Bicentennial Banquet to honor local efforts July 3
Vigo County American Revolution Bicentennial Committee hosts a 6:30 p m banquet at the Holiday Inn with a 5:30 p m cocktail hour. Dorothy J. Clark chairs the committee with John A Kesler as dinner chairman and a 250 seat limit. Tickets cost 5 dollars and are sold by committee members and local banks.
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Vigo County
Holiday Inn
Dorothy J. Clark
John A. Kesler
William A. van Horn
Glenn Irwin
John G. Biel
Ralph J. Courtney
Robert S. Clark
Leland Detar
Dennis Clark
Carolyn Toops
Terre Haute
First National
Merchants National Banks
Juliet
Biel
van Horn
Fort Harrison
Daughters of the American Revolution
Armed Services
Jackie Hughes
Charles R. Lane
United Methodist Temple
Kesler
William J. Brighton
Frank L. Hettlinger
Indiana Air National Guard
Clark
Community Theatre
Vigo County Bicentennial Committee Awards Presentation
Organization follows the awards presentations of the Vigo County Bicentennial Committee detailing subsequent events and acknowledgments.
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Vigo County
Mardis Named By Governor To New Board
Franklin Elementary principal Robert C. Mardis is named by Governor Otis R. Bowen to a four year Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Advisory Board. The 20 member panel will advise the Criminal Justice Planning Agency on federal funds under the 1974 Juvenile Justice Act. David Bahlman of Indianapolis will chair the board for the first year.
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Robert C. Mardis
Franklin Elementary
Indiana
Otis R. Bowen
General Assembly
Mardis
Frank Jessup
David Bahlman
Indianapolis
Couple to mark 60th wedding anniversary in Sullivan
Mr and Mrs Jake Lucas will be honored by family with an open house on Sunday July 4 to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. The couple have a son Richard in Farmersburg and five daughters named Maxine Bedwell in Mesa Arizona Marguerite Drake in Tucson Arizona June Ring in Crown Point Indiana Imogene Sanders in Farmersburg and Ernestine Ozier in Terre Haute.
Patchwork Bicentennial Quilt Show at Rockome Gardens
Rockome Gardens hosts a two day Quilt Show on June 26 and 27 to honor the American patchwork quilt. The Quiltmobile visits with a traveling quilt shop and reporter crew, co sponsored by Quilter's Newsletter magazine and Quilts & Other Comforts of Denver. Visitors will view many handmade quilts and meet quilters at Rockome Gardens five miles west of Arcola Illinois.
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America
Rockome Gardens
Quiltmobile
Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine
Quilts
Denver
Colorado
Quilter’s Newsletter
Arcola
Illinois
Senior Citizens Menu For Week Announced
Menus for the week of June 28 for area senior citizens nutrition sites are listed by Miss Edna Falk director. Each day offers a main dish with sides and dessert plus milk and a beverage.
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Edna Falk
Crestwood Announces 196? Cheer squad lineup in Paris
Crestwood School reveals next year’s cheerleaders Julie Reel Andrea Kravik Diane Berry Ann Shackleford and Mary Peironnet with sponsor Mrs. Sharon Martin in Paris Illinois.
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Paris, Ill
Crestwood
Julie Reel
Andrea Kravik
Diane Berry
Ann Shackleford
Mary Peironnet
Sharon Martin
Lottery Winner from Farmersburg Net $5000
Mrs. Betty Fidler of Farmersburg was a $5,000 winner in last week's Illinois Lottery.
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Farmersburg, Ind
Betty Fidler
Farmersburg
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School Credit Union
Vigo County School Employees Federal Credit Union
National Credit Union Administration
Martha Shacklee
Bob Kirkman
House of Photography
Manhattan
Sertoma Club
Imperial House
Melvin A. Ritter
North Central Region
Don Decker
Hubert Kuntz
Dave Balinger
Walter Curtis
Herman Hoare
Woolco
Woolco Price
Neag
Watts
Marine Civil Defense
Conta
Beareat
Plaza North Shopping
Ft. Harrison Rd
Lafayette Ave
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