Armed Pair Sought After Kidnap of Two Indiana State Troopers
Indiana State Police conduct a statewide search for Harold Smith of Mooresville and Martin Bradbury of Indianapolis described as armed and dangerous. A Russian machine gun and ammunition were found at Smith's home on a warrant. The men allegedly disarmed and kidnapped Troopers Dwight Wilson and Austin Zachary last May 29 after driving a state mower on Indiana 37. They were arrested in Louisiana July 3 on a minor traffic offense while wanted on warrants. Their trial was set for January in Marion Criminal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Smith
Mooresville
Martin Bradbury
Indianapolis
Smith
Dwight Wilson
Austin E. Zachary
Zachary
Indiana 37
Marion County
Interstate 465
Wilson
Louisiana
National Crime Information Center
Washington
Indi
Indiana Bell seeks higher monthly rates across 132 exchanges
Indiana Bell Telephone Co filed with the Indiana Public Service Commission a petition proposing monthly rate increases from 1.70 to 6.90 across 132 exchanges. The five rate bands reflect the number of main telephones, with specifics shown for exchanges under 15,000 up to those above 220,000 in population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Bell Telephone Co
Indiana Public Service Commission
Bell
Bedford
Attica
Rockville
Columbus
Michigan City
Bloomington
Kokomo
Marion
Anderson
South Bend
Evansville
Indianapolis
Balloon aeronaut sparks cross state for two world record bids
Bob Sparks of Tamiment Pennsylvania plans a 200 mile start from Lafayette Indiana in a 75750 cubic foot balloon in hopes of breaking two records held by Matt Wiederwehr. Sparks eyes 198 straight miles and nine hours aloft as he tours Indiana with FAA licensed balloonist credentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Bob Sparks
Sparks
Tamiment
Matt Wiederwehr
St. Paul, Minn
Balloon Federation of America
U.S. Parachutists Association
Santa Claus Post Office Adds Workers
In Santa Claus Indiana the Post Office plans to handle five million pieces of mail this month. Postmaster Bert Reinke added 10 temporary workers to the two-person crew to process remailings and letters to Santa Claus, with about 50 000 letters addressed to him. Local Legion posts answer the letters and the office had lengthy Christmas activity, despite a nationwide restructuring plan keeping Santa Claus open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus, Ind
UPI
U.S
Bert Reinke
Santa Claus
American Legion
Putnam County Official Suspended Sentence Report
Grncastle Indiana UPI Marvin Hutcheson Putnam County Commissioner received a suspended two to fourteen year sentence in a local case. Sentencing followed official conduct findings and involved probation terms. Hutcheson served as a county leader and faced legal action impacting local governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Ind
UPI
Putnam County
Marvin Hutcheson
Five charged in payoff scheme. Hutcheson pleads guilty
Hutcheson pleaded guilty November 14 in Putnam Circuit Court to accepting a bribe and was fined 3000 dollars and disfranchised for three years. He was one of five people charged with taking payoffs from a construction company. This case was the first to be concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutcheson
Putnam Circuit Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
Indiana
Ana
Marion Criminal Court
Indiana Bell
Aeronaut
Adams
Allen
Bartholomew
Benton
Blackford
Boone
Brown
Carroll
Cass
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Crawford
Daviess
Dearborn
Decatur
DeKalb
Delaware
Dubois
Elkhart
Fayette
Floyd
Fountain
Franklin
Fulton
Gibson
Grant
Greene
Hamilton
Hancock
Harrison
Hendricks
Henry
Howard
Huntington
Jackson
Jasper
Jay
Jefferson
Jennings
Johnson
Knox
Kosciusko
Lagrange
Lake
LaPorte
Lawrence
Madison
Mario
Indianapolis Uni«gov
Porter
Posey
Pulaski
Putnam
Randolph
Ripley
Rush
St. Joseph
Scott
Shelby
Spencer
Starke
Steuben
Sullivan
Switzerland
Tippecanoe
Tipton
Union
Vanderburgh
Vermillion
Wabash
Warren
Warrick
Wayne
Wells
White
Whitley
Magnavox
Jimmy's Home Entertainment
Honey Creek Square
Vibrator
SSP Racers
Fisher Price
Wabash Plaza
Brown Avenues
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!