Weather Outlook Dampens Madison Wheat and Fruit Crops
Cold and dry conditions through April and May trimmed wheat yields by about one third from 60-70 to 35-40 bushels. Fruit crops suffered with few apples strawberries peaches, while lettuce was scarce. Rain on Memorial Weekend helped wheat. corn and soybeans also lag due to insufficient spring rains. Five high school seniors were awarded $500 March of Dimes scholarships at Anderson College for pursuing health service fields.
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Harold Berry
Madison County
Berry
Apri
The
March of Dimes
Anderson College
Susan Magers
Melody Bicha
Nikki Flaming
Anderson High School
Janice Bir
Alexandria
Monroe High School
Connie Hall
Madison Grant
Reagan Ford polling leads in regional campaign notes
White House samples show Reagan leading Ford 52 to 35 in late week polls with a 56 to 12 edge previously. Ohio and New Jersey delegate fights loom as Carter, Udall, and Humphrey dynamics shape the nomination race amid broad party organization involvement. A separate county dump problem cites limited landfill access and slow cleanup by ConRail and Penn Central, with authorities failing to fund or enforce cleanups.
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Reagan
Ford
Ohio
New Jersey
Len Clifford P
Church
Brown
Carter
Udall
Wayne Hays
Louis Stokes
Humphrey
Dam project dismissed losses and family pleas
A rural community reels as a 307 foot earthfill dam under construction faced lawsuits by fishermen and environmentalists, all dismissed by a federal appeals court. Geologists questioned canyon stability and soil absorption raised leakage concerns, cited by former bureau expert Shirley Pytlak.
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Mrs. Klein
9Th US. Circuit Court of Appeals
Bureau of Reclamation
Shirley Pytlak
Mosquito Control Key To Encephalitis Fight
Purdue extension entomologist Dave Matthew says control is essential as water collecting containers breed carrier mosquitoes. Miller urges personal vector control with weekly bird bath flushing, minnows for larvae, clearing gutters, and removing standing water, plus enforcing home screening and reporting public breeding sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Matthew
Purdue Extension
Miller
Welfare funds borrow to cover welfare dept expenses
The welfare department borrowed $200,000 from the county revenue sharing fund in March to pay operating costs while delaying other expenses. The loan will be repaid from a $600,000 bond issue that would supply a working balance for the department through the first quarter of next year.
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Welfare Department
Workmen Skimflaw List Spurs 29 Year Critique Of School Construction
Collins presents a lengthy defect list while Wilhelm invites inspectors to review the work. Stanley questions frozen walls. Superintendent Thomas defends contractors and urges filing further complaints. Other items cover baseball letter awards, new principals, and coaching resignations at the high school.
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Collins
Wilhelm
Stanley
Thomas Thomas Jr
Ons
Timothy Fide
Alexandria
Elwood
Ron Garner
Doug Grey
Garth Cone
Jon Cooper
Area Men Littrells Unit Honored at Tyndall AFB
Jeffrey Littrell, ground communications equipment repairman, assigned at Tyndall AFB, is part of a unit that earned the U S Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Albert Littrell of near Middletown and a graduate of Shenandoah High School.
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Littrell
Jeffrey Littrell
Tyndall Afb
Fie
U.S. Air Force
Albert Littrell
Middletown
What Our Nation’s Flag Means to You and Me
A thoughtful musing on the meaning of the flag and its colors red white and blue. The piece asks how individuals interpret independence freedom democracy and patriotism in daily life and public events.
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Ssholdiers
Police report wide rash of crashes and burglaries
State police logged multiple injuries from crashes on Brown Street Road near Huntsville and near Clare in Hamilton County. Harold Wolf and Terry Moran, both hurt, were treated in Indianapolis and St Johns hospitals. A second crash injured John Combs and Terry Hosier in Elwood. A bar parking lot fight near Speedway Bar ended without charges. A 19 year old Alexandria man was injured in a roadside collision and cited for intoxication. Burglary at Willie Smith residence yielded about 300 dollars. nearly 200 dollars missing from Village Pantry. A girl 11 fractured a leg in Kim Drive collision with Eric Clark driving. A rural Anderson man, Winston Mansfield, injured en route to court for bank robbery charges.
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Anderson
Brown Street
Ind. 9
Huntsville
Harold R. Wolf
Indiana University Medical Center
Indianapolis
Terry Moran
Sandra
St. John's Hospital
Wolf
Clare
Hamilton County
John M. Combs
Tenth St
Elwood
Mercy Hospital
Terry L. Hosier
Rt 1
Frankton
Community Hospital
Speedway Bar
Pendleton Ave
Jeff Crusmier
Lawson
Crusmier
Alexandria
Tommy Crawford
Rt. 4
Willie Smith
Poplar St
Raible Ave
Kim Drive
Chitwood Drive
Laura Ann Brown
Brown
Eric Clark
Clark
South Bend
Ind
Bounty
Winston Mansfield
W. 19Th St
Middletown Accepts Pager Bid and CETA Plan Change
Middletown Town Board approved Motorola paging units for fire and ambulance use at 8239.05, shifting from Title Six to Title Two July 1. About 13 CETA members will operate, Rex Slick obtained horse show approval for Middletown Bicentennial festivities, and Douglas Fleming was named park board member with continued CETA funding. The town pays 3439.05 while township covers 4800, with road funds also confirmed.
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Aiddletown
Middletown
Motorola Corporation
Motorola
Chamber of Commerce
Rex Slick
Keith Hanes
Douglas Fleming
Alexandria Council Hears Complaints on Roads and Water
Alexandria City Council addressed several issues including water safety after a hydrant hit, traffic visibility hazards from overgrown bushes and buildings, and fire hazards from lumber. They approved a cable rate increase, rezoned Lincoln Street plots, and discussed mosquito control, CETA youth employment, and street vacating records. Umbaugh and Associates to report on water and sewage system at the July 6 meeting.
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VLA ormilLtary Herald Stati
Alexandria
Ralph Grace
Max Branch
Arthur
Bud) Trout
Rouneil
Central All Channel Cablevision
Branch
Madison County Board of Health
Pierce Street
William Lawler
West Broadway
Umbaugh and Associates
Council
Shirley Lions Club Fair Queen Candidates Named
Fourteen young women vie for Shirley Lions Club Fair Queen with six Knightstown High School and eight Eastern Hancock juniors and seniors. The fair runs June 15 to 20, opening night introduces the contestants and the winner is crowned around 11 p.m. June 19 after the parade Saturday afternoon features all candidates.
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Sla.tley
Knightstown
Eastern Hancock
Shirley Lions Club
Barbara Ann Beckner
James Beckner
Kennard
Roberta Butcher
Teresa Butcher
Robert Butcher
Shirley
Jeannette Conley
Junior Conley
Diane Dickerson
Leon Dickerson
Carol Francisco
Wilma Parker
Robin Gregory
James Gregory
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White House
Hubert Humphrey
Pennsylvania
Érown
California
Chester
Doc” Lawrence
Board of Works
ConRail
Penn Central
Lawrence
County Board of Health
Shenandoah High School
Lyn Meagher Waslewski
NAVY
Rayryd We Waslewstt
Biker Bucthers
Pan
Diane Barton
Washington St
Barton
Crawford
All Creek
Alex City Council
Lincoln Street
Fair Queen
Susan Hall
Robert Hall
Nikki Harris
R. J. Harris
Carole Jones
Howard Jones
Brenda Perry
Norman Perry
Rebecca Riley
Alfred Riley
Arlington
Melba Riley
Krysty Wisehart
Luther Wisehart
Diana McIntyre
Harold E. Cass
Pendleton
Muncie
Cathedral Quartet
Akron
Jenness
Anwersen
Carl W. Young
Chicago
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