Twin Brothers Build Roadster In Richmond
Twin 18 year old brothers Jim and Dave Boles built a roadster at their Richmond home using parts from at least eight cars. The car cost about 600 dollars and aims for under 1800 pounds with good performance for everyday use. Their Purdue sophomores contributed along with David Hale who did the machining, and their parents helped.
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Richmond
Ind
Purdue University
Jim
Dave Boles
Richmond High School
Purdue
Dave
Buick
Ford
Packard
International Harvester
David Hale
Robert Boles
Plan improvement to State Road 240
The Bureau of Public Roads notified the Indiana State Highway Commission of planned improvements to State Road 240 east of Greencastle. The 1.6 mile project adds a 24-foot surface with 11-foot shoulders on a 100-foot right of way not designated for access control.
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Greencastle
Ind
Bureau of Public Roads
Indiana State Highway Commission
Here
Cumberland County Fair Queen Crowned in Greenup Illinois
Miss Diane Cutts has been crowned 1963 Cumberland County Fair Queen and will reign through Saturday. She will represent Cumberland County at the Agricultural Fair at Springfield in January. First runner-up were Sheryl Ault of Greenup and Janice Thompson of Neoga.
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Greenup, Ill
Diane Cutts
Springfield
Sheryl Ault
Greenup
Janice Thompson
Neoga
Indiana State Fair runs 12 days of features and exhibits
The Indiana State Fair opens for a 12 day run with space exhibits, a hootenanny, and performances by the Beverly Hillbillies cast and Jimmy Durante. Highlights include aviation displays, the Flight USA centerpiece, and a still sponsored by IRS. Purdue and Indiana University showcases, 4 H events, Grand Circuit racing, and a 100 mile stock car race cap the lineup.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Aeronautics Commission
Indiana
Virgil “Gus” Grissom
Federal Aviation
Agency
Flight USA
Indiana 99’S
Muncie Aviation
Ind
Fairgrounds
Ralph Denisn
Grannie
Elly May
Jethro
Jimmy Durante
Lincoln High
Vincennes
America
Fox
U. S. Auto Club
Paul Goldsmith
DePauw University Announces 20 New Faculty Appointments
DePauw University announced twenty new appointments for the 1963-64 academic year. Teaching duties begin September 23 with English, German, Romance languages, mathematics, speech, sociology, economics, voice, geology geography, art, philosophy, religion, history, nursing, air science, acquisitions librarian, and counselor roles. Several sabbatical and special one year leaves were also granted to current faculty.
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Greencastle
Ind
DePauw University
H. Farber
E. Fred Carlisle
Frank W. Gilmer
Robert K. Johnson
Heinrich Delt
Edward Force
Vincent Serpa
Robert G. Robertson
Thomas A. Davis
Hal C. Albro
Robert D. Newton
Austin D. Sprague
Ray H. French
John Anderson
Marjorie Baerg
Harry Golding
Michael Schneider
Edward K. Williams
Terrence Barton
Students vote to join rights march
The National Student Association voted to take part in next Wednesday's civil rights march in Washington after a four hour debate. The NSA congress approved the resolution 364 to 65 endorsing the march as an appropriate exercise of democratic principles and directed the president to appoint a three member delegation to represent the association in the march.
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Bloomington
Ind
National Student Association
Washington
NSA
National Student Congress
Hillsdale Visitors. reunion planned in American Legion rooms
Hillsdale Indiana special report notes Mr. and Mrs. George Mercer and two sons from Golden Colorado visiting Mrs. Maude Brown and relatives in Montezuma. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Ogle with Donnie and Jerry spent a day with Indianapolis relatives. The annual school reunion is set for September 1 in the American Legion rooms.
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Hillsdale
Ind
George Mercer
Golden
Colo
Maude Brown
Montezuma
Claude Ogle
Donnie
Jerry
Indianapolis
American Legion
Community Dinner and Visits Across Illinois Households
Dinner will be served at noon. Harold Earles visited nephew Billy Earles in Danville. Sunday guests of Harley Kennedy included Blanche Sanders and grandsons Paul Wayne and David Marlow of Arcola. Vernagge Payton and grandson Paris also visited. William Welch called on Strauder Short and Phil Me Carty in Dana.
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Harold Earles
Billy Earles
Danville
Ill
Harley Kennedy
Blanche Sanders
Paul Wayne
David Marlow
Arcola
Vernagge Payton
Paris
William Welch
Dana
Strauder Short
Phil Me ‘Carty
Fontanet Bean Dinner Festival Opens This Weekend
Fontanet Indiana prepares its 68th Fontanet Bean Dinner at Holloway Grove with free beans and coffee served Saturday. An evening dance kicks off festivities hosted by Warren Henderson orchestra, continuing into Sunday with a Little League baseball tournament and a pair of morning games culminating in a 4:30 p.m. final.
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Fontanet
Ind
Holloway Grove
Warren Henderson
Rosedale
Otter Creek
Glenn
Bloomington Boy Aims to Cover News as Scout Reporter
Ted Smith, Elm Heights Elementary School student and son of Bloomington residents, delivers the Tribune to Blooming ton readers and aspires to be a reporter. He plays baseball and belongs to Cub Scouts, recalling wartime hardtack and beans at memorial gatherings once held in Holloway Grove and Old Powder Mill woods.
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The
Tribune
Bloomington
Ted Smith
Elm Heights
University Street
Cub Scouts
Boy Scouts of America
Powder Mill
Expat visits and relatives call on Carbon residents
Mrs Minnie Wells visits Brazil relatives this week. Enos Campbell of Brazil visits Leslie Reinoehls family. Norman Spurr and family from Crown Point stay with Burl and Mrs Spurr. Ala Greek of Detroit visits Jesse and Mrs Howe. Everett Daniels and Mrs from Indianapolis visit relatives. George McClure and baby Howie of Griffith visit Harley and Mrs Porter. Marie Owens Reynolds and daughters Kay and Joy of Riviera Beach Fla visit community. Ernest Congleton of St Charles Mo guests Basil Wells. Madge Marcum of RR Brazil spends Wednesday with June Porter. Joe Salitros visits relatives in Terre Haute. Lois Kettering of Speedway visits Arthur Wells. two daughters accompany her home.
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Carbon
Ind
Minnie Wells
Brazil
Enos Campbell
Leslie Reinoehls
Norman Spurr
Crown Point
Burl Spurr
Ala Greek
Detroit
Mich
Jesse Howe
Everett Daniels
Indianapolis
George McClure
Howie
Griffith
Harley Porter
Marie Owens Reynolds
Kay
Joy
Riviera Beach
Fla
Ernest Congleton
St. Charles
Basil Wells
Madge Marcum
June Porter
Joe Salitros
Terre Haute
Lois Kettering
Speedway
Arthur Wells
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Jim Boles
Brother Dave
Twin Brothers
Cumberland Fair
State Fair
Irene
Ryan
Internal Revenue Service
Indiana University
I. A
DePauw U
Wc Sugar
SUN
MON
Wabash
BA Servicenter
Rights March
Hillsdale, Ind
Aldens
Bean Dinner Association
Carbon, Ind
Aldens Fabulous
A. Orlon Sayelle
Devon
Darlene
Bobbie Brooks
D. Intarsia
Nees
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