Northeast Snow Grips Large Northeastern Region
Light snowfall spread from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Seaboard. Cold eastward air dropped temperatures 10 to 15 degrees with freezing winds reaching parts of Kentucky. Brookville Pennsylvania reported 4 inches, Erie 2 inches, while Chicago to New York highways faced hazardous driving in spots. Across the West hot dry winds aiding Los Angeles area brush fire control continued.
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Atlantic Seaboard
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Brookville
Erie
Los Angeles
Ex Terre Hautean Ball Promoted to Plant Manager
Eugene E Ball a former Terre Haute resident was promoted by Arvin Industries to manager of the electric appliances plant at Greenwood Indiana He joined Arvin in 1942 serving in wartime production roles and later helped establish the Electric Appliance Division He is a Wiley High School graduate and previously worked in the Pennsylvanian Railroad auditing and auto sales before joining Arvin Mr and Mrs Ball reside at Yarrison Lake South Columbus
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Woman Hurt In Car Truck Collision at Intersection
Deputy sheriffs report a two vehicle crash at Seventeenth Street and Lafayette Avenue injured Sue Ellen McKee 40 of Sheridan Road. Her car struck a furniture truck driven by Edward E. Fox 31 of Liberty Avenue causing pain to her right arm. She will seek treatment from her own physician.
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Sue Ellen McKee
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James McKinney
Edward E. Fox
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Named to bench Indianapolis judge John M Ryan appointed
Indianapolis December 29 Governor Craig appointed John M Ryan Marion county deputy prosecutor to a two year term as Marion Superior Court Room 1 judge. He will fill out the last two years of John L Niblack's term as Niblack moves to Marion Circuit Court January 1.
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John M. Ryan
Marion County
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Niblack
Boy ignites closet fire while exploring
Explorer Michael Tyler, three, lit a candle in a closet at his Colorado Springs home to see better. The flame set clothing ablaze. He escaped quickly and hid under a bed as his mother Mrs B K Tyler smelled smoke and put out the fire. Siblings pulled him from his hiding place.
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Two Men Fined in Clinton City Court
Clinton Ind Dec 29 Following arrest by city police at Ninth and Vine streets two men were fined in Clinton City Court. Duane E Thomas 21 Bloomingdale Indiana was fined 20 dollars and costs total 34 75 with license suspended for one year on drunken driving and 34 75 and 90 day suspended term on the State Farm for driving while suspended. William T Frost 21 Montezuma was fined 1 dollar and costs total 14 on public intoxication and 15 75 for allowing an unlicensed person to operate his vehicle.
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Ninth and Vine Streets
Duane E. Thomas
Bloomingdale
Indiana
Kidnapped British Officer Dies in Cairo Wardrobe
The Egyptian government paper Goumhouria reports British Lt Anthony Moorhouse, kidnapped December 11 at Port Said, died in a metal wardrobe hidden by his captors. British troops had besieged the area, preventing a rescue before his death.
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Polish Cardinal Wyszynski to Visit Pope in January
Vatican sources say Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski primate of Poland is expected to visit Pope Pius XII in early January with January 14 the likely date. The visit would confirm his return to duties after resuming function this fall. He was named cardinal at the 1953 consistory.
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Ewbank Wins Vermillion County Treasurer Seat
Indianapolis Dec 29 Leon H Ewbank a Republican was declared Vermillion County treasurer by Governor Craig who ruled incumbent L Paul Thomas ineligible for another term The change from two to four years for county treasurers barred 1952 re elected officials from seeking another term
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Algerian Bomb Tosser Captured After Bath Assault
In Oran a nationalist threw a hand grenade into a Turkish bath dressing room Friday night injuring seven bathers. Police captured the attacker as he tried to flee. French forces killed at least 65 Algerian rebels in rapid strikes, including 27 in the Tablat region southeast of Algiers.
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Royal milkman ends 42 year route with King and Clarence House
London dispatch notes Joseph Riley age 65 retires after 42 years as a milkman, delivering to royal households including Clarence House. The farewell marks his final rounds as he leaves for good.
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Fifty Slot Machines Seized in Indiana Raid
Greenfield Indiana December 29 state police and Hancock County authorities raided The Plantation along Ind 67 near McCordsville seizing 50 slot machines. Lt George Daugherty and Sheriff Armin Kleiman led the operation. only a caretaker was present. Equipment moved to Hancock County Jail.
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Theater Couple Weds in Las Vegas Second Time
Actress Elizabeth Montgomery aged 24 wife of Byron Barr known as Gig Young 38 honeymooning after their marriage last night in Las Vegas. Montgomery previously divorced Gallatin Gamman New York casting director. Barr’s former wife Sophie Rosenstein died in 1952.
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Robert Montgomery
Byron Barr
Gig Young
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Gallatin Gamman
New York
Barr
Sophie Rosenstein
New York to Close Washington Market After 144 Years
City plans to sell Washington Market on lower West Street after losing about 137000 dollars yearly. The 144 year old landmark will close New Year’s Eve and be sold to the highest bidder, with a modern loft or industrial building likely to replace it.
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Washington Market
Lower West Street
Plan Severe Action Against Three Newsmen
The Treasury Department weighs temporary financial account freezes under the Trading with the Enemy Act for three American newsmen who entered Communist China illegally. The State Department said passports will be limited to return to the United States and named William Worthy of the Baltimore Afro-American Edmund Stevens and Phillip Hollington of Look Magazine. Look Magazine disputed Hollington on its staff and cited Phillip Harrington as traveling extensively.
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Phillip Hollington
Look Magazine
Hollington
Phillip Harrington
Couple Held Over Burglary Ring In Illinois Town
Chicago police hold Lawrence Griffin and his wife Ann in a burglary series across Oak Park River Forest and Forest Park. Griffin admits 29 break ins and claims he forced his wife to join after threats to leave. The couple’s baby girl born Christmas Day weighs 3 pounds 3 ounces and remains in an incubator.
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River Forest
Forest Park
Three Injured in Separate Mishaps
Three people sustained injuries in separate accidents on Saturday. Mary Nesbit 78 slipped in her home on South Seventh Street and received a head laceration at St Anthony Hospital. Bonnie Michaels 19 fell in front of a store on Wabash Avenue and was bruised, treated in Hickman ambulance. Jack Galinski 18 of Shelburn injured an elbow during a YMCA basketball game and released after hospital care.
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Holiness Association Plans Watch Service
Vigo County Holiness Assn schedules a watch night service at Pilgrim Holiness Church on Monday December 31 from 8 30 p m to 12 00 m with speakers John Lesler Free Methodist Church E A Poe Greenwood Pilgrim Holiness Church and Paul Enyart Friends Church plus special singing by June and Wayne Hass Cory.
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Punishment in Aurora: boys ordered to snowball throw
In Aurora, Police Magistrate Bob W. Robinson sentences five youths to three hours of snowball throwing across the Fox River and repeating the Ten Commandments 20 times daily for five days. They must observe a 7 p.m. curfew and prepare for Sunday’s session. Suspects include Larry Zakosek 16, Alex Bumbar 15, and Michael Bumbar 14.
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Eisenhower Plans Military Aid Black Box For Middle East Policy
The Eisenhower administration tests a dual approach combining standby military authority with a sweeping economic aid program for the Middle East. Dulles previews a plan aimed at deterring Soviet moves and coaxing Israel and Arab states toward reduced conflict, with Congress and the public watching for reactions.
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Reading Bibles Fill Connecticut Reception Rooms
Visitors in Connecticut plants read Scripture during business hours as Bibles are placed in reception rooms. The program, sponsored by the Association of Connecticut Manufacturers with Gideons International providing the books, has supplied over 400 Bibles statewide. Albert S. Redway credited widespread favorable comments and noted many waited to read rather than thumb through magazines.
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Earthquakes Hit New Zealand Coast No Casualties Reported
A sequence of earthquakes struck the east coast of New Zealand on December 29 with no casualties reported. Authorities noted ongoing tremors and urged calm while assessing minor damage to coastal areas.
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Christian Science Sunday Services Highlight Healing Message
The church's Sunday lesson sermon centers on the Christ Truth with readings from Isaiah and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. It emphasizes God’s omnipotence and the healing power of divine Love to uplift mankind.
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Christian Science
Mary Baker Eddy
Geologist Gets Nothing For Gulf Oil Map Theft
Pittsburgh report says Thomas B. Smith a Gulf Oil regional geologist who admitted stealing survey maps for a New York racket got no compensation for the act. His attorney Alexander Cooper said Smith was deceived by a smooth talking confidence man and was fired from his $8,500 yearly post after 25 years of service. He escaped federal grand jury indictment thanks to aiding indictments against four men.
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Gulf Oil Corp
Alexander, Cooper
Thomas B. Smith
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Cooper
Smith
Skin graft saves burned Decatur girl using Chicago boy skin
A 3 year old Decatur Ill girl with 70 percent burns received skin grafts from Gilbert Case III of Chicago after a Christmas traffic death. Surgeons at Children's Memorial Hospital performed the long grafting procedure to promote new skin growth on Cindy Evans.
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Decatur
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Cindy Evans
Gilbert Case III
Inmate Returned to Custody After Escape From Penal Farm
Putnamville Ind December 29 A Indiana State Farm inmate Gerald Coyne 40 Indianapolis awaiting trial for assault and battery was captured at his father Lloyd Coyne’s home in suburban Lawrence after escaping a week earlier. He had hitchhiked to St Louis to seek work but decided to surrender and go back to custody.
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Gerald Coyne
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