Elwood to Have Monday Memorial Parade
Elwood will hold Memorial Day ceremonies starting with a 10 a.m. parade led by Melvin Hensley Tipton past Fifth District commander and former Tipton American Legion leader. Rev Edward Duty will give the invocation. Services will also be held at Catholic Cemetery at 8:30 a.m. and Sunset Memorial Park afterward. The parade will assemble at the city building and move through Main Street to Anderson Street, D Street and to the city cemetery with the Panther Band Wendell L Willkie High, Cub Scouts and various veterans groups providing the parade’s observed details.
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Elwood
Melvin Hensley
Tipton
Fifth District
American Legion
Indiana
Elwood City
Edward Duty
Church of God
Sunset Memorial Park
Palace
Main St
Anderson St
Elwood Parade Will Feature Wide Community Honor Guards
Elwood plans a community parade with World War II Mothers police VGW color guard firing squad VFW Auxiliary Boy Scouts Elwood fire department Knights of Columbus and the Cadet Band of Elwood public schools. Mayor Robert Fortson bought the first two poppies from Donna Lynn Slayton and Byron Leroy Cole for the annual sale.
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Elwood
VGW
VFW
Boy Scouts
Fortson At 500 Capital Breakfast Honors Past Winners
Elwood mayor Robert Fortson and Paul Harbaugh attended a Mayors Breakfast at the Columbia Club in Indianapolis. The event honored winners of the 500 mile races from past years, with Roger Ward among those introduced as last year’s winner.
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Elwood
Robert Fortson
Paul Harbaugh
Columbia Club
Indianapolis
Roger Ward
British Honduras Population Figure Reported
A British Honduras demographic note records a population of 79 000 for the Central American territory. The figure appears in a mid‑twentieth century statistical update, reflecting census or administrative estimates.
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British Honduras
Central America
Elwood Chapter Officers Lead Memorial Service And Notices
Elwood Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star held memorial services at the Masonic Temple with Mrs Ethel Wimmer and Charles High presiding. Special guest Mrs Betty Weaver presented a gift. Georgia Orbaugh named to Indiana Grand Chapter committee. Birthday of the worthy matron celebrated with gifts. Joint inspection planned for July 14 at Swayzee. next Elwood meeting June 8. Beta Sigma Phi awarded a $100 scholarship to Grace Ann Kennedy. June state meeting delegates chosen. Local meetings and socials noted for Shiloh Friends Church, WOE Club, and attendees in nearby towns.
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Elwood
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Ethel Wimmer
Charles High
Betty Weaver
Swayzee
District 13
Georgia Orbaugh
Mistrict 13
Indiana
Mesdames
Mary Corneliius
Mary Ellen Norris
Helen Gough
Lucy Manis
Dorothy Lytle
Mabel Digel
Frankton
Temple
Beta Sigma Phi
Elma Skillman
Skillman
Grace Ann Kennedy
LaPorte
Thelma Wocarum
Saba Lynas
Mary Bell French
Life of Beauty
Evelyn Marley
Court filings sweep multiple cases in Hartson Court
Superior Court actions include a complaint on account by Top Company against George G. Gray, a divorce petition between Helen M. Bowers and Joseph F. Bowers, a possession and contract cancellation suit by Lawrence H. Robbins and May me Robbins versus Joseph Birch and Gurtha Birch, and a divorce filing by Marilyn Jeanne Pavey against George Pavey with Norton and Pancol listed.
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Superior Court
Hartson-Kennedy Cabinet Top Company
George G. Gray
Condrad Arnkens
Helen M. Bowers
Joseph F. Bowers
Ketner and Yelton
Lawrence H. Robbins
Mayme Z. Robbins
Joseph Birch
Gurtha Mae Birch
Robert R. Robbins
Marilyn Jeanne Pavey
George Pavey
Norton and
Pancol
Elwood VFW Elects Junior Vice Commander Tuesday
Elwood VFW will elect a new junior vice commander at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the VFW hall following the resignation of Albert Hamilton as commander George Rogers from senior vice commander will become commander Olin Phillips will move up to senior vice commander A covered dish dinner and dance is planned for members and guests at the home Saturday night. nearby obituaries report the death of Eileen Widener 21 months daughter of Mr and Mrs John Widener in Gary Indiana with funeral rites pending at Williams and Burns in Gary and burial in Joliet Illinois. hospital notes list dismissals and admissions at Mercy Hospital in assorted local residents and visitors.
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Elwood
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Albert
Bud) Hamilton
George Rogers
Olin Phillips
Eileen Widener
John Widener
Gary
Williams and Burns
Joliet
Ill
Orbie Widener
Sc. J St
John Carniss
Mercy Hospital
Harold Kennedy
Baby
Samuel Jackman
No. A
Donald Brashear
Sigler St
Frankton
Robert Harris
Neal M. Lees
Marion
Kay Robinson
Rt. 1
Converse
Norman Osborn
No. 10Th St
David Pace
So. 16Th St
Glen Craiz
Central Ave
Anderson
Daisy Brust
So. B St
Robert L. Jackley
Robert Ashley
Orestes
Sherman Dickey
Paul Simmons
So. H St. Mercy Hospital
Ivan Penses
Albert Arehart
Charlies Callaway
Booth Hash
William Davis Jr
Short
Hattie Richardson
Rigdon
Marion General Hospital
Uproar At Muncie Rail Express Agency
In Muncie Indiana the Railway Express Agency faces a stray boxer named Greenbacks who arrived in a box to James Moore but the phone and address prove invalid. The dog has stayed in a private kennel, costing $50 in boarding, while agency officials search for Moore or an owner.
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Muncie
Rail Express Agency
Ind
UPI
Pompano Becch
Fla
James Moore
Florida
Barbara Fisher Named for Summer Seminar
Miss Barbara Fisher daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph W Fisher of 224 Edgewood Dr a member of First Presbyterian Church is among 35 youths nationwide chosen to attend the Church Vocation Seminar and Work Camp in Chicago from June 27 to July 12 to observe church ministry and consult with ministers and lay leaders.
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Barbara Fisher
Ralph W. Fisher
Edgewood Dr
First Presbyterian Church
Chicago
Oregon Forest Industries Drive Most Jobs
Oregon's forest industries provide 58 percent of the state's employment, highlighting their dominant role in the local economy and broad participation across counties and mill towns. The statistic underscores the sector's labor demand and regional economic impact.
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Oregon
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