Deaths fill Terre Haute area notices in weeks span
A long list of deaths and funeral arrangements from Terre Haute and surrounding towns appears with names such as Earl Dudley, Mrs Edna May Douglas, Joseph M Brennan, Alta Rose Shoffstall, Felix G Grimes, Henry F Schmidt, Nellie Neil Timmons, Edward W Davis, Bessie D Kellams, infant James Michael Voll, Addie Mae Rogers, Tillie Rikard, Jack Hendrix, Etta A Holbert, Leona Yocum, and other local residents. The notices include ages addresses service times burial places and calling hours across multiple counties including Vigo and Clay with churches and cemeteries named. Various towns such as Brazil Clinton Linton Marshall Paris and surrounding communities are represented in obituaries and memorials.
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Carl Henry
Park St
Joseph M. Brennan
Terre Haute
Minneapolis
Minn
Milwaukee Railroad
Marie
Michael Marie
St. Louis
Eugene
Knaeble Funeral Home
James Michael Voll
William Michael Voll
Garfield Ave
Union Hospital
Ralph Voll
James Layman
George Layman
William Voll
Thomas Funeral Home
Brazil
Ind
Tillie M. Rikard
E. Church St
Clay County Hospital
Forest Avenue
Mary Wayman
Indianapolis
Ruth Harlan
Carl
Roy T. Edinburg
Catherine Elliott
Miller and Sons Funeral
Kenneth P. Angle
Union Cemetery
Funeral Home
OES
Trudeau Liberals Triumph In Election Tidal Wave
Trudeau and the Liberal party net a sweeping victory with a strong national lead and gains across provinces. Conservatives held 25 seats in Atlantic Canada, while Liberals dominated Quebec and Ontario. The new Parliament will include Lincoln Alexander, the first Black MP, elected in Ontario. Alexander ran as a Conservative in Hamilton. Prime Minister Trudeau pledged a forward looking program and Parliament in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Liberals
Quebec
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Conservatives
Diefenbaker
Saskatchewan
Pearson
Commons
Trudeau
Lincoln al
Exander
Hamilton
Ont
Case Seeks Injunction in Work Stoppage
A work stoppage case seeks an injunction and a bond of $1,000. The plant payroll reportedly includes about two thirds union workers. The order alleges two main gates on N 13th St and one gate on Park Ave were blocked and non union workers were turned away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. 13Th St
Park Ave
Craig Urges Civil Service For Indiana
Indiana political figures outlined reform ideas and party strategy at a Brazil, Indiana institute. Former governor urged civil service shifts and linked patronage to funding. U S 41 four-lane plans were dismissed for cost, while a north south turnpike and local sales taxes were proposed to fund streets. Senator Hartke urged abolishing the convention system, and Rep Myers emphasized honesty in politics. Professors and local officials discussed polls and voter engagement ahead of state elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig
Highway Commission
U. S. 41
Evansville
Kentland
Indiana
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Brazil
Fanning
General Assembly
Assembly
U.S
Vance Hartke
D.-Ind
Hartke
Johnson-Humphrey
Robert Kennedy
Humphrey
Branigin
People
John T. Myers
R-Ind
Myers
William Brighton
Vigo County
Clyde Lovellette
Brighton
Lovellette
Otis Bowen
Indiana General Assembly
Bert Morlan
GOP
Buena Chaney
Charles W. Engelland
ISU Social Science Education Center
Fur coats for masculine men target by South African furrier
South African furrier Leslie Derber plans marketing fur coats for masculine men. He expects an initial sell through of the first 10 will face a backlash over perceived gender norms, but anticipates momentum after that. The Nile is cited as the world’s longest river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
Leslie Derber
Congress Forms Bureau of Standards in 1901
The memo notes the establishment of the Bureau of Standards by Congress in 1901. It highlights the creation of a federal body to oversee measurement standards, technical testing, and quality control across industries. This foundational move set the stage for uniform national benchmarks and regulatory science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Bureau of Standards
Indianapolis Chief Reveals Plot Against His Life
Indianapolis Police Chief Winston Churchill said he learned for a month that a gang planned to kill him and Lt Richard A. Jones of the narcotics division. Three suspects Eldridge Morrison Jr Melvin A Johnson and Leon A Gomilla were charged with conspiracy to commit murder after being arrested at a Marine Reserve Training Center.
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Indianapolis
Winston Churchill
Richard A. Jones
Narcotics Division
Eldridge Morrison Jr
Melvin A. Johnson
Leon A. Gomilla
FBI
Marine Reserve
Black Panthers
Churchill
Lt. Jones
Amish Swiss Mennonite Sect Found in Pennsylvania
A report notes the Amish, a Swiss Mennonite sect, established roots in Pennsylvania. The text discusses their historical origins and distinctive community practices within the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
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Earl Dudley
S. 15Th St
St. Anthony Hospital
Vergie
Mary L. McIntosh
Clara Louise Howell
New Albany
Mary Pigg
Sullivan
Louie Dudley
Pontiac
Mich
Ball-Porter
Grandview Cemetery
Edna May Douglas
West Terre Haute
Bedine Chapel of the Valley
Fred Schoffstall
Bethesda Cemetery
Mrs
Alta Rose Schoffstall
Alta Rose Shoffstall
Chicago
Gerald
Jack Osman
Ferrol Maloney
Ethel Maxfield
Newport
Felix G. Grimes
Alvin Rickless
Bethesda Memorial Park
Henry F. Schmidt
Russell A. Myers
Barton Ave
Newton, Ill
Paul Kuhn Co
Newton
Nellie Neil Timmons
Driesel Square
Tyler
Betty Edwards
Martha Sodora
Barbara Tipton
William Freeman
Marion
Ill
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Gillis Memory Chapel
Lewis C. Brand
Roselawn Me
Edward W. Davis
San Diego
Calif
Callahan Funeral Home
Harold Taylor
Roselawn Memorial Park
Euclid Masonic Lodge No. 573
E. E
Ezra) Davis
Jeanene
Michelin Davis
Linda Hawkins
Lafayette
Morial Park
Bessie D. Kellams
S. 14Th St
Chester
Betty Bedwell
Mildred Deal
Louise Pinkstaff
John
New Goshen
Ruby Nail
Erman Dodson
Washington, Ind
Addie Mae Rogers
Addie Maé Rogers
Bedino Peace Chapel
Woodlawn
Rosell S. Miller
Jack W. Hendrix
Walnut Chapel Baptist Church
Portland Cement Co
Knightsville Masonic Lodge
Helen
Hugo
Rosedale
Hallie Routt
Imogene Jones
Margery Utterback
Dallas Rissler
Etta A. Holbert
Linton
J St. NW
George
Eugene .A. Holbert
Muncie
Charles Young Jr
James Donald Holbert
Irene Plan
Donna Sue Wildin
Osa Parks
Anderson
Anna Gabbard
Eaton
Pearl Saunders
Ruth Harris
Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel
Jerry Sword
Hickory Cemetery
Leona Yocum
Clinton
Methodist Hospital
Hammond
Floyd
Nancy Hayes
Crown Point
Kathy Yocum
Manuel Yocum
Guam
U.S. Air Force
Leslie Minich
Gary
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Eugene Birchfield
Marshall, Ill
Detroit
Marshall
Zigler Osteopathic Hospital
Violet Mason
Marrs
H. J. Kemp
Marshall Cemetery
Morris Simonson
W. Knight Sr
Florence
Blanche Mabel Simonson
Helen Woolery
Margaret Lucille Howard
Roy
Moore Funeral Home
A. L. Emmert
Cottage Hill Cemetery
Frank Reposh
White St
Vermillion County
Snpj Lodge No
Angeline Shannon
Mary O'Rourke
Frank Jr
Joe
Louie
Tony
Leo
Rudy
Karanovich
Paris, Ill
Vernard Dyer
Sarasota
Fla
Sutton and Son
Charles Hanson
Mayfield
Herman Fanning
Indiana State University
Robert Taft Institute of Government
Nell Peniston
Sen
Ruth Braentinam
John W. Moore
Gosport
Martin
Case
Petunia Bill
Petunia
House
Senate
Nces
25Th and
Ohio Bivd
NSM
Fuom
Thomas Chapel
WBOW
The
World
Commercial College
Wabash
Tune Bldg
Root’s New
Barcelon
Shaggy Dog
Root
Sandy Quinn
Jacqueta Griffith
Capital
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