Millionaires gamble on luxury liner for charity
On a seven hour cruise aboard the French liner Liberte from New York to Ambrose lightship a luxury gambling party raised funds for the American Cancer Society. About 500 guests including Harkness Uihlein Drexel Ford Bostwick Lowell Cassatt and luminaries like Shirley Booth Alfred P Sloan Jr and the Rockefellers attended the gala where roulette craps and black jack were played with prizes rather than cash. The event ended with a Buick station wagon raffle won by Bernard Gimbel.
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Frederick M. Winship
New York
Atlantic
Liberte
North River
Ambrose
American Cancer Society
Harkness
Uihlein
Drexel
Ford
Bostwick
Lowell
Cassatt
Port of
Shirley Booth
Alfred P. Sloan Jr
Oscar Hammerstein II
French Line
Edward F. Hutton
Bernard Gimble
Clinton to Have New Street Lights Within 60 Days
Clinton Indiana council approves a supplementary contract with Public Service Company for 31 boulevard lights uptown and 25 on Ninth street plus a street light across from the library. Completion expected within 60 days. Alley light between Blackman and Mulberry may be added if funds permit. Sewer and Feather Creek outlet to be cleaned to ease floods.
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Ey BT
Clinton Public Library
Public Service Company
Ninth Street
Blackman
Mulberry Streets
Planning and Zoning Commission
Sullivan 4H Public Speaking Contest Opens in Sullivan
The Sullivan County 4H Public Speaking Contest will be held Wednesday June 17 at 1 p.m. in the 4H Community Building. Eligible entrants are county 4H members age 14 or older. Topics include home economics 4-H Club work health and safety natural resources or citizenship. Speeches must run 5 to 7 minutes. First place winners advance to the Indiana State Fair state contest in September.
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Sullivan
Ind
Sullivan County
Lodestar Guiding Star and Pole Star Profession
The lodestar serves as a guiding star in navigation and exploration, with the Pole star as a key reference point for mariners and travelers seeking direction. Its prominence endures in celestial lore and practical use.
Two Fair After Marshall Crash In Illinois
Marshall Illinois June 16 Special Robert Wyrick 77 and his granddaughter Roberta Jones 9 of Marshall are both involved in a crash. Local reports say both were treated and released from a nearby hospital with minor injuries.
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Marshall, Ill
Robert Wyrick
Roberta Jones
Marshall
Girl hurt in Monday car truck crash in Terre Haute
A girl reported in fair condition at Union Hospital Terre Haute suffered injuries Monday when her car hit a truck at Maple street and Illinois Route 1 near 5 30 p m. She was thrown from the car and pinned by a wheelon her pony tail hairdo with her head spared.
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Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Wyrick
Maple
Rescue and injuries after car incident noted in report
Rescuers lifted the car from her hair as both victims suffered severe bruises. Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg is referenced as president of the German republic before Hitler’s rise.
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Paul von Hindenburgh
German Republic
Adolf Hitler
Chariot Race Won by Murry Glant at Cayuga Show
More than 175 horses and exhibitors from Indiana Illinois and Ohio competed at the Tri County Saddle Club Spring Horse Show in Cayuga Park. The half mile chariot race was won by Murry Glant of Ridgeville with Basil Reitenour and Calvin Prescott following. First place winners across classes included Noah Rife Gay Wigginton Kenny Synesael and Ralph Wiesjaha Jill Ann Glant Fred Marshall Claven and Pam Prescott Pat May Merle Long Max Fredricks and Claven Prescott.
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Cayuga, Ind
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Tri-County Saddle Club, Inc
Cayuga Park
Murry Glant
Ridgeville
Ind
Basil Reitenour
Lynn
Calvin Prescot
Union City
Western Parade
Noah Rife
Danville
Ill
Western Pleasure Pony
Gay Wigginton
Terre Haute
Kenny Synesael
Ralph Wiesjaha
Lafayette
Jill Ann Glant
Fred Marshall
Tangier
Clyd Martin
Claven
Pam Prescott
Pat May
Cayuga
Claven Prescott
Merle Long
Max Fredricks
Burnside Marrs to Wed in Marshall Saturday
Rehearsal dinner Friday at the Town House in Marshall honors William C. Burnside and his fiancée Miss Linda Carol Marrs. The wedding will be at Marshall Methodist Church at 4 p.m. on Saturday June 20 with bridal party and immediate family attending.
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Marshall
Ill
William _D. Burnside
Kansas
William C. Burnside
Linda Carol Marrs
Marshall Methodist Church
Wreck Kills 10 On Brazilian Electric Commuter Train
In Brazil near Maria da Graça an electric commuter train rammed a halted freight train at a switch in the early hours. At least 10 people died and about 30 were injured in the collision.
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Maria DA Graca
Brazil
UPI
Here
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Manhattan
Brooklyn
Staten Island
West Side
Lawrence Rockefellers
Harvey S. Firestones
William Paleys
Mme Herve Alphand
Elizabeth Arden
Richard Rodgers
Clinton
Board of Public Works
Clinton City
Feather Creek
Meis Men’s Store
Pai
Men’‘s
Tribune-Star
Mess Men’‘s Store
Channel 10
van Heusen
Bill Sims
Eve Carver
Dri
Meis Bros. Co
MEIS
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