Cave-in Kills Miner In Terre Haute Rescue Effort
Police, fire crews and city workers labored for hours as a cave-in at a street well trapped miner Rooksberry beneath curbing and gravel. Officials feared another collapse while the body was finally recovered and taken to a local funeral home. Survivors include a widow, three sons and several grandchildren.
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Cne
O'Leary
Terre Haute
Rooksberry
Kuykendall
William Stanford
Albert Nelson
Fire Department Company No. 7
William McIntosh
Thomas Funeral Home
James
Charles
Vernon
House to act soon on rent controls in federal debate
The Senate debated extending rent controls with 23 Republicans and five Southern Democrats backing action. Senators Bricker Taft and Douglas voiced opposition to broader federal limits, urging local and state bodies to handle controls. The dispute centered on decontrol steps amid 16 million dwellings under ceilings in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Senate
Cain
R-Wash
Banking Committee
Bricker
Ohio
Taft
Congress
Douglas
Ill
Lunstrum Rites Set for Wednesday at 2 PM
Funeral services for Oscar Lunstrum 80 a retired Pennsylvania Railroad foreman will be held at 2 PM Wednesday at Gillis Memory Chapel with Rev Esmond Elliott officiating Burial follows at Highland Lawn cemetery with Masonic rites Terre Haute Lodge 19 conducting Lunstrum died Monday afternoon at his home 24 South Twenty fourth Street He leaves Minnie his widow a daughter Audrey Lunstrum two sisters Mrs Fred Bierbrauer Mrs Carl Hollis and two brothers Jasper and Edward in addition to other family members and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Lunstrum
Pennsylvania Railroad
South Twenty-fourth Street
Gillis Memory Chapel
Esmond Elliott
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Terre Haute Lodge No. 19
Lunstrum
Railroad
Tere Haute Lodge No. 19
Kerman Grotto
Railroad Men's Association
Minnie
Audrey Lunstrum
Fred Bierbrauer
Carl Hollis
Terre Haute
Jasper
Edward
Clinton
Police raid nets 23 suspects in French Lick gaming bust
U P State police arrested 23 persons and seized gambling equipment in raids at the Chateau and the Gorge in Orange County, Indiana. Ten of eleven at the Gorge paid $25 fines plus $9 costs. at the Chateau ten men and two women faced similar fines. Omer Hobson,giver of Gorge, to appear next week. All 23 charged with frequenting a gaming establishment.
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French Lick
Ind
U.P
Orange County
Omer Hobson
San Pedro flier holds 2 air speed records
Charles Soderstrom returned to his Beechcraft Bonanza with two trans continental speed marks for light aircraft. He flew New York to Los Angeles in 19 hours 23 minutes 56 seconds, slower than his 16 hour 10 minute west to east record set June 6 due to stiff headwinds. The N A A noted no prior records for class 3 planes under 185 horsepower.
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San Pedro
Calif
U.P
Charles Soderstrom
Soderstrom
New York
Los Angeles International
National Aeronautics Association
Katherine Edith Inman Dies at Home in Dowagiac
Katherine Edith Inman died at her home 2606 Washington avenue Tuesday at 2 15 am. She leaves four sisters Hattie Dilk Terre Haute Emma Stannage Three Oaks Mich Della Godfrey and Edna Hoover Dowagiac Mich and three brothers Floyd Fred Dunkelberger Dowagiac and Robert Dunkelberger Portland Ore plus nieces and nephews. The body is at Gillis Memory Chapel awaiting return to the residence for calling hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Edith Inman
Washington Avenue
Hattie Dilk
Terre Haute
Emma Stannage
Three Oaks
Mich
Della Godfrey
Edna Hoover
Dowagiac
Floyd
Fred Dunkelberger
Robert Dunkelberger
Portland
Ore
Gillis Memory Chapel
Sister of Mrs Gilmore Dies in Washington DC
Word arrived Monday for Mrs George Buntin of the sudden death of her sister Mrs William E Gilmore in her apartment at the Hay Adam House in Washington DC Funeral services will be in Washington with burial at Arlington cemetery Surviving are another sister Mrs Mary Bordon of Terre Haute and a son Gen William Gilmore stationed in Japan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Buntin
South Center Street
William E. Gilmore
Hay-Adam House
Washington, D. C
Washington
Arlington Cemetery
Mary Bordon
Terre Haute
Gen
William Gilmore
Japan
Death of Arthur Wicks at St Anthony's Hospital
Arthur Wicks age 69 of 2215 Liberty avenue died at noon Monday at St Anthony's Hospital. He was a member of Social Lodge No. 86 F and A M. Surviving are his widow Elizabeth and two stepsons Bert and Charles Pierson of Detroit. Body to Cross Funeral Home for services at 1 30 pm Wednesday with Rev Clyde Rodabaugh officiating and burial at Roselawn Memorial Park. Social Lodge No 86 to conduct Masonic services.
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Arthur Wicks
Liberty Avenue
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Elizabeth
Bert
Charles Pierson
Detroit
the Cross Funeral Home
Clyde Rodabaugh
Roselawn Memorial Park
Social Lodge No
Funeral services for young John W. Moore
Funeral services for three year old John W. Moore son of Mr and Mrs John A Moore will be held at 2 oclock Wednesday afternoon at the Thomas Funeral Home. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 o'clock this afternoon.
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John W. Moore
John A. Moore
North Twelfth Street
Riley Hospital
Indianapolis
Thomas Funeral Home
Roselawn Memorial Park
Funeral services for Miss Carrie Hemmerle
Funeral services for 84 year old Carrie Hemmerle who died Monday at the home of her niece Mrs Laura Hemmerle 1417 South Seventh street will be held at Callahan Funeral Home at 8 30 am with a requiem mass at 9 am at St Margaret Mary's church Burial will be in Calvary cemetery The rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 8 o'clock this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Hemmerle
Laura Hemmerle
South Seventh Street
Callahan Funeral Home
St. Margaret Mary’s Church
Calvary Cemetery
Obituary for Kaleel M Ellis of Fourth Avenue
Kaleel M Ellis aged 60 of 2642 Fourth Avenue died at Union Hospital Tuesday at 11 am. He is survived by wife Helen two daughters Barbara Ellis and Frieda Azar two sons Robert and Kaleel Ellis Jr a grandson Victor Azar and uncle Mike Ellis. Body taken to Gillis Memory Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaleel M. Ellis
Fourth Avenue
Union Hospital
Helen
Barbara Ellis
Frieda Azar
Robert
Kaleel Ellis
Victor Azar
Mike Ellis
Gillis Memory Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Josephine Redd at Free Will Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mrs Josephine Redd aged 54 will be held at 2 PM Wednesday at the Free Will Baptist Church. Burial follows at Grandview Cemetery. The body lies in state at Bell & Bracken Funeral Home until services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Redd
Free Will Baptist Church
Grandview Cemetery
Bell & Bracken Funeral Home
Beltz Rites Set for Marshall Man at Zion Church
John H. Beltz 87 died at home in Marshall on Monday afternoon. Survived by widow Orpha two sons Rev Roy Beltz Indianapolis and Fred Beltz Marshall three daughters Bertha Lillie and Florence Beltz two brothers Jerry Beltz Lawrence Kan and Dan Beltz Marshall a sister Mrs Lydia Huppert Marshall. Body to Moore Funeral Home. Service Thursday 2:30 p.m. CST at Zion EUB Church with Rev E C Kunce officiating burial Zion cemetery.
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Marshall
Ill
John H. Beltz
R.R. 5
Orpha
Roy Beltz
Indianapolis
Fred Beltz
Bertha
Lillie
Florence Beltz
Jerry Beltz
Lawrence, Kan
Dan Beltz
Funeral services set for Lenora Wells in Brazil
Lenora Cecil Wells 46 formerly of Clay county died Sunday at her Greencastle home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at Miller & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Wilkinson cemetery.
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Brazil
Ind
Lenora Cecil Wells
Clay County
Greencastle
Miller & Sons
Wilkinson Cemetery
City Bus Lines plan cuts spark public rights protest
Dubie and Mayor Ralph Tucker clash over Terre Haute bus service changes. The city plans new schedules starting June 18 with reduced night and Sunday routes, a shift to 30 minute service after 6 PM, and removal of East Locust shuttle. Union says 20 drivers and others will be laid off as 23 men await reassignment on the extra board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Public Service Commission
Indiana
Ralph Tucker
Dubie
Public Service Commission of Indiana
Fort Harrison
East Locust
Twentyfifth Street
Florida Avenue
Second Street
Wabash Avenue
East Locust Street
Wiley Payne
Bus Drivers’ Union
Payne
Thenn
Illinois State Police Destroy 266 Slot Machines
In Waukegan on June 13 state police destroyed 266 seized slot machines from raids across 103 locations in 13 Lake County communities. Judge Ralph J. Dady ordered the money from the machines turned over to the Lake County treasury, with Assistant Attorney General Baird Helfrich estimating up to $100,000 inside.
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Waukegan
Highway 12
Volo
Ralph J. Dady
Lake County
Dady
Illinois
Baird Helfrich
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Powee
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P. J. Ryan & Sons Funeral Home
Poplar Streets
Crawford
RCA Victor
Little Nipper” Records
Root’s
ROOT
Sixth and
Pret Chman Son
Root's
Cromwell
Cromwell Refrigerators
Ohio Street
Sullivan, Ind
Robinson, Ul
Unigatin 5
Porcelain
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