1971 Madison County traffic deaths list across many tragedies
A Madison County record catalogs 35 fatalities from 1971 including 17 under 30, three children in autos, and three youths in bicycle car crashes. Entries name victim, age, residence, and crash details across roads Ind 9 13 67 236 82 plus local streets and intersections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
Daniel Michael
Ninth St
Ind
William Swafford
Henry-Madison County Line
Ryan K. Elis
Bryan K. Bits
Sandra Dr
38Th Street
Redbad
Alfred Adkins
Rt. 1
Gaston
Bennie L. Bell
Indianapolis
I- 67
Larry Dever
Rt. 7
Box 17
Polio Surge Reported in Indiana Health Statistics
Indiana state health officials report a modest upturn in polio cases among a year of generally stable communicable diseases. A 71-year-old Vigo Count woman contracted polio, the first in three years, while measles and rubella vaccination efforts continued to cut other outbreaks and reduce tuberculosis and gonorrhea cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
State Health’ Department
Sion
Seca
Vanderhook
Vanderbook
Emergency Runs Chronicle: Injuries and Illness Across City
A fragmented log records multiple emergency calls and hospital transfers. Entries note ages and outcomes for incidents at addresses including St John’s Hospital and Community Hospital, with officers on duty and locations such as Fifth and Main, Moss Island Bridge, and Guide Lamp Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AHS
Cathy Owings
St. John’s
Arrow Ave
E. 1St St
Connie Oldfield
Community Hospital
E. Ith St
Richard Warfield
N. Madison Ave
St. John’s Hospital
Hillcrest
Clifford James
Charles "McKissick
James Telkington
Fifth
Sue Snyder
Meridian
St. John's
Charles McKissick
James Talkington
North Shore
Moss Island Bridge
Carolyn
Sweitzer
W. 27Th St
Fairview Ave
Eva Storms
St. Job's Hospital
Noble
Abe Frese
Lind and
Pitt
Lois Durham
St John's Hospital
Wendell Shryock
Gerald Silvey
Tod
School Street
Janice Samuels
Aspen Ct
Jones
Ness
Pendleton Avenel
Guide Lamp
Lian Shimer
St. John's Hospital
Tax Relief Fund Distribution Faces School Formula Flaws
Indiana lawmakers wrestle with distributing a 350 million per year tax relief fund to schools while avoiding higher property taxes. A proposed equalization aims to raise poorer districts to richer ones, but studies show current plans could boost tax rates in some counties. The committee weighs distributing 190 million under a modified formula and routing 100 million back to counties to offset taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ways and Means
Chicago
Madison County
Jackson Township
Samuel A. Rea
R-Fort, Wayne
Michael K. Phillips
D'Boonville
Enmuyous
Aneerson
Joseph Thompson
California
Everett Smith
Lucille Hamilton
Sparta
Herbert Hale
Dee Selby
Cross Jville
Tenn
Carl
Eston Lewis
Brown and Bute
Lana
Reute Taenoard
Sd&rta
Clit
Spar
Flee County Board
School Control Board
Anderson and Madison County Area Deaths
Obituaries and funeral notices for Anderson area residents. It lists mourners, survivors, service times, and burial plans for numerous individuals including Mrs. Carpenter, Fern Yingst, Pearl Thompson, Bertha Poor, Harold Els worth, Nettie Mitchener, Ote Pryor, and Richard Fidler among others, with interment and calling hours noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Bess
Kathryn Joyce Bess
Tat Crystal
Eva Todd
County Woman To Be 100 Years Young Concert Remembrance
A county woman, Ina Foley Surratt, with Mary Call and choir director Jim Potts, receives a tribute from Rev. George Winfrey at a church service. The narrative recalls her long career as church organist, a 1964 wheelchair injury, and a 1942 auto crash that ended her playing. The piece links the Moore and Black families to local history, philanthropy, and area landmarks amid a weather note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ina Foley Surratt
Mary Call
Jim Potts
G. Black
Irvin Bair
George Winfrey
Moore's
A New Year Thought for All Readers
A reflective note invites readers to welcome the New Year with renewed hopes and better resolutions. It emphasizes turning to guidance from the Good Book, writing long-delayed letters, and showing understanding and concern for others. The message frames the year as a divine opportunity to improve and act with enthusiasm.
Playing Fun and Rothskeller Funct at 92 Dan Carr Corp
A brief item notes a Saturday event at 92 Dan Carr Corp featuring The Rothskeller function and a by pass labeled as 32 and 109. The fragmentary notice implies a local entertainment venue promotion with limited details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Carr Corp
Rothskeller Funct
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Michael W. Bixby
Elwood
Stella (Kilgore) King
Washington Blvd
Ind. 9
Ind. 109
Anderso
Andrew
Andrew Hill
Kempher Dr
Anderson
Frank Livingston
Webster, Chesterfield
Ches
Roger K. Woodruff
Allen B. Carmany
Frankton
Stoner
Eddie Booker Jr
Booker J. Ded
East 10Th Street
James Michael Banker
Moss Island Road
Oie Gray
Fane
Lola Gray
Cadiz
Pendleton
John E. Cummings
Jane
Patricia R. Dean
N. Anderson Sr
Angela
Candica
Grant County
Kokomo
William
McGinnis Jones
William McGinnis
George St
Chesterfield
Lisa J. Ludek
Rt 7
Alliance Road
Emily A. Lambert
Box
Marion
Richard Mast
Lake d
Moss Island
Wayne Wehmaxen
Joanna Kosimicki
Rt. 2
Claude E. Sheren
Gene Beaver
Naplesville
West 25Th Street
Layton Road
Dexter Carney
Christian Brimm
Alexandria
Diana
Ashton
Marie Carter
Muncie
Thomas D. Ray
E. List Sr
Penn Central
East 2Nd Street
Columbus Ave
Edward Hensley
Clark St
Indiana University Hospital
Stevens
Clearant
Eru
Hone
Stevens i
Second St
Narctics Division
Prew
Donald J. Shannon
Fifth St
Michael D. Huntzinger
Burton
Richard Brown
Walton
Guy Povey
Stephen C. Painter
W. Fourth
John D. Smith
Anthony W. Smith
Terre Haute
Dianapolis
Thouat
Gonarthen
Daviess County
Odon
House
Anderson and
Carolyn Sweitzer
Carpenter
Indianapolla
George
Peggy) Snelson
James
Nancy) Moles
Becky Henson
Mike
Thomas Henson
Ernest
Pauline) Porter
Louise Foley
Middletown
David
Joanne) Couch
Kenneth
Robert Earl Brown
East Maplewood Cemetery
Fern Yingst
Fern ‘Adana Yingst
Harold W. Yingst
Jackson
Maple Grove
Brookville
St. Jon's Hospital
Sharin Jean Tuck
Glen "Tuck
Elbert Bryant
Pearl Thompson
Pearl A. Thompson
Mounds Ray
St. John’ Hospital
Cumberland County
Jehovah's Witnesses
Erica
Frene
Hilda
Don Camp
Elwood City
Friends
Amerincan Cancer Society
Bertha Poor
Harold E. Rozelle
Bertha V. Poor
Rosewood Dr
Memorial Park Cemetery
Harold Elsworth
Brown and Butz Funeral
Harold F. Elsworth
Fourth St
Nettie Mitchener
Fowlerton
Marion Nursing Home
Robert
Bernrd Hobbs
Noblesville
Iola’ Kopp
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Pearl Williams
Columbia City
Hunt Funeral Home
Fair‘mount
Harold Walker
Mathews Cemetery
Ute Pryor
Ote
Cherry St
Riverview
James and
Cora Bragg "Ryor
Sayles Lodge
Fathers Auxiliary
VEW
Mildred
Wa Ryer
James Pryor
Eva Geyrkner
Racher Cope
Crownland Cemetery
Mersary
Ichard Fidler
Natice Fatal
Richard P. Fidtr
West St
Judd Fellows Cemetery
Jack Brunt
Anderson Ymca
Zachary Sweeney
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