Kiwanis Club Plans Dinner and Convention Outlines
ELWOOD Kiwanis will host an annual friendship dinner at the Elwood Airport at 6 p.m. Saturday with airplane rides and a Scottish Highlanders appearance. Club officers announced the Elwood delegation will attend the 1957 French Lick convention, with named delegates and escorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Kiwanis Club
Murat Temple
R. E. Hartman
Elwood Kiwanis Club
French Lick
Walter Allen
C. C. Hillis
Hartman
Milton York
Arthur Bell
Charles Rutledge
Reformatory Stabbing Probe To Continue
Indiana reformatory officials will press on with the stabbing investigation of 29 year old inmate Jack L. Smith in the tailor shop restroom. Two inmates held in segregated cells are being questioned as lab tests for the home made knife and bloodstains proceed in Indianapolis. Coroner Fred Hiday Prosecutor Melvin Hornburg state police detectives and prison officials will continue the inquiry after test results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Indiana Reformatory
Paul Welchel
Jack L. Smith
Smith
Welchel
Indianapolis
Madison County
Fred Hiday
Melvin ‘Hornburg
Reformatory
Unfin ished Furniture and Wallpaper Paint Incomplete Line
A local listing notes incomplete stock at Complete Line Unfin ished Furniture and FO LAND for wallpaper and paint. Ships not specified.
Three Injured In City And County Traffic Crashes
Three persons were treated at St. John's Hospital for minor injuries from two crashes. At 8 20 p m in Anderson a motorbike ridden by Thomas Estle Crull 17 collided with Calvin Bear 54 injuring Crull. Bear's car sustained about 45 dollars in damage. Near Markleville Glen Thompson 33 hit Mary Whitman something after stop sign with Thompson rear ending Whitman’s car, sending it across the intersection. Whitman and Thompson were treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Hospital
Anderson
Markleville
Thomas Estle Crull
Fulton St
14Th
Jackson Streets
Crull
Calvin J. Bear
Rt. 1
Brooksburg
Ind
14Th Street
Jackson
Bear
Glen Thompson
Shirley
Mary Whitman
C. Rector
A. G. Snider
Bob Brantly
Thompson
County Council Seeks Extra Appropriations for 1958 Budget
Madison County Council will study several supplemental appropriation requests on September 3 alongside initial action on the 1958 budget. Items include 685 for sheriff gasoline and tires 40 for Planning Commission 2056 for County Home repairs and clothing and 3000 for Board of County Commissioners tuition costs Leach culvert cumulative fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County Council
Jesse Biddle
Sheriff's Office
County Planning Commission
Board of County Commissioners
Dismissed Patients From St. Johns Hospital List
Dismissals at St. Johns Hospital include Mrs Melenie Spiker Mr Columbus Watson Edward Shacklett Milton Miller Mrs Bernice Davis Mrs Esther Lovett Leonard Robertson Mrs Mary Wilcox Alva Roberts Mrs William Thompson and son Mrs Marcen Phillips and daughter Mrs Joseph Smith and son Mrs Obee Hobbs and son Mrs George Armstrong and son Mrs James Warden and daughter Robert Frazier Mrs Inez Chamberlain Mrs Hattie High John Lewis Mrs Clara Couch Mrs Inez Jones Mrs Georgia Custer Mrs Mary Wood Mrs Frances Etchison Thomas Dearing and others from Pendleton Alexandria and Lapel with street addresses given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Hospital
Melenie Spiker
Fairview St
Columbus Watson
Morton St
Edward Shacklett
Walton
Milton Miller
Bernice Davis
4Th St
Esther Lovett
Park Ave
Leonard Robertson
Pearl
Mary Wilcox
Alva Roberts
Main St
William Thompson and Son
E. 34Th St
Marcen Phillips
Pearl St
Joseph Smith and Son
E. 18Th St
Obee Hobbs and Son
11Th St
George Armstrong
James Warden
Robert Frazier
W. Cross
Inez Chamberlain
Pendleton
Hattie High
Alexandria
John Lewis
Forkner St
Clara Couch
Georgia Custer
Mary Wood
Frances Etchison
Thomas Dearing
Chestnut St
The Family Car by Waily Falk
A humorous vignette describes a woman locked out of a convertible downtown with a blade she carries, reflecting on small urban misadventures and improvised problem solving. The piece uses witty observations to frame a casual crisis and everyday resilience.
School Staffing Listings Highlight District High and Junior High Roles
The article lists principals and staff across multiple schools including High School Senior High and Central Junior High. It names administrators such as John Paul Huffman and Enoch Drumm and lists dozens of teachers and assistants by name across Hazelwood Longfellow Meadowbrook North Anderson and North Anderson schools.
South Side Junior High Names Teaching Staff and Principal
The South Side Junior High School teaching staff of 40 is led by Principal Clyde Williams. The list includes assistant principal John Kinney and teachers such as Janet Blume Jean Dietzer Angeline Adams Leonard Potteroff Julia Harris Helen Hughes Wallace Smith and Opal Bengston plus many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret McCullough
Harry McGoon
Verona Malone
Ann Merritt
Cynthia Morrow
Jack Nicholson
Paul Noggle
Harry Norris
Mabelle Palmer
Donald Pyle
Blanche Raber
Marilyn Russo
Andrew Sandala
Dorothy Sankey
Betty Schreiner
William Stewart
Dennis Stratton
Roscoe Thomas
Frederick van Ness
Elizabeth van Ness
Dorothy White
South Side Junior High School
Clyde Williams
John Kinney
Janet Blume
Jean Dietzer
Angeline Adams
Leonard Potteroff
Julia Harris
Helen Hughes
Wallace Smith
Opal Bengston
Pauline Thomas
John Murray
Byron Helfrich
Howard Burnett
Mary Kitterman
Carol Helvey
Wilburn Wood
Arthur Johnson
Myron Brosier
Meredyth Delph
Gertrude Evans
Herman Hallett
Marvin Swart
Delbert Egly
Sylvia Bird
Robert McDowell
Howard May
Mary Ellen Heckman
Margaret Smith
George Graham
Doris Noel
Mary Jane Chapman
William Judd
Ruth Samuels
Paul Davis
Don Pyle
Joseph Anderson
Joe Vargo
Janet Long
Jeanne Forkner
Scattered Showers Seen For Central Indiana Today
Central Indiana forecasts call for scattered showers or thunderstorms amid mostly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures. Highs expected from 76 to 81 degrees with yesterday’s readings between 53 and 85. Sunday outlook shows generally fair, moderate temperatures, low humidity, with Saturday night lows 55 to 62 and Sunday highs in the upper 70s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Veterans Honored at Central Indiana Gas Dinner
Central Indiana Gas Company honored two veteran employees for near term retirements at a dinner meeting Thursday evening. Albert E. Pike, 1424 Raible Ave, began work July 13, 1916, and Lundy F. Cole of Middletown has been with the company since May. Other speakers included Roy Leckie, division manager, and George Reddin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Indiana Gas Company
C. M. Cullison
Albert E. Pike
Raible Ave
Lundy F. Cole
Middletown
Roy Leckie
George Reddin
Philosopher Sacksteder Awarded Rockefeller Fellowship
Dr. William Sacksteder a Colorado philosophy assistant professor received a Rockefeller Foundation fellowship to pursue a research project on the philosophic basis of the social sciences. He will take a one year leave from the University of Colorado starting Aug. 31 and reside at the University of California with his wife and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
William Sacksteder
Overton Sacksteder Jr
Anderson Sr
American Philosophical Associations Committee
Rockefeller Foundation
University of Colorado
University of California
Univerity of Chicago
Ruby Cotton Vows In Mid September
Mrs. Perry E. Cotton announces the engagement and upcoming wedding of her daughter Margaret Joyce Cotton to Earl C. Ruby Jr. The ceremony will be at First Methodist Church on Saturday September 14 at 7 30 p m with Rev Ewart M Talley officiating. Miss Cotton attended Purdue University and Mr Ruby, a Purdue graduate of 1956, is stationed at Malden Air Force Base in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Perry E. Cotton
No. B St
Margaret Joyce Cotton
Earl C. Ruby Jr
U. S. Air Force
Earl C. Ruby
New Castle
Ewart M. Talley
Miss Cotton
Purdue University
Ruby
E Ternity
Malden Air Force Base
Malden, Mo
Duck Creek Homemakers host and club notes and meetings
Elwood reports the Duck Creek Township Homemakers meet at Mrs. Frank Williams home with Mrs. Scott Campbell presiding. Highlights include devotions, a traffic laws paper, candle-making demo plan, readings and solos, attendance prizes, and upcoming Family Night and Sept 26 meetings. Also notes TTH Club, UVS Social, Loyal Women’s Class, and visiting guests.
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Scott Campbell
Wilson
Campbell
Anderson
Alexandria
Duck Creek
Boone Township
A. J. Bannon
F. A. Wilson
Tillie Leisure
Leo Jarrett
Mesdames Vernon McCallister
Emma Benedict
Pamela Harting
Kay Dale
Gwen Wisler
Donald Beckley
Mesdames
B. I
UVS
UVS Community Club
Callaway Park
Penaiiy
John McMullen
Jesse Davis
Bernita Chambers
E. Blake
Walter Davis
Lennie King
Velma Silvey
Daisy Dean
Ellen Hook
Nancy and
Ruth Ann McAshton
Archie Hook
Everett Butler
Police Report Highlights Traffic and Crime Stats
Police arrested 94 for intoxication with 88 guilty and 16 others on various charges. 82 moving traffic, two non moving arrests guilty and one not guilty with two dismissed. One July burglary and 11 non residence burglaries, eight grand larceny, 42 petit larceny, four auto thefts. property valued at 5155 with 3282 recovered. Juvenile arrests: 36 boys and 1 girl. Traffic accident summary reports six DUI, six speeding, 15 fail to yield, 23 following too close, five improper passing, seven improper turns, 11 ignoring signals, 19 other violations. 38 injured in 101 accidents, 167 injured year to date across 977 accidents.
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Page One
Notice to Defendant in Hayden Divorce Case
You are notified that Barbara Joanne Hayden et al have filed for absolute divorce in the Superior Court in Madison County Indiana. You must answer by August 14 1957 or face default. Clerk Joseph H Armington attorney firm Kelley Arnold Kelley. The notice also covers final settlement of the estate of Thomas M Armstrong in Anderson Indiana with hearing September 5 1957 and proofs of heirship to be presented. Clerk Joseph Armington Beckman and Rotruck.
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Adison County
Pa County
Barbara Joanne Hayden
Illiam L. Hayden
Joseph H. Armington
Kelley, Arnold & Kelley
Thomas M. Armstrong
Anderson
Indiana
Oseph Armington
Beckman & Rotruck
Chester A. Hudson
Augustoseph H. Armington
Harold J. Anderson
Notice Summary From Indiana Court and Council Meeting
Public notices include a 1937 probate appearance for Chester A. Hudson and an August 14 1957 appointment of Mildred F. Prigg as executrix of GarI C. Prigg estate in Anderson Indiana. Also Madison County Council holds Sept 3 1957 meeting to review budgets and emergency appropriations for county funds including Sheriff gasoline tires planning zoning county home and bridge funds with tax board hearing to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred F. Prigg
Garl C. Prigg
Schemette
Cne
Anderson
Indiana
Superior Court
Madison County
Busby, Davisson, Cooper & Farr
Madison County Council
County Council
Board of Commissioners
County Revenue Fund
Cumulative Bridge Building Fund
Planning Commission
Board of Appeals
Leach Calvert
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Jesse S. Bidolf
Madison
Divorce Case and Public Notice in Madison County Circuit Court
Madison County court actions include Joan Shuker versus David Shuker for divorce due by October 7 1957 with clerk notice and attorney. estate notices appointing executors and administratrices. plus a sheriff sale of Marion D Humphrey et al property to satisfy Frankton Building and Loan judgment of 4720.80 plus costs with sale set September 11 1957 at 10 a.m. at the Anderson courthouse Madison County Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
Joan Shuker
David Shuker
Madison
State OF Indiana
Joseph H. Armington
Lawrence H. Robbins
Anneta C. Schuyler
Edna E. Campbell
Anderson
Superior Court
Carl F. Morrow
Lawrence M. Busby
Martha L. Wilson
Circuit Court of
Frankton Bldg. & Loan Association
Marion D. Humphrey
Indiana
County of
State of
Towit
Section 14
Township
General Assembly of
Joe L. Brogdon
Daniel D. Quickel
Civil rights compromise fronts voting rights jury trial shifts
Senate and House leaders unveil a compromise bill granting jury trials in voting rights cases with added civil rights tools. Key points include injunction power for the attorney general, a new civil rights division, a minority jury service provision, and a federal civil rights commission with subpoena powers. Newsmen protection is ensured on disclosed proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Justice Department
Federal
Civil Rights Commission
House Rules Committee
Johnson
D - Tex
Funeral held for W A Cranfield at 10:30 Monday
Walter A. Cranfield 87, lifelong farmer, died Friday at his Rt. 1 home after a stroke. Born Feb 13 1870 near Summitville, he married Jennie Presley in 1895. Survived by wife, two sons, three daughters, nine grandchildren, four great grandchildren, one great great grandchild. Calling at Karl M Kyle Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Saturday. Interment Monday at the funeral home.
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Alexandria
Walter A. Cranfield
Rt. 1
Mr. Cranfield
Summitville
Williams H
Sarah Jane Cranfield
Jennie Belle Presley
Whetstone Brotherhood and Sisterhood
Jennie
Howard
Davidson
Mich
Kenneth
Laura B. Bronson
Indianapolis
Lois Troesken
Anderson
Virginia Tinsley
Karl M. Kyle
Mercy Hospital Fund Campaign Reaches About 160000
Elwood reports total raised in Mercy Hospital building drive at 155 921 with pledges and cash gifts of 17 243. Women's section adds 27 851. medical staff 1 100 more to 29 600. Campaign continues until needed funds are secured. office stays open at 122 No Anderson St until Sept 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Mercy Hospital
John Held
Clifford Toensing
Henry Wolf
Logansport
Strasbourg Emerges as Fifth Port of France on Rhine
Strasbourg located on the Rhine, 434 miles from the sea, is designated as France's fifth port, marking its strategic inland position and growing maritime role.
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Strasbourg
France
Anderson Obituaries Mark H Spence 65 dies at home
Mark H. Spence 65 died after a three week illness at his residence 251 W 37th St He was born Oct 3 1891 in Eaton and lived in Anderson since 1928 A WWI veteran and former Guide Lamp employee he is survived by wife Edith a son John W Spence a stepson Frank Taylor and stepdaughter Irene Rohr two grandchildren a sister and a brother Funeral arrangements are pending at Baker Brothers Funeral Home Also Mrs Mary M Richards 85 of New York City aunt of Harold Johnson died Thursday in Central Islip Hospital Long Island NY Her body will be returned to Baker Brothers for final arrangements.
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Mark H. Spence
Mr. Spence
Eaton
Anderson
Guide Lamp
George Hackett
American Legion
Edith
John W. Spence
U.S. Army
Alaska
Irene Rohr
Frank Taylor
Las Vegas
Nev
Nellie Careina
Mancie
Fred Spence
Greenville
Ohio
Baker Brothers Funeral Home
Mary M. Richards
New York City
Richards
Harold R. Johnson
W. 4Th St
Central Islip Hospital
Long Island
N.Y
Baker Funeral Establishment
Exceptional School for Retarded Children Opens Local Program
Madison County accepts students from anywhere as a trained teacher starts classes when the basement is finished. Since 1955 the Exceptional School has operated in Park Place and the Church of God Youth Center with Mrs Ethel Foust as instructor. Officers include Mrs Lew Pavey president and Rev J Edgar Smith treasurer.
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Anyhere
Madison County
Old Park Place
Church of God Youth Center
7Th and
College
Ethel Foust
Lew Pavey
C. D. Ferree
J. Edgar Smith
Harry Skiles
D. Ferree
Deaths in Madison and Nearby Counties
Francis Everett Fred 67 died at his McCordsville home. He owned a local grocery, born Aug 17 1870 in Marion County. Survived by daughter Magdalena and half sister Crystal Teal. Services Sunday 2 p.m. at Paul C Cory Funeral Home Fortville. Burial Gravel Lawn Cemetery.
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Francis E. Fred
Fortville
Francis Everett Fred
McCordsville
Marion County
Isaac
Mary Fred
Hancock County
Fred
Magdalena Fred
Crystal Teal
Paul ¢. Cory
W. B. Arthur
Methodist Church
Gravel Lawn Cemetery
Scotland Celebrates 100th Anniversary Town Population
Scotland Connecticut marks its 100th anniversary noting its population in 1857 was 550, the same figure as today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Conn
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Eagles Lodge
Tom Bohlander
Main and
Anderson Sts
Earl Neu
Ray Pullen
Donald Brown
Leroy McFall
Floyd Fortson
James Roller
David Warner
Martin Rich
S. A St
Clayton Wittebort
Don Spurlock
Frank
Earl Reasoner Jr
Virgil Snyder
Tastee
James E. Faulkner
Reali
Gall
E. 32Nd St
Inez Jones
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Dane Pugh
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Central Junior High School
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Nathan Harting
TTH Club
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Arthur Robinson
Jack Edgell
Cornelius
David Richardson and Son
Mesdates Katherine King
Freda McCreary
Thelma Richardson
Leon Tyner
First Baptist Church
Nellie Garbett
Gerna Robinson
Sandra Kay
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Hazel Warner
Lula Stewart
Della O'Banion
Bertha Sharp
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Jessie McMullen
Mildred Holmes
Harry Robbins
Antioch
Calif
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Cincinnati
Ward Jackson
Near Anderson
Lenna Bickel
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
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Halehaven
Heiney
23Rd St
Rayburn
D-Tex
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Knowfornia
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
Strickler
Madiser
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Solomon
B. C
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Kelly Gravel CO
Eliable Tailors & Cleaners
Irene’s
the Fair Store
Educational Insurance
Stone Wm. Russell
Chesterfield
Fed
Ray Brizendine
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