Deaths and obituaries from Indiana towns
Multiple obituaries and death notices across Indiana and nearby states. Mrs. Ethel M. Johnston 77 of Indiana Harbor dies at home. services at Indiana Harbor Methodist Church with Rose Lawn burial. Carl J. Dedert Chicago native and Rose Polytechnic alumnus dies on election work. Coral Blake 87 of Prairie ton area dies. services in DeBaun Funeral Home. Pfc. Herman R. Meneely 21 death in Viet Nam. body returned to Terre Haute. Aaron E. Mitchell former Terre Haute resident dies in Hammond. MARSHALL Illinois Charles Kirby 82 dies. services at Marrs Funeral Home. Nancy N. Pittman 85 of Shelburn dies. funeral at Fidler Wood. Chris Ryan 73 of Martinsville dies. services at Greenwell Funeral Home. Esther Faulkner 73 of Springfield Ohio, formerly Brazil, dies. services at Miller and Sons. Florence Dutch Dugger 78 Clinton police retiree dies. services set. Michael M. Soliday 86 Linton dies. services announced. Many survivors listed with spouses children and siblings. all services noted across multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel M. Johnston
8Th St
Indiana Harbor
J. A. Teagard Hammond
Peter Holden
California
Indiana Harbor Methodist Church
McGann Funeral Home
Roselawn Memorial Park
the Cross Funeral Home
Carl J. Dedert
Chicago
Terre Haute
Rose Polytechnic Institute
William
Charles Kurtz
Oscar Kipple
Creed, Il
Thomas Funeral Home
Pfc
Herman R. Meneely
Heck Ave
Viet Nam
PSC seeks 4000 more parking spaces at Portland State
At an Oregon Board of Higher Education meeting PSC President Branford Millar urged adding 4000 parking spaces. He cited current demand at one for every three students among PSC's 10,000 with projection to 20,000, noting the master plan's ratio was one per ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klamath Falls
Ore
Portland State College
Oregon Board of Higher Education
PSC
Branford Millar
Service Thursday at Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel
A funeral service is set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel. Burial will follow in Prairie Cemetery. Friends may call prior to services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel
Prairie Cemetery
Injuries Fatal to Worker at Public Service Plant
Stanley E. Breault 27 of 3247 N 21st St died early Wednesday at St Anthony Hospital from injuries suffered Tuesday while working on a construction project at the Wabash River Station plant of Public Service of Indiana. Breault was a Sullivan school teacher and a member of the Independent Order of Foresters. Surviving wife Patricia, father Murnie of Gladwin Mich, five brothers Murnie Jr Hopedale Mass Erley in U S Air Force Donald Shields Mich Max Gladwin Mich Neil Clio Mich and sister Janice Midland Mich. Services are pending at Thomas Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley E. Breault
21St St
St. Anthony Hospital
Wabash River Station
Public Service of
Indiana
Breault
Sullivan
Independent Order of Foresters
Patricia
Murnie
Gladwin
Mich
Murnie Jr
Hopedak
Mass
Erley
Coast Guard helicopter saves boat from rocky shore
A Coast Guard helicopter pilot used rotating blades on Tuesday to blow the 20 foot Adventurer, a demasted sailboat, away from a Pacific coast rock strewn shore. Jack Lapatra and James Chesney manned the craft and were towed by a fishing vessel. The pilot’s name was not learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Coast Guard
Jack Lapatra
James Chesney
Houston Named 10-Gallon Hat by Sam Houston
Austin Texas UPI reports Sam Houston the 1836 Republic of Texas president is credited with naming the 10-gallon hat after purchasing his first Texas made hat and wearing it as president describing it as my ten gallon hat at all public occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Tex
UPI
Sam Houston
Republic of Texas
Houston
Appeal Trial Nearing End in Carlyle Theft Case
The Vigo Circuit Court appeal of Mrs. Bessie Carlyle 39 of 510 Lee Ave West Terre Haute challenges three Terre Haute City Court convictions from October for theft and intoxication. Carlyle contends a guilty plea to theft was entered in error and the trial began with jury selection Monday before Special Judge Joe Lowdermilk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vigo
Bessie Carlyle
Terre Haute
Carlyle
Lee Ave
West Terre Haute
Gerald MecGlone
Joe Lowdermilk
Sullivan Circuit Court
Terre Haute Drive-In
Michael Kearns
Rose D. Mosier former YWCA secretary dies at 89
Rose D. Mosier 89 of 732 S Center St died Tuesday at 11 p m in St Anthony Hospital Funeral services set for Friday 2 30 p m at J N Hickman Son Funeral Home Rev Lloyd Channels to officiate burial in Highland Lawn She is survived by two sons Paul H Mosier of Danville Illinois and Donald Mosier of Hattiesville Maryland and two grandchildren She belonged to Central Christian Church Friends may call after 5 p m Thursday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coral Blake
S. 5Th St
St. Anthony Hospital
William
Clayton
Elizabeth Smith
Prairieton
Joseph Pope
Garden City
Calif
DeBaun Funeral Home
Prairieton Cemetery
Farmersburg
Ind
Fidler & Wood Funeral Home
Nancy N. Pittman
RR 2
Shelburn
Mary Sherman
Sullivan
Allen
Dollie Dix
Marie Colna
Arlin Pittman
Jasonville
Ray
Terre Haute
Roy
North Branch
Mich
Westlawn
Brazil
Esther Faulkner
Springfield
Ohio
Mercy Hospital
Wilbur
Betty Turchin
Phoenix
Ariz
Nell Tyrell
Mary Hesselgren
Glendale
Joseph Jenkins
Oscar Jenkins
Kite Faulkner
Wilbur Faulkner Jr
Baltimore
Miller and Sons Funeral
Cottage Hill Cemetery
Clinton
Florence
Dugger
11Th St
Ada
McKinley Dugger
Daisy Randall
Dana
Richard Goins
Walnut Grove Cemetery
YWCA
Rose D. Mosier
S. Center St
J. N. Hickman & Son
Lloyd
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Central Christian Church
Soap Cleans Patent Leather With Simple Sponge Technique
The Cleanliness Bureau reports a sudsy sponge as the best patent medicine for patent leather or plastic patent. Wipe to remove dust fingerprints and rainspots from wallets belts shoes and pocketbooks. Rinse with a nearly dry sponge and polish with a lintfree cloth.
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New York
Cleanliness Bureau
Root's Window Display Wins Terre Haute Contest
Root's display tops the judges in the Terre Haute Sesquicentennial window contest in the downtown and Meadows Center divisions. Honorable mentions go to Aldens Schultz and Pentacost Craft Ace Hardware with awards for Terre Haute Savings Bank and a country store replica. Judges highlighted contrasts of old and new fashions and artifacts like Steamboat Vigo and an 1814 medical kit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Root
Aldens and
Schultz Department Stores
Pentacost
Craft Ace Hardware
Meadow's
la Plaza Gift Shop
Plaza North
Zenith
Wabash Ave
Terre Haute Savings Bank
Vincennes
Wabash River
Gilbert Rowe
Paris
Ill
Able
Howard Haig
Howard Wooden
Swope Art Gallery
Richard Tuttle
Navy Planes Hit Haiphong Radar As RA3B Downed
U S Navy jets knocked out a radar site eight miles from Haiphong the closest strike to the port while a RA3B Skywarrior was shot down 40 miles southeast of Vinh. Three crewmen are missing or dead per reports. Ground fighting in Kontum and near the Cambodian border intensified with U S forces claiming heavy success and 869 enemy dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPS
Haiphong
Viet Nam
Navy
North Viet Nam
Vinh
Communist New China News Agency
Hanoi
Red
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Kontum
New China News Agency
U.S
South Viet Nam
U. S
Defense plan to halt French construction saves millions
The Defense Department says stopping work on military construction projects in France will save about 7.25 million dollars. Spokesmen issued the estimate today.
Dinant Welcomes Retired Gen Collins Hero of Dinant
In Dinant Belgium U S Army General J Lawton Collins nicknamed Lightning Joe receives a hero s welcome. The former commander of the third corps is honored by burgomaster Maurice Roulin after his service in World War II during the Bulge era in 1944 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinant
Belgium
J. Lawton
Lightning Joe
Collins
Maurice Roulin
Earth Gulps Cows Houses as Cave-Ins Hit City
Pillars at a hill entrance south of the Kaw River stand 12 feet square and carved from solid rock. Some 30 lawsuits target the city and a construction firm over earlier cave-ins. Wyandotte County may become a defendant as latest collapses occur beyond city limits. The mine’s rock crushing company denies ownership and has been dissolved.
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Kaw
Wyandotte County
Writer Mary Heaton Vorse Dies in Provincetown
Mary Heaton Vorse 84 a longtime labor writer overseas correspondent and author died in her Provincetown home on Tuesday. A founding member of the American Newspaper Guild she reported labor activities for several newspapers and magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provincetown
Mass
Mary Heaton Vorse
American Newspaper Guild
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Ethel M. Johnson
Mrs
Cora Blake
Aaron E. Mitchell
Hammond
Mitchell
Copeland Chapel
A.M.E
Morris Blade
Stuart Lawn
Lost Creek
Russell Funeral Home
Charles Kirby
Marrs Funeral Home
H. J. Kemp
Blue Grass Cemetery
Chris Ryan
Martinsville
Greenwell Funeral Home
George Nika
Ridgelawn
Michael M. Soliday
Linton
Udy
Oud
Marcella Hanson
Blood Bank
Pital
Community Blood Bank
Hanson
Mary Ellen Mankin
John Roether
Martin
Robert
Bob
Peter
Associated Funeral Directors Service
Thomas
WBOW
Vigo County
Purdue University
Gina Graham
AR 2
Ray A. Graham
Honey Creek High School
Warren Reisner
Dale Reisner
Indiana State University
Bon
BON Ton
Richard H. Growald
101St ‘Screaming Eagles
Airborne Division
Miranda
Dad
Gandy Flame
Cherry Street
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