Subway Strike in New York Threatened by Transit Authority
The New York Transit Authority seeks an injunction to stop a potential walkout by the Motormen's Benevolent Association after a two day wildcat strike tied the subway system. Top officers were suspended and hundreds faced discipline as the TA prepared for possible further action.
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New York
New York Transit Authority
Subway
Thomas J. McLernon
The
Transit Authority
Manhattan Supreme Court
Jacob Markowitz
Benevolent Assa
M.B.A
Theodore Loos
McLernon
T.A
Charles Patterson
Forest fires rage in two states destroy timber and threaten homes
About 150 fires fanned by wind swept through Arizona and New Mexico parched forests causing multimillion dollar timber losses across over 20000 acres. Lightning from dry storms sparked most blazes as 3200 workers including Army troops fought the flames. The Sitgraves NF near Holbrook Arizona reported 18600 acres burning with 3.5 million dollars of high grade timber lost. Twenty homes were evacuated as winds hampered containment efforts.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Arizona
New Mexico
Sitgraves National Forest
Holbrook
Ariz
Forest Service
Ball State Gets Dormitory Funds
Washington reports the Community Facilities Administration approved a 1.38 million dollar loan to Ball State Teachers College in Muncie Indiana for a new dormitory to house 412 male students.
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Ball State
Washington
Community Facilities Administration
Ball State Teachers College
Muncie
Ind
Dog bite ends friendly demonstration in Rosselle
IP Patrolman Lawrence Mc Phillips sought to show a police dog's friendliness to Bobby Bloom in Rosselle New Jersey. The dog nuzzled the boy then bit his upper lip, leaving him injured.
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Rosselle
N. J
Lawrence McPhillips
Bobby Bloom
Bobby
Bandit Gun Battle Kills Veteran Officer
James Dukes a 31 year old postal worker was identified as a suspect after a fatal gun battle in which a veteran officer was killed. Dukes and two other wounded men were found at the scene. no one besides the officer was reported in serious condition. Deacon Charles Leggett and church member Tom Sylvester were wounded while they confronted a man beating a woman near New Mount Baptist Church. Police sought the missing woman as detectives investigated the shooting and abduction.
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James Dukes
Dukes
Charles Leggett
New Mount Baptist Church
Tom Sylvester
Leggett
Bloomfield man sentenced for fraudulent checks in Sullivan case
Keith Allen 20 of Bloomfield was found guilty in Sullivan Circuit Court of issuing fraudulent checks totaling about 800 dollars. He received 2 to 14 years at the Indiana Reformatory Pendleton and fines of 10 dollars plus costs. Sheriff will transport him to Pendleton Monday.
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Sullivan
Ind
Keith Allen
Bloomfield
Sullivan Circuit Court
Indiana Reformatory
Pendelton
Joe Lowdermilk
George H. Belt
Farmerburg
Paul Whitlock
Allen
Sandborn
Frances Bowersock
R. W. Shaughnessy
Conner
Jurors Find Hollins Guilty of Home Burglary
Jurors found Hollins guilty of burglary for breaking into Minnie Cassidy’s home at 451 South Seventeenth Street on Sept. 20, 1954. Doctors earlier said he was mentally ill at the time, but later exams by Drs C R Van Arsdall and W C Kunkler deemed him mentally sound. Prosecutor John Kesler led the three day trial. Warren Everett defended Hollins.
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Minnie Cassidy
South Seventeenth Street
Donn Gossom
Hollins
St. Louis
C. R. van Arsdall
W. C. Kunkler
Herbert R. Criss
John Kesler
Warren Everett
Watseka Killer Given 30 Years
A 15 year old boy, Lester Lee Deffenbaugh of La con, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing Stanley Jensen and his wife Marjorie at their Milks Grove township farm on May 25. He had been paroled to the Jensens after leaving the Illinois State School for Boys in 1954 and said he felt harshly treated.
Injured in Fall At Downtown Residence
Cooper Black, 74, living at 109 South Eighteenth Street, fell on basement stairs about 9 am Saturday. A Ball ambulance transported him to Union Hospital where attendants reported his condition as poor Saturday afternoon.
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Cooper Black
South Eighteenth Street
Union Hospital
Mr. Black
GE Plant Dedication Marks New Shelbyville Facility
Shelbyville Indiana June 16 the General Electric Co dedicated a new five million dollar plant employing 900 people for steel mill furnaces and heating instruments. GE officials say it will employ about 1000 later this year and consolidates former facilities in Pittsfield Massachusetts and Schenectady New York with an annual payroll near four million dollars.
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Shelbyville
Ind
General Electric Co
G-E
Pittsfield
Mass
Schenectady
N. Y
Shoulders Out of Federal Prison In Ransom Case
Former St. Louis police lieutenant Louis Shoulders, tied to the Greenlease kidnapping ransom mystery, was released from the federal medical center in Springfield Missouri after serving a three year term for perjury. He was moved to St. Louis by private ambulance and had suffered heart attacks during confinement.
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Springfield
Louis Shoulders
St. Louis
Greenlease
Federal Medical Center
Shoulders
Bobby Greenlease
Robert C. Greenlease
Kansas City
Elmer Dolan
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Hall
Mrs. Heady
Dolan
Texarkana
Tex
Camp Na-Wa-Kwa Opens Sunday for Area Girl Scouts
Senior and intermediate Girl Scouts will launch a six week camp at Camp Na-Wa-Kwa near Poland Indiana. It serves Vigo and Clay counties with 100 places, ages 10 and up. Each week runs Sunday 2 pm to Friday 8:30 pm with a Friday 7 pm program for families. Camp activities include swimming singing dramatics fire building dancing nature study games handicraft woodcraft hiking and first aid. The local camp committee includes Mrs Clark Smith chair and several other officers. Mrs Patrick Bailey leads the Terre Haute Council.
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Na-Wa-Kwa
Poland
Ind
Vigo
Clay Counties
Girl Scout Organization
Clark Smith
O. C. Johnson
Lewis Pelkey
George Byers
Louis Neudorff
Alex Thomson
Ed Conley
Patrick Bailey
Terre Haute
Girl Scout Council
Waitress in Irvin case asks for divorce
A Yankeetown waitress, Evelyn Perkins of Newburgh, files for divorce from Lavern Perkins in Warrick County Circuit Court alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. She seeks custody of their 9-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter. Perkins testified about Irvin’s jail request for saw blades, amid his appeal and pending execution at Indiana Prison Michigan City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boonville
Ind
Yankeetown
Leslie Irvin
Warrick County
Evelyn Perkins
Newburgh
Lavern
Irvin
Indiana
Michigan City
Indiana Supreme Court
Crossword clues from a historical puzzle page
Readable crossword list with across and down clues for a late era puzzle. Includes definitions for river sil and other riddles such as a horse that paces and a tidy reverberate word, plus numerous theme words and old vocabulary variants.
All Wet in Detroit River Bet Gone Wrong
Perry Robinson met two men in Windsor Ontario and wagered $40 on a river swim. At the Detroit River edge the pair pushed the bettor into the water and fled, leaving Robinson with the failed wager and a police report filed.
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Detroit
Perry Robinson
Windsor
Ont
Robinson
Boy Scout Killed by Lightning at Encampment
A bolt of lightning struck a Catholic Boy Scouts retreat in Media Pennsylvania injuring 22 and killing 11 year old Joseph Simpson of Upper Darby. Scouts and scoutmaster were among those affected as tents were struck and boys were hurled from them.
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Media
Here
Valley Force Council
Joseph Simpson
Upper Darby
Chester
Chester and
Crozer
State Club Council in Session Here
A Toastmasters International state council meeting was held today at Hotel Deming with about 35 women from 13 clubs attending. Mrs. Neil Bell of Indianapolis presided as council chairman assisted by Mrs. Cecil Fenton of Terre Haute as vice chairman. Two national officers attended, Mrs. H O Johnson and Miss Edith Martin, both from Indianapolis. Officers were elected and an educational program conducted. Mrs. John Ennis served as general coordinator with local chairs I Gurman registration Rob ert Gore decorations and Russell Shipbaugh hospitality assisting.
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Toastmistress International
Hotel Deming
Toastmistress Clubs
Neil Bell
Indianapolis
Cecil Fenton
Terre Haute
H. O. Johnson
Edith Martin
John Ennis
I. Gurman
Robert Gore
Russell Shipbaugh
Trustee Indicted in Embezzlement Case In Washington
P J Herman Craney trustee of Barr Township was indicted by a Daviess county grand jury on embezzling public funds. The State Board of Accounts certified he overpaid himself in 1954 and Craney made restitution. He appeared in court, given 10 days to plead, and released on 2000 dollar bond.
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Washington
Ind
P —J. Herman Craney
Barr Twp
Daviess County
Grand
State Board of Accounts
Craney
Police Chief and Wife Plan Indiana Chiefs Convention
Police Chief Frank Riddle said he and his wife will attend the Indiana Association of Police Chiefs convention in Indianapolis June 17 to 20. Riddle, former association president, announced they will leave Sunday. Mayor John Ambuhi of Indianapolis is the current president. The 1955 convention was in Terre Haute.
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Frank Riddle
Indiana Association of Police Chiefs
Indianapolis
Riddle
Association
John Ambuhi
Terre Haute
Young Wife Held In Killing Of Police Chief
Cleveland report says Ray S. Trosper 28 a Lyndhurst police chief died after surgery. His estranged wife Kathryn 25 admitted shooting him during a domestic quarrel amid divorce and harassment claims. She was held. no charges filed yet.
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Cleveland
Ray S. Trosper
Lyndhurst
Huron Road Hospital
Elmer T. Elbrecht
Trosper
Kathryn
William K. Thomas
Common Pleas Court
Czech rulers purge Stalinists in Prague shakeup
Vienna report says the Czech Communist Party conference ends with removals of senior Stalinists, admission of past mistakes, judiciary changes, and expanded provincial powers. Ministers altered include Vaclav Stoll Alois Malek Vaclav Ales and Vaclav Skoda moved to finance. Ales blamed for judiciary abuses. Cepicka purged earlier.
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Vienna
Austria
Prague
Moscow
Agriculture
Vaclav Stoll
Alois Malek
Vaclav Ales
Vaclav Skoda
Finance
Ales
Alexi Cepicka
Florida delegates shy from Nixon at Republican meeting
Florida delegates at the Republican National Convention organization meeting in Jacksonville declined to pledge support for either Nixon or Eisenhower. Paul L. E. Helliwell of Miami urged waiting for further developments, warning pledging could limit their freedom to vote at the convention if Eisenhower does not run.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Nixon
Eisenhower
Paul L. E. Helliwell
Miami
Citizens For Eisenhower Committee
Fewer New Homes Started In Early 1956 Report
Washington reports a government tally for January through May 1956 showing 100000 housing starts, 17 percent below the pace of the same period in 1955. The decline reflects slower home construction activity this year.
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Washington
Market Reports Chicago Livestock Bid Ranges
June 16 report shows salable hogs 200, butchers 25-50 lower, sows steady to 25 lower. Cattle: high grades 25-50 lower, cows up to 25 higher, vealers 1.00-2.00 lower. bulls up to 25 higher. Sheep: native lambs 1.50-2.00 lower, slaughter sheep 50 lower. spring lambs 23.00-26.50, yearlings 20.50-21.75 treatment.
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Chicago
Local Market Prices for Poultry and Grain
Current receipt eggs 29 cents. Heavy breed hens 16 cents. Leghorn hens 13 cents. Cocks 8 cents. Wheat 1.94. Rye 1.00. Oats 16.5 cents. Berley 80 cents. Corn yellow ear 1.41 shell 1.43. White ear 1.44 shell 1.46. Soybeans yellow 2.86, black and mixed 2.56.
Public Sale Of Vintage Cars And Legal Notices
Public auction at 214 N 4th Street lists a 1941 Cadillac motor No 2552 a 1946 Plymouth sedan serial No 11592537 and a 1946 Chrysler sedan engine No 03910525 for balance due by Moore's Auto Exchange. Also multiple Indiana legal notices include a Public Service Commission hearing July 10 1956 and guardianship and bid requirements in Terre Haute Vigo County.
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Cadillac
Plymouth
Chrysler
N. 4Th Street
Moore’s Auto Exchange
Public Service Commission of Indiana
Roy Peak
Roy Peak Trucking Service
Prairie Creek
Indiana
C. R. Wilson
R. Wilson Construction Co
Farmersburg
Commission
State House
Indianapolis
Ind
Paul M. Tingle
Public Service Commission
State of Indiana
Vigo County
Vigo
David Sheldon
South 4Th Street
Terre Haute
Samuel Arthur Sheldon
Bonnie Sheldon
Catherine M. Fee
Board of School Trustees
Davis Park
Eighteenth and
Poplar Streets
Deming
North 16Th Street
Loring C. Halberstadt
Terre Haute First National Bank
Fairy M. Umstot
James J. Lyons
Gookins
Harding Avenue
Terre Hue
A.D
Haute First National Bank
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Welfare Finance Corporation
Len M. Sharpe
Mgr
Commonwealth Loan CO
Cer
Wabash & Seventh
Terre Hewte Crawterd
E. Mgr
Chas. Blanford
Wabash Ave
Ohio St
Rudi Berg
Siegward Bach
Long Beach
Calif
Bandit
Watseka
G.E
Daily Crossword
Scotland
Tion
Rae
Major Burton
U. S
Queen Elizabeth
King Gustav
Princess Margaret
Stockholm
Maj
Jonathan Burton
Berwyn
Ill
Sweden
Gustav
Britain
Elizabeth
Margaret
Burton
BOY Scout
State Club Council
Chief Riddle
Tribune-Star
Chicago Livestock
Lodge
Big White Barn
Riley
Ranch House Boys
Brant
Wabash
T. M. Reid
Consumer Budget Service
Schick
Gillis Drugs
7Th & Cherry
Clark’s
Grace Miller Shop
Krausbek
Fairbanks
Lesser A. Russell
Miller's Beauty Shop
Call la Grace
Marie Boylli
Kaleel’s
8Th & Hulman
Style Shop
Marsh
Sycamore
Camille Mitchell
Wallace Nursing Home
Kesler‘s Nursing Home
Liberty
R. R
Bertha
Billy Boy
Danny Denning
S. 7Th St
Dickie Bird
International Correspondence School
S. 8Th
Terre Haute Commercial College
Farm Bureau
Paul R. Bell
Harding Ave
Abov
Tribuneal
Barber
the Star
State of
Oars Owen
George Owen
Ralph Johnston
Vigo Circuit Court
Lph Johnston
Suilie Aalph Johnston
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