From This Land closes with final Madison County pageant
The From This Land pageant ends its run at Athletic Park with two performances tonight and Saturday starting at 8 p.m. A 462-member cast presents 150 years of county history in two acts, with seats available at the box office or Sesquicentennial HQ. General admission $2, reserved $2.50.
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Madison County
Athletic Park
Frank Plovick
Herald
John Epperson
Athletic Park Grandstand
Sesquicentennial
Meridian St
Two Crashes Injure Four. One Man hospital bound
In a two car crash at Pendleton and Madison avenues at 5 56 a m William T Crane 59 of 2411 E Fifth St and Gary F Boyd 38 of 2037 Poplar St collided causing $295 damage total Boyd sustained head and right hand cuts and scrapes and was taken to St Johns Hospital in good condition A separate single vehicle wreck occurred at 7 49 a m on County Rd 400E injuring Janet L Morrison 315 St Washington St Chesterfield and Donna K Wilson 224 S
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William T. Crane
E. Fifth St
Gary F. Boyd
Poplar St
Pendleton
Madison Avenues
Crane
Boyd
Women push ordinance to city council on commission sustenance
The article notes that a continuation of a women led commission will be presented to the city council through an ordinance. Mary Jo Rock and others active with Bucove and Kinerk are named among organizers. Two separate traffic accidents near local streets left injuries and modest vehicle damages.
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Rock
Bucove and Kinerk
Mary Jo Rock
Jo McCarty
Paula Cole
Hazel Minnefield
Joy Crouse
City approves several bus related projects and zoning actions
Council granted final approval Thursday for bus infrastructure including handicap stops, a maintenance facility, downtown terminal and shelters with excavation and slab costs. Rezoning at Scatterfield Road and 1-69 for a Boron Oil motel, and a city park at East 38th Street end of Forest Terrace Milton Place. Sewer tap charges rise to 825 dollars. Board of Works contracts for a one ton truck, Telepower Services labor and equipment, landfill equipment funding, plumbing contractor registration fees, and an agreement with Daniel B Young.
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Scatterfield Road
Boron Oil Company
East 38Th Street
Forest Terrace
Milton Place
Board of Works
Telepower Services, Inc
Forest Hills Rezoning Pack Sees Mixed Approvals
Three rezoning ordinances were debated with one approved and two continued to October while the petitioner Anderson Banking Company seeks changes in zoning for the Harry Harter estate. Proposals include T-1 I-2 and Residential 2. Broad continuances cover 1715 W 53rd St 1312 1320 E 53rd St and 22 acres at 5920 Scatterfield Rd. Special exceptions for Streaty Park and a Social Security office at 1224 Broadway were approved.
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Anderson Banking Company
Scatterfield Rd
Streaty Park
Broadway
Governor names new state police superintendent
INDIANAPOLIS AP Robert L DeBard 44 was named Indiana state police superintendent by Gov Otis R Bowen to replace retiring Robert K Konkle DeBard a former staff captain and Bowen ally was sworn in immediately and has served as the governor s top executive assistant since January He will push minority recruitment review personnel moves and closer cooperation with criminal justice agencies Also named James T Smith to replace DeBard on the governor s staff Smith 32 Bloomington was a former Indiana Bell manager and has been on the governor s staff since May ensuring management studies at Central State Hospital and other institutions
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Indianapolis
Robert L. DeBard
Indiana
Otis R. Bowen
DeBard
Robert K. Konkle
Corrections Department
Indiana State
Gover
Bowen
Raw
Konkle
George W. Stark
State Police Board
Jor
James T. Smith
Bloomington
Smith
Indiana Bell Telephone Co
Central State Hospital
Ball State University
Indiana University
Anderson County Deaths: Susie C. Kirchenbauer 80
Susie C. Kirchenbauer 80 of 1416 E Lynn St Anderson died Thursday at St John s Hospital She was a Brown County native and lived in Anderson 51 years She was a 50 year Pocahontas Club member and officer Surviving are three stepsons a brother a grandson five step grandchildren and an aunt Friends receive today 3 9 p m at Brown and Butz Funeral Home Final rites Saturday 10 30 a m at the funeral home Dr Nathan Harter officiating Interment East Maplewood Cemetery.
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Susie C. Kirchenbauer
E. Lynn St
St. John’s Hospital
John
Brown County
Anderson
Pocahontas Club
Clarance
Sarah H.) Bowlin
Chesterfield
Jack M. Kirchenbauer
Howard Fisher
Ralph R. Walker
Paul Taylor
Zonz Schuyler
Noblesville
Brown and Butz
Nathan Harter
East Maplewood Cemetery
Obituaries: Albert Weil and two others die in Florida and Ohio
Albert Weil, 75, former Anderson attorney and tax consultant, died Wednesday in Ft. Lauderdale where he lived since 1963. Surviving wife Arlene and four sons. Masonic rites in Florida. cremation. Mrs. Cleo Willert, 80, of Springfield Ohio, a former Anderson resident, died in Ohio. Mrs. Callie Rogers, formerly Anderson, now Springfield, survives. Ernest R. Scott, 74, Miami, Florida, formerly of Anderson, died recently in Miami after moving to Florida in 1942. He was active in local Elks groups. burial in Miami Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Albert Weil
Anderson
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Arlene
Robert
Joe
Albert
Calif
Dave Weil
Alaska
Peoria
Ill
Florida
Cleo Willert
Springfield
Ohio
Callie Rogers
Jackson Lidle
Ernest R. Scott
Miami, Fla
Miami
Elks Lodge
Elks Rube Band
Scotty’s
Royal Aces
Miami Memorial Park Cemetery
New Arrivals Born at Community Hospital
Newborns announced from Community Hospital include a boy for Mr. and Mrs. Dan Erwin of Rt. 4 Alexandria and a boy for Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Odom of 207 Norris Dr. A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Shannon Jr. of Mountain Home Idaho, with maternal grandmother Mrs. Robert Kerr and paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Shannon Sr. The latter couple’s daughter is Mrs. Shannon, formerly Lisa Barker. Ensign and Mrs. Tom Withers of Pensacola Florida welcomed a girl, with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Withers of 2100 E Third St. listed as parents.
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Dan Erwin
Alexandria
Bryan Odom
Norris Dr
Eddie Shannon Jr
Mountain Home
Ida
Robert Kerr
E. Seventh St
Eddie Shannon Sr
Anderson
Shannon
Lisa Barker
Ensign
Tom Withers
Pensacola
Fla
Lawrence Withers
E. Third St
Soviet Launches Soyuz 12 Manned Space Flight
The Soviet Union launched its first manned mission in over two years aboard Soyuz 12 from Baikonur. Commander Vasily Lazarev and flight engineer Oleg Makarov, both newcomers, will conduct 19% joint operations with Apollo and perform spectrographic earth studies while testing improved flight systems.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Earth
Soviet Space Center
Baikonur
Kazakhstan
Central Asia
Vasily Lazarev
Oleg Makarov
Tass
Space Lab
Orbiting Laboratory
Lazarev
Makarov
United States
U.S
Architect Proposes New School For Alex
Alexandria hearing supported by about 60 teachers and 40 patrons heard architect Art Henning propose replacing the current junior high with either a four year middle or high school at costs of 3.0 and 3.7 million dollars respectively. Additional costs include a 600000 pool and a 300000 auditorium.
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Alexandria — Anderson
Art Henning
Alexandria Community Schools
Henning
Mer] Srom
Juvenile Case Transferred in Summitville Shooting
Judge William R. Clifford waived jurisdiction in a case involving a 16-year-old Summitville youth charged with involuntary manslaughter and second degree murder in the Aug. 25 shooting death of 16-year-old Richard Silvey. The case moved from Madison Superior Court 2 to Circuit Court on prosecutor motion. A hearing occurred Aug. 31 and the transfer followed the juvenile referee's recommendation. The Madison County Prosecutor said the matter will be presented to the grand jury at the earliest opportunity.
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Grandview
J. C. Penney
Anderson
H. F. Pulse
Mounds Kiwanis Club
County Government Center
Old
William R. Clifford
Summitville
Clifford
the Herald
Richard Silvey
Madison Su
Perior Court
Circuit Court
Daryl Scot
Madison County
William F. Lawler
A Thought on Traffic Dangers and Driving Responsibility
The piece laments recurring traffic fatalities seen after every holiday. It urges recognizing driving as a privilege, not a right, and calls for self corrective measures to reduce danger to self and others, warning that for many this may be the last chance.
Correction misidentifies athlete in Herald report
In Thursday morning’s Correction The Herald fixes an error identifying Harry Morgan as an Anderson High School athlete. Morgan is Madison Heights basketball center and winner of the Sesquicentennial pizza eating contest.
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The
Herald
Harry Morgan
Anderson
Morgan
Madison Heights
Fire Prevention Advice Pays Off in Miami Fire
Ten year old Hiraida Agosto recalled Sparky the fire dog advice when a blaze tore through a home. She led her six year old sister Karen across the street to a neighbor’s house and asked 13 year old Christian Pierre to summon the Fire Department and notify their mother at work.
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Miami. Fla
Hiraida Agosto
Sparky
Karen
Christian Pierre
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Washington St
Morrison
Wilson
Community Hospital
Myrtle B. Craib
Lafayette St
Pearl M. Ammerman
West Cross
Silver Streets
Craib
Ammerman
Council
Daniel B- Young
Commission
Harry H. Harter
Harter
Phil Cooper
Redbud Mobile Home Park
Cooper
38Th Street
E. 53Rd St
Susie Kirchenbauer
Ernest Scott
Voskhod
Moscow Radio
Alex
Sue Bridwell
Dan Kellum
Alvin LeRoy
Arizona
Merle Theile
Darrell Zink
Jack Bowers
Alexadria
Jerry Morehead
North Central Evaluating Committee
C.G. Burdsall
David Cox
Pheon
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