Quints Seek Private Lives Away From Family
Montreal report says three Dionne brothers back their father in criticizing the sisters for drifting from the family under outside influence. The quints, now 21, plan private lives and a January visit to parents. An Edwards spokesman notes their finances and independence are factors in the family rift.
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Montreal
Dionne
Daniel Dionne
Toronto
Daniel
Oliva Dionne
Royal Canadian Air Force
St. Hubert
Que
Quints
Edwards
Family of Watts children undergoes multiple tonsillectomies
In Webb City Missouri Mrs W F Watts and her six children aged 3 to 14 entered Jane Chinn Hospital for tonsillectomies. The mother said they chose to get it over with and that gifts were exchanged on New Year’s rather than Christmas, following a French Canadian tradition.
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Webb City
W. F. Watts
Miller, Mo
Jane Chinn Hospital
Dionne
Quebec quintuplets reunite at Montreal apartment party
Four surviving Dionne quints Annette Cecile Marie and Yvonne hosted a small gathering in northwest Montreal after reports of family estrangement. A spokesman said they enjoy a normal social life and have friends of both sexes while their finances remain managed by a trust firm. Father Dionne defended his stance, denying a break with the family and citing outside influence.
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Annette
Cecile
Marie
Yvonne
Montreal
Dionne
Conscientious objectors begin postwar aid in Vienna
In Vienna eleven American objectors aged 19 to 25 rebuild a bombed Protestant schoolhouse, “in the spirit of friendship.” Richard Graber of Goshen Indiana and Ken Gross of Churubusco Indiana are among them. They operate under U.S. Army permission for two years, receiving room and board from Austria’s Protestant Church, with a Viennese engineer as adviser. Four are Mennonites and seven belong to the Church of the Brothers.
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Vienna
Austria
Richard Graber
Goshen
Ind
Ken Gross
Churubusco
U. S. Army
Church of the Brothers
Fatal Traffic Toll in Vigo County 1959 Data Summary
A compiled list details Vigo County traffic deaths in 1959. It records victims by name, age, street address, and cause, with dates and locations of auto and pedestrian fatalities across Terre Haute and nearby areas.
Windstorm Takes Blows Weather Bureau Anemometer
A strong gust in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin toppled and wrecked the U S Weather Bureau wind velocity machine during a recent night. No precise measurements were possible due to the device damage.
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Sturgeon Bay
Wis
U. S. Weather Bureau
Police hunt bandits who robbed Red Barn tavern
Chief of Detectives Willard Gantz said detectives continue the investigation of an armed robbery at the Red Barn tavern on Harding Avenue. Three masked men entered with pistols and shotguns, took about $100 from the cash drawer, and forced bartender Paul Dammann and two customers to the women’s restroom before fleeing by automobile. Detectives George Maloof and Charles Koll are on the case.
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Willard Gantz
Red Barn
Harding Avenue
Gantz
George Maloof
Charles Koll
Paul Dammann
North Twelfth Street
Ermil Stevens
Bosezki
O'Connor
Walls
Dammann
Irvin murder trial cost billed to Vanderburgh County
Gibson County sent Vanderburgh County a bill of 15267 for the Leslie Irvin murder trial. Most of the charge covers jurors expenses. Evansville attorneys defended Irvin, convicted in the holdup slaying of W Wesley Kerr. The case originated in Vanderburgh County.
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Princeton
Ind
Gibson County
Vanderburgh County
Leslie Irvin
Theodore Lockyear, Jr
James Lopp
Evansville
Irvin
W. Wesley Kerr
Korean Ambassador Joins Marines For Polio Fund Drive
Dr You Chan Yang and Mrs Yang visit Terre Haute Indiana to support the March of Dimes. They join Marines marching for polio funds, serve bor cha along highways, and urge South Korea to obtain Salk vaccine. The event runs January 6 and 7 with aid from Korean students.
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Bori Cha
Terre Haute
United States
You Chan Yang
Indiana
Two Unite of Leathernecks
Ewu Ule
Dr. Yang
George T. Balzer
Terre Haute Marine Corps Reserve
Yang
Putnam County
Pleasant Gardens
Balzer
Mrs. Yang
Open House Marks 100th Birthday in Elkhart
Open house honors Mrs. Louisa Helfrich on her 100th birthday in Elkhart Indiana. She has been bedfast in a nursing home for six years after losing her sight over two decades ago. She credits long life to good health and hard work.
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Elkhart
Ind
Louisa Helfrich
Civic luncheon guests of honor to visit Terre Haute
The guests of honor will attend a Civic luncheon in Terre Haute and later be entertained at Indiana University that evening.
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Terre Haute
Indiana University
Car Owners and Liability Insurance Coverage
A large portion of U S car owners carry personal liability insurance. Estimates show about nine out of ten drivers hold this coverage, reflecting widespread adoption of liability protection in vehicle ownership.
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U. S
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Walnut Streets
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South Sixteenth Street
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South Fifteenth Street
Natali Kendall
Poplar Street
Seventeenth
Poplar
Leonard L. Englehart
Margaret Avenue
Riley
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West Terre Haute
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Olive Taylor
Wilson Street
Wabash River Bridge
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Wilcox
Hammond
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Bessemer
Ala
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Fruitridge Avenue
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Thirty-fourth Street
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