Your Baby and Whine
Column on gentler child care. A reader argues spanking a 9 to 11 month old harms trust and calms neither child nor parent. Advice favors soothing, comfort, proper sleep, and consistent care over corporal punishment and warns against rubber panties as home wear. The piece promotes a booklet and notes contact details for Myrtle Meyer Eldred at the Register and Tribune Syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Meyer Eldred
Register and Tribune Syndicate
Des Moines
New Harmony Action Delayed in Indiana
The New Harmony Memorial Commission rescheduled its meeting to May 25 as not all members could attend. Gov. Craig plans to transfer funds and functions to the State Conservation Department after a dissolution vote. The panel created to memorialize the New Harmony settlement has not been active and lacks full property control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
New Harmony Memorial Commission
Craig
State Conservation Department
New Harmony Settlement
Mrs Lu Ellen Drake Dies in Fire After Fire Starts
Richmond Indiana report states Mrs Lu Ellen Drake aged 54 died after sustaining burns from a self inflicted fire. She reportedly stuffed clothing with paper and threw shotgun shells into the blaze then leaped into the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Luellen Drake
Women urged to use bank advice for wills and finances
The column urges women to seek free bank advice on wills and financial planning, stressing the rise in earnings, pensions, and insurance. Dorcus Campbell of East River Savings Bank advocates consulting banks for money matters and notes state laws on wills vary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcus Campbell
East River Savings Bank
New York City
Miss Campbell
Points for Parents Bulletin Notes on Student Behavior
A parent speaks of pride in their son's good grades and urges friends to avoid calling during study times. The message encourages keeping tension low and supporting positive efforts while preventing distractions for other children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Alexandria nurse named director at industrial nurses meeting
Dorothy Manring R N president of the Mid-Indiana Industrial Nurses Association was elected director of the American Association of Industrial Nurses at the Industrial Health Conference in Buffalo New York. Her term will last two years. Other attending nurses from Haynes Stell ite and Union Carbide are listed with several from Anderson Indianapolis and Kokomo companies and firms represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Manring
R.N
Mid-Indiana Industrial Nurses Association, Inc
American Association of Industrial Nurses
Buffalo
New York
Manring
Haynes-Stellite Company
Union Carbide and Carbon Co
Alexandria
Louise Stock
Haynes-Stellite Co
Union Carbide
Hugh K. Morgan
John O. Stiff
Allison Div
G.M.C
Wm. F. Gilbert
P. R. Mallory Co
Martin Guedelhoefer
Stark Wetzel & Company
Infant Rites Held for Gerald Trueblood in Alexandria
Services conducted Monday for two day old Gerald Eugene Trueblood who died Saturday night at Mercy Hospital Elwood. Burial in IOOF Cemetery. officiant Rev James Price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Gerald Eugene Trueblood
Lawrence Trueblood
Mercy Hospital
Elwood
W. Jefferson St
Alexandra
Clarence Trueblood
James Price
Friends Church
IOOF
Gipe, Williams and Kyle Funeral Home
Barbara Jane
Patty Joan
Anita Fay
Estel Meador
Bertie Meador
New Castle
Emmett Lawson
Lions Economy Run Planned by Alexandria Lions Club
Alexandria Lions Club schedules the first annual Economy Run with 21 student drivers and observers. The 100 mile course covers gravel to cement roads, hills and city streets. Drivers have three hours to complete the route aiming for 30 to 40 mph, judged by fuel efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Don Miller
The
Lions Club
Clayton Steele
Jack Davis
Jim Davis
Ed Alvord
Paul Dickey
Angola Couple Involved In Automobile Wreck
Mr and Mrs S A Hull of Angola were in a wreck five miles northeast of Elwood on Ind 37 at 5 p m Monday. Their pickup ran off the slick road into a fence. Mrs Hull about 55 was thrown from the vehicle and taken to Mercy Hospital with a possibly injured right shoulder. Mr Hull unharmed. City firemen answered another call at 4 45 p m to a furnace overheating at 2103 S I St. no damage reported. Book s lifetime Boston public library may reach about 260 people in its usable lifetime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
S. A Hull
Angola
Ind
Hull
Furnace
John Cox
S. I St
Boston
Public Library
Couple To Observe Anniversary In Elwood
ELWOOD The 59th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Joseph A DeHarity of 1900 Main St will be quietly celebrated at home on May 20 No formal plans are set The couple married May 20 1896 in Rushville and moved to Elwood later that year They have a son J Cedric DeHority Indianapolis a grandson Richard and a great granddaughter Linda Diane all of Indianapolis Mr DeHority a longtime bank director and past assistant cashier later managed a downtown building and a nearby farm He is a charter Elks member and known as Uncle Joe in lodge circles Both attend First Presbyterian Church Mrs DeHarity belongs to the Monday Bridge Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Joseph A. DeHarity
Main St
Margaret Beale
Richard and
Mary Beale
Rush County
Mr. DeHority
James H
Jane DeHority
Rushville
DeHority
First National Bank
J. Cedric DeHority
Indianapolis
Richard DeHority
Linda Diane DeHority
Elwood Elks Lodge
The
Elks
Anderson
Uncle Joe
Elks Lodge
Requiem Paid for Chicago Sun-Times Editor Richard Finnegan
A requiem mass was offered for Richard J. Finnegan 70 consulting editor of the Chicago Sun-Times who died Friday and he was buried in Calvary Cemetery Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Richard J. Finnegan
Chicago Sun-Times
Calvary Cemetery
Meadowbrook PTA To Meet Tonight
Meadowbrook School PTA meets in the school basement on Tuesday evening May 10 at 7 p.m. for the final session of the year. Keith Goacher presides over the meeting and officer installation. Adults and children attend the program featuring the chorus flutophone band and soloists Eston Rohr Ricky Kappeler Elana Stepanek Bobby Claypool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Meadowbrook School
Keith Goacher
Eston Rohr
Gary Lewis
Pat Browning
Nicole Shetterly
Brenda Nich Hert
Richard Utter
Mike Milhon
Inda Penrod
Ricky Kanpeler
Susan Cavlor
Mike Arnold
Toni Sargent
Ronald Hiedon
Sharon Ring
Judith Land
Joyce Bowen
Cindy Rich
Sharon Jarvis
Jack Hartzell
Jean Lantz
James Osbon
Jumbo Lights Give Safety at Ashland Intersection
Ashland Virginia installs jumbo stop lights at one intersection. Twelve inch lenses atop standard eight inch red lights enlarge visibility so motorists have ample time to stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Daisy Growth in Los Angeles Sparks Cross-Bred Shasta Daisy
Luther Bur bank in Los Angeles developed a Shasta daisy over eight years by cross pollinating three varieties two English and one Japanese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Growth
Los Angeles
Luther Burbank
Alexandria Students Prepare Junior Follies Season
Ball State Teachers College students led by Miss Nancy Prough contribute to the Junior Follies show titled Another Show Another Opening. The campus hosts a series of events May 18 to 27 including convocation May 18 and junior events May 21 25 27 with honors for Blue Key Clavia and Truthseekers Class members. Guest Elizabeth Banks of England speaks at St Marys Altar and Rosary Society Wednesday after 7 30 p m Rosary devotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Nancy Prough
Ball State Teachers’ College
Blue Key
Clavia
Elizabeth Banks
England
Altar and Rosary Society
St. Mary's Club Rooms
Polio Shots Delayed In Elwood Education Plan
Elwood school officials may delay the second Salk polio vaccine round for first through fourth graders next week after a health notice calls for a federal re appraisal of the vaccine. Dr. Andrew C Offutt urges postponement pending serum supplies and safety review. The May 16 start date was slated for the second round. Three automobile accidents caused minor damages over the weekend. Birth at Mercy Hospital: a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Abernathy. Dismissals and admissions listed for multiple local residents and hospital wards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Andrew C. Offutt
Larry Robinson
Ralph Woody Sides
S. D St
Gerald Anderson
Main St
John Ritter
N. A St
Peter Wingrove
S. J St
Ray Roland
S. A St
Richard Gregg
N. 4Th St
John Morris
Sheridan St
Basil Blackburn
Cecil Skeen
S. 24Th St
Francis Idlewine
Alexandria
Clyde Ingram
S. 25Th St. Mercy Hospital
Earl and
Patricia Clinton
Kokomo
Fern House
Lloyd Marsh
Ss. 24Th St
Jimmie Danson
Paul Friend
Frankton
Norval Gooding
Nellie Bond
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Fesler
E. Hobbs
N. D St
Robert L. Jackley
John Hobbs
Anderson
Markleville AMVET Auxiliary names officers and delegates
Markleville AMVET Auxiliary elected new officers led by Betty Frederick president. Jamalee Creason becomes president with Marie Stohler senior vice president Wilma Collier junior vice president Virginia Hays treasurer Norma Burmeister secretary Mary Katharine Myers sergeant at arms Florence Creason chaplain Betty Frederick historian and Celanire Bennett liaison officer. Delegates to the state convention June 10 11 12 at Hartford City are Norma Burmeister Mary Katharine Myers Virginia Hays Mary Markle and Celanire Bennett with alternates Ruby Price Betty Frederick Joan Pring Mary Alice Hoppes and Florence Creason. Prizes for the social part went to Jama Lee Creason Norma Burmeister and Erma Sawyer. door prize to Virginia Hays. Next meeting June 6 at the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford City
Norma Burmeister
Mary Kachaline Myers
Virginia Hays
Mary Markle
Celanire Bennett
Ruby Price
Betty Frederick
Joan Pring
Mary Alice Hoppes
Florence Creason
Jama Lee Creason
Erma Sawyer
Teacher pay in 1879 averaged $195 per year
The record notes that in 1879 the average annual salary for a school teacher was $195, reflecting the era’s wage level for educators.
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Ayaa
Glenda Ebbert
Glenn Ebbert
Rt. 1
Markleville
Glenda
Charles Jones
Molly Jones
Middletown
Markleville High School
Markleville Methodist Church
New Harmony
Gon
Josephine Lowman
Towa
Ree
Galore
Prospectus
Ed Wikle
Mrs. DeHority
First Presbyterian Church
Mrs. DeHarity
Monday Bridge Club
Meadowbrook Pta
Elwood Social Activites
Louis Worrell
Paul Richey
Eagles Lodge
Harvey Passmore
Charles Clark
Paul Worrell
Marvin Weddell
Beta Sigma Phi
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Mesdames Selmer Ballard
Virgil Clarkson
Barbara Farmer
Christian Women’s Fellowship of
East Main Street Christian Church
Emma Benedict
Cordova Juday
Anna Michel
Tipton
William Hiatt
Orin Clymer
Michigan
Garag
Road Service, Touring Bureau and
Travel Agency Service
Anderson Bank
Michigan Mutual Liability Company OF
DETRO
Fire Insurance
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