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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1971
Page
2
Obituaries for John J. Stergar and several others across Indiana towns detail deaths, ages, and service plans. Included are survivors, funeral home arrangements, church and cemetery details, and calling hours.
Weather Elsewhere N Erie Sr a retired coal miner died Wednesday in Silver Crest Hospital New Albany He is survived by wife Rosie Ellen two daughters Mrs Emory Jackson RR 1 Bloomingdale and Mrs Thaddeus McWhirt Conway Springs Kan one foster son Clayton B Whalen Hysattivle Md one brother Elza Weaver Ventura Calif six grandchildren 10 great grandchildren and one foster grandson Services will be at 2 p m Friday at the Tudor Funeral Home with burial in Memory Gardens Cemetery Friends may call after 2 p m Thursday Oak Town Ind Special Services for Earl Lynch 61 RR 1 who died at 2 45 a m Monday will be at 2 p m Thursday at Schulze Funeral Home with burial in Oak a Cemetery Special Services for Charles O Hadley 91 222 E Kruzan Sr who died Monday will be at 10 a m Thursday at Lawson Funeral Home with Rev Donald Bees officiating Burial will be in Cottage Hill Cemetery
A weather forecast indicates snow is expected Wednesday across the Great Lakes and Midwest, with rain from the lower Midwest to the Gulf coast. Warm temperatures will persist along the Gulf and Florida, but elsewhere will see cooler conditions.
The body of John Mitchell 45 of Cactus Kentucky was found in a ditch near Evansville Indiana and identified Tuesday Police said Army Pvt John Goodwin 19 of Fort Campbell Kentucky was arrested on auto theft charges after being stopped by Illinois State Police Christmas Day while driving Mitchells car He was believed stabbed multiple times and dumped near U.S. 460 outside Evansville city limits
Mrs. Grace Hart 80 of 1441 S 7th St Martinsville Indiana died at 11 am Wednesday at Morgan County Memorial Hospital after an apparent attack at her son s home in Morgantown She was widow of Louis F Hart died May 1950 Surviving sons Louis Irvine Calif John C Morgantown Ind Robert W Terre Haute daughter Margaret Parnell Morgantown Ind brother John R Warner West Lafayette Ind sisters Miss Josephine Warner Miss Winifred Warner Terre Haute 4 great grandchildren She was a member of St Margaret Mary Catholic Church and Living-Ora Wesley Weaver Rockville Indiana Special other items follow.
The report covers the completed refinishing of the clock case under FCC supervision and notes a tariff item status. It describes the building near 9th St with a bronze plaque, an attached alarm system structure, upper floor dormitories and offices, and a rear stairway. Plans were by Ewing Miller Partnership. total cost 115,097.77.
The forecast predicts fair weather for Saturday and Sunday across Indiana with temperatures ranging from the low 30s to around 40. Rain is expected Thursday in the south, with sleet and snow in other regions as a front passes. Friday brings cloudy skies and cool temperatures with possible snow flurries in the north.
Maryland marks Jan 14 1784 ratification day as the real birth of the United States with a parade display in the State House rotunda The Maryland Line drummers perform a fife and drum salute as delegates from the original colonies join a dinner of Revolutionary War cuisine to toast the treaty's anniversary.
Indiana Friday to Sunday shows cloudy cooler weather with a chance of snow flurries in the north, then fair and cooler conditions. Lows range from the upper 20s to low 30s and highs from the upper 30s to mid 40s. Illinois Friday remains cloudy and cold with varied lows and highs, followed by a partly cloudy Saturday and a cold Sunday with temperatures generally in the teens to upper 30s.
The Agriculture Department bought 1.75 million bushels of corn on the open market in Iowa Kansas and Nebraska, lifting total purchases to 4.9 million bushels since the price-boost program began. About 19.5 million bushels were offered in this weekly round with prices from 1.12 to 1.27 dollars per bushel.
Arctic air moved into the Midwest plunging temperatures near zero in northern states as a storm system formed in the Southwest. Snow fell in the Pacific Northwest and central Arizona, with one to two inches in six hours. Flurries and showers spread from the Gulf Coast to the Mississippi Valley while Gulf and South Atlantic coast stayed mild. Temperatures ranged from 75 in Fort Lauderdale to 9 below zero in Helena.
The U S District Court Southern District of Indiana granted citizenship to two area residents Mrs Chong Cha Dillon of Vincennes and John Williams Rhee of Terre Haute Harold W Lauver in charge of INS notes all aliens must file an address report by January 31 Forms available at post offices beginning January 1 The report is required by law with potential consequences for noncompliance H G Wells wrote War of the Worlds in 1898.
Donald Pruner age 24 has been named acting police chief by the Rockville Town Board. He joined the department a year ago after serving as a part time officer and will serve until Police Chief Glenn Catterson returns after his heart attack. Pruner is a life long Parke County resident.
Explanation notes that the Spanish word manana commonly means tomorrow though in some contexts it can imply in the near future. The entry clarifies usage and contrasts with past or today.
Two Brazil men fled Clay County Jail early Wednesday using an air duct to reach the outside. Donald Wayne Dickey 18 Munice and Roger Samuels 48 Long Beach California, jailed on burglary complaints, were reportedly heading south in a stolen fertilizer truck. Samuels has a long criminal record including a prior jailbreak dating to 1954.
Five middle aged men quit the Norristown draft board saying government mocks the Selective Service. They object to 18 year olds and women serving. The five resignations leave the five member panel out of work until Nixon appoints replacements.
Raymond L. Howe resigns as superintendent of the State Highway Department Greenfield subdistrict after a prior suspension on November 5 during an investigation into department equipment handling.
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