Boston Maestro Serge Koussevitzky Dies at 77
Iconic conductor Serge Koussevitzky, long a Boston Symphony leader and Berkshire Music Center mentor, dies at 77 after illness from a virus and a cerebral hemorrhage. He helped launch American works and supported Leonard Bernstein and Eleazar De Carvalho.
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Boston
Serge A. Koussevitzky
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Phoenix
Ariz
Europe
New England Medical Center
Boris Goldovsky
Koussevitzky
Berkshire Music Center
Tanglewood
Lenox
Mass
Ravel
Prokofieff
Honegger
Shostakovitch
Leonard Bernstein
Eleazar de Carvalho
Koussevitzky Foundation, Inc
Mother Grabs Paddle in clash with Principal at Hart Junior High
In Cleveland on June 5, Bernice Smey, 40, was called to Municipal Court on charges after she grabbed a wooden paddle and struck principal James B. Fenwick, 55, in his office. Fenwick had paddled her son Danny, 14, previously for misconduct, and Smey said she took the paddle and left with it after a heated exchange. The incident ended with both sides bruised and a potential maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $200 fine.
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Cleveland
James B. Fenwick
Albert Bushnell Hart Junior High School
Fenwick
Bernice Smey
Danny
E. E. Butterfield
Sees Germany hard to convert to democracy
Chester S. Wright, U S resident officer in Munich, says democracy for Germany is possible but costly. He spoke to Terre Haute Rotary Tuesday at the Terre Haute House, praising German character and urging guidance. Next week the club honors Public Service Company of Indiana with R A Gallagher as guest.
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Chester S. Wright
U.S
Munich
Germany
Terre Haute House
Wright
Rotary Club
Terre Haute
Arson Guilty Plea Leads to 1 to 3 Year Sentence
John J. Connelly 47 waived arraignment and pleaded guilty in Vigo Circuit Court to arson for setting fire April 9 1951 at his home 316 North Thirteenth Street. Judge Herbert R. Criss sentenced him to 1 to 3 years in Indiana State Prison and ordered costs. Prosecutors said he scattered papers and started the blaze and his intoxication was noted as a possible factor.
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John J. Connelly
North Thirteenth Street
Vigo
Herbert R. Criss
Connelly
Indiana State Prison
Two Boys Drown in Bremen Gravel Pit
In Plymouth Indiana on June 5 two Bremen boys, Lawrence Sherk and Kent Rottmiller, drowned attempting to rescue each other after Kent fell from a raft on a mossy gravel pit. Robert Miller 8, also of Bremen, reported the incident. Sherk's body was recovered about an hour later by the Bremen fire department.
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Plymouth
Ind
Larry Sherk
Bremen
Kent Rottmiller
Robert Miller
Rottmiller
Moss
Sherk
Miller
Lost Creek 4-H Club to meet at Green School
The Lost Creek boys 4-H Club will hold an important meeting at Green School at 8 p.m. DST Tuesday. All members urged to attend.
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Lost Creek
Divorces Granted and Filed in Superior Court No 2
Judge Pro Tem John H Beasley in Superior Court No 2 granted Edna A Bledsoe a divorce from Norman Bledsoe and Lois Jane Goings a divorce from Ernest Goings with custody of a minor. James J Roddy was granted a divorce from Rosalee Roddy. Three new divorce cases were filed. Bonnie Alice Buchanan seeks a divorce from Elijah Buchanan alleging cruel treatment. they married June 10 1946 and separated March 1 1951. Robert C Copher seeks a divorce from Juanita Dopher. married May 24 1941 and separated June 5 1951. Mary Elzora Robson filed for divorce from John W Robson seeking custody and property rights. married Feb 25 1949 and separated June 1 1951.
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John H. Beasley
Edna A. Bledsoe
Norman Bledsoe
Lois Jane Goings
Ernest Goings
James J. Roddy
Rosalee Roddy
Bonnie Alice Buchanan
Elijah Buchanan
Robert C. Copher
Juanita Dopher
Mary Elzora Robson
John W. Robson
Former State Tax Board Member Dies in Greenfield
Greenfield Ind June 5 William A Hough a retired attorney and former member of the state tax board died at his home He would have been 86 next Thursday He was a cousin of Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley and was a widely known Riley lecturer He was a native of Greenfield His widow and a daughter survive
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Greenfield
Ind
William A. Hough
State Tax Board
James Whitcomb Riley
Riley
Bomb at junk yard in Tokyo kills four injures three
A bomb exploded at a junk dealer’s yard near Kyodo today killing four people and injuring three. The device had been collected from a nearby beach. A woman waiting to sell three more salvaged bombs was nearby when the blast occurred.
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Tokyo
Kyodo
Latvian Refugee Family Finds First Home Near Terre Haute
An arriving Latvian refugee family, Mr and Mrs Beitans and their four year old son, settle in Terre Haute after displacement in Germany. They will live on the J J Moser farm ten miles north and Mr Beitans will work at the Moser pump shop, reuniting with relatives already in the area.
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August Beitans
Terre Haute
Europe
Dzelme
E. W. McCullough
South Seventh Street
Beitans
Paul Murans
North Seventh Street
Mr. Beitans
Adele
America
J. J. Moser
Moser
May county fees total 2419.96 in Vigo County records
Howard O Laughlin filed a report with County Auditor Joseph G Jones showing Vigo County May fees totaling 2419.96 dollars. Sheriff Trierweiler received 234.66 dollars in fees, Prosecutor Jett 115, court costs 786.80, marriage licenses 156, miscellaneous 23.50, county docket 10, state docket 1019, and fines 75.
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Howard O’laughlin
Joseph G. Jones
John Trierweiler
John R. Jett
Circuit
Superior Court
Indiana Dentistry graduate wins Omicron Kappa Upsilon honor
Robert Holstein of 120 Monroe Boulevard, 1951 Indiana School of Dentistry senior, received a membership key from Omicron Kappa Upsilon during honors day. He will receive his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at June 18 commencement on the Bloomington campus.
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Robert Holstein
Monroe Boulevard
Indiana School of Dentistry
Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Society
Bloomington
Holstein
Cabbage Comes In White Red And Green
A brief note describes cabbage varieties in three colors white red and green highlighting the range of hues.
Alumni Senior Day at Indiana State Teachers College Weekend
Herbert Lamb will lead Alumni Association events during Alumni Senior Day at Indiana State Teachers College. The weekend marks the start of final commencement activities with 80th June class graduation set for Sunday evening. Lamb, class of 1927 president, helped inaugurate the Book and Torch ceremony and will again lead with John F. Preston, class of 1951, at the banquet and related ceremonies.
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Herbert Lamb
College Gymnasium
Alumni Association
Indiana State Teachers College
Lamb
Edgar Webb
John F. Preston
Shafer Heads City Lawyers
Terre Haute bar association members in Superior Court named new officers for the year. Paul R. Shafer was elected president with Thomas Miles Patrick as vice president Frank Crawford as secretary and George Ira Kisner as treasurer. Shafer announced mailouts for picnic committee members and the picnic date.
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Terre Haute Bar Association
Superior Court
Paul R. Shafer
Thomas Miles Patrick
Frank Crawford
George Ira Kisner
Shafer
Fugitive Arrest of Forrest Rukes in Vigo County Case
Detectives Porter and Seward arrested Forrest Rukes 56 at his North Sixth Street residence Tuesday on a fugitive charge. He was jailed in Vigo County and held for Parke County sheriff on a petit larceny warrant.
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Forrest Rukes
North Sixth Street
Porter and Seward
Rukes
Vigo County
Parke County
Kokomo Boy Drowns While Crossing Wildcat Creek
George Coates Jr, 14, of Kokomo drowned when swept into deep water while attempting to wade Wildcat Creek. Fire department recovered the body but could not revive him.
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Kokomo
U.P
George Coates, Jr
Wildcat Creek
OPS Plans Community by Community Grocery Pricing
The Office of Price Stabilization will start in about 30 days a local pricing program for 15 to 20 processed grocery items. No rationing is planned. ceiling prices will be posted by merchants to reflect local conditions.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Michael V. DiSalle
OPA
DiSalle
United Labor Policy Committee
C.I.O
A.F.L
Vega to be pole star in 13000 years finds expert says
An astronomer at the University of Michigan explains that Vega the bluish star will become the pole star in about 13 000 years as the earths axis points in a different direction.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
U.P
Vega
University of Michigan
House Passes Trade Bill Tightens Reciprocal Trade Rules
Washington June 5 The House unanimously approved and sent to the White House legislation tightening limits on the reciprocal trade program as the current act nears expiration June 12. Compromise extension to June 12, 1953 cleared by Senate requires presidential reporting when trade pacts exceed the tariff commission peril point.
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U.P
House
White House
Senate House
Truman
Senate
Congress
Traiff Commission
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