Tadpole school echoes change in Wickard’s rural reflection
In a New Republic piece, Claude Wickard recalls Tadpole School in Carrollton Township Indiana and contrasts a one room rural classroom with the nation’s shift to technology. He notes fewer families and a transformed farm economy while citing local long familiar scenes and the broader industrial revolution.
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The
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J H Coplen Former Resident Dies At Russiaville
J H Coplen 75 died at his Russiaville home March 13 after five years illness. Born September 22, 1865 in Talma Indiana he spent most of his life in lumber with mills in Bringhurst Texarkana Arkansas and in Russiaville where he owned a lumber flour and feed mill. Survived by wife Julia three sons W G Coplen Camden L D Coplen Hudson Coplen a daughter Mrs Lucille Wisehart two brothers Charles Rochester Frank Talma and two half brothers Layman Indianapolis and William Rochester. Funeral held at the home.
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Farmers Bank
Carroll County Trust and Savings Company
Bringhurst
Texar
Funeral service for George Treadgold 69
Funeral services for George Treadgold 69 were held Monday at the Grimm funeral home. Burial followed in Clymers cemetery. He died of a heart ailment Friday at his Delphi home. Born in Toronto he married Ruth Klepinger of Clymers 21 years ago. Surviving are his widow a brother Alec Maywood II and a sister Kate Treadgold Cleveland Ohio.
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Grimm Funeral Home
Clymers
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Delphi
Toronto
Canada
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Alec
Maywood
Kate Treadgold
Cleveland
Ohio
Will Enforce State Weight Tax April 1
Enforcement of the weight tax for trucks and buses in Indiana starts April 1 per Indiana State Police Superintendent Don F. Stiver. The repealing law effective January 1 remains, operators have two weeks to comply, and weight tax plates must be displayed on vehicles.
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Indiana
Don F. Stiver
State House
Lis
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Drunk Driver and Bus Illegally Pass in Delphi J P Court
Walter Otis Hammon of Lafayette was fined 16 dollars and costs and had his license suspended 60 days for drunken driving by Justice Rossie Dern. Earl Krammas of Burlington was fined 5 dollars and costs for illegally passing a school bus. arresting trooper Marion Robins made the stop.
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Lafayette
Loren Ayres
Justice of the Peace
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Earl Krammas
Burlington
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Marion Robins
Radio Stations Adopt New Wave Lengths
The article notes that 1,200 standard radio broadcasting stations across North America will receive new wave length assignments effective March 29. It explains that some changes differ from the stated plan to avoid interference and that listeners can use the chart above to find each station’s new frequencies, with present frequencies listed in a rightmost column.
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