Biggest 500 Festival Parade Draws 300000 Crowds
An estimated 300000 spectators packed Indianapolis streets for the 500 Festival parade featuring 33 floats 46 bands and appearances by Hoagy Carmichael Vaughn Monroe Mickey Rooney and George Montgomery despite rain. Celebrity Pro Am golf and the 500 Open prep filled the week with events at the Speedway and War Memorial Plaza.
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Indianapolis
Upp
Purdue University
Hoosier Capital
Hoosier
Hoagy Carmichael
Vaughn Monroe
Mickey Rooney
George Montgomery
Monroe
Montgomery
Speedway Course
War Memorial Plaza
Speedway
Linton Man Fined in Richland Court
Garland M Moody of Linton was found guilty of operating under the influence in Richland Township court. Judge Will R Vosloh fined Moody 25 dollars with costs totaling 42.75 and suspended his operator's permit for one year. William C Hollars pleaded guilty to failure to yield right of way and was fined 3 dollars with costs totaling 20.75. The item ends with a note on buying life insurance for family security.
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Garland M.moody
Linton
Mhge
Richland
Will R. Vosloh
William C. Hollars
Bowling League Ends Season With Dinner
The Tuesday mixed bowling league finished its season with a banquet at the American Legion home in Linton. 45 members and guests were served a dinner by the Legion Auxiliary, and prize winners included Weaver's Grocery, Super Motors, Kendall's Produce, Griffin Engineering, Linton Glass Company, Criss Insurance, Cook's Food Center and Blue Flame. Weaver's Grocery received a sponsor's plaque, while Larry Corbin and Mary Weaver earned plaques for high averages. Ole SolMars was elected president for next year with Dale Hardisty as vice president and Nancy Padgett as secretary and treasurer. Euchre games followed with prizes to Gerald Reed, Don Clayton, Jack Long and Grace Long.
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American Legion
Linton
The
Legion Auxiliary
Weaver’s Grocery
Super Motors
Kendall’s Produce
Griffin Engineering
Linton Glass Company
Criss Insurance
Cook's Food Center
Blue Flame
Larry Corbin
Mary Weaver
Ole SolMars
Dale Hardisty
Nancy Padgett
Summer School Set To Start Monday
Pupils from Linton and Stockton township enrolled in summer school will begin classes Monday per principal Paul W Brackemyre. Sessions include Safety and Typing 8 10 pm and physical education for boys and girls plus development reading 10 am to noon. Students in the 8 am and 10 am classes should meet in the auditorium.
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Linton
Stockton Township
Paul W. Brackemyre
Joyce Reed
J. C Penney
Rex Kirchoff
Bethel Baptist Plans Vacation Bible School
Bethel Baptist Church in Vicksburg has finalized plans for its annual Vacation Bible School led by Rev. Edward Deckard. Classes run 9:30 to 11:30 am daily Monday through Friday with a Friday picnic. A Sunday program at 7:30 pm showcases children’s Bible school activities and a handcraft display. Theme: Traveling God's Highway for ages Nursery through Junior High.
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Bethel Baptist Church
Vicksburg
Edward Deckard
God
Obituary for John E. Blume 64 of Carlisle area
John E. Blume age 64 died at 2 p m Tuesday at his home on route 1 Linton. Survived by three daughters Mrs Mary Eaton Louis Milde Ky Mrs Millie Clade Pleasant Ridge and Mrs Margaret Fox South Bend two brothers Harry and Jesse of South Bend. Services 11 a m at Newkirk Funeral Home officiated by Bro Maurice Clymore burial in 10 C F Cemetery in Carlisle. Friends may call anytime at the funeral home.
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John E. Blume
Dugger
Linton
Mary Eaton
Louis Milde
Millie Clade
Pleasant Ridge
Margaret Fox
South Bend
Harry
Jesse
Newkirk
Maurice Clymore
10.C
Mrs Lou E Padgett Dies at Home in Pleasantville Area
Mrs Lou E Padgett 81 died at her home southwest of Pleasantville at 11 10 am today. She is survived by daughter Dorothy Railsback Paxton and sister Ethel Charleston Carlisle. Body taken to Newkirk Funeral Home Dugger for calling after noon Thursday. Funeral services are set for 2 pm Friday with burial in Snyder Cemetery.
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Lou E. Padgett
Pleasantville
Dorothy Railsback
Paxton
Ethel Charleston
Carlisle
Newkirk Funeral Home
Hospital Births and Dismissals List
Tuesday births include Jeffrey Dean Workman, seven pounds thirteen and a half ounces, to Mr. and Mrs. Roy D. Workman of Bloomfield. Dismissals include Robert Hacker of Harrisburg Herschel Inman of Jasonville and Susan Kay Street of Crane. Names note: Linton Wendell Peoples, Lin ton Harrison Hunter, Anna Zenor, Jasonville, Switz City, Worthington, Bloomfield, Crane, and other listed residents.
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Roy D. Workman
Bloomfield
Jeffrey Dean
Wayne Trinkle
Linton
Wendell Peoples
William Harrison Hunter
Lin
Ton
Anna Zenor
Jasonville
Danny Ray
Jerry Allen White
Switz City
Paul Yoder
Robert Hacker
Harrisburg
Herschel Inman
Charles Alsman
Charles Boston
William Grant Rush
Carl Powell
Susan Kay Street
Crane
Ernest Boram
Worthington
Janelle Vaughn
Indianapolis WPI Live Stock Market Report
Live stock results show hogs uneven but near steady with many weights listed from 190 to 240 pounds and up to 650 pounds. Cattle calves and bulls quality ranges noted with high end of steers reaching 23 dollars per hundredweight and cows mostly 15 to 16.50, listings include various weights and grades.
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Indianapolis
Girl Scout Troop 361 Enjoys Cabin Cookout Slumber Party
Girl Scouts of Troop 361 held a cookout slumber party and breakfast at the Humphreys Park cabin. The all-night event featured records, games, pillow fights and ghost stories with ten attendees listed, while Sue Morrison missed due to a sprained ankle.
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Girl Scouts of Troops No
Humphreys Park
Mary Wiegand
Rita Hale
Mary Wartings
Suzanna Hubbell
Jill Ferguson
Libby Arthur
Nancy Witherspoon
Diane Smith
Peggy Medlock
Kris Laughlin
Sue Morrison
Andrew Ferguson
Kenneth Medlock
Kenneth Smith
Jim Hubbell
Brides Trade Gifts Highlight Popular Wedding Accessories
A survey shows brides spend about 61.46 on a groom’s gift choices and gift attendants around 32.78 on jewelry. Luggage cuff links watches lighters and cameras top the popular gifts while compacts handbags and accessories follow.
Brides Favor Wedding Presents In New York Study
Brides in New York favor a range of wedding gifts from bedroom furniture and linens to living room sets and refrigerators according to a survey. The report highlights preferred household items across ranges of budgets and styles.
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New York
Change in Bride Prices as Silver Symbol in Marriage
The passage notes silver’s association with marriage as a result of evolving bride acquisition. It describes men preferring to pay with silver coin as a marker of value, while referencing items like cars and radios as modern examples.
The 1941 Indianapolis 500 and Wilbur Shaw’s impact
The gray Maserati roared toward victory as Wilbur Shaw mounted a near-certain win in the 1941 500 until a defective wheel caused a catastrophic crash. Shaw survived with minor injuries and never raced again, a consequence linked to a chalk-marked wheel swapped after a fire. Indiana Bell underscores race-day communications and safety, noting 200 phones for officials and crowds and 8,000 workers maintaining service.
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Wilbur Shaw
Wilbur
Shaw
Speedway
Indiana Bell
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Don Clayton
Jack Long
Grace Long
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Adio
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