Installation Slated Tonight At Post 40
New officers of Fort Harrison Post 40 of the American Legion will take the oath from Ralph R. Storm Indiana department commander Tuesday night at the Legion home. Commander-elect Jerry L. Wence and first vice commander-elect Raymond Byrd will recite the oath with a 15 member administrative staff during ceremonies at 8 o'clock. Albert J. Eldred is the retiring Post 40 commander.
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Fort Harrison
American Legion
Ralph R. Storm
Indiana American Legion
Legion
Department
Jerry L. Wence
Raymond Byrd
Storm
Albert J. Eldred
Panel recommends repainting Pad dington station roof in modern colors
London panel of experts decides to repaint the 128-year-old Pad dington station roof with pearl grey and terra cotta red. Workers removed 41 layers of old paint, officials say Monday, revealing the original 1835 coat as pearl grey.
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London
British Railways
Paddington
Notable roles listed for American Legion post officers
Obligations are Harold Clark second vice commander R Earle Prewitt adjutant Don Price finance officer Fred W Schwartz service officer and oratorical and school awards officer Ray Lovell chaplain and graves registrar Robert Cronin historian James McCombs sergeant at arms Attorney Herbert R Gerdink judge advocate Bruce Peak athletic officer Albert Eldred Boys State officer Stuart Stimson employment officer Harold Burroughs national and civilian defense officer Ernest H Oldrich public relations chairman Dr Floyd Blackwell child welfare officer and Mrs Marjorie Tilley poppy chairman
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Harold Clark
R. Earle Prewitt
Don Price
Fred W. Schwartz
Ray Lovell
Graves
Robert Cronin
James McCombs
Herbert R. Gerdink
Bruce Peak
Albert Eldred
Stuart Stimson
Harold Burroughs
Ernest H. Oldrich
Floyd Blackwell
Marjorie Tilley
Burglar Flees Auto Salvage Lot After Antenna Theft
Police seek a man 40 to 45 years old six foot two who escaped with a rifle after wrestling it from Al Irwin at Auto Salvage 1120 North First Street. Irwin chased the suspect who fled across the yard and away in a dark blue 1950 or 1951 Dodge, leaving the recovered rifle and vehicle untraced.
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Auto Salvage
North First Street
al Irwin
Irwin
Jackman Travels to National IOA Convention in Jackson
Independent Garage Owners of America state secretary Ed Jackman heads to Jackson Mississippi for the eighth annual national convention. He departed Terre Haute Monday and will attend the meeting starting Wednesday.
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Independent Garage Owners of America
Ed Jackman
Jackson
Miss
Organization
Terre Haute
Foreign high school students to visit Terre Haute for three days
Seventy international students from twenty eight countries arrive July 3 for a people to people program sponsored by the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce. Host families needed to provide lodging and transport for activities including Frontier Day parade and a horse show visit.
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Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce
Dresser Drive
Ohio Street
Fairgrounds
Memorial Stadium
Indiana Air National Guard
Hulman Field
Early Wheels Museum
Wthi-Tv
Costa Rica
Pakistan
South Africa
Italy
Sweden
Chamber
American Field Service
Bird Ike finally flies after 14 years journey ends in Europe
Cardinal Ike who has not flown for 14 years leaves Kansas City with a new voyage to Cologne Germany. Miss Margaret Herkrath who found the wounded bird 14 years ago secured a special permit from the U S Fish and Wildlife Service to take Ike abroad.
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Kansas City
Ike
Margaret Herkrath
Cologne
Germany
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Conservation Camp Set at Shakamak for Aug 12 to 16
The Wabash Valley Boys Conservation Camp will be held at Shakamak State Park August 12 through 16. Director Joseph Junker announced plans are complete and applications are to be sent early. The camp, limited to 100 youths aged 12 to 16, offers field sports, hunting, fishing, archery, reptiles, mammals, geology, first aid, watercraft, and 24 hour medical coverage with instructors from conservation officers Vigo County agents and universities.
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Wabash Valley
Shakamak State Park
Joseph Junker
Civil Defense
Indiana
Purdue
Vigo Conservation Council
Indiana Department of Conservation and Conservation
Junker
Garfield Avenue
Terre Haute
Man Arrested On False Pretense Charge
Danny Decker of 1705 South Seventeenth street filed the complaint leading to the arrest of Elmer Eugene Young, 43, of 213 North Second street on a false pretense charge. Decker, a Smiths Shell Station attendant, said he gave Young $20 and took a diamond ring for security on June 19. Young promised to redeem the ring in two days but did not return it. He was identified from detective photos and held on $7,500 bond by Justice of the Peace Margaret Kearney.
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Danny Decker
South Seventeenth Street
Elmer Eugene Young
North Second Street
Decker
Smith’s Shell Station
North Third Street
Young
Justice of the Peace
Margaret Kearney
Suit to Condemn Land for Hulman Field Expansion
A jury trial in Superior Court before Judge Harold Bitzegaio opened over Indiana's condemnation suit against Mrs. Gussie Hein George W Nisbet and the Public Service Co of Indiana. The land is sought for the operation improvement and expansion of Hulman Field for the Indiana Air National Guard.
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Norman Hoppingarner
Miller Carlton
Raynes Deal
Robert Edwards Jr
Walter C. Eisenhut
Georgia Carlton
Dale B. McLaughlin
David I. Day
Marshall, Batman and
Baker resigns tax board post in Indiana
Former State Rep. Laurence D. Baker Kendallville resigns as a Republican member of the Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners ending two decades as a watchdog over state spending. Governor Welsh named Herbert G. Holmes Peru to succeed him. Holmes has worked for the tax board since 1945 and led Northern Indiana as supervisor since 1935.
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Indianapolis
UPD
Laurence D. Baker
Kendallville
Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners
Welsh
Herbert G. Holmes
Peru
Baker
House
Burglar Strips Bike From Residence on Sixth Avenue
A television watching burglar entered Dolly Falk’s home at 2247 Sixth Avenue within the last two weeks through a rear door. He dismantled a bicycle in the basement and moved the TV from the front room to the kitchen. A wheel and pedal crank were taken. no other items were reported missing.
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Dolly Falk
Sixth Avenue
Four Accused of Million Dollar Counterfeiting Ring
Durham, N C four men face charges in a counterfeiting ring that produced more than one million dollars in bogus twenty dollar bills. Roy Lee Matthews, Robert Ferguson, R B Poole and Haywood Forbush were arrested or arraigned with bonds set at five thousand dollars. Authorities say the investigation included a sale of thirty thousand dollars in fake money and a hidden stash of nine hundred thousand dollars found in Matthews the case dates from a week of undercover work across Durham and surrounding areas.
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Durham
N. C
UPD
Secret Service
Haywood Forbush
Boston
Roy Lee Matthews
George Dipper
Matthews
Dipper
Robert S. Ferguson
Ferguson Printing Co
R. B. Poole
Forbush
South
Ferguson
Poole
U. S
Henry Bane
U. S. District Court
Vernon Spiecer
Secret Service Bureau
Charlotte
Two Local Businesses Report Break-Ins
A. W. Collier of Collier Rexall Drug Store at 1601 South Seventh reported a break-in after 10 p.m. with about $5 in small change stolen. Georgia Isom of Georgia's Tavern at 437 North Fruitridge Avenue reported a rear-door intrusion between 12:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. with beer and wine valued at $16.75 taken. A farmer using 1940 equipment would raise farm-product costs by over $5 weekly per American family.
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A. W. Collier
Collier Rexall Drug Store
South Seventh Street
Georgia Isom
Georgia
North Fruitridge Avenue
Merritt M. Goff Named Assistant Professor at Rose
Merritt M. Goff is appointed assistant professor of mathematics at Rose Polytechnic Institute. He returns to teaching after roles as principal engineer at Lockheed Propulsion in Redlands California and positions at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Goodyear rubber research centers.
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Rose Polytechnic Institute
Merritt M. Goff
Goff
Lockheed Propulsion Company
Redlands
Calif
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Goodyear
Young GOP Begins Session in San Francisco
In San Francisco on June 25 a strong pro-Goldwater contingent moved to action at the start of the national Young Republican convention, where the 1964 GOP standard bearer would be chosen. About 1,000 delegates and allied groups attended the opening of the 13th biennial conclave.
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San Francisco
Republican convention backs Goldwater at youth federation
Delegates at the Young Republican National Federation gathering wear badges for Barry Goldwater of Arizona, the only Republican presidential hopeful to address the convention.
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Young Republican National Federation
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Man Charged With Non Support In Vigo Circuit Court
Prosecutor Ralph Berry approved the filing of a failure to provide charge against Larry Edward Frazier of Vigo County. The affidavit states he neglected to support four children aged one to four years. Complaint signed by Patty Mae Frazier of RR 2 Rosedale.
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Ralph Berry
Larry Edward Frazier
North Nineteenth Street
Vigo
Frazier
Patty Mae Frazier
RR 2
Rosedale
Wheeler to Enter Training at Fort Knox and Return to 972nd
Larry K Wheeler of 1906 South Sixth Street will begin six months of active duty training on June 30 at Fort Knox Kentucky. After completing training he will resume military training with the 972nd Engineer Battalion here.
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Larry K. Wheeler
South Sixth Street
Fort Knox
Wheeler
972Nd Engineer
FASTEETH Powder Quick Fix for Loose Dentures
Advertises FASTEETH alkaline powder to secure false teeth preventing slips and odors. Claims it keeps plates firm, comfortable, and non sour, available at drug counters nationwide.
Calvert Extra Soft Whiskey Ad Claims Superior Mixability
Vintage ad pitches Calvert Extra as 86 proof soft whiskey with no heat, rich flavor, and easy swallow. It promises smooth blending in cocktails and suggests a consumer may abandon hard liquor, priced at $4.85 per fifth.
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New York
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Wabash Ave
Jackman
Red Sea
T. He Photo Shop
Shakamak
Kelvinator
American Motors
Rambler Automobiles
Terre Haute, Indiana
Vigo Tire Mart
Joe Roehm
Brazil
Sherfey & Kidd Furniture
East National Ave
Clinton, Indiana
Osmon Brothers
Sullivan, Indiana
Pierce Philgas
Dugger, Indiana
Newkirk Furniture
Main
Linton, Indiana
A.B.C. Gas & Electric
Rockville, Indiana
John Evans Electric CO
Paris, Illinois
Coast TO Coast
Casey, Illinois
John Blankenbaker
Washington
TAX Board
ROSE
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
Rubber World
Purdue University
Young Gop
Anchor and Indiana Furniture CO
Night Stand
A&l
Viture CO
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Calvert Dist. CO
Louisville, KY
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