American Brass to Break Ground in Terre Haute Plant
Anaconda Company announces a 315 acre Otter Creek site four miles north of downtown Terre Haute for a new aluminum mill. Construction costs exceed 25 million dollars with production slated for the third quarter of 1957 and 1000 local jobs planned. Earth moving begins next month. steel erection in October. equipment delivery by spring 1957.
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Anaconda Company
Montana
Otter Creek Township
Terre Haute
Anaconda
Wilbur Jurden
W. M. Healy
Columbia Falls
Mont
Coe
Connecticut
Kentucky School for the Blind Graduates One This Year
Louisville June 6 Kentucky School for the Blind has only one high school graduate this year. Miss Capla Mae Warfield of Henderson will receive her diploma at tonight’s commencement address by Dr Whitney M Young president of Lincoln Institute. The dwindling number reflects integration into local public schools where feasible.
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Louisville
Kentucky School For the Blind
Capla Mae Warfield
Henderson
Whitney M. Young
Lincoln Institute
Mattoon Plant Hosts Open House Preview Event
Executives and their wives from Mattoon Illinois toured the new American Metal and Hose Division plant which has just begun production. A similar preview event was held there yesterday as the open house for the general public was scheduled for today.
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Mattoon
Ill
American Metal and Hose Division
Murdock Trial In Sullivan County Set For July 2
Sullivan Ind June 6 James Melvin Murdock, charged with assault with intent to kill and auto banditry, is set for trial July 2 after being turned over to Sullivan authorities. He allegedly fired on his former mother in law Mrs Gerald Bennett near Sullivan May 9, and admitted stealing cars in Chicago and Terre Haute before his arrest.
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Sullivan
Ind
James Melvin Murdock
Murdock
Gerald Bennett
Chicago
Dugger
Terre Haute
Sullivan County
Sullivan City Court Actions And School Lunch Meeting
Theodore Overman of Sullivan was fined 30 dollars for vagrancy by Police Chief George Scott and sent to the Indiana State Farm. Mayor Arnold Ford levied 16 dollars in public intoxication fines on Otis Slader and Tom Stearley. Delbert Palmer was arrested by Sheriff Harold Conner in Shelburn. A public meeting Friday at 2 p.m. in the REMC Building will discuss organizing a Sullivan County School Food Service Association led by Barbara Tingley to promote a beneficial lunch program.
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Sullivan
Ind
Theodore Overman
George Scott
Indiana State Farm
Arnold Ford
Otis Slader
Tom Stearley
Gerald Skinner
Delbert Palmer
Harold Conner
Shelburn
Sullivan Circuit Court Grants Divorces and Notes Two Suits
Judge Joe Lowdermilk grants a divorce to John L. Edwards from Ollie Edwards in Sullivan Circuit Court. Phyllis C. Tague seeks divorce from Ray E. Tague, married July 30 1953 and separated May 30, alleging cruel treatment. court orders $20 weekly child support. Ellen Heady sues Eli Heady Jr. for divorce. married May 23 1956 and separated June 4 1956. seeks restoration of maiden name Spencer.
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Sullivan
Ind
Joe Lowdermilk
John L. Edwards
Ollie Edwards
Sullivan Circuit
Herbert Watson
Phyllis C. Tague
Ray E. Tague
Ellen Heady
Eli Heady, Jr
Spencer
Lefebvre First-Bat Home Run Shocks Browns Boss
Brown University coach Wilford Lefebvre nicknamed Lefty hit a home run in his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox against Washington in June 1938. Lefebvre was a pitcher and a notable rookie in baseball history.
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Providence
R. I
Brown University
Wilford
Lefebvre
Boston Red Sox
Washington
Two Take Lie Tests In Death Of Chicago Woman
McClane and Miss Rita McGraw faced lie detector tests after the Club 66 shooting that killed Mrs. Davenjay in South Bend area. McGraw, 23, Greensburg, Pa., and McClane dated, with McClane later involved with Mrs. Davenjay. Police question alibi at 1 a.m. and a hotel bar call around 2 a.m. remain under scrutiny.
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Chicago
McClane
Davenjay
Rita McGraw
Greensburg
Miss McGraw
Lima
Ohio
South Bend
Club
Here
McClaine
Pears
State Line
Indiana Weather Warms Slowly Across State
The weatherman predicts gradual warmth with highs between 82 and 85 in Indiana. Through Saturday conditions rise to 85 statewide with increasing humidity and a five day outlook showing above normal highs and scattered showers late weekend. Temperatures ranged from 80 to 85 Tuesday, dipping to the 50s at night with lows near 60 later. Thursday sees partial cloudiness. Friday brings partly cloudy skies and scattered northern thundershowers.
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Indiana
Hoosierland
Mercury
Teacher shot and killed in Cyprus ambush near Limassol school
In Limassol a British school teacher and a taxi driver were attacked by four Greek Cypriot gunmen in front of a school. The teacher died en route to hospital after firing back and wounding no one. the taxi driver was wounded.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Limassol
Wisconsin Highway Death Toll Reaches 932 in 1955
In 1955 Wisconsin recorded a peak highway death toll of 932. Traffic fatalities occurred at an alarming rate, averaging one fatality every 9 percent of an hour, highlighting a severe road safety crisis for the year.
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Wisconsin
Soviet Jet Car Reaches 186 MPH in Moscow
Red engineers unveil an experimental pure jet automobile that can reach speeds up to 186 miles per hour, according to Pioneer Pravda in Moscow on June 6.
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Moscow
Pravda
Steel Contract Talks Move to New York City
In New York on June 6 representatives of 650000 steel workers and 172 steel companies opened talks to avert a crippling strike as the June 30 contract deadline nears. Negotiators from U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic meet on neutral ground amid booming production and high sales as unions seek wage gains around 20 to 60 cents per hour.
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New York
Wits
United Steelworkers of America
Pittsburgh
U.S.W
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
Thomas Campbell
The
Iron Age
Authoritative
American Iron and Steel Institute
West Terre Haute Board approves street lighting raise
West Terre Haute officials meet with James Keith presiding. Gil Bedino elected to the school board, replacing Charles Price, to serve August 1. The board approves ordinance No. 3 raising street lighting rates and accepts Hargis and Son bids for four street maintenance projects, with a fifth left for later. Nearby visitors include Thomas Currey. In personal news, Mr and Mrs William Gilbert Jett welcome daughter Willa Jean at St Anthony Hospital weighing 4 pounds 12 ounces.
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West Terre Haute
Ind
James Keith
Gil Bedino
Bedino
Charles Price
Public Service Co
Indiana
Hargis and Son
Thomas Currey
Sugar Creek
William Gilbert Jett
Miller Avenue
Willa Jean
St. Anthony Hospital
Jetts
Judith Kay
Community notices and health illness report from Union Hospital
Mrs Jett is the former Mary Banta of Henry H Fennell of 630 South Sixth street is seriously ill in the Union Hospital in Room 406 and has been on oxygen since a heart attack last Saturday. Robert Wayne Miller an 8 year old son is in St Anthony Hospital with a broken elbow in Room 427 awaiting letters from schoolmates. Sunshine Sisters of the West Terre Haute EUB Church meet Thursday evening in the church social room with Aud rey Hodgers Lucele Nash Bertha Gay Crombie and Georgia Klinge hosting. Mrs Grace Graves Darrell Mathias and sons Jimmy and Tommy of Marion Heights depart June 6 for Fort Lauderdale Florida visiting relatives including Debra Kay born May 21.
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Henry H. Fennell
South Sixth Street
Union Hospital
Sunshine Sisters
West Terre Haute E.U.B
Mesdames
Audrey Hodgers
Lucele Nash
Bertha Gay Crombie
Georgia Klinge
Grace Graves
Darrell Mathias
Jimmy
Tommy
Marion Heights
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Ben Newton
Thomas Lunsford
Debra Kay
Beeswax Used by Auto Makers for Wire Insulation and Lubricants
Beeswax serves automotive industry as a component for wire insulation adhesives and lubricants. It supports manufacturing by enhancing insulation strength stickiness and protective coatings across various vehicle systems.
Spurrier Promoted at D X Sunray Oil Eastern Division
E. E. Marsan announced three promotions within D X Sunray Oils Eastern Division. J D Spurrier becomes sales promotion manager after 22 years with the company and prior work as a territory salesman based in New Castle. C W Dixon transfers to Terre Haute as distributor district sales manager. E F DeLacy is promoted to manager of the real estate department after a decade with D X and a graduate of Grinnell College.
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D-X Sunray Oil Company
E. E. Marsan
J. D
Doug’ Spurrier
New Castle
Indiana State Teachers College
Spurrier
Terre Haute
C. W. Dixon
Belleville
Ill
Evansville
E. F. DeLacy
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Iowa
DeLacy
Waterloo
D-X
South Twenty-first Street
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