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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1985
Page
5
Ingrid Kreis Whew! narrates post election days filled with Destin city council meetings and bowl games. Campaign propaganda seeps into daily duties as reporters chase elected officials and verify past votes while balancing bowl-season focus.
A reader shares football hopes and civic concerns. They declare LSU defeated in the Sugar Bowl while Miami and San Francisco loom as Super Bowl favorites. They urge election sign removals in Destin and propose a Destin Super Bowl party for residents. The note hints at a council meeting next Monday and potential annexation fire protection issues.
In Fairmount Indiana fans still haunt Park Cemetery for James Dean’s grave where a missing headstone and fresh bougets mark the vigil. Dick Nederd notes repeated thefts while the town preserves Dean lore alongside local histories at the Fairmount Historical Museum including claims of early hamburger invention and dumpling ice cream ideas.
In Fairmount, a town under 3,000 residents, James Dean dominates the welcome sign and local museum exhibits. The 10 year old James Dean Memorial Museum highlights his early life, family, and Dean’s connection to the town, alongside other Fairmount natives and a note on shrine-like reverence beyond his hometown.
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