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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1972
Page
2
Numerous death notices span Terre Haute Carlisle Casey Sullivan Edwardsport and Robinson. The items list ages from 53 to 92, burial and service details, a mix of churches funeral homes and cemeteries, and survivors including spouses children and siblings. The notices reflect local memorial customs with calling hours and officiants.
In Baughurst England municipal officials commend Tony Harrison a 32 year old bus driver for running 15 miles in the rain to reach his route on time after his motor scooter failed to start.
Weather outlook for Indiana shows snow in the north and rain in the south on Friday, then partly cloudy skies Saturday and Sunday. Lows range from the mid teens to mid twenties, highs from the 30s to low 40s by region. Illinois stays mostly in the 30s with Friday cloudy and weekend fair and continued low temperatures.
Mrs. Elizabeth E. Whitlock 100 died at 4 25 am Wednesday at Walace Nursing Center born Elizabeth Strole March 10 1872 New Goshen Indiana married Edward W. Whitlock in 1892 they built a home at 1203 N 9th St Terre Haute spent 30 years in Miami after his 1925 cement business retirement survived by son Eugene S. Chicago and two grandchildren four great grandchildren funeral arrangements pending at DeBaun Funeral Home.
Alldredge spoke on practical use of tools of a trade and said an individual only becomes as good as he wants to. He was introduced by Robert Wright as the program chairman. Club members were reminded of the Christmas party Friday at the Terre Haute Elks Club.
The tiny frame schoolhouse once attended by Grandma Moses was lifted over a bridge in North Hoosick to reach the Grandma Moses Museum in Bennington, Vermont. Moses began painting at 78 and became famous for her primitive scenes of Washington and Rensselaer counties, with works in major museums.
Pegg fell and cut a finger while trying to flee and was treated at Union Hospital before returning to police custody. The Ross Elliott Jewelers robbery on West Wabash Avenue remains under detective investigation. a man and woman, both black, are sought after they allegedly displayed a weapon and stole unmounted diamonds valued over 20000 dollars from a black leather box marked Ross Elliott, Inc. The male suspect is in his mid twenties in a brown leather coat. the female in her late thirties in a fur-trimmed tan coat. Police tied arrests at a northside plant to at least 15 burglaries, with two juveniles admitting entries including a prior Braden case from Nov. 23. Other overnight burglaries involved Beverly Conan and the Terre Haute Bible Center, while a separate report listed 14 dollars cash, a white gold ladies watch, and a 150 dollar record player. Earlier weekend arrests followed police action at the Royal Crown Cola bottling plant and the Medical Arts Laboratory on the north and south sides.
Indianapolis police reported Charles I. Vaughn age 19 died from burns suffered when molten slag ignited his clothing at a local plant. He had been hospitalized since November 20 with burns covering about seventy percent of his body.
In Mattoon Illinois Russell Lawhorn aged 49 and Sara 48 were found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning from a blocked flue. Fire Chief Metzlaars found a bird nest in the elbow of a separate furnace flue causing the fumes to back up.
President Truman faced a slow recovery with a weakened heart and ongoing treatments. He was fed through a nasal tube and given oxygen, while medicines circulated via IV. Mrs. Bess Truman, 87, did not visit the hospital, and daughter Margaret Daniel remained at the family home in Independence, Missouri.
Richard Earle, president of the National Coordinating Council on Drug Education, says most drug abuse films create fear and hysteria. The council reviewed 220 films and found only 34 suitable for schools and churches, with all seven targeting minority groups deemed completely unacceptable.
Indiana moves from icy conditions to near normal winter weather with scattered slick spots in the north. Light snow falls in South Bend and along Lake Michigan as temperatures rise Tuesday then fall again tonight.
Four persons were arrested after an auto theft in North St Louis three hours after it was stolen from Edward Waller of Mattoon Illinois. Waller, 71, reported he was robbed of his wallet containing 170 dollars and his car. Arthur Bromfield 26 and Carlyle Bromfield 20 were booked on robbery and auto theft. Two women were booked on riding in a stolen car.
Joliet Park District commissioners vote 4-1 to table indefinitely a proposed referendum on selling the 168 acre airport tract. The delay lasts at least until a federal report on the airport is completed, due in about a year.
A promotional diet plan offers a full 12 day supply for 2.50 claiming simple weight reduction. Miller Pharmacies advertises FAT GO at Kmart Plaza and 25th and Washington Sts with a money back guarantee if not satisfied from the first package.
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