School Board Deadlock Over Fifth Trustee Persists
The school board remains deadlocked over electing a fifth trustee to fill the unexpired term of Jay Short amid the Watson contract dispute and contention over hiring a school attorney. George Ranes was nominated but again met a 2 2 vote, while two seats for 1952 add to the political tension as Liggett Briggs and others press for changes.
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Jay Short
Short
Watson
Louis Nattkemper
Bloxsome
Liggett
Briggs
Liggett and Briggs
George Ranes
Ranes
White
Ohio
Larry Elgin
Rose Poly to Honor Dr Sparks with Doctor of Laws
Rose Polytechnic will award an honorary Doctor of Laws to Dr Sparks in recognition of his contributions to Indiana independent colleges. The graduation ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. with 62 seniors receiving the Bachelor of Science degree and a three month vacation follows, the first since wartime year-round schooling began.
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Indiana State Board of Education
Bureau of
War Manpower Commission
Independent Colleges of Indiana
Rose Polytechnic
Sparks
Bergmann
Link- Belt Company of
Chicago
Logansport
Rose
U.S. Navy
Howe Chain Company
Link Belt Company
Rose Alumni Association
Rumpus room ideas for family fun and DIY decorating
A homemaker guides converting attic or cellar space into a rumpus room for the whole family. Suggestions cover painting parties, nautical or circus themes, animal decals, and reusing furniture with slipcovers and bright cushions. Emphasis on making a lively, easygoing play area.
Botanists Identify Thousands of New Plant Species
Botanists report discovery of about 00000 distinct plant species, expanding catalog of Earth's flora. Researchers note ongoing exploration reveals extensive biodiversity across regions and ecosystems.
Illini Tech Students Win Weekly Ig Noble Prize
In Chicago the Illinois Institute of Technology chemistry students receive a weekly Ig-noble prize for breaking glassware or equipment in laboratories, a lighthearted honor contrasting with the real Nobel prizes for chemists.
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Chicago
U.P
Illinois Institute of Technology
Norman Hancock Dies in Indianapolis Funeral, War Vet
Norman Hancock 38 of Indianapolis died at St. Anthony Hospital. Survived by widow Helen G and children Ruth, Jim, and Betty. parents Emmett and Mrs Hancock. siblings John Earl Fred. multiple sisters. Body to J N Hickman & Son. service in Indianapolis Beanblossom and Crown Hill burial. James W DeLong 71 died at home. service planned at Bedine Chapel and burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Norman Hancock
Oakland Avenue
St. Anthony's Hospital
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Helen G
Ruth Hancock
Terre Haute
Betty Spaglin
Indianapolis
Jim Hancock
Emmett Hancock
John
Earl Hancock
Fred Hancock
Los Angeles
Thelman
Alberta Pratt
Mary Gallagher
J. N. Hickman & Son
Beanblossom Funeral
Crown Hill Cemetery
Owens Rites Planned in Terre Haute After Tucson Death
Word arrived that Lloyd Curtis Owens died in Tucson Arizona. A former Terre Haute resident, he is survived by his wife Geneva. The body will be moved from Riley Funeral Home in Tucson to Terre Haute early next week for Callahan Funeral Home services.
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Lloyd Curtis Owens
Tucson
Ariz
Terre Haute
Geneva
Riley
Callahan
Deaths of Mrs Flora Metcalf and Mrs Mary Laver in West Terre Haute
Mrs Flora Louella Metcalf aged 77 of 700 South Eighth Street West Terre Haute died at 4 45 pm Thursday at Gagne caning. Burial in Dunlap Cemetery with services at 2 pm Saturday officiated by Rev Samuel Tindall. Mrs Mary Alice Laver aged 80 of 671 Eighth Avenue died at 10 45 am Thursday at home. Burial in Highland Lawn after services at Gillis Memory Chapel at 3 pm Saturday.
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Flora Louella Metcalf
South Eighth Street
West Terre Haute
Gagne Caning
Bedhnopel
Samuel Tindall
Dunlap Cemetery
Mary Alice Laver
Eighth Avenue
Gillis Memory Chapel
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Middlebury Woman Rears Harbaugh Dies En Route to Hospital
Mrs. Retha May Harbaugh 59 of Middlebury died of a heart attack while en route to Clay County Hospital. She belonged to Good Hope Baptist Church and its Ladies' Aid, plus the Eastern Star No. 355. Survivors include husband Charles, a daughter Gyneth Woods, three sons Howard Titus and Rex, four sisters in California and North Dakota, ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements include services at the residence and Baptist Church in Middlebury with graveside rites by the Eastern Star.
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Middlebury
Ind
Retha May Harbaugh
Clay City
Clay County Hospital
Good Hope Baptist Church of
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Church
Order of the Eastern Star No. 355
Charles Harbaugh
Gyneth Woods
Terre
Baptist Church
Ovid
Sink Cemetery
Order of the Eastern Star
Funeral Notices From Bloomfield Coloma and Middlebury
Funeral services for Marion Floyd Thomas 71 of Newberry will be held at Mt Nebo Church with burial in Mt Nebo Cemetery. Survivors include widow Margaret five daughters three sons and nine grandchildren. Frank Vestal 69 of Coloma died after four weeks illness with niece and nephew listed as survivors. Robert Moses Van Horn 85 of Middlebury died at home with a daughter and three sons noted among survivors.
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Coloma
Ind
Frank Vestal
Vermillion County Hospital
Clinton
Mildred Propst
Tangier
Raymond Vestal
Mecca
Woodrow Funeral Home
Kingman
Middlebury
Robert Moses van Horn
Here
Aren
Frieda Kress
Terre Haute
Martin
Pierson
Clay City
William
Detroit
Chinese and Allied Forces Clash for Hours Near Kumhwa
In a two hour battle the Chinese halted the allied march, then counterattacked an hour later. Red forces withdrew of their own accord, leaving the hill to the allies. Two groups of 500 Reds were driven back northeast and southeast of Kumhwa as fighting raged around Yanggu. East of Hangye UN infantry gained only limited ground while Reds counterattacked north of Kansong, beaten back with naval gun support.
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Kumhwa
Yanggu
U.N
Hangye
Kansong
Rail Unions Plan Parley In Washington Meeting
Heads of three operating rail unions summon 500 rank and file members to Washington on June 27 to review the latest contract offer in the long deadlocked dispute. The proposal mirrors the May 25 agreement accepted by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and approved by the Wage Stabilization Board, including wage increases of 18 1 2 cents an hour for road service and 33 cents for yard service. Hertogenbosch is noted as the capital of North Brabant in the Netherlands.
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Washington
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Wage Stabilization Board
Glenn Suspended by LHSAA for Player Violation
Mrs. Fannie Session testified that Glenn was born in 1930, not 1931, and that rival principals delayed an SHSA investigation until May 22. Upon reinstatement next Jan 1 he will be on probation and limited to ten games after suspension ends. Session is now in the army and named an alternate on the Indiana All-Star squad set to face Kentucky.
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Fannie Session
Terre Haute
Charles
Union County
Kentucky
Session
Glenn
Therr
Army
Indiana High
Fleeing Motorist Halted by Bullet in Richmond Chase
An Indianapolis motorist Joe Spears was shot by Patrolman Harry Wood as he fled after a 95 mile per hour chase that ended when Spears’ car struck a motorcycle in Glen Miller Park injuring Arthur and Mrs. Huffman of Richmond. Spears faced charges including speeding reckless driving drunken driving and public intoxication. The Huffmans were taken to Reid Memorial Hospital with leg fracture and a cut hand.
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Richmond
Ind
Indianapolis
Harry Wood
Joe Spears
Wood
Spears
Spear
Glen Miller Park
Arthur Huffman
Huffman
Reid
Reid Memorial Hospital
Reds Here to Stay Dennis Tells Press
Eu gene Dennis, general secretary of the American Communist party, declares at a New York news conference that the party will not disband and will stay in the country. Dennis is among 11 Communist leaders convicted of conspiring to overthrow the U.S. government, with Supreme Court upholding their convictions. They face three to five year prison terms.
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New York
American Communist Party
Eugene Dennis
Dennis
U.S
U.S. Supreme Court
Frozen beans serve as improvised ice pack in medical emergency
Mrs. Ted R. Ashby, after a dentist advised ice for jaw swelling, bought frozen green beans from a Quincy store and placed them on her face. She reports the beans worked effectively as an emergency ice pack.
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Quincy
Mass
U.P
Ted R. Ashby
Town Council Broadcasts Meetings in Benton Ill
Benton Illinois council goes on air with a public address system after prior acoustics kept spectators from hearing debates. The first night drew applause and promised larger crowds, with Mayor C. E. Hair predicting better turnout.
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Benton
Ill
Southern Illinois
C. E. Hair
Bicycle Built for Four in Calgary Shop
A Calgary retailer, Matt B. Wolthuis, preserves a bicycle built for four, eight feet long and requiring nerve to ride. The former shop owner inherited the odd bike from a now-closed bicycle business, and Wolthuis continues building repairing and racing bicycles.
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Calgary
Matt B. Wolthuis
Matt
Truman Urges Unity On Inflation Fight By Pressing Consumers
President Truman calls for nationwide unity to back a strong anti inflation law. He says lawmakers face pressure from special interests to end controls, while leaders warn of higher costs and taxes if inflation runs unchecked after June 30.
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Truman
Spence
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
Hungry train engineer causes delay at Memphis crossing
In Memphis Tennessee a hungry train engineer halted traffic at a railroad crossing while gathering poke salad a herb considered a delicacy by some.
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Memphis
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