Terre Haute man Wilson to be honored with memorial rites
Wilson rites will be held Monday at Gillis Memory Chapel after a life of service at AT&T where he rose from traffic clerk to chairman and president. Born 1901 in Terre Haute, he attended Rose Polytechnic, rose through Indiana Bell and led AT&T with 1,000,000 stockholders and 625,000 employees.
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Gillis Memory Chapel
Western Electric Company
Bell System
Rea School
Garfield High School
Rose Polytechnic
Zorah Shrine
Swan Theater
Twelve Points
Tribune
Columbian Enameling and Stamping Company
Garfield and
Rose
Boy Scouts
Maple Avenue Methodist Church
P.les
R.O.T.C
Rose Y.M.C.A
Rifle Club
Rose Technic
Modulus Carnival
Tau Beta Pi
P. L. E. S. Fraternity
Polytechnic Institute Experimental Science Fraternity
Indiana Gamma
Theta Kappa Nu
Lambda Chi Alpha
National Interfraternity Conference
Citizens Independent Telephone Company
Indiana State Highway Commission
City of
Terre Haute
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Indianapolis
Indiana Bell
Pictorial life of Leroy Wilson outlines rise to AT&T vice president
The life of Leroy Wilson follows his rise from traffic chief in Muncie to district traffic superintendent in Indianapolis and NY engineer roles at AT&T. He became vice president in 1944 directing studies of Bell System revenues while active in Glen Ridge and Short Hills community service. His philosophy valued head heart and hand in achievement.
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Muncie
Indianapolis
Wilson
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New York
Department of
Bell System
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Employer
America
Sons of Indiana of New York
Emil Schram
New York Exchange
Kent Cooper
Associated Press
Ernie Pyle
Glen Ridge
N. J
Methodist Church
The
Elks
Wilsons
Short Hills
Dennison Univerity
Tribute to Leroy A. Wilson Obituary Notice
Dr. Ford L. Wilkinson Jr president of Rose Polytechnic Institute mourns Leroy A. Wilson a distinguished alumnus and active board member. His life as student and graduate inspires Rose Polytechnic students and the institute vows to keep his spirit alive at Rose. In the death of Leroy Wilson.
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Leroy A. Wilson
Donald B. Prentice
Rose Polytechnic
Wilson
New York
Ford L. Wilkinson, Jr
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Rose
Leroy Wilson
Leroy Wilson Remembered as Guiding Leader in Indiana Telephone
Paul N. Bogart praises Leroy Wilson as a distinguished, youthful leader who contributed sagacious ideas to the board of Rose Polytechnic Institute. Clifton E. McCormick recalls Wilson’s lifelong Indiana ties and courageous, far sighted industry leadership. Leonard B. Marshall notes Terre Haute’s loss of a true son who aided community advancement.
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Paul N. Bogart
College Board of Managers
Merchants National Bank of Terre Haute
Clifton E. McCormick
Citizens Independent Telephone Company
Terre Haute
Indiana Telephone Association
Indiana Bell System
McCormick
Indiana
Leroy Wilson
Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank of
Leonard B. Marshall
Wilson
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
McCrisaken Transferred to Post in Scotland
James R. McCrisaken now works in Edinburgh with North British Rubber Company after a transfer from Mishawaka Indiana United States Rubber Company plant. He previously drove from London last month and served in Europe during World War II with the Third Infantry Division.
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James R. McCrisaken
London
England
North British Rubber Company
Edinburgh
Scotland
United States Rubber Company
Mishawaka
Ind
McCrisaken
Tony
J. R. McCrisaken
South Sixteenth Street
Europe
America’s smallest deer found near Key West Florida
The smallest deer in America, located in the lower Keys near Key West, weighs about 35 pounds and stands under two feet at the shoulder. The National Geographic Society reports only 32 of these deer remaining.
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America
Lower Keys
Key West
Fla
National Geographic Society
Marshall Sees Three More Years Of Foreign Arms Aid
Secretary of Defense Marshall told the House foreign affairs committee the United States must maintain a multi billion dollar level of foreign military aid for at least three more years. He endorsed $8.5 billion in aid for the coming fiscal year and warned no reduction in foreign needs before 1955. Secretary Acheson said economic assistance would continue for two to three years despite ECA ending.
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Washington
Marshall
United States
Free World
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S
Acheson
Former Auxiliary Officers Host Clinton Legion Senators
Former American Legion Auxiliary past presidents entertained the current officers at Clinton Country Club with a potluck dinner and a canasta session. Attendees included Mrs. A V Stringfellow, Mrs. C C Manship, Mrs. Ann Mackie, Mrs. George Walthall, Mrs. Phoebe Rodgers, Mrs. Claude Foltz, Mrs. Harold Clark, and other members from Clinton and Terre Haute.
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Clinton
Ind
American Legion Auxiliary
Clinton Country Club
A. V. Stringfellow
C. C. Manship
Ann Mackie
George Walthall
Phoebe Rodgers
Claude Foltz
Harold Clark
Ruth Doane
Leland Reid
Ray Pavey
Wind and rain cause continued damage in Paris Illinois
A third storm of wind and rain in two days hampered utilities in Edgar county. Over 500 telephones remained out of service though private lines were mostly restored. C.I.P.S. line crews reported many line breaks and soil erosion blamed on heavy rains. Bert Cherry of Illinois Telephone Company noted three main cables cut by falling branches.
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Paris
Ill
Edgar County
C.I.P.S
Bert Cherry
Illinois Telephone Company
Godfrey Weber
R.R. 2
New Armory Blog Nearing Completion in Paris
Paris, JL June 29 Special Machine Gun Co H of Paris may move into the new state Armory on North Main street in about two months. The $618000 building could be occupied by Labor Day barring further labor troubles or material shortages, says Sam Seward the general superintendent.
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Paris
Clinton High Band Concert at Gym Friday Evening
The fifth in the summer band concert series by the Clinton High School Band will be held at 8 o'clock Friday on the gymnasium lawn. In case of rain the event moves to the gym. Director L. E. McCool leads. soloists include Erma Kuhns piano Sam Robertson vocalists Janice Ferguson and Rev T O Thomas trombone. Edith Mae Ralston will announce the numbers.
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Clinton
Ind
Clinton High School
L., E. McCool
Erma Kuhns
Sam Robertson
Janice Ferguson
T. O. Thomas
Edith Mae Ralston
Basil Grimes to Speak at Farmers Chapel Sunday
Basil Grimes will be the guest speaker at Farmers Chapel Community Church at eight o'clock Sunday evening. The event is open to the public.
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Basil Grimes
Farmers Chapel
Program For County Fair Taking Shape
Four days of harness and running races animate the fifteenth annual Vigo County Fair and the twenty second Vigo County 4-H Club Fair from August 18 to 25 at the South First street grounds. Wabash Valley Fair Association sponsors. entry blanks go in the official program released July 15 with entries closing August 15.
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Vigo County
South First Street
Wabash Valley Fair Association, Inc
Charles L. Deeter
Lost Creek Township
The
Fair Association
Ray Graham
Joseph L. Quinn
Carl Bauermeister
E. J. Acree
Petain Moves to Private Mansion Amid Illness
Ailing Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, 95, shifted today from Fort De La Pierre Levee prison to a private mansion in Port Joinville Ile d Yeu France. Convicted of wartime collaboration, he received a medical pardon June 17 due to age.
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Port-Joinville
Ile D'Yeu
France
Henri Philippe Petain
Fort de la Pierre-Levee
Petain
Mrs Florence Adkins Killed by Truck in Chicago
Chicago reports Mrs Florence Adkins 47 of Gary Indiana died after a truck struck her on a curb. Driver Loren Kidd was charged with making an improper turn at the corner where she stood.
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Chicago
Florence Adkins
Gary
Ind
Loren Kidd
Adkins
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