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Terre Haute Tribune

Location

Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1956

Page

2

Eisenhower weighs progress in hospital as race questions linger

President Eisenhower's weight drop to 162 pounds is noted alongside ongoing recovery after abdominal surgery. Doctors report steady improvement and a soft diet. White House aides say no decision yet on running. Hagerty notes voters won’t elect a sick president.

Nixon Dulles Eisenhower Hagerty Republican National Committee White House San Francisco Army John Eisenhower David Barbara Anne Susan Mary Jean Walter Reed Hospital Howard M. Snyder Washington James C. Hagerty

Deaths Emma V. Smith longtime parishioner dies

Emma V. Smith of 1722 Ohio Street died at 3 AM Monday. She was a St. Benedict Church altar society member. Survived by sister Margaret Stein, brother Frank Kenens, niece Mrs. Robert McKibben, and nephew John Stein. Widow of Edgar B. Smith. Body at Callahan Funeral Home. Requiem at St. Benedict Church. burial in Highland Lawn. Rosary Tuesday at 7:30 PM.

Emma V. Smith Ohio Street St. Benedict Church Altar Society Margaret Stein Smith Frank Kenens van Nuys Calif Robert McKibben Terre Haute John Stein Jackson Heights N. Y Edgar B. Smith Callahan Funeral Home Highland Lawn Cemetery Callahan Chapel

Mrs. Ethel Campbell Dies at 74 in Terre Haute

Mrs. Ethel Campbell widow of John L Campbell died at 1 AM Monday at her daughter Alma Wythe’s home 2726 Dean Avenue She was 74 and a Fletcher Chapel Methodist Church member Survivors include three sons Francis Kenneth of Terre Haute Delbert of Indianapolis two sisters Ester Cummins Michigan City a brother Ross Brown Terre Haute five grandchildren eight great grandchildren The body is at Martin Tearman Funeral Home services 10:30 AM Wednesday Rev Walter Williams will officiate burial Mt Pleasant Cemetery Friends may call after 7 PM today

Ethel Campbell John L. Campbell Alma Wythe Dean Avenue Fletcher Chapel Methodist Church Francis Kenneth Terre Haute Delbert Indianapolis Ester Cummins Michigan City Ross Brown

Aged Thomas Fitzgerald Dies at St Anthony Hospital

Thomas Fitzgerald aged 77 died at 6 15 Sunday evening at St Anthony Hospital. He was a member of St Margaret Mary Church. Surviving are two nieces Mrs James F Smith Terre Haute and Mrs Lawrence J Middle Arlington Heights Ill and three nephews M William Kintz Indianapolis Fred A Kintz Terre Haute and George Kintz Terre Haute. The body is at Martin Tearman Funeral Home with rosary at 7 0 Monday and services at 8 30 Tuesday morning followed by requiem high mass at St Margaret Mary Church. Burial is in St Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 o'clock Monday afternoon.

Thomas Fitzgerald St. Anthony Hospital St. Margaret Mary Church James F. Smith Terre Haute Lawrence J. Middle Arlington Heights Ill M. William Kintz Indianapolis Fred A. Kintz George Kintz Martin Tearman St. Joseph

Death of Paul S. Novotney Sr. at 74 in Seelyville

Paul S. Novotney Sr., 74, of Seelyville died about 11:30 Monday at the home of his daughter Mrs. Anna Van Vacter in Terre Haute. Survived by widow Anna four sons Edward Brazil Paul Jr Seelyville Frank Albert of Pontiac Mich two daughters Helen Laclave of Pontiac and another in Seelyville a brother John New Salem Pa two sisters Mrs Johanna Urbany Maston Town Pa and Mrs Anna Garcher Dove Creek Colo 17 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews He was a member of Holy Rosary Church Seelyville Body taken to Callahan Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.

Paul S. Novotney, Sr Seelyville Anna van Vacter R. R Terre Haute Anna Edward Brazil Paul, Jr Frank and Albert Pontiac Mich Helen Laclave John New Salem Johanna Urbany Maston Town Anna Garcher Dove Creek Colo Holy Rosary Church Callahan Funeral Home

Fred L Baganz Sr dies after week visit in Bloomington

Fred L Baganz Sr aged 75 of 610 North Fourteenth Street dies at 11 30 PM Saturday at his son Fred L Baganz Jr s home in Bloomington where he had visited about a week He is survived by his widow Maude Baganz and brother Rudy Baganz Indianapolis He will be taken to Thomas Funeral Home then to First Evangelical United Brethren Church for noon visitation and 1 30 PM funeral Rev Philip Stone officiating Burial is at Roselawn Memorial Park.

Fred L. Baganz Sr North Fourteenth Fred L. Baganz Jr Bloomington First Evangelical United Brethren Church Maude Baganz Rudy Baganz Indianapolis Thomas Funeral

Mrs Isadore Graves 91 Dies At Home In Shestnut Street

Mrs Isadore Graves age 91 of Shestnut street died at her residence Sunday morning. Surviving are a daughter Bernice Ellinger Terre Haute a son Herman Graves West Terre Haute a brother James Liggett Paris Ill a sister Julie Berry Dennison IL three grandchildren seven great grandchildren and eight great great grandchildren. She was a member of Armstrong Methodist Church. Services 2 pm Tuesday Bedine Chapel Valley with Rev Paul Shelton officiating Burial Bethesda cemetery Friends may call at Bedine Chapel.

Isadore Graves Shestnut Street Bernice Ellinger Terre Haute Herman Graves West Terre Haute James Liggett Paris Ill Julie Berry Dennison, IL Bedine Chapel of the Valley Bethesda Cemetery Bedine Chapel Paul Shelton

Thieves use water to cool drills in $7000 S. W. Anderson break in

Quiet Owensboro thieves escaped with $7,000 from a department store safe using buckets of water to cool electric drills and a boy scout flashlight. They muffled noise with small throw rugs while a nightwatchman heard nothing. Assistant Police Chief Stewart Lambert cited the method and timing Sunday night.

Owensboro Stewart Lambert S. W. Anderson

Francis E. Ryan 53 Dies at Home in Yale Territory

Francis E. Ryan of 801 North Eighth Street died Sunday afternoon at his residence. Survived by widow Zola Ryan, mother Louisa Ryan of Terre Haute, three brothers Kenneth Clyde Loran all of Terre Haute, a half brother Otto Curtis of Collinsville MI, and several nieces and nephews. Body at Gillis Memory Chapel. Services 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel, then 3:30 p.m. at Yale Methodist Church. Burial in Yale Cemetery.

Francis E. Ryan North Eighth Street Zola Ryan Louisa Ryan Terre Haute Kenneth Clyde Loran Ryan Otto Curtis Collinsville Gillis Memory Chapel Methodist Church Yale

Mrs Chester Kauffman dies in Indianapolis

Mrs Margaret Williams of 1528 Eagle Street reports the death of her daughter Mrs Chester Kauffman Saturday night at St. Francis Hospital Indianapolis. Surviving: husband Chester of 1601 Villa Avenue Indianapolis, daughter Mrs Joan Etten, and mother Mrs Williams of Terre Haute. Three sisters and two brothers, all of Terre Haute, also survive.

Margaret Williams Eagle Street Chester Kauffman St. Francis Hospital Indianapolis Chester Villa Avenue Joan Etten Williams Terre Haute Mildred Walden Thelman Trouth Evelyn Neukom Clarence Williams Robert Williams

Mrs Cecilia Hartman of Rockville Dies in Terre Haute

Cecilia Hartman 60 of Rockville died Saturday night at St Anthony Hospital in Terre Haute. She was a past exalted ruler of the Pythian Sisters and a Presbyterian. Survived by husband Henry Hartman a son Frank Lee of Chicago four stepsons and four stepdaughters two brothers and one sister. Body at Branson Funeral Home with funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. Rev Hugh Craven officiating burial in Roselawn Memorial Park Terre Haute.

Rockville Ind Cecilia Hartman St. Anthony Hospital Terre Haute Pythian Sisters Presbyterian Church Henry Hartman Frank Lee Chicago Claude Max Joe Hartman Lawrence Hartman Clinton Mona Gianotti Evelyn Busenbark Alice Rutledge Martinsville Margaret Spencer Tuscola Vance Weeks Evansville Blake Thomas Indianapolis Frank R. Thomas Branson Funeral Home Hugh Craven Roselawn Memorial Park

Rev Burl H Candler Dies At 68 In Indiana

The Rev Burl H Candler of Mt Pleasant Christian Church died Sunday morning at Union Hospital Terre Haute after a 16 week illness. He was 68. Survived by his widow Mrs Lillian Candler and sister Mrs Vinnie Redinger of Columbus Ohio. Body at Marrs Funeral Home then to Marshall Christian Church for 2 pm services with Rev G W Gibson and Rev John Carpenter. Interment in Bluffton cemetery after services in Columbus Grove Ohio.

Marshall Christian Church G. W. Gibson John Carpenter Hartman Funeral Home Columbus Grove Ohio Paul Ewing Bluffton Cemetery

Mrs Chloe Bentley Former Terre Haute Resident Dies in Los Angeles

Death occurred Saturday in Los Angeles of Mrs Chloe Bentley formerly Miss Chloe Brooks of Terre Haute. Survived by sister Mrs Sarah Kunz and brother Clifford Brooks in Los Angeles, plus two nephews and three nieces. Funeral and burial in Los Angeles.

Chloe Bentley Chloe Brooks Terre Haute Los Angeles Edith Stofe South Center Street Sarah Kunz Clifford Brooks

Services for Cooper Black at Isaac Ball Funeral Home

Cooper Black 74 of 109 South Eighteenth street died Saturday. Services set for 3 PM Tuesday at Isaac Ball Funeral Home with Rev. Philip Stone officiating. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Park.

Cooper Black South Eighteenth Street Isaac Ball Philip Stone Roselawn Memorial Park

Mrs Addie Hunter Dies At 75 In Clinton

Mrs Addie Hunter 75 of Fairview Park Clinton Ind died at Vermillion County Hospital at 12 40 Sunday after a month long illness She was a 40 year resident of the community and member of Fairview Park Methodist Church Surviving Byron husband Miss Annabelle Hunter a Clinton schools teacher a niece and a nephew The body was taken to the First Funeral Home services 1 30 Tuesday Rev Norris King officiating Burial in Roselawn Memorial Park.

Clinton Ind Addie Hunter Fairview Park Vermillion County Hospital Norris King Roselawn Memorial Park

Mae Speakman Dies at 66 in Casey Ill Funeral Planned

Mrs Mae Wyman Speakman aged 66 died at 830 this morning in Casey Illinois. The body is to be forwarded to her former residence for burial after services at a local church. Surviving relatives include a daughter and two sons.

Mrs Mary Ambro 57 Universal dies in Terre Haute

Mrs. Mary Ambro, age 57, of Universal, dies at 1 40 Sunday at Wallace Nursing Home Terre Haute. Survived by husband John six daughters and three sons and many siblings. body to Karanovich Funeral Home for 8 30 am services at St Joseph Church and Walnut Grove Cemetery burial. Rosary information follows.

Clinton Ind Mary Ambro Universal Wallace Nursing Home Terre Haute Altar Society St. Joseph Church of Universal John Mary Riley Pomona Calif Agnes Otte Margaret Knorr Chicago Ann Brother Toledo Ohio Karanovich St. Joseph Church Walnut Grove Cemetery the Rosary

Mrs Speakman services set for Casey

Mrs Speakman widow of Charles Speakman survives with three daughters Mrs Mandaleen Weaver Mattoon Mrs Mari Hall Olney and Mrs Betty Lillard Bettendorf Iowa and son Capt William J Speakman Columbus Ga Funeral held at Lindsey Funeral Home with services at 2 pm CST Tuesday at the Christian Church Rev Jesse Dunn officiating burial in Casey cemetery

Charles Speakman Mandaleen Weaver Mattoon Mari Hall Olney Betty Lillard Bettendorff Iowa William J. Speakman Columbus Lindsey Funeral Home The Christian Church Jesse Dunn Casey Cemetery

Mrs Nettie Ingram Marshalls dies in Indiana at 87

Nettie Viola Ingram 87 died Sunday morning at Spray Nursing Home in Marshall Indiana. She is survived by her son Fred of Marshall and several nieces and nephews. The body rests at Davies Funeral Home and will be moved Tuesday morning to Hugo Church near Tuscola Illinois for 1 PM DST funeral services and burial in the nearby cemetery.

Marshall Ind Nettie Viola Ingram Spray Fred Davies Hugo Church Tuscola Ill

Death of Mrs. Mary F. Leach at 85 in Sullivan

Mrs. Mary F. Leach 85 died at 5 AM Sunday at her Sullivan residence on R R 5 widow of E R Leach. Surviving: daughter Ruth McCreery, R R 5. brother James L. Turman Rushville Neb. three grandchildren. seven great grandchildren. Body to Billman Mortuary. Funeral Tuesday 2 PM with Rev. Jack Anderson officiating. Burial Center Ridge cemetery.

Sullivan Ind Mary F. Leach E. R. Leach Ruth McCreery James L. Turman Rushville Neb Billman Mortuary Jack Anderson Center Ridge Cemetery

Charley E Phillips Dies in Bridgeton at 77

Charley E Phillips aged 77 died at 9 15 Sunday morning at the Tinnian Boarding Home Bridgeton Ind He is survived by three sons E G Phillips Milford Mich Donald Phillips Garden City Mich and Carlile Phillips Detroit Mich and three daughters Mrs Cletes Staggs Indianapolis Mrs Grace Kearns White Pigeon Mich and Mrs Waneata England Chillicothe Mo The body was taken to Barnes Mortuary Rockville Ind

Bridgeton Ind Charley E. Phillips Tinnian E. G. Phillips Milford Mich Donald _ Phillips Garden City Carlile Phillips Detroit Cletes Staggs Indianapolis Grace Kearns White Pigeon Wanea

Earl B. Meeker Dies at 74 in Hutsonville

Earl B. Meeker 74 of Hutsonville Ill died Sunday afternoon at home. Survived by widow Elizabeth, daughter Mrs Earl Newlin, sons Gordon and Gerald, sister Mrs William Howard, brother Bruce Meeker, six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Body to Pulliam Funeral Home.

Hutsonville Ill Earl B. Meeker Elizabeth Meeker Earl Newlin Gordon Gerald Meeker William Howard Bruce Meeker Casey Pulliam Funeral Home

Prairieton Woman Amy Peed Dies at 64

Mrs. Amy Beatrice Peed, 64, of Prairieton Indiana, died Sunday morning at St Anthony Hospital in Prairieton. She is survived by her husband Henry Peed. The body was taken to the funeral home for arrangements.

Prairieton, Ind Amy Beatrice Peed Prairieton St. Anthony Hospital Henry Peed

Funeral services at 2 PM Tuesday in Terre Haute

DeBaun Funeral Home in Terre Haute announces funeral services at 2 oclock Tuesday afternoon. Burial will be in Highland Lawn cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home. Rev. C. G. McCrocklin will officiate.

DeBaun Funeral Home Terre Haute Highland Lawn Cemetery C. G. McCrocklin

Avie Burnham Dies in Johnson City Tenn

Avie Burnham formerly of Sullivan died Sunday morning in Johnson City Tennessee where he had lived in recent years. He is survived by widow Harriett Burnham and two sisters Abbie Burnham and Carla Keys all of Johnson City. The body will be brought to the Billman Mortuary.

Sullivan, Ind Avie Burnham Sullivan Johnson City Tenn Harriett Burnham Abbie Burnham Carla Keys Billman Mortuary

Funeral services for Mrs Florence Thomas announced

Mrs Florence Viola Thomas 68 of Crawfordsville Ind formerly of Rockville will have funeral services at Barnes Mortuary Rockville at 2 PM Tuesday with Rev W E Squibbs officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens cemetery.

Crawfordsville Ind Florence Viola Thomas Rockville Barnes Mortuary W. E. Squibbs Memory Gardens Cemetery

Retired Building Contractor Dies at 81

Henry Stroot former partner in Stroot and Weast and owner of his own firm died Monday at 1727 South Center Street. He was 81 and had retired in 1945 after 35 years in the trade. He belonged to St Benedict's Church. Surviving are five sons and five daughters including Margaret Meehling of Marshall.

Henry Stroot South Center Street Stroot and Weast St. Benedict's Church Harry Frank George Clarence Margaret Meehling Marshall

Obituary fragment names five survivors and funeral details

Ill Mary Williams of Ferguson Hill and Alberta Neukom of Miami Frances Wilson and Helen Dowell are listed among survivors with 17 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The body was taken to Callahan Funeral home.

Ill Mary Williams Ferguson Hill Alberta Neukom Miami, Fla Frances Wilson Helen Dowell Callahan Funeral Home

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