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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1968
Page
3
A brief notice reports a prayer effort in South Bend as participants push to endure discomfort while protesting or testing conditions, with activity described around a daily rate of five dollars.
In South Bend Indiana the Youth Council of the NAACP scheduled a pray in at the St Joseph County Jail on Tuesday. They protest fines levied on seven people for a April sit in at the city school offices and oppose what they call a corrupt power structure. The jailed individuals were among seven Kolias family members fined 30 dollars each for trespass.
Elwood Garden Club meets Thursday at 4 at Mrs Miriam Ertel home to discuss garden pests with co hosts Mrs Ernest Davies Mrs W A Landeman and Mrs Harley Maddock. The Cuttisville Ladies Aid plans July 11 gathering at 7 pm at Mrs Lemah Leavell home with co hosts Mrs Asa Burizard and Miss Pearl Ozengaugh. Dinner guests honored moving to Mount Hole include Mr and Mrs Jack Disher and family along with Virginia Beach visitors Mrs Shirley Fisher Batka and children. KAB Club met Monday at Mira Zelpha Adare s home with bridge winners Mrs Ruby Richards and Mrs Lena Pavese. summer refreshments served. Dismissals and hospital transfers noted for Mercy Hospital and local clinics as staff updates and honors are recorded.
Watkins to install new officers and board of control at today’s noon luncheon. Officers listed include president Pete Heiden and vice president Gordon Reitz with treasurer VC Ailligoss and secretary Charles Ainsworth. Board of control features Bob Sherman as immediate past president and other members.
YMCA announces its first intermediate swim class led by R A Woizeski at Elswood city pool starting July. Open to 1st and 2nd graders who can float and perform basic strokes. fee 2 dollars for YMCA members 4 dollars for nonmembers. Registration begins at 9 30 Monday with limited enrollment and Woizeski assisting in two week session July 15 to 28.
A Cub Scout Pack 316 meeting was held at West Vale School with Cubmaster Curtis Stevens in charge. The event featured a pinewood derby and a bicycle rodeo. Den winners included Bobby Felts, Dale Hill, Carl Shockleney, Terry Cochran, and Tyrone Shockeney. Grand champion was Bobby Fane. Tyrone Shockeney won the relay. Music by a small group. Wolf badges awarded to Doug Stevens, Jackie Beards, and Kenney White. Bear badge to George Hester, Bobcat pin to Vandale Stocks. Next meeting set for July 2 at the school with Cub Scout Olympics.
The Geeting Summer Theatre postpones Any Wednesday for one week. It now runs July 18 19 20 at Eirth St theatre. Play written by Mauviel Resnik and directed by Rick Plummer. Postponement due to technical difficulties with Showboat.
Obituary and military notice describe Pfc Danny J R Perry serving in Vietnam with the 02nd Engineers Surviving relatives include his mother Mrs Barbara Hirschinger and several brothers. The piece also mentions funeral rites for Mrs Evashis Riser and a drowning incident of Edwin Bean in Indiana.
The lth District Young Republicans elected new officers at a meeting at the Cardinal Motel in New Castle. Richard JPege RA 1 Winchester was named chairman Barbara Hutton 2723 W 16th St vice-chairman Max Moser Muncie treasurer Rosemary Jessup Spiceland secretary The next meeting is July 28 at 2 p.m. in Barbara Huttons home.
Forrest Hills PTO sponsored cub pack in Killbuck Park awarded Bob Johnston gold and silver arrows Mike Stewart wolf badge and gold arrow Tim Welborn a hear badge George Otis gold arrow Kevin Taylor wolf badge bold arrow and three silver arrows Rex Craig led songs and dem moll ers led the fathers and sang. Next pack meeting will be at Jub Bake's home for a horse show and the mellow Toast.
James Laws, counselor at Alexandria Monroe High School, is named principal of Edgewood High School in Filetsville. The new consolidated school will mirror Alexandria Monroe in enrollment. Laws, Purdue and Ball State graduate, taught vocational agriculture at Summitville and served as science teacher and guidance counselor at Alexandria. He was assistant principal at Martinsville High School for three years and is married with three children.
Alexandria events outline meetings and gatherings of the Friend- ard son roval chapel circle club Mangas Cafeteria Elwood First Christian Church CWF CWP and Kappa Delta Phi sorority with hostesses and dates. Includes convention details in Chicago with 93 chapters 1680 members and a $200 welfare commitment rising to $250 next year. Also covers 4-H Horse and Pony Club bake sale results practice show schedule and a county fair style program with volunteers and attendees.
Alexandria Monroe High School senior Bliss Ardy Absher joins 1209 delegates at the 1963 Future Homemakers of America national meeting in Miami Florida. She is among twelve representing the Indiana FHA Association as the four day event features speakers business sessions and an All State Chorus. Ardy helps lead 15 Swap Shop groups studying citizenship and youth roles with PITA support while daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Absher of Harrison Street.
In Alexandra the VFW Post 2552 with the local polling department and Bulls For Sales sponsor the first annual Lite-a-Bike program on Saturday July 14 at Baum's Park east of the Armory. The goal is safer night cycling through proper lighting and reflector use. Russell Vollenhats chairs the project with free refreshments for attending families.
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