Brewster Seeks Delay in Contempt Trial of Union Boss
Frank W. Brewster, West Coast Teamsters chief, faces 31 counts of contempt for refusal to yield union records and answer Senate Investigations questions on January 19. His lawyers seek a lengthy continuance amid claims of mass publicity harming a fair trial. He testified to the Rackets Committee but disputed others linking him to portland vice operations and fund misuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank W. Brewster
Teamsters Union
Congress
Brewster
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
John K. Pickens
Federal Dist
John J. Sircia
Pickens
Senate Rackets Committee
Rackets Committee
Vice
Portland
Ore
Solvents Picnic Set At Lockport Plant Saturday
The Commercial Solvents Corporation will hold its annual picnic at the Lockport Plant this Saturday from 1 to 6 pm with dinner 3:30 to 5. About 1500 attendees are expected. Prizes include two tricycles and two bicycles. Virgil Hamelmann and Gene Kantz lead the event with numerous division chairmen named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Solvents Corporation
Lockport
Virgil Hamelmann
Gene Kantz
Robert Jarvis
J. Davern
Mary den
R. Edwards
Robert Notter
Housing Tops Farm Family Budget In Agriculture Dept Survey
Washington June 12 7 An Agriculture Department survey shows housing is the top item in the average farm family's budget with food second The survey covers 4000 representative farm families nationwide and notes 1955 family living expenses averaged 3309 with housing 868 and food 833 Other major categories include clothing 427 transportation 378 medical care 240 and recreation 168
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Daily Vital Statistics Court Entries of Superior Court
Summary of daily entries includes habeas corpus petition for Grace Osborn versus Grace Griffith and multiple divorces: Georgine Wilford v Charles Wilford, Fannie B. Johnson v Clifford F. Johnson, Helen Bevis v Herbert H. Bevis, Maurice Seeling v Mary Seeling, Harold J. Watson v Mary Irene Watson, with other docket items. Also marriage licenses for Allen Paul Kerr and Katherine, Paul Allen and Merline Gibson, John Barcus and Sharon Sorrells. Real estate transfers list several properties with $1 sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Osborn
Grace Griffith
Obert Howard Brown
Georgine Wilford
Charles Wilford
John R. Jett
Fannie B. Johnson
Clifford F. Johnson
Robert Howard Brown
Robert F. Wallace
Herbert H. Bevis
Helen Bevis
Lee L. Criss
Mary E. Seeling
Maurice Seeling
John A. Kesler
Mary Irene Watson
Harold J. Watson
Sam Beecher
Paul Allen
Gilbert Avenue
Merline Marie Gibson
South Thirteenth
John D. Barcus
Clinton
Sharon L. Sorrells
College Avenue
Allen Paul Kerr
North Seventh Street
Katherine Both
South Tenth
Onehalf Street
Robbery Victim Succumbs to Burns in Gainesboro
In Gainesboro Tennessee a 51 year old rural grocery service station operator Mrs Clifford Holloway died after telling police she was attacked by an unidentified man and woman who beat her splashed gasoline around the store and set her on fire before dawn. Her husband and son assisted and gasoline was the only missing item from the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesboro
Tenn
Clifford Holloway
U S Turncoat Leaving Red China Saturday
HONG KONG June 12 The U S consulate general says American turncoat Andrew Fortuna of Ionia Michigan will depart Red China Saturday Fortuna was one of 21 U S soldiers who refused repatriation after the 1953 Korea war fighting ended Seven of the 21 have returned to the United States and one died in Red China The Defense Department ordered dishonorable discharges for all the turncoats January 25 1954 The Supreme Court ruled they could not be prosecuted for their actions while in the armed forces Fortuna spoke in an interview
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
U. S
Andrew Fortuna
Ionia
Mich
Red China
Fortuna
United States
Defense Department
Supreme Court
Officials warn fines for umpire tampering clarified
League officials warned managers that the $50 fine for laying hands on an umpire also covers shoving with any part of the body including the stomach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando
Fila
Detroit man recalls breadlines and Marxist awakening
The narrative recalls a Detroit upbringing marked by hunger and breadlines. He explains that time in a prison camp prompted contemplation on causes of poverty, and he credits Marxist philosophy with solving his basic problems. Fortuna expected to return to the United States days after arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Fortuna
United States
Great Lakes Hold About Half Earth’s Fresh Water
The Great Lakes contain roughly 50 percent of the world’s fresh water, according to scientific estimates. This immense freshwater reservoir spans across multiple U S states and Canadian provinces, underpinning regional water supply and ecological significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Earth
Scout Registrations for Camp 756 Highlight Opening
Art Freudenberg of the Wabash Valley Boy Scout council reports 756 registrations for Camp Krietenstein's Grane outing program. Pre-training is underway for opening day Sunday June 16 with activities from 7 15 a m to 9 30 p m. New equipment includes three fiberglass canoes a trailer a washing room six camp tables and more beds and mattresses for Terre Haute area scouts. The camp lies about 30 miles east of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Freudenberg
Wabash Valley
Camp
Krietenstein
Joe Lowe
Graham Crusade Draws Half Million in Four Weeks in New York
Billy Graham’s New York crusade has drawn more than 500000 attendees over four weeks with nightly crowds in the thousands. Graham notes God has done great things in the city as the event nears the halfway point and tensions rise over the unprecedented response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Billy Graham
Graham
Evangelis
Elevator repairman falls into wrong shaft in Louisville
Louis Ater aged 50, an elevator repairman, jumped into a shaft believing it to be basement access. He instead fell onto the first floor and suffered a fractured hip, taken to a hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Louis Ater
Graham draws crowds to Madison Square Garden sermon run
Attendance at Madison Square Garden has averaged 18,200 almost filling the venue since the start, reaching 501,000 total. About 16,929 people have joined Graham’s call for a "new life of joy and peace in Christ" as the revival continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Square Garden
Graham
Hatfield Resigns as Superintendent in Paris Illinois
Paris Illinois June 12 Special report says members of the school board have announced that Harlie A Hatfield resigns from the position of superintendent. Details of successor or reasons were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ill
Harlie A. Hatfield
Superintendent Hatfield resigns from city schools
The superintendent has resigned effective June 30 after six years in the post. No successor is named yet. Leonard Wolfe chaired the board meeting and also acted as board chief for the recent commencement. The next board meeting was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatfield
Johnson
Leonard Wolfe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter H. Dodson
John D. Hemminghouse
Consolidated Real Estate Company
Warren G. Hughart
George Art
Elma E. Huberti
George R. Nelson
Paul F. Wells
Zebulon Vance Thompson
Jewett
Eerie
Miller
Mid- American Construction Company
Terre Town Third
Ansrisen Construction Company, Inc
Robert W. Laughrey
Elisabeth Patterson
O. M. Cunningham
S. W
S. E
U.S
China
Terre Haute
Camp Krietenstein
Hatfill
City, Tl
Snapout
Woodburn Printing Co., Inc
South 6Th St
Meis
Europe
Sabena
Belgian World Airlines
City of
Yates
Lau
Waltoo
Admiral Portable
Puritan
National Committee of Judges
Mess Men’s Store
Meis Men’s Store
Pop’s.a Prince
Metis Men’s Store
Dad
Meis Men’s Wear
Esquire
Leisure Jeans
Orlon Blend
McGregor
Mess Men's Store
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!