Indiana conducts two day defensive driving refresher for bus drivers
More than 7,000 Indiana school bus drivers receive an eight hour defensive driving course this month. Twenty two instructors organized by the Indiana Traffic Safety Council lead the sessions at 19 regional meetings with support from the Office of Traffic Safety and Department of Public Instruction. The program helps improve safety amid rising highway travel and vehicle registrations.
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Indiana
Indiana Traffic Safety Council
National Safety Council
Ond
Indiana Office of Traffic Safety
State Department of Public Instruction
School Administrative Association
State Board of Health
School Bus Drivers Association
Indiana Public Health Foundation
Albert E. Huber
Huber
The Bard From Burrows Conflicted At End Of Trail
A reflective verse from R L Hunter laments the social divide at life’s end. It contrasts friends and service with the harsh ax of fate. The poem criticizes those at the top who revel while others face loss and contempt.
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R. L. Hunter
Indiana To England And Return 1848 April Voyage Journal
A fragment from a traveler’s journal recounts departure from Sutton Street wharf aboard the Marmion on April 12 1848 and a sea voyage to England aboard steam powered ships. It details wind conditions sailing adjustments meals aboard minimal cooking gear and the ship’s dimensions as well as a moment observing porpoises. The entry ends with note that the narrative will continue.
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Sutton Street
Sandy Hook
Washington
August 1866 community notices and events in Delphi area
Local items announce the dedication of a new church 114 miles west of Rockfield, a Delphi Silver Band ball at City Hall to fund silver instruments, and suffrage parade preparations. Also noted are August reunions, Rainbow court news, weddings, births, and community updates from Carroll County.
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Rockfield
Delphi
City Hall
H. Allen
Pride’s Landing
Miss
Josh Billings
Jerusha
Jerremier
F. H. Robinson
Wagoner
Quinn
Dennis
DeMargrove
Bringhurst
M. E
Camden
Clymers
Clingenpeel
Spencer Park
Logansport
Robert Fitzgerald
Chamber of Commerce
Stanley Cornelius
Bill Meyer
Wabash
James Burns
Kroger
Rensselaer
Margaret Limp
Jeff Clayton
California
Harry Roach
John Zartman
Germany
Reva Hall
Wayne Disinger
Joseph Rossbagh
Omaha
Neb
Roy Clauser
Don Robertson
James Hendryx
Francis
Porter Ward
Carol Jane Scott
Robert Bells
Flora
Thomas G. Temples
Robert Zooks
Burlington
Ronald Jenkinses
Cutler
Northeh
Main Streets
Bright National Nir
Emerson
Philco
New Westinghouse
Nina
Ralph Rinehart
Grace Kahl
Rinehart Auction & Real Estate Eikenberry
County Honors State's Birth Parade Opens Weeklong Celebration
The August 12 1916 county celebration in Carroll County honors the state's birth with a parade of Eastern Townships pioneers relics and settlers day. Mrs Charles Buckley county chairman led planning while townships shared two days of events drawing immense crowds to celebrate local pioneer history and sentiment.
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Eastern Townships
Charles Buckley
Carroll County
Senator Vance on School Prayer Amendment Hearings
Senator Vance notes diverse church reactions to Dirksen's school prayer amendment. He cites leaders from the National Council of Churches United American Hebrew Congregations and Boston College law as opposing. He endorses a Senate sense resolution permitting voluntary prayer and meditation in schools aligned with Supreme Court rulings.
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Dirksen
National Council of Churches
Hunter
Richard Hirsch
United American Hebrew Congregations
Robert Drinan
Boston College Law School
Indiana
Richard Raines
Methodist College of Bishops
Supreme Court
Congress
Senate
God
Letters From Zurich And Elba
AFS exchange student Barbara Mullin shares letters about life in Zurich and Elba, praising Swiss hospitality and Swiss culture while observing travel scenes, markets, and seaside life. The piece ends noting attorney David Warner Peck’s career milestones and birthdate in Crawfordsville.
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Barbara Mullin
AFS
Delphi
Switzerland
Zurich
Italy
Elba
Public School Prayer Amendment Stirs National Debate
Senator Dirksen backs a proposed constitutional amendment to allow voluntary prayer in public schools amid Supreme Court challenges. Supporters cite tradition and minority voices urging limits on clashes with church separation. opponents warn it may undermine the First Amendment and minority rights. Carroll County notes classroom prayer exists locally.
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Senate
Everett Dirksen
Supreme Court
Raines
Indianapolis
Carroll County
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American Newspaper Representatives, Inc
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York
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Bard
England
Robert
Demarara
Boston
N. B
Mildred Dock
Order of Rainbow
Camp Tecumseh
Judy
Joan Hamling
Helen Clifford
Barbara Shepard
Joan Bradshaw
Marian Parks
Gwen Ferrier
Patty Bowman
Harold Thayer
Raymond Todd
Korea
Geneva Morris
Elkton
Teacher’s Institute For All Carroll
David R. Baum
Regu
Frank Fitch
Washington Street
Capitol
Senator Vance
Ake
Mediterranean Sea
American Field Service
P. S
Court House
Mary Tutewiler
Irvin
Rt. 2
Brookston
David Warner Peck
U. S
New York City
Supreme Court of New York
Appellate Division
Permanent International Court of Arbitration
Hoover Commission
Crawfordsville
Fee
Pat Brown
Deer Creek
Sam
Kathy Graf
Kathy
Ronnie Allread
Liberty
Rock Creek
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