April 19, 1956, "Randolph County Day" In Winchester.
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The Gamble's store was located on S. Meridian St. across from the Court House. "The Attic Window" is there today, 2019.
From the Winchester Journal-Herald: We call your attention to the "Certified Values" emblem which appears in most of the advertisements in this issue. They represent items so listed as "certified," all items having been passed and approved by a special committee which guarantees extraordinary bargains and values.
Examples - From one dozen doughnuts for a nickel to a $22.95 dress for $1.
Advertisements tell the exact times the stores will be open, generally 8-9 a. m.
Customers are urged to be at the stores when they open, or at least in advance of the times the "certified values" items go on sale.
Future sales around the square were called "Sidewalk Sales," Shopwell's had "CrazyDaze," "Moonlight Madness" etc.
Some of the stores around the square in 1956 were the Boston Store, G. C. Murphey, Sumwalt Jewelers, Fisher's Hardware, Baumgartner's Jewelry Store, Penney's, Comb's Shoe Store, Frazier's Jewelry, Winchester Bakery, Duvall Clothing, Pierce Gift Shop, Waltz Drug Store, Payne's Ace Hardware, BY-LO, Haines Rexall Drugs, Fuller's Womens Wear, Reed's Pharmacy, A.T. Engle & Sons, Maine's Wallpaper & Paint Store and Puckett's Meat Market.
Winchester Teachers Remembered. Nellie Cornelius And Nora Ford.
Veteran Teacher Dies At 81. Miss Nellie B. Cornelius, 81, died Monday morning at the Randolph County Hospital.
A Randolph county native, Miss Cornelius had spent most of her life in Winchester at the family residence, 432 E. Washington St.
Miss Cornelius was a teacher in the Winchester school system, at Willard elementary school, for 41 years and her entire teaching career spanned 46 years.
A graduate of Winchester high school with the class of 1901, Miss Cornelius attended Valparaiso and Earlham colleges. Records of the Randolph Central superintendent's office show that she then taught in Ward township from 1905 through 1908, coming to Winchester to teach at Willard in 1909.
Miss Cornelius retired in the spring of 1950, according to school records, but had served as a substitute teacher since her retirement. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include two sisters, Miss Ida Cornelius and Mrs. Edna Poyer, both of Winchester.
Winchester Journal-Herald, November 18, 1963.
Miss Nora Ford, Retired School Teacher, Dies. Miss Nora Ford, 72, 418 East Washington street, Winchester, died at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, November 1, 1966, at the Randolph county hospital. Miss Ford had been recovering from a fractured hip received several weeks ago when she became seriously ill one week before her death.
Born in Farmland, Miss Ford was a daughter of Roy and Aurella McNees Ford. She graduated from Muncie State Normal College and taught school for 48 years, with 41 years at Winchester. From 1912-13 Miss Ford taught in Fern Valley township, Palo Alto, Iowa; from 1913-19 she taught in LaGro township, Wabash, Indiana; from 1919-59 she was with the Winchester school system and from 1959-60 she was with the White River township school district. She retired in May of 1960.
Winchester Journal-Herald, November 1, 1966.
A Tribute To Miss Ford By A Staff Writer At The Journal-Herald. My mother often commented that Miss Nora Ford was one of her favorite teachers. As a seventh grader at Willard, I learned why she was a 'favorite teacher' for so many.
Miss Ford taught seventh-grade English, and under her expert instruction I received a solid background in the subject. Her 'expert instruction' didn't mean much to me until I got to college and ran into a lot of students who had never had a 'Miss Ford' to drill them in grammar, sentence construction and spelling. Then her expert instruction really began to mean something.
Her teaching was tops, but what I remember most about her was the fairness with which she treated all her students and the pleasant outlook she always seemed to have.
Then there was her fantastic memory. She could always remember both name and face, even if she hadn't seen a former student for several years.
Miss Ford always remembered my name, and I can assure you that her's is a name I shall never regret. Winchester Journal-Herald, November 5, 1966.
1966. Saratoga's Pet Crow.
Sam is a pet crow said to be owned by Keith Alexander who is now in the armed services. Keith's dad, Lee Alexander, is a farmer in the Saratoga vicinity and , according to reports, while Sam lives at the Alexander place, he frequents the town of Saratoga during daylight hours.
Being a pet, Sam is not afraid of human beings, and according to Mrs. Kathleen Boze of Saratoga, one of several residents who feed him, he enjoys swooping down at folks, much to the discomfort of some. Mrs. Boze claims that Sam would not strike anyone while swooping and suggests they not be frightened by his antics.
While a member of the staff of the Journal-Herald was calling at the IGA grocery store, Mrs. Boze saw Sam flying outside her residence windows across the street from the grocery, procured some dog treats for the bird and crossed the street in front of the store, calling to Samto come down from a tree nearby to get his food.
Sam, our reporter said, flew down and took the bits from the hand of Mrs. Boze. The reporter meantime was rushing to his car for his camera, and by the time he had returned, Sam was walking away from her with his mouth full of food. He flew up to a roof nearby and consumed the treat.
Both Mrs. Boze and the reporter stressed the fact that Sam is a pet, the pet of a young man in the service and that they hope folks will treat the bird with kindness and not do it any harm.
Also from Saratoga, April 3, 1956. The Saratoga Lions club sponsored an Easter egg hunt Sunday afternoon on the Ward township school lawn and athletic field at Saratoga. Twenty-five dozen of bright colored eggs were hidden for all the children of the surrounding community.
The first group was the seven years of age and the lucky ones were Janice Whitacre, gold egg and live rabbit; Connie Almonrode, silver egg and silver dollar; Kenneth Wood, bronze egg and silver dollar; Billy Isenbarger, most eggs, eight in number, received a silver dollar.
Second group, seven to 12 years of age, Maria Simmons, gold egg and live rabbit; Russell Butler, silver egg and silver dollar; Jennifer Prescott, bronze egg and silver dollar; Jimmie Wiist, most eggs.
Bob Simmons, the official photographer, took a film of the children during their excitement. It will be shown at a Lions meeting in the near future.
Winchester. Police Seek Kidnapper Of Santa.
A new candidate for "the meanest holiday thief" was up for nomination today as Winchester police sought a vandal or vandals who stole a six-foot tall, electrically lighted Santa Claus from the front porch of a Winchester home.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Ditmer and their daughter Mrs. Carolyn Smith reported around midnight Wednesday that a big Santa had not only been taken from the porch, but that the electrical wires attached to it had been ripped away in the process.
The Ditmers said that they had put the Santa on the porch of their home, 700 South Main St. partly to entertain the neighborhood children. Ditmer is caretaker at Fountain Park cemetery where the home is located.
Mrs. Smith reported that she had seen a car full of young men driving slowly in the vicinity just prior to the vandalism. Winchester Journal-Herald, December 15, 1966.
( I have an informant that told me he was sure that the leaders of this criminal gang were Jan Smith and Bill Quick, both since deceased. I can't reveal the names of the other two perps as I'm still alive, as is the other fellow. I'm told that he fled to Illinois, but does slip back into town each year for the Alumni Banquet.
1966. "The Golden Times", WCHS Newspaper.
STAFF; Co-Editors, Linda Warren and Charlie Haviza; Assistant Editor, Anita Kenworthy; Headlines, John Hardwick; Sports, Jay Hoover; Fashions, Gloria Felty; Feature, Nancy Raisor; Photo, Melanie McKibben; Humor, Nancy Foland; Reporters- Dave Doughty, Steve Harrell, Royal Harty, Doug Edwards, Roger Graham, Leesa Horn, Susan Leader, Alice Resler, Debbie Miller, Paula Smith, Marty Robinson and Teressa Wisner.
Annual. This six weeks the Annual staff is taking subscriptions. The down payment is $2.00 wi The jackets have alternate stripes of black, gold and white around the cuffs and the th a balance of $2.50 to be paid later on in the year.
Class Jackets. The sophomores have received their class jackets and sweaters. The jackets are black knit; the sleeves are made of black leather. The jackets have alternate stripes of black, gold and white around the cuffs and the waist. The sweaters are made of black wool and have a V-neck. Both the jackets and sweaters have the initials of W.C. and the class of "69" on the sleeves.
Number 1 Record. The Newspaper Staff took a record poll of all the students favorite records and these are the top 10 records. 1. Snoopy vs. Red Baron-The Royal Guardsmen. 2. I'm A Believer-The Monkees. 3. Little Black Egg-The Nightcrawlers. 4. I Want To Be Free-The Monkees. 5. Mellow Yellow-Donovan. 6. Winchester Cathedral-New Vaudville Band. 7. Single Girl-Sandy Posey. 8. There's Got To Be A Word-Innocents. 9. Let's Get Lost On A Country Road-The Kit Katz. 10. The Poor Side Of Town-Johnny Rivers.
Freshman Cheerleaders. Congratulations to the girls who tried-out for cheerleader. They are Deanna Durbin, Cheryl Ertel, Connie Fields, Jeannie Hinty, Jody Krahulec, Chris Loney, Becky McCoy and Cheryl Pack. Tryouts were held in the old gym an October 31, before the freshman class and their sponsor.
The winners are Deanna Durbin, Jeannie Hinty and Cheryl Pack. Cheerleaders must maintain at least a C average in their school work.
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