Sues Railroad and Driver Over Child's Death
In Vigo Superior Court Gertrude Hackendy of Mattoon Illinois and Nina Loudermilk of 1126 Poplar Street charge the Pennsylvania Railroad and Loudermilk with negligence in the August 1 crossing death of eight year old Verna Hackendy at Fruitridge. The complaint seeks 15000 dollars. The brewing company is named in a separate suit by Wilbur Bryant for 7500 dollars claiming injuries from a beer contact.
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Gertrude Hackendy
Pennsylvania Railroad
Nina Loudermilk
Vigo Superior Court
Terre Haute Brewing Company
Wilbur Bryant
Crawford Street
Bryant
N. George Nasser
R. Lee Brown
Hulman
Supreme Court Limits Loyalty Review Board Action in Peters Case
The text notes Dr. Peters suffered a heart attack last November. It traces the U S Civil Service Commission Loyalty Review Board finding reasonable doubt about Peters loyalty in 1953, but the U S Supreme Court in a 7 2 decision ruled the board overstepped its authority as his term had expired in the meantime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Loyalty Review Board
Peters
U. S. Supreme Court
California burglar complains Texans build garages
A California burglar, caught ransacking a Dallas home, told police that California garages have back doors and urged Texas to add back doors to prevent entrapment in fires. He lamented the Texas design as unsafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
California
San Quentin
Texas
Lawsuit Filed Over High Speed Collision Near Terre Haute
Street sues Tilmon Clayton of Chicago and William R. Clayton of Town Creek Alabama in Superior Court for injuries and property damage from a Sept 3 rear end crash on U S Highway 31 seven miles north of Terre Haute. Plaintiff seeks 5000 dollars for personal injuries and 400 dollars for car damage. Complaint filed by Dix Dix Patrick Ratcliffe. Clayton charged with driving 70 miles an hour with inadequate brakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilmon Clayton
Chicago
William R. Clayton
Town Creek
Ala
William Clayton
Brown
U. S. Highway 31
Terre Haute
Dix, Dix, Patrick and
Ratcliffe
Clayton
420 Troopers To Patrol Roads In 1956 Crackdown
Indiana announces 420 state troopers plus county and city officers to patrol highways for 78 hours from 6 p.m. tonight to midnight Monday to curb drunken driving and fatal crashes. Supt. Frank Jessup says drunken drivers will be jailed after tests at police stations or labs. Indiana reports 1955 traffic deaths near 1,150, up 7 8 percent from 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jessup
Jessup
Indiana
Indiana Office of Traffic Safety
West Terre Haute Names Elected Officials and Appointees
West Terre Haute officials take office January 1 with James Keith as councilman and board president Roy E Jiles Dallas Day and George E Harris as clerk treasurer The appointed staff includes police chief Charles Lister patrolmen Walter Cox Claude Harris Melvin Schaffer Richard Corbin Huey Peel book keeper Jack Crombie fire chief Carl Robinson Jacob Yearger firemen and other town workers Attorney Leonard P Kincade took office earlier in December The new leaders seek public cooperation to keep the town clean safe and law abiding Also notes Christmas Day gatherings and visits from local residents implying community ties
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Terre Haute
James Keith
Roy E. Jiles
Dallas Day
George E. Harris
Charles Lister
Godsey Avenue
Claude Harris
South Third Street
Walter Cox
South Seventh Street
Melvin Schaffer
Riggy Avenue
Richard Corbin
South Eighth Street
Huey Peel
Jack Crombie
East Johnson Avenue
Carl Robinson
South Sixth Street
Paul Murphy
North Ninth Street
Jacob Yearger
Harry Ranny, Sr
Robert Lurber
All-Out Safety Drive Expanded To Target Drunken Driving
Police across multiple states announced a nationwide safety push with calls for jail terms and higher fines for drunken driving. Wisconsin recruits from the academy were deployed quickly and National Guard MPs offered weekend highway patrols. Ohio considered daylight headlights as a silent tribute. Several northeastern towns offered free coffee at police HQs to motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
National Guard
Ohio
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Chinese Reds Mass Near Formosa Outposts on Matsu Isles
Reports say the Chinese Reds attack Matsu outposts with Kaoteng five miles from a Communist position as naval action remains unconfirmed though clashes have been reported nearby earlier in the week. Estimates place Red air strength around Formosa at up to two thousand planes and one million troops ready for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaoteng
Matsu
Taipei
Formosa
U. S. 7Th Fleet
U. S
Okinawa
Phillipines
Geneva
Fukien
Ben O. Davis
Theft probe after garage break in reported
Charles Matthews of 1232 South Center Street reported to police that someone entered the rear garage Thursday night and stole two spare tires and wheels from 1949 and 1954 model cars, valued at 55 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Matthews
South Center Street
Fire Causes Minor Damage at Home on Sixth Street
A short in wiring caused a small fire Friday morning at Kenneth Smiths home 934 South Sixth Street. Acting Assistant Fire Chief Norman Fesler estimated the damage at 25. Responding were Companies 2 9 and Truck 4. The blaze started at 10 28 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Smith
South Sixth Street
Norman Fesler
Navy team to visit Gdynia and Yalta talks noted
Documents from the Roosevelt collection outline a naval team visit to Gdynia and discuss the Yalta meeting. Acting Secretary Grew cites a Molotov claim that Russians do not back Chinese Communists, arguing no concessions in China. State Department notes say the materials do not alter the overall Yalta narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Grew
Cordell Hull
Yalta
China
Grew
Patrick Hurley
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Russia
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
State Department
Algeria’s Vast Sahara Dominates Its Land
Algeria spans 852600 square miles with about 770000 miles in the Saharan zone. The desert covers most of the country, shaping geography and climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algeria
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Tabernacle
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SUEDE
Ford
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Martinsville
Ill
Harry Blankenbaker
WEST
Lulu B. Palmer
Ara Chadwick
West Miller Avenue
Burnette Donie
Daisy Gates
Jack Chadwick
Susan
Jimmy Mark
Kay Ellen
James Chadwick
Johnny and
Stevie
Leonard Busiere
Linda
Judy
Ed Battson
Denny
Indianapolis
John Weaver
Kokomo
Ind
the Busiere
Robert Snedeker
Timmy
Brazil
Herbert F. Smith
Miller Avenue
Baltimore
Inlaw
Herbert E. Smith
David Bradley
Smith
Robert Williams
Topeka
Kan
Williams
Forbes Air Force Base
Washburn Municipal College
Letty Brand
Mary Evans
Poplar Street
Evans
Gladys Morgan
North Sixth Street
Josephine Switzer
Robinson Road
Matsu Isles
U.S
Gdynia
Vigo County
Youth For Holiness
First Church OF the Nazarene
8Th Ave
Norman Oak
Kansas City, MO
Chatfields” OF
Columbus, Ohio
John Lefler
President
Terre Haute, Mid
Wesley and
Virginia Chatfield
Diamond Store
Rogers
N.W
Wabash Ave
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