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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1957
Page
2
The court ruled the plaintiff take nothing in the sewage dispute over a proposed disposal plant. The restraining order was dissolved and costs awarded to the defendants. Trial occurred May 20 and 21 with witnesses for both sides.
Funeral services for Mrs. Addie May Church mother of John Church Republican chairman of Vigo county are pending at Bedino Chapel of the Valley. The 75 year old died Friday in Swartz Creek Michigan where she had lived for 20 years. She is survived by three sons Harold Amos and John Church. two daughters Luella Stievenart and Maxine Jameson. 23 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The body will arrive in Terre Haute Sunday and be taken to Bedino Chapel.
Terre Haute 643 Ohio St C 2288 a Terre Haute 60s Native D 2555 details loan terms and party names referenced in a compact business notice.
Word reached Odway Jones of the death Friday in Chicago of his daughter Josephine Jones 31 formerly of Terre Haute. Survived by the father stepmother one son Ronald sisters Carol Kay Victoria Owens brother Louis and grandmother Amy Jones. Body to be brought to Russell Funeral Home.
John Hubert Peters aged 44 formerly of Terre Haute died at 12 45 Friday morning in Detroit Michigan. Survived by wife Oreen mother Mrs Dora Peters Terre Haute brother Norman Peters Terre Haute and several nieces and nephews. Body to Funeral Parlor 12540 ayes street Detroit for 1 PM Monday service with Masonic graveside rites in Detroit.
Funeral services for Emory A West 53 of 2716 South First street will be at 1 PM Monday at Gillis Memory Chapel. Burial follows at Mt Pleasant cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 PM Saturday.
Ernest Smitley 74 formerly of Marshall and Perrysville Ind died at 11 45 Friday morning in an Alton Illinois hospital. Survived by wife Ellen seven sons and six daughters and 29 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Body to Bodin Shelby Funeral Home Covington Indiana. Funeral at Perrysville Evangelical United Brethren at 2 Sunday with burial in Marshall cemetery. Rev Harold Kotlissayer to officiate. Casket to be opened at the cemetery.
Marvin LeRoy Lewis six month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Chancy L. Lewis of Terre Haute died at 9 30 Friday evening in Clinton Ind He is survived by his parents grandparents and great grandparents from Clinton Terre Haute and Texas The body was taken to First Funeral Home for services at 230 Sunday.
Mrs Margaret Ann Lippeatt of Dugger Indiana died Friday morning at her home. Survived by husband Thomas H a son Thomas P two grandchildren father Joe Benham of Linton and two grandchildren. She operated a local tea room and was a member of the Dugger Catholic Church and the Business and Professional Woman's Club. Rosary Sunday evening requiem mass Monday morning Evans Funeral Home. Burial in Dugger cemetery.
Thomas J Glazner age 78 died at 12 30 Friday at Union Hospital Terre Haute. Survived by Grace E wife two children Eloise and Kenneth one brother Emmett and one grandson. Funeral at Cory Methodist Church Monday 2 PM burial Maple Grove Cemetery. Body to Clay City Funeral Home and Cory residence for calls after 11 AM Sunday.
Mrs Edith Bruner died at 4 40 Friday morning in Union Hospital Terre Haute Ind Survived by husband Merrill three daughters Gladys Staub Olivet Ill Bernice Hurn Highland City Fla and Ellen Jane Hargis Mn oska IL a sister Mary Jones Lewis Ind two brothers Fred Pennington Marshall and Charles Pennington Lincoln Ill and nine grandchildren Body taken to Marrs Funeral Home Services set for 1 PM Sunday at Marshall Christian Church officiated by Rev R C Mowery Terra Haute and Rev Norman Abel Burial in Marshall Cemetery
George Fred Cook, 65, died at 6 30 Friday morning at St. Anthony Hospital in Terre Haute. Survived by widow Cassie, two daughters in law Mrs Lottie Seville and Mrs Sadie Chaney, three brothers John Ernest of Rosedale and Albert of Park Falls Wis, one stepdaughter Mrs Margaret Nystie of New Hudson Mich, two stepsons Richard and Billy Oulson of Detroit, and one grandson. Funeral services set for 2 pm Sunday at Cottrell and Williams Funeral Home with Rev James Truelove officiating. Burial in Rosedale cemetery.
George Mac Allen aged 50 was found dead in his home Friday. Funeral services are set for 10 AM Monday at Grandview Presbyterian Church with Dr. Weldon Routz and Rev. C J Grimes officiating. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery Kansas Ill. The body returns to Marrs Funeral Home Sunday. survivors include wife Grace stepson Jack Boston of Indianapolis sister Mrs Truman Moore and brothers Joseph Richard and Frank all of Kansas.
Mrs Gillie May Canady 79 died Friday morning at Layman Nursing Home Clinton Indiana She leaves husband Herman two sons Myles of Dana and Esmond of Clinton a daughter Grace of Danville Illinois seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren The body will lie in state after 3 pm Saturday at Jersey Funeral Home Dana Services are Sunday at 2 pm Hopewell Friends Church northwest of Dana Burial is in Thomas Cemetery near Hawpert
Henry Muenster formerly of Indianapolis died at 12 30 Friday afternoon at Clay City Hospital in Brazil He is survived by wife Lydia a son Herbert of Rock City a daughter Mrs Minnie Kettelhut of Indianapolis and a brother Funeral services set for 2 p m Sunday at the funeral home with burial in Center Point cemetery
Ishmael L Harshbarger 47 of Universal Indiana died Thursday. Funeral services 10 a m Monday at First Funeral Home Clinton with Rev Paul Shepard officiating. Burial in a cemetery at Indian Sping New Goshen Masonic Lodge to conduct graveside services there.
NATO's top official cautioned that a limited Soviet intrusion into NATO territory could force a major war. He urged stronger regular forces to deter Reds and avoid conflict. The chief also noted broad French acceptance of General Hans Speidel as head of NATO land forces despite some opposition from Communists.
Chief of Detectives Willard Gantz said a 19 year old Elgin soldier Owen Lester Masters who drove to Terre Haute with a 13 year old girl will be turned over to military authorities. Masters said he has been AWOL since May 30 from Ft. Riley Kansas. Police report the girl, one of 15 children, complained her husband had left her and that they planned to marry after the Terre Haute trip.
Golda Needham and Charles Maxwell pleaded guilty to drunken driving and were fined 64.75 each with their licenses suspended for one year. Berlin Needham, a passenger, was fined 18 for public intoxication. Other cases include Bobby Lee Thompson 19.75 for speeding James Phillips 3.75 for running a red light and Ralph Long 2.75 for a stop sign.
Mrs. Steve Janicek found two sickly robins in her yard and nursed them back to health on beefsteak scraps. The birds bonded with the care and now refuse to leave, raising concerns that a third or more robins may join them.
A woman left a business and was approached about a cab. She entered a car driven by a young woman with two others aboard, was later kicked out, and found missing a $250 watch and a $450 ring. Police note a similar incident weeks earlier with young suspects and southern accents.
Japan and the United States agreed July 30 000 troops will withdraw under the security pact tied to the San Francisco peace treaty. Officials estimate Japan loses over 100 million dollars yearly in troop costs and about half of 140 000 armed forces civilians face job losses. Kishi hailed the mission as a true partnership though he did not regain control of the Ryukyu and Bonin island groups.
Members of the Youth Mission to Youth team visiting Terre Haute will speak at Barbour Avenue EUB Church Sunday at 9 30 AM. Four youths from Iowa Ohio Kansas and Nebraska will share guidance on strengthening the church youth program. The Daily Vacation Church School ends Friday and will present a program Sunday at 7 30 PM.
Republicans accuse Rep. Donald L. Jackson of plotting to abolish the discredited committee as Rep. Francis E. Walter vows to defy Rayburn on radio TV hearings. Separately, Dulles asks Senate to name a small London talks group with Johnson promising Democratic members soon. The House passes a 1.3 billion farm bill expanding surplus disposal and blocks selling 65 million to Poland.
The Hooper family faces a disputed medical bill with income cited at 62 a week for the husband and 43 for the wife. Local doctors advise possible payment adjustment or suit by the doctor, while public appeals for aid rise. A Dallas contractor offered to pay the 1500 bill and public sympathy grows.
Indiana University graduate students raise a penny per signature to cover income tax on Dr Joseph Kris fee for aiding Benny Hooper Jr the boy in the well the petition urges Dr Kris to withdraw his 1500 bill for feeding oxygen during the 24 hour entrapment in Manorville New York and calls the charge excessive classmates note time is worth 30 dollars an hour
Frank E. Girton, 49, died suddenly from a heart attack Saturday morning while entering a car at his residence 820 South Third Street. He was taken by Ball ambulance to St. Anthony Hospital and pronounced dead. Surviving include wife Mary, two sons Frank G. and Ralph Edward, six sisters, a brother, and two grandchildren. Burial at Isaac Ball Funeral Home.
Lyons township residents voted at the Methodist Church to use all vacant buildings for the elementary school as the opening approaches. A second meeting is planned to decide on secondary facilities while nearby communities have offered space and desks.
The Communications Commission refused to reconsider February actions shifting TV Channel 2 from Springfield Illinois to Terre Haute Indiana Channel 7 from Evansville Indiana to Louisville Kentucky and Channel 9 from Hatfield Kentucky to Evansville Indiana. The shifts affect station allocations and regional reception.
In Taipei Formosa on June 22 Nationalist Chinese police banned bikini style apparel and transparent outer garments that expose too much of the female form. Officers said despite the heat women must not wear nylon outer garments that reveal undergarments.
Lee, a Burden employee delivering for Borden, died after a truck toppled on a bridge near Lewis. Gasoline drenched the cab as rescue volunteers worked. the body was removed with a wrecker. He was 3 on his wife and three children. He had worked for the company since 1956.
Probate Commissioner John F. O'Brien admitted to probate the will of Lloyd Guy Slover of 709 Marley Avenue. Slover died May 30 and left his entire estate to his wife Sylvia. The will, dated May 28, 1947, was witnessed by Wendell Tennis and Mary Jo Jackson.
A gas explosion in Izumi village coal mine near Sapporo trapped ten miners who died. Twenty others escaped from shaft 1,000 feet underground and one man was hospitalized with first degree burns.
A Japanese trial for Girard is set with court aides saying Douglas will be notified of the decision to hear the appeals. Justices War ren Clark and Burton may attend the American Bar Assn. meeting in London. one sailing plans surface. Briefs by July 1 with five days for replies. four hours allotted for arguments at Camp Whittington in Japan.
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