Bodies Found After Freedom Summer Killings
FBI traced a possible $25,000 reward for tips after three civil rights workers Andrew Goodman Michael Schwerner and James Chaney were found shot and buried in clay at a Mississippi pond dam. Autopsies confirmed gunshot wounds while investigations continued across multiple cities and states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Philadelphia
Maureen Murphy
Los Angeles
Gregory
Miss Murphy
Red Clay
Washington
State Highway Patrol
Earth
Andrew Goodman
New York
Michael Schwerner
Brooklyn
N. Y
James Chaney
Meridian
Miss
Jersey City
Booker T. Washington
St. Augustine
Fla
Montgomery
Ala
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Multiple Death Notices From Terre Haute Area
Mrs. Lottie Price 82 of West Terre Haute dies at St Anthony Hospital Survived by five daughters and three sons with many grandchildren and greats Services set at Bedine Chapel of the Valley Burial in Bethesda Cemetery Mrs Lulu Richmond 83 Sullivan pronounced dead at Union Hospital Surviving daughter and son and siblings Services at Callahan Funeral Home Burial in Roselawn Memorial Park Mrs Nell Monts 74 former Terre Haute resident dies in Indianapolis Survivors include three daughters and nine grandchildren Services at Peace Chapel Indianapolis Burial Highland Lawn Cemetery Mrs Rossetta Giliberto 67 Terre Haute surviving daughter and six sisters and three brothers Services at Callahan Funeral Home Burial Case Cemetery Hymera Mrs Jessie Harkness 78 Terre Haute dies at Union Hospital Survivors include two daughters and nine grandchildren Services Bedino Peace Chapel Burial Mount Pleasant Cemetery William Maxwell 74 North Terre Haute dies at Union Hospital Retired railroad conductor Surviving wife and three sons Services at Thomas Funeral Home Burial Roselawn Memorial Park Mrs Adina Blair 84 Charleston Ill widow of Rev Blair funeral at Charleston Pres Church Mrs Millard French 80 R1 Terre Haute dies Services at DeBaun Funeral Home Burial Mt Pleasant Cemetery Jack Lee Pearson 36 formerly of Terre Haute dies in Cincinnati services pending Clinton Ind Dilsie Murray 73 Fairview Park dies Vermillion County Hospital Member of Church of Christ Services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie M. Price
West Terre Haute
St. Anthony Hospital
Smith Park
Maude Couch
RR 2
Bertha Weir
Danville
Helen Lowe
Ednarder
Paris
Ill
Alice Figg
Albuquerque
N. M
Albert Earl
Lulu Jane Richmond
Indiana Ave
Sullivan
Union Hospital
Grace Kramerick
Terre Haute
Kenneth
Bella Jone
Keota
Iowa
Charles Porter
Hendrix
Otto Porter
Bloomfield
Boyd Porter
Ottumwa
Eric Porter
Pennant
Saskatchewan
Canada
Callahan Funeral Home
Harold LeMert
Roselawn Memorial Park
Callahan Chapel
Nell L. Monts
Indianapolis
Christian Church
Ruth Oliver
Rose Acrea
Dorothy Wilhite
Monrovia
John
Minnie Stokes
Harry W. Moore Peace Chapel
Rossetta Giliberto
Lafayette Ave
Lillian Gordon
Fort Wayne
Josie Alma Sterrett
Mancie
Maude Litz
Dollie Gouty
Goldie Pasko
Jasonville
Frieda Thompson
Mabel Ramsey
Monroe City
George H. Meeks
Frank Meeks
Seelyville
Albert Meeks
Case Cemetery
Hymera
Jessie L. Harkness
Riley Methodist Church
Ruth Greenleaf
Thelma Link
Ethel Nightlinger
Marshall, Ill
Bedino Peace Chapel
Victor Link
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
William
Art) Maxwell
Linn Ave
North Terre Haute
Pennsylvania Railroad
Brotherhood of Railroad
Clara
Everett
Ralph
Robert
Smith Maxwell
Thomas Funeral
Thomas Funeral Home. Burial Will Be In Roselawn Memorial Park
Larry Reynolds
Adina Blair
William Blair
S. 8Th St
Charleston Presbyterian Church
Charleston
Harper-Swickard Funeral
Mound Cemetery
Clinton
Ind
Dilsie B. Murray
Fairview Park
Vermillion County Hospital
Church of Christ
Center Community Home
Ec Club
James
Jack) Murray
Emma Reed
Russell Wilhoit
Oakland
Calif
Leo Wilhoit
Mary Woods
Flora K
Catherine Dunn
N. Main St
Layman Nursing Home
Armadale
Scotland
Half Century Club
White Heather Circle
Catherine McCarty
Chicago
Jeannie Glover
Port Charlotte
Fla
Lovill
Casey
Ed Nash
Annetta
Stanley
Greenup
Leland
Martinsville
Herschel
Mattoon
Mildred Washburn
Agnes Lingafelter
Elnora Baker
West York
Evelyn Bailey
Mason, Ill
Oscar
el Dorado
Kans
Olive Branch Church
Markwell Funeral
Linton
Clara Ellen Getaches
Wayne
St. Petersburg
Wilma Simmons
Mildred Gish
Lorene Edwards
Joe Peltier
Alfred Peltier
Linton Church of Christ
Eugene Pound
David Brown
Fairview Cemetery
Anderson-Poindexter
Alexander Funeral Home
Sheldon Garriott
Virgil Pittman
Merom Cemetery
Multiple Indiana Friends and Family Mourn Local Deaths
A string of obituaries from Illinois and Indiana communities notes the deaths of Alta Craig Marshall Clinton Catherine Dunn Ed Nash Clara Ellen Getaches Ben H Gray Florence Norris Jennie Julia Hitler Joseph Don W Bain John Staley James S Dotson. Surviving spouses children grandchildren and siblings are listed with funeral details and burial sites across Marshall Clinton Casey Linton Sullivan Prairie Creek Rosedale Paris Montezuma and nearby towns.
Illness Fatal to Alfred Schroeder
Alfred S. Schroeder age 73 of 823 S 8th St Terre Haute died Wednesday night at St Anthony Hospital after illness. Survived by son Sherwood of Frederick Md two brothers Nelson F Schroeder and Carl both of Terre Haute and Carlisle a sister Mrs Louise Goedecke and one grandchild. Body to Schulze Funeral Home Carlisle services 2 p m Friday with Rev Howard Palmalier officiating burial in Odd Fellows cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred S. Schroeder
S. 8Th St
Hulman & Co
St. Anthony Hospital
Sherwood
Fredrick, Md
Nelson F. Schroeder
First National Bank of
Terre Haute
Carl
Carlisle
Louise Goedecke
Schulze
Sir Cedric Dies at 71 English Actor Ended Storied Career
Sir Cedric, a renowned English actor, died at 71 after a 53 year career spanning London New York and Hollywood. Born in Lye Worcestershire he began on stage at 12 and first appeared professionally at 18 after training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. His Broadway last season included Too True to be Good and he was knighted in 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
Hollywood
England
America
Lye
Worcestershire
Cedric
Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
Sir Cedric
Services Friday for Two Nuns at St Marys of the Woods
Double funeral services for Sister Mary Clarita Moran and Sister Saint Josephine Dalton were set for 9 am Friday at the convent church. Both were members of the Sisters of Providence. burial at the convent cemetery. Callahan Funeral Home handles arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Clarita Moran
Josephine Dalton
St. Mary’s-of-the- Woods
Sisters of Providence Order
Clarita
Roy Meier
Joseph
Thomas Moran
Waukegan
Josephine
Alice McNamara
Oak Park, Ill
John Minta
Convent Cemetery
Callahan Funeral Home
Hiroshima Memorial Service Marks 19th Anniversary
Residents laid wreaths in Hiroshima to remember the nuclear dead as the city of about 500000 marked the 19th anniversary of the Aug 6 1945 atomic bombing. About 240000 people died in the attack, which occurred over the city center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiroshima
Japan
U.S
Mayor Pushes Truck Tax for Underpass Projects
Terre Haute Mayor Ralph Tucker urged state lawmakers to dedicate trucking taxes to highway improvements including grade separations at railroad crossings. He warned current tax use hurts transportation needs and pledged a five year push with the Municipal League to keep funds for roads. The mayor also warned police cuts require hiring 30 more officers or raising the levy and urged cross party support for a national nonpartisan funding drive led by Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Tucker
Terre Haute
Tucker
Indiana Municipal League
Municipal League
Indiana General Assembly
Frank Riddle
Eisenhower
United National
Adlai Stevenson
Financier Murray Baker, Peoria philanthropist, dies at 92
Murray W. Baker, 92, a retired financier and philanthropist credited with bringing Peoria's two largest industries to the city, died at his home Wednesday after a brief illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria, Ill
UPI
Murray W. Baker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington, D.C
Bulloch County
Robert Goodman
Manhattan
Andrew
White House
Charles H. Klein
RR 5
The
Public Service Company
Wayne Newton Post
American Legion
Marie
Robert Langdon
Decatur, Ill
Herbert Klein
Lucille Chaney
Art
Maxwell
Mrs
Millard S. French
DeBaun
Leo H. Wright
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Jack Lee Pearson
Cincinnati
Ohio
Patrick J. Ryan
Alta Craig
Michigan St
Pearl
Dean Lawrence
Marshall
Harold
Tailorvill
Marrs Funeral Home
J. Arnold Olsen
Marshall Cemetery
Ben H. Gray
Florence Norris
Prairie Cresk
Prairie Creek
Garrett
Jeanette Bell
Bill Norris
Jim
Fairbanks
Elsie Brown
Marie Helton
Libertyville
Mildred Hunt
Fontanet
Mary Hayworth
Prairie
Don W. Bain
Sullivan, Ind
Sarasota
Center Ridge Cemetery
Elks Lodge No. 911
Jennie J. H. Joseph Brazil
Jennie Julia Hitler Joseph
Bendino Peace Chapel
Annunciation Church
Cottage Hill Cemetery
Funeral
Jerry Lee Brown
Rosedale
General County Hospital
Helen Brown
Rockville
Ralph Brown
Roy Carroll
Cottrell Funeral Home
Rosedale Cemetery
J. Schaeffer
John Staley
Paris, Ill
Hilltop
Blume-Stewart
Sallie
Ben
Ella Wallace
James S
Jake) Dotson Montezuma
Jake) Dotson
Dazie
Brown Funeral Home
Shirley Brown
Harveysburg
Rt ES
Alfred Schroeder
David
David Eisenhower
President Eisenhower
New England
Losele
Famous Brand Shoes
Ben Becker
Pedwin
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