Indiana 1963 Legislature adjourns with tax hikes and higher costs
After 102 days in Indianapolis the 1963 Indiana Legislature adjourned. Lawmakers voted themselves $35 daily expenses and raised mileage, costing taxpayers about $280,000 for 40 days. New taxes include a 10 cent cigarette tax, a 2 percent sales tax, and a 2 percent gross income tax starting July. The column laments relief for property taxpayers and urges new faces in the next election.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Selective Service News and Draft Obligations
The draft extends to July 1 1967 and young men must prepare for service. At 17 with parental consent a range of options exists from 3 to 6 years regular forces to reserve or National Guard paths or induction for two years. By 23 induction possible if deferred or exempt. by 35 loss of deferment can still enter Class I A. In 1962 about 6 of ten men entered service. many disqualified or deferred. Over half of men reaching age 26 in coming years expected to serve to maintain forces. Next article will cover registration. Also two Delphi women bowling teams Elmwood Grocery and Sam’s Fish House list players attending Indiana polis Star Bowling in Indianapolis.
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National Guard
Delphi
Indianapolis
Elmwood Grocery
Sam’s Fish House
Kate McDowell
Opal Bowman
Phyllis Elsworth
Mary Kerlin
Nancy Mullin
Martha Young
Esther Cunningham
Mary Orr
Gertrude Hoagland
Pat Dickinson
Carroll County
Lafayette
Deer Creek
Indiana
John A. Laprad
John Laprad Jor
Church of the Brethren
Robert Sieber
Lieber
Atlanta
Miami Beach
Robert
Bob Sieber
Purdue
Laura Fry
Mindwell Crampton
Indiana University
Bradley Scott Cornell
I.U
Bradley
Sue Ann Sieber Cornell
Donabelle Ritchie’ Sieber
Indiana U
Mary Kay
Bill Sieber
Reed Gushwa
Mary
Delphi Post Office Memories And A Thespian Evening
A Delphi column recalls the local post office history from its 1937 dedication and staff figures to a current visit with stamps. It also reviews the high school Thespians production The Curious Savage praising cast members and director Morris Buck for a near professional performance.
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Claudius
Morris Buck
Lynda McCain
Savage
Miss McCain
Dusty Jones
Gabi Adler
Erika Osterlein
Bob Brooks
Dan Dunham
Leveda Smith
Gene Kidwell
Bill Lieber
Mike Chapman
Kay Guckien
Tom Beach
Miss Jones
Miss Adler
Miss Oesterlein
Mr. Brooks
County road cost records discussed at Purdue area school
County highway supervisors and clerks from Tippecanoe to Howard counties attended a April 18 road school at the Purdue Memorial Center. Jean Hittle led review of 25 cost report forms and stressed use for budgeting, efficiency, and policy in county road programs.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue Memorial Center
Purdue University
Tippecanoe
Montgomery
Fountain
Warren
Benton
White
Carroll
Cass
Miami
Clinton
Boone
Howard
Jean Hittle
Purdue
State Board of Accounts
Inset
Aa Coe
Area Road School
Hittle
Carroll County
Herpic Area
Glen Sparks
Byron Jervis
Ruth Wilson
Tommy Delays After School On Monroe Street
A Delphi teacher finds Tommy still outside the school 30 minutes after dismissal on Monroe Street. He fears his father will scold him over a new baby at home and worries about being blamed for everything.
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Sieber
Monroe Street
Delphi
Tommy
The Bard From Burrows Reflects on Youthful Days
R L Hunter reflects on aging and memory in a reflective poem about school friends, summers, and first loves. The speaker recalls sunburned skin, apple trees, and everyday joys, noting memories linger as life moves on and hopes for better days remain.
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R. L. Hunter
Dr and Mrs T Neal Petry Return From Weeklong Vacation
Dr and Mrs T Neal Petry came back Sunday after a week's vacation, resuming their usual activities and routine.
Indiana University honors Harvey Wheeler for 1962 Hoosier fiction
Harvey Wheeler co author of Fail Safe receives the 1962 Hoosier fiction citation at Indiana Authors Day luncheon in the LA Memorial Union. Wheeler, of Greensburg and a Washington and Lee faculty member, was not present to accept. Eugene Burdick is co author. Other winners include Betty Wason for Cooks Gluttons and Gourmets.
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Bloomington
Ind
Harvey Wheeler
Moscow
Indiana University
Hoosier
Greensburg
Wheeler
Washington and Lee University
Eugene Burdick
Indiana
LA. Memorial Union Building
Indiana University Founders Day honors Carroll county students
Eleven Carroll county students are invited as guests of honor at Founders Day on May 1 at 10 am on the Bloomington campus. Local honorees join University wide recipients from the Deans Honor Rolls and scholastic societies with awards for distinguished teaching to be announced by President Elvis J. Stahr Jr.
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Carroll ‘County
Indiana University
Bloomington
Elvis J. Stahr Jr
Eastern Star Grand Chapter Attendees in Indianapolis This Week
Mrs. Milton Tyner Mrs. Adrian Smith Miss Dorothy Shaffer and Mrs. Ellen Dempsey are among attendees at the Grand Chapter of Eastern Star gathering in Indianapolis this week.
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Milton Tyner
Adrian Smith
Dorothy Shaffer
Ellen Dempsey
Grand Chapter
Eastern Star
Indianapolis
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JFHE
E. Franklin Delphi
Myron J. Johnson
Arthur M. McDowell
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United States
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Mindwell
Summerfield
Arthur Summerfield
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Mindwell C. Wilson
Arthur E. Summerfield
George Washington
Lowell ‘Nussbaum
The
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John
Bob
Kennedys
Pierre Selinger
Gushwa
Postoffice
Pittsburg, Ind
Stark & Wetzel
Stark & Wetzel Sausage
Parke, Davis & Company
Wynkoop Pharmacy, Inc
Washington ST
Frank C. Fitch
Delphi, Ind
Burrows
Betty Wason
Pleasantville
N. Y
Paul Maxwell
Public Service Company
Paul
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