Suspect Held After Rape Case In Terre Haute
Thomas Earl McIndoo 30 of Brazil faces a preliminary first degree burglary charge in a rape case. He waived arraignment and posted 5000 bond with case set to December 31. Investigators linked him to the assault after finding his borrowed shoes and knife sheath at the victim’s home following an early Saturday auto crash. He allegedly gained entry with a knife and forced the woman, then admitted the crime to detectives.
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Thomas Earl McIndoo
Brazil
South Side
Robert W. Neal
McIndoo
Indiana
Hulman Field
Loyd Heck
Ellis DeBord
Heck
South Eleventh Street
Plice
Edward Rauscher
Edgar Gauer
Terre Haute
Willard Gantz
James H. Hamilton
North Fifteenth Street
North Twenty Fifth Street
Hamilton
Optimist Club Drives Clothes for 300 Children
The Mile of Dimes drive organized by the Optimist Club provided clothing for 300 children. At the Hotel Deming ballroom workers and recipients gathered Monday as groups of ten children's sizes were fitted at Schultz & Co. on Fourth Street and Wabash Avenue. After fittings, children returned to the ballroom for a generous treat.
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Deming
Schultz & Co
Fourth Street
Wabash Avenue
Callahan
Charles Blanford
Edward S. Everett
Floyd R. Foster
R. W. McCray
Baker E. Miller
Pennington
William R. Rector
M. S. Tickner
Bert O. Williams
Threlkeld
Angelo Meneghini
Kendall H. Hayhurst
Joseph V. Beechem
James W. Lewis
Sam Fine
Pete Froehole
Reginald Grass
Frank Peebles
Verne Plenge
Dogs Happy Too: Tulsa Grants Christmas Stay of Execution
In Tulsa Oklahoma Mayor George E Norvell halted dog executions as a Christmas gesture. The stay saved three dogs and all were claimed soon after the mayor acted.
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Tulsa
Okla
George E. Norvell
Hulman Elected To Board Of General Phone
Hulman elected to the General Phone board joining Edward Auer and others after the Home Company merger completed earlier this month. The General Telephone Company of Indiana, moving headquarters to Fort Wayne on Jan 1, reports over 68 million in plant investments and serves 282 000 telephones across 89 exchanges in 279 Indiana communities including Fort Wayne Terre Haute Lafayette Elkhart LaPorte Logansport Hobart Valparaiso Connersville Goshen Rushville and Wabash.
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General Company
Edward Auer
Fort Wayne
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Hulman
Bohn
Ernest Schilling
Lafayette
George Graffis
Logansport
George Anderson
Elkhart
Thomas A. Boyd
New York
James van de Vasse
Mr. Meyer
Meyer
General Telephone
Rites for death by own action held for Bertha Crowley
Services for 53 year old Bertha V Crowley of 1418 Eighth avenue were held at Cross Funeral Home after she died from a self inflicted chest wound from a .22 pistol. Rev. Neil Kuns officiated with burial at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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Bertha V. Crowley
Eighth Avenue
the Cross Funeral Home
Denzil M. Ferguson, Jr
Neil Kuns
Roselawn Memorial Park
Begs Life Term in Wife Killing in Indianapolis
Raymond Harris, 30, began a life term in Indiana State Prison after a jury found him guilty of first degree murder in the April death of his estranged wife Ruth Harris, 26. The sentence followed a Criminal Court verdict by Judge Scott A. McDonald on Saturday.
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Indianapolis
Raymond Harris
Indiana State Prison
Ruth
Harris
Scott A. McDonald
Exchanges Close Nationwide for Christmas Holiday
United States stock markets shut for Christmas with all exchanges closed today and again on Tuesday. The Chicago Board of Trade remains open for a half day today.
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New York
United States
Chicago Board of Trade
Deaths Leona Stafford 83 former Terre Haute resident
Mrs Leona Stafford 83 died Saturday in Hialeah Florida. Funeral services set for 1:30 PM Wednesday at Cross Funeral Home with Rev Neil Kuns officiating. Burial in Highland Lawn Cemetery. Survives two daughters Mrs Bud Bruder Terre Haute and Mrs Pauline Diehl of Hialeah. two sons George Plymouth Michigan and Dewey Edwardsville Illinois. 15 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Body arrives Tuesday morning and friends may call after 2 PM Tuesday at Cross Funeral Home.
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Leona Stafford
Terre Haute
Hialeah
Fla
the Cross Funeral Home
Neil Kuns
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Bud Bruder
Pauline Diehl
George
Plymouth
Mich
Dewey
Edwardsville
Funeral services for Mrs Ella Bland at St Joseph Church
Mrs Ella Joyce Bland 83 died at 1:30 Sunday morning at 1211 Harding avenue. Survived by daughter Mrs Mary Kendall of Terre Haute and 14 grandchildren. Body at Callahan Funeral Home with calling. Requiem mass 10 o'clock at St Joseph Church. Burial in St Joseph cemetery. Rosary recited at 7:30 last night at the funeral home.
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Ella Joyce Bland
Harding Avenue
St. Joseph Church
Mary Kendall
Terre Haute
Callahan Funeral Home
St. Joseph Cemetery
Funeral Home
Mrs Elizabeth Lecomte Obituary Notice
Mrs Elizabeth Lecomte 71 of 2532 North Fourteenth and one half street died 9 05 am Monday at St Anthony Hospital She is survived by husband Germain four sons Louis and Robert of Chicago Germain of Terre Haute Paul of North Terre Haute one sister Agine Barras of France eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren The body is at Thomas Funeral Home with calling Tuesday afternoon services at 1 pm Wednesday burial at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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Elizabeth Lecomte
North Fourteenth
Roselawn Memorial Park
Obituary of Robert H. Haskett at St. Anthony Hospital
Robert H. Haskett aged 53 of 2315 Liberty Avenue died at 3 Sunday morning at St. Anthony Hospital. Survived by wife Eva two daughters Marilyn Gott Hawthorn Calif Lois Stephens Terre Haute one sister Thelma Keep Terre Haute and four grandchildren. Body to Callahan Funeral Home with services at 9:30 Wednesday morning. Burial in Fairview Cemetery Tipton. Employed 39 years by Highland Iron and Steel Company.
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Robert H. Haskett
Liberty Avenue
St. Anthony Hospital
Eva
Marilyn Gott
Hawthorn
Cal
Lois Stephens
Terre Haute
Thelma Keep
Callahan Funeral
Fairview Cemetery
Tipton
Highland Iron and Steel Company
Mrs. Alice Haggin Dies at 86 in Indiana Nursing Home
Alice Mattox Haggin age 86 died at 1 15 Monday at Calvary Nursing Home. Survived by daughter Gertrude Hovey Terre Haute brother George Farmer Pomona California grandchildren Irma Karabinos Roy R Baker Jr both Terre Haute one great grandchild and several nieces and nephews. Ball Funeral Home to hold services 2 30 Wednesday with Rev Ralph Smith. Burial Mt Pleasant Cemetery.
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Alice Mattox Haggin
Calvary Nursing Home
Gertrude Hovey
Terre Haute
George Farmer
Pomona
Calif
Irma Karabinos
Roy R. Baker, Jr
Ball Funeral Home
Miss Cathy Mae Myers dies at 7 weeks old in Terre Haute
Miss Cathy Mae Myers seven week old daughter of Mr and Mrs Billy K Myers Route 1 Terre Haute died at 4 20 Sunday afternoon at St Anthony Hospital Surviving are parents and grandparents Mrs Roberta Price and Mr and Mrs Emmett Myers all of Terre Haute The body is at Cross Funeral Home friends may call after 6 Monday with services at 10 Wednesday morning Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park
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Cathy Mae Myers
Billy K. Myers
R. R
Terre Haute
St. Anthony Hospital
Roberta Price
Emmett Myers
The
Cross Funeral
Roselawn Memorial Park
Death of Gordon Kelley in Ocean Beach Calif
Charles Kelley of 512 North Sixth and one-half street received word of the sudden death of his brother Gordon Kelley formerly of Jasonville. A retired Navy non commissioned officer, he is survived by his wife Vernice two sisters Ethel Archer and Margaret Tilton Brazil one stepson and the brother. Burial planned at San Diego Naval cemetery.
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Charles Kelley
North Sixth
Ocean Beach
Calif
Gordon Kelley
Jasonville
U.S. Navy
Vernice
Ethel Archer
Margaret Tilton
Brazil
Naval Cemetery
San Diego
Funeral services set for Arthur Lawson in Carbon
Arthur Lawson 40 died of a heart attack at his Carbon home Sunday at 3 15 am He was a member of Carbon Lodge No 529 F A M and the United Mine Workers Surviving wife Kathryn four children parents two sisters and five brothers Funeral services 2 pm Wednesday at Lawson and Son Funeral Home with Masonic rites by Carbon Lodge and burial in Calcutta Cemetery
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Brazil
Ind
Arthur Lawson
Carbon
Carbon Lodge No. 529
United Mine Workers of America
Kathryne
Larry
Valencia
Ladonna
James
Elmer Lawson
Margaret Leslie
Mary Frances Turner
Hugh
Whiting
Clifford
Hammond
Robert
Macomb
Miss
Harry
Lawson & Son
Funera Home
Buel E. Horn
Carbon Lodge
Calcutta Cemetery
Charles Blaker Dies. Former Milwaukee Railroad Engineer
Charles Blaker 70, formerly of Farmersburg, Indiana, died Sunday morning at his Bloomfield residence. He was a retired Milwaukee Railroad engineer and a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Engineers. Survived by two sons Bruce and Max, a daughter Evelyn Capple, a stepson, a brother, a sister, and three grandchildren. Body to Fidler-Wood Funeral Home. services Wednesday at 10 AM. burial in Westlawn Cemetery.
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Farmersburg
Ind
Charles Blaker
Bloomfield
Milwaukee Railroad
Brotherhood of Railway Engineers
Bruce
Terre Haute
Max
Blackhawk
Evelyn Capple
Shelburn
Durance Stines
Hymera
Robin
Edward
Mary Clark
Jasonville
Margaret Hash
Fidler-Wood Funeral Home
Funeral
Westlawn Cemetery
Death of Emmett Hamilton in Clinton Indiana
Emmett Hamilton 68 of Blanford was found dead at his Clinton home Sunday afternoon. He had been in ill health under a doctor's care. Surviving: two nieces Mandy Tolley and Iva Rock. four nephews Howard Elmer Harry and Bill Brock. Funeral at Karanovich Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Rev Madelyn Beatty officiating. burial Walnut Grove cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday.
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Clinton
Ind
Emmett Hamilton
Blanford
John Bales
Martha Yelicich
Mandy Tolley
Geneva
Iva Rock
Hammond
Howard Hamilton
St. Bernice
Elmer
Harry Hamilton
Chicago
Bill Brock
Karanovich
Madelyn Beatty
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Mary Colich Dies at 73 in Clinton Indiana
Mrs. Mary Colich of Clinton Indiana aged 73 died at Vermillion County Hospital Sunday evening. She was a Sacred Heart Church member. Survived by five daughters Frances and Josephine Colich in Chicago and others. three sons Dan Mike Louis. sister Miss Anna Poydock. brothers George Joe Mike Paydock. seven grandchildren. Services at Karanovich Funeral Home.
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Clinton
Ind
Mary Colich
Vermillion County Hospital
Sacred Heart Church
Frances Colich
Josephine Colich
Chicago
Thomas McKay
Frank Chriswell
Gary
Charles Heck
Indianapolis
Dan
Mike
Louis
California
Anna Poydock
George
Joe
Punxsutawney
Mike Paydock
Salamanca
N. Y
Karanovich
Edward Willoughby Dies in Brazil Indiana at 71
Edward Willoughby 71 of 721 North Depot Street Brazil Indiana died of a heart attack at 3 30 Sunday. He was a day laborer and member of the First Christian Church. Survived by wife Bessie two daughters Mrs Betty Drake Terre Haute and Jacqueline Willoughby at home two sons Dale E at home and Albert of Pontiac Michigan one brother Van of Van Oaks California. Body to Miller and Sons Funeral Home with calling Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday at the funeral home Burial at Cottage Hill Cemetery
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Brazil
Ind
Edward Willoughby
North Depot Street
First Christian Church of
Bessie
Betty J. Drake
Terre Haute
Jacqueline A. Willoughby
Dale E
Albert
Pontiac
Mich
Van
van Oaks
Cal
Miller & Sons
Funeral
Cottage Hill Cemetery
Funeral services for Oscar Bennett at Mt Zion Cemetery
Oscar Bennett, 75, of near Pleasantville, died Saturday. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mt Zion Cemetery with burial at Mt Moriah Cemetery. The body was returned to his residence, with arrangements handled by Newkirk Funeral Home.
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Dugger
Ind
Oscar Bennett
Mt. Zion
Mt. Moriah
Pleasantville
Moray
Newkirk
Union Workers Vote to Accept 25 Cent Wage Cut
Washington Indiana December 24 United States Rubber Co workers voted to take a 25 cent an hour wage cut as union officials confirmed the reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ind
United States Rubber Co
Pilgrims Enter Jerusalem Amid Cold Christmas Tone
The Yuletide pilgrimage to Christian shrines in Jerusalem’s Old City is subdued after recent Middle East hostilities. Hundreds crossed Mandelbaum Gate at dawn with many pilgrims arriving by bus from Nazareth and Jaffa. most will return Tuesday evening after visiting Bethlehem two miles south.
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Christendom
Holy Land
Mandelbaum Gate
Jordanian Old City
Jerusalem
Biblical
Nazareth
Jaffa
Israel
Old City
Bethleham
Jordan
Boy Will Buy Mom Christmas Gift Despite Accident
In Everett Washington on December 24 9 year old Robert Forbes Long was struck by a switching engine while searching in Northern Pacific railroad yards. He lost both legs but plans to ensure his mother receives a Christmas present.
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Everett
Wash
Robert Forbes Long
Robert
Northern Pacific
Christmas Mislaid Gift Box Restores Holiday Cheer
In Baltimore Mrs Louise Pleasants lost her purse containing 50 dollars during shopping. Police later stopped by with a large box bursting with Christmas goodies found in a police wagon.
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Baltimore
Louise Pleasants
Pleasants
Earl Potter
Boy Seeks Bottle Curbside Cash for Christmas Gift
Robert Long, son of Mr and Mrs Robert B Long, lay in a hospital after multiple transfusions and being treated by Dr J R Otto. He told ambulance driver Lonnie Nichols he sought bottles to buy his mother a Christmas present. Nichols reported the boy lost 16 cents collected en route to the hospital as donations from police firemen and railroad workers flowed in to fund care.
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Lonnie Nichols
Nichols
J. R. Otto
Robert
Robert B. Long
Backward Star in Idaho Christmas Pageant Mixup
In Kuna Idaho children delivering a church Christmas pageant misarranged their letter placards. Thirteen young performers intended to spell BETHLEHEM but lines were reversed to spell BETHLEHEM RATS.
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Kuna
Idaho
Six Texas Jail Escapees Nabbed in Tennessee After High-Speed Chase
A Texas escape gang of six sped through Tennessee taking a patrol car at gunpoint and shooting a deputy. They abandoned cars, were pursued by 75 troopers, and trapped by helicopters from Ft. Campbell. Arrests followed in Nashville with charges of armed robbery and attempted murder.
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Tennessee
J. W. Bilbrey
Bilbrey
Texas
Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Cumberland River
Army
Ft. Campbell
Kenneth Ward
Tree
Ark
Fred Conklin
Los Angeles
Calif
James Long
Bedford
Robert Riviera
Temple
Bobby -Dean Moore
Austin
Tex
Karl Lautenschlager
Kansas City
Nashville
Dulles Sees Peace Promise Across Leader Remarks
Secretary of State Dulles asserts optimism for global peace as the United States notes that the Soviet Union fears atomic war. Statements from leaders include Israel's Ben Gurion, South Vietnam's Ngo Dinh Diem, and Germany's von Brentano stressing unity, vigilance, and a easing of tensions.
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David Ben-Gurion
Israel
Ngo Dinh-diem
South
Viet Nam
Heinrich von Brentano
West Germany
Chou En-lai to Visit Moscow and Warsaw
Chou En-lai announced in Karachi that he will visit Moscow in January and proceed to Warsaw immediately after. He cut short his Southeast Asian tour to return to Peiping for consultations before Moscow talks. He dodged a link between the Moscow trip and Hungary intervention and urged progress on the 10 U.S. captives held by Communist China.
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London
Poland
Chou En-lai
Warsaw
Moscow
Chou
Karachi
Pakistan
Peiping
Hungary
China
United States
Highway Toll Near Record Amid Holiday Travel
Driving conditions worsened by drizzle and rain as safety officials warned that alcohol and weather would boost fatal accidents. AP tallied about 500 traffic deaths from Friday evening to Tuesday midnight and the National Safety Council cited a ratio of 32 injuries per death. A Water Town South Carolina crash killed a family of five en route to Minnesota for Christmas, with two others injured. In Minneapolis a Christmas tree lights fire at Doctors Hospital killed six and critically injured seven as about 60 were moved to another facility.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Watertown
S. C
Minnesota
Doctors Hospital
Minneapolis
Indiana Weekend Traffic Death Toll Rises Across State
Associated Press reports seven deaths from weekend crashes across Indiana. Victims include Glenn Kelso in Fort Wayne from a heart attack before a collision, and Robert Hawes in a two car crash on U S 31 near Franklin. Other fatalities include Edwin York and Raymond Norris in Spiceland, Jack Stover near Columbus, Jerry Herschberger near Veedersburg, and Bertha Sims in Kokomo. Several others were fatally injured in Indianapolis Clayton Hendricks County and Corydon crashes with updates on dying injuries continuing.
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Indiana
Dea
Victor C. Moeller
Allen County
Glenn E. Kelso
Fort Wayne
Robert N. Hawes
Cumberland
U. S
Franklin
Lillie May Baker
Indianapolis
Edwin York
Raymond Norris
New Castle
Ind. 3
Spiceland
Jack Stover
U. S. 31
Columbus
Jerry L. Herschberger
Veedersburg
Lawrence Bradshaw
Bunker Hill
Arthur Miller
Mauckport
Ind
Corydon
Norman Schrombeck
North Judson
Valparaiso
Walter J. Lawrentz
Jeffersonville
U. S. 42
Warsaw
Fires Claims Six Lives at Hospital as Blaze Rages
A hospital fire started about 3 am and killed six people while seven remained in critical condition. Firefighters and nurses fought smoke and flames, saving many patients. two nurses shielded half a dozen babies on the top floor. The loss was estimated at $100,000.
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Frances Menefee
Cecilia Janick
Barbara Brassil
Tallahassee Plans Bus Integration Test After Montgomery
In Tallahassee about 40 000 Negro riders used buses again while Police Chief Stoutamire awaited City Commission guidance. He would not define a seating law but would not intervene unless complaints arose. Local leaders from the Inter Civic Council pledged to pursue a mass integration effort mirroring Montgomery within four days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stoutamire
Stoutamire
Tallahassee
Deep South
Inter-Civic Council
Montgomery
Early English use of turtle for doves in 1000 A D
The phrase turtle was applied to doves in England as early as 1000 A D, long before its later use in tile repurposing. The note highlights archaic semantic shifts in language history.
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England
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