Solvents widens plan with new market group
Commercial Solvents Corp announced a reorganization to boost its market development in industrial chemicals. Dr. Frank E. Dolian will lead the Market Development Group with staff from the Technical Service Division to expand product markets and improve customer service across divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Solvents Corporation
H. J. Henry
Industrial Chemicals
Frank E. Dolian
Louis L. Hallock
Terre Haute
Kenneth W. Bayoha
San Francisco
A. Mosher Cooke
Boston
Walter C. Gwinner
New York
Charles D. Goodale
Move to Settle Goodyear Strike in Akron
Union and company officials met again in Akron to settle one of three Goodyear strikes affecting more than 7,000 workers. The session focused on production at the Goodyear Aircraft plant with 6,000 CIO United Auto Workers on strike over disciplinary suspensions tied to a speed up. The aircraft plant holds government contracts for airplane parts and radar screens, while a Wildcat strike closed Goodyear’s No 2 tire plant yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Goodyear
Goodyear Aircraft Plant
United Auto
C.i.o.united Rubber Workers’ Union
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Three Admit Fatal Hold Up In Indianapolis
Four young men robbed and beat a 72 year old farmer who lived alone, killing Noah H. Fry of Hancock County. Three men confessed their roles naming George P. Miller as the killer. Miller refuses to talk. The group faces murder charges after a grand jury inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Noah H. Fry
Hancock County
George P. Miller
Miller
Greenfield Cement
Nick Osire
Jack Randolph
Greenfield
Richard Boschen
New York Central
Randolph
Fry
Valley Mills
Osire
Melvin E. Watson
Court Sets Bonds in Burglary Case
Vigo Circuit Court set $2000 bonds for George M. Bousman and Lloyd James Yocum charged with second degree burglary. Arraignment is scheduled for June 20. Both defendants admitted poverty, were sworn as paupers, and attorney James Harper was appointed. They allegedly broke into Powers Cleaning plant at 700 South Thirteenth and one half Street on the night of June 12. Police say both signed confessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Bousman
Chestnut Street
Lloyd James Yocum
North Fourteenth Street
Vigo
Ernest M. Wright
James Harper
Bousman
Yocum
Powers Cleaning
South Thirteenth
Autopsy Planned in Centerville Teen's Fatal Death
Richmond Indiana reports the death of John Robert Starn 18 after an auto accident May 26. He was treated, released, then readmitted to Reid Memorial Hospital with head pains and died last night. an autopsy was planned today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
John Robert Starn
Centerville
Reid Memorial Hospital
Priests Observe Silver Jubilee Attended by Many Officials
One jubilarian Rev Ralph Doyle of Loogootee could not attend after a fall from scaffolding left him with a suspected fractured leg and hospital care in Indianapolis. Over 120 priests from Indianapolis and Evansville attended the mass and dinner in Terre Haute, with attendees including Msgr Raymond R Noll and Msgr Albert Kleber among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ralph Doyle
Loogootee
St. Francis Hospital
Indianapolis
Evansville
Sacred Heart Church
Bedford
Father Doyle
St. Meinrad’s Seminary
James
Raymond R. Noll
Albert Deery
Thomas Kilfoil
John Doyle
John Becker
Albert Kleber
O.S.B
St. Meinrad’s
Deaths John Harlan Everett 74
John Harlan Everett aged 74 died at 10 30 p m Tuesday night at his home 2837 South Ninth and One half Street He is survived by Myrtle May his widow a son Leo Everett Terre Haute a daughter Zelma Bach Terre Haute two brothers James W and Paris G Everett Terre Haute two half brothers Frank Everett Terre Haute and Dewey Everett Coal City seven and a half children and a great grandchild The body goes to Gillis Memory Chapel for noon Friday then to Friends church Ninth and One half Street and Wheeler Avenue for 3 p m services Burial in Grandview Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harlan Everett
South Ninth
Onehalf Street
Myrtle May
Leo Everett
Terre Haute
Zelma Bach
James W
Paris G. Everett
Frank Everett
Dewey Everett
Coal City
Gillis Memory Chapel
Friends Church
Ninth and
Wheeler Avenue
Grandview Cemetery
Obituary for Mrs Emma Walker at 2715 Washington Ave
Mrs Emma Walker aged 76 died at 6 30 Tuesday at her home 2715 Washington Avenue. She was a member of Dean Avenue Christian Church. Survived by three daughters Miss Mary M Walker Mrs Lucille Bauer both of Terre Haute and Mrs Helen McCullough of Indianapolis a son Charles J Walker of Terre Haute two sisters Mrs Hattie Butler of Indianapolis and Mrs Clara Barnum of San Bernardino Cal a brother George Brown of Indianapolis and several nieces and nephews. Body to Thomas Funeral Home. Services Friday at 1 pm at the Dean Avenue Christian Church. Burial Mt Pleasant Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Walker
Washington Avenue
Dean Avenue
Thomas Funeral Home
Dean Avenue Christian Church
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Mrs Clemence Verpleatse Dies in Terre Haute
Mrs Clemence Verpleatse 67 of R R 3 Terre Haute died at St Anthony s Hospital at 1 00 this Wednesday morning She is survived by husband Theophile two sons Rene and Theophile Jr both of Terre Haute a daughter Mrs Louis Vandervoorde Terre Haute and a sister Mrs Clotilda Mans The body is at P J Ryan Sons F Breng Home Services Friday at 830 am with requiem at Sacred Heart Church Burial is in Calvary Cemetery Rosary to be recited at 730 pm Thursday at the Ryan Chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemence Verpleatse
R. R
Terre Haute
St. Anthony's Hospital
Theophile
Rene
Theophile, Jr
Louis Vandervoorde
Clotilda Mans
P. J. Ryan & Sons
Sacred Heart Church
Calvary Cemetery
Ryan Chapel
Four Day Old Heckelsberg Baby Dies in Terre Haute
Danny E. Heckelsberg four day old son of Mr and Mrs Earl Heckelsberg R R 7 Terre Haute died at Union Hospital at 11 50 am Tuesday. Survived by parents grandparents Mr and Mrs Herbert Heckelsberg Terre Haute and Mr and Mrs William Collins West Terre Haute. Body taken to Bedine Chapel of the Valley for services at 3 30 pm Thursday with Rev Archie Brown officiating burial in Woodlawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny E. Heckelsberg
Earl Heckelsberg
R. R
Terre Haute
Union Hospital
Herbert Heckelsberg
William Collins
West Terre Haute
Bedine Chapel
Archie Brown
Woodlawn Cemetery
George M. Lloyd R R Foreman Dies at 66 in Milwaukee
George M. Lloyd aged 66 freight house foreman for the Milwaukee Railroad died at 8 30 Tuesday morning at his home 456 North Fifth Street He was a Moose Lodge member The body was taken to Thomas Funeral Home with services set for 3 o clock Thursday afternoon Reverend K K Merryman officiating Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Lloyd
Milwaukee Railroad
North Fifth Street
Moose Lodge
Thomas Funeral Home
K. K. Merryman
Roselawn Memorial Park
Funeral services for Harry L. Dick Thorp
Funeral services for Harry L. Dick Thorp aged 50 who died Monday will be held at 1 PM Thursday at Thomas Funeral Home with Rev. Martin L. Grant officiating. Burial will be in Highland Lawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. “Dick” Thorp
Thomas Funeral Home
Martin L. Grant
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Obituary: Dorothy A Savant of Clinton Passes Away
Dorothy A Savant 40 of Clinton died at home Tuesday. Born in Hillsboro Illinois she moved to the area young. Survived by husband Anton mother Mrs Hillyer Clinton two grandchildren Ruth Sherrill of Bloomingdale siblings Hanley Clarence Hillyer of Clinton Albert Hillyer of Montezuma Hazel Sodora Terre Haute. Body to First Funeral Home with services 1:30 p m Thursday. Burial Walnut Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Ind
Dorothy A. Savant
R. R
Hillsboro
Anton
Hillyer
Ruth Sherrill
Bloomingdale
Hanley
Clarence Hillyer
Albert Hillyer
Montezuma
Hazel Sodora
Terre Haute
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Obituary for Mrs. Juanita Bond of Sullivan Indiana
Mrs. Juanita Bond 80 died at home in Sullivan Indiana on Tuesday. She is survived by a daughter Mrs. Toinette Snavely and four sons Basil Bryce Paul Eugene with ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Services set for 2 PM Central Standard Time Thursday at Billman Funeral Home with Rev. Jack Anderson. burial in Oaktown Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Ind
Juanita Bond
North West Street
Toinette Snavely
Basil Bond
Seattle
Bryce Bond
Boonville
Paul Bond
Grand Rapids
Mich
Eugene Bond
Western Springs
Billman Funeral Home
Jack Anderson
Oaktown Cemetery
Mrs Alice Ford 87 Dies at Sullivan Residence
Mrs. Alice Ford aged 87 died at 504 South Court Street Sullivan. Survived by five daughters Ethel Dowmen Shelburn Maude Warbinton Crawfordsville Mary Acheson Hammond and Dorothy and Rosetta Ford both at home a son Laurence Ford Blackville S C a sister Violet Rost Robertsdale Ala ten grandchildren nine great grandchildren. Body to Billman Funeral Home services Thursday at 10 a m CST with Rev Jack Anderson officiating burial at Center Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billman Funeral Home
Jack Anderson
Center Ridge Cemetery
Mrs. Bess Swope Dies at 61 in Rockville Residence
Mrs. Bess Swope, 61, died Tuesday evening at her Rockville home, authorities reported. The special note from Rockville dated June 13 states the death occurred at her residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville
Ind
Bess Swope
Obituary notices surviving relatives and service details
Surviving are a daughter Mrs Susan Grover Rockville a son Samuel Swope Indianapolis two sisters J Fred Davis Jackson Mich and Mrs Max Puett Hollywood Calif a brother Don Ott Los Angeles Calif She was a member of the DAR and the American Legion Auxiliary The body was taken to the McMullen Funeral Home where services will be held at 2 oclock Friday afternoon Rev Hugh Craven will officiate and burial will be in Memory Garden Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Grover
Rockville
Samuel Swope
Indianapolis
J. Fred Davis
Jackson
Mich
Max Puett
Hollywood
Calif
Don Ott
Los Angeles
D.A.R
American Legion Auxiliary
McMullen
D.S.T
Hugh Craven
Memory Garden Cemetery
James Kruzan 76 dies at Prairie Creek Indiana
James Kruzan 76 dies at his Prairie Creek residence after a Wednesday morning illness. Survived by wife Mae a California brother Edgar grandson James Baird Kruzan of Bicknell. He belonged to Prairie Creek Baptist church and was a 50 year member of the IOOF lodge. Service Friday at 2 PM CST with IOOF in charge at the local Baptist church. Burial in West Lawn cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Creek
Ind
James Kruzan
Mae
Edgar
California
James Baird Kruzan
Bicknell
Prairie Creek Baptist Church
Cs.t
West Lawn Cemetery
Emil Petit 60 Dies at Home Near Hymera Indiana
Emil Petit age 60 died Tuesday at his home one mile west of Hymera Indiana. He leaves seven sons Arthur Emil Jr and Eugene of Detroit Leo Jasonville Jesse in South Carolina Archie at home Louis in California and a daughter Mrs Doris Comer of Jasonville. a sister Mrs Juliet Horton of Canton Ohio. six grandchildren. The body went to McClainahan Funeral Home in Jasonville and was returned to the residence Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hymera
Ind
Emil Petit
Here
Arthur Emil, Jr
Eugene Petit
Detroit
Leo Petit
Jasonville
Jesse Petit
Army
South Carolina
Archie Petit
Louis Petit
Navy
California
Doris Comer
Juliet Horton
Canton
Ohio
McClanahan Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs Goldie Murphy in York
Mrs Goldie Murphy 65 dies at home in York Monday. Funeral at 2 PM CST Thursday at the Church with Rev Ed S Hargrave officiating. Burial in York Cemetery. Body at Prust Funeral Chapel until services. Survived by daughter Mary Rich of Robinson Illinois. son Perry Murphy. stepdaughter Haline Mitchell of Robinson. and a grandson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Ill
Goldie Murphy
York
Ed S. Hargrave
York Cemetery
Prust
Mary Rich
R. R
Robinson
Perry Murphy
Haline Mitchell
Death of Charles Zoldack at 87 in Centenary
Charles Zoldack, 87, died at Vermillion County Hospital Clinton at 4 15 Tuesday afternoon after a 40 year career as a coal miner. No survivors. Body sent to Karanovich Funeral Home for services at 2 PM Thursday. Burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centenary
Ind
Charles Zoldack
Vermillion County Hospital
Clinton
Karanovich
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Paris Man Tracy Tresner Dies. Oklahoma Beneficiary Life Founder
James T Tracy Tresner 65 former Paris resident died in Enid Oklahoma. He founded and was president of the Oklahoma Benefit Life Insurance Company at death. He was a prominent Oklahoma Mason. Survived by widow Mary J and son Jack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ill
James T
Tracy” Tresner
Enid
Okla
Davie Cook
Tresner
Oklahoma Benefit Life Insurance Company
Oklahoma
Mary J
Jack
Funeral services for William Done in Mecca
William Done who died May 31 from injuries in an auto accident in Nevada will be buried at Rowe Cemetery after a Mecca Methodist Church service. The body arrived in Rockville and was moved to Barnes Mortuary before being taken to his daughter Edith Sanders home in Mecca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mecca
Ind
William Done
Evada
Mecca Methodist Church
Emra Wright
Rowe Cemetery
Rockville
Barnes Mortuary
Edith Sanders
Cleveland businessman dies in Brazil Indiana
Milton Monroe Porris a 50 year old Cleveland Ohio businessman who had been staying with A J Kriefer at 629 East Pinckley street Brazil Indiana died suddenly Tuesday afternoon. He is survived by three siblings and his body was sent to Miller and Sons Funeral Home for transport to Cleveland where funeral services and burial will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Ind
Milton Monroe Porris
Cleveland
Ohio
A. J. Kriefer
East Pinckley Street
Miller & Sons Funeral
Funeral services for Marie Laney held at Rose Hill
Funeral services for Marie Laney age 53, who died Monday at her sister Mrs Lena Killion's home in Terre Haute, will be at 10:30 Thursday at Rose Hill church with Rev. John Shaw officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Goshen
Ind
Marie Laney
Lena Killion
Terre Haute
Rose Hill Church
John Shaw
Rose Hill Cemetery
City to Repair Twelve Streets in Clinton Summer Plan
Clinton Indiana city council approves 17530.07 from parking meters for street work this summer. Eleven streets will be sprayed patched by W C Hargis Construction Co. plus North Seventh patched by city forces. other streets will be oil treated.
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Clinton
Ind
Jne
North Seventh Street
W. C. Hargis Construction Company
Seventh Street
Vine
Beech
Eighth Street
Beech Street
Main
Fifth
Elm Street
Ninth
Eleventh
Blackman Street
Ninth Street
Sixth Street
Knowles
Tenth Street
Western Avenue
Pike
Eleventh Street
Anderson
Twelfth Street
Anderson Street
C. & E. I. Railroad
Governor Street
Vine Street
Safe recovered empty after $75,000 Comiskey Park burglary
Police found a burned door safe seven miles southwest of the ball park. The three and a half foot square safe weighed a ton and was emptied of cash from Sunday concessions for a Yankees double header. Insurance covered the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Comiskey Park
White Sox Field
New York Yankees
Nation weighs new wage and price controls bill
The government extends wage and price control probes to June 25 as Maybank cites potential shortages from resistance to deliver meat. OPS delays regular beef price postings to ensure stores obtain lists, posts kosher beef charts, and lifts ceilings on certain produce for canning and fresh markets. The Wage Stabilization Board approves a wage increase for railroad workers averaging 11 percent after two years of talks. The government reviews potential newspaper publisher price ceilings for imported newsprint amid a Canadian price rise debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maybank
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
California
Washington
Oregon
Wage Stabilization Board
Brotherhood of Railroad
George W. Taylor
DiSalle
Canada
C. D. Howe
Ottawa
Two Lose Lives In Vigo County Drownings
Two fishermen drowned at the mouth of Otter Creek three miles NW of Vigo City when their boat sank after dipping beneath the river’s surface. Bailey and Noble blamed the incident on attempting to rescue a companion who fought them until all occupants exhausted themselves. Sheriff Trierweiler Deputies Taylor and Reely led the rescue with state police and a fire department resuscitation squad aiding the search with portable lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otter Creek
Bailey and Noble
John Trierweiler
Mervin Taylor
Ed Reely
Probation for 20 Cent Robbery in Chicago Case
Clif ford Edwards, 21, was placed on five year probation for his role in a 20 cent robbery. His partner Ray Hennemann, 22, already received a life sentence after pleading guilty to murdering Otto Vollenweider, 65, in a separate theft on May 18. Edwards implicated Hennemann, claiming he was forced to take 57 cents from Vollenweider and that Hennemann later beat Joseph Vieracker, 48, after the murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Clifford Edwards
Ray Hennemann
Henneman
Otto Vollenweider
Vollenweider
Edwards
Hennemann
Joseph Vieracker
City and County Fire Plan Tests Siren Network And Airlift
Mayor Tucker notes cooperative effort by East Yards Quaker Maid Davis Gardens West Terre Haute fire department and Saxton Mine to place factory whistles for warning. He cites hearing challenges and a need for more sirens while praising the successful 1 PM signal followed by a 23 plane airlift to Hulman Airport carrying Red Cross personnel and medical supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulman
Tucker
Evansville
Terre Haute
American Red Cross
Robert Kadel
Civil Defense
Air
Robert McIntyre
Indiana State Aviation Commission
John Reckner
Grover Taggart
Robert Sibbert
Skander Nasser
Red Cross
Robert Mason
Red Cross Transportation
Red Cross Medical Disaster Committee
Robert N. Kabel
Robert
Rasmussen family tragedy ends in murder suicide at fort benjamin harrison
James Rasmussen told officers his father Alvin C Rasmussen, a retired army colonel and former commander of the First Indiana Logistics Division, came to his home about 8:30 am and began shooting after bludgeoning his wife Mrs Rasmussen who was found dead at the foot of a stairway with a cut throat. A hammer lay nearby and a .45 pistol was used. An eight month old baby and a five year old grandson survived. the elder Rasmussen died after the attack. He was born in St Louis and graduated from Rose Polytechnic Institute in 1912 and had served in World Wars I and II. There are about 400 000 production workers in the U S paper industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Fort Benjamin Harrison
James Rasmussen
Rasmussen
St. Louis
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Terre Haute
Indiana
The
Reserve Officers’ Association
University of California Faculty Denies Communist Infiltration
A UC Berkeley faculty committee called a state senate report claiming campus Communist infiltration "false and shocking" and said there is no evidence of any faculty member or student Communist presence. The panel also asserted no campus Communist organizations are known to exist among students, faculty, or staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
University of California
State Senate
Senate UN American Activities Committee
Former Casey Woman Dies in Auto Accident
Mrs Opal Healy formerly of Casey dies in a New York City hospital from injuries after a fall from a moving car at Merricks L I She fell while trying to keep a daughter from being tossed from the vehicle driven by her husband Jeremiah She never regained consciousness Survivors include her husband three daughters her mother Mrs Ida Woodworth of Oakland two sisters and four brothers including Mrs Clyde Huckler and Cloyd Woodworth of Oakland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey
Ill
Opal Healy
New York City
Merricks
L. I
Ida Woodworth
Oakland
Clyde Huckler
Cloyd
Coral Woodworth
Fort Benning Earns Nickname Infantryman's West Point
Fort Benning in Georgia is described as the Infantryman's West Point, reflecting its role as a premier Army training center. The label highlights its influence on soldiers and its reputation within the military community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Benning, Ga
West Point
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Dick” Thorp
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