Turncoat Fortuna Returns From China To United States
Andrew Fortuna former Korean War prisoner from Ionia Michigan crossed from Communist China into Hong Kong and said he had a pleasant three years there He is the eighth of 21 former American soldiers who chose to return home Fortuna declined to discuss his beliefs or politics at the border and consulate.
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Hong Kong
Andrew Fortuna
Ionia
Mich
China
Fortuna
Red China
United States
Illinois Storm Toll and Tornado Impacts Across Midwest
A powerful wind blast in Illinois sent 11 cars off tracks and killed three people. Nearby Jacksonville saw a tornado injuring at least five and damaging 20 homes. A separate Michigan tornado damaged three cottages in Montmorency County and uprooted trees over 150 acres with no injuries reported. Wisconsin and Iron Mountain saw minor damage with no injuries. Flash floods threatened south central Oklahoma near Purcell while storms faded in Indiana, Ohio and lower Michigan. St Louis suffered heavy rainfall over six hours causing floods, fires, evacuations, and a collapsed retaining wall.
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Jacksonville
Sumer
Montmorency County
Mich
Wisconsin
Iron Mountain
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Midwest
St. Louis
Coast Guard
St. Louis County
Oklahoma
Purcell
Indiana
Michigan
Driver Charged With Drunkenness After Prowl Car Crash
Police Lieut. Edwin Bingham says 77 year old Fred Green of 1122 South Eleventh street was arrested on charges of public intoxication and driving while intoxicated after his car rammed a police prowl car at Sixth and Poplar. A following prowl car noted Green’s vehicle weaving along the highway.
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Edwin Bingham
Southside
Bingham
Fred Green
South Eleventh Street
Green
Sixth
Poplar
Dav To Name New Officers and Parade Honors
The D A V plans to name new officers and hold a parade featuring a 50 piece marching band and color guard units from military and civic groups. A May banquet follows tonight’s events. A Sunday 10 a m meeting will review the new executive committee. Captain Archie Van Winkle, Medal of Honor recipient, reviewed the parade. Attendees on the reviewing stand included Helen Ishmael and other state and national auxiliary leaders. The auxiliary program includes reports, elections, and installation with an executive session after ceremonies. A Forget Me Not party honored national and state officers Friday night with attendees from Columbus and Indiana. Judy Horn was crowned state D A V Sweetheart with attendants Connie Caton and Carolyn Hurst.
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Armed Services Color Guard
Archie van Winkle
Indiana
U. S. Marine Corps
Nell Ulmer
South Bend
Matilda Howard
Fort Wayne
Iris Hurst
Loogootee
June Delling
Logansport
Judy Horn
D.A.V
Connie Caton
Terre Haute
Carolyn Hurst
Terre Haute Shippers Association Names Directors and Officers
The Terre Haute Shippers Traf fic Association Inc announces directors Salo J. Levite Meis Bros R. E. Macaulay Root's Store Robert Schultz Schultz and Co Lee Walter E H Bindley Co A E Weisberger Levinson's Officers elected Lee Walter chairman R E Macaulay vice chairman and A E Weisberger secretary treasurer Charles E Earp resident agent listed at 641 Ohio Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute Shippers Traffic Association, Inc
Salo J. Levite
Meis Bros
R. E. Macaulay
Root’s
Robert Schultz
Schultz and Co
Lee Walter
E. H. Bindley Co
A. E. Weisberger
Levinson’s
A. E
European floods kill three persons in Italy and Alps
Heavy rains and melting Alpine snow caused millions in damage across Europe. Rivers swelled and torrents swept away at least three people in northern Italy while mountain villagers were cut off from rescuers.
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London
Europe
Alps
Italy
Robins Bond Under Thunderstorms In Easter Basket Rescue
Gary Hagan ten year old in Louisville Kentucky reports three baby robins survived after their nest fell eight times in heavy storms. He kept replacing the chicks and finally hung the nest in an old Easter basket. One fledgling died but the remaining three and the mother are doing fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Gary Hagan
Gary
Girard Witness Attacks In Japanese Camp Dispute
In Girard case a witness attacked a rival in a shop during a dispute. Onozeki reportedly struck a soldier outside his camp. the assailant fled after authorities said the man suffered considerable injuries. Brig Gen Charles L. Decker denied any Pentagon plan to press Girard into a Japanese trial.
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Dier
Onozeki
Smith
Girard
Charles L. Decker
Pentagon
Japan
Teenage wife wounded in pretend duel near Havre de Grace
In Havre de Grace Maryland a 16 year old farm wife Leona Fern Chapman was shot and critically wounded during a nighttime play duel with real bullets. Her 24 year old husband William Clifford Chapman said they were pretending a cowboy duel when the accidental discharge occurred. No charges were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre DE Grace
Leona Fern Chapman
Harford Memorial Hospital
William Clifford Chapman
Chapman
Reward offered for missing brown spotted terrier Tony
A four year old boy pleads after his brown spotted terrier Tony vanished Friday evening. Mrs Joseph Sholton at 1654 North Ninth Street says the boy cries and won t eat as his parents are away on an emergency. Anyone with tips should call C 5440.
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Joseph Sholton
North Ninth Street
Stout
Thirty-second Street Court
Sholten
Tony
Fugitive in Murder Case Tries Suicide After Capture
A murder suspect, Jordan, shot himself as police closed in on Lillian Snyder’s apartment where he was staying. The gun, later found, matched bullets in Allenopoulos, an Automatic Electric Chicago worker and University of Illinois student. Snyder was cleared after a polygraph. Jordan had a prior police record with ties to Birmingham, Alabama.
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Lillian Snyder
Jordan
Athenopoulos
Allenopoulos
Automatic Electric Co
Chicago
University of Illinois
Louis
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
Ala
Mayor Accused Over Bridge Demolition in Hueyapan de Campo
Indignant residents accuse Mayor Primitivo Rios of tearing down the town's principal bridge and selling the timbers to outsiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hueyapan DE Campo
Mexico
Primitivo Rios
Deaths of Marcus Wayland in Terre Haute area
Marcus Wayland aged 68 of 160712 Eighth avenue died at 11 Saturday morning. Survived by wife Ara a son Leo and three daughters Zella Kolbracher Jean Huffman and Joan Lee Reed all of Terre Haute. brother William Mt. Vernon Ill two sisters Della Deuser Mt. Vernon Ill and Rose Jackson St. Louis Mo. mother Zella Thomas Mt. Vernon Ill. two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Retired Pennsylvania Railroad worker and World War I veteran. Funeral at Cross Funeral Home with calling after 10 Sunday and service 10 Monday by Rev Naomi Keener. burial Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
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Marcus Wayland
Eighth Avenue
Ara
Leo
Zella Kolbracher
Jean Huffman
Joan Lee Reed
Terre Haute
William
Mt. Vernon
Ill
Della Deuser
Rose Jackson
St. Louis
Zella ‘Thomas
The
Baptist Church of
Farmersville
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
the Cross Funeral
Naomi Keener
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Services for Mrs Rose J Berlau Held in Terre Haute
Services for Mrs Rose J Berlau long time Terre Haute resident who died Friday will be held at 11 oclock Monday morning at the P J Ryan and Sons Funeral Home Rabbi David Raab will officiate with burial in Highland Lawn cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 oclock Saturday evening
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Rose J. Berlau
Terre Haute
P. J. Ryan ‘and Sons
David Raab
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Funeral Services for Mrs Barbara Strachan Held Monday
Funeral services for 88 year old Mrs Barbara Strachan who died Wednesday will be at 3 pm Monday at Thomas Funeral Home with Rev R Richmond Blake officiating. Burial is in Perth Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday afternoon.
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Barbara Strachan
Thomas Funeral Home
R. Richmond Blake
Perth
Stephen M Hall dies at 65 in Shelburn Ind
Stephen M Hall 65 of R R 2 Shelburn died at 6 Friday morning in Mary Sherman Hospital Sullivan. Survived by wife Nona two sons Archie Evansville and Raymond Indianapolis two daughters Lillian McCombs Mt Vernon Ill Sibyl Nexson Evansville his father Michael Hall Terre Haute one brother Clone West Terre Haute two sisters Orpha Hall Terre Haute and Bess Bush Indianapolis and seven grandchildren. Body to McHugh Funeral Home with services 2:30 Sunday afternoon Rev Wilkes Ragsdale officiating burial Westlawn Cemetery Farmersburg.
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Shelburn
Ind
Stephen M. Hall
Rolla E. Barnhart Dies In Centerpoint At 51
Centerpoint Indiana death notices Rolla E. Barnhart age 51 of R R 2 Centerpoint died Friday afternoon at his residence. Survived by one sister Mrs Glenn Thomas of Centerpoint and several nieces and nephews. Body at Rentschler Funeral Home. Visitation after noon Sunday. Funeral 2 p m Monday at Saline City Evangelical United Brethren Church. Burial Ashboro Cemetery. Body to church one hour prior to service.
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Centerpoint
Ind
Rolla E. Barnhart
R. R
Glenn Thomas
Rentschler Funeral Home
Saline City
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Finley
Mrs Helen Finley wife of Harvey F Finley of 720 South Son Funeral Home at 2 o clock Sunday afternoon The Rev Chester Mahan pastor of First Methodist Church will officiate and burial will be in Cottage Hill cemetery
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Brazil
Ind
Helen Finley
Harvey F. Finley
South Son Funeral Home
Chester Mahan
First Methodist Church
Cottage Hill Cemetery
Funeral rites for Claude Parker in Tangier
Claude Parker 64 died Thursday. Funeral services set for 2 PM Sunday at Watson Funeral Home with The Rev Dean Hartman officiating. Burial will follow in Miller Cemetery in Tangier Indiana.
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Tangier
Ind
Claude Parker
Watson Funeral
Dean
Hartman
Miller Cemetery
Two Americans Unaccounted For In Warsaw Crash
A Polish airliner with 13 aboard crashed near Moscow during a violent storm. Nine died in Warsaw reports, two Americans missing, three known survivors in Russian hospitals. The Americans are from Grand Rapids Michigan.
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Moscow
Warsaw
U. S
Grand Rapids
Mich
Margaret Tremper
Michel
Dick Cheverton
WOOD
Harvey M. Beaker
Tremper
Yanukovo
Russia Beats Stassen To The Punch On Nuclear Tests
The Soviet Union is one of three powers to possess the hydrogen bomb. Western delegations call Moscow’s new proposal an important advance though it falls short of Western demands. The United States Britain France and Canada insist any ban on tests must also bar production of fissionable material for military use. U S officials in Washington say a quick one year halt with Moscow is being considered and allied discussions continue.
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United States
Britain
France
Canada
U. S
Washington
Moscow
Annual Red Cross Dinner Set for June 25 at Hotel Deming
Vigo Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual dinner meeting Tuesday evening June 25 in the Pine Room of the Hotel Deming. The event starts at 6 30 p m with Mrs Gordon Hulman as program chairman assisted by Mrs Shannon Buntin and Mrs Gilbert Rowe. Over 700 invitations have been mailed to volunteers and chapter representatives in Sullivan Brazil Indianapolis Clinton and Richmond. Elections of officers and board members will be held along with annual reports. The program features invocation by Rev Joseph Beechem and remarks by F Theodore Hegeman. Minutes from 1956 will be read by Chester A Schwartz. Ewing Miller will report on the Washington national convention and Arthur Blood will present the nominating committee report. Entertainment follows dinner.
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Vigo
Amercan Red Cross
Pine Room
Deming
Gordon Hulman
Charman
Mmes
Shannon Buntin
Gilbert Rowe
Sullivan
Brazil
Indianapolis
Clinton
Richmond
Joseph Beechem
F. Theodore Hegeman
Chester A. Schwartz
Ewing Miller
Fund
Washington, D. C
Arthur Blood
Malcom London Collier Found Guilty of Indecency Charge
Malcolm London Collier age 33 of 1429 South Twelfth Street was found guilty of public indecency and fined 23 dollars. Police said he was arrested June 3 after complaints of running through the river bottoms nude. He appeared before City Court Judge Pro Tem Joseph Zwerner and offered no explanation for his actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcom London
Collier
South Twelfth Street
Joseph Zwerner
Poland Seeks U S Aid Path to Broadening Independence
United States has extended over 1.25 billion dollars in economic and military aid to Yugoslavia to lure Communist regimes toward independence. Poland, following Yugoslavia, expects 95 million dollars in aid with more promised, aiming to build a second beacon behind the Iron Curtain. Officials say aid is a business relation to foster satellite autonomy.
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Washington
United States
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Poland
Tito
Yugo Slavia
Gomulka
Belgrade
Free World
Man Surrenders After 100 Mile Hitchhike From City
Richard Breese 22 of Philadelphia turned himself in at Wildwood New Jersey after learning of a warrant for auto theft. He hitchhiked about 100 miles to the resort and was held for a hearing today.
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Wildwood
N. J
Richard Breese
Philadelphia
Remonstrators Back Plea on Annexation Case
Court taken to Indianapolis yesterday by attorney Buena Chaney who represents Nathan A. Randall James W. Morrow Jack Foltz and J E Green and others in remonstrance against annexation A Randall affidavit claims remonstrance signed by owners of 2484 parcels and owners of over 75 percent of assessed value He says they were chosen as representatives and that he acts for all remonstrants If the writ issues Supreme Court delay looms and the city seeks to move the case on docket for a fall session to aid budget planning The annexation ordinance passed September 20 1955 and the remonstrance followed shortly after Special Judge Long ruled the ordinance effective An appeal by New York Central and Milwaukee railroads was dismissed in April and annexation was ruled effective April 10 The four remonstrants petitioned to reinstate the appeal and transfer to the Supreme Court which was granted The city seeks early Supreme Court hearing to finish budget work before June end
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Indianapolis
Buena Chaney
Nathan A. Randall
James W. Morrow
Jack Foltz
J. E. Green
Randall
Morrow
Foltz
Green
Supreme Court
Edwin B. Long
Indiana Appellate Court
New York Central
Milwaukee
Chaney
Indiana Supreme Court
Mass burial planned for 14 victims of U S truck crash
Fayetteville North Carolina June 15 mass burial set for 14 unclaimed bodies of migrant workers who died in the June 7 fiery collision of two trucks. Welfare officials arranged a decent burial as only six of the 20 victims were claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
N. C
U. S
Mosquitos Can Breed in Water Stands Four Days
Mosquitoes breed in any water that remains standing for four to five days, creating ideal conditions for larval development unless water is drained or treated promptly.
Thieves Probe Across Cars and Local Safe Theft
Police Captain Frank Stroot reported a series of thefts including clothes worth 240 dollars taken from a car near the police station after a vent window was broken. Victim Lillian Philbrook, of Anaheim, said suits and dresses were stolen from her auto overnight near the Indios Hotel. Another theft involved 101 dollars from Harry Kerns’s car at Eighth and Mulberry. A 90-dollar safe theft occurred at Adams Pontiac, with manager Ronald Adams noting the safe was briefly left unlocked.
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Frank Stroot
Stroot
Lillian Philbrook
Anaheim
Calif
Indois Hotel
Harry Kerns
Crawford Stret
Eighth
Mulberry Streets
Adams Pontiac
Wabash Avenue
Ronald Adams
Mack Sennett Reported Doing Nicely After Kidney Surgery
Hollywood June 15 Mack Sennett 73 a pioneer producer director who introduced the pie throwing comedy and the Keystone Cops was reported doing nicely at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital after kidney operation on Friday He was expected to remain hospitalized about two weeks
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Hollywood
Mack Sennett
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
Sennett
Flood Kills 7 In Family
Meramec River flood hit Illinois and Missouri with Belleville isolated and East St. Louis highways flooded. Over 1,000 displaced in St. Louis areas, 700 in Caseyville Illinois, dam breach at a private lake in Caseyville. Water up to six feet in places, power cut to 50,000 homes and 15,000 telephones out. South Pacific production cancelled.
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Belleville
Sip St. Louis
East St. Louis
South
West St. Louis
Caseyville
Tll
Ge Municipal Opera
Moonshiners flee as feds bust 300 gallon still in Kentucky
In Harlan Kentucky federal agents tracing illegal booze found a 300 gallon still after moon shiners and their dogs fled the scene. Officers turned off the dogs to follow the trail and found the operation abandoned.
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Harlan
Indiana Tornadoes Damage Lake Area
A tornado or two hit Fulton and Kosciusko Counties causing farm and lakefront damage near Rochester and Webster Lake. No injuries were reported though a barn and homes were damaged and two boats were destroyed. A weather advisory followed for severe storms but no further tornadoes were confirmed.
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Indiana
Fulton
Kosciusko
Dama
Bob Mathias
Rochester
Mathias
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June Dilling
Bernadine Sinner
Marie Makielski
Lillian Holliday
Wis Hurst
T. H. Shippers Assn
Sycamore Bldg
Quick, Friendly Service
American Loan and Finance CO
Ohio St
Gilroy
LAW OF Gravity
Decker
Army
John David Griffin
Tokyo
Departments of Defense and State
U. S. District Court
Stanley F. Levin
Camp Whittington
Camp Weir
Far East
Far East Command
Atlenopoulos
Mayor Sells
Russia
Stassen
Soviet Union
RED Cross
By Donald J. Gonzales
United Press
Terrace Inn
Mi. S
Producer Sennett
Garfield Flower Shop
Ol’ Dog
Carl Parks
Business Men’s Assurance CO
Wabash Ave
Root’s Cosmetics
Ist
Fletchers Lake
Webster Lake
North Webster
Kosciusko County
William Eberly
Indianapolis Weather Bureau
Knightstown
Winchester
Lawrenceburg
Hoosier
Melody Cafe
Harvey Clark CO
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