240. Winchester Jaycees Organized, Dwiggins, Kabel, Leonard Drugs, Etc.

RCHS Blog Post Number 240. 

Winchester Jaycees Organized, Dwiggins, Kabel, Leonard Drugs, Etc.

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Winchester Jaycees

Published in 1949. 

     In December, 1946. the Winchester Jaycees was organized with Don Ridgway as president, Bill Huddelston first vice-president, Dick Price second vice-president, Bob Wallace secretary and J. H. Ditslear treasurer.

  The charter directors were Bill Hunter, Frank Billiter, John Irish,H. F. Lepley, Cecil Bolinger and Karl B. Wood.

  The charter banquet was held at the Friends church on December 16, 1946. There were 36 charter members against a present membership of 86. (1949)

  The second administration inaugurated the now famous Turtle Derby in Winchester. Harley Mutzfeld was the first chief turtler.

  Under the capable chairmanship of Ivan Thompson, the first Mardi Gras and pumpkin auction started. (1947) From this growing activity comes the Randolph county Rheumatic fever fund. 

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Buena Vista Church bell

Published in 1886. 

     A five hundred pound brass bell of the best quality, has been ordered through the C. E. Magee  Hardware store of Winchester from Cincinnati and will be, soon as it comes, put up on the Buena Vista church.

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Jackson - Lincoln Basketball Game

Published in 1933. 

     Financial report of the Jackson - Lincoln basketball game Nov. 18, 1933;  Receipts $6.35, referee $5.00, net proceeds $1.35; division of proceeds, Jackson 65 cents, Lincoln the home team, 70 cents.

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Philip Kabel's collection

Published in 1913.

     Philip Kabel has added the first brick burned in Randolph county to his collection of curious items. The brick was given to him by Calvin Edwards whose grandfather bought it from the maker, David Heaston, in 1825. While the brick was drying and being made ready for the kiln a pack of wild wolves ran across it and the footprint of one of them can be seen on the brick. 

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Dwiggins Trio

Published in 1933.

     The Dwiggins Trio of Winchester will play a concert at the Methodist Episcopal church in Winchester next Sunday evening at 7 o'clock.

  Robert, Thelma and Donald Dwiggins, children of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Dwiggins of near Winchester, make up the trio. They are pupils at the McKinley school and are members of the Jack Karowski Xylophone band of Richmond. 

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Leonard Drugs

Published in 1947.

     Leonard Drugs.  Forrest Leonard came from Elkhart to Winchester in 1940 and started in the drug business by buying the Lewis and Elliott store located at 114 West Washington street. In February, 1942 the store was almost completely destroyed by fire and he moved to 107 South Main into the rooms formerly occupied by the Miller-Jones Shoe Store.

  Employees in 1947 were Mrs. Edith Magner, Miss Mary Norris and Keith White.

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Cora and Ella Day Graves

Published in 1886.

     The remains of the late Miss Cora Day, which were interred at the Friends Cemetery east of Winchester in December of last year, were taken up and buried in the same grave with her sister, Miss Ella, at Fountain Park Cemetery, April 27.

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New Township of Union.

Published in 1950.

     Trustees Paul Cates and Casey Strickler conferred with school Superintendent Paul Beck on the school budget for the new township of Union. The trio was combining brain work to figure out how much money it was going to take next year to run the 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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Randolph County, Indiana 1818-1990
Commonly referred to as "The Red History Book"
Compiled by the Randolph County Historical Society, 1991, Second reprint 2003.

Read page 129-140 to read "Death Records And Cemetery History." Page 131article titled "Franklin Township Cemeteries: 1. Race Street" has a very brief description.

Read page 446 to read the family history of Joab Addington which was submitted by Joanne Moulton.

To obtain your own copy of "The Red History Book" stop in at The RCHS Museum Shop or send an email to arrange placing a mail order.

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