Elwood Recalls Day In Sun With Willkie
Elwood remembered a 193? event when Wendell Willkie visited the town drawing 218000 people plus 50000 cars 41 trains and 200 planes. The heat 102 degrees humidity 87 percent produced heat illness and street litter after a 190 foot stage hosted 1000 GOP leaders. Local nerves cooled by a thunderstorm hour later.
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Callaway Park
Homer Capehart
Willkie
GOP
Il-man
Elwood
Pickpacke’s
Main Street
New Arrivals at Local Hospitals
Born at St. Johns and Community Hospitals are multiple newborns to various couples. Names include McKin nick Hilligoss Hend ricks Fellows Moore Williams Gosler Cobb Gilliam Nelson Syvers on McGrady Riggins Brown Middleton and Rich. Families report boys and girls born to celebrate new arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's Hospital
Kenneth McKinnick
E. Lynn Sr
Stephen Hilligoss
Alexandria Pike
George Hendricks
Bromwood Dr
Allen Fellows
Central Ave
Jerry Moore
Pendleton
Stephen Williams
Ind
Thomas Gosler
Walnut
Kenneth Cobb
Lapel
Eddie Gilliam
Community Hospital
Eugene Brobst
Alexandria
James Nelson
Richard Syverson
W. Willow Sr
Bob McGrady
Madison Ave
Clifford Riggins
Chesterfield
John Brown
Willow Rd
John Middleton
Bushel Standards Define U S and Imperial Volumes
Washington notes the standard U S bushel equals 2 150 42 cubic inches while the imperial bushel used in England and other nations holds 2 218 192 cubic inches.
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Washington
U.S
England
Promoted Chief Disbursing Clerk Assigned to Saratoga
Chief Disbursing Clerk William G. Rickard USN son of Mr and Mrs William A Rickard 2401 Crystal promoted to senior chief and ordered to the USS Saratoga now deployed in the Mediterranean. They recently visited Mayport Fla where he is stationed and reside with wife Evelyn Olds and two children Cindy and Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Rickard
USN
William A. Rickard
Crystal
Saratoga
Mediterranean
Rickard
Mayport
Fla
Richard
Evelyn Olds
Springfield
Ill
Cindy
Scott
Storm hits Carolina coast with high winds and damage
A coastal storm battered the North Carolina coast delivering near hurricane force winds. It knocked out utilities, damaged houses and uprooted trees from Wilmington to Atlantic Beach and across Hatteras Island. A Liberty ship carrying nerve gas rockets was towed east of Cape Kennedy to be sunk.
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Hatteras
N.C
North Carolina
Wilmington
Atlantic Beach
Pamlico Sound
Hatteras Island
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Salvo
National Park Service
Oklacoke Island
Morehead City
Youth Charged In Burglary At Anderson Gold Center
A 17-year-old Chesterfield youth faced second-degree burglary and a curfew violation after a break in at the Anderson Gold Center on East Cross Street early Monday. Police said the suspect was arrested in the center’s parking lot around 1 50 a.m. after responding to an alarm. nothing was reported stolen. The front door was forced and the office rummaged.
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Chesterfield
Anderson Gold Center
E. Cross St
Madison County
Hershall Collins
Ind. S
City Olice
William Nichell
Hendricks
Nickell
Troop 240 Home After Long Trip
Troop 240 from Anderson, Indiana returned to Bethany Christian Church after a 3800 mile trip through 11 states ending in Florida and Georgia. They toured Cape Kennedy, visited Atlanta and Lookout Mountain, explored Underground Atlanta, and stayed at Moody Air Force Base before a homecoming steak dinner.
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Anderson
Bethany Christian Church
Orlando
Fla
Cape Kennedy
Cape
NASA
TWA
Greyhound Lines
Florida
Valdosto
Moody Air Force Base
Robert Moore
Georgia
Atlanta
South
Andersonians
Troop 240
Harry M. Cox
North Decatur Presbyterian Church
Stone Mountain
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Andrew Jackson
Assi
Moore
Chatanooga
Tenn
Air Naval Reserve Station
Lookou
Louisville
Washington, D.C
Ind
Rich Stanley Narrowly Loses Akron Derby Heat
Rich Stanley, son of Mr and Mrs Richard Stanley of 2040 E 47th St, was edged by six inches in his first heat of the Akron Derby. Samuel Burton of Durham NC won the crown, James P Silcox of Indianapolis claimed a $3000 scholarship for fifth, Jeffrey A Shockley of Muncie earned a $2500 scholarship for sixth as 260 boys competed in the 33rd annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Rich Stanley
Akron
Ohio
Stanley
Richard Stanley
E. 47Th St
Samuel Burton
Durham
N.C
James P. Silcox
Indianapolis
Jeffrey A. Shockley
Muncie
Reading skill gap reaches millions nationwide
About 10 million U.S. adults read at a level comparable to a fourth grade child, highlighting widespread literacy challenges across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
United States
The Church and the Market Share
A meditation on economic health and church involvement. The article argues that individual ownership grows through collective effort and that church work offers a non monetary return: the renewal of people toward God's purposes. It urges members to give time talent and money generously to support God's work.
Death of Emmett Van Voorhis at 60 in Indianapolis
Emmett H. Van Voorhis 60 of 2610 E Seventh St died at 9 30 am Sunday at Methodist Hospital Indianapolis after a brief illness. Born May 22 1910 in East Liberty Ohio he is survived by widow Helen Benzenhower Van Voorhis three children Beverly Malsom Mark F Van Voorhis Norman Van Voorhis two sisters and two brothers five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews He worked 22 years in retail sales in Anderson and held many past jobs and supervisor roles Funeral services 1 30 pm today Baker Brothers Funeral Home with the Rev Harold Clerk Ches terfield Christian Church officiating Interment Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett H. VanVoorhis
Seventh St
Gold Seal TV
Gold Seal Real Estate Company
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
East Liberty
Ohio
Bert and
Anna Marie Talbot van Voorhis
Helen Benzenhower van Voorhis
Rodney
Beverly) Mal
Anderson
Montgomery Ward
Model Home Stores
Kmart
Guide Lamp
de Verbiss Manufacturing Company
A. J. Miller Company
van Voorhis
Baker Brothers Funeral Home
Harold Clerk
Chesterfield Christian Church
Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery
Madison County court schedules numerous arraignments
The court continued several cases and set arraignments for July 24 and Aug 24. Defendants include Jack Ailstock Richard Hickman Frank Conner charged with attempted jail escape with attorneys appointed for Ailstock and Hickman. Others facing charges range from aggravated assault and battery to theft by deception and burglary with bond set at 10000 each. A Pendleton woman reported an assault as a youth cried I am Jesus Christ. Continuous proceedings and presentence investigations planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil David Simpson
Pendleton
Am Jesus Christ
Joseph R. Roland
Nathaniel Redfield Jr
Eugene Fuller II
Paul Gilmore
Frank Smith Jr
Dennis Jenkins
Alien Royal Hankla
Donald Lee Hanneman
David P. Agnes
Donald G. Biddle
Wilbur D. Chastain
Robert Lee Lynch
Robert Lee McKenzie
James McCorry
Anderson College Announces 1979 Evening School Classes
Anderson College opens registration for 1979 71 Evening School sessions starting Sept 3 in Hartung Hall from 5 to 7 p.m. The program, first January term in 1971, offers 18 subjects including Bible, English, history, math, science, languages, art, education and business.
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Anderson College
Marvin Lindemuth
Hartung Hall
Lindemuth
Helen A. Holton
C. Jean Kilmer
United States
Bombings and arrests rock Des Moines and Columbus area
Bombs exploded or failed to detonate in Des Moines Iowa and nearby cities injuring eleven and prompting bomb squads. In Columbus Harris 23 of Tonkawa Oklahoma faced assault charges after a chase and gunfire while a motorcyclist Penwell escaped. Police found three more dynamite devices linked to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side
Iowa
Des Moines
Ames
Council Bluffs
Chamber of Commerce
Columbus
Harris
Tonkawa
Okla
Penney
Zayre Department
Whitehall
Roger Penwell
Air Force
Penwell
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Obituary of Clyde F. Lambert former foundry supervisor
Clyde Francis Lambert 66 of 829 Lindberg Road died 4 p.m. Sunday at St John’s Hospital after a six year illness. Born September 15, 1903 in Rolla Missouri he lived here 44 years and formerly in Tomahawk Wisconsin. Retired plant superintendent of the Anderson Stove Foundry he is survived by his wife Theresa Radtke Lambert a cousin Mrs Ann Hintz of Rhinelander Wisconsin and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services are set 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Baker Brothers Funeral Home with Rev Louis Kineman in charge interment East Maplewood Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Francis Lambert
Lindberg Rd
St. John’s Hospital
Rolla
Tomahawk
Wis
Lambert
Anderson Stove Foundry
Theresa Radtke Lambert
Ann Hintz
Rhinelander
Baker Brothers Funeral Home
Louis Kineman
East Maplewood Cemeery
Operation Chase sinks scuttled Liberty ship with gas samples aboard
A Navy crew sets a course plotting system, hydrophones, depth charges, and valves to flood the Liberty ship as it sinks. Gas coffins carrying GB and VX are sealed in coffins, with water samples taken to Hartley to test for leakage while authorities defend the disposal against court challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartley
Naval Ordance Laboratory
Hamilton
Florida
Claude Kirk
U.S. Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Briggs
Sunny Point
Alabama
Kentucky
Kirk
Des Moines Farmer Spends One Percent on Insecticides
A Des Moines farmer uses about one percent of his crop value for insecticides highlighting how growers invest in crop protection as part of the modern farming routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Corn Packs More Protein Than Any Dry Cereal
Agricultural note highlights corn as a high protein grain surpassing all common dry cereals in protein content, suggesting dietary and nutritional benefits.
Anderson And County Area Deaths And Obits
Huntington widow Mrs Erma Brown reports the death of Glenn E Brown 64 at home in Huntington Funeral rites set for 10 am Thursday at Bailey Chapel Huntington Interment Memorial Gardens Survivors include sister Vera J Brown brothers Floyd E and Harold G Brown a niece Barbara Trueblood and several cousins Elwood Robert E Leeman 49 of Atlanta Indiana died at 130 am Monday in Indianapolis after weeks illness He was born Oct 31 1920 in Hamilton County to Rollie and Lettie H Williams Leeman married Lena Jacobs Feb 8 1942 They had four daughters Joyce Elaine Karen and four sons Robert Michael Kevin Bryan plus sisters Marjorie Clem Martha Mathews Ruth Stickle Gertrude Cox and brothers Henry George Rollie Lloyd Funeral Wednesday 2 pm at Copher and Fesler Funeral Home Aroma Cemetery Arcadia burial note Arcadia Cemetery Also Austin F Johnson 64 of 524 Chestnut Rd final rites 1030 am Wednesday Our Blessed Savior Church Interment Parkview Cemetery
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Vera J. Brown
Floyd E
Harold G. Brown
Eldon W
Harvey L. Brown
Barbara Trueblood
Bailey Chapel
Huntington
Memorial Gardens
Elwood
Robert E. Leeman
Rt. 1
Atlanta
Methodist Herpital
Indianapolis
Hamilton County
Rollie
Lettie H. Williams Leeman
Lena Jacobs
General Assembly of the Church of the First Born
Joyce Roberts
Noblesville
Elaine
Karen Leeman
Robert Leeman Jr
Michael
Kevin
Bryan Leeman
Marjorie Clem
Anderson
Martha Mathews
van Wert
Ohio
Ruth Stickle
Gertrude Cox
Henry Leeman
George Leeman
Whiteland
Rollie Leeman
Des Moines
Iowa
Lloyd Leeman
Frankton
Copher
Peggy Redman widow of Red mon dies at St John’s Hospital
Mrs Maggie F Peggy Red mon 517 Delaware died Sunday at 7 45 am at St John’s Hospital after an extended illness She was employed 23 years in the shipping department at Guide Lamp Division Born October 21 1903 in Savage Kentucky She moved to this area 30 years ago from New Castle Surviving: two sons Bruce W Redman Chesterfield and Walter Tom Neal Jr Ona laska Wis mother Mary Duvall New Castle four sisters Edna Rowe Lafayette Elizabeth Henshaw New Castle Bessie Williams Albany Ky Ida Durham Indianapolis two brothers Samuel Duvall New Castle Paul Duvall Lansing Mich and seven grandchildren Funeral 10 am Wednesday Harold E Rozelle Funeral Home Rev Eugene Savage Mt Zion Wesleyan Church New Castle Interment South Mound Cemetery Friends may call 2 5 and 7 9 pm today
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Maggie F
Peggy” Redmon
Delaware
St. John's Hospital
Guide Lamp Division
Savage, Ky
Lewis and
Mary Robinson Duvall
New Castle
Bruce W. Redman
Chesterfield
Walter “Tom” Neal Jr
Eugene Savage
Mt. Zion Wesleyan Church
South Mound
Robert W Wallace 62 died in Anderson
Robert W Wallace 62 formerly of 525 Ruddle Ave died at 6 a m Sunday at Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis after a lingering illness. A Muncie native born April 14 1908 he lived in Anderson most of his life. He worked as a toolmaker at Samson Metal Craft and was a Park Place Methodist Church member. Surviving are four children Barbara and Sally Forrer Donald Wallace Jr Nina Jo Wallace and 13 grandchildren. Graveside services 1 p m Wednesday at Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery local arrangements Baker Brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Wallace
Ruddle Ave
Indiana University Medical Center Hospital
Indianapolis
Muncie
Samson Metal Craft Company
Park Place Methodist Church
Donald
Barbara) Forrer
Sally) Julian
William Wallace
Anderson
Nina Jo Wallace
Ft. Wayne
Anderson Memorial Park
Baker Brothers
Riverside man dies in auto crash near Sallon New
John Krehnavi 48 of Riverside California brother in law to Wayne Jackson and Lee Carroll Jackson died Friday from a car accident at Sallon New His wife Martha Jean Krehnavi formerly Anderson resident was injured andLS taken to St Marys Hospital Reno Nev A son John was treated and released and four children survive at home Funeral services set for Riverside today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Krehnavi
Riverside
Calif
Wayne Jackson
Lee Carroll Jackson
Sallon
New
Martha Jean Jackson Krehnavi
Anderson
St. Mary’s Hospital
Reno
Nev
John
Final rites for Estal B. Turner in Indiana funeral home
The 68 year old Estal B. Turner of 3940 Scatterfield Road will be laid to rest Thursday at 10 a.m. at Harold E Rozelle Funeral Home with interment at East Maplewood Cemetery. Calling hours are 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Rozelle
Estal B. Turner
Scatterfield Rd
East Maplewood Cemetery
Final rites for Audrey Abel at St Ambrose Church
Funeral services are set for Audrey Abel 81 of 904 East 27th Street with 9 30 a m mass at St Ambrose Catholic Church Interment will follow at St Marys Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ambrose Catholic Church
Audrey Abel
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Final rites for Loren R. Boring in New Palestine
Funeral services are at 2 p.m. today at Hendriyx Funeral Home New Palestine for Loren R. Boring 69 of 1415 Fountain Street. Interment will follow at Asbury Cemetery Morristown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendriyx Funeral Home
New Palestine
Loren R. Boring
Fountain St
Asbury Cemetery
Morristown
Nellie Fort Cushman 91 longtime Fortville resident dies
Nellie Fort Cushman aged 91 of Rt 1 Fortville died Sunday at Heritage Nursing Home Indianapolis after an extended illness. Born April 15 1879 in Hancock County she was daughter of Washington and Martha Fort and granddaughter of Fortville founder Cephas Fort. Survived by stepson Ralph Cushman of Fortville two grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Last rites 1:30 pm Wednesday Fisher Funeral Home Fortville conducted by Elder Wayne Thacker Primitive Baptist Church. Interment Gravel Lawn Cemetery. Family receives friends after 2 pm today with memorial rites by Fortville OES at 8 pm Tuesday.
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Fortville
Nellie Fort Cushman
Rt. 1
Cephas Fort
Heritage Nursing Home
Indianapolis
Hancock County
Washington
Martha Fort
The
Christian Church
Order of the Eastern Star
Ralph Cushman
Fisher Funeral
Wayne Thacker
Primitive Baptist Church
Gravel Lawn
OES
Funeral services set for Mrs Vivian Delph
Funeral services for Mrs Vivian V. Delph 63 of Rt 1 are at 10 30 am today. She died Sunday morning at Hancock County Memorial Hospital Greenfield hours after admission. Born January 11 1907 to Frank and Louella Hunt McKinsey she was a former United Brethren Church member in Warrington. Survived by son Leroy Delph Rt 1 daughter Nina Wilson Rt 2 sister Josephine Hull Amerson seven grandchildren one great grand and several nieces and nephews. The Rev Artie Stohler will conduct at the funeral home with interment in McCray Cemetery Wilkinson.
Elwood Man 70 Dies After Long Illness
Elwood resident Alva E. White 70 died Saturday at St. Joseph Hospital Ft Wayne after years of ill health. Born Jan 12 1900 to Harry C. and Ada Jennings White he was retired and a member of the Eagles Lodge. Survived by three daughters Victore Rowe Jane Ann Jatt and Carolyn Ratliff a son Alva D. White two sisters Iva Foland Esther Johnson and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday at Jackley Landrum Funeral Home with Rev Gene Smith of Grace United Methodist Church officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Alva E. White
Iva Foland
N. 12Th St
St. Joseph Hospital
Ft. Wayne
Harry C
Ada Jennings White
Eagles Lodge
Victore Rowe
Garrett
Jane Ann Jatt
Bradenton
Fla
Carolyn Ratliff
Kimmell
Alva D. White
Muncie
Foland
Esther Johnson
Anderson
Jackley- Landrum Funeral Home
Gene Smith
Grace United Methodist Church
Funeral service for Dan Eddie Adams in Orestes
A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. today at Noffze Funeral Home for Dan Eddie Adams, 70, of Orestes. Interment follows at Alexandria IOOF Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Noffze
Dan Eddie Adams
Orestes
Alexandria Ioof Cemetery
Funeral service for Anna Olive McMahan notices
At 10:30 am today services are held at Noffze Funeral Home for Anna Olive McMahan 80 of Rt 1 with interment at Parkview Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Noffze
Anna Olive McMahan
Rt. 1
Parkview Cemetery
Final rites set for Harry Johnson at Copher and Fesler
Funeral services will honor Harry Chick Johnson, 63, of 3118 North 18th Street, at 2 p.m. today at Copher and Fesler Funeral Home with burial at Tipton Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Copher
Cambodia Civil War Prospects Weigh on Peasant Support
Peasant areas with little government contact show Viet Cong strategy focusing on political indoctrination while seeking to hold current positions. Analysts warn of a future stage where trained Cambodian cadres, backed by North Vietnamese troops, could enter battle against Lon Nol forces, signaling civil war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sihanouk
Lon Nol
Cambodia
Lusaka
Zambia
North Vietnam
Red China
United National Front of
Peking
North Vietnamese
Viet Cong
Africa
Wild oats spread across Britain on dry late spring
British farmers face widespread wild oats 2.5 million acres affected as experts cite late spring and dry conditions spreading the weed across fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Population density varies across world regions
Review notes that global density averages about 40 persons per square mile. Some areas show much higher population, while others remain sparsely populated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
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Emmett Vanvoorhis
Woodmen Accident and Life Company
Citizens Bank
Fred James
Crosby Square
Oxfords
Mahony
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Erma Brown
Second St
Robert Leeman
Arcadia Cemetery
Austin Johnson
Our Blessed Savior
Austin F. Johnson
Chestnut Rd
Mrs
Maggie Redmon
Robert Wallace
Estal Turner
Loren Boring
Nellie Cushman
Vivian Delph
Alva
Rosary Ie
Teeny Ae
Ota
Ledgeweed
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Don Eddie Adams
Anna McMahan
Harry
Chick’ Johnson
Rozelle Funeral Home
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Indiana
Rozelle
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