Elwood Births And Local Incidents On Sunday
Elwood records report first New Year birth a boy to Mr and Mrs Roy Brisson at Mercy Hospital 8:90 a m. also an infant daughter to Mr and Mrs Herbert Felton and a girl to Mr and Mrs Donald Hughes. Auto accidents include James Gibbons and James Lambesis collisions on Main Street with minor injuries. Hospital notes list dismissals and admissions for Mercy Hospital and a hip fracture transfer from Indianapolis to Mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Roy Brisson
Main St
Mercy Hospital
W. A. Seea
Merchants of the
Herbert Felton
Rt. 1
Alexandria
Donald Hughes
College Ave
Anderson
James Gibbons
James Lambesis
Robert Lee Mason
Walnut St
Sam Litsey
Main
Sts
Ray Whitehead
Leroy Michaels
Copher
Fesler
Michael Trimble
Luther Goens
Roy L. Paris
Muncie
Grace Wilson
Adam Mroz
William Davis
Amboy
Roscoe Hoover
D. S. Kightlinger
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Clark
Bightlinger
Anderson Sts
Curtisville PTA Meeting Set for 7 30 P M
ELWOOD The Curtisville Parent Teacher Association will meet at the school at 7 30 p m Tuesday open to the public Fire Chief Robert Heron of Madison Township Tipton County will discuss township fire fighting problems Edward Sells of Wendell L Willkie high school will give a talk on Leathercraft
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Curtisville
Parent-Teacher Association
Robert Heron
Madison Township
Tipton County
Edward Sells
Industrial Arts
Wendell L. Willkie
Robber Escapes Logansport Jail
Hershel Townsend, 21, awaiting transfer to Indiana Reformatory for robbery and beating, tunneled a 16 square inch hole in a second floor wall and used bunk springs as a rope to escape Cass County jail Sunday night in Logansport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
Hershel Townsend
Indiana Reformatory
Cass County
Townsend
Change Planned In Postmasters Appleton Wis
An acting postmaster will be sworn in Appleton Wisconsin Tuesday Francis Sumnicht 34 year old former Outagamie County Republican Club official will replace Edward Firner who has served as acting postmaster since retirement of Stephen Balliet Balliet stepped down Dec 1 at retirement age 70 The appointment earlier stirred controversy after Senator Joseph McCarthy announced Thomas Miller of Appleton would get the job Miller was later found guilty of gambling and bootlegging violations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton
Wis
UPI
Francis Sumnicht
Outagamie
County Republican Club
Edward Firner
Stephen Balliet
Balliet
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Thomas Miller
Miller
Alexandria Woman Dies After Week in Ball Memorial
Beulah McKinley 63, wife of Carl Lewis McKinley, died Sunday at Ball Memorial Hospital Muncie after a week as a patient.She operated a women’s apparel shop on South Harrison Street from 1941 to retirement seven years ago. She was born April 22 1892 in Elwood and married March 7 1911. The family lived in Alexandria since 1917. Surviving: husband two sons Layton and Lewis Foster brother Charles Cox and mother Esta Cox. Funeral arrangements are with Davis and Strider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Beulah McKinley
Carl Lewis McKinley
Berry SL
Ball Memorial Hospital
Muncie
Delta Delt
Chicago
Elwood
Copher
No. B St
City Fire Department
Elwood Lawn Mower, Company
No .T and 11Th Sts
Past Time Club
Vera Hol- Jowell
Leah Marshall
Kiwanis Club to Install Officers at Dinner
Kiwanis Club hosts a dinnerWednesday at Lindner's restaurant for members and wives to install new officers. State Kiwanis Governor Clem Buckner will speak while retiring president Walter Haynes officiates as officers assume duties at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindner's
State Kiwanis Gev
Clem Buckner
Walter Haynes
Elwood Welcomes 1956 New City Officials In Ceremony
Elwood installed its new Democratic mayor Robert Fortson aged 34 and other city officers in a 1 pm ceremony at the council chamber. A quiet New Year with bells and services followed a holiday weekend as schools closed for two weeks and a New Year reception was held in the city building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Mont Say
Fearuhes
Pipe Creek Township
Robert Fortson
Indiana Teacher Held After Police Pursuit
Edward J. Joyce a 34 year old Bishop Nell High School Hammond Indiana teacher was arrested New Year’s Day following a 100 mile per hour chase starting near Calumet City. Joyce posted a 500 dollar bond on traffic charges including reckless driving running stop lights and failure to obey stop signs. He was captured 20 miles later at 95th Street and Ewing Avenue on Chicago’s South Side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hammond
Ind
Edward J. Joyce
East J
Bishop Nell High ‘School
Joyce
Calumet City
Jcase
Cook
County Sheriff's
95Th SL
Ewing l Ave
South Side
Fire damages Beloit lumber shed in $75000 loss
A fire at the Beloit Lumber and Fuel Co in South Beloit Wisconsin caused a $75000 damage to a coal washing shed. Firefighters from South Beloit Rockton and Beloit contained the blaze within an hour though it burned for hours. The shed held three car loads of coal. Burglaries of $5000 were reported at a Monroe Wisconsin supermarket with a safe blast. Police said it occurred before 9:30 a.m. and the back door was pried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Beloit, Wi
Beloit Lumber and Fuel Co
South Beloit
Rockton
Beloit
Wis
Monroe
Sentry
Thessel Allen
Oklahoma Beats Maryland 20 to 6 in Orange Bowl Florida
Bud Wilkinson praised Oklahoma for a seven point swing turning point by Tommy McDonald's 33 yard return early in the second half. He credited the team’s speed discipline and collective effort as key factors in the victory over Maryland in the Orange Bowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla. U
Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma
Maryland
Wilkinson
Tommy McDonald
Bill Walker
McDonald
Brooks Named Sugar Bowl MVP in Hard-Fought Victory
Franklin Brooks of Georgia Tech earned the Sugar Bowl MVP honor after repeatedly piercing the Pitt line and making crucial stops on drives. Also: University of Detroit leader Crestin Steiner aims to field a competitive football team by 1957, while a high school athlete suffers arm injuries vaulting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Franklin Brooks
Georgia Tech
Brooks
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Crestin J. Steiner
University of Detroit
Father Steinon
Press Club to Move to New Penthouse in Indianapolis
The Press Club plans a relocation to a penthouse atop the new Indiana State Teachers Assn. building at Market Street and Capitol Avenue after completion. The club will include a lounge, bar, dining room, roof garden, offices, and kitchen. Affected by the move is Miss Carol Clymer, daughter of the former owners, with a family return scheduled to Ohio State University. Nearby Darwin, Australia, experienced a 10 second earthquake shook homes and caused damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
College
Napolis Press Club
Carol Clymer
Jack Clymer
St. Who
Ohio State Univer
Columbus
Iana State Teachers Assn
Market St. and
Cap
Ave
Australia
Darwin
Northern Territory
Recipe tips and home remedy notes from a 1950s page
Instructions advise enlarging vegetable beef stew for a meat pie next day and reheating leftovers in a baking pan with biscuit dough baked at 450 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. A note mentions lindane to control lice and mites in poultry housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ravens Open January Slate With Oakland City Clash
Anderson College starts 1956 basketball schedule Thursday hosting Oakland City as the first of seven January opponents. The Oaks enter with 4-4 while Ravens sit 6-3, facing top Hoosier Conference tests in a tight run through January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravens
Anderson College
Oakland City
The
Oaks
Ohio
Central State
Wilberforce
Indiana Tech
Fort Wayne
Anderson
Findlay
HCC
Tech
Von.vens
Manchester
Tnd
Jana Central
Bob Macholtz
Taylor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Curtisville Pta
Tonigh
Washington
Earth
Nichol
Arrow
Meritian
25Th
Pendleton
Alexandrian Dies
Kiwanis Club
Midwest
Texas
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Kansas
Rockies
Glenn C. Hadley
Gladys Land
Francisco Cuerva de Valdez
Albuquerque
Y. M
Ticeroy
Spain
Duque de Albuquerque
Indiana
Anderson Herald
Needlecraft Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
N.Y
Laura Wheeler
Anne Atdiams
Anderson Merald
Pattern
West 1Th St
Ana Wheer
Thine Alou
Rowling
Women’s Commercial
Anderson Center
Whit-Lock
Lewis Flower
Bowling Huffman’s
Art Glass
McDonald’s Furn
W. Miller
Hanna
Hoff
Pierce
Graham
Wilson
iStyle Beauty
Wilhoite
Turnan
Senda
Hank's
F. Humphrey
Anderson Laundry
Brown’s Recreation
Vasbinde
Chemical Lab
Dept
Pontiac
Diana
wWasbinder Realty
Bickel
Aad
More Bros
Legion Auxiliary
Bell Traffic
More & Hendricks
Jack and Jill Shop
Brown's Recreation
Order Dept
F. Helmick
Sylvester
SE. Condon
EB. Tohn
Hart
Fox
Benson
Ison
H. Rees
Hammer
Banks
Stuka
M. Yunker
B.ferrer
W. Cunningham Pitts
W. Bodenhorn
Cowles
Jones
Don IB. Davis
Sokol
Dan
Watkins
B. Thornburg
Cline
Whetsel
Armorite
Brandeburs
DR Plant
Simmons
W. Smith
Todd
Brown's
J. Diedring
National
Coral Gables
Fla
UP i Motor Lab
Rains Gardens
Ie Hartack
Glen
Sagition
Thomas OS
Holt
Tropical Park
Tomar Bakery
Hood
Stotlemyer
Eng. Lab
Deaf Club
Mr. Blue Sky
Rains
Haviland Small Tools
NS Pharmacy
Coca-Cola
Milwaukee Braves
Aladison Lumber
Bradenton
Plant
Eng
McKee
Ben.Fla
Riley
Baldivin
Cubs
Bears
Braves
Honor Noll
Dozier
Breece
R. Witham
Burger
Il Breece
Automalies Rao Retass
Buick Assembly
Jone R Rolly Smith
Cose A. Dellinge
Suchocki
ST Cook
Hiatt
Risker
Land
Greenbrier
Ark
Erry Men
Anderson Centred
Sabc Lumber
Kin Three
Forse Too
Lurber & Son
Betty's Aue
Anderson Steel
Bid East Side Dairy
Press Club
Penthouse
Linda Haack
Chibi
Milwaukee
Linda
Buick
Ine
America
Opticians
Meridian St. Uours
Wed
Walgreen
Canada
All Glasses Union Made
Terre Haute
Hamline University
St.Paul
Hau Claire
Hanover
Wittenberg
Eaks
Trojans
Anderson Netters
Ossian
Andersson
Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia
Evansville
Sportsman's Digest
ANGLE
Pense Woods
Heckamon
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!