Fate of Majestic Unknown as Coast Guard Shuts Season
The Majestic showboat moored at Jeffersonville faces an uncertain future after Coast Guard rules halt the Indiana University summer theatre season. City officials seek donation or sale to maintain its historic river heritage while IU officials consider a new vessel for future tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana University
Jeffersonville
Majestic
Coast Guard
University
Ohio
Mississippi
Ohio River
Richard Wissing
Richard A. Moody
J.U. University Theatre
I.U
Thomas J. Reynolds
Attaboy
1.U
the Majestic
Nashville
Brown County Playhouse
Louisville
Gonhead
Sullivan Hosts Tourism Group Meeting in Sullivan
Sullivan will host the Region IT Tourism annual meeting on Thursday June 22 with a 3 p.m. business session and a 6 30 p.m. dinner at the Elks Country Club Reservations are required for the dinner guests may join a 3 p.m. tour of Merom Bluff Greene Sullivan State Forest and the new lake area. Mayor Herman Smith handles reservations and reports from counties will be presented.
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Sullivan, Ind
Sullivan
Chamber of Commerce
Noble Sevier
Elks Country Club
Sevier
New Lake
Merom Bluff
Greene - Sullivan State Forest
Country Club
Herman Smith
Young Organist To Present Recital Sunday At Paris
Lu cretia Ruth Tobias a 14 year old organ student of E W Tobias and Bill Balduzzi will give a recital Sunday June 25 at 2 pm in the First Methodist Church Paris 324 W Court St The program includes works by Bach Rohling Purcell and Marcella with the Moller organ and displays of the Swope Art Gallery painting Hush Someone's Calling My Name from New Orleans artist John McCrady at the church before the recital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ill
Lucretia Ruth Tobias
E. W. Tobias
Allen D. Albert Lane
First Methodist Church
W. Court St
Rohling
John McCrady
New Orleans
Crane plant reaches 4900 employees wartime high
Crane Naval Ammunition Depot announces employment at 4,900, the highest since World War II. Commander Cap tain E R Pettebone notes about 2,000 workers are on Southeast Asian projects including bombs, parachute flares, fuses, and 3 inch and 5 inch shells.
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Crane, Ind
Crane Naval Ammunition Depot
E. R. Pettebone
Clark County Fair Announces Entries and New Events
Clark County Fair officials in Marshall Illinois announce livestock entries on June 22 23 and 24 with all stock in place by noon July 1. Baton Twirling Contest Lawn and Garden Tractor Pull fireworks display Talent Show photo finish unit added for July 2 to 6 harness and running races. Purse money exceeds 145000 announcing record offerings at the Marshall track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall, Ill
Clark County Fair
Roberta Jones
Illinois
Indiana
American Legion Post No. 90
Loyal Order of the Moose
Marshall
Rosella Jones
Marshall Track
Sullivan Births Reported at Mary Sherman Hospital
In Sullivan Indiana a girl was born to Mr and Mrs Ross Ul mer of Sullivan and a boy was born to Mr and Mrs Charles Wilkes of Linton at Mary Sherman Hospital.
Miss Janet Woodward Named to Girls State Delegation
Janet Woodward daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Woodward of Bloomfield will represent Bloomfield Unit at Girls State next week.
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Bloomfield, Ind
Janet Woodward
Jack Woodward
Bloomfield
Bloomfield Unit
Bloomfield Forum Hosts Robert Schiller Photo Exhibit
Starting Tuesday June 27 photographs by Robert Schiller go on display in Bloomfield State Bank Forum. The show runs about five weeks during banking hours and features experimental abstract prints in solarized style curated by Ray Hasch, with Schiller noted for major US exhibits and training at the Institute of Design.
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Bloomfield, Ind
Robert Schiller
Bloomfield’ State Bank
Schiller
United States
Bloomfield
Institute of Design
Archipenko
Siegel
Harry Callahan
Museum of Modern Art
New York City
Ray Hasch
Chicago
Purdue Plans Summer Music Camp With Directors Workshop
Purdue University hosts its 13th annual summer music camp July 9 15 in Lafayette Indiana featuring a new band directors workshop. Clinicians include Art Dedrick Harold Walters and Pat Hooker with Richard Bowles directing clinics and the Honors Band. A July 13 panel on marching bands moderates by Roger Heath accompanies a 13 15 workshop schedule and aims for up to 500 attendees.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Art Dedrick
New York
Harold Walters
Chicago
Purdue
Dedrick
Walters
Indiana Music Educators
Roger C. Heath
Purdue Bands
Clay County 4-H Demonstration Day Held Tuesday
The 4 H Demonstration Day in Clay County takes place Tuesday June 20 at Meridan School Brazil. Junior Division demonstrations occur in the morning with Senior Division for high school girls in the afternoon followed by public speaking. A judging contest is set for Thursday June 22 at Meridan School with Junior and Senior groups. Leaders in charge include Mary Ann Dalton Virginia Price Vera Nees Lucy Spellering Marian Todd Beverly Meyer Mary Fogel Imogene Crowe and Francis Chamberlain.
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Brazil
Ind
Clay County
Meridan School
Mary Ann Dalton
Virginia Price
Vera Nees
Lucy Spellering
Marian Todd
Beverly Meyer
Mary Fogel
Imogene Crowe
Francis Chamberlain
Carlisle Legion Elects Officers
Carlisle Indiana Special report lists newly chosen officers for the American Legion Post for the coming year. Commander Lawrence Wolfe Jr names Harold Robbins as Vice Commander Harold Spencer as Finance Officer Thomas William Hume as Adjutant Stanley Jewell as Chaplain Glen Berry as Service Officer and Daniel Ducky Cochran as Sgt at Arms.
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Carlisle
Ind
Carlisle Ameican Legion Post
Lawrence Wolfe Jr
Harold Robbins
Harold Spencer
Thomas William Hume
Stanley Jewell
Glen Berry
Daniel
Ducky) Cochran
Spirit of Linton Jet designated to honor July Fourth parade
The U S Navy officially names an A 4E Skyhawk the Spirit of Linton to honor the town's parade. LTJG Hastings and Wallace Wilson will serve as Grand Marshals with Hastings piloting the jet from California to Terre Haute for a July 3 christening. Prominent guests include Senator Birch Bayh and Representatives Bray Myers.
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Linton
Ind
United States Navy
Ltjg
Hastings
Wallace Wilson
Army
Vietnam
Lemoore Naval Air Station
California
Hulman Field
Terre Haute
U. S
Birch Bayh
William Bray
Naval Academy
John Myers
Navy
Branigin
Hartke
Steven C. Hastings
Sullivan Piano Recital Sunday at First Christian Church
Piano pupils of Mrs. Ralph Adams will perform Sunday afternoon June 18 at 3 p.m. in the Sullivan First Christian Church. The public is invited. Participants include Becky Farthing Vickie Hollon Kathy Wilson Jo Beth Hayes Linda Thompson Danny Hilgediek Debbie Hilgediek Debbie McKain John Hayes Jim Willis Lisa Farthing Anne Cochran Carolyn Ader Connie Willis Joe Winters Beth Frew Janet Wheeler Jan Winters Barbara Lynch Mark Lynch Rita Christie Peggy Willis Kay Wilson and Terry Watkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Winters
Beth Frew
Janet Wheeler
Jan Winters
Barbara Lynch
Mark Lynch
Rita Christie
Peggy Willis
Kay Wilson
Terry Watkins
Brazil Democrat Committee Elects Local Officers
Brazil Indiana special election results show Raymond Snyder elected chairman at the Court House convention hall. Mrs Mary Pickett is vice chairwoman Milton Burns treasurer and Anna Catherine Cramer secretary. Ward chairs named Robert Mayrose Russell Nevins James Courtney and Ralph Thompson.
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Brazil
Ind
Democrat City Committee
Raymond Snyder
Knight
Knights of Columbus to conferral in French Lick
About 175 candidates from Indianapolis Jasper New Castle New Albany Jeffersonville Seymour Richmond Brookville Greensburg Batesville Washington Vincennes Brazil Loogootee Tell City Ireland and Corydon travel to French Lick for a two day Fourth Degree exemplification at the French Lick Sheraton Hotel. Master Alvin Holland of Loogootee directs the event with Bishop Schulte Archbishop Schulte officiating Sunday Mass. Approximately 1 000 members and guests expected.
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French Lick
Ind
Indianapolis
Jasper
New Castle
New Albany
Jeffersonville
Seymour
Richmond
Brookville
Greenburg
Batesville
Washington
Vincennes
Brazil
Loogootee
Tell City
Ireland
Corydon
Knights of Columbus
French Lick Sheraton Hotel
French Lick Sheraton Gardens
Alvin B. Holland
Indiana
Jbishop Schulte
Hennepin
William J. Sullivan
Detroit
Joseph R. Fanning
Kentucky
Clarence McInerney
Michigan
Paul A. Reibly
Valparaiso
John A. Barton
Taggart
Alvin Holland
Francis Commons
Bishop Chatard
French Lick-Sherton
Convention Hall
Paul C. Schulte
Holland
Francis K. Tracy
James W. Ludwig
Conan Mitchell
John W. Gerlach
John T. Rocap
Gilbert E. Powell
Edward J. Evans
Gary
William E. Zahn
Huntington
Casey Masons Host District Observes 250th Anniversary
The Twentieth Eastern District Illinois Masonic lodges plan a Casey Lodge No. 442 hosted meeting at 8 p.m. Friday June 23 to mark the 250th anniversary of Speculative Masonry. D F Whitton will preside with Rev Marion Putnam delivering the invocation. Martinsville’s Joel B Eggleton and Chester McCord of Newton will speak, with Tra C McCrory and Howard Utterback featured. Lawrence Lovell will deliver the benediction. Masters and wives and friends are invited.
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Casey
Illinois
Casey Lodge No
D. F. Whitton
Marion Putnam
Martinsville
Joel B. Eggleston
Chester McCord
Newton
Holy Land
Tra C. McCrory
Eaton
Howard Utterback
West Union
Lawrence Lovell
Westfield
Three Teachers Hired at Casey Illinois
Casey Illinois special report notes the Casey Community Unit District C-1 board employed three new teachers this week. Mrs. Joan Swick will teach half time kindergarten, Miss Joyce Lock will teach junior high language arts, and Miss Nancy Anderson will teach English and French at the high school. Swick previously taught in the Robinson School system while Lock and Anderson are recent graduates from Eastern Illinois University.
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Casey Ill
Board of Education
Casey Community Unit
C-1
Joan Swick
Casey
Joyce Lock
Lerna
Nancy Anderson
Greenup
Swick
Robinson
Lock
Anderson
Eastern
Shawnee Summer Theatre Opens 8th Season July 4
Shawnee Summer Theatre of Greene County opens its 8th season on July 4 with John Loves Mary. Producer director Dr H Adrian Kehner leads a stable staff, including Frank Hayashida as Technical Director and set builder, Bill Lattin guiding plays, and Robert Pataconi-Rehner handling decor.
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Chicago
Kehner
Bloomfield
Frank Hayashida
Shawnee
Hayashida
Bill Lattin
Robert Pataconi- Rehner
Barn Theatre
Art Institute of Chicago
Pataconi-Rehner
Northwood to Open at West Baden with New Focus
Two Indiana colleges undergo major changes as Northwood Institute takes over West Baden College and moves into the West Baden Springs Hotel. Northwood plans a practical programs mix in business, finance, hospitality, advertising, marketing, and performing arts, while St. Benedict College becomes a coeducational liberal arts institution with expanding facilities and faculty from diverse backgrounds.
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Indiana
Northwood Institute
West Baden College
St. Benedict College
Ferdinand
Northwood
West Baden Springs
Carl J. Stewart
Bloomington
St. Benedict
Eugene A. Fekete
Evansville
Seminary to close on Notre Dame campus in Indiana
The Indiana Province of Priests of Holy Cross will discontinue the 115 year old Holy Cross High School Seminary at Notre Dame. Recruitment focus shifts to late high school, college and post college levels. Candidates will study at Notre Dame Portland Oregon New Orleans Holy Cross Fathers House and Holy Cross Seminary in Santiago Chile.
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South Bend
Ind
Indiana
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Bill Balduzzi
Clark
Carlisle Legion
Jet Spirit of Linton
Moscow
10Th Cavalry
125Th Indiana Volunteers
Allen Amusement Co
Linton Humphreys Park
Democrat Committee
Candidates Inc
Casey Masons
Shawnee Summer Theatre
Old Indiana Colleges
By Marty Anderson
Associated Press
Craig Reid
United Christ of Christ
Howard Lytton
Demetrio Maglalang
Manila
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Castle of the Hills
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