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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1957
Page
3
Indiana and federal officials monitor Fourth of July fireworks after a 1939 state law requiring permits for all devices from sky rockets to Chinese crackers. Firecracker accidents prompted stricter controls, with up to $100 fine and jail, plus higher penalties if crossing state lines.
Federal law sets a maximum $1,000 fine and up to one year in federal prison. A group wishing to shoot fireworks must request a permit from the state fire marshal's office and post at least a $500 bond. Most fireworks are set off at civic celebrations, ball parks, and drive-in theaters. Shooters must prove they have a safe area to shoot the devices.
Evansville Mayor R Vance Hartke, 38, launches campaign speeches and a two color brochure as he hints at seeking the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate next year. He criticizes Jenner and Handley, vows to push for a Democratic victory, and notes his 1955 election as mayor and role since 1952 as Vanderburgh County Democratic chairman. His term ends in 1959.
Elwood announces a July 20 bicycle and pet parade organized by the Chamber of Commerce retail division. Ray Talbot, Blimee Johnson, and Miss Ethel Jarrett head a committee to run the event with prizes of 15, 7, and smaller awards in bicycle, doll buggy, and tricycle classes. Parade forms at St Joseph’s School, proceeds south to S B Street, east to B Street, north to Main, and returns west. free ice cream for participants.
Elwood hosts a July 16 social at the Eagles home with Mrs Mildred Sullivan presiding. Perkinsville Goods Society plans a July 11 cream social at the Perkinsville Methodist Church. guests include families and local residents. Volunteers collect donations of chicken salad and table service for veterans hospital visitors.
Elwood students Nell Dabney and Kathleen Richard, both connected to local families, attend the Parkland swimming pool opening. Classes and life saving instruction resume at Ball State College as weather and water conditions permit. A separate arrest reports Elvis VanNess for leaving the scene of a property damage auto crash after his car struck Orville Cluggish’s parked vehicle.
Readable fragments describe a birthday observance at the home of Mr and Mrs Bob Gustin with a car collision involving a granddaughter Pamela. Details are garbled but indicate grandparents attended and a family gathering occurred on a Wednesday near Mechanicsburg.
Elwood building commissioner Harold Etchison announced five building permits issued in June. Two for new homes went to Wilford Shaw at 904 No 16th St Edgewood Addition and Dooley Construction for a home in Elwood Heights. W F Buechler at 1817 A St obtained an addition permit for his office. Edith McClung at 2318 No A St received a remodeling permit. William Shepherd at 1322 So A St plans a new garage.
The Frankton Daily Vacation Bible School of the Methodist Church wrapped Sunday evening with the Jesus Calls and Put Our Trust in the Hands of Christ themes. Quizz sessions songs and pictographs were shown and certificates given to each child under the direction of Mrs Hershel Drake and Mrs Ralph Drake with teachers Miss Linda Drake Miss Lou Ann Drake Mrs John Marsh Mrs Alvin Huth and Mrs Ruth Rastetter. The Methodist Young Adult Class held a Sunday social with many families attending. The next party is planned for Redinger Lake in July hosted by Mr and Mrs Arthur Drake.
Shirley Methodist Youth Fellowship will hold a fish fry Saturday on the lawn at Shirley town hall from 5 to 9 p.m. Proceeds go toward summer camp expenses. Community pages note social visits and local events including birthdays, dinners, and evangelist meetings with Rev. Bolen and Jessup family members. One line also mentions one million racing pigeons carried annually on British railways.
Gayle Iorman of Tallahassee Florida won the presidency of Future Homemakers of America at Purdue University during the annual convention. New officers include vice presidents Mary Esther Goldbhien Kay Penick Catherine Vera Hart Betty Ann Wood Judith Kay Campbell Donna Lee Sparks Nancy Jean Whitcomb Claudia Catherine Gregori Diane Nelson Gail Jean Anderson Charlotte Faye Sutherland and others to be installed at the closing session Friday.
Indiana State Revenue Board authorized Commissioner Edwin Beaman to negotiate a interstate reciprocity pact with Kentucky. The aim is to prevent double taxation for commuters, with refunds possible for Kentuckians paying Indiana income tax and Hoosiers earning Kentucky wages gaining tax credits under the proposal.
In New Orleans the Samson Real Drug Store on Camp Street ends eight decades of service run by the late Sam Samson and now undergoing sale by his daughter Mrs Herman Barnett. Bottles, mahogany counters and historic equipment remain, with prescriptions donated to the Historical Pharmacy Museum as the business winds down.
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