Elwood Group Kicks Off Sixth Annual Milk Fund Drive
Elwood’s Tri Kappa Sorority launches its sixth annual milk fund drive to supply half pint servings of milk to undernourished public school children. Six district chairmen, organization leaders, and local volunteers will canvass businesses and homes on Tuesday September 7. Last year the drive raised over 1200 dollars for five public grade schools St Joseph’s Catholic School and South Elwood.
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Tri Kappa Sorority
Danny Austin
W. EF. Moschell
Jack Wright
Arthur Noble
Earl Forney
Dwight Alley
Norwood Allen
Roy Scircle
John Underwood
C. G. Rickert
Michael Kennedy
St. Joseph's Catholic School
South Elwood School
Huntzinger
Alma Huntzinger
Alva Huntzinger
Boss D'Arc
Springfield
Copher and Fesler
East Maplewood
Anderson
Everett Singer
Rt. 3
Alexandria
Trustees Ask Rate Increase At Elwood
Elwood Board of Trustees proposes a 17 cent tax levy for 1955, seeking a two cent rise after last year’s 17 cents was trimmed by 3 cents by the county tax adjustment board. Minor budget changes keep most items the same. higher rate needed due to lower property valuations to operate the same level. A separate item notes a break in at Madison County Farm Bureau Co op in Elwood, about $200 stolen from a basement hiding spot, with investigators named.
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Elwood
Board of Trustees
The
Elwood Public Library
County Tax Adjustment Board
Madison County Farm Bureau Co-operative
William Brogdon
Kenneth Wines
Rail Items Cost More in 1953 Expenditures Rise
In 1953 Class I railroads spent 612.584 million dollars on iron and steel products up from 513.060 million in 1952. Miscellaneous products including cement lubricants ballast and dining-car supplies rose to 622.097 million dollars from 589.065 million in 1952.
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Chicago
United States
Elwood Club Picnic and Local Meeting Notes
Elwood residents gathered for a park picnic hosted by the Elwood Home Demonstration Club with a business session led by President Leah Wilson after a dish dinner. The 49ers group, Tri Kappa, Goldie Wells Circle, and CS Club met nearby for devotions, reports, and upcoming events including picnics at Callaway Park and a September 7 birthday dinner.
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Elwood
Elwood Home
Callaway Park
Leah Wilson
O. P. Perkins
Betty Robinson
Mildred Rhodes
Indianapolis
Jack Lineberry
Mesdames
Jean Taylor
Cecil Aice
Margaret Lineberry
Joan Moore
Mary Thomas
Charlotte Ryan
C. P. Perkins
Frances Moody
Maxine Horton
Mary Ray
Ers
49Ers Home Demonstration Club
Clarence Skillman
Gladys Flynn
Creed
Fred Prus
George Beck
Mesdames Ed Wiswell
John Robert Hood
Ernest Levi
Elmer Updegraff
Harold Boyer
Joel Ritter
Martha Malott
Wilbert Wise
Emery Graham
Roy Hood
Oakley Skillman
Jesse Kratzer
Robert Craig
Eugene Harney
Tri Kappa
Ralph Ploughe
Riverwood
Earl For‘ney
Roy Scircle
Martha
Mary Lou Scircle
John Ward
Ann Forney
Merl Wann
Goldie Ruth Wells
Christian Women’s Fellowship
Fast Main Street Christian Church
Ethel Curtis
Hazel Alvey
Lena Benedict
Ira Benedict
Vern Moore
Miss Curtis
CS Club
Dr Manfred C Wright Dies Fore Fort Wayne
Elwood friends report the death of Dr Manfred C Wright former pastor of the First Methodist Church Elwood at his Fort Wayne home on Monday July 26 Rites were held there He previously led the Elwood church in 1924 1925 and later pastored Kendallville He is survived by his widow one son Manfred Kokomo and three daughters Margaret Dorothy twins and Jane Margaret appears on radio program Hour of Charm as Evelyn of the magic violin and is married to Phil Spitalny who directs the program
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Elwood
Manfred C. Wright
First Methodist Church
Fort Wayne
Postwar Peak Is Reached in Britain Industrial Output
London reports 1953 industrial production higher than any year since World War II with a 5.3 percent rise from 1952 and 2.6 percent above 1951. Building and contracting lead gains, restoring prewar output levels.
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London
Great Britain
Coffee Offer Is Checked in Stroud Oklahoma
The Stroud American notes that hard times are not here yet. The paper offered a pound of coffee with each subscription. People called to learn the brand before visiting, and some passed by if they did not like the brand.
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Stroud, Okla i
Stroud
Hospital Dismissals List From St Johns Hospital
Yesterday released from St John s Hospital are numerous individuals and infants with addresses across Pendleton Middletown Oakville and local streets. The report lists Mrs Ana Cleta Stires Mrs Annie Hendrick Mrs Joyce Shively and others including several with infant children. The armed forces find the porcupine among the worst of enemy pests.
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Ana Cleta Stires
25Th St
Annie Hendrick
Cedar St
Joyce Shively
Fletcher St
Estella Davis
State Rd
Nila R. Apgar
Burton Place
Robert Frazier
Pendleton
Paul Wicker
30Th
Charles Solenski
40Th St
Lloyd Matsinger
Rable Ave
Minataurs Jansons
22Nd
Herbert Taylor
Ohio Ave
Wes Lewis
Grand Ave
Grace B. Patton
Dewey
William L. Wolverton
South
William T. Whitehouse
5Th St
Nae Davis
Drexel
Civil Service Exams Announced for Panama Canal Positions
The Civil Service Commission announced examinations for medical officer, fishery methods and equipment specialist, and production specialist in the Canal Zone Isthmus of Panama. Wayne Sigler, examiner in charge at the Anderson Post Office building, provides full application details. Salaries for medical officer range from 7425 to 10450 dollars yearly. candidates must be doctors of medicine. Fishery positions require sea duty and relevant experience in exploration and production.
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Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Wayne Sigler
Anderson Post Office
Canal Zone
Isthmus
Panama
Navy job postings and university barracks used during Evolution
Applicants for production specialist roles with journeyman experience and manufacturing knowledge compete for Navy positions in Washington DC area, offering 5060 to 10800 yearly pay. Applications for fishery methods due by September 28, with other postings open until further notice. American and French troops used University Hall at Brown University as barracks during the American Evolution in Providence RI.
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Ition
Department of the Navy
Washington
D. C
University Hall
Brown University
Providence, R. I
Stroke Toll Is 170000 In United States Deaths
New York report states cerebral accidents or strokes cause over 170000 deaths annually in the United States. The American Heart Association spokesman notes about 1,800,000 stroke victims live with impairment, many needing one to four caregivers.
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New York
United States
American Heart Association
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