Ghosts and a cat haunt Statuary Hall legends
Harman W. Nichols riffs on Margaret Truman and Eisenhower lore then recalls a 1927 National Tribune piece about a black cat prowling Statuary Hall. The piece links eerie sightings to statues of Uriah Rose, Gen. Lew Wallace, Samuel Adams, Daniel Webster, and others with light humor.
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Statuary Hall
Uriah M. Rose
Alabama
James Shields
Senate
Lew Wallace
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Liberty
Samuel Adams
Kitty
Boston
Sam
Daniel Webster
Dan
Charles Anderson Dana
Twins by coincidence as sisters both have first daughters
Denver mother Gordon Tripp and Neosho Missouri resident Ronald Rusyn welcomed daughters on Saturday, each first child for the couple. Both families learned of the coincidences on Sunday.
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Denver
Gordon Tripp
Ronald Rusyn
Neosho
Nixon Inspects H Bomb Shelter in Houston Test
Vice President Nixon visited a family size H bomb shelter in Houston valued at $4,000. He called it quite comfortable and said he hopes it will never be used while inspecting a 72 hour civil defense test with resident John R. Christmas and his family.
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Houston
Nixon
John R. Christmas
Winners Named In Scout Show At Vigo County Fair
About 11 250 visitors attended the Scouting in Action Fair at the Vigo County Fairgrounds despite rain. Scout executive Arthur Freudenberg praised the event as the best he has worked on with co chairmen L E Pelkey and William Fowler thanking volunteers. Awards were given to numerous Posts Troops and Packs across Vigo Sullivan Parke Vermillion Crawford and Illinois districts for first and second place standings.
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Vigo County
Arthur Freudenberg
Freudenberg
Cochairmen
L. E. Pelkey
William Fowler
Terre Haute
Illinois
Sullivan
Clay
Parke
Vermillion District
Vigo
Crawford
Train Hits Cow Boy and Woman Near Electra
Police investigated a wreck near Electra Texas after a Waggoner Ranch rider John L. Lovejoy and his woman companion Rose Helton drove onto railroad tracks. A westbound Zephyr struck their car, pushing it over 100 feet. Both were hospitalized with injuries.
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Tex
Fort Worth
Denver
John L. Lovejoy
Rose Helton
Scouts and Packs Host Evening of Dances and Demonstrations
Crawford District and Pack 88 in Illinois District hold an entertainment night featuring Pack 5 from St. Margaret Mary's Church with a minstrel show, Pack 45 from Brazil with a Cub Scout Band, Troop 8 Martinsville performing Indian dances including the flaming hoop, and Troop 34 North Terre Haute presenting fire by friction and a Paul Bunyan exhibit.
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Pack
Illinois
St. Margaret Mary’s Church
Brazil
Martinsville
Ill
North Terre Haute
Paul Bunyan
Safety plays in contract bridge by Josephine Culbertson
A bridge safety play example shows how South can avoid a trump loss and guard against a singleton king. South should lead low from dummy to the ace to test whether the king drops, ensuring the safety play costs nothing if it does not. Distributed by King Features Syndicate.
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Declarer
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East
Nevada gambling to end, predicts Las Vegas official
Honolulu June 13. Las Vegas City Manager George Rounthwaite predicts gambling will be abolished in Nevada some day and says it brings hoodlums and crooks despite tourist appeal. He notes Las Vegas spends about 1.5 million dollars yearly on police protection from a 4 million dollar budget and warns Hawaii against legalization.
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George Rounthwaite
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Hawaii
Largest Indiana University class graduates in state history
Indiana University in Bloomington conferred degrees on a record 3 021 graduates in its 126th commencement. Dr. Herman B Wells called for regional college collaboration as enrollments rise. Honorary degrees went to John Foster Dulles and others. Franklin College also held commencement with Dr Russell Humbert speaking.
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Hoosierland
Bloomington
Franklin College
Herman B Wells
I.U
Indiana
Wells
Indiana Conference On Higher Education
I. U
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
John W. Foster
Byron K. Elliott
Boston Insurance
Leonard Haseman
University of Missouri
I. U. Almni
Lillian Gay Berry
Wendell L. Willkie
Franklin
Russell Humbert
DePauw University
Glenn W. Thompson
Arvin Industries, Inc
Columbus
Religious Rioting in Buenos Aires Surges
In Buenos Aires supporters of President Peron and Catholic demonstrators clashed last night. Stones flew injuring eight and roughing up a dozen. about 250 were arrested as Argentina faced its gravest political crisis in two years. Peronists accuse the Pope of prompting unrest.
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Peron
Christ the King
Argentina
Peronists
Catholics Undermine Peron Administration Denials Issued
A clash arises as Catholics reportedly undermine the Peron government while church leaders deny disseminating propaganda. The dispute centers on influence and public messaging regarding state policy and church-state relations.
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Peron
Credit men convention report to be presented locally
Reports on the national convention of credit men held last month in Chicago will be given at the local association meeting at 5 30 oclock Tuesday night in the Deming Hotel. Paul Hertwig of the Terre Haute group will deliver the report describing the meeting as interesting and informative.
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National Convention of Credit Men
Chicago
Deming
Paul Hertwig
Terre Haute
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