Funeral Home.
Announcement was made here today that Everett W. Diggs has sold his interest in the Fraze funeral home in Winchester to Mrs. Floy Fraze and Harry W. Fraze. The three-way partnership was formed in 1947. Mr. Diggs, whose future plans were not announced has been affiliated with the Winchester mortuary since 1928, transferring from Union City in that year. The business will be known as the Fraze Funeral Home. Nov., 1951.
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Was It A Flying Saucer?
Mysterious 'Thing' Seen Over Saratoga. That thing is here again. Be it a "flying saucer" or what have you, it's been seen in the skies over Randolph county of late.
Between 10 and 10:30 o'clock Friday morning Mrs. Ross Sipe of near Saratoga noticed a strange looking object in the sky. She summoned a neighbor, Mrs. Carol Garringer, who in turn called another neighbor, Mrs. Wilma Sipe, so that all could watch the mysterious thing in the heavens.
Mrs. Sipe said the sight remained in the sky for four or five minutes and seemed to be at a terrifically high altitude. The farther away it traveled, she said, the more round it became in appearance. At first sight the object appeared to have a tail, but then it disappeared. The object was white and resembled a piece of cloth, she recalled.
Mrs. Sipe said the sky was very clear, with no clouds and that the object could be seen distinctly. July 20, 1950.
Did you know?
(Note this information was from a rabbit-hole of research Thursa and Mick did after reading the article above. This information was not published in a local newspaper.)
The U. S. Air Force undertook "USAF Project 1794." It was an attempt to build a supersonic, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that looked like the UFOs imagined by 1950s sci-fi. A Canadian Company called Avro Aircraft Limited was contracted to do the construction of the disc. It was to be designed to climb to higher than 100,000 feet. It was to cost not more than $3 million in 1956 dollars.
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| USAF Project 1794, source: National Archives. |
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| USAF Project 1794, source: National Archives. |
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Trustees
Paul Cates and Casey Strickler conferred with Superintendent Paul Beck on the school budget for the township of Union. The trio was combining brain work to figure out how much money it's going to take next year to run Modoc, Losantville and Huntsville schools, all three of which will be in Union Township. There will be no Nettle Creek or West River Townships after December 31, 1950.
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More of Dickie Wood's family.
This note relates to post #158, Pages From History, Oct. 21, "Admitted to The Moorman Orphan's Home, Dickie Wood." His father had killed the boy's mother and received a life sentence in the state prison at Michigan City. This was in 1936 but his obit showed his death in Winchester was in 1954. What happened to the life sentence? This was found in the Dec. 27, 1951 Journal-Herald: Winchester Man Given Clemency By Governor. A Winchester man received clemency from Governor Henry F. Schricker.
He is Forest Wood, 69, a life termer at the state prison, convicted in 1936 of murdering his "nagging" wife. The governor, on recommendation of the state clemency commission, commuted the life sentence to the 15 years he has served.
The slaying followed a fight in which Wood criticized his wife's housekeeping, according to the commission.
Link to Blog Post #158: https://rchsmuseum.blogspot.com/2019/10/158-admitted-to-james-moorman-orphans.html
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Beauty Shoppe.
Ruth James, Farmland, Indiana. Announcing Opening of "Polly Prim Beauty Shoppe," Nov. 15, 1951.
Ruth James, Owner and Operator, North Main St., Farmland, Ind. Razor and Scissor Hair Styling, Hair Tinting (All New Solutions).
Plain Shampoo and Set.........$1.25
Oil Shampoo and Set...……. $1.40
'Permanent Special'---Machine, Machineless….$3.95
Cold Wave...………………..$5.00 to $10.00
This Was Formerly Charlene's Shoppe.
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THANKS!
Having sold our Drive-Inn Restaurant to Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Sumwalt, we wish to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to our many loyal friends for their patronage during the past thirteen years. Pop & Edythe Sullivan. July 29, 1960.
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Know Your Saratoga Businessmen
This week, KENDALL CULTICE, owner and manager of Cultice Automotive Service, where wrecked cars are fixed up in one of the most modern body shops in Randolph County. Kendall was born on a farm in Darke county, Ohio, and attended school in Union City. He worked in Winchester as a body man at the Donald Hutchens garage and the Davis Auto company, starting his business in Saratoga in the fall of 1938.
A sideline is his Hereford cattle and farming his 160 acre farm southeast of Saratoga. Kendall, married to Retha Stewart, a Saratoga girl, he is the father of two daughters, Charlene, 17, last year's Pumpkin Queen, and Linda, 10. He has one full-time employee, Robert Gullett of Portland, who has been with him six years. Jan., 1954.
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Dr. E. D. Martzell, Optometrist
Announces The Opening Of His Office For The Practice of Optometry at 214 1/2 South Main Street Winchester Hours By Appointment Telephone 46741 July 6, 1950.
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The Antique Inn at Windsor
The Antique Inn at Windsor was the scene of the 49th annual banquet of the Stoney Creek Alumni Association. 1968 Stoney Creek banquet officers; Mrs. Eileen Jarrett, treasurer, class of 1940; Mrs. Betty Jenkins, secretary, class of 1940; Marvin Wright, second vice-president, class of 1945, Wayne Hitchcock, first vice-president, class of 1939 and Marvin Hunt, president, class of 1954.
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