Fleet of New Right Hand Drive Trucks Modernizes Postal Fleet
Marion Perry reports on the Terre Haute Post Office adopting right hand drive sit stand trucks joining five pony express vehicles since 1956. The post office expands mechanization with satchel carts and ice cream carts for residential routes and introduces 13 scooter styled mailsters for foot routes to boost efficiency and parcel delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Greenwood
Terre Haute
Pony Express
Greenwood
Post Office Department
Frank Miklozek
UF Labor Group Sets Dinner Meeting in Terre Haute
United Fund's labor participation committee with 33 leaders will meet for dinner at the Terre Haute House at 6 p.m. Wednesday June 10. Claude Downey of the United Fund of Greater Indianapolis will speak on Labor's Role in Federated Fund-Raising. G M Peterson will present Indiana Health Foundation medical research program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Labor Participation Committee
Organized Labor
Terre Haute House
Burton L. Mains
Claude Downey
United Fund of
Greater Indianapolis
Downey
Mains
Indiana
G. M. Peterson
Indiana Health Foundation
Hospital aide fined for abusing patient in New Castle
A former New Castle State Hospital employee pleaded guilty to abusing a patient in City Court. Thomas Solomon, 29, received a $5 fine and a six month suspended jail term. Solomon resigned after the incident. Superintendent Dr. William E. Murray said he would have been fired if he had not quit. State Police investigated and filed the assault charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Ind
UPI
New Castle State Hospital
Thomas Solomon
William E. Murray
Murray
Solomon
Ausherman to Receive Bachelor of Divinity Degree
Paul R. Ausherman former pastor of Old Union Christian Church and current pastor at Fairfield Christian Church Kokomo will receive the Bachelor of Divinity degree on June 8 1959 from the Christian Theological Seminary Indianapolis He is noted for military service and numerous musical activities with soloist roles and choir work in his community
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. Ausherman
Old Union Christian Church
Fairfield Christian Church
Kokomo
Christian Theological Seminary
Indianapolis
Ausherman
Paul F. Ausherman
Otter Creek High School
Indiana State Teachers College
Chaplains Corps
U. S. Army
Central Christian Church
Boy Scouts
Old Union Church
Marilynn Riggleman
North Judson
Ind
Fairchild Church
Marla Kay
Carl Phillip
Juvenile Delinquency Stance Shown by Boy Scouts Leader
In San Francisco on June 4, Dr. Arthur A. Schuck, chief executive of the Boy Scouts of America, said juvenile delinquents often resist giving up delinquency, highlighting the appeal of delinquent behavior and the challenges of reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Arthur A. Schuck
Boy Scouts of America
Woman Marries After Rolls-Royce Promise
Ethel Sams 21 tells Tommy Harris 22 she will marry as soon as he owns a Rolls-Royce. They honeymoon today in a 1932 model limousine he bought for 112 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Land
UPI
Ethel Sams
Tommy Harris
Rolls-Royce
Mother Heard In Own Defense In Woolworth Case
The defense details a mother’s efforts to protect her son amid a burglary case tied to Woolworth store loot. She describes leaving home January 18 and returning with sacks of merchandise, claiming the items came from others and that she acted to shield her son. The state rests after Woolworth manager completes testimony. defense motions are denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Shipley
Oak Street
Maxie
Jack Mankin
Max
Sayre Company
Pepsi-Cola
Lloyd Raboin
F. W. Woolworth
Wabash Avenue
Defse
John A. Kesler
Ralph Berry
McCoy
Three-State Search Proves Futile for Iowa Penitentiary Escapees
Fort Madison Iowa June 4 officers combed a three state area around the southeast tip of Iowa for four desperadoes who engineered a daring escape from the Iowa Penitentiary. A 24 hour search failed to find any trace of the prisoners who tied up two guards and sawed through bars in cellblock 19. The escapees Lloyd Wodson Albert Boerger Robert Jones and Elun Girdler Jr were serving life for murder robbery burglary and other crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Iowa
Lawrence W. Smith
Larry H. Pickard
Smith
Lloyd Woodson
Quincey
Ill
Keokuk
Albert Boerger
Kansas City
Robert Jones
Cedar Rapids
Elun Girdler, Jr
Peoria
Scouts Invite Volunteers to Service Day at Camp Kriestenstein
Tom Davis Sr camp development chairman of the Wabash Valley Council BSA announces a Service Day at Camp Kriestenstein all day Saturday. Volunteers may participate all day or part of it bring your own lunch if staying past noon. The item notes Marines once formed a 32 piece brass band in 1802.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Davis
Wabash Valley Council
BSA
Camp Krietenstein
Davis
Bedford Names Ex-Chesterton Principal as New Bedford Superintendent
Elmer G. Dunbar after ten years as Chesterton High School principal will become Bedford School principal effective Aug. 1. He resigned over a discontinued expense allowance and other matters of principle, triggering mass resignations by most Chesterton teachers. Dunbar replaces Harmon Baldwin who left to head North Manchester schools. A Ripley County native, Dunbar graduated from Milan High School and earned degrees from Central Normal College and Indiana University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ind
Elmer G. Dunbar
Chesterton High School
Dunbar
Chesterton
Harmon Baldwin
North Manchester
Ripley County
Milan High School
Central Normal College
Indiana University
Doan's Pills Promise Fast Relief For Muscle Pain
Doan's Pills claim fast relief from muscular aches caused by overwork and stress. The ad urges readers to buy the new large size at druggists, promising deep relief, better sleep, and a mild diuretic action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasry Dean
Doan
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U. S. Marines
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