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Pharos Tribune 4 Press, Logansport, Inge Around Town Memorial Births: Mr. and Gerald D. Pugh, 713 Hillerest Kokomo, a girl; Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Elpers, 317 13th a girl; Mr.

and Mrs. Melvin Kuntzman, E. Broadway, a son. Admissions: George Messersmith, Michigan Paul Cragan, Royal Center; Lawrence Chris, Peru; Ralph Friedrich, Kewanna; William Griffith, Galveston; Ralph Clawson, 1104 Michigan Russell Muir 420 18th Stephen Henry, Rt. 1, city.

Dismissals: Mrs. Hazel Rhinebarger, Lucerne; Frank Black, 1725 Smead; Mrs. Mary Binney, Royal Center; Mrs. Connie Boocher, 923 Bates Terrence Fry, Royal Center; Thomas Linback, 407 E. Ottawa Mrs.

Georgia Rogers, Fulton; Mrs. Louise Wade, 901 20th Mrs. Toni Farris, Burnettsville; Mrs. Rose Peterson, and daughter, 608 Wilkinson Mrs. Terrietta Appleton, Camden; Ted Gary, Burrows; Mrs.

Bonnie Randall, 715 W. Melbourne Mrs. Coral Myers, 817 Van Buren Dean Utter, Athens; Howard White, 1918 E. Broadway; Stacie Forber, 610 10th Mrs. Alyce Steward, 212 7th Mrs.

Gene Powlen and son, Lucerne. St. Joseph's Admissions: Mrs. Patricia Foust, 513 Bates Mrs. Linda Callaway, 500 W.

Market; Mrs. Stella Pearson, 519 King Dismissals: Mrs. Ruby Staublin, Walton; Mrs. Mary Roller, Rt. Mrs.

Josephine Gormley, 1816 E. Broadway; Mrs. Alta Galbreth, Rockfield; Joseph Klotz, 2101 High Laurence Boughton, 1503 Pleasant Hill; Miss Troy Cook, Kokomo. Winamac Admitted: Mrs. Carl Williams, Kewanna; Mrs.

Alice Everman, Royal Center; Bobbie Crosby, Delphi; Mrs. Bertha Cooke, New Port Rickey, Dismissed: Mrs. Jay Bonnell, Kewanna; Mrs. Arnold Hartmann, Denhan; Mrs. Ann Speicher, Winamac; Mrs.

Ethel Ogden, Royal Center; Michael David Herrell, Rochester; Hunnicutt, Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs. James Newman, Bunker Hill, are the parents of a son, Matthew, born at 12:01 a.m. Friday at Howard Community Hospital.

He weighed eight pounds, 12 ounces Death Takes H. Martin -Hillis L. Martin, 67, White County farmer, of Rt. 3, Monticello, died Friday after an apparent heart attack. He was born March 3, 1905, in Warren County to George and Nancy Ann Coleman Martin.

He was married Jan. 23, 1928, to Dorothy Schules, who survives. Also surviving are a brother, Lewis, Rensselaer; and six sisters, Mrs. Sarah Kilmer, Mrs. Minnie Ashbey, and Mrs.

Bertha Ray, all of Rensselaer; Mrs. Ollie Woods, Valparaiso; Mrs. Thelma Herr, Marysville; and Mrs. Helen Herron, Monticello. He was preceded in death by two sons, a daughter, and six sisters.

Funeral rites will be at 1:30 p.m, Monday at the Aufenberg funeral home. Burial will be in the Crooked Creek cemetery near Royal Center. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Sunday. Peru Mr.

and Mrs. Glen Sandbakken, 158 E. 3rd are parents of a daughter born Thursday. Mr. and Mrs.

Dennis Goehler, 314 Adams are parents of a daughter born Thursday. Admissions: John Q. Miller, Rt. Mrs. William Fry, 1 100 E.

Spring Harold Kreig, Rt. 1, Bunker Hill; Mrs. James Smith, Rt. 1, Macy. Dismissals: Mrs.

John Moore and son, Rt. Mrs. Gerald Field and daughters, 357 Adams Robert Benavides, Rt. Sheryl Moore, 182 E. 2nd Raymond Clark, Peru; Mrs.

Edward Gibson, 68 E. Warren Mrs. Hattie Fansler, 382 W. 13th St. Mrs.

Bertha Bridegroom, of Grass Creek, has been dismissed from St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Lafayette, where she had been a patient for several weeks. She is currently residing at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Enyart, Rt. 4, Logansport.

The Pioneer Sunshine Society will be sponsoring an alumni tea for all past members of the Sunshine Society in the Pioneer District. They will be honoring past presidents from the last 20 years. It will be held in the Pioneer High School Cafeteria today, from 2 to 4 p.m. Logansport firemen answered two calls Saturday. A trash barrel at Engineering Construction Co.

was accidently set fire by a cleaning man at 6:30 p.m. There was no damage. A flocking machine flue at General Tire overheated at 3:43 p.m. but was extinguished by employes. Carolyn Coble, Seventh reported that a vandal had dainaged her car at 9:36 a.m.

Saturday. She told police that the man flattened three tires, removed the wiper blades, removed the spark plug wires and broke off the radio antenna. She also said that he broke the lock on her door. R. McGuire Dies At 68 GALVESTON-Roy V.

McGuire, 68, of Rt. 1, Walton, died at 12:35 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Hospital, Logansport. A retired farmer, he had been ill one year.

McGuire was a resident of the Galveston area for 35 years, moving here from Virginia. Born in Franklin County, Dec. 6, 1902, he was the son of Datie and Nannie Dillon McGuire. He was married to Dossie Scott, who died in 1969. Survivors include one brother, Herman of Roanoke, three half brothers, Dalton, Oris and Waverly, all of Logansport; three sisters, Mrs.

Clarence Amos, Mrs. Hazel Mays and Mrs. Mamie Hartwell, all of Roanoke, and four half sisters, Mrs. Ray Burket of Auburn and Mrs. Glen Stoops, Mrs.

John Korreckt and Miss Virginia McGuire, all of Logansport. One son preceded him in death. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Thomas-Murray Funeral Home. Burial will be in Roanoke, Va.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Sunday. Petition Fraud Under Investigation PERU -Claims signatures of 13 county on a petition to put the 98. Sad Central train composed of two This Penn cars and a caboose was engines, derailed three miles north of two hopper Derailed broked Logansport. rail as the Rallroad cause of (Staff officials the Photo) cited mishap.

a Mrs. Callaway Dies In Florida; Rites Wednesday ROCHESTER-Mrs. Sulphrona Mae Callaway, 91, of 1449 Linhart Fort Myers, died at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Lee Convalescent Home in Fort Myers. A former resident of Rochester, she had been in ill health for two months.

Born Dec. 20, 1880, she was the daughter of Joseph and Hoover Rhodes. She was Alma married to Howard, M. Callaway, who Surviving are one son, Kermit H. of Fort Myers and one grandson, Kermit Jr.

Cincinnati. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Foster and Good Funeral Horne, with the Rev. Laurence I. Smith officiating.

Burial will be in Rochester 100F Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Tuesday. 2 North Miami Students Receive Commendations Letters of Commendation have been presented to Jean A. Neff and Donna M.

Ritchey, students at North Miami High School. J. Arthur Howard, principal, said the letters were awarded to the students for their high performance on the 1971 Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test-National Merit Scholarship Qualifying test PSAT-NMSQT). The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) has named 37,000 students to the list in the United States. They are among the two percent of those who upper are expected to graduate from high school in 1973.

Sunday, September 24, 1072 Miami Grand Jury Indicts Six Persons PERU-Six persons were indicted by the Miami County Grand Jury, including four Laidlaw Corp. employes for the theft of nickel from the plant and two men for involuntary manslaughter based on fatal auto accidents. Those indicted for the theft of nickel included: Richard Winner, 30, Elite Estates, charged with theft of an undetermined number of 480- pound drums of nickel on six different occasions in 1970 and 1971; Lyle Brown, Denver, former plant manager of the firm, charged with receiving cash from a fictitious purchase of three drums of nickel and the theft of drums of nickel on three separate occasions in 1971; Samuel George, 38, Wabash, former office manager at Laidlaw, charged with receiving cash from a fictitious Deaths And Funerals GILSINGER Services for Mrs. Rozella R. Gilsinger, 39, of 1821 George at will be 10 a.m.

Monday St. Joseph's Catholic Church, with Father Fred Schoeder be of- in ficiating. Burial will Mount Calvary Cemetery. Scripture will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Marocco Funeral Chapel.

HALL MONON-Rites for Ennis Hall, 75, of Monon, will be 11 a.m. Monday at Stewart Funeral Home, with the Rev. Walter Boswell officiating. Burial will be in Tippecanoe Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Sunday.

PRICE ROCHESTER-Services for Harold R. Price, 59, of 325 E. Sixth will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Foster and Good Funeral Home, with the Rev. C.J.

Mower officiating. Cremation will follow. WILES FLORA--Final rites for Mrs. Orel Wiles, 78. of 604 S.

Willow will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Carter Funeral Home, with the Rev. Charles Wickizer of. ficiating. Burial will be in Maple Lawn Cemetery.

SWITZER DELPHI-Services for Freeman B. Switzer, 69. former Delphi resident who moved to Lafayette, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Jackson Funeral Homie, with the Rev. Pat Wilson officiating.

Burial will be in the Delphi Masonic Cemetery. RUSSOW MONTICELLO--Services for Mrs. Ethel Lee Russow, 59, of Idaville, will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Miller Funeral Home, with the Rev. Robert Ellsion officiating.

Graveside rites will be conducted at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Logansport at 10 Two Youths Captured After Disarming Town Marshal WINAMAC-Two juvenile boys from Medaryville, one an escapee from the Indiana Boy's. School at Plainfield, were arrested in connection with disarming Medaryville town marshall, Harold Fritz. The 17-year-old escapee will be returned to Plainfield while the other youth, a 14-year-old, Is charged with an act of delinquency and will be handled in Juvenile Court. According to authorities, Marshall Fritz had spotted the two youths in Medaryville.

He and Sheriff's Posse member Paul Schultz began a search and Frittz apprehended the pair. After he had the escapee in handcuffs, the 14-year-old grabbed the officer's gun and threatehed him. When Fritz's attempts to talk to the boy failed, he released the lad in handcuffs. The boy holding the gun then emptied the cylinder and threw the gun in the weeds. Fritz and Schultz then notified the state police and the Pulaski county sheriff's department.

The boys were discovered in the attic of a barn about a quarter of a mile south of Ind. 143 and the intersection of U.S. 421. in Miami Circuit Court. Price has been charged with the kidnaping of his ex-girl friend, Loydene Moore, 31, of Rt.

1, Urbana. He allegedly abducted her from her home at gunpoint the night of March the 2. Price pleaded innocent to two charges Thursday in Miami Circuit Court. He had escaped from the Putnamville penal farm in August while serving time for a first degree burglary conviction. He will be returned there pending his trial in November.

Mrs. E.L. Baker Rites Monday ROCHESTER-Mrs. Elizabeth Louise Baker, 68, formerly of Peru, Nursing passed Home away at the Miller Saturday. Born Feb.

1, 1904, she was the daughter of Robert and Mabel Austin Emerson. She was married to Henry Baker, who preceded her in death. Survivors include one brother, Warren Emerson, of Garrett. Services will be 1 p.m, at Foster and Good Funeral Home. Burial will be in Monday the Andrews Cemetery near Wabash.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Sunday. More Pupils Per Class BALTIMORE (UPI) The average schools showed a rise of class size in Maryland public one student in the 1971-72 school the first increase in five The average rose from year, years. 27.7 to 28.7 students. Danny Loehmer, Monterey, a was found not guilty of driving while his license was suspended in a bench trial before Judge Harold Staffeldt in Pulaski Circuit Court Thursday.

Loehof mer was arrested Dec. 22, 1971 on the charge. of three drums of purchase nickel and the theft of nickel on one occasion in 1971; and Richard A. Stutzman, Crawfordsville, charged with two counts of theft. released after All were posting $3,000 cash bonds.

The two persons charged with involuntary manslaughter were Stephen A. Hileman, 19, Route 2, Peru and Terry Lee Hoover, 26, 430 E. Second St. Both have posted $3,000 bond. Hileman is charged as result of an accident at the intersection of County Road 400N and 100W on July 1.

The alleges that indictment Hileman failed to stop for a stop sign and struck a car driven by Steven Swantner, 26, of Chili, who was killed along with a passenger, David Golliher, 17, of Mexico. The indictment against Hoover alleges he drove his car in a reckless and unlawful manner under the influence of intoxicants, resulting in a fatal accident Nov. 30, 1971, on County Road 100W. Killed was Donald Eugene Sparks, 23, 352 Madison a passenger in the Hoover car. Arraignment for all six is scheduled Thursday in Miami Circuit Court.

that the affidavits will be forwarded to the attorney general. youths Com- munist party on the November ballot were obtained fraudulently are being investigated by Miami County Prosecutor James H. Grund. The attorney general's office ordered all county clerks to find out if persons on the petition were registered voters. County Clerk Joe Tucker said he made the check and found that 10 of 13 local signatures were registered.

Most of the signatures were from students attending Indiana colleges, according to Tucker. He said he checked with parents, who in turn checked with their children, and it was learned that many of them were not aware they had signed the petition and knew nothing about it. The petition states that each of the subscribers "desire and are legally qualified to vote for each said candidates and that they designate the name or title of the party principles of the Communist party." An affidavit is being prepared by the prosecutor's office for each of the petition signers which states that he at no time signed the petition for the Communist party or did not understand what he was signing. Each of the students will be contacted by his parents and Kewanna Man Dies Morgan, 72, of Kewanna, died at KEWANNA-Charles H. 12:30 p.m.

Saturday at Pulaski Memorial Hospital. Born in Fisher, Feb. 26, 1900, he was the son of Charles and Marcella Shafer Morgan. He was married Oct. 16, 1926, to Lucille Stevens, who survives.

Also surviving are three sons, Ned S. of Amboy, Charles D. of Kewanna a and John F. of Bruce Lake; Hawkins of Kokomo and Mrs. two sisters, Mrs.

Mayme Vera Bousman of Eaton, Ohio; and ten grandchildren. One brother, one sister, and one son preceded him in death. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Harrison Garden Chapel with the Rev. Ron Prilliman officiating.

Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Monday. 4 Injured In Ac Accidents Four persons were injured and one arrested following traffic accidents Friday and Saturday.

Brian D. Schlabach, 16, of 124 13th suffered a broken left in a two-car crash at 2:01 arm p.m. Saturday. Schlabach was traveling north on Michigan followed by another car, driven James T. Jones, 46, of Rt.

4. Schlabach reportedly made by a right turn onto Smith St. and then a left back onto Michigan striking the Jones auto. The accident is still under investigation. Marcia Jacobs, 27, of Kokorno, suffered minor injuries in a one car accident on County Road 700 E.

at Ind. 18 at 9:05 a.m. Saturday. She was enroute north on 700 E. and applied her brakes for the intersection but skidded out of control.

The auto went off the west berm through the yard of the Don Cree residence, down an embankment, striking a bank and coming to rest after hitting a ditch abuttment. The Anna Buckley Dies At 73; Rites Tuesday Jack Price, 27, of Rt. 1, Wabash, will be tried by jury in Miami Circuit Court Nov. 8 on a charge of carrying a pistol without a permit. A trial date has not been set by Wright Special of Grant Judge Superior Court Thomas 2, Marion, on a second charge of kidnapping.

Price, who escaped from last the Indiana State Penal Farm month, was apprehended Thursday morning by 30 city, and state officials near Salamonie Reservoir boat county ramp. He had been spotted along a Wabash County road by Wabash County police Capt. hours before John Brainard just two Price was scheduled to appear Oma Stanley Dies At 81 GALVESTON-Mrs. Oma Allison Stanley, 81, of' Rt. 1, Galveston, died at 11:30 a.m, Saturday at St.

Joseph's She had been ill for five Hospital, Logansport. weeks. Born in Franklin County July 21, 1891, she was the daughter of John and Blanche Gant Lanning. She was married in 1910 to Jud Allison, who died in 1950. married again in 1956 to She Monroe Stanley, who died in 1963.

Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Blanche Pherson of Rt. 2, Galveston; two sons, John Allison Logansport and Earl Allison of South Bend; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Two sisters preceded her in death. A lifelong resident of the Galveston area, she was a member of the Miami United Methodist Church, War Mothers, and the American Legion Auxiliary Post 415.

Services will be 11 a.m. Funeral Home with the Rev. Tuesday at Thomas-Murray Carl Roark officiating. Burial will be in Galveston Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m.

Monday. Driver Hurt In Accident ROCHESTER-One person received minor injuries in an 11:45 a.m. crash Saturday just south of Rochester on U.S. 31. According to officials, an auto driven by Wash Holbrook, to 78, make of Ada, Ohio, had slowed a left turn into a driveway when It was struck in the right rear by a car driven by Alethea Rensberger, 28, of Rt.

2, Macy. wife of Bertha Holbrook, 75, Wash Holbrook, was treated for back pains at Woodlawn Hospital and released. Damage to the vehicles involved totaled 1350 for the Holbrook car and $400 for the Rensberger auto. Merchandise Valued At $275 Stolen A total of $275 in merchandise was taken from City Auto Sales, 525 South Third St. Robert Guy told police that a spare tire and rim, a transistor radio, a bowling ball and bag and a box of assorted tools were stolen from a car at the lot.

Guy said that all the doors the car were not locked. -Miss Anna Buckley, 73, of 151 E. Second died at 2 a.m. Saturday in the Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapols. She had been ill since August 13.

Born Sept. 13, 1899, she was the daughter of Oscar and Helen Kegler Buckley. She was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church and an associate member of Women of the Moose. She is survived by one sister, Miss Aura Buckley of Peru, and several cousins.

Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Charles Catholic Church, with the Rev. William R. Grady officiating.

Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. Friends may call at Flowers Leedy Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Monday. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Monday.

the cash register at the Wards Auto Center at Fifth and Market Street. William E. Gundrum told police at 4:16 p.m. Saturday that the thief went behind the counter, opened the register with the key and removed the money. Two Hurt In Crash DELPHI--A young man and his companion were injured in a one car crast at 7:15 a.m.

Saturday. Jerry L. Venters, 16, of Yeoman, reportedly sustained a dislocated left shoulder, while his passenger, Thomas R. Lewis, 16, of Rt. 2, Monticello, suffered a severe laceration to his nose.

Both were treated and released at White County Memorial Hopital. Officials said Venters was south on County Road 1150W when he apparently lost traveling control of his car. on wet blacktop. His auto skidded off the left side of the road into a ditch, striking a cement corner post. Cash, Checks Stolen From Cash Register Cash in the amount of $92 and check for $22 were stolen from a Also in Circuit Court, Thomas Weaver, 32.

Logansport, pleaded not guilty to second degree burglary. Weaver was charged in connection with the theft of a 1972 model car from Goble's Oldsmobile Pontiac, Winamac. The incident allegedly occurred in April. Rosemary and Hurley Mullins, Star City, pleaded not guilty to a neglect of children charge. Two persons were charged with illegal possession of a dangerous drug in connection with marijuana harvesting.

Conservation officer Dave Anderson arrested William Gardner, 28, and Robert L. Smith, 19, both of Baltimore, Md. at 10:00 p.m. Thursday. Gardner was released on $4000 bond while Smith was in Pulaski county jail Friday.

traveled a total of 107 feet. car The mishap was investigated state trooper Robert by, Sabatini, deputy Ron Woolley and Galveston town marshal Larry Hawkins. Two persons were injured and one cited following a two car accident at Tenth and High Streets at 4:15 p.m. Friday. Barbara A.

Shepherd, 30, of Rites Tuesday For Mrs. Ghere DELPHI-Mrs. Henry Ghere, aunt of Charles Lybrook of Delphi, died Friday in Mt. Clemens, Mich. Services will be 10 a.m.

Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Burial Ambrose will be in a Delphi Zeigler officiating. cemetery. Friends may call at Lloyd Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m.

Monday. The Rosary will be read at 7:30 p.m. 900 Stanley St. suffered injuries to the forehead, mouth and left side of the face and her daughter Bethann, 2, sustained a bump on the forehead. Daniel Brubaker, 22, of Walton, was cited for having no driver's license in his possession after the crash.

Brubaker told police that he was enroute south on Tenth stopped for the intersection then proceded across High Street, striking the eastbound Shepherd vehicle In the left side. Bookmobile Routes The Cass County Bookmobile will make the following stops this week: Tuesday Caston 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday Metea 12:30 School a.m., Twelve Mile 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Lucerne 3:30 p.m. 5 4:30 p.m., Childrens' Cicott School p.m. Home Thursday Lake 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Indiana Secretary of State Larry Conrad The joins In A casual conversation. Conrad Chats gathering Democrats' was First at Annual the Pig Cass Roast held County at the Izaak Walton League Saturday. (Staff.