Wickes Co names new Norwalk manager and assistant
The Wickes Corporation announces Robert L. Gillespie as manager and William A. Schmidt as assistant manager of the Wickes Lumber and Building Supplies Center at Hartland Road Route 18 seven miles east of Norwalk. Gillespie, 18 years in the lumber business, is a Lebanon Indiana native and Indiana University graduate. Schmidt, with over 11 years in the building materials field, is a Romeo Michigan native and member of multiple professional and fraternal organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wickes Corporation
Robert L. Gillespie
William A. Schmidt
Wickes Lumber and Building Supplies Center
Hartland Road
Route 18
Norwalk
Gillespie
Wickes
Champaign
Ill
Lebanon
Ind
Indiana University
United States Marine Corp
Rotary Club
Elks
American le
Gion
National Home Builders Association
Methodist Church
Schmidt
Romeo
Mich
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association
de- Molay and Moose
Lutheran Church
Milk Strike Call Sweeps 25 States Across Nation
Farmers from New York to Idaho respond to a militant group urging a milk strike across 25 states. The call targets dairy producers and distributors as part of a broader protest campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NFO
Corning
Iowa
UPI
New York
Idaho
Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Staley
NFC
Minnesota
Michigan
Ohio
West Virginia
Mllinois
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
Georgia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Arkansas
Florida
Wyoming
Fun Night At BH School Highlights Music and Games
The Berlin Heights high school band hosts a biennial Fun Night Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. Activities include basketball, volleyball, tables, games, dancing, and refreshments in the cafeteria. Proceeds benefit a music scholarship for band camp at Ohio University. Linda Hayes leads the event with band members assisting. Charles Garrett notes the fund supports music education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin’ Heights
Linda Hayes
Charles Garrett
Ohio University
Twenty Strikers Post $15 Bonds
Court records from Willard show twenty striking Pioneer Rubber Co. employees posting $15 bonds on charges for loitering and obstructing business entrances. Names include Strimple, Burns, Atwell, Gibson, Thompson Jr., Heisler, Heal, Kidd, Crouse, Kooken, Laferty, Willoughby Jr., Williams, Lehman, Smith, Moore, Hamilton, Kosic, Haines, and Roland. Other defendants cited include Wilson, Schultz, Warren, West, Kale, Corwin, Reed, Pastor, Frankart, Salabak, Garber, and additional individuals for various charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard
Pioneer Rubber Co
Arthur Stearns
C.C. Fillings
Charles Strimple
Mary Burns
Estil Atwell
Truman Gibson
William Thompson
Lester Heisler
Hugh Heal
Jackson Kidd
Betty Crouse
Jerf Kooken
Marie Lafferty
Russell Willoughby
David A. Williams
Harold Lehman
Ray Smith
Lucille Moore
Corraine Hamilton
Kenneth Kosic
James Haines
Ralph Roland
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Wickes Co
Garrison
New Orleans
Jim Garrison
Criminal Courts
Clay Shaw
John F. Kennedy
New London
Champaign, Ill
University of Illinois
Chicago
du Bois
Board of Trustees
W.E.B. du Bois
Justice Department
National Farmers Organization
Oren Lee Staley
Charles Wilson
John Schultz
Attica
Arnold Warren
Mansfield
Robert West Newark
Perry E. Kale
William Corwin
Arthur Reed
Huron County
DeLeon Pastor
Anthony Frankart
Republic
Patrick Salabak
Ashland
Gary Garber
Polk
Milan
Vermilion
General Electric
ARCO
Best Buy
USE Perfected
West Main
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