Vigo County Council Deliberates $20,790 Budget Boost
Vigo County Council in a two day session considered requests for an extra 20,790 for the 1952 fiscal year. Proposals include 545 for equipment repairs 35 for county clerk 45 for furniture 250 for mileage and 280 and 220 from deputy prosecutor salaries and court stenographer pay. Other requests cover communications postage heat and light election operations and facility costs with larger sums for tuberculosis patients and gas tax funded vehicle services.
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Vigo
J. Howard O’laughlin
Fred Bauer
John Trierweiler
Superior Court No
Herbert R. Criss
Stevenson
Thomas P. Gallagher
Voters Registration Department
County Board of Election Commissioners
Election Board
Harrison Township
Clinton Council Accepts Two New Traffic Signals
Clinton council heard a report by Cecil Turchi that two new traffic signals on Main street, stalled by the state highway department, have been accepted by the city. The body heard routine reports and recessed until December 26 to receive claims for the year.
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Clinton
Cecil Turchi
State Highway Department
Main Street
Y W C A Board Holds Christmas Breakfast
Members of the Y W C A board attended their annual Christmas breakfast in the Crawford Lounge before the December meeting. Mrs. Cloyd Anthony and Mrs. Mary Hill Sankey led the coffee table, with group singing by Mrs. Norman Kehrli and Mrs. Joseph Petty at the piano. A reading by Mrs. E Lee Davis preceded brief reports from bazaar, World Fellowship, and residence committees. Anthony named Mrs. Fred Brengle, chair, and Mrs. Petty and Mrs. Samuel Carruth to the nominating committee for January.
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Y.W.C.A
Crawford Lounge
Cloyd Anthony
Mary Hill Sankey
Norman Kehrli
Joseph Petty
E. Lee Davis
Bazaar
World Fellowship Committee
Anthony
Fred Brengle
Petty
Samuel Carruth
Two Divorce Suits Filed in Superior Court No 2
Donald F Krup requests a divorce from Maxine Krup and custody of a minor child alleging cruel treatment. They married May 10 1942 and separated May 23 1952. Eugene Akers seeks a divorce from Joyce Ruth Akers. They married Oct 9 1952 and separated Dec 3 1952. The Gulf of Mexico water is about nine degrees warmer than the Atlantic.
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Superior Court No. 2
Donald F. Krup
Arleth Street
Maxine Krup
Eugene Akers
West Terre Haute
Joyce Ruth Akers
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Terre Haute School Board debated expansion and new buildings
The Terre Haute school board discussed Deming School continuing as both elementary and junior high, with calls for expansion and an auditorium. Dr Seagers warned that the city needs 32 more elementary classrooms in five years while noting repairs and remodeling have been substantial.
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Harry Briggs
Joseph Weber
Mary Hollis
George Ranes
Seagers
Terre Haute
Harrison Township
Briggs
City School Board
Wiley High School
Thomas Patrick
A. F. of L. Building Service Employes International Union
Robert Liggett
Sarah Scott Junior High School
Goldberg
Boston
Mass
Liggett
Wayne P. Watson
Sandison
Thompson School
Fairbanks Library
Rea School
William Alumbaugh
Bessie Mason
Catherine Hannan
Mabel Puffer Martin
Emaline Fairbanks Library
Luella Marmour
Gerstmeyer Technical High School
West Terre Haute Couple Wed In Double Ring Ceremony
Miss Mary Lou Conklin and A S William Elder wed at Bethany Congregational Church with Rev Martin Lee Grant officiating. The couple, both graduates of West Terre Haute Valley High, will honeymoon briefly as Elder prepares for Navy duty.
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West Terre Haute
Martin Lee Grant
Mary Lou Conklin
George Conklin
North Ninth Street
A. S. William Elder
William Elder
North Sixth Street
Bethany Congregational Church
Wayne Newburn
A. S
Elder
West Terre Haute Valley High School
Gerat Lakes
San Diego
California
U. S. Navy
Eastern Motor Express Inc
Trade Conference Set by ECAFE in Manila
The Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East will host its second trade promotion conference in Manila beginning in February. The event aims to boost regional trade and discuss policies.
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Manila
The
Economic Commission For Asia and the Far East
ECAFE
Holiday Parties at Fort Harrison Post 40 Honor Local Veterans
A slate of holiday events at Ft. Harrison Post 40 American Legion begins with Korean War Veterans Night and a buffet after the 8 PM meeting. Robert F. Prox Sr. receives a certificate of honor for hiring handicapped veterans, with open invites to discharged Korean War veterans.
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Ft. Harrison Post
American Legion
Robert F. Prox
Frank Prox Company
Kenneth Benjamin
Harvey B. Stout
Carmel
Prox
Post
Santa Claus
Mark Richardson
Council Considers Vacancy After Councilman Dies
City council in regular session at City Hall tonight but sewage disposal debate unlikely. A special meeting Wednesday will choose four councilmen at large to replace Charles Koll, who died December 3, with Mrs Koll among potential candidates.
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City Hall
Charles Koll
Local officials named in highway and city posts
Rheatha Kell and Robert X. Kelly, involved in highway matters nearby, along with Thomas Cahill a former council member, and Howard Armstrong, who ran unsuccessfully in the last city election.
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Rheatha Kell
Robert X. Kelly
Thomas Cahill
Howard Armstrong
Burglary At Gentry Auto Parts Found
A burglary at Gentry Auto Parts on Twenty fifth Street and the Big Four Railroad was discovered after a Monday night entry. Entry was gained by prying a door lock, the desk ransacked, and auto parts including seat covers and several tires stolen.
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Gentry Auto Parts
Big Four Railroad
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