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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1957
Page
2
The head of the FBI says police pay is too low and officers lack adequate time off for court, uniforms often damaged, and minor damages rarely reimbursed. Some officers work outside jobs but directives forbid it. Terre Haute reports over 300 job-applications and a raised pay last year that quickly vanished into living costs.
The famed inventor Thomas A. Edison became the first man to hear his own voice reproduced, noting it differed from an echo. This landmark moment marked a milestone in sound recording history.
Rep. John C. Kluczynski of Illinois urged fellow members of Congress to attend this year's World Series in Chicago. He said he supports the league leading White Sox and spoke on the House floor Monday to extend the invitation.
Geneticists describe deaths and injuries from atomic testing and mutations. Muller calls continued testing a monstrous policy mistake and warns that any nuclear war would cause cataclysmic humanity ruin. Crow notes rising global radiation and no safe dose for reproductive cells. AEC says fallout radiation remains far below danger levels.
U S officials pledge a prompt trial with full counsel and rights for Girard under the U S Japanese security treaty. They cite access to evidence, counsel satisfactory to him, confrontation of witnesses, and government pay for defense. Japanese civilians gathered ammunition in the area and Girard fired an unapproved shot after enticement claims.
James V. Certain aged 44 of West Terre Haute died at 12 22 AM Tuesday at St Anthony Hospital. Survived by wife Vera daughter Marsha three sons James Jr William Rex, mother Mrs Sarah Certain and brother Harold, all in West Terre Haute. Funeral 1 30 PM Thursday at Bedino Chapel Valley with Rev Fred Foster. burial in Dunlap cemetery. He belonged to Odd Fellows Amico Lodge 707 Indiana Association of School Bus Drivers and Carpenters Local 133. Friends may call after 7 PM Tuesday.
Mrs Emma T Smith aged 72 died at 8 oclock Monday night at St Anthony Hospital. Survived by two sons George of Chicago John of Terre Haute two daughters Mrs Hazel Zienenbeck of Chicago and Mrs Groveretta Saylor of Terre Haute four brothers Charles and George Jacob of Terre Haute Joe Jacob of Evansville and Phillip Jacob of Los Angeles nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Body to J N Hickman Son Funeral Home.
Word arrives of Delbert D. Newby death at 3 PM Monday in Detroit Michigan. He formerly lived in Terre Haute and is survived by his mother Elizabeth Newby and two sisters Celia Powell and Hazal Smith in Detroit and Charleston West Virginia. The body will be brought to Thomas Funeral Home.
Mrs Elsie M Bodle aged 80 of 1440 Spruce Street dies at 8 30 in a local hospital. Survived by brother John Hauschild and sister Mrs Minnie V Giffel of Terre Haute and four nephews. Member of First E U B Church. Body to Gillis Memory Chapel.
Funeral services for Edith J Egnew age 75 who died Sunday will be held Wednesday at 8:30 am at Callahan Funeral Home. A requiem mass is set for 3 pm at St Patrick Church with a rosary at 8 pm Tuesday at Callahan Chapel. Burial will follow at Calvary cemetery.
Mrs. Normalee Wheeler, 30, died at 10 10 Monday morning at Freeman-Greene County Hospital. Survived by husband John Jack, son John K, parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hunley Sr, four sisters and three brothers. Service set for 2 PM Thursday at Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel with Rev. Harold Kartzat officiating. Burial in Fairview cemetery.
Carrie Mae Thompson of Hutsonville Illinois died Monday morning at Schmidt Clinic in Robinson at 76. Survived by husband Nick. daughters Esther Reynolds and Ethel Clements. sons Dean and Andy. siblings William A Thompson Nellie Cox. Service at First Methodist Church Hutsonville Wednesday at 2 PM CST with Rev Gleson Lagaw officiating. Burial Hutsonville Cemetery. The body to church one hour prior to services.
Clarence O. Griffith 52 of Rosedale died at Vermillion County Hospital Clinton at 7 AM Monday. Survived by wife Edna and sons Ernest Don and Jack in Navy San Diego, plus four sisters and a half sister. Body at Cottrell Williams Funeral Home with services Wednesday at 2 PM, Rev. G. Silver officiating. burial in Rosedale Cemetery.
Charles M. Trent aged 72 died from a Monday morning illness at his Sandborn residence. Survived by wife Merlie three sons Robert Freelandville Manford Dugger Ralph Hammond and three daughters Augusta Gilmore Mary Lambeth Rose Martin 14 grandchildren one great grandchild. Body at Newkirk Funeral Home with services at Morris Chapel Church Wednesday at 2 pm burial in adjoining cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Emma Hale 89 died at Vermillion County Hospital after a Monday morning illness. Survived by brother E P Lowry and sister Mrs Josie Foltz of Flint Michigan and by son Elgar. 10 grandchildren. Funeral at First Funeral Home then 1:30 PM Wednesday service by Rev. Enos Bruton. Burial Bono Cemetery south of Dana.
Martinsville Illinois June 4 funeral services for Mr and Mrs Charles Tarble Cocoa Beach Florida former Toledo Ohio residents killed in a car crash near Camilla Georgia will be at Greenwell Funeral Home burial in Cleone cemetery. Mr Tarble longtime Cumberland County farm adviser survived by brothers Van and Lee Tarble of Ohio Newton E Tarble of Los Angeles and sister Mrs Alice Mathis of Smith Center Kansas.
Warren K Bristow 55 a Paris postal employee for 28 years died Sunday at a Springfield hospital. Services will be at Ward-Sutton Funeral Home at 10 a m Wednesday with burial in Edgar Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Fern Anderson two sons Warren Edward of Springfield and Phillip of Fayetteville Arkansas his father J Frank Bristow of Paris a brother John of Paris and a half sister Mrs Clell Baggs of Paris.
Funeral services for 81 year old Charles Milton Perisho who died of a heart attack at home will be announced by Blume Funeral Home where the body is held. He is survived by five daughters including Mrs. Hazel Perry Mrs. Fern Cooper Mrs. Riola Johnson of Paris and Mrs. Eva Knight of Grand Rapids Michigan plus Mrs. Jean Anderson of Columbus.
Mrs Jennie Barton 89 former Clinton resident died at Suddeth Nursing Home Indianapolis. Funeral at First Funeral Home 3:30 Wednesday Rev Roy C Linberg officiating burial in Roselawn Memorial Park. Survived by three daughters Delilah Fuller Murial Waters Indianapolis and May Riggs Washington DC.
Handley calls for reorganizing Indiana schools to reduce costly policies and ease taxpayer burden. He blames current laws as ineffective and wants faster consolidation. Sen. Rus sell Bontrager to head a special committee with Mc Dermott Kizer Nash and Thayer as members.
The report notes a $133 000 buy of Glo for state autos to clear a stretch of Ind 100. Officials discuss moving dates and lingering occupancy terms. The case links to a broader probe of right of way sales for an Indianapolis expressway and immunity issues in a Senate hearing.
Sullivan Indiana June 4 7 Police ruled the fatal shooting of Levi B Hicks 65 a railroad foreman an accident Hicks body was found on tracks with a .22 bullet wound A 16 year old boy admitted shooting at birds near the scene and was not held
Samuel C. Crandell 73 a retired custodian at the Masonic Temple died Monday night at Wallace Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held 2 PM Wednesday at the Masonic Temple with burial in Highland Lawn Cemetery. Graveside rites by Past Masters of Social Lodge No 86 F A M. The body is at Martin Tearman Funeral Home with calling hours. He retired after 20 years at the temple and belonged to multiple Masonic bodies in Terre Haute. Surviving are a brother Daniel G. Crandell of Terre Haute and several nieces and nephews.
The obituary notes a resident of Rosedale with six sons Lloyd Leonard Robert James and others including twenty grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He belonged to Friendly Grove Baptist Church and his body was brought to Mattox for services.
Mrs Ella Lake Fontanet aged 77 of R R 2 Fontanet Ind died at 11 40 p m Monday night at the home of her daughter Mrs Mary Greenlees Bridgeton Ind She is survived by two sons Raymond Fontanet and Hova Toledo Ohio and four grandchildren The body was taken to the Mattox Funeral Home
John S. Terkosky 68 died Sunday. Funeral services set for 10:00 Wednesday at First Funeral Home with burial in Riverside cemetery.
Michael Smith, 15, of Kannapolis N C, caught eight fish at a single moment from a Kure Beach pier. The string baited together had been lost an hour earlier, then recovered.
Beck the labor leader stands accused in a federal case with two counts. Prosecutors say he and his wife underreported 1950 income on a joint return and misrepresented council expenses. Potential penalties include five years in prison and a $10,000 fine per count if convicted.
Three people were injured when a southbound car driven by Sanders collided with a northbound truck driven by Eugene McCauley at Route 41. McCauley escaped injury. All three occupants were admitted to Union Hospital with fair condition. Sanders sustained chin injuries and a fractured left arm. his wife and baby suffered injuries. The incident left both vehicles a total loss.
Economists testifying before the committee cautioned that easing tight money policies or enacting a substantial tax cut could trigger dangerous inflation in the current economy. They also warned that business activity is near a plateau with limited growth prospects ahead.
A travel article notes watermelons grown along the Tigris in Turkestan reaching as much as 275 pounds. The piece then ponders how such gigantic melons could be placed in a refrigerator.
Police arrested William W. Martin aged 48 in New York for disorderly conduct after spotting a tomahawk on his belt. He testified he was not on the warpath, explaining the hatchet was a tool of his trade as a pineapple crater.
T H Woman 21 and E Bedwell charged with second degree burglary in Vigo Circuit Court on Sept 29 1954. Oct 18 1954 the Corbys pleaded guilty. he sentenced to two to five years at the Indiana Reformatory and she placed on three years probation to care for their infant. Bedwells 24 and 19 years old received suspended two to five year terms on Dec 12 1954 after pleading guilty. County officials said Mrs Corby failed to care for her child as ordered and on Jan 25 1955 Judge Herbert R Criss sustained a probation petition.
Anderson and two other inmates escaped reportedly from the facility. Chief Deputy Sheriff James Elliott said no information on the escape had reached the local sheriff's office by mid Tuesday morning. The escapees named were Mrs Hanson and Mrs Margaren of Indianapolis, both serving time for bad check charges, with Hanson reportedly leaving the prison for a fourth time.
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