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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1972
Page
8
Willem Grant, pioneer merchant and founder of a national department store chain, died Monday at age 90. Born in Stevensville, he built a vast network of stores and led the chain as chairman until spring. He believed retailing offered unmatched challenge and community reward.
Funeral rites set for Stanley Ray Cook 24 of Chesterfield killed in a single engine aircraft. Interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Services also for Matthew Tummer 44 with interment East Maplewood Cemetery. Memorials and arrangements listed for Omer L. Brainard and Robert Pilger with church services and local funeral homes.
Shirley Jones headlines a family friendly May show at 49th and Boulevards Place Theatre with The Back Porch Majority Plus Six. The bill includes Bob Williams Lane and a canine act. show begins 7 30 p m with children under 12 admitted half price. Tickets by mail to 2a1L East 161 Sleal Indianapolis 45205. Box office at the Hiner on flee ee.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Achsa Armstrong and several surnames, with scattered place names and a funeral reference. It notes final rites today at ticket booths and a curtain time of 8:20 PM, but details are unclear and many words are garbled.
Mercy Hospital admissions list includes Mrs. Long Holliday 1218 S N St Mrs. Cleva Beckley 2005 S A Darwin Rominger 819 N 1ath St Mrs. Jesse Tyndall 1925 S H L and Mrs. Tita Gregg eat N Anderson St Dismissals include Todd Fouts 4135 N 10th St Mrs Wilfred Kelty Rt 2 Tipton Charles Fowler 3275 D St and Mrs Robert Hicks 1208 N F St Also John Bolinger 141 Ni 7th St Mrs Edward Smith land baby 1985 LS and George Fesler Rt a Mrs Paul Jones 2028 S Mt St transferred to Mott joist Hospital Indianapolis Trudy Frazier 2006 C St taken Tuesday to IU Medical Center Indianapolis for treatment and later returned home John Faulstich moved Monday from Dickey Nursing Home to St Johns Hospital Anderson Mrs Lille Brogden Hobbs taken Tuesday to Tipton Memorial.
A van carrying 22 youths and three counselors from Sycamore Ranch plunged 100 feet into a rocky ravine near Mulhiten Road in the Santa Monica mountains. A girl was killed and 20 others injured, several in critical condition. The vehicle was en route to Dead Ranch when the crash occurred. cause under investigation.
Final rites are scheduled for 12:40 p.m. Thursday at Nofze Funeral Home for Russel Afden, age 69, of 111% Clinton Street. Park View Cemetery will be the burial site.
Fragmentary funeral notice shows Thomas A. Phillips, age 7, with references to Hatcha and Sadler Funeral Home in Glasea Kentucky and Condo and Son Funeral Home in Wilkinson. Details on dates, addresses, and sponsors are unclear due to damaged OCR text.
Prices for Emge’s Local Livestock Market list lighter cattle under 240 pounds and sows. Market notes show steers and heifers with ranges from 32.00 to 92.01 and sows at 24.00, with bulls and grain terms also mentioned. Damaged OCR yields unclear elements like 26.3028 and daw? Gd.
Chicago reports show nearby August soybeans up 7 cents amid export interest and profit taking soon after. Wheat, corn and oats closed modestly lower as favorable crop conditions weighed on futures. Some sources noted 1 million tons of soybeans potentially moved to Russia as hedging by exporters.
Traders halted sharp gains as profit taking appeared after multiple advances and shocks from Vietnam conflict news. The Dow moved around 952.44 with AT&T and other big names showing mixed results as volume reached about 14.55 million shares. Market mood remained cautious, with analysts noting war fears dampening momentum and a muted session overall.
Indianapolis reports show barrows and gilts mostly 34 lower than Monday, slow trade. Slaughter cattle and calves moderated activity with steady to strong demand, high choice beef prices around 35.00 for 1,000 pound steers and mixed lots near 31-35, with cows and utilities showing variable ranges.
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