Indiana Municipal League pushes tax reform for cities
At a Indianapolis meeting Governor-elect George Craig heard the league's 1953 program for cities and towns. Proposals include tax exemptions and distribution of gross income cigarette and alcoholic taxes to municipalities. Mayors favored abolishing the state excise police and shifting liquor enforcement to local and county authorities.
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Indiana Municipal League
Ralph Tucker
Terre Haute
George Craig
Indianapolis
League
Tucker
Indiana
George N. Craig
Claypool
Craig
Cials
Tipsy Driving Charge Brings Heavy Fine
Arthur Ferguson pleaded guilty in City Court to intoxicated driving with license suspended 90 days and paid a fine of 61.75. He received a suspended 10 fine plus costs on the intoxication charge. Harold F. Brokaw faced assault and battery allegations from Norma Estele. testimony noted a Dec 23 incident and the court delayed ruling until Jan 30 with a warning.
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Arthur Ferguson
North Sixth Street
Harold F. Brokaw
Norma Estele
Brokaw
Estele
West Terre Haute businesswoman Margaret Richardson dies at 82
Margaret Jane Richardson 82 a pioneer West Terre Haute businesswoman died Wednesday at her home 20 Paris avenue She and her husband owned a general store since 1920 with her taking full operation after his 1940 death Surviving are daughter Mrs Florence Jiles four sons Albert James Hugh Norman eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren Burial was arranged at Bedino Chapel of the Valley
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Margaret Jane Richardson
West Terre Haute
Paris Avenue
Florence Jiles
Albert
James
Hugh
Norman
Terre Haute
Bedino Chapel
New City Attorney Appointed in Terre Haute
Mayor Ralph Tucker announces a new Terre Haute city attorney. The resignation of Clyde Randel dated January 1, 1953 is acknowledged with best wishes for recovery. The appointee, a native Terre Haute resident, is married with two children and a local officer with WW II service and leadership roles in civic and church organizations.
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Clyde
Terre Haute
Ralph Tucker
South Twenty-first Street
Zwerner
Garfield High School
Indiana University School of Business Administration
Indiana University School of Law
Nineteenth Infantry Regiment
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
William Penn Masonic Lodge
Exchange Club
Fire damages reach $700 at two homes
Total damage of 700 dollars occurred in a Wednesday fire at Fourth and Crawford streets. Firemen said the Alfred Sons residence at 325 Crawford street sustained 550 dollars in damage and the Pearl O’Connell home at 705 South Fourth sight about 150 dollars as the blaze spread between the two houses.
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Fourth
Crawford
Alfred Sons
Crawford Street
Pearl O’connell
South Fourth
Allied guns roar New Year as winter offensive looms
Allied officials assess Chinese threats as propaganda while reporting minor progress on Kumhwa Chorwon front. UN air strikes target Communist rear concentrations and supply hubs at Wollywon and Choak Tong as weather clears for intensified missions by the 5th Air Force.
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Kelly Hill
Kumhwa-Chorwon
Central Front
Old Baldy
United Nations
Wollywon
Sinanju
Choak-Tong
Uiji
Yalu River
Okinawa
Japan
Churchill Sets Sail for Talks With U.S. Leaders
Prime Minister Winston Churchill travels to meet U.S. leaders including President Truman and President Eisenhower. The visits trace a long pattern from the Atlantic Charter talks in 1941 to postwar diplomacy and the Fulton Iron Curtain speech era.
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Jary
John Foster Dulles
Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Congress
Atlantic
United States
Fulton, Mo
Truman
Eisenhower
Congressmen Quiz Acheson on UN Loyalty Checks
The State Department plans a new loyalty investigation system for UN employees who are U.S. citizens. FBI field checks will be extended to current and prospective UN workers who are U.S. nationals with derogatory findings triggering UN suspensions. An appeals process via the Loyalty Review Board will be provided for doubtful loyalists. The department re investigates personnel handling UN security information amid undisclosed charges against several officials.
Deaths Mrs Jose Murphy 90 former St Marys villager
Mrs Jose Murphy 90 former resident of St Marys village died at 6 15 pm Wednesday at the home of a daily 519 South Ninth Street She is survived by daughter Mrs Anna Wren sister Matilda Maloney two brothers Charles Bland and Edward Bland and several grandchildren The body was taken to P J Ryan & Sons Funeral Home with calling Thursday afternoon Services Saturday morning at 8 15 in Ryan Funeral Home and 9 o clock mass at St Marys Church St Mary of the Woods burial in St Marys Cemetery Rosary will be recited Friday at 7 30 pm at Ryan Chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose Murphy
St. Mary's Village
A da Ly
South Ninth Street
Anna Wren
St. Mary’s Village
Matilda Maloney
West Terre Haute
Charles Bland Edward Bland
Casey
P. J. Ryan & Sons
Mrs May Burk Rosenthal Dies In Fort Worth
Former Terre Haute resident Mrs May Burk Rosenthal died early Wednesday at her Fort Worth home. Surviving are husband Arthur E two daughters Mary Ann Patterson and Betty Carol Hobbs a son Billy mother Mrs Elizabeth Burk Terre Haute three brothers Louis R William J Burk Clay Burk sister Mrs Fay Mitchell and three grandchildren. Body to arrive in Terre Haute Thursday and be taken to Gillis Memory Chapel. Services set for Friday at 2 pm with burial in Highland Lawn cemetery.
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May Burk Rosenthal
Terre Haute
Fort Worth
Texas
Arthur E
Mary Ann Patterson
Betty Carol Hobbs
Billy
Elizabeth Burk
Louis R
William J. Burk
Clay Burk
Indianapolis
Fay Mitchell
Gillis Memory Chapel
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Mrs Cora Payne White dies at 64 in Sullivan Nursing Home
Mrs. Cora Payne White aged 64 of 1445 Fifth Avenue died Tuesday night at 7 50 in Sullivan Nursing Home. She is survived by husband Arthur. daughter Mrs Marie Fritz of Terre Haute. sons Vernon of Detroit and Henry in the Navy at Norfolk. seven grandchildren. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p m at Thomas Funeral Home with burial at Roselawn Memorial Park. Reading by Clifford Shandy. Friends may call after 6 p m Thursday.
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Cora Payne White
Fifth Avenue
Sullivan Nursing Home
Arthur White
Marie Fritz
Terre Haute
Vernon White
Detroit
Mich
Henry White
U.S. Navy
Norfolk
Thomas Funeral Home
Roselawn Memorial Park
Clifford Shandy
Mrs Anna Tuttle Dies At Union Hospital
Mrs Anna Tuttle aged 52 of 70 Home avenue died at 10 30 Tuesday morning at Union Hospital. She was a Moose Lodge auxiliary member and is survived by her sister Mrs Ernest Malcomson Leroy Minnesota and an uncle G H Hall Terre Haute. The body is at H P Martin Funeral Home with calling after 4 Wednesday. Funeral services at 10 30 Friday morning at the funeral home with burial in Highland Lawn cemetery.
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Anna Tuttle
Home Avenue
Union Hospital
Moose Lodge
Ernest Malcomson
Leroy
Minn
G. H. Hall
Terre Haute
H. P. Martin
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Peters Family Rites Set After Seattle Death
Word reached Donald Waltz of 2408 Spruce Street that Carl T. Peters died Sunday night in Seattle after a long illness. He leaves a daughter Mrs. Fred Willis of Seattle, Ortland and a son Carl A. Peters of Portland Oregon, six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The body will be moved to Albion Illinois for funeral services at 1 PM Saturday.
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Donald Waltz
Spruce Street
Carl T. Peters
Seattle
Wash
Fred Willis
Ortland
Carl A. Peters
Ore
Terre Haute
Albion
Ill
Funeral services for Mrs Isabelle Wyatt West
Mrs Isabelle Wyatt West aged 82 of 1900 South Seventh Street dies Tuesday. Funeral services will be at Cross Funeral Home at 10 AM Thursday conducted by Rev Dr Arthur D Dodgson. Body taken to Harrington Funeral Home Hazelton for 2:30 PM services. Buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery Hazelton.
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Isabelle Wyatt West
South Seventh Street
the Cross Funeral Home
Arthur D. Dodgson
Harrington Funeral Home
Hazelton
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Funeral services for Leo J. Jones
Funeral services for Leo J. Jones 55 will be held at Callahan Funeral Home at 8 30 Friday morning with requiem high mass at 9 at St Margaret Marys church. The rosary is 8 o clock Thursday evening at the funeral home. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
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Leo J. Jones
South Eleventh Street
Callahanuneral Home
St. Margaret Mary’s Church
Funeral
Calvary Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Stella Tevlin Binzer
Mrs Stella Tevlin Binzer died Monday night at 411 South Center. Funeral services will be held Friday at 8 30 am at P J Ryan and Sons Funeral Home followed by a 9 am solemn high mass at St Joseph's Church. Burial is in Calvary Cemetery with rosary recited Thursday at 7 30 pm at the funeral home.
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Stella Tevlin Binzer
South Center Street
P. J. Ryan & Sons Funeral Home
St. Joseph’s Church
Calvary Cemetery
Mervin C. Thompson Taken to Cross Funeral Home
The body of Mervin C. Thompson aged 46 who died Sunday night in Miami Florida arrived here Wednesday afternoon and was taken to Cross Funeral Home. Funeral services are set for 1 30 Thursday afternoon with Rev Clyde Rodabaugh officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery.
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Mervin C. Thompson
Miami
Fla
the Cross Funeral Home
Clyde Rodabaugh
Oak Hill Cemetery
Private Funeral For David C. Uzzell at Kang Bracken
Private funeral services for David C. Uzzell aged 74 who died Saturday night at his residence 1316 South Fourteenth Street will be held Friday at 10 o'clock at Kang Bracken Funeral Home. E. B. Phillips will officiate. Burial will follow in Grandview Cemetery.
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David C. Uzzell
South Fourteenth Street
Kang & Bracken
E. B. Phillips
Grandview Cemetery
Funeral services for Charles Lawson in Seelyville
Funeral services for 78 year old Charles Lawson who died Monday night at the family home in Seelyville will be held at 1 p m Thursday at the Gillis Memory Chapel Burial will take place in Oak Hill cemetery
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Charles Lawson
Seelyville
Gillis Memory Chapel
Oak Hill Cemetery
George Dewey Albright Dies in Brazil Indiana
George Dewey Albright a 54 year old cay worker died at his home 803 South Leavitt street Tuesday He was a member of the Knightsville Masonic Lodge and the Benwood Evangelical United Brethren Church Surviving are his widow Mrs Crystal Albright one son Charles A Albright of Brazil one daughter Mrs Roland Hill of Brazil his mother Mrs Elizabeth Albright of Brazil one sister Mrs Lottie Targett of Terre Haute two brothers Albright of Van Buren township and Henry Albright of Brazil and three grandchildren Funeral services will be held at 2 o clock Thursday afternoon at the Miller and Sons Funeral Home with the Rev Robert Shanklin officiating and burial in Cottage Hill Cemetery The Knightsville Masonic Lodge will have charge of the ritualistic service.
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Brazil
Ind
George Dewey Albright
Cay
South Leavitt Street
Knightsville
Terre Haute
Albright
van Buren Township
Henry Albright
Miller & Sons’ Funeral Home
Robert Shanklin
Cottage Hill
Knightsville Masonic Lodge
Paris
Edgar O. Shields
South Central Avenue
Paris Hospital
The
Ward Funeral Home
Edgar Cemetery
Chicago
Burlington Railroad
Vermilion
Lois
Bertha Downing
Prairie Lodge
Paris Masons
Infant grandson dies in Tamms area funeral set
Clinton Indiana residents Mr and Mrs Guy Morris report the death of their infant grandson Philip Leon Honey. He died Tuesday at his parents James L Honey and Loretta Dean Honey in Tamms. Survived by extensive family including Frank Heney Tamms and T B Morris Riley. Funeral services and burial in Tamms.
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Clinton
Ind
Ieee
Guy Morris
R. 2
Philip Leon Honey
James L. Honey
Tamms
T. B. Morris
Riley
E. J. Bozarth
West Terre Haute
Viola Harkness
RR. 2
Deaths of Lewis Kalber and Edgar Shields in Indiana towns
Lewis J Kalber 81 of Terre Haute route died at Bridgewater Nursing Home Brazil Indiana. Survived by four sisters, a brother, seven grandchildren and a funeral at Miller Son Funeral Home with burial in Stearleyville Cemetery. Edgar O Shields 73 of Paris Illinois died at Paris Hospital. Survived by widow Lois and sister Bertha Downing with Mason lodge affiliation. services at Ward Funeral Home with burial in Edgar Cemetery.
Funeral services set for Mrs Grace Buehler of Marshall
Mrs Grace Buehler 64 of Marshall died in a car crash east of town yesterday afternoon. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 30 pm at Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church southeast of Marshall with Rev E C Kunce officiating. Burial in church cemetery. She is survived by husband Will a son Bill three sisters Chris Imle Mrs Joe Davidson and Mrs Albert Tingley and a brother John Finkbiner.
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Marshall
Ill
Grace Buehler
Here
Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church
E. C. Kunce
Will
Bill
Chris Imle
Joe Davidson
Albert Tingley
John Finkbiner
Memorial for former Montezuma engineer in Ark death
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad engineer formerly of Montezuma died at his Hot Springs Arkansas home. He was a member of Montezuma Lodge 89 F and A M. Surviving is a son Frank Blount of Oregon. Body brought to Brown Funeral Home for 10 o'clock Friday services. Burial in Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Montezuma
Hot Springs
Ark
Montezuma E 89
F.&a.m
Frank Blount
Ore
Brown Funeral Home
Crown Hill Cemetery
Indianapolis
Funeral services for Anton Bertetto held in Clinton
Anton Bertetto of Blanford died Monday at home aged 74. Funeral services are set for 2 PM Saturday at Karanovich Funeral Home with burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Clinton LO. O. F. Lodge will conduct graveside rites. Friends may gather after 7 PM Thursday at the funeral home.
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Clinton
Ind
Anton Bertetto
Blanford
Karanovich
Walnut Grove
LO. O. F. Lodge
Death notices for Cash and Jackson twins in Indiana and Kentucky
Charles H. Cash 84 dies at 510 South Main Paris with widow Ida and five children named plus a brother in Paris. Funeral at Paris Presbyterian Church Thursday, Edgar Cemetery burial. body to Blume Funeral Home. Carl C. Jackson 21 of Blanford dies in head-on crash near Henderson Ky. Services Thursday 1 30 at First Funeral Home with burial Walnut Grove Cemetery.
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Clinton
Ind
Carl C. Jackson
Blanford
U. S. 41
Henderson
Roy C. Linberg
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Blanche Ellis
Funeral services for Mrs Blanche Ellis 50 of Indianapolis will be at 1 30 pm Thursday at Welch and Cornett Funeral Home Linton Rev Sam Tuttle officiating Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
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Linton
Ind
Blanche Ellis
Indianapolis
Welch and Cornett
Sam Tuttle
Fairview Cemetery
Funeral services set for John Lloyd Batey in Sullivan
Funeral services for John Lloyd Batey aged 64 formerly of Sullivan County will be held at 3 p m Thursday at Billman Mortuary Sullivan Rev E E Aldrich officiating burial will be in Center Ridge Cemetery He died at his home in Canton Ohio
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Sullivan
Ind
John Lloyd Batey
Sullivan County
Canton
Ohio
Billman
E. E. Aldrich
Center Ridge Cemetery
Worcester student teaches Sunday school in hometown
George R. May, 19, a medical corps student at the U S Naval Training Center Bainbridge Maryland, makes a 700 mile weekend round trip to teach a Sunday school class for a couple of hours at Wesley Methodist Church in Worcester Massachusetts.
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Worcester
Mass
George R. May
Medical Corps School
U.S. Naval Training Center
Bainbridge
Wesley Methodist Church
Teens Arrested for Bogus Checks At Denver Stores
Two teenage boys were arrested on suspicion of cashing 105 dollars in fake checks at downtown Denver shops. They told officers they learned to forge checks in arithmetic class.
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Denver
January Weather Outlook for the United States
The Weather Bureau forecast for January calls for temperatures below normal in the eastern third and the Gulf states, above normal in most of the rest of the nation, with the far western region near normal. The report was issued as part of its 30 day outlook.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
U.S
Gulf States
Far West
First U.S. Building Built for Astronomy Near Philadelphia
A historic structure near Philadelphia, the nation’s first building purpose built for astronomical observations, marks a milestone in U.S. science architecture and research infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Philadelphia
Legislature Restructuring Listing State Departments
The document outlines proposed reorganization across agencies including correctional institutions under a central parole board, Highway Department, public harbors and toll authorities, Department of Education, Budget and Finance, Labor, Public Welfare, Conservation, and Adjutant General duties such as national guard and civil defense and war memorials. It specifies current heads and boards like state superintendent, School Survey Commission, and Welfare Board as part of the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Highway Administration and Enginering
Board of Public Harbors and Terminals
Department of Education
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
School Survey Commission
School Building Authority
School Bus Commission
Budget and Finance Department
Board of Finance
Board of Revenue
Department of Labor
Department of Public Welfare
State Welfare Board
Department of Conservation
Adjutant General — National Guard
Civil Defense Affairs
Assam region records extreme rainfall in a year
The Assam area of India experienced a record yearly rainfall of 805 inches, making it the wettest region in the world for that year.
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Assam
India
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