Good and Bad News On World Situation
The column surveys international events from the week. It notes exchanges with China freeing airmen and China’s apparent openness, Tito seeking non aligned talks, Japan seeking wary ties with Russia, Queen Elizabeth II amid a British rail strike, France facing Tunisia and Morocco turmoil, Algeria terrorism, and East Berlin cutting telephone links to the West, risking rail and passenger service for 15 million riders.
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Britain
France
Tunisia
Morocco
Edgar Faure
Algeria
West
Berlin
East Berlin
Red East Berlin
West Berlin
Smoke Remedy Shows Progress in Terre Haute
Smoke abatement engineer Herman H. Compton submitted to Mayor Ralph Tucker a report on the city smoke ordinance passed in May 1948 for a twenty year term. The document cites widespread adoption of oil fuels, new boilers, underfeed stokers in schools and fire stations, and installations at Indiana State Teachers College and multiple companies, with further engine and boiler updates planned.
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Herman H. Compton
Terre Haute
Ralph Tucker
Mr. Compton
Espe- Illinois Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central Railroad
Deming School
Quaker Maid
Wadley & Co
Union Laundry
Montgomery Ward
Hamilton-Harris Tobacco Company
Senters Motor Company
Indiana Furniture Company
Ohio Oil Company
Five Enlist In Armed Services
The U S Army recruiting station announced five enlistments on Friday. Two women joined the WAC, and three men enlisted in the regular Army for three years. Recruits include Jeanette Cleveland 18 Leah Rae Davis 18 Delbert Tresner 19 Archie L Steele 20 and Charles D Flowers 18 all from Indiana addresses. They will attend Diesel Repair School at Fort Belvoir Virginia.
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U. S. Army
WAC
Jeanette Cleveland
South Twenty-sixth Street
Leah Rae Davis
Rosedale
Charles D. Flowers
R. R
West Terre Haute
Delbert Tresner
Archie L. Steele
New Goshen
Ind
Fort Belvoir
Mayer widow leaves estate of about one million
Mrs. Margaret Mayer former wife of Louis B. Mayer died May 21 at 71. Her probate filing shows a will valuing the estate at roughly a million dollars with more than 600000 in bequests to relatives friends employees and charities.
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Los Angeles
Margaret Mayer
Louis B. Mayer
Actress Martha Vickers Gives Birth To Daughter
Hollywood reports actress Martha Vickers wife of actor Manuel Rojas welcomed a daughter weighing six pounds three ounces on Thursday.
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Hollywood
Martha Vickers
Manuel Rojas
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post 972 To Install Officers
New officers of Lawton VFW Post 972 and its Ladies Auxiliary will be installed at 8 pm Friday in a joint ceremony at the post home 31 South Thirteenth Street. Dinner precedes the event at Judy's Dinner Club 618 Swan Street at 6:30 pm. Carroll Price to be installed as commander succeeding Ray McManus.
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Lawton Byrum
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ladies’ Auxiliary
South Thirteenth Street
Judy’s Dinner Club
Swan Street
Carroll Price
Ray McManus
Local American Legion post elects officers and appointees
Price serves as senior vice commander and chaplain and chairs membership in the past year. Terre Haute resident lists officers including Beaman, Minton, Petty, Albright, Daughterty, Lenor, and Gossom with various roles. Appointive roles fill by Hovey, Mefford, Reed, Harper, Guhl, Wilson, Campbell, Miller, Sawyer, Neukom, Benning, Snapp, Smith, Malooley, and others. Auxiliary installs Buck Mefford as president with women officers named Nette, Friend, Metcalf, Cardinal, Price, Martin, Cooper, Cory, and Fears.
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Eli Malooley
Ben Daughterty
Buck Mefford
George Nette
Harold Friend
Bonnie Metcalf
Frank Cardinal
Carroll Price
J. M. Martin
Jessie Cooper
William Cory
James Fears
Definition of viva voce vote in the House
A viva voce vote in the House of Representatives is a roll call style ballot where members answer orally. The term describes a non-recorded voice vote though in some cases a recorded tally may be kept.
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House of Representatives
Boat in Attic Revives 271-Foot Craft From Kenmore
Fredericksburg, June 3. A 271 foot boat built 73 years ago by William K. Howard near Kenmore, a home once linked to George Washington’s sister, remained in an attic since a 20 year old Howard could not widen a small window. Robert Frink, Kenmore director, plans to contact Howard's descendants before any removal.
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Fredericksburg
William K. Howard
Kenmore
George Washington
Howard
Robert Frink
Indianapolis Crime Wave Arouses Public
The statement from two business groups denounces violence in labor union disputes in Indianapolis. It cites four explosive incidents in 16 months and brick attacks on trucks, warning of potential widespread destruction on the south side. The note recalls a past killing linked to union members and calls for relentless pursuit of those responsible with rewards of 5000 dollars each.
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Indianapolis
Harrison Firemen to Meet Tonight and Saturday
Meeting of the Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Department companies is scheduled with demonstrations. Company No. 2 on the north side will gather at 6:30 tonight at Rankin Junior High School on Nineteenth Street and Prairie Avenue. Company No. 1 on the south side will meet at 3:30 Saturday afternoon at Thornton Junior High School on Twenty-ninth Street and College Avenue.
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Harrison Township
North Side
Rankin Junior High School
Nineteenth Street
Prairie Avenue
South Side
Thornton Junior High
Memorial Service at Shirley Cemetery Sunday
Memorial services will be held at Shirley Cemetery Sunday at 2:30 P M DST. The Rev Harold Schneider of the First Christian Church of Clinton will give the address.
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Shirley Cemetery
D.S.T
Harold Schneider
The
First Christian Church of
Clinton
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