Chronicle Tribune from Marion, Indiana (2024)

Marion, Indiana, Chronicle- Tribune Sept. 8, 1 1968 Deaths-Funerals- D. Bruning, 38, Summitvile, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in -Funeral Home, -Summitville, -the -Rev. Hall officiating.

Mr. Bruning died at 4:35 a.m. Saturday in Marion General Hospital. He in the personnel department at Fisher Body- at Marion -since 1955. He was a member of the Summitvile United Methodist Church and Sunday school superintendent.

He was a' veteran of the Korean War. He was also a member of the Summitville Li. one Club: Surviving are his widow, Jude his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bruning; 4 one sister, Mrs.

Jack Frazier, Elwood, and two nieces and one nephew. a resident of Gaston for the past seven years after moving. here from Chattanooga, suddenly at his home' Friday. He. was a rural motor route operator for a Muncie newspaper.

Surviving-are the -widow, sons, James, Meadowbrook, W. Gene, Camp Pendleton; Lee, Arvin and Arnold, of Gaston; five daughters, Mrs. Jeanette Adkins, Meadowbrook, W. Vax Mrs. Juanita Bennett, Gaston; Mrs.

Betty Gas City, Mrs. Helen Row, Fayetteville, W. and Mrs. Linda White, Matthews; 33 grandchildren and seven great Funeral services will- be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Brown Funeral Home here with the Rev.

John Wilson in, charge. Burial- be -in the Thompson Cemetery here. Friends may call at the funeral home after- 2 p.m. today. Cressel Bruning Emory McCoin SUMMITVILLE-Services for GASTON Emory McCoin, Raymond Lyons: There was an error in Saturday's listing of the survivors Raymond Lyons, 68, 2120 S.

Waite St. Survivors his widow. Helen; a son, Edward, Marion; two daughters, Mrs. Shirley Eding, Marion, and Mrs. Ken-neth Wright, Kokomo; a brother Jesse Lyons, Albequerque, NM.

and two grandchildren. Mary May Helm HUNTINGTON Mary May Helm, 88, died unexpectedly at 5. p.m. Saturday at her home here. resident of Huntington for the past three years, she had spent most of her life- in the Lancaster community.

She was a member a 1 amonie Church -the Surviving are two sons, John and. Newton, both of daughters, Mrs. Ralph Israel, Clarksville, Mrs. Wilbur Altman, Hunting on; Mrs. Paul Metzger, New Lebanon, Ohio, and Mrs.

Alice dron Chenoweth; and 21 eight, great-grand grand chi1dren; a sister, Mrs. Lena Glass, Falrmount, and a brother, Charles Corn, Selma, Ind. funeral services will be held the Bailey Mortuary There at: 2. p.m. Tuesday with the Rev.

John Mischler in charge. Burial will be in the Lancaster Cemetery. Friends may call at the funefal home after 3 p.m. today. Woman injured in car crash Marion woman was injured in -a two car accident on the Bypass near Second Street at 5:20 p.m.

Saturday. Anna E. Hardin, 30, 1809 Euclid; was released after treatment at- Marion General Hospital for a sprained left ankle. Mrs. Hardin was a passenger In a car driven by her husband, Milton, 33.

Police said Hardin was driving north on the By. pass, preparing to make a left turn when his car collided with a car driven by Harrold Bruss, Rt: 7, Marion, that was turning left onto the Bypass from Second Street. 3rd heart. transplant scheduled CAPE TOWN, South- -Africa (AP) Dr. Christiaan N.

Barnard, who performed the world's first human heart transplant, last December, is performing his third, Groote Schur Hospital sources said Saturday night. Unconfirmed reports said the recipient is. a former policeman, Pieter Johannes Smith, 52, who contracted rheumatic fever at .16 and previously underwent open heart surgery. in an unsucestful attempt to correct his condition. He had in Groote Schur since July: 31.

STUDY SIX DAYS -HOME (AP) The governmeat announced teachers are on a but not the kids. Students still have only Sunday away from classes despite years-long student campaigning -to students off. Teacher sure was-strong for the five-day week, and it finally prevailed. Chronicle-Tribune Established 1930 Published daily and Sunday by FEDERATED PUBLICATIONS, WINCe, from- the office of the Chron. Tribune, 610 South "Adams Street, Marion, Indiana 46952.

Tribune formed from mer. ger of evening Marion Chronicle (established morning. Leader Tribune (established 1912) and day? Tribune, becoming dall9 and Sunday 1968. the Entered Post as Office of second-class Indiana, at Marion, under the Act of Congress of March 2, 1879, The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of el news dispatches, credited to this paper and also the local news published therein. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: By Car.

dally and Sunday, 60c per week payable bi-weekly. mall In Indiana, $20 per elsewhere In C.S.A. $30 per. year. Mall subscriptions not accepted where car.

rior or motor route service available. Phone 664-5111 for all departments. Hospital VISITING HOURS Noon to 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

No visitors under 14. Third floor: 11:30 a.m.. to 12:40 p.m.; 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

to 3:30 Babies p.m. are and shown 7 to from 7:405 p.m. visitors below 16. f. ADMISSIONS Gary Swetnam, Muncie.

Madison Parks, 1511 Mason Blvd. Charles Landis, 1076. E. 38th St. Bradford Roberts, Gas City.

Beverly 3225 Curfman Rd. Hazel Finch, 704 W. 37th St. June Smith, W. Fourth St.

Bobbie Ward, Converse. Katherine Swain, 1304 W. First St. Walter. Kirkpatrick, Rt.

4, Wabash. Building permits.hit $805,165 The Grant County Plan Commission issued permits for new construction valued at $805,165 during the month of August, according to figures released by. Betty Brovont, enforcement officer. The largest single permit was Issued to Indiana Michigan for construction of a $380,000 service building at the firm's Deer Creek Substation. Fifteen new homes also were started- during -August -with -an estimated value when completed of $245,319.

-Other permits during the month were for 10 garages, five -to homes, 12 mobile Fairmount Grain a service station, $10,000, and the new Fairmount Town Hall, $89,776. FOOD SHIPPED PARIS 5 (AP) The United Nations Children's Fund-UNICEF put two helicopters to work and plans more to airlift food to hungering Biafran dren from Calabar, where near1v 1,000 tons of concentrated food is stored. Five pilots and ground crews accompanied the two copters in a cargo plane from Long Beach, Calif. I 1,008 for year Three Notes Ovid Hummer Ovid Hummer, 89, La Fontaine, died at 6:25 p.m. Saturday at Wabash County Hospital.

He had been fill for six months. Mr. Hummer was native of Lincolnville in Wabash County. He was retired truck driver. for LaFontaine Lumber Co.

He: was a 50-year member in the Marion IOOF Lodge. His wife, Mertie, died in 1967. 3 Survivors include a stepson, Russell Cook, La Fontaine, two grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. Funeral services "will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at BrennemanHunter- Funeral Home, -LaFontaine.

David Graham will offfciate. Burial will -be in the LaFontaine 100F Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after p.m. Monday. Trailer fire damage set at $3,000 Fire caused over $3,000 to -mobile-home-and-its-contents early Saturday at Fairfield Trailer Court, 1515 S.

Miller Ave. Fire officials said grease on kitchen stove started blaze in the Charles Cosbey, trailer about 8:50. a.m. Saturday. Officials said the family was home, when the fire started.

Firemen also were called to extinquish fire. in the back seat of a car owned by Jack Silver at 648 Marion Ave, at was 8:26 p.m. set at $50. Saturday. Da a gel The department was called to a fire in a transformer behind Hill's Department Store at 2:26 p.m.

Motorist escapes as train hits: car A Marion woman escaped injury Saturday afternoon when she jumped from her stalled car shortly before -it was it by a Penn-Central train at the crossing near 10th and Boots streets. Mildred Krampe, 45, 1608 Denver told Marion police she was -driving- north on- -Boots Street when her car stalled on the railroad she was to get out before the eastbound train struck it and knocked It into the rallroad signal. Her 1962 car was total loss. Engineer on the train was Elmo Lane, 32, Logansport. Bloodmobile- fails achieve quota ANDREWS Less than half goal' was achieved when Red Cross bloodmobile acdonations during period at the Andrews Only 40-pints of blood were received compared with a goal 90 established by the Red The bloodmobile will reto Huntington on Oct.

21 be stationed at the Masonic: Temple where donors -be- recelved. MISS AMERICA Judith Ann Ford (left) 18-year-old Monroe; Miss Indiana, Katherine Virginia Field; Miss Iowa, blonde who resides In Belvidere, Saturday night was, Susan Alane. Thompson, and Miss: Oregon, Kay selected as Miss America. Here she is shown with the Langley. (AP Wirephoto).

five: finalists (left to right) Miss Massachusetts, Catherine: Continued stories cerned with the increase of lawlessness in the nation. He said he believed; that it the people would take a more active interest in and in each -other -he was sure -the problems could be solved. "We must be better citizens, creating a better enviroment for our youngsters to. grow up in. We must insist on better government and give of our time, participating in civic activities and this will -make an indelible impression on the minds of our young people," BayhT said.

Sen. Bayh presented the new post office with an American flag which had flown over the U.S. Capitol, and which later was raised on the Post Office standard a Doran presented 8 plaque from the Post Master General which will be placed on the building commemorating the event. The McCulloch Junior High School Band, directed by George Thompson, re sented music. for the dedication ceremonies, and the Marion High School- Band, under the direction of Joseph Guth, played at the unveiling program.

Robert Roop, president of Marion City Council, and Cornell Bailey, vice president of the Marion Chamber of Commerce, welcomed visitors and guests at both ceremonies. Edward Green, president of the South Marion Businessmen's Club, save a welcome ati the South Marion dedication. The Rev. Leonard Fiene, pastor of St. James Lutheran Church, gave the invocation at the dedication and the Rev Robert Hearn, pastor of Allen Temple AME, Church, gave the benediction Invocation at the unveiling program was given- by the Rev.

Grace of St. Paul's Catholic Church, and the benediction was- given -by-the-Rev. John Moore, pastor of Highland Avenue Methodist Church. Phillip Hall, was master of ceremonies. at the dedication and Pickering was master of ceremonies at the veiling program.

Kilgour presented certificates to participants in the and he gave safe driving awards to. mail carriers. Winners of. awards and years of accident free driving are R. Dempsey.

and Turner, a 12l years; Guinnup, 11; P. Althouse, R. Hemmick, R. Parks and J. Grant, W.

Straughn a R. Ferguson, P. King and T. Reed; L. Smith, W.

Burden, H. Custer, D. Foster, E. McCuan, M. Polling and R.

Sroufe, Seacat, Stewart and C. Culbertson, 2, and G. Sparks, U.S. Seal (Continued from Page One) ceiver paid postage rather than the sender. Often people would give the post office something of value because they did not have a quarter for this letter.

Pickering, address, said the government does not begin at federal, state or local. levels, but the "government starts with you. The said seals have been used on official documents since the fifth century B.C. In 1776, a committee of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were named to design a seal for the I new United States, Pickering said. Because of the war and other problems, the seal was not adopted until 1782.

The reverser side of the seal has been used only for decoration on federal buildings, Pick ering said, but it never has been used as an official seal of the government. The obverse side is the side used both as ornamentation and official seal. Both sides -of the seal are printed 3 on $1 bills. The reverses side shows an unfinished pyramid, symbolic of strength and duration. Above the pyramid is the eye of provi: dence within a triangle.

The Latin inscriptions, "Annuit ceptis' and "Novus or doselorum," means "He has accept ed our undertaking" and A new order of ages." The obverse side shows the eagle with 13 stars above its head; representing the original 13 states. The shield is a of the original 13 states under- Congress. The olive branch and bow and arrow with 13 arrows represent the powers. of peace and war. The inscription, Plurbus Unum," means "Out of- manyone." "It takes willingness, desire and Intelligence to be one, Pickering said.

Sen. Bayh in his remarks said that this dedication and he had attended in the state during his term in the Senate were evidence that our tax dollars were at a work. He commended the employes of the U.S.: Postal Service for degree of their de dication," which he. said never ceased to amaze him. The senator also spoke on the problems confronting nation today.

He said he believed- that: many of the problems were created by the people, who allowed the problems exist instead of. rolling up their sleeves "and to find solutions to them." Bayh said he was deeply Unique armory assembled (Continued from Page One) the one the students will rebe clipped and filed stuceive. That -quiz -is designed dent's notebook, providing a ready "source of reference for the entire school year, subscribers are invited to test their news knowledge with the quiz ing each Monday in the It can provide a relaxing "game in which every member of the family can participate. Educators experienced with the program- filmstrips aid in presenting current events in an interesting, timely and comprehensive manner, They cover the news highlights on Zone week, including events occurred late as the previous- Friday, permitting discussion of important happenings and events at their peak of interest. The Chronicle-Tribune is providing.

the service to the young people to encourage them to become aware of what is going on in the world, to develop an informed generation that will be prepared for its future responsibility and to develop good newspaper reading habits. Cong (Continued from Page. One) Visual lets were reported stripped from other bodies. Continuing their to break up enemy troop concentrations and base camps, U.S. Air Force B52 bombers flew missions late Friday and early Saturday.

-Nine of -the strikes were- -in the 3rd Corps area -in provinces generally around Saigon. The closest reported to the city was 37 miles- to the north west: Air action over the North Vietnamese panhandle: continued to increase as weather conditions improved in the wake of Tropical Storm Bess. Communiques said U.S. -strike planes flew 81 missions Friday but that most damage assessment 8 was precluded because. of clouds over target areas.

erecting TV antenna killed DELPHI, In. (APT men were killed here. when the television aerial were erecting touched a volt electrictline. Thomas Shafer, -28, was holding the antenna it touched the power line. -Yerkes, 25, Camden, shocked to death when he Ito free Shafer.

Many weapons, used against police (AP) Chicago whose suppression of antiwar. demonstrators during the Democratic National Convention made them the nationwide target of "both praise, were also the of a diverse and unique homemade armory. this week a sample: of the assembled a earlier siles. used by peace, advocates during the week disturbances which was climaxed Aug. 28 by a bloody street clash in front of the Conrad Hilton hotel and replayed for national audience by television.Capt.

Charles' Pepp told The Associated Press that "more than a hundred weapons of every type were assembled in my. office but they represent just Anderson, Rt. 5, Marion. Edith Bowen, 1845 N. King Rd.

7 McCain, 1621 S. Branson St. Beverly McNary, Gas City. Jerry Bosworth, Gas. City.E Manuala Converse.

DISMISSALS Keyser, 712: W. Fifth St. Cynthia: Sterba, 1716. Timberview Dr. Roy Johnson, Euclid Ave.

DeWain Campbell, 905 Ontario St. Jeana Stout, Rt. 2, Marion. Gregory Miller, W. Fifth Stat Helen Lavanchy, Rt.

Van Lucy Vega, Converse. Robert Thompson, 1503 W. Ninth St. Shirley Felver, Upland: Bessie Hoffman, 912 Lincoln Blvd: Elsie Holloway, Fairmount. Phyllis French, 601 S.

Gallatin St Judy Sanders, Elwood. Evelyn Jones, E. Sherman St. Kathleen Mosier, Rt. 1, boro.

Virginia Carter, 210 S. Branson Max Pope, 613 E. Highland Daniel King, 3402 Home Ave. Winters, 1436 W. Nelson St.

Phyllis Ellis; 801 S. Miller. Ave. Charles Cross, Rt. 2, LaFontaine.

-Robert Sowash, Rt. 1, Converse. Ronald Toombs, Sweetser. Willie Andrews, -1211 S.Ad ams St. Sara Sheffield, sle yan Nursing Home.

Charlotte Foreman, 2508 S. Nebraska St. -Fay Goodpaster, 2504 S. Gallatin St. Wolfe, 510 E.

Wiley St. Melba Root, Fairmount. Johnson, -13th and Norton streets. Zoma Haines, 1757. W.

Eighth St. William Ellison, Rt. 2, Windfall. Gregory 705 W. 17th St.

Julie Kyle, 815 W. Sixth St. Tamara Smith, Rt. 1, Urbana. Patricia Galloway, Rt.

4, Marion. Illinois (Continued: from Page One) Miss Iowa, Susan! Alane Thompson, Moines. Miss Oregon, Marjean Kay Langley, -19, Milton-Freewater. Miss Indiana, Katherine Virginia Field, 21, Indianapolis. The pageant was confronted Saturday with two separate claimed A Miss Negro a organization sented "white racism" and a women's group.

contended the pageant young women to deny them their suffrage. 3 Shortly before midnight group of young protesting women unfurled a black and white banner reading "Women's Libteration" of the gigantic hall. The then started shouting "women's liberation." The interruption came as the outgoing. the Miss final speech America of was her reign. Police and ushers hustled the young women num-bering about six- or seven- from the balcony.

The new Miss America, the first blonde to win the title in 10 years, clasped her hands to her mouth, shocked, and started crying joy. She exclaimed amid tears, "I can't believe it, I just can't believe it." Then she received her royal red cape and golden crown and walked along a 120-foot runway receiving a rousing ovation from some 20,000 spectators. As she walked along the runway, master. of ceremonies Bert Parks serenaded her. with the traditional song, "There she is, Miss The shapely blonde also a preliminary swimsuit competition, displaying measurements on 5-foot-7 125- pound frame.

Afterward as she sat on her throne, mobbed by- photographers and newsmen, Judi could only say over and over again, "I just don't know, I just don't know." She said she was not nervous along the runway because "It didn't seem like was out there," because of the many lights and her amazement. SERVICE RENEWED BUDAPEST (AP) The Hungarian Malev airlines announced service between Budapest and Prague will be resumed Monday. Bus and train the Soviet-led. Aug. 21 invasion of Crechoslovakia, already have been reinstated.

BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Paul Adams, Fairmount, boy, 1:38 a.m., I Sept. 7. in Hoosier accidents BY THE ASSOCIATED -Three persons were killed Saturday in a traffic accident near Bourbon in Marshall County.

The weekend highway toll was eight. Killed in the a county road just west of Bourbon were Wilson Spindler, 71, Bourbon; Linda Fretz, 4, also of Bourbon, and Charles Parks, 80, of Jean Fretz, 21, Bourbon, the mother, was taken to Memorial Hospital, South Bend, in poor condition. Indiana Traffic Deaths 1,008 Sept. 8 Last Year: 972 State police said the cars collided head-on. Spindler, and the two members of the Fretz family were in one car and Parks in Mrs.

Donald H. Seidel, 44, of Indianapolis, was killed in three -car tangle on -the east side of. Indianapolis Saturday. Police said her car was struck by one that had beth stolen was, driven by a 15-year-old fleeing from police. The teen-ager, identified as David: Houston of Indianapolis, and Ferdinand Becher, 46, also of Indianapolis, driver of the third car, were taken to a hospital for treatment, Mrs.

Patricia Ann Booth, 18, a Gary bride of only two weeks, was killed and Irene Valdez, 17, of Gary, seriously- injured Saturday, when their car failed make a curve on a Lake wroad east of Gary, smashed intoa stand of trees: and knocked over fence. Police said Mrs. Booth apparently was driving the vehicle. A -car ran off a Delaware County road 4 miles West of -Muncie, early- Saturday andoverturned several times, killing Arlen J. Buck, 16,5 The driver, Randell.

Small. 17, Yorktown, was hospitalized in serious condition, and a passenger, Karla D. Stone, 17, Muncie, was hospitalized in critical condition. accident on U.S. 20 about 7 miles west of South Bend killed.

N. Sayers, Edward O. Revalee, -57, Connerstille, was killed Saturday when his car split in half, after: sliding. broadside into the path an oncoming auto on Indiana 1, north of Connersville. Saturday they 4,000 Delphi, when Carl was tried pons near the scene of the batle in front of the Hilton, in Lincoln Park where hippies and other peace demonstrators camped during the day and early evening and along Michigan- Avenue.

vials and -one-half gallon of butryic acid were. confiscated," Pepp said. "These were made into stench bombs by soaking tissue paper and cotton balls with the acid. Several of these were dropped in hotels, including the Hilton." "Police found clusters of nails taped together which could be used in a slingshot to tires on- police cars," he said. "We also have more than 20 knives, including switchblades, and.

several razors and razor blades along with rocks and botItles." Public Forum sampling of the total weapons confiscated by police during the week." He added per cent of the weapons used against police will- be used -as evidence in court." means that the demonstrators who used these weapons were arrested and the weapons were confiscated." Pepp added, "We don't. know: 'how merely put in trash rocks and bottles, were "A good example is a cane containing. a -20-inch sword which police confiscated a block from -the -Hilton Pepp said. "I don't know if the sword was unsheathed at the time and therefore I don't include it in the 60 per cent which will be as. evidence, "We have more than 30 police helmets which were smashed by bricks, bottles and stones," he said.

There is even one black widow spider which was thrown in a "bottle into an automobile. The laboratory reported that the spider- was 'definitely are many clubs with nails and razor blades driven into them and we have several hunks of one-inch cable, obviously meant, for use as a blackjack." Pepp said there were "several golf balls and balls with nails in -them and -even half a rolling pin which had been reamed and its inside filled with Dallas these weap: (Continued From Page 1) plant as -it -is now but -will be taken to to the landfill dump along with cans and trash." A.E. Suro, city plan director, said: "The joint efforts of the health officer, police brought department about and the city. removal plan in office excess have of 600 junk vehicles since the adoption of junk car' ordinance. Between 70 and: 100.

such vehicles are, still. under investigation. Most of the owners have 'received notices removal of the vehicles." Sheriff Harold Ash said: "Deputy, sheriff cards were requested by the head of Civil Defense for Marion for some of the units. "A deputy sheriff card is the same to a Civil Defense unit as to any other person carrying a deputy "The law -says a person can carry deputy sheriff card without being. paid by the county where residing: The" card enables the unit (person) to make legal arrest when obsolutely necessary.

Some persons may never have to use the card except by request of the sheriff of the county to assist. "Many requests come, to he sheriff's ofd. fice for deputy cards. Some are, given to supposed reliable citizens. -The person hav.

Ting a deputy card "can abuse the" card or- use the card without good judgement. Deputy cards have been asked to be areturned when come at the sheriff's office after an temperatures was wondering why stores can't have one moderate temperature. on their air was in the new Grant and restaurant and it was so 'cold that it was uncomfortable. We were without wraps and because. of this we didn't stay long.

Mrs. T. Royal 43rd and Harmon Sts. store again, we believe she will find the A- When Mrs. Royal visits the temperature.

more suitable: Minor thermostat problems caused the trouble on the day she mentioned, which is not necessarily unusual in a new building. We- checked with several store owners' and found that most places try to keep the temperature 72' and 76 degrees which they believe is the most comfortablefor the. customers. 1 Lie.

Chronicle Tribune from Marion, Indiana (2024)

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