Merchants Home Show Finale Slated Tonight
The 1957 Merchants and Manufacturers Home Show and Exposition finishes tonight at Athletic Park. The Anderson Lions Club sponsors the event with booths, demonstrations, and displays, running from 7 to 10 p.m. Volunteers will dismantle the circus-size tent after closing. Thousands have attended, praising the exhibits and products made or sold locally. Chairmen Charles A. Roof and Robert E. Miller report strong community support and call Lions members to assist with final dismantling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants’ and Manufacturers
The
Anderson Lions Club
Letic Park
Charles A. Roof
Robert E. Miller
Lions Club
Roof
Fred Yelton Speaks To Lions On Safety
Fred Yelton, director of safety at Delco Remy, spoke to the local Lions Club at the YMCA on roads. Dr H L Lanahan thanked him. New members Clyde Williams Charles Dale and Rex Wisehart were inducted. Home Show co chairs Charles Roof and Robert Miller reported. Guests included Harold Christy Edwin Brinson and James McDonald. Australia leads wool production with 139,000,000 sheep, up 6.2 from 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Yelton
Delco-Remy
Lions Club
YMCA
H. L. Lanahan
Clyde Williams
Charles Dale
Rex Wisehart
Bers
Dr. Lanahan
Charles Roof
Robert Miller
Harold Christy
Edwin Brinson
Lions
Ben Davis
James McDonald
Local Butler Honor Day Honors Four Anderson Students
Four Butler University students from Anderson were cited on Honor Day. Loretta Wnukowski earned a Student Council service award and appeared on the University College honor roll for 1956-57. John Ravage made the Jordan College of Music honor roll. Joe Hunt and William Davis also earned honors in University College and a public speaking contest respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler University
Anderson
Loretta Wnukowski
Julius Wnukowski
Forrest Terrace
University College
John Ravage
John D. Ravage
Hamilton Pl
Jordan College of Music
Joe M. Hunt
Lester Hunt
29Th St
William Davis
William JK. Davis
10Th St
John Chapman Miller
Eisenhower says he is no critic of Gen. Lee
President Eisenhower denies being an opponent of Robert E. Lee after his Gettysburg remarks with Montgomery. He names Lee among the four top Americans and rejects claims tying him to a different legacy. Montgomery calls Pickett's charge monstrous while both generals fault Meade and Lee for battlefield outcomes. Civil War authorities defend Lee and Meade amid quick rebuttals.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Robert E. Lee
Lee
Viscount Montgomery
Gettysburg
Montgomery
George G. Meade
Pickett
Meade
Circle Meets In Summitville Home Circle Meets In Summitville
Summittville residents host Friends Circle meeting at Harold Swaim home with carry in supper and brief business session led by Ray Merrill. Guests Laura Nelle and Randy Smith. Next gathering planned at Ralph Jay Broyles home. Also reports on Ladies Aid quilting at Baptist Church and WSCS officers training in Muncie. Purdue Residence Hall X elects Kimball and Harris. Eye strain noted among farmers and cowboys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summitville
Friendly Circle Club
Harold Swaim
Grover McMahan
Ralph Broyles
Ray Merrill
Laura Nelle
Randy Smith
Ralph Jay Broyles
John McMillen
Colonel Hull
Ladies Aid of the Baptist Church
Velma Farmer
John
Elsie Ayers
Squires
Golda Swaim
Martha Martin
Mabel Handley
Margaret Pollard
WSCS
R. E. Garrison
Marion Hospital
Garrison
Here
Gas City
Methodist
Muncie
Weekend Mounds Camporee Draws 400 Scouts From 22 Troops
The Mounds District Spring Camporee at Mounds State Park brings 400 plus Scouts and Scouters from 22 troops for a two day event. Patrol method activities run through the weekend with demo plaster casting tracks, mass games, and camp visits for ideas. Services modeled for Protestant and Catholic faiths are planned while Saturday ends with campers visiting other sites. Family picnics follow Sunday activities and more. US wood pulp consumption hit a 1956 peak at 24,055,000 tons in the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mounds District
Mounds State Park
W. Shireil Fox
Thad Lantz
Joe Smith
Dave Keeney
John Hyland
Isidian Scouts
Phillip Philbrook
Meadowbrook Baptist Church
Athes
Maley
Sanda Hil
Sara Good
Suzanne
Durham
John Farge
Sharlett Lovelace
AREY
Don Collins
Allen Retter
Chesterfield
Francis Howe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Merchants Home
Australia
White
Havana
Webster's Illustrated
Hadacol
Holy Bible
7Th and Meridian
Kansas
Oklahoma
Enid
Dover
Butler
Circle
Purdue Hall
Purdue University
Donald R. Kimball
Raible Ave
Southwest Unit
Donald L. Harris
Rt. 2
U.S
Strickler’s
Medisen
Huntsville
Pendleton
Amen
Decker’s, Inc
Meridian
Star China Coq
Lewallen Tailors, Inc
Jackson Sr
F. W. Woolworth CO
Meridian St
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