to Escape Charge
A Terre Haute man Wesley Rogers aged 34 admitted a 1953 tavern holdup taking 96 dollars on December 2 1953. With all witnesses dead and possible statute of limitations the case is closed Madison County authorities said. Rogers was arrested on a traffic charge fined 25 dollars and released.
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Alton
Ill
Terre Haute
Wesley Rogers
Madison County
Rogers
McComb Dies at 90 Former Manual High principal dies
E H Kemper McComb aged 90 former Indianapolis Manual High School principal for 32 years until 1948 died Friday in Bartholomew County Hospital. He led the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools as president in 1937 and had been a resident of Nashville Indiana.
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Columbus
Ind
E. H. Kemper McComb
Indianapolis Manual High School
Bartholomew County Hospital
McComb
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Nashville
Richmond Heating Firm Adapts to Modern Climate Control
R. R. Richmond Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. evolved from a coal stove business opened by Ralph R. Richmond over 40 years ago to offer year around temperature control. Now led by his son Robert, the firm installs gas and oil heating systems and central air conditioning for homes and businesses.
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Ralph R. Richmond
R. R. Richmond
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C.R. Mayfield Your International Harvester Dealer
Farmall Tractors
McCormick Implements
Bolen Garden Tractors
N. 98Th St
Super Kemtone
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Krietenstein’s
North 4Th St
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Tome Ort
Cape
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Terre Haute, Ind
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10Th and
Chestnut
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N. 16Th St
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K. B. Smith
Mer
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S. 1St St
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Terre Haute Home Improvement CO
Wab. Ave
S. 13Th St
Miller Floral CO
Wabash Valley
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Hulman Street
Krausbek Dry Cleaners
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South 8Th St
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Third Ave
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