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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1963
Page
10
Announcement states Harry M. Palmer, director of the Indiana Department of Commerce and Public Relations, will speak at the Anderson Country Club Friday at 12 15 PM. He will discuss industry prospects for Anderson as a potential site and the city’s industrial expansion plans.
The 1964 Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild model car program starts this Friday in Anderson junior and senior high schools with all male convocations. The program, sponsored by General Motors divisions in Anderson, offers 117000 in scholarships and awards. William Ballentine, Anderson High School Industrial Arts instructor, coordinates the six month activity. Interested boys may register at the Friday convocation and later attend a December 10 meeting at the Delco Remy Engineering Building where parents learn the program’s purpose. Five high school industrial arts instructors assist: Paul Clay, Paul Davis, Harold Welsh Jr., and Ballentine.
Noel B. Douglass of Anderson High School and Robert Collier of Madison Heights High School will join about 200 Hoosier secondary school principals at Purdue University for meetings on junior and senior high schools. Also attending Indiana School Study Council meetings in Indianapolis are Enoch Drumm of Central Junior High and Clyde Williams of South Side Junior High. Cloudy and cold with possible snow flurries. High 30s. Low 20s. Sunrise 7 49 tomorrow.
Police say an unidentified blonde in her boyfriend’s car hit the accelerator during her first driving lesson in Leidschendam causing 16000 dollars in damage. The car crashed into a bicycle, a gas pump, a display window and a new car before stopping. She allegedly said I’m sorry and then laughed.
Hazardous road conditions from snow and ice caused or contributed to multiple car crashes across Madison County. At least three deaths were reported in the state with injuries from a crash on Mounds Road near the park. Deputies investigated several incidents as snow continued and temperatures remained subfreezing.
James E. Webb administrator of NASA told over 1,000 at Anderson College that the United States competes with the Soviet Union on the international scene for world leadership in space, not merely prestige. He spoke during a day in Indiana's Fifth District with Rep. J. Edward Roush and met business leaders, then addressed students at Music Hall.
Republican presidential hopeful Barry Goldwater will address a GOP fund raising dinner February 8 in Chicago. The Lincoln Day event costs 100 dollars per plate, organized by the United Republican Fund of Illinois with J Russell Coulter of Peoria as downstate chairman and Lester G Porter of Chicago as general chairman at the International Amphitheatre.
Frankton High School student Janet McCarty, 17, of Rt 1 Frankton, is among eight finalists in the Miss Christmas Carol essay contest by the Anderson Community Christmas Observation Committee. Her entry, judged by actor Martin Milner, opens with reflections on Christmas meaning and family memories.
Madison County officials meet at the YMCA to finalize a five unit school plan. They discuss unit boundaries, election methods for board members, compensation, residency rules, and quali fications. A public comment period will precede the May primary vote on the plan and related metropolitan district measures.
In Minneapolis the Thompson murder trial nears its end as the defense rests and the boy Jeffrey Thompson testifies. The 14 year old and his father provide contrasting accounts while the heiress mother sits in the courtroom, with prosecutors recounting the alleged killer’s ties to the case. The judge adjourns for a brief break as closing arguments loom.
The OAS council voted 16-0 to appoint a five nation committee to investigate Venezuelan charges of aggression against Cuba as violence flared in Venezuela and Raul Leoni awaited official election confirmation. The move followed calls for air and naval blockades to curb arms exports to Fidel Castro.
President Johnson aims for a federal budget in the 98 to 103 billion dollar range for the 1965 fiscal year starting July 1, as disclosed by the White House after talks with Governor governors and officials. The report notes prior figures and mentions Cuba related tensions and calls for diplomatic action, while touching on related political developments and a Christmas mailing campaign advisory from the Postmaster.
Dick Tracy stories describe school youth thefts and a police response as young teens admit involvement in BB gun thefts at a department store. Capt James Hanna notes juvenile arraignment planned and urges proper mail and ZIP code use for deliveries.
The Rev. George A. Harris tendered his resignation Monday night as pastor of East Lynn Christian Church and will finish duties in a few weeks to serve the Danville Indiana Christian Church. He joined the local church May 3, 1949 and has been active in civic affairs including leadership roles with the Anderson Exchange Club Estle Juvenile Center Salvation Army and Christian Center. He served as president of the Anderson Ministerial Association and the Madison County Association of Christian Churches and on the Emily Flynn Home board.
Announcements list multiple newborns with parents in Anderson and nearby towns. Includes births at St John s Hospital and Community Hospital to families such as Harvey Chesterfield Horton Cline Law son Owens Reist Mullin Brand and Tiffney Sue Kendallville Hospital with family grandparents named.
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