Hoosier sagamores and their origins in state rivalries
The piece explains the Sagamores of the Wabash, a select Hoosier honor created in 1946 under Governor Ralph Gates. It compares sagamores to Kentucky colonels, notes the title’s origins among Algonquin chiefs, and recounts Gates appointing the first Sagamores, including non residents like Simeon Willis and Senator Robert Taft.
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Kentucky
Indiana
North America
Council of the Sagamores of the Wabash
Ralph Gates
Columbia City
Samuel R. Harrell
Kurt Pantzer
Gates
Organization
Sagamore
Cincinnati
Sagamore Of The Wabash Honor Roll Highlighting Hoosier Leaders
The article lists Sagamore of the Wabash appointments by Indiana governors including Gates Schricker Craig Handley Welsh Branigin and Branigin era notables such as Virgil I Grissom Stewart Udall and Carl Zenor. It notes the tradition grew under Matthew Welsh and that no one buys the title. it is earned. It also references a ceremonial certificate for Carl Zenor with date December 16 1963 and mentions the Indiana State Library archives.
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Ohio
Gates
Henry F. Schricker
Will H. Sparks
Rushville
Sanford K. Trippets
Hazelton
Emil Schram
New York
Fred Pabst
Brewer
George N. Craig
Hoagy Carmichael
Anton Hulman Jr
Harry S. Truman
Welsh
Roger Branigin
Virgil I
Grissom
Stewart L. Udall
Indiana
Sons of
Carl Zenor
Sagamore OF the Wabash
Council of the Sagamores
Indianapolis
Sagamores
Indiana State Library
How much can you do without and still face life
Lois Lane reflects on resilience through a tale of a woman who, after spinal disease, wheelchair confinement, widowhood, and poverty, kept cheerfulness by sewing aprons. Her story ends at 83 with only a cardboard chest as her keepsake, inviting readers to a broader rural planning tour.
Grain and Feed Handling Tour Planned for July 11
A grain and feed handling tour is scheduled for Monday July 11 in White and Carroll Counties. The 9:30 a.m. start will at Elmer Schwamberger farm near Brookston, with Purdue Agricultural Engineer Ronald Noyes and Extension staff present to assist. Six stops will showcase batch drying, storage, and feed processing for farms that processed 20,000 to over 100,000 bushels of corn last year.
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White
Carroll
Elmer Schwamberger
Ite
Brookston
Chalmers Cemetery
Ronald Noyes
Purdue
Public sales and thrift shop irony in country life
The author muses on auctions and household sales as opportunities to inspect and bid on friends' possessions. He contrasts public sales with private sales and thrift shops, noting social feelings around buying secondhand items and the stigma of thrift shopping versus the dignity of attending a sale. He recalls a social misstep meeting a friend at a thrift shop and questions the line between respectability and embarrassment in secondhand buying.
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Fiousehold
Nelly Duncan
Rev Jerry L Richards resigns Camden Clymers churches
The Rev. Jerry L Richards has resigned as pastor of the Clymers and Camden Methodist Churches and is attending Iowa University on a scholarship. A carry in supper was held Friday at the Camden Church in his honor. He had been attending Garrett Theological Seminary near Chicago.
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Jerry L. Richards
Clymers
Camden Methodist
Iowa University
Camden
Richards
Garrett Theological Seminary
Chicago
Floyd Gardner
R. J. Weaver
Stroh
Lower Deer Creek
Larry Hartman
Memorial Hospital
Paul Graves
Silver Creek
Nebraska
Robert Murray
Kenneth Bohannon
Camden Dinner Club
Colleen Scholl
Robert Scholl
American Legion
Farm Bureau Talent Contest Draws About 150 in Carroll County
Approximately 150 members and families attended the Carroll County Farm Bureau Talent Contest at REMC. Contestants were divided into three groups with winners advancing to the District Talent contest including Jon and Eric Lilly in Group I vocal duet and Golden Wonders 4H Chorus in Group II, with alternates Maryanne Smith and Eddie Hanna among others.
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Carroll County Farm Bureau
REMC
Farm Bureau District
Jon
Eric Lilly
Jefferson Township
Jerry Lilly
Maryanne Smith
Deer Creek Township
Reuben Smith
Eddie Hanna
Roy Slavens
Golden Wonders
Tippecanoe Township
Gladys Beaker
Dale Craig
Susan Lee
Marsha Floyd
Cindy Floyd
Caryn Craig
Molly Sheldon
Randa Zink
Teresa Childers
Cheryl Wilson
Nancy Greer
Community Talent Contest Draws Cash Prizes and Prizes
Nancy Smith of Deer Creek Township led a group option in the piano solo. Raymond Romein of Tippecanoe Township performed musical saw with Tri-Township Ladies Sextet and others. Participants included Sanda Freestone Carol Allen Brice Ward Randy Ward Teresa Zink and Clay Township Pet and Hobby Club members. Mrs Fannie Blue organized the event with judges Mrs Harvey Henry Teresa Downham and John Conn. Rev Arthur Tennies gave devotions and Mrs Kenneth Pyle sang. Junior Snider presided as county chairman. Refreshments were served.
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Ternate
Nancy Smith
Deer Creek Township
Raymond Romein
Tippecanoe Township
Tri-Township
Phyllis Teel
Alice Fieleke
Donna Romein
Hazel Slavens
Dorothy Smith
Agnes Reed
Sanda Freestone
Carol Allen
Brice Ward
Randy Ward
Teresa Zink
Clay Township
Pet and Hobby Club
Francis Newhouser
Donna McCarty
Fannie Blue
County Farm Bureau
Harvey Henry
Clinton County
Teresa Downham
John Conn
Cass County
Arthur Tennies
Rockfield
Burrows Ore Church
Kenneth Pyle
Junior Snider
Burton Family Returns Home After Western Tour
Mr and Mrs Charles Burton and their son completed a three week Western tour and returned home Friday evening.
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Charles Burton and Son
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