Birthday and community notices from Clark Center area
Mary Hendrix of Clark Center entertained family and friends for her birthday with a big three tier cake and a moving picture show by Bob Bennett. The day featured numerous dinners gatherings and club meetings across Clark Center including the J O Y picnic, Neighborhood Birthday Club, Viking Workers class and Golden Age Club events with many local residents attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hendrix
Clark Center
And
Lloyd Hendix
Billy
Ae Myr
Woodrow Head Tomas
Bob Bennett
Robert Clark
Sally
Harold Hendrix
Debra
Darlene
John David
Carroll Kammacher
Nadine
John
Lowell
Molly Morgan
Sharon Connley
F H A Officers Training Meet and Local Club Events
The 1957 F H A officers training meeting was held at Mattoon with attendees Marshall Carolyn McConchie Betty Gore Doris McDaniel Martha McDaniel Karen Fairgrief Kay Amacher Karen Engiles Ann Meehling and chapter mother Mrs Robert Carr and sponsors Mrs Edith Ralston and Mrs Violet Shaffner. After training each girl joined individual sessions and a lunch followed in the cafeteria. Rose Garden ceremony by Neoga High School closed the meeting and mothers and sponsors held separate demonstrations on sewing techniques fabrics and styles from J C Penny Co. The Woman's Civic Club met with forty members and six guests. two new members Frances Myles and Maxine Hurst welcomed. Plans for next month's dinner at Louise's in Terre Haute were discussed. Mrs Frank Saiter secured state Ironrite demonstrator Mrs Lourish of Indianapolis October 7. Refreshments were served by Joan Shawver chair and others. The October meeting of the W S C S of the Methodist church will feature devotions led by Rev Walter F Hutchinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H.A
Mattoon
Marshall
Carolyn McConchie
Betty Gore
Doris McDaniel
Martha McDaniel
Karen Fairgrief
Kay Amacher
Karen Engiles
Ann Meehling
Robert Carr
Edith Ralston
Violet Shaffner
Neoga High School
J. C. Penny Co
Woman's Civic Club
Frances
Myles
Maxine Hurst
Louise's
Terre Haute
Frank Saiter
Lourish
Indianapolis
Joan Shawver
Verna Jean Harlow
Mary Flaski
Rojean Harlow
Caroline Staub
Mary O ‘Blagg
Sunday Family Gatherings In Five Points And Washington
Mrs. G. B. Wilhoit and Lincoln Bible Institute students joined Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Wilhoit for Sunday dinner. Guests included many neighbors and relatives from Five Points and Washington Indiana with multiple hosts and extended family visits. A James Thompson of the Air Force was home briefly, and fifteen youths plus four adults attended the Wabash Valley youth rally at Mt. Pleasant church Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Pellum
Ben Drummond
Don Drummond
Morton
Fred Davidson
John Davis
Charles Bush
Mr. Bush
Jale Sheets
Gary
Indiana
Martha Bush
Effie Dancey
Roy Ryker
Joe Herrington
Janice Wilhoit
Alberta Robey
David Carnine
Don Ray
Roger Gibson
Larry Scott
Lincoln Bible Institute
Stanley Davis
Darrell
Glenn Wilhoit
Joyce
Mia
Sylvan Morgan
Harry
Dean Morgan
Rosemary Higginbotham
Herman
Glenn Dale Thompson
Lincoln
Nornan Macke
Gene
Harlan Hutchens
Wilbur
Jane
Terry
Martha Morecraft
Herbert Hutchens
Vicki
Washington, Indiana
Lloyd Hendrix
Sharon
Mary Hendrix
James Thompson
Air Force
New Mexico
Walter Morgan
Wabash Valley
Mt. Pleasant
Darwin Homecoming at Darwin Methodist Church
The Darwin Homecoming on Sunday September 22 featured a noon basket dinner and a 2 PM program led by President Burton Heilene. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Roy Robinson from Memphis Missouri winning travel prizes, with a memorial for local residents and elections of Bonnie Renshaw and Freda Tingley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin
Darwin’ ‘Methodist Church
Burton Heilene
Danny Joe Heilene
Laverias 'Thompson
Judy Tingley
Maude Paddock
Old Country Church
Roy Robinson
Memphis
Missouri
Daisy Hilbert
Garnet Thompson
Aid
Eldon Hewitt
Memories of Darwin Remembrance of a small town
A nostalgic recollection of Darwin with neighbors and old river scenes. Vivid memories of the store, candy, and school days, plus community gatherings and a planned archway at the cemetery funded by a dress code village day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin
Beatice
Grammer
Filing Cabinet Romance
Sam Smith, a wary prosecuting attorney, presides over a tense office scene as Ellen Jones quits after a note she writes triggers a chain of schemes. He tricks the deputy into a staged reunion, using a planted message to reclaim his secretary while keeping up the ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamm Smith
Ellen Jones
Smathers Fle
Ellen
Mr. Smith
Sam
Wainville
Sam Smith
Hassam
DoJ Civil Division Reports Strong Half Year Results
Assistant Attorney General George Doub notes the Civil Division closed 5425 cases in six months 1957 with 153 million dollars in claims. Recoveries for government claims reached about 19.6 million dollars while claimant recoveries totaled 5.54 million. 15900 active cases remain with 180 attorneys. Outstanding include 1263 Japanese ancestry claims and cases linked to Grand Canyon air crash North East Airlines incident and AEC related explosions. Dope trafficking network described as a national large-scale operation with 46 defendants allegedly importing heroin cocaine and opium from France and distributing to cities including New York Detroit and Boston. Federal Grand Jury in Southern District of New York indicted 46 conspirators with 16 co-conspirators named. Investigation conducted by FBI BNDD DOJ and US Customs Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Doub
Department of Justice
United States
Grand Canyon
Trans-World Airlines
United Airlines
Northeast Airlines
Rykers Island
New York City
Atomic Energy Commission
New York
France
Detroit
Washington
D.C
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Boston
California
Canada
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
United States Custos Service
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fay Lee
Barbara Hurst
Nellie Parrish
Edith Jones
Jessie Welsh
Helen Tingley
Beverly Welsh
Dorothy Welsh
Anita Galofaro
Audrey Mason
Bertha Lee
Linda Lee
Myrtle Taylor
Hazel Hurst
Alice Titus
Genevieve Veach
Christian Home Builders
Trinity Church
Genevieve Perkins
Drexel
Howard
Robert Lashbrook
Jesse Kile
Karen
Shonk
Willis
Simpson
Daughtera
Perkins
Lois
Terry ‘Toe
Johnie Harvard
Lois Norton
Judy Liffick
Lola Saiter
Mary Ollinger
Rosemary
Kenneth Pumphrey
Ben Saiter
Lola Ann
Herman Cork
Floyd Moore
Fred Adams
Raymond Hille
Charles Ferris
Rita
Hazel Kiger
Gertrude Stepp
Glenna
Frances Snyder
John Rademaker
Rademaker
C. C. Pack
Ed Zimmerly
Pack
Zimmerby
W. B.craddy
John McCauley
Wm. Lackey
Aaron Kannmacker
Stella Clem
Irene Cline
Basil Moore
Edgar Berner
Robert Guinnip
Grendel Bennett
Jack Cline
N. A. Hollenbeck
William Camp
L. A. Clark
Martinsville
District Woman's Club
Danville
Ralph Goekler
Frank Barkley
W. D. Hogue
Casey
Barkley
Joe Welsh and
Don Foltz
Cowen Hutchens
Dennis and
Elint
Guy Tingley
Joe Staub
Don Staub
Mary Jean
Bernard Staub
Olivet
Frank Pearce
Obe Veach
Lula Wilhoit
Don Veach
Lynn
Genevieve Schmalhausen
Robinson
Ruth Schmalhausen
Charleston
W. B. Croddy
Fred Berner
Robert Robinson
Gerald
Oliver
A. R. Miller
Don
Ridgefarm
Viking
the Baptist Church
Margaret Stogsdill
Estella Campbell
Delphia Nicol
B. C. Mary
Esther Stover
Harold Kintz
Paul Walker
Harry Higginbotham
Ruby Serwise
Woodwrow Nalley
Campbell
Nicol
Drayton Mary
Gladys Buser
Bertha Higginbotham
Juanita Walker
Golden Age Club
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Lu Bamesbarger
Ruth Stewart
Nettie Dawson
Clara Hills
Clara Baird
Josie Bradley
Lon Linton
R. E. Bishop
Etta Jared
Helen Hurst
Lillie Prusett
Josie Montgomery
Eliza Kraemer
Belle Garver
Addie Hurst
Bertha Huff
Anna Mott
Ada Blizzard
Mattie
Jesse B. Norton
Harry Norton
Roy Norton
Jack
Norton
Gerald,Everett
Nancy Sug
Ralph Norton
Cedar Lake
Robert Norton
Dean Norton
Hammond
Frank E. Manley
St. Petersburg
Florida
George Abel
Bridgeport
Illinois
Clark
Harry Clark
Redman
Shelby Bierbaum
Dorma
Harvey Shumaker
Thomas and Harlan
Stanley Bierbaum
Minnie Henley
Edna Meadows
Robert Meadows
Oscar Clark
David Shumaker
Kenneth
Maxine
Betty
Arbell
Etta Spratt
Sam Applegate
Garnett Applegate
Twin Lakes
Paris
Jolly Homemakers Club
Vada Shaffner
Martha Hutchens
Hattie Hurst
Della Payne
Debbie Hardway
Otto Lee Veach
Dennis A. Lindley
Allen Dean
Patty Griswold
Pamela
Cindy
Beth Keeley
Kim
Blaine
Donna Roth
Jerry Dale
Fred Eitel
J. R. Wetzel
Dc. W. Hise
John Hollenbeck
Leon Fitzgarrald
Wilson Keyes
Joseph Perkins
George Page
Bently Page
North Central College
Naperville
Genevieve Parkina
Mary Washburn
N.C
Rose Poly
Hester Phillips
Willie Veach
Dollie Reasor
Jesse Shaffner
Dale Norton
Harry Reedy
Dennis
Carl Norton
Dale
Emery Bloodworth
Dean Houk
Herbert Lindley
Nancy
Misa Cartha Renner
Job
Pearl Richey
Mrs. Wayne Patchett
Daisy Bell
The
Methodist Church
Walter F. Hutchinson
G. B. Wilhoit
Audrey
Ane Sureau
Dept
NWNS
West
Adams Street
Chicago
Byt Burton
Heleine
Doub
Clatfelter’s
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