Socials and Christmas Parties At Local Clubs
Mary Grimes notes a Tuesday evening party at Phoebe Davern’s North Fourteenth Street home for Miss Ann Evans and future bridegroom A3/C Robert L. Bibb. Lutheran students at Indiana State Teachers College plan a Christmas party Dec. 10 at Jack Miller's garage with caroling and games. A birthday dinner honors Mrs. Nancy Bergherm at 1630 Fifth Avenue with family guests and cards. East Side Home Ec Club hosts a Christmas party at 3121 Oak Street with grab bags. Sniggles Club hosts a noon luncheon at 320 North Eighth Street with a grab bag. O.D.A. club Christmas party at F. M. Adams home. Deming School PTA Christmas program and social hour at 7:30. Women’s Auxiliary police Christmas party at Bohannon’s. Gerstmeyer Mothers Club Christmas noon program. Rula Rebekah Lodge No. 261 Christmas party December 11 with toy and clothing drives. American Legion Auxiliary Wayne Newton Post No. 346 meeting with new members. Bay View Reading Club Christmas party at 1519 South Eighth Street. Daughters of Union Veterans Mary Todd Lincoln Tent No. 4 all-day meeting with officer nominations and Christmas party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iss Phoebe Davern
North Fourteenth Street
Ann Evans
Robert L. Bibb
Indiana State Teachers College
Jack Miller
Deming Street
J. E. Grinnell
Charles Ostheim
Allen Schultz
Nancy Frey
Mary Zweige
Arlene Wild
East Side
Ec Club
Betty Patterson
Oak Street
Bertha Boston
Joy Lannin
Rose Ryan
Catherine Sorrels
Mamie Jennings
American Legion Auxiliary
Wayne Newton Post No. 346
Leonard Neiswinger
Daughters of Union Veterans
Mary Todd Lincoln
Memorial Hall
Child Injured After Fall in South 13th Street Area
Sixteen month old R. C. Hatfield Jr. was treated at St. Anthony Hospital after a fall from a chair at 1549 South Thirteenth and One-half street. The child’s accident prompted a fire department resuscitator call and Hickman ambulance transport. Thelma Wright, 40, of 1823 South Twentieth Street, also received a resuscitator response and was taken to the same hospital in serious condition from a sudden illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Hatfield Jr
St. Anthony Hospital
South Thirteenth
Fire Department
Hickman
Thelma Wright
South Twentieth Street
Ryan
Global spread of brown rat curbs other rat species
The brown rat, migrating worldwide since the 18th century, has outcompeted and killed off many other rat species in most regions where it now resides.
Clements Marries Jackson in Cory in Double Ring Ceremony
Miss Et ta Mae Clements daughter of Mr and Mrs James H Clements 2715 South First street united in marriage to Carroll Lee Jackson son of Mr and Mrs Clell Jackson Cory Ind Saturday The ceremony was at 4 pm in the Cory Methodist Church with Rev Vandine officiating Miss Donna Brown performed I Love You Truly and Rev Vandine sang Through The Years and The Lords Prayer Attendants were Mr and Mrs George Mullen The couple will reside in Cory Both graduates work at Commercial Solvents Corp The reception followed at Sunset Inn near Cory with a two tier cake and yellow rose centerpiece
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Mae Clements
James H. Clements
South First Street
Carroll Lee Jackson
Clell Jackson
Cory
Ind
Vandine
Donna Brown
George Mullen
Sunset Inn
Wiley High School
Cory High School
Commercial Solvents Corporation
Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits and Family Events
Local residents report guests and travel from Des Moines California and Indiana. Dr. John L. Bray’s death calls Mrs. Boyer to Lafayette Indiana as Purdue faculty memory is noted. A newborn James Melvin Arney joins Sgt Melvin Arney’s family while awaiting his Newfoundland leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Stanley
R. R
City
Dr. Stanley
C. V. Stanley
Des Moines
Iowa
Robert M. Boyer
South Center Street
Lafayette
Ind
John L. Bray
Purdue University
U of C Official to Visit Terre Haute Dec 12
Charles D. O Connell admission counselor of the University of Chicago will meet with parents and students at the Terre Haute House and visit Labora tory Garfield and Wiley high schools to discuss four year general education programs after sophomore year or after high school completion. The article notes the precession of the equinoxes occurs in a 26 000 year cycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. O’connell
College of the University of Chicago
O’connell
Laboratory
Garfield
Wiley
Terre Haute
Leaders Discuss Liaison Between Church and Council
Denver reports on the National Council of Churches assembly as Protestant and Eastern Orthodox leaders debate meaning and local liaison. Church executives say closer field contact is needed while others praise expanded local expression within the 29 denominational body guiding 33 million members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Little Brown
General Assembly
National Council of Churches of Christ
U.S.A
O. M. Walton
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Council of Churches
National Council
Walton
Frank Jennings
Boston
Massachusetts Council of Churches
35 Teams Compete In Boy Scout First Aid Meet
A capacity crowd at Wiley High School Gym hosted 185 Scouts and Explorers from six counties in the Wabash Valley Council for the Council First Aid Meet. Patrols from troops earned blue red or yellow ribbons based on score with many practicing weeks prior and district prep events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley High School
Wabash Valley Council
Earl Pike
Wabash Valley Council Health & Safety
Pike
Tom Merrill
Vigo District Health & Safety
Recorders
Bob Kimbro
Red Cross
Jim Conover
Bill Bindley
Norman Carrow
Henry Fick
George Foulkes
Bill Carroll
Clarence Trowbridge
Jerry Wagner
W. E. Ouweneel
Homer Stavely
Riley
Rockville
Greencastle
Flaming Arrow
Brazil
Laxen
Beaver
Bob White
Eagles
Glenn Home
Raccoon
Wolf
Owl
Hawk
Eagle
Rangers
Clinton
Fox
Woodchuck
Shelburn
Ferrell estate bond filed for $200000 executrix named
Mrs. Mary Agnes Ferrell of 1900 North Ninth street widow of William S. Ferrell named executrix after his death December 3.bond of $200000 filed approved. Will dated August 23 1940 witnessed by H H Cohen and Lloyd C Adamson. Executrix to pay debts funeral costs taxes and government claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Agnes Ferrell
North Ninth Street
William S. Ferrell
John F. O’brien
Gertrude E. Tait
Ferrell
North Eighth Street
C. V. Jewel
Indianapolis
Marian L. Landrum
Amanda H. Landrum
South Eighth Street
Jeanette Landrum
Esther Fessenden
Rochester
N. Y
State Artifacts Society Holds Meeting Here
Fifty out of town members of the Indian Artifacts Society attended a Sunday gathering at Cloverland lodge of the Izaak Walton League. Earl Townsend Jr. of Indianapolis presided over a brief business session before exhibit displays of stone cooking utensils arrow heads axes and other Indiana artifacts. A luncheon featuring corn bread beans pumpkin pies coffee and more, prepared by members, followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Artifacts Society
Cloverland Lodge
Izaak Walton League
Guy Stantz
Wabash Valley Artifacts Society
Phillip Roth
Walton League
Earl Townsend Jr
Indianapolis
Indiana
Huston Isaacs
Isaacs
Roth
William Ouwenell
Wabash Valley Indian Artifact Society
Major Portion of Coronation to Be Televised
Queen Elizabeth II ordered nearly all of the coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey televised, reversing an earlier limitation. The plan, expected to reach about 20 million Britons, includes the procession and reception but excludes only the most intimate religious rites. Dowager Queen Mary, 85, will view if feasible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Elizabeth II
Westminster Abbey
Queen Mary
Mary
Exchange Club announces weekly luncheons and events
The Exchange Club schedules three luncheon meetings at Hotel Deming and its annual ladies night. A film Green Blazes plays Tuesday. Other events include a quartet on December 23, Pheasants Galore on December 30, and January 13 ladies night dinner with speaker Martin Hughes (Countess Pulaski).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exchange Club
Hotel Deming
Martin
Supreme Court to rule on end of segregated schools
The Supreme Court will hear five school segregation cases from South Carolina Virginia Delaware Kansas and the District of Columbia. The decision, likely in 1953, could challenge the 1896 separate but equal doctrine and the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause. The court may avoid a sweeping ruling, as in past cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
United States
South
South Carolina
Virginia
Delaware
Kansas
District of Columbia
Louisiana
Fear Missing Tots Lost Lives in Quarry
In Naperville Illinois two children Edward Rosenstiel aged 3 and Jean Peterson aged 6 vanished at noon on Sunday. Police widened the search to a stone quarry by their homes with a bloodhound leading about 300 volunteers. The quarry and the DuPage River were dragged as parents hold vigil and investigate. An apple found floating in the quarry was noted in the day's developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naperville
Ill
Edward Rosenstiel
Jean Peterson
DuPage
Montrose Men’s Club Installation Held at Night
Montrose Men’s Club hosts Ladies Night and installation at 6 30 Tuesday. Retiring president A H Mueller leads the event with speakers Evan John and William H Johnson. Cal Lyon directs Trigger Topics and C H Loveland oversees installation. New officers are George Sohn president William Cravens vice president Paul Rudd secretary and Pearl Rowe sergeant at arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montrose Men’s Club
A. H. Mueller
Evan John
William H. Johnson
Cal Lyon
C. H. Loveland
George Sohn
William Cravens
Paul Rudd
Pearl Rowe
Golden Age Club Meets at YWCA Tuesday Afternoon
The Golden Age Club will meet Tuesday afternoon from 2 to 4 at the YWCA. Those needing transportation should call YWCA 3359 before 10 Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Age Club
Y.W.C.A
Y.W
Industrial Club Christmas Party at Milwaukee Women’s Club
The Industrial Club will hold its annual Christmas party and dinner Tuesday at 6 30 PM in the Milwaukee Women’s Club room. Members are asked to bring a covered dish and a grab bag gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.D.A. Club
The
Industrial Club
Milwaukee Women’s Club
McCarty to Speak on High School Tournaments at Terre Haute
Indiana State Teachers College speech professor George McCarty will discuss high school speech tournaments Wednesday during a Terre Haute High Twelve Club luncheon at the Terre Haute House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McCarty
Indiana State Teachers College
Terre Haute House
High Twelve
Community Choir Meets at Indiana State Teachers College
The Community Choir will meet Tuesday evening at 7 in the Fine Arts Building at Indiana State Teachers College. Membership is open to the general public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fine Arts
Indiana State Teachers College
Britons Move to Canada Reach 27000 in 1952 First Half
In the first seven months of 1952, 27,000 Britons migrated to Canada, reflecting a large postwar move of people seeking new opportunities and settlement across the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Montrose offers Buchanan Castle for rent in Scotland
The Duke of Montrose announced the rental of Buchanan Castle in Stringshire for 10 pounds a week. He requires the tenant to maintain 16 bathrooms 40 bedrooms and an elevator valued at 15000 dollars in top condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Scotland
Duke of Montrose
Buchanan Castle
Stringshire
Wives Change Office Christmas Parties to Safer Gatherings
Hal Boyle notes that office parties have shifted from rowdy revelry to safer, family like events as wives gain influence in the workplace. He recalls older boisterous scenes of desk chases and fist fights, contrasting with today's more controlled celebrations.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary Grimes
Tribune Society
Misses Evans
Sue and
Irene Dowall
Eleanor O’brien
Barbara Miller
Mary Jane Gallion
Margaret Gallion
Verna Ridenour
Betty Evans
Barbara
Janice Williams
Joan Williams
Shirley Congleton
John Evans
J. L. Bibb
Celecia Williams
Hester Morris
Dorothy Linton
Nancy Bergheim
Ethel Rockcliff
Fifth Avenue
Bergherm
Kenneth Bergherm
Donna
Faye Mayfield
Floyd Bergherm
Rickey
Carolyn
Henry Bergherm
Ione Rockcliff
F. M. Adams
Second Avenue
Police Department
Bohannon’s
Gerstmeyer School
Rula Rebekah
Gladys Tovey
Flavilla Hughes
Frances Hofmann
Grace Mullenix
Katherine Goodwin
Ways and Means
Bay View Reading Club
W. S. Forney
Osco Drug
Remington
Abe Im
Vaan
Aere
Dames Club
Virginia Lorton
Alva Riggs
Margaret Ann Barnes
Jane Woelfle
Verla Williams
Herbert Stine
Patricia
Danville, II
Stine
R. T. Shepherd
Lafayette Avenue
Clarence Marrs
North Center Street
California
Robert Marrs
Blanche Rippetoe
Mabelle G. Wright
F. O. Fraley
Peggy Rippetoe
Connersville
DePauw University
Alpha Phi House
Melvin L. Arney
Sycamore Street
James Melvin
Union Hospital
Pamela Jean
Arney
Ernest Harmon Air Base
Newfoundland
J. O. Arney
H. L. Church
North Thirteenth and One-half Street
U. OF C
George Cornell
Deer Forest
National Geographic Society
State Artifacts Society
James Marlow
High Twelve Club
Haas Garden Shoppe
Office
Bemoans Boyle
Hal Boyle
New York
Handy
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc
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