Vigo County Council Lets $13 141 for Welfare and County Needs
In a closing session the Vigo County Council approved 13 141 95 of the 18 243 20 requested appropriations. Items funded included welfare department repairs 1500, operations truck bed 100, office supplies 450, sheriff patrol car 1200, boat and trailer 500, and jail fuel 1000. Several reductions were made including heat and rent 600 and 300 cut, and a recorder 701 25 disallowed. Signed by council members Sweeney Carty Godschalk Ran dolph Robinson Turner Wise with deputy auditor Pennington acting as clerk.
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Vigo County Council
Department of Welfare
Reiman and Bowsher
Ohio Street
Welfare Department
Sheriff's Office
Circuit Court
Vigo County
Board of Reviews
Harrison Township
Honey Creek
Lost Creek
Otter Creek
Michael Sweeney
Jesse Carty
Louis Godschalk
McClellan Randolph
Clyde Robinson
Pierce Turner
Elliott M. Wise
Lester Pennington
Bond Set in Slashing Case at Vigo Circuit Court
Marion F. Ripple, 60, of a local hotel, was bonded $2,000 in Vigo Circuit Court after waiving arraignment and entering a not guilty plea to assault and battery with intent to kill. He is charged with slashing the throat of estranged wife Mrs. Helen Ripple. The case is continued to the September term.
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Marion F. Ripple
Vigo
Herbert R. Criss
James F. Harper
Gilty
Helen Ripple
Hedy Lamarr Estate Auction Draws Hollywood Crowd
More than 500 bargain hunters pack the auction galleries in Hollywood as Linda Joy Moncrieff, three, inherits Hedy Lamarr memorabilia. Lamarr sells her bed for 250 dollars, grand piano for 2400, sterling silver holders for 12, dining set for 475, and a divan for 300 as the sale continues for weeks. Moncrieff is the daughter of H. S. Moncrieff from Burbank who bought the bed for his child.
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Hollywood
Linda Joy Montrieff
Hedy Lamarr
Miss Lamarr
H. S. Moncrieff
Burbank
Cal
Hedy
Jimmy McHugh
Rotary Luncheon Features Vaudeville Star Bob Hall
Bob Hall, former vaudeville performer, entertained Terre Haute Rotary Club members at a luncheon in the Mayflower Room. He discussed television’s impact on show business noting TV demands a new act daily and few can meet it. Hall recalled Terre Haute days at the Hippodrome and contrasted old talent with the TV era.
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Bob Hall
Rotary Club
Mayflower
Terre Haute
Hall
Hippodrome
School Board approves pay raises and hires in Terre Haute
The Terre Haute school board enacted teacher pay increases across levels up to $5 000 for highly experienced staff and raised non teaching pay by 24 percent. New hires include Benjamin Blair and several staff additions while resignations and ongoing staffing plans were approved. Bids for bus waiting station and coal purchases were opened for review.
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Benjamin Blair
Gerstmeyer
Fred Wampler
U.S. Navy
Leslie Evinger
Robert W. Fress
Dorothy Gummere
Beth Nash
Delbert E. Rice, Jr
William Welch
Blair
Brazil
Southwest Mississippi Junior College
Glenn High School
Rangers
Transylvania College
Lexington
Indiana State
Rosemary K. Loyd
Bloomington
Roy Gayer
Blanche Fuqua
Alice Femyer
Art Wentzel
Rosemont School
James Burroughs
Deming School
P.T.A
Deming
Gertrude Soules
Audrey Lundstrum
Laverne Gibson
William Harlan
Campaign to Eliminate Flies Summoned at High Twelve Lunch
A. C. Shelton, head of the Terre Haute sanitation campaign, will discuss Environmental Sanitation at a High Twelve Club luncheon to be held Wednesday at the Terre Haute House.
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A. C. Shelton
Terre Haute
Terre Haute House
Palestine to gain improved power service with new sub station
Palestine Illinois see upgrades after Chamber of Commerce discussions with Central Illinois Public Service. A new sub station near the Daily mill will reduce outages and storm damage, with transformers added to serve all customers. Construction should start soon and finish in about six months.
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Palestine, Ill
Chamber of Commerce
Earl Allen
Light and Power Committee
Walter Daily
Lee Sparks
Earl Bledsoe
Shaffer Robbins
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Palestine
Allen
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Garrrard Observes 62nd Wedding Anniversary in Palestine
Palestine Illinois June 26 Special Mr and Mrs Fred Garrard marked their 62nd wedding anniversary quietly at their East La Motte Street home as a special service was held nearby.
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Palestine, Ill
Fred Garrard
East la Motte Street
Man,63, Beaten and Hospitalized After West Terre Haute Assault
Clarence Bryan, 63, of R R 1 West Terre Haute, was beaten near Toad Hop on June 12 and taken to St. Anthony's Hospital in good condition. Lucien Busiere reported the incident to Sheriff John Trierweiler. A separate report noted an attempted auto entry by unknown assailant causing $55 damage to Leslie Tahman's car.
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Clarence Bryan
West Terre Haute
John Trierweiler
Lucien Busiere
Paris Avenue
Toad Hop
Joseph Crock Bryan
HK. KR. 1
Bryan
St. Anthony's Hospital
Leslie Tahman
Terre Haute
Trierweiler
Tahman
Hoosier Writer in Tennessee Slaying Indictment Asked
Nashville Tenn June 26 The Davidson county grand jury will be asked Thursday to indict an Indianapolis man on a charge of murdering his brother Harry Calkins will be indicted for fatally stabbing Clinton Calkins 48 a retired Nashville banker after a three?
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Nashville, Tenn
Davidson County
Indianapolis
Ind
Harry Calkins
Clinton Calkins
Nashville
Indiana writer attends hour drinking party at home
A 60 year old Indiana freelance writer visiting his brother attended a casual hour long drinking gathering at his brother's home. Authorities noted no further details on participants or location.
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Indiana Free-Lance
Hangs Self After Fire Belief Kills Family
Merle Ellis a 43 year old farmer hanged himself in Otakis after thinking his wife and five children were dead in a farm fire. His four year old niece Char lene died in the blaze while his wife and other children escaped. Neighbors say Ellis screamed and later was found hanging in the barn as the home burned.
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Osakis
Minn
U.P
Merle Ellis
C. E. Carlson
Ellis
Charlene
Population surpasses one million in compact Israel
More than 1,000,000 residents are living within Israel's 8,000 square mile area, highlighting dense population in a small geographic state.
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Israel
Population rise outpaced by food use per person in 1950
U S population grew 14 percent from 1941 to 1950 while domestic food consumption per person rose 3 percent in 1950 compared with 1941.
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