Extortion Plot Foiled In South Bend Banker Trial
FBI agents and South Bend police halted an extortion scheme against banker Paul B. LaMar after a citywide treasure hunt of notes led to the arrest of Julius J. Dierickx, 35, an investment counselor, on extortion charges. LaMar and his family were threatened with harm if he complied. The plan aimed to gather $10,000 from LaMar’s bank. the bait ended with newspapers in the bag and no cash.
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South Bend
Ind
South Bend Bank
FBI
Paul B. LaMar
LaMar
Tulius J. Dierickx
Dierickx
Paul M
St. Joseph Bank and Trust Co
New Mystery Found in Death Of Superman
Leonore Lemmon 35 who was to wed the 45 year old TV star claimed another will exists. Under Monday's filing Toni Mannix wife of former MGM manager Eddie Mannix inherits most of Reeves estate leaving Miss Lemmon nada. Mannix receives Reeves home car and bank funds. remainder goes to Reeves' mother Mrs Helen Lescher Bessole of Galesburg Illinois. Police cited Reeves being despondent over work and harassed by a mysterious caller.
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Leonore Lemmon
Toni Mannix
MGM Studio
Eddie Mannix
Miss Lemmon
George
Reeves
Rabbits Bred in Ancient China for Sacrificial Use
The article notes that from as early as Confucius times Chinese rabbits were bred specifically for sacrificial purposes, reflecting historic religious and ritual practices.
Pedestrian Dies After Crossing Highway 150 Collision
Chester B. Woolum 72 a West Terre Haute resident and World War I veteran was struck by a pickup while crossing U S Highway 150 near Marion Heights. He died at St Anthony Hospital about an hour later. The driver Morris D Ryan 27 said he saw him too late. Woolum survived by his widow Lillie. Funeral set at Bedino Chapel with VFW Post 972 graveside rites.
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Chester B
Doc” Woolum
RR 3
West Terre Haute
Marion Heights
St. Anthony Hospital
Wollum
Morris D. Ryan
Kansas
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lillie
Bedino Chapel
Roselawn
Harold Thornton
VFW Post 972
Batesville Flash Flood Recedes After Severe Rainfall
A flash flood near Batesville receded as Indiana cooled from a heavy downpour. A family of three was rescued from a stranded car on Ind 46 during a 6:30 to 8 p.m. rain event that dumped 5.62 inches in Batesville, flooding basements in most homes. Rushed rescue by a truck driver saved John Mullins his wife Margaret and mother Nellie Mullins.
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Indianapolis
Batesville
Indiana
Laughrey Creek
John Mullins
Margaret
Nellie Mullins
William M. Smith
Shark chases tarpon near Miami Beach hotels
A 12 foot shark chased a school of tarpon in shallow water off Miami Beach drawing bathers to shore. Lifeguards warned swimmers as the shark moved over a sand bar, with several resort hotels nearby observing the scene.
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Miami Beach
Fla
UPI
Deaths Charley L. Taylor 59 of West Terre Haute
Charley L Taylor age 59 of 401 National Avenue West Terre Haute died Monday evening at St. Anthony Hospital. Survived by wife Jennie Stark of West Terre Haute brother George W Taylor nine grandchildren. Member of West Terre Haute Baptist Church New Goshen Masonic Lodge and Scottish Rite Valley of Terre Haute. Body to Bedine Chapel Valley for services Thursday at 1 p.m Rev. Albert Lucchi officiating burial Bethesda Cemetery with graveside rites by New Goshen Masonic Lodge. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today.
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Charley L Taylor
National Avenue
West Terre Haute
St. Anthony Hospital
Jennie Stark
George W. Taylor
Bethesda
Goshen
Death Notice William Santford Adams 74 Terre Haute
William Santford Adams aged 74 of RR 5 Terre Haute died at 10 30 a m at Union Hospital Survived by his wife Nancy two daughters Waneta Milner and Pauline Modesitt both of Brazil a sister Estella Lowe of Terre Haute and two grandchildren The body lies at Gillis Memory Chapel with services at 3 p m Thursday Rev Lorenzo Young officiating burial at Highland Lawn cemetery Friends may call after 6 p m today.
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William Santford Adams
RR 5
Terre Haute
Union Hospital
Nancy
Waneta Milner
Brazil
Pauline Modesitt
Estella Lowe
Gillis Memory Chapel
Lorenzo Young
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Gillis Chapel
Rev Atticus L Reid Dies Suddenly At 53
The Rev Atticus L Reid 53 former assistant at Locust Street EUB Church Evansville died suddenly Monday in Dalton City Illinois He was pastor of the Dalton City EUB Church at death Survivors include his widow Alice a brother LeRoy Reid and his mother Mrs Victoria Miller all of Evansville The body will be brought to Terre Haute for services with burial in Dalton City after services Wednesday morning
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Atticus L. Reid
Locust Street
EUB
Dalton City
Ill
Alice
LeRoy Reid
Victoria Miller
Evansville
Terre Haute
Funeral services for Mrs Leora Worth announced
Funeral services for Mrs Leora Les lie Worth 74 of 508 North Fifth Street will be held at Gillis Memory Chapel at 1 30 Thursday afternoon Captain William E Daniels officiating Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park Alma Rebekah Lodge will conduct services at the funeral home and the Order of Eastern Star of Lewis will conduct rites at the grave Friends may call at the Gillis Chapel.
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Leora Leslie Worth
North Fifth Street
Gillis Memory
William E Daniels
Roselawn Memorial Park
Alma Rebekah Lodge
Order of Eastern Star of Lewis
Gillis
Everett Weir dies. services pending at DeBaum Funeral Home
Everett Dutch Weir aged 79 of RA 3 West Terre Haute died at St. Anthony Hospital Tuesday morning. Survived by two sons Raymond and Joseph and two daughters Geneva Cheesman and Winefred Favre all of West Terre Haute, one sister Ella Weir of Prairie Creek, Indiana, and 10 grandchildren. A member of Dresser Methodist Church. Body to DeBaum Funeral Home.
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Everett
Dutch” Weir
West Terre Haute
St. Anthony Hospital
Raymond
Joseph
Geneva Cheesman
Winefred Favre
Ella Weir
Prairie Creek
Ind
Dresser Methodist Church
DeBaum
Funeral services for James P. Clark
Funeral services for James P. Clark aged 53 trustee of Sugar Creek township for eight years will be held at the Bedino Chapel of the Valley at 1 30 Wednesday afternoon. Rev Sam J Boyll and Rev James Dickey will officiate. Burial in Bethesda cemetery. Friends may call at Bedino Chapel.
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James P. Clark
Sugar Creek Township
Bedino Chapel of the Valley
Sam J. Boyll
James Dickey
Bethesda Cemetery
Bedino Chapel
Funeral services for Rev Charles F Shepard
The Rev Charles F Shepard aged 49 dies Sunday funeral is set for 2 pm Wednesday at Mt Pleasant Church with Rev Loren Maxwell officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Lawn Cemetery. Body at Thomas Funeral Home will be moved to the church at 1 pm Wednesday.
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Charles F. Shepard
Mt. Pleasant
Loren Maxwell
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Thomas Funeral Home
Beaman Dies in Freedom Ind. Mrs Rose Beaman Passes
Word reaches Mrs Odena Harrold of 2505 Deming Street that Rose Beaman died early Tuesday in Freedom Indiana. Survivors include her husband James Harrold. Funeral services set for 2 p m Thursday at West Funeral Home Spencer with friends invited to call.
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Odena Harrold
Deming Street
Freedom
Ind
Rose Beaman
James Harrold
West Funeral Home
Spencer
Funeral services for Mrs Florrie Zig ler
Funeral services for Mrs Florrie Zig ler, 83, who died Saturday, were at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Gillis Memory Chapel. Dr Marvin E Utter officiated. Continued services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at United Brethren Church in Raglesville with burial in Raglesville Cemetery.
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Florrie Zigler
Gillis Memory Chapel
Marvin E. Utter
United Brethren Church
Raglesville
Raglesville Cemetery
Mrs Ada B Inman passes away at 89 in Linton
Mrs Ada B Inman, 89, died at 11:45 am Monday at the home of her daughter Mrs Sarah Woodville in Linton Indiana. She is survived by four stepsons including Clifford Inman of uth.
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Linton
Ind
Ada B. Inman
Sarah Woodville
Clifford Inman
Uth
Mine Institute Banquet Follows LA Trip And Sessions
Technical sessions fill the program with talks and papers from MI members in Lexington Kentucky Charleston West Virginia Big Stone Gap Virginia Springhill Nova Scotia Victoria British Columbia Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Indiana Pennsylvania and Lesser Illinois. A chosen mine rescue team from Indiana led by Bert McCray safety engineer with Lynch Coal Association Wheatland will demo before the convention tomorrow morning.
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Lexington
Charleston
W. V
Big Stone Gap
Springhill
Nova Scotia
Victoria B. C
Pittsburgh
Inman Family Funeral Services in Indianapolis Area
The body is at Anderson Poindexter Memory Chapel with calling hours available. Funeral services are set for 2 PM Wednesday at the chapel with Rev. Harry Wibbert officiating and burial in Fairview cemetery. Survivors include Gate Cal Burl Cecil Inman of Indianapolis, Odue Inman of Columbus, six stepdaughters, two sons, two brothers, a sister, and several relatives in Gary Chicago Sarasota Plainfield Linton Chula Vista.
Funeral services for Roy E. Lacey Linton IN
Roy E. Lacey 68 of Linton died at St Anthonys Hospital Terre Haute on Sunday night Funeral services set for 3 30 Wednesday at Newkirk Funeral Home Duggar with Rev William Green officiating burial in Grandview Cemetery Bloomfield Survived by widow Daisy brothers Maie Chicago James Michigan City sisters Blanche Clayton Lyndall Keller Martha Tryon all of Linton He was a member of Olive Branch Baptist Church.
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Blanche Clayton
Lyndall Keller
Martha Tryon
Linton
Olive Branch Baptist Church
Funeral services for Clarence Kirby in Paris Illinois
Clarence Kirby aged 68 of Paris died Monday at his son Chester’s home. Services will be at 2 PM Wednesday at Blume Funeral Home with burial in Edgar cemetery. Survivors include sons Chester Clarence Jr James Eugene Ralph William and daughters Edna Minnick Harriet Forcuth Mary Lynch Phyllis Forsum and Charlies Blair and Ernest Daly half-brother.
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Paris
Ill
Clarence Kirby
Chester
RR 3
Blume Funeral Home
Edgar Cemetery
Clarence Jr
James
Eugene
Ralph
William
Edna Minnick
Harriet Forcuth
Mary Lynch
Phyllis Forsum
Charlies Blair
Daffel, Minn
Ernest Daly
Funeral services for Richard K. Fox
Richard K. Fox 82, died Sunday in Brazil Indiana. Funeral services set for 10 30 Wednesday morning at Miller and Sons Funeral Home with Rev Chester Mahan officiating. Burial in Cottage Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 PM Tuesday.
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Brazil
Ind
Richard K. Fox
Miller & Sons
Chester Mahan
Cottage Hill Cemetery
Lightning Kills Shepherd and 470 Sheep in Yugoslavia
In Belgrade on June 23 Borba reported a shepherd and 470 sheep killed by lightning on Mount Sar Planina in Macedonia Southern Yugoslavia. The incident occurred Sunday as the flock grazed.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Macedonia
Borba
Mt. Sar-Planina
Simple Formula For Handling Problem Cases At School
A longtime principal nearing retirement is praised for 33 years of daily presence with students and neighborhood outreach. He received Fordham University's Insignis Medal for extraordinary service and the president called him someone who never treated children as statistics. He plans more youth work in retirement, noting he is still a boy at heart.
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Fordham University
Fordham
Laurence J. McGinley
S.J
Tully
Long's Hearing Set for Friday in Concluded Case
Long won a writ of habeas corpus in Galveston claiming removal to a psychiatric clinic by force. He agreed to voluntary treatment in New Orleans but later left Ochsner Foundation Hospital and fled toward Baton Rouge, was intercepted en route.
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Frazar
Long
Galveston
Tex
Baton Rouge
John Sealy Hospital
Texas
L. D. Godard
New Orleans
Ochsner Foundation
Governor’s Wife Signs Commitment for State Capitol Patient
The state capitol patient was examined by two doctors and confined to Mandeville Hospital by Judge Fred LeBlanc. As in the Galveston case, the governor’s wife signed the application requesting commitment.
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State Capitol
Mandeville
Fred LeBlanc
Galveston
Ice Free Northern Norwegian Harbors Persist Year Round
Northern Norwegian harbors stay ice free all year due to Gulf Stream warming. The phenomenon allows navigation and harbor activities despite winter conditions.
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Norway
What to Do About Your Voice
A July Reader's Digest article explains how voice recordings reveal emotional traits and offers tips on voice control to improve personality. The piece notes the magazine is on sale at newsstands and is presented as advice for executives.
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Reader’s Digest
Bethesda Vacation Bible School closes with student display
A Friday night program marks the closing of Bethesda Methodist Church vacation Bible school. A display of the children's work will be offered at 7 30 p m and the program begins at 8 p m. Parents are invited.
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Bethesda Methodist Church
Eisenhower begins five week camping vacation in Colorado
David Eisenhower the 11 year old grandson of the President started a five week vacation today at Skyline Ranch near Estes Park Colorado. He will spend time in the mountains with family and friends during the summer break.
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Estes Park
Colo
UPI
David Eisenhower
Skyline Ranch
Colorado
Funeral services for Mrs Margaret Raybould
Funeral services for 74 year old Mrs Margaret Raybould will be held at 1 30 PM Wednesday at Miller and Sons Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Cottage Hill Cemetery.
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Brazil
Ind
Margaret Raybould
Miller and Sons Funeral Home
Cottage Hill Cemetery
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