Elwood Legion Skating Party Aids Dimes March Drive
Louis Monroe Post No 53 of the American Legion will host a skating party at the Elwood Roller Rink on Thursday January 26 to raise funds for the March of Dimes polio campaign. Skating runs 7 to 10 pm with tickets sold by Legionnaires and coin collectors in local businesses. Girl Scouts will canvass the business district to gather donations.
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Elwood
Louis Monroe
American Legion
Luther Stockdale
Elwood Jaycee activities and National Guard event
The Elwood Jaycees have headed multiple committees including teen driving and Christmas tree collection and sent representatives to state meetings. National Jaycee Week was observed with a Monday dinner. Battery B 150th Field Artillery Battalion hosted a bean supper and open house at the armory as part of Indiana unit observances. DeMolays plan a chili supper at the Masonic temple with Larry Ellsworth, Philip Brown and Tommy Davis leading.
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United States
National Guard
Elwood
150Th Field Artillery Battalion
Elwood National Guard
Indiana
Animal Safety Plans Sought by Cattle Dealers and Officials
Dover group of cattle dealers and civil defense directors urged the federal government to produce adequate livestock and pet evacuation plans. They called plans high priority as cows feed the population and pets affect civilian morale. They voted to seek federal assistance.
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Dover
N. H
Civil Defense
Elwood Man Is Crash Victim
Charles Frye of 2506 So C St suffered head and facial cuts when his car left the road and hit a tree at So B and 25th Sts at 11 45 pm Monday He was taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital where he was later discharged.
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Elwood
Charles Frye
So. C St
So. B
25Th Sts
Frye
Fire Department
Mercy Hospital
Phillip J. Miller
28Th St
No. F
William I W. Frye
North St
Ray Giselbach
So. A
6Th Sts
Lista Griffith
South Bend
St. Joseph's Hospital
Griffith
Lawrence Leeson
Edward King
Chuck
Ara Shuck
Christian Church
Kempton
Edward C. Simon
Kempton Cemetery
Robert L. Jackley
Carl Carroll
Main St
Anderson
Paul Crimans
James Trimble
Tipton
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Kokomo
Alfred Hobbs
Catherine Shaw
Frankton
Copher and Fester Ambulance
Ralph Jarrell
Fred Ebert
No. A &St
Hospital and Home
John Thurber
Social clubs plan events across Elwood community
Elwood society pages show the London Guild of Mercy Hospital hosting a benefit card party at Mangas Cafeteria on March 13 with members listed. Sororities and clubs including Sigma Alpha Chi Delta Theta Tau and Fine Arts discuss meetings, showers, and programs through January and February.
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Sigma Alpha Chi
Eagles
Paul Glenn
Lloyd Courtney
William Smith
Delta Theta Tau
Delta Theta Tau Sorority
Wayne Wimmer
Mesdame
Hazel McCabe
M. J. Dekreen
GTC Club
GTC
Margaret Capron
Mary Cole
Reda Luse
Norma Baker
Cole
Linwood Pta
Linwood Parent-Teacher Association
Postal Officials Attend Conclave in Green Town
District postmasters met Wednesday night with Orestes and Alexandria officials in Green Town. Mrs. Bernice Gardner, Orestes postmaster, and Mr. Kenneth Brunson, Alexandria postmaster, hosted the next district gathering planned for March 14 at their home in Orestes.
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Orestes
Kenneth Brunson
Bernice Gardner
Greentown
Gardner
Tela Harry Shaw
Tives
John Walker
Indianapolis
Marion
Piteg
Cairo, Ill
Brown
Dallas Ludlow
Family
Republican
Johnson
Craig
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Dimes March
Mareh
International College
Fort Wayne
Dr. Wessar
Hammons
Ind
Westinghouse
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union
Chicago
Starhemberg
Innsbruck
Austria
Princeleactor
Ernst Ruediger von Starhemberg
Joseph P. Gibson Jr
Tria
Golden Circle
William Griffin
East Main Street Christian Church
Hazel Peer
Central
General Motors
Delco-Remy
Delco
Greater Electrical Reserve
Eral Motors
Dekoremy
Delcoremy
Mungie
New Brurswick
New Jersey
Anaheim
California
Olathe
Kansas
General Motors Motorama
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
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