Local Obituaries Highlight Virginia to Indiana Families
Death notices report Frances Colleen Shep hard 41 of Virginia dying at St Anthony Hospital. Survivors include husband Chester. three daughters Fern Mason Terre Haute Billie Mason Bloomington and Betty Cordell Emporia. parents William and Gibson of Virginia. siblings and grandchildren listed. Services set for Wednesday at Bedino Peace Chapel with burial at Highland Lawn Cemetery. Also mourning Ralph B Thorp 72, Terre Haute resident, survived by Edith and four daughters plus a sister and eight grandchildren. Funeral 10 am Wednesday at Cross Funeral Home, Highland Lawn burial. Mary M Winsted 88 of Terre Haute dies. survivors include two daughters son and two step-children. services Tuesday at Callahan Funeral Home, burial Highland Lawn. Gardiner child Laurie Ann Gardiner Park Forest Ill dies. service 1:30 with Jasper Cox officiating. Mike Larson Sr 86 Terre Haute dies. survived by three sons.
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Frances Colleen Shephard
S. 17Th St
St. Anthony Hospital
Chester
Fern Mason
Bloomington
Ind
Billie Mason
Terre Haute
Betty Cordell
Emporia
William Gibson
Virginia
Gail Strickland
Martha Rae Gibson
Willie Truesdale
Judy Jarrett
Ralph B. Thorp
First Ave
Union Hospital
Edith
Betty Thorp
Mary Virginia Wolford
Dorothy Pruitt
Indianapolis
Delores Carbon
Mabel Cummins
West Terre Haute
Maple Avenue United Methodist Church
West Terre Haute Masonic Lodge No. 687 F&am
Scottish Rite Valley of
the Cross Funeral Home
Chester Mahan
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Mary M. Winsted
25Th St
Thelma Parr
Charlotte Page Padgett
Glen R. Peak
Cincinnatti
Ohio
Oscar O. Winsted
Toledo
Cecil L. Peak
Sadie Alien
Earl Park
Clifford Winsted
Hazel Greelee
Marshall, Ill
Callahan Funeral Home
Harry Allemany
Laurie Ann Gardiner
Donald Warren Gardiner
Park Forest
Ill
Callahan Funeral
Jasper Cox
Mike Larson Sr
14Th St
Michael J. Larson Jr
Joseph C. Larson
Mary R. Walsh
S. 15Th St
Thomas
Helen Walsh
Patrick J. Ryan
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Mayme B. Shofstall
McKeen St
DeBaun Funeral Home
Roselawn Memorial Park
Hartzel Payne
Evansville
Arthur Shofstall
Maude Bradfield
Poland
Ted McAninch
Putnam County
Greencastle
Mary
Ted Jr
Delores Shuster
Elyria
Linda Cain
Whitaker Funeral Home
Cloverdale
Charles Reines
Stilesville Cemetery
Paul
Harold
Worthington
Joe
Solsberry
Donald
U.S. Air Force
Massachusetts
Mary Hason
Margaret Arthur
Betty Harmon
Newark Baptist Church
Marian Noel
Bobby
Newark Cemetery
Jenkins Funeral Home
Bloomfield
Sullivan
Nellie French
Salisbury
Mary Sherman
First United Methodist Church
Oran
Clarence
Wayne Wright
George Wright
Camby
Iva Smith
Downers Grove
Alexander Funeral Home
Egg eating champ crowned in Inverness after 38 eggs
In Inverness Scotland Mike Kluczynski won the egg eating championship by consuming 38 fried eggs in a single sitting, well ahead of the 32 eggs by nearest rivals Jon of Ohio and John E. Larson. The event drew local spectators and featured multiple regional competitors.
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Inverness
Scotland
UPI
Mike Kluczynski
Present for Grandma Santa request shocks Bracknell
In Bracknell England 4 year old Robert Sharman wrote to Santa asking for a crane a little truck and twins for grandma. Grandma 55 replied she has enough on her hands this Christmas and hopes Santa does not respond.
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Bracknell
England
UPI
Robert Sharman
Santa Claus
Santa
Grease gun inventor Oscar Zerk dies at 90
Oscar A. Zerk, the inventor of the grease gun and holder of about 300 patents, died Sunday in Kenosha Wisconsin at age 90. His device reduced auto chassis lubrication time to one tenth and cut costs in half. He sold his business and patents to Stewart-Warner.
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Kenosha, Wis
UPI
Oscar A. Zerk
Zerk
Stewart-Warner Organization
The Rabbit Like Pony of the West Harvests Hay
A pony resembling a rabbit gathers hay in the western fields and stacks it for the coming winter, indicating preparations for seasonal scarcity and shelter.
Five Day Outlook Indiana and Illinois Temperatures Rise Then Fall
Indiana and Illinois forecasters predict a five day period Tuesday through Saturday with above normal highs by 4 to 10 degrees in Illinois and 5 to 8 degrees in Indiana. A warming trend then a cooling turn by week’s end, with precipitation totaling about half an inch to one inch, mostly as rain Friday and Saturday in Illinois and snow and rain earlier in the week in Indiana.
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Indiana
Illinois
Vietnamese Leader Ky Presses Peace Talks At Orly
Nguyen Ky meets in Paris as Saigon signals flexibility but offers no concrete plan for negotiations with North Vietnam. U S diplomats keep contact with Hanoi while security at Orly Airport mirrors Charles de Gaulle scale. Talks delayed five weeks past planned start after Saigon boycott.
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NLF
United States
U.S
Johnson
Saigon
Orly
Paris
North Vietnam
Harriman
Cyrus R. Vance
South Vietnam
Charles de Gaulle
Egypt and Syria Push for Middle East Union Amid Tense Talks
Egypt outlined a year ago a program denied by the State Department. Jarring’s Middle East mission stalled as Jordan and Egypt demand Israel’s withdrawal per UN Security Council 242. Scranton says Arab leaders seek a U.S. policy shift. Syria’s Baath party calls for a speedy political military union with Egypt, accusing the U.S. of backing Israeli expansion and rejecting Jarring’s efforts.
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U.S
Middle East
Scranton
Iran
Lebanon
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Jerusalem
Damascus
Syria
Baath Socialist Party
Israel
Security Council
Jarring
United States
Nile
Euphrates
Smith Alsop building expands to move inventory
Smith Alsop will relocate Christmas inventory and bulky paint sundries from the main warehouse to the North 13th Street facility. The main warehouse will be cleared to allow more paint manufacturing at North 3rd Street, with gradual hiring growth as the business expands. Miles states the facility purchase signals Terre Haute’s growing prosperity.
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North 13Th Street
North 3Rd Street
Miles
Terre Haute
Smith-Alsop
Vigo County School Board Meeting Set for Monday
The Vigo County School Corp. board of trustees will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in the school administration building at 667 Walnut Street. Public attendance is invited.
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Vigo County School Corp. Board of Trustees
Walnut St
Christmas Concert By Robinson High Chorus
The 130 voice Robinson High School mixed chorus will perform a Christmas concert at 3 p.m. on December 22 in the high school auditorium in Robinson Illinois.
Mrs Porter's Services Set At Georgetown
Mrs Mary Porter 62 Cayuga died in a Saturday auto crash near Cayuga. Funeral 10 a.m. Tuesday at Georgetown Catholic Church with Rev Anthony Liss officiating. Burial at Newport's Thomas Cemetery. Survived by husband Fred T Porter mother Rose Dolian of Coalmont two sons Conrad Porter Chenoa Ill John Porter Cayuga brother Frank Dolian Stamford Conn. Survivors include two sons and two sororities memberships noted.
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Linton
Ind
Nellie Beechy
Trinity Lutheran Church
Chester
Barbara Brown
Camerillo
Calif
Perry Beechy
Indianapolis
Lorran Squires
Gertrude Matena
Metilda Squires
John Schmelling
Fairview Cemetery
Welch and Cornett
Cayuga
Mary K. Porter
Georgetown
Anthony Liss
Thomas Cemetery
Newport
Watson
Porter
Vermillion River
Here
Indiana State University
Indiana State Teachers Association
North Vermillion Classroom Teachers Association
Delta Kappa Gamma Soroity
Delta Theta Tau Soroity
Fred T. Porter
Rose Dolian
Coalmont
Conrad Porter
Chenoa
Ill
John Porter
Frank Dolian
Stamford
Crop canvass totals reported in Casey Illinois
Clark County CROP canvass committee reports 1307.46 collected with several townships still incomplete. The Casey Union Thanksgiving service received special offerings for the project.
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Casey, Ill
Clark County
Casey
S. F. College Country Statement Sparks Race Debate
A speaker defends radical views as white while stressing sympathy and accessibility to the black community, stressing ongoing outreach and accessibility amid local tensions.
Fenton to Speak to Optimist Club Tonight
Charles Fenton associate warden of the U S Penitentiary south of Terre Haute will be guest speaker at the Southside Optimist Club meeting. He will discuss rehabilitation. The gathering starts at 6 30 p m at the Albert Pick Motel.
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Charles Fenton
U. S. Penitentiary
Terre Haute
Southside Optimist Club
Albert Pick Motel
No, War Time Conscientious Objectors Named by 30 Bodies
In World War II, members of more than 30 individual religious bodies were listed as conscientious objectors. The record notes a diverse set of faith groups recognizing pacifist eligibility during the war mobilization.
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Moore Funeral Home
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Lingston
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Clinton
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Lotties Turner
Brazil
Miller and Sons
Jack Masters
Cottage Hill Cemetery
Nettie J. Crafton
Chicago Ave
Harry Holloway
Harry Malone
Chicago
Jasonville
McClanahan Funeral Home
Sanders Cemetery
E. W. Walsh
Lollibouns Funeral Home
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