Deaths and funeral notices across Indiana towns
A list of deaths and services from Terre Haute area papers notes Mrs. Dorothy Bennett 58 of 3200 N 16th St died at home. Numerous survivors listed. Services at Callahan Funeral Home and St Leonard's Church West Terre Haute. Other obituaries include Charles Oldham death in Las Vegas and Arthur Short of Brazil. Services announced for Minta Easton Alfred Dispennett Sr. and many more in Indiana towns.
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Dorothy M. Bennett
16Th St
Celina Harden
West Terre Haute
Buzz Harden
Miami
Fla
Margo Malooley
Terre Haute
Callahan
St. Leonard’s Church
St. Mary’s Village
Edith Smith
Charles Arbert Oldham
Sunset Hospital
Las Vegas
Nev
Dorothy
Sheryl
Debbie
Jack
Herbert Oldham
Youngstown
Oldham
Hyl Visqueen Corp
Union Christian Church
Arthur Raymond Short
Brazil
C. R. Short
Norman Short
Alice King
Annette Haskett
Wilma Kelly
Terre Hauters
Margaret Moon
West Covina
Calif
Juanita Rowe
Jasonville
Ruth Short
Fontanet
Mattox Funeral Home
Alfred A. Dispennett
Effingham, Ill
Kite disrupts landing pattern at San Francisco airport
A one pound kite drifted 600 feet over the south end of San Francisco International Airport causing jets to divert from the main landing pattern. About 70 large jets operate hourly, and lines were redirected to other runways as crews cleared the scene.
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UPID
San Francisco International
Obituary for Alma Salesman and family members
Obituary details list Alma Salesman Jasonville Ruth Harrison Cicero Joliet and Paul Thomas Cilero Ill with two brothers Elmer Thomas Jacksonville Ill seven grandchildren. Services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at McClanahan Funeral Home with Rev William Bedwell and Rev Dennis Myers officiating. Burial in Peavey Cemetery.
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Jasonville
Ind
Elmer Keller
McClanahan Funeral Home
S. V. Stiles
Larry Patton
Lebanon Cemetery
Alma
Jason‘ville
Ruth Harrison
Cicero
Joanna Rooksberry
Joliet
Elmer Thomas
Paul Thomas
Ill
William Bedwell
Dennis Myers
Peavey Cemetery
Johnston millworker saves for car by coins in gas tank
Mills worker Parks Whitsenant aged man in Johnston South Carolina saved for two years by stashing spare coins in the gas tank of his old car. He emptied the so called novel bank last week yielding 895 dollars.
Funeral notices and survivor details for local residents
Saturday in the Sullivan Nursing Home she was a member of the Sullivan First United Methodist Church. Survivors include her daughter Katherine Keene of Tuscan Arizona two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The body was taken to the Alexander Funeral Home. Arrangements pending for Dr Gerald Gib Barker 49 formerly of Rockville who died in an automobile accident in Fontana California.
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Worthington
Ind
William R. ‘Barney’ Barnes
Plainfield
William Jr
Palmdale
Calif
Cletus Weaver
Farmersburg
McHugh
Hymera
Sullivan Nursing Home
Sullivan First United Methodist Church
Katherine Keene
Tuscan
Alexander Funeral Home
Rockville
Barnes Mortuary
Gerald ‘‘Gib’’ Barker
Fontana
John Katzbeck, Retired Colonel, Dies at 52
Retired Lt Col John William Katzbeck age 52 died at 3:50 am Monday at St Anthony's Hospital after a lengthy illness. He served in World War II and the Korean conflict and retired Feb 1 1961. Survived by widow Mary, sons John W Katzbeck Jr and Edward R Katzbeck, mother Frances Binder, siblings Reinhold Hulda and Erna, and several nieces. Funeral 9:30 am Wednesday at Callahan, Requiem at St Joseph's 10 am, body to Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. Rosary 7:30 pm Tuesday. viewing after 2 pm Tuesday.
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John William Katzbeck
St. Anthony's Hospital
St. Joseph's
John W. Katzbeck Jr
Indianapolis
Edward R. Katzbeck
Lansing
Mich
Frances Binder
Oak Lawn
Reinhold Katzbeck
Ill
Hulda Faro
Erna Faro
Chicago
Callahan Funeral
St. Joseph’s
Washington, D.C
Arlington National Cemetery
New Spanish Ski Resort Planned in Aran Valley
A new winter sport resort in the Aran Valley Lerida province is planned for 1970 71. It will include two double ski chairs and a ski lift and sit near Viella with Baqueira already offering nearby facilities.
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UPI
Aran
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Aegean Sea quake rattles near Athens on Saturday
An observatory in Athens reported a moderately strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea on Saturday. The tremor registered 4.5 on the Richter scale and occurred at 9:32 a.m., centered about 78 miles north-northeast of Athens.
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Former resident dies in Florida highway crash
Robert Wayne Shaw, 42, Casselberry Florida, formerly of Terre Haute, was killed in a Sunday night automobile crash on Highway 44 near Daytona Beach. A WW II veteran and member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion posts, he leaves behind two daughters, three sons, his parents, five sisters, and eight brothers. The body will be returned to Bedino Peace Chapel for funeral services.
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Terre Haute
Fred Francis
Phoenix
Ariz
Maxine Francis
Terry Francis
Bill Francis
California
Charlotte Jeffers
Charles
Walter
Earl
Leonard
Paul
Attica
Helen Drake
Betty Daub
Rosemary Beringer
Flint
Mich
Arizona
Dennison
Ill
Joe E. Ramsey
Union Hospital
West Terre Haute
Masonic
Dunlap
Marshall
Roy
Chester
Marshal
Chancie
Bedine Chapel
the Valley
Leonard Martz
Robert Wayne Shaw
Casselberry
Fla
Daytona Beach
Veterans of Foreign War
Lawton-Byrum
Kriefenstein American Legion
Elizabeth English
Lisa Gail Shaw
Robert Wayne Jr
Thomas Lee
Edward Noble
James Shaw
Castelberry
June Joans
Albany, Ga
Mary Jane Smithheart
Jacksonville
Ark
Phyllis Bashaw
Barbara Shaw
Maxine Simoneaux
Longwood
James
Fred
Jerry
Richard
Norman
Brazil
William
Danny
Casselberry, Fla
Bedino Peace Chapel
Roadless Norwegians Decline in Rural Areas
About 30,000 Norwegians in rural communities lack road connections, says the Ministry of Communications. The number has fallen by about 20,000 in two years and officials expect the problem to be eliminated soon.
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Oslo
UPI
Ministry of Communications
Washington's Barbados Stay in 1751 Reveals Early Venture
George Washington spent two months in Barbados in 1751 with his half brother Lawrence. It was his only trip outside the future United States. He contracted smallpox but did not fall seriously ill during the stay on the island of Barbados in the West Indies.
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Rural Rosedale Youth 9 Dies of Leukemia
Don Patrick Ruddock, nine, of RR 2 Rosedale, died Saturday night at Riley Hospital Indianapolis after a battle with leukemia dating from June 1968. A Bee Ridge School fourth grader in Clay County, he completed third grade in 1968-69 on a three day week. He belonged to Pack 143 Den 8 Cub Scouts at Peniel United Methodist Church near his school. Surviving are his mother Jean Ruddock, sister Verna and brother Jeff.
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RR 2
Rosedale
Don Patrick Ruddock
Riley Hospital
Indianapolis
Young Ruddock
Bee Ridge
Clay County
Peniel United Methodist Church
Jean Ruddock
Verna Ruddock
Jeff
Funeral services set for local residents at Miller and Sons
The obituary notes services for Mr. and Mrs. Mike Small of Tipton and other relatives to be held Wednesday at Miller and Sons Funeral Home Brazil. Reverend Ron Ozier of Rosedale will officiate with burial in Clear Run Cemetery Bridgeton. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
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Roy B. Swartz
S. 19Th St
the Cross Funeral Home
G. B. Burdon
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Social Masonic Lodge No. 86
Almeda Watson
S. 5Th St
Chrisman, Ill
Scott and Bowen Funeral Home
Chrisman
Cherry Point Cemetery
Anna B. Palmer
Dean Ave
Gillis Memory Chapel
Roselawn Memorial Park
Brazil
Ind
Mary ‘Mell’ Lawrence
Miller and Sons Funeral
Harold Walker
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Dugger
Vady Opal Griffith
Naples Community Hospital
Naples
Fia
Barold
Fila
Charles
Fred
Junior
Flora Mahan
Anderson
Ruth Haffeditz
Brigdon
Shirley Talpas
Hazel Dilly
Vincennes
Gandchildren
Terre Haute
Edith Straus
Clearwater
Fla
Charles Florey
Hall's Cemetery
Conkle Funeral Home
Speedway
Oaklawn
Alexander Funeral Home
R. S. Miller
West Lawn
Rey
Mike
Small
Tipton
Miller and Sons
Funeral Home
Ron Ozier
Rosedale
Clear Run
Bridgeton
First Christmas card design by John Horsley in 1843
The first known Christmas card was designed in 1843 by John Cacott Horsley, a painter and illustrator who served Sir Henry Cole, the first director of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.
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John Cacott Horsley
Sir Henry Cole
Victoria and Albert Museum
London
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