Twenty Two County Students Win Purdue Academic Honors
Purdue University listed 22 Madison County students among 1 731 who earned a Distinguished rating for the second semester of 1953 54. The group included Larry M Noble Elwood senior in science with the top possible average and 15 Anderson students noted for Distinguished marks. Names include Cynthia Lee Barnes Carolyn Sue Clem Janet Joyce Conrad Avis Ruth Craib Jo Ann Gilpin Donald H Hoffman George Jarras David P Kessler Caryl J Line Carolyn Pollard William D Potter Robert L Stohler James R Strader Joseph C Sylvester Patricia Ann Wilkins Betty Jean Edwards Martha Helen Overpeck Nancy Sue Havens James D Matchett Marshall F Hopkins and George R Alexander.
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Purdue University
Madison County
Larry M. Noble
Elwood
Anderson
Cynthia Lee Barnes
Carolyn Sue Clem
Louise St
Janet Joyce Conrad
Jefferson St
Avis Ruth Craib
Broadway
Jo Ann Gilpin
E. 38Th St
Donald H. Hoffman
Rt. 1
George Jarras
Delaware St
David P. Kessler
Nichol Ave
Caryl J. Line
Silver St
Carolyn Pollard
McArthur Court
William D. Potter
W. 22Nd St
Robert L. Stohler
Scatterfield Rd
James R. Strader
Columbus Ave
Joseph C. Sylvester
Rt. 6
Patricia Ann Wilkins
N. 8Th St
Alexandria
Betty Jean Edwards
E. Garfield
Martha Helen Overpeck
Lincoln St
Ekwood
Nancy Sue
Missing Plane Hunt Narrows to Great Lakes Region
Indiana search narrows to eastern Wisconsin and western Lake Michigan for a missing private plane carrying four passengers. Pilot Stephen Buck of Bedford departed Crawfordsville for Fond du Lac then vanished after a Kohler stop as CAP and Air Force planes pursued a storm-aligned route. Weather roughness and winds to 150 mph at 2,000 feet hindered progress amid ongoing aerial searches. Four occupants named include Ed Parham, Eli Demaree, and Lloyd Leftwich. CAP planes were withdrawn after relay. Four tons of aphids found in one alfalfa field.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Air Force
Stephen Buck
Bedford
Wde
Kohler
Wis
Crawfordsix
Crydall Falls
Mich
Sheboy San
Fond du Lac
CAP
Buck
Ed Parham
Schricker
Eli Demaree
Crawfordsville
Lloyd Leftwich
Illinois
Backache and sleepless nights linked to kidney slow-down
When kidney function slows, people suffer nagging backache dizziness and low energy. Causes include rest strain overexertion or cold exposure. Minor bladder irritation from cold or poor diet can disturb sleep. Try Deans Pills a long used diuretic for relief and urinary comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Local Instructor Attends Meeting on Advanced Biology Entry
Anderson High School biology teacher Jesse Stutsman joins 37 prep schools and high schools at Wabash College for a conference on allowing gifted students to enter college with advanced standing based on excellence in biology. Twelve colleges participate to set standards across biology and other subjects. Early census figures note coal mined by bushel estimates equating about 28 bushels to a ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Jesse Stutsman
Wabash College
U.S
Many Available For Summer Jobs
Anderson's Employment Security Division Manager J. O. Armstrong urged summer job openings for students on vacation who are ready to work. He noted a steady flow of high school and college students plus teachers seeking seasonal roles to relieve business pressures and fill professional positions including engineers draftsmen tool and die designers social workers and related fields.
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Anderson
J. O. Armstrong
Armstrong
Suspects Held in Four Indiana Farm Robberies
Two out of state men, John M. Perry of Columbia Missouri and Lawrence E. Olcott of Akron Ohio, face robbery charges after Martinsville police stopped them at a roadblock. Victims Green Pope Price and Rose were tied and bound in farmhouses while $70 $90 and $5 were taken from three. Police found two revolvers a shotgun and large ammo cache in the car. Olcott is reportedly wanted in Illinois Missouri and Colorado.
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Franklin
Ind
Indiana
John M. Perry
Columbia
Lawrence E. Olcott
Akron
Ohio
Martinsville
Fern Green
John Pope
Greenfield
Herbert Rose
Williamsburg
John G. Price
Kokomo
Green
Pope
Price
Rose
Olcott
Illinois
Missouri
Colorado
Local 4-H girls win at Henry County Home Economics judging
In Spiceland Henry County 4-H judged home economics with Martha Zirkle first in Senior Clothing and Marilyn Thornburg tied for fifth. Sharon Edwards ninth in Junior Clothing. Marcia Ockeman tied for seventh in Senior Baking. Judy Grim fifth in Senior Food Preparation and Barbara Alford first in Junior Clothing, now of Mt Summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Henry County
Spiceland
Martha Zirkle
Marilyn Thornburg
Sharon Edwards
Marcia Ockeman
Judy Grim
Barbara Alford
Mt. Summit
Middletown Wedding At Mt Summit Church Ends In Ring Ceremony
Darleen Rodeman and Richard Irvin wed at Mt Summit Christian Church with a single ring ceremony led by Rev. Harold Millikan. The couple, both seniors, plan a Florida honeymoon and reside on Ind. 36 east of Mt. Summit. Also included in the page are local notes on an injury from a mole, a boy's sock theft confession, a birth in New Castle, and a church meeting reminder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Darleen Rodeman
Frank Rodeman
Rt. 1
Richard Irvin
Carl Irvin
New Castle
Rt. 4
Mt. Summit Christian Church
Harold Millikan
Nebraska Christian College
Myrna Biddle. Anderson
Mt. Summit High School
Florida
Ind. 36
Mt. Summit
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Anderson Herald
Purdue
Folger
Carty
Folger’s
Aesdarc¢ Coffee
Plymouth
Best Buy
Deegler
America
Greenwood
Gilbert R. Bullock
Bullock
Washington
Elnora
Edward Barnett
Linton
Bill Schaalfeldt
Henry County Hospital
Shell
Shell Research
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