Deaths Across Indiana and Illinois in Weekend Notices
A series of obituaries from Indiana and Illinois reports deaths of Elba McIlvain of Terre Haute and Roy Davis of Milwaukee as well as Lewis Maynard of Bloomfield and William Franklin of Linton. Funeral arrangements are listed with service times, locations, and burial plans across De Baun, Myers, Welch and Cornett, Lawson, and other funeral homes. Surviving relatives include spouses, children, and multiple siblings. veterans status noted for Davis and Payton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Davis
Milwaukee
Wis
Woods Veteran Hospital
Irvin
Prairie Creek
Opal Moore
Terre Haute
Elsie Shaw
Racine
DeBaun
Linton
Ind
William F. Franklin
Welch and Cornett
Floyd Shannon
Fairvein Cemetery
Earth's Milky Way holds 200 Billion Suns
Astronomers estimate the Milky Way contains about 200 billion stars with the sun among them. The solar system completes a galactic orbit roughly every 230 million years as it moves through the galaxy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Boy’s bantam crowing wins extra day at fair
Tom Carey of Connersville Indiana bet his father an extra day at the Kentucky State Fair that his Span gled Old English bantam rooster could crow fifty times in a half hour. The bantam achieved the required time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Tommy Carey
Connersville
Ind
Hunger Poses Threat to Quake Victims
Reporters describe aftershocks and fear in the quake zone as victims cling to survival in damaged buildings. U S officials in Ankara report no confirmed American casualties and note three Peace Corps members in the countryside remain uncontacted. Ashley Campbell of Medford Massachusetts is a Peace Corps volunteer in Erzurum’s southern province. Ervin Rockhill from Racine Wisconsin and his wife Lois Mikkelsen from Canfield Ohio are also referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Ankara
Peace Corps
Peace
Ashley Campbell
Medford
Mass
Erzurum
Ervin Rockhill
Mus
Rockhill
Racine
Wis
Lois Mikkelsen
Canfield
Ohio
Body of Charles White Found In His Garage Residence
The body of Charles White 56 circulation promotion manager of the Tribune Star was found Monday morning in his auto parked in the garage at his residence 305 Hulman Salem Road State Police were summoned and coroner reports awaited White had not worked since last Thursday when his wife Marilyn filed for divorce He had been with the paper since 1936 Surviving are his wife a brother a sister a stepson and several nieces and nephews
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles White
The
Tribune-Star
Hulman-Salem Road
D. M. Ferguson
Charles Fouty
Robert Henry
Eastside
White
Marilyn
Star
Euclid Lodge
F&am
Terre Haute
Knights Templar
Scottish Rite
Valley of Terre Haute
Bedine Peace Chapel
Lawrence
Mary Oakes
Fairbanks
Ind
Charles Tryan
Tranville, Ll
Bloodhounds Used in Search for Escaped Murderer
In Palestine Illinois police used bloodhounds to track Charles Richard Rowe a 30 year old serving life for a Jefferson County murder after he walked away from Menard Prison Honor Farm A second convict Roy Peirce 27 surrendered hours later and Peirce who faces forgery and burglary convictions was returned to Menard Officials said Rowe was considered dangerous and likely fled into rugged forest near Palestine Maine is named from an ancient province of France
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine, Ill
Palestine
Menard
Charles Richard Rowe
Jefferson County
Roy Peirce
Chester
Peirce
Parole Board
Rowe
New Cabinet Post Among House Bills
A 12th Cabinet post to head a new Department of Transportation is presented to the House this week. The dispute over including the Maritime Administration as part of the new department looms large amid broader defense and safety legislation activity. The defense appropriation at 58.2 billion faces differences over reservist call up and cost overruns. Open housing stalemate signals possible failure of a civil rights bill this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Transportation
House
Transportation Department
Maritime Administration
Senate
Johnson
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Nicholas Katzenbach
Jacob K. Javits
Rn.y
Katzenbach
ISU Stadium Reopens Plans For 12000 Capacity Venue
The stadium, used by several high schools and community attractions, seats up to 12 000 and is illuminated for summer baseball events. Once home to the Terre Haute Phillies, the site faces refurbishing costs that could reach 200 000 with prior repair plans deemed prohibitive. The historic ground hosted the area's first horse racing track and fairgrounds, with ground ownership split county and city ownership over facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute Phillies
Gary Post-Tribune sale announced
Northwest Publications Inc announced the acquisition of the Gary Post-Tribune. H B Snyder said terms were not announced. Dale E Belles Jr will continue as editor and general manager under Ridder Publications policy of local autonomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary, Ind
Gary Post-Tribune
Northwest Publications
Ind
H. B. Snyder
E. H. Ridder Sr
Ridder Publications, Inc
New York City
Herman H. Ridder
Ridder Publications
Ridder
Gary
Dale E. Belles Jr
Four year old killed by car in Martinsville area
A four year old boy named Tommy Barnett died after being struck by a car in front of his home five miles east of Martinsville Indiana. He was the son of Willard Barnett of Morgan town RR 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Ind
Specia
Tommy Barnett
Willard Barnett
RR 5
Morgantown
Barnett
Here
Farm auction nets 125 head to battle over land takings
Virgil O. Harrold, dairy farmer of Fort Wayne, sold 125 Brown Swiss cattle at about half price for 52750. He said the sale was to fund his fight against state highway officials who he claims took part of his land without payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne, Ind
Virgil O. Harrold
Union Asks Reply From Car Makers
Union leaders in Detroit press for a wage rethink as 1967 car output begins. Ford Local 600 cites current pay gaps with skilled workers and hints at bargaining over new wages if contracts reopen. UAW officials face potential work stoppages as production lines start up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceive
Detroit
UAW
Ford Local 600
Walter P. Reuther
New Industrial Area Proposal Studied for City Growth
The city weighs an industrial park using its rail and surface facilities with aims to attract small and large firms. The mayor backs the plan, noting potential traffic relief and linkages from Ft Harrison Road to I 70 and US 40. The committee will study whether to acquire land and how Fruitridge and Ft Harrison Aves widenings could ease congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucker
Ft Harrison Road
Fruitridge Ave
Ft. Harrison Rd
Fruitridge
Ft. Harrison Aves
Northside High School
Maple
Fruitridge Aves
Public intoxication fines and continuances from early case docket
Nine individuals face public intoxication charges with penalties ranging from fines to jail time. Frank Kennedy and George Cox each receive 30 dollar fines and five day sentences, others are continued to late August or assigned longer terms at the penal farm. Tim Hay, Donnie Childers, Dennis Kraemer, Felix Mason and additional defendants are listed with ages and addresses where provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kennedy
George Cox
Felix Mason
Indianapolis
Fulton Lewis Dies of Attack at Age 63
Washington broadcaster and columnist Fulton Lewis Jr. died of a heart attack at 63 after surgery for pancreatitis. He hosted two Mutual Broadcasting System newscasts and wrote the Washington Reports column carried in over 200 newspapers. Survived by his widow Alice and a daughter Alice Elizabeth. Memorial services set for Tuesday at St. David's Episcopal Church in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elba
Jack” McIlvain
S. Center St
Gartland Foundry
Irene
Mary Ann Shaw
Terre Haute
DeBaun Funeral Home
John Allen
Roselawn Memorial Park
Robinson
Ill
John William Rich
S. Jackson Sr
Crawford Memorial Hospital
Hazel
LeMoyne
Adelia Wessel
Erma Jean Cowdrey
Cincinnati
Ohio
George
Clyde
Helen Kilburn
Martha McQuail
Essie Wesley
Linton
Ind
Matthew Bellamy
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vincennes
Elizabeth
Jack
Ft. Myers
Fla
Addis
Emory
Fred
W. F. Duncan
Daniel Rice
Anderson - Poindexter Memory Chapel
Leonard Nowell
Fairview Cemetery
Dana
Orra Mack Jenks
Dana Methodist Church
Helen
John
Lincolnshire
William
James
Speedway City
Kersey-Overpeck Funeral Home
Burns
Bone Cemetery
Washington
Fulton Lewis Jr
Mutual Broadcasting System
Washington Reports
Alice
Alice Elizabeth
St. David’s Episcopal Church
Condition of Ft Harrison Road Reviewed
The Sanitary Commissioners reviewed a city engineer report on delays finishing the Ft Harrison Road sewer, noting a two year project vs one year expectation. Councilman Jarvis cited gravel piles, muffler thefts and sudden holes after paving, while Bedino Construction offered to repair yards and remove gravel as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Sanitary Commissioners
Ray Harris
William Jarvis
Jarvis
Sanitary Commissioners
Ft. Harrison Road
Harris
Gino Bedino
Bedino Construction Co
Bedino
Class Reunion Planned for Cory Schools at Clay City Park
A reunion for Barbear, Vancleave, Jeffers, and Cherokee schools will be Sept. 11 at Clay City Park with a basket dinner at 1 p.m. All teachers and friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cory
Ind
Barbear
Vancleave
Jeffers
Clay City
Sixteen Die On Highways This Weekend Report
Weekend highway toll rises with Willis Potter 22 Garrett and Martha Dangerfield 48 Twelve Mile among the dead. Others include Marjorie Glover 42 Marion and Harvey Clymer 17, plus James Steele 40 Fort Wayne in a train collision. Rebecca Berwick 7 Belmar N J injured fatally by motorcycle in Lafayette.
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Willis Potter
Garrett
Ind
Martha Mary Dangerfield
Twelve Mile
Kokomo
Marion
Marjorie Glover
Harvey Clymer
James J. Steele
Fort Wayne
Rebecca A. Berwick
Belmar
N.J
Lafayette
Two youths held after disturbance arrest on public intoxication
Two northside youths were arrested and charged with public intoxication and creating a disturbance early Sunday morning following a complaint by a local resident.
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Northside
Youths Nabbed After Assault at Clark Service Station
Police apprehend Dennis L. Kramer and Rick H. Titus both 19 after a chase along South Fruitridge Ave. One youth allegedly climbed from a complainant's car and struck the attendant at Clark Service on Wabash Ave 3737.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Wabash Ave
Dennis L. Kramer
4Th Ave
Rick H. Titus
Locust St
South Fruitridge Ave
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Lewis C. Maynard
Worthington
Bloomfield
Freeman- Greene County Hospital
Ruth
Edith Ferguson
Shelburn
Naomi Fox
Greenwood
Mable Brown
Hazel Hamilton
Jasonville
Myers Funeral Home
William Simpson
Teavey Cemetery
William A. Franklin
Mrs
Evelyn Kennedy
Brazil
Evelyn Jenkins Kennedy
Lawson
Jack Masters
Felix
Jack’ Faidherbe
Jack’’ Faidherbe
Anderson-Poindexter
Dale Heinbaugh
J. Edgar Frazier
Paris
AR 4
Bellridge Christian Church
Russell Stephens
Blume-Stewart Funeral
Johnnie R. Arnold
Edgar Cemetery
Martha J. Trevarthan
Clinton
S. 8Th St
Vermillion County Hospital
First Christian Church
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Rebekah Lodge
Pythian Sisters
Dale Wilson
Marquette
Mich
Homer Butcher
Springfield
Harvey Vories
Edison
Sellersburg
Theodore
Lenoir City
Tenn
West Hollywood
Mary McGee
Pennsylvania
Victor Koontz
Riverside Cemetery
Vernaggie “Red” Payton
Vernaggie
Payton
Leverette Hamrick
Paris Memorial Gardens
Westwood
E. W. Walsh
Chiropractic
Dave McKnight
Twenty-Fifth
Maine
France
Allen By
FBI
8Th and
Ohio Sts
Edmond LE Breton
ISU
Boy
Kor-X
Union
Miornin
Tim Hay
Donnie Childers
West Terre Haute
Dennis Kraemer
Gon Tor
Beatles
BON Ton
Fulton Lewis
Merrill
Tribune
Wabash
Marvin W. Carty
Mgr
Dick Cross
N. 13Th St
Larry E. Fox
Sentry Insurance
Larry
FHA
Ray-O-Lite
Terre
Spruce
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