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Terre Haute Tribune

Location

Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1956

Page

3

Prominent figures listed for upcoming event ticket sales

The list names Shanklin John Lamb James Evele Vernon Kidd George Pair Howard Batman John Brinkman James English Curt Bridwell James Benham and Leo Baxter. Reserved boxes and general admission tickets are on sale at McGraw's Drug Store M C Pharmacy Oakley Drug Store Larrison's Meadows Blower Caplan Dawson Drug Store and others.

Shanklin John Lamb James Evele Vernon Kidd George Pair Howard Batman John Brinkman James English Curt Bridwell James Benham Leo Baxter McGraw’s Drug Store M. .& C. Pharmacy Oakley Drug Store Larrison’s Meadows Pharmacy Blower Drug Store Caplan Drug Store Dawson Drug Store Dawson and Meagher Gillis Drug Store Miller Drug Store

Penalty Hefts for Speeding and Stop Sign Violation

A 19 year old motorist Robert Hall paid 37.50 after failing to appear in City Court on two driving charges. Hall pleaded guilty to speeding and stop sign violations and paid 34.75 and 2.75 respectively. Two men Herschel Romine and Raymond Pressley were fined 14 each for disorderly conduct after a disturbance in an alley. Oxford trucker Willard Barker paid 7.75 for failing to use a truck route and Paul Budd Jr 2.75 for not stopping at a sign.

William Ron Tuesay Robert Hall South Eighth Street Herschel L. Romine Walnut Street Raymond E. Pressley South Fourteenth Street South Second Street Oxford Willard B. Barker Paul Budd, Jr

Missing Youth Returns Home From Spencer Search

Carl Haas, 18, of 2239 Liberty Avenue, returned Tuesday morning to the family's Spencer area farm from where he had been missing since Sunday afternoon. He arrived with his parents Mr and Mrs Carl Haas. All were resting and unavailable for comment. the youth is unharmed. A search party led by the Owen County sheriff had conducted the hunt since Sunday.

Carl

Circuit Court Burglary Trial Goes To Jury

The Vigo Circuit Court case of George Robert Green age 18 from 20% Brown Avenue moved toward an early conclusion as the jury was sworn. Prosecution and defense examined witnesses including Honey Creek High Principal Lloyd Wagner and Detectives Kell and O Leary. Green admitted to stealing instruments but said he intended to steal money to help his family and potentially entertain at a Youth Center.

George Robert Green Brown Avenue Honey Creek High School Vigo John H. Jett N. George Nasser Frank P. Crawford Honey Creek Lloyd Wagner Otis L. Withem Charles C. Kell John O’leary Geraldine Green Terre Haute Barry E. Morton Darrell C. Deeds 843Rd Army Engineers Aviation Battalion Wagner Green Army Morton Deeds

Bracken County Fiscal Court Faces Roof Leak Crisis

Bracken County grand jury warns the fiscal court to fix a roof leak at the brick courthouse built in 1914. Five prior juries have urged repairs, risking malfeasance charges if ignored.

Brooksville Bracken County

Green trial details reveal stolen instruments tied to Honey Creek case

Prosecutor Jett notes Green owned a musical instrument before the Honey Creek School break-in and sold it. Arrested April 27, two clarinets, photos and a toy cap pistol found in his room matched the school list. He admits stealing a bicycle and committing theft at a rural school, then abandoning the bike. He faces an April 20 second degree burglary at Rust Bros. in which he pleads not guilty. Jurors listed with addresses and names attend the trial.

Jett Green Honey Creek Brown Avenue Rust Bros Wabash Avenue George Badovick R. R Pimento Winfield Hardt Tippecanoe Street Ray Sampson Blakely Avenue Joseph Rublnson North Thirty-sixth Street Charles Agan Riley John L. Alston North Ninth Street Percy James North Nineteenth Street Robert Art South Sixth Street Harold G. Barkes South Seventh Street William Earl Johnson John Foltz Ben W. Frandzel South Sixth

Crushed to Death in Kokomo Newspaper Delivery Crash

Albert Leo Graham a 71 year old Kokomo man was crushed between his motorcycle and a car on U S 35 while delivering papers. The collision occurred when he turned left or U turned in front of a car driven by Wesley Herbert Mason a 48 year old Kokomo resident.

Kokomo Ind Albert Leo Graham U. S Graham Wesley Herbert Mason

Hungarian water polo star seeks asylum in Italy

Aladnar Szabo from the Hungarian team requested political asylum in Naples Italy after slipping away from the traveling squad during an international water polo tournament which the team had won.

Naples Italy Aladnar Szabo

Probers Demand Disclosures On Secret Records

Senate investigators press the White House to reveal who gave a writer access to secret cabinet meeting records for a forthcoming Eisenhower era book. Chairman McClellan and Senator McCarthy clashed over Rabb’s refusal to testify and calls to subpoena.

Washington Senate White House Congress John L. McClellan D.ark Maxwell M. Rabb Rabb Robert J. Donovan New York Herald Tribune Joseph R. McCarthy R.wis Rabbs Justice Department McCarthy Subcommittee Herbert Brownell Jr Brownell General Accounting Office FBI Attorney General Sherman Adams Army

Wounded British Judge Improves in Cyprus Incident

In Nicosia Cyprus on June 26 Justice Bernard V Shaw the British judge who had sentenced six Cypriot rebels to death was reported slightly better after being wounded in a gun attack. He was shot twice through the neck as his car stopped at a signal light and was seriously wounded.

Nicosia Cyprus Bernard V. Shaw

Rotary speaker forecasts strong business outlook for year ahead

A. N. Levin, a Rotary member and local business leader, told the Rotary Club that prosperity and a sound economy are ahead despite soft spots he calls temporary. He cited population growth and industry expansion as drivers and predicted an upward trend in the last quarter. George Weimuth received a past president's pin as L. P. Baber and new officers prepare to take office for 1956 57. Guests included Rotary presidents from West Terre Haute Sullivan and Paris Illinois.

A. N. Levin Rotary Club Levin George Weimuth Service Club L. P. Baber Baber Weimuth Joe Gilder West Terre Haute Sullivan Paris Ill

Motorist Charged After Two Crashes in Vigo County

Dave Winters, 66, of 2136 Sycamore Street, was jailed after allegedly crashing into a parked car on Liberty Avenue and sideswiping a house on North Twenty-second Street. Police charged him with public intoxication driving while intoxicated leaving the scene and operating a motor vehicle on a restricted permit. His case set for City Court Wednesday.

Dave Winters Sycamore Street Vigo County Winters Liberty Avenue Alma Combs North Twenty-second Street

Roosevelt Wife Seeks Divorce Decree in Civil Action

Mrs Romelle Roosevelt, wife of Rep James Roosevelt, petitions the Superior Court for a final decree of divorce accusing him of infidelity with 12 women during their 12 years of marriage. An attorney for Mrs Roosevelt filed the petition Monday in Sedona California.

Sadena Calif James Roosevelt Superior Court Romelle Roosevelt

President Eisenhower to leave Walter Reed this week

President Eisenhower is to be discharged as a patient from Walter Reed Hospital late this week to celebrate his 40th wedding anniversary at the Gettysburg farm. White House press secretary Hagerty said plans for a news conference or political announcements remain undecided and that Eisenhower has not discussed his political future with anyone except possibly his family.

Washington Eisenhower Walter Reed Hospital Gettysburg White House James C. Hagerty Hagerty Army Hospital Sherman Adams

Verdict Unable To Determine How Bridegroom Fell From Plane

A Cleveland county coroner's jury could not decide how Oren A. Pruitt, 38, fell 6,500 feet from a Piedmont airliner on June 13 as his widow plans to sue the airline for negligence over door warning signs. Passenger Joseph Forest testified he heard a rush of air and saw Pruitt struggle to stay inside after the door opened.

Shelby N. C Cleveland County Oren A. Pruitt Piedmont Pruitt Charlotte Asheville Here Joseph Forest Forest R. C. Murray Civil Aeronautics Administration

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