Deaths and services across Terre Haute area obituaries
Arrangements are pending at Bedino Peace Chapel for Jess Thomas Dowling 87 Terre Haute two daughters Mary Dowling and Hazel Wood a son William of Indianapolis. Services for Mrs Louis Hart 80 Martinsville and for Mrs Lucy Neukom 99 Terre Haute are noted with church graveside plans. Word has been received of Homer Hank Hendricks Las Vegas and John M Reilly Terre Haute with funeral details. Miss Catherine Steed 86 Terre Haute and Mrs Mayme Stogsdill 80 West Terre Haute also listed with services. Private services for Neil Massa infant and Miss Abrell 80 Terre Haute noted plus multiple regional notices for additional deaths and memorials.
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Bedino Peace Chapel
Jess Thomas Dowling
Elm St
St. Anthony Hospital
Mary Dowling
Hazel Wood
Terre Haute
William
Indianapolis
Bertha M. Hendricks
S. 3Rd St
West Terre Haute
Homer
Hank” Hendricks
Las Vegas
Nev
Melissa
Bobby Jo
Sheryl McCandless
Robert W
Pontiac
Palm Funeral Home
N. Main St
John M. Reilly
S. 26Th St
Vincennes American Legion
Lawrenceville
Ill
Margaret
John Robert
Jennie Trench
Marian Grant
Jean Fuqua
Mary Pennington
Sarah Milross
Agnes Beck
Detroit
James
Clairsville
Ohio
Bedina Peace Chapel
Charles Lane
Memorial Park Cemetery
Vincennes
Friends
Martha Kuckewich
John E. McClure
Village Drive
Elizabethtown
U. S. Army
Wabash Fiber Box Co
Rose
Charlotte
St. Louis
Maurice
Jack R
San Antonio
Tex
Norman
Bowling Green
Tenn
Gene
Eddy
Hiawatha
Iowa
Mayme G
Stogsdill
Poplar St
Bedino Chapel
James Gibson
Neil David Massa
Paul Massa
S. 7Th St
Union Hospital
Glenn Fields
Pete Massa
Universal
Mary Massa
Hobart
Ind
Earl Wallace
Dennison
Corine Cruse
Pasquale Massa
Martha Dunkley
St. Mary’s Village
Melvin Meister
Roselawn Memorial Park
Fire damages Elks building and garage. minor injuries reported
The former Elks building suffered heavy heat damage with melted duct brackets and likely full heater replacement. Later, a garage at 1906 4th Ave sustained $1,500 damage from a separate blaze linked to Howard Hobbs auto repair activity. No serious injuries. one person received minor cuts. Fire units 7 and 10, and truck company 2 responded.
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Terrell
Elks
4Th Ave
Dilg
Northside
Richard L. Hooper
Howard Hobbs
19Th St
Hobbs
Hooper
Weather forecast shows sun and chill with rains and snow
Mostly sunny skies with colder temperatures projected Thursday. A band of rain or showers runs from southern Texas through the East Coast, turning to snow in northern New England. Snow flurries are forecast for the Great Lakes, southern New England, and parts of the western Plains and Southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
East Coast
New England
Great Lakes
Western Plains
Southwest
Mrs Poage Dies In Waco At 97
Mrs. W A Poage mother of Rep W R Poage D Texas chairman of the House Agriculture Committee died Wednesday at her home in Waco Texas the congressman's office announced
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W.A. Poage
Rep. W.R. Poage
D-Tex
House Agriculture Committee
Waco, Tex
Plane lands on U S 30 amid snowstorm near Ogallala
Vern Britchard of Clyde Kansas rode a snowbound engine failure into a small plane crash landing on busy U S 30. He steered to a motel parking lot where a desk clerk noted he was the first plane customer of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogallala
Neb
UPI
Vern Britchard
U.S. 30
Britchard
Clyde
Kan
Six Area Men To Enter Police Academy Jan. 10
Six area men join 97 Indiana State Police recruits entering the State Police Academy on January 10. Local candidates are Stephen Hose and Harry Armstrong of Rosedale and Robert Brandkamp Thomas Kough Charles Myers and William Walls of Terre Haute. Selection was from 1,400 applicants based on written tests physicals and interviews. After an April 1 training finish they join district posts. in June they go to Indianapolis for narcotics and organized crime training and two weeks final training before patrol car assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Police Academy
Stephen Hose
Harry Armstrong
Rosedale
Robert Brandkamp
Thomas Kough
Charles Myers
William Walls
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Malta braces for base pull as Britain flirtation wobbles
Malta faces economic shock if Britain withdraws its base. Lost rent and up to 13 million dollars yearly in serviceman spending threaten 6 000 unemployed and 6 500 dependents. Mintoff leans to Soviet bloc deals while Malta tilts toward Western Europe amid a narrow Labour majority and a close no confidence vote.
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Britain
Malta
Mintoff
Soviet Union
Seval
Libya
Europe
Nixon and Brandt Reveal United Front on Europe Talks
The leaders reported no disagreements and focused on East West relations, with brief talks on the Middle East India Pakistan and trade. Nixon plans visits with Sato in California and Italian leaders in Washington, while Brandt families head to Longboat Key Florida for a Gulf coast holiday.
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Middle East
Europe
Nixon
China
Soviet Union
Eisaku Sato
California
Washington
Brandt
Ruth
Gulf of Mexico
Longboat, Fla
Harlan called federalism a clean dividing line
Justice Potter Stewart eulogized John M. Harlan at his bedside describing him as a beloved brother and noble friend. Stewart praised Harlan’s generous spirit, courage, decency, and leadership as his family, including his daughter and sisters, gathered in his final hours. The article notes the Amazon River's vast length of 13,900 miles as a separate fact.
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Harlan
Potter Stewart
Stewart
Weekend weather outlook for Indiana and Illinois
Indiana forecasts snow north and rain or snow south Saturday with a few snow flurries north Sunday. Monday looks fair with highs in the 30s to 40s and lows from the upper 20s to mid 30s. Illinois remains mostly cloudy Saturday with snow north and rain south, colder Sunday with snow flurries north, and steadily cold Monday with variable temperatures across regions.
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Indiana
Illinois
Larrison Honored by Wabash Valley Press Club
Terre Haute mayor Leland Larrison, whose term ends Friday, was honored at a Wednesday social hour by 24 area press members. He received an appreciation award from Press Club President Carolyn Topps.
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Wabash Valley Press Club
Knights of Columbus
Terre Haute
Leland Larrison
Larrison
Press Club
Carolyn Topps
Harry Frey
Dave Piker
Greg Shaw
Weekend weather forecast altered by national service
The National Weather Service revised its New Year weekend forecast. Snow is now predicted for northern Indiana with rain or snow in the south on Saturday, and a few snow flurries in the north on Sunday. Monday should be fair. Heavy snow warnings cover central lower Michigan, not Indiana. Tonight will bring partial clearing and colder temperatures.
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National Weather Service
Indiana
Michigan
Writer Milner Dies in South Dakota After Long AP Career
Pierre South Dakota Harold S Lee Milner 61 former AP correspondent in charge of the Pierre bureau 1942 to 1962 except for three years of military service died late Wednesday Milner retired from the AP to become executive editor of the Rapid City Journal in South Dakota.
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Pierre
S.D
Harold S. “Lee” Milner
Spondent
Milner
Rapid City
Considerate thief returns car after honeymoon trip
In Lyon France a thief returned a stolen car to its owner 800 miles away after decorating it with lace and flowers. The 34 year old housewife Jo Gaschot found the car parked nearby with a telegram from the thief promising to return it soon. Police speculate a newlywed couple used the car for a honeymoon.
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Lyon
France
UPI
Josette Gaschot
Four Way Stop Near South Vigo Faces Monday Test
Vigo County Sheriff Albright says the four way stop at Davis Avenue and South 7th Street will face its real test when South Vigo High School resumes Monday. He notes 3 pm congestion stems from school dismissals and says signs on Davis Avenue slowed back ups while 7th Street kept moving. If traffic remains heavy, he will seek traffic signals.
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Davis Avenue
South 7Th Street
Vigo County
George Albright
Terre Haute
South Vigo High School
Albright
7Th Street
South Vigo
Judge Henry Ripstra Dies at Carle Clinic
Casey ill special report states Henry J Ripstra associate judge of the Illinois Fifth Judicial Circuit died Wednesday at Carle Clinic Urbana. Aged 66 he had long practiced law and served as a German war crimes judge after WWII. Survived by Ora two daughters Marjorie Broms and Lois Manning and brother Earl funeral Friday 2 pm Markwell Funeral Home cremation burial Casey Cumberland Cemetery
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Rockville
Ind
Ora Wesley Weaver
N. Erie St
New Albany
Tudor Funeral
Memory Garden
Fairview Park Methodist Church
Rossie Ellen
Emery Jackson
Bloomingdale
Thaddeus MecWhirt
Conway Springs
Kan
Clayton B. Whalen
Hyattsville
Elza Weaver
Ventura
Calif
Casey
Ill
Henry J. Ripstra
Carle Clinic
Urbana
Ripstra
E. Colorado
Germany
Ora
Marjorie Broms
Niles
Lois Manning
Phoenix
Ariz
Earl
Union City
Mich
Markwell Funeral Home
Harvey Dibrell
Casey-Cumberland Cemetery
Bett enbrock dairyman dies at 79 in Terre Haute
Theodore A Bettenbrock 79 of RR 31 S. Fruitridge Ave. died at home early Thursday. He ran Bettenbrock dairies for over four decades and served as Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Association president. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday at Patrick J. Ryan Funeral Home. burial Mt. Pleasant. Survivors include Marie widow son Arthur Terre Haute sister Mrs. Matilda Leminger Cory brother Rudolph Cory two grandchildren.
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Theodore A. Bettenbrock
S. Fruitridge Ave
Bettenbrock Dairies
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Association
Patrick J. Ryan
Loren Maxwell
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Air War Intensifies Amid Red Air Defenses and Cambodian Battles
U S air command reports heavy use of all weather aircraft guided by radar against North Vietnamese targets, including four MIG bases. Ground fighting continues in Cambodia near Phnom Penh with major thrusts along Highway 7 and a 39 day drive in Eastern Cambodia ending with South Vietnamese losses and equipment destruction.
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North Vietnam
United States
Mu Gia
Ban Karai
Ban Raving
Laos
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
Highway 7
Saigon
Phnom Penh
Prey Veng
Two Dead in Indiana 32 Head-On Collision Near Noblesville
Police report a Wednesday two car crash on Indiana 32 three-quarters mile west of Noblesville in Hamilton County killed 63 year old Leona Boyll Anderson and 67 year old Mrs Hall. The Hall vehicle skidded on rain slick pavement and into the second car.
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Anderson
Leona Boyll
Noblesville
Indiana
Hamilton County
Hall
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Mrs. Louis (Grace) Hart
Louis
Grace) Hart
Martinsville
Callahan Funeral Home
St. Margaret Mary’s Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Mrs
Lucy A. Neukom
7Th St
Meadows Manor
the Cross Funeral Home
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Neukom
Lafayette Ave
Grace United Methodist Church
Eleanor Watson
Clara Williams
Jane Neukom
Reba Neukom
Sheldon
Glendale
George B. Neukom
San Jose
Catherine Baker
Fort Knox
Catherine L. Steed
S. 22Nd St
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Living Rosary Society
Ann Smith
Maude Leidenger
St. Patrick’s Church
Funeral
Mayme G. Stogsdill
Abrell
So Abrell
Harrison Ave
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Osce
Linton
Ernestine Woodruff
Coal City
Gillis Memory Chapel
Rufus Bonner
John J. Stergar
Sacred Hearts Church
Lucy J
Sebastian
Lucy J. Sebastian
Culver City
Hutsonville
Thomas Funeral
Lester Dennison
Paris
Til
Lakeview Hospital
Danville
Verda
Robert
Bloomington
David
Kenneth
Mary Stoneburner
Ann Roberts
Ruth Willhelm
Kay Hall
Orlando
Fla
Linda Dennison
Dewey
Rodan Rol Stephenson
Helen Bramley
Albuquerque
N. M
Greenwell Funeral Home
Hugh Smith
City
Fay Frances Goodman
Dugger
Crawford St
Newkirk Funeral Home
Dugger Cemetery
Roger Cullison
Paul
Doris Rose Lovchuk
St. Clair Shores
Old Elks
T. H. Gas Corp
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Associated Press
New Orleans
High Oy
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Okla City
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Albu
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Helena
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Ore
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Tampa
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Snow
Des Moines
St.p
Trace
Michael C. Gillis
O. Cillis G& Sons Memory Chapel
Police
John Harlan
Amazon
THE
Revival Crusade
Evangelist Bob Rich
Johnstown
Calvary Temple
South 25Th St
Wm. D. Saunders
Pastor
Four Square Gospel Church
13Th and Elm Srs
Mt. Vernon
Christ
B.L. House
Henry I. Ripstra
T. A. Bettenbrock
BON Ton Meadows de
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