181. More Meaningless Winchester Shorts

  The Winchester city council held a short, routine session on its regular monthly meeting. Principal topic of discussion was traffic lights.
  Mayor Ralph WEST explained to the council that a stop light has been put at the intersection of Union and Fourth streets to protect elementary students going to Morton school from the increased traffic caused by the opening of the new high school on Union street. The traffic light is at the swimming pool intersection.  September, 1967.
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  Reed Pharmacy's new owner, Fred STOTELMYER, will have a Grand Opening July 12, 1946.
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  The Peoples Loan & Trust Bank has bought the old Youth Center building on North Meridian street and the Jim GROVE Company has started tearing it down.
  It was operated for many years as the city Youth Center, but was gradually abandoned. Reasons given by the city were difficulty of obtaining supervisory personnel, lack of adequate use, high cost of maintenance and the poor condition of the building.   July, 1967.
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RAINBOW RESTAURANT   FIRST ANNIVERSARY  NOVEMBER 20th, 1944
  Everybody Welcome   FREE  Coffee and Donuts  Roses for the Ladies  Cigars for the Men
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Letter to the Editor;
  When are the people of Winchester going to do something about the teenagers roaming the streets between the hours of midnight and dawn! They ride bikes and drive their cars at breakneck speeds through the streets and alleys at all hours. At other times they travel on foot in groups of three or more, noisily going down alleys and streets, across lawns, knocking down or tearing up whatever they see fit. Waking up people with their noise, some people will say that they haven't heard of any serious damage. That may be true but what's to stop them from going farther. The women of this neighborhood, who have husbands who work at night, have awakened many times recently to hear these boys and are afraid.
  How do these boys get out without their parents knowledge?
A Worried Mother and Property Owner.   June 29, 1954.
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  A young Winchester man narrowly escaped being hit by a Pennsylvania freight train at the crossing a half mile south and two miles east of Ridgeville at 12:30 Sunday morning.
  The Randolph county sheriff's department said that Larry O'BRIEN, 18, Winchester, crawled out of his overturned auto, righted it, but then quickly moved from the tracks as a northbound train smashed into it.
  Before his crash, O'Brien had driven his eastbound car on Ind. 28 through a barricade set up at the crossing where track repairs are underway.
  Sheriff Jack COX said today that there are flasher signals at the crossing and that the barrier had been set up a week and the road blocked from Ridgeville to Deerfield because of the crossing work.
  O'Brien's car crashed through the barricade, drove onto the tracks, slid south a hundred feet and overturned onto the driver's side. The youth crawled out of the auto and was just able push it over onto its wheels before the train demolished it.
  O'Brien sustained a cut on his left elbow and damage to the barricade was minor.   July. 1967.
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1956 "Twirp" Dance At The Youth Center.

  The Youth Center held a "Twirp" dance where the girls get to invite the guys. Dancing lessons, taught by Jeanine McHOLLAND, also were included in the dancing session. Refreshments were provided by the Youth Center.
  Those attending were: Linda Kay HOLDEMAN, Carol Jean RAMSEY, Evelyn WHITACRE, Olivia Dee RUNKLE, Donna Jean SPEED, Ruth Ann ODLE, Roberta CANADA, Linda BRUMLEY, Betty LAWSON, Janet PINGRY, Judy ELDER, Roberta CLOUSE, Brenda PFLASERER, Sheila SIMMONS, Mary Alice BOOMER, Kathie SIMMONS, Linda WOLFE, Stephanie BARNES, Alayne FITZMAURICE, Donna KAUGHER.
  Linda COCHRAN, Sue Anne, HUNT, Patty MURRAY, Mary Lou CEJNAR, James OZBUN, Bill FISHER, Terry HOLADAY, DONALD KELLY, Michael ROMACK, Jack WOOLF, Mike METZ< Steven RECTOR, Tim COCKERILL, Pete LASLEY, Stephen CONKLING, Mike DURBIN, Douglas LOWE, Hollis COCHRAN, Thomas CROYLE, Russel OZBUN, Jerry CAMPBELL, Jerry LOGAN, John COCHRAN.   March 27, 1956.    (If my memory is correct we had a Twirp dance at ol' WHS about this time, 1955,'56.)
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  Louis NAROTSKY, iron, metal and coal dealer, is in his thirty-fourth year of continuous business in Winchester, having opened his first yard in 1913 at the rear of the Max ROMIZER blacksmith shop on West Franklin street with L. HINSHAW and Merl CHENOWETH as partners.
  At that time the business was known as the Narotsky Iron and Metal company. The three men continued in business in that location until 1925 when they moved to the present site at the corner of Railroad Ave. and North West street and went into the coal business. Two years later, in 1927, Mr. Narotsky  bought his partners out and continued in business alone.
  Bookkeeper for the organization is Maybelle CONYERS, who has been with Mr. Narotsky 14 years this month.
  Mr. Narotsky and his wife Gladys, live at 548 West South street.   April, 1947.
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Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.  NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS  We will be in our new building, located at 200 N. Meridian St., across the street from the Post Office, Monday Jan., 23rd, 1956.
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Dr. D.C. LIND has opened new dental offices on Ind. 32 at Ind. 27 at the east edge of Winchester.
Mrs. Lind, the former Jane Marie THOMPSON, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson, 608 W. South Street Winchester, will be employed until the end of January in the Home Economics department of Indiana University.
The couple has now purchased the former ZALTSBERG home at 605 W. Franklin St., Winchester.  December, 1967.
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  The city officially welcomed Wal-Mart this morning when the nation's largest retailing chain held it's grand opening ceremony in Winchester.
 Dignitaries from Winchester and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. were on hand for a spirited celebration of local officials, store managers and more than 100 employees.   October, 1991.
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  Patrick S. RADY has been employed as physical education teacher and varsity basketball coach in Winchester Community high school, Randolph Central Supt. Edward GLENN announced.
  Rady has been varsity basketball coach at Bainbridge High School for the past five years where his teams have won two Sectional Championships, two Regional Championships, Conference Championships, County Tourney Championships and a Holiday Tourney. His teams in Bainbridge have established the record of eighty-four wins and thirty losses. Rady coached Larry STEELE who played on the Indiana All-Star team and was a starter as a sophomore for the University of Kentucky for the past season.
  The new WCHS coach is a graduate of Hanover College in 1963. His teaching majors are Physical Education and Social Studies. He has completed most of the work for the Master's Degree at Indiana State University.   June, 1969.
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THANKS!  Having sold Sullivan's 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, 1960.
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Cable TV Has Arrived In Winchester.   SIGN UP NOW for this limited time offer and we will install Cable TV service in your home free. You pay only the regular monthly rate of $5.00 and you save the regular $15 installation charge. If you are not completely satisfied you may cancel your order at any time during the first 30 days of service and your money will be returned in full. See more TV stations than you ever saw before and see them perfectly. You will say Goodby Ghosts, So Long to Snow, Farewell to Flip, Flop and Flutter.  GTEC Cable TV.   July, 1967.
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The Brown Street Market by the High School has sold to W.E. (Gene) STUDY, now a resident of Stone Street. Mr. Study is updating the store very successfully.   1955.
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Local Girls In Crash.  Linda MOORE, 18, has been removed from the intensive care unit at Ball Memorial hospital but is still in serious condition with severe head injuries which required surgery.
The driver of the car, Margaret WYATT, 18, was treated at Jay County hospital for head and face cuts, including a forehead laceration requiring 25 stitches.  December, 1967.
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Increased postal rates go into effect January 7, 1967. The new cost for a First Class stamp will be six cents.
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Maora's Grocery.  Roy F. (Sonny) McKIBBEN, 32, Winchester, is recovering at his home from a broken leg suffered in a fall on icy pavements several days ago.
He fell in front of the McCOY grocery at 327 Union st. in Winchester and splintered his ankle bone and broke the main bone in his leg.
McKibben is employed at the grocery as a delivery truck driver. Married to Ann PARTRIDGE, he has three children, Anna Mae, Roy and Melanie.
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180. Sorghum Mills, Divorce, WW II Soldier Killed, Etc.

Recent Donations to the Museum:

Abstract beginning with the sale by the U.S. Govt. of 160 acres in Randolph county to David CONNER, July 10, 1817. This was on the Mississinewa River near what would be Ridgeville. It lists these owners after Conner up to 1891;  Thomas BALOW, Jeremiah COX, William DOTY, Aquilla LOVALL, Jessie MAXWELL, Joshua ALBERTSON, Ephriam JELLISON, John SIPE, George SIPE, Morton Sipe, Robert COLLINS, William H. PATTERSON.

A large certificate, 14" x 17", from the U.S. Post Office dated Jan. 8, 1889 appointing Columbus R. CARTER as Postmaster at Snow Hill, Randolph County.

1952 McKinley Senior picture. 21" x 27", framed.

A framed, 17" x 22", High School Diploma, dated April 19, 1922, Monroe High School, Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana. It was issued to Georgia Mae FRAZEE.

A collection of WWII military papers belonging to Paul E. DODD were copied for the genealogy files. Paul was wounded by artillery fire on the Anzio Beachhead, March 1, 1944 during the Allied invasion of Italy. He received the Purple Heart medal, the Bronze Star and Combat Infantryman Badge.
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THORNBURG Monument dedicated.   The dedication of a monument recently erected to the memory of Isaac and Rebecca Thornburg will take place Sunday one mile east and three miles south of Windsor, Randolph County.
  The program will consist of group singing led by Marceil Thornburg, a talk on early life in Randolph County by Philip KABEL and the original poem, "In Memorium," by Mrs. Bert Thornburg.
 The dedicatory address will be given by Joe Thornburg.
 The program will be announced over a public address system.   Win. J-H, Sept. 26, 1942.
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WW II.   Union City Soldier Killed in France.   The first death message regarding a member of the United States armed services who went into the army while living in Union City, Ind., came yesterday morning to Mrs. Alva CRAWFORD of 218 South Walnut street and was as follows:
  "The Secretary of War desires me to express his deep regret that your son, Staff Sergeant Robert L. Crawford, was killed in action on June thirty in France. Letter follows. Signed, ULIO, the Adjutant General."
  Except for a few kind neighbors the mother bravely bore the terrible news alone for several hours. The father, who worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad Co., did not reach home until evening and the other children of the family were out of the city.
  Sgt. Crawford was born Nov. 9, 1919, at 218 South Walnut street which was his home until he left for army service. His parents are Alva and Mary KEAGY Crawford.
  Entering the military service in December, 1941, the month of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he received his training at Camp Croft, S.C., Camp Polk, La., Camp Pickett, Va. and Indiantown Gap, Pa. His last visit home was in June, 1943 and he went overseas soon after that time. He was a member of Co. G, 36th U.S. Armored Regiment, one of the units actively engaged in the invasion of France at Normandy which began June 6, 1944. His last letter home dated June 16 does not state his location or his activities, but his reported death on June 30, according to the message from the War Department, clearly indicates that in a strange land, 3,000 miles from home, he gave his bright, promising young life "in performance of his duty, in defense of his country." No higher tribute can be paid to any American.
  He leaves his parents, five sisters and six brothers.   July 28, 1944.
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Sorghum Time, 1942.   There's a current of activity around Randolph county's two cane mills for it's sorghum time and wartime sugar rationing has given new incentive to production of the golden syrup.
  Older and larger of the two mills is WEIMER's Sorghum mill, located three miles northwest of the courthouse. It was located there 14 years ago and is managed by Alva Weimer whose family has been operating a sorghum mill in the county for nearly a century.
  The other mill is north of Carlos and is managed by O.W. ALBERTSON of Lynn. Much of the work done here is on a co-operative basis or is custom work.
  The run at the Weimer mill began September 1 and probably will last until the middle of November this year because of the unusually heavy crop, Mr. Weimer said. Farmers as far away as Berne, Celina, Ohio, Marion and Connersville are served by the mill.
  Cane is brought in by the growers, stacked in the yard and carried to the crusher on a small truck running on rails. Since payment is for the gallonage produced and not for the amount of cane brought in, each farmer's production of syrup is recorded separately. Heavy rain has kept the gallonage down this year, Mr. Weimer said, and 15 gallons is the average production from one ton of cane. Production on the acre basis amounts to about 100 gallons for an acre of cane, although in other years the amount has been 125 to 150 gallons.
  The capacity of the plant is 300 gallons daily on eight to ten hours of work and storage capacity is 1,000 gallons.
  The cane first is fed into a crusher and the juice extracted there is piped into one of four vats on the second floor of the mill. From there it descends successively into five boiling vats. The color gradually fades from green to golden brown and finally is drained into cans or jars and packed for distribution.
  The Albertson mill, established in 1904, is producing 25 to 30 gallons of syrup each hour. It is running 12 to 14 hours daily and seven or eight men are employed steadily.   October, 1942.
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MONROE.   Alonzo (Lonnie) Monroe, Winchester roof painter, yesterday in Randolph circuit court filed complaint for divorce against Lulu Monroe, charging cruel and inhuman treatment. William A. GUTHEIL, Winchester attorney, represents the plaintiff.
  Judge John W. MACY issued a court order restraining Mrs. Monroe from molesting her husband pending final action of the case. The plaintiff seeks to recover personal property, included in which are four hens and 60 small chickens, and claimed that his wife had threatened him with bodily harm.  July 3, 1942.  (She was a mean old girl. Two weeks later she was arrested for assault and public intoxication. Judge Macy gave her 60 days in the Indianapolis Women's Prison.)
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   It's official now, there's a Guard Unit in Winchester, Co. K, 151st Infantry, Indiana National Guard.
  The unit comprised of three officers and 28 enlisted men, was awarded federal recognition in ceremonies in the Knights of Pythias lodge hall in Winchester.
  The guidon carried by Co K in combat was presented to Captain Roy BARNES, commanding officer of the unit, by Lt. Col. Kenneth MARLIN of Farmland, commander of the Third Battalion.
  Of more than usual interest: Winchester Mayor Harry FRAZE, lieutenant in World War II, now a buck private in the N.G., privates Med STULTS and Omer RAISOR, clothing store owners, were plying their trade by taking measurements for uniforms; Bill HUNTER, a lieutenant colonel in the last war, looking on; Cecil BOLINGER, a navy man, associating with the army, now a private; Bob Cox, the County Recorder, taking pictures and Earl FLATTER on hand to see his son Bobby become a private in the unit.   March, 1948.
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Harrisville Grocery Closes.   The voice of the auctioneer dictated a new chapter in the history of Harrisville as the goods of the Ashton WICKERSHAM grocery were sold on the block. When the sale was over and the store ceased to exist it marked the first time since 1851, 91 years ago, that the community has been without a grocery. Job HARRIS was the man who opened the first store and shortly thereafter laid out the town.
  Thus within a week residents of two Randolph county pioneer communities, first Deerfield and now Harrisville, have become doubly handicapped....no grocery stores and little gasoline available due to wartime rationing to go to markets.   December, 1942.
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Lance Cook 1950-1968.   Lance Cook, 18, died from injuries received in an automobile accident July 20, 1968. Lance, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Cook of Winchester, was born May 30, 1950. He was a June graduate of the Winchester Community high school and was one of Winchester and Randolph county's most outstanding distance runners of the past decade, holding WCHS records in the mile and the half-mile. He was his schools top cross country man during his junior and senior years, in both of which he advanced to the IHSAA cross country regional meets.
  Lance played trumpet in the high school band, was a four-year member of the Student Council, was an Eagle Scout and a member of Explorer Post 57. He was an officer in the DeMolay, was a member of the Winchester United Methodist church and was an officer of its Methodist Youth Fellowship.
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179. Early Winchester Schools

Bob KIST and Phil KABEL talking Winchester schools in 1946. Bob was with the Winchester Journal-Herald, Kabel was head of the county Welfare Dept, with an office in the courthouse and also the county historian.

Kist:  In rambling around I dropped in to have a chat with Phil Kabel. In his reminiscing he told about the old schools in Winchester:
  First was the little log cabin school that stood at the northwest corner of the intersection of North East and East Washington streets where Dr. BRENNER's clinic now stands. (103 North East St. is the School Superintendent's office today, 2020.)
  Then the little one room school house on the back lot where Aunt Hannah MARLATT lived on East North street. (133 East North, the northwest corner of North East and East North, across from the library.)
  Then the little building that stood on the lot later occupied by Aunt Lou WAY on South Main street where the Summers mortuary is now located. (313 South Main street, a private residence now. Behind and close to this brick house is a huge Oak tree. This has to be the largest Oak in Winchester if not the county.)
  Then the little brick building that until recently stood on the lot on Will street back of the Walter PARRY home.
  Then the brick school house on North Main street, the home of old Doc HIATT, (Terry and Nikki ALFREY today), the man who built the little colored church many years ago where the Perry BAKER hatchery now stands. ( The hatchery was on the north side of the Union City pike just as you start around the curve between what is now Goodrich Park and the horse track where race horses were trained. WCHS High School is there now. I think John HOUSEL's son lives in the house today. One of the buildings is still standing, the brown, glazed block brooder house north of their home.)
 The little school house is now used as a residence, and the old church now stands west of Winchester and is occupied as a home by one of our progressive young farmers. (The church was on the grounds where Troy PUCKETT's dairy and house were. All were torn down when the Japanese auto parts plant was built.)
  Then the Old Seminary that stood on the south side of West Franklin street. (The seminary was on a large lot on the south side of W. Franklin just as you start the curve towards the Village Pantry. The building was a one story brick, measured 35 feet by 45 feet and cost $2,300. It was built in 1841 and was closed and sold in 1851. There was a CARTER Bros. Woolen Mill and then a Wagon company there for awhile.) Telling about the Old Seminary girls, Kabel said that they were some of the finest old ladies of our community, Aunt Belle EDGER being the last of these.
  Then the old Central school which was erected in 1867 and was dismantled when the Carnegie Library was built, about the first graduating class in 1875 consisting of one boy, Will MONKS, and one girl, Alice KIZER, and their course of study, two of the subjects being "Evidence of Christianity" and "Navigation." Phil said they probably needed to study navigation as the east side of the public square on down to Salt creek was a swamp. (If you are at the Washington & Meridian street intersection and look in all four directions, the streets run downhill towards either Salt creek, Sugar creek, White River or south to the Wildcat Ditch that runs thru the golf course. All of the area around Winchester was low and wet. South Meridian was known as the "Mud Road.")
  Then the old South Ward and North Ward. The South Ward school was on the northwest corner of S. Main and Orange street. A small city park is there now. The North Ward school was on the southwest corner of N. East street and Third street. John and Jason MYERS have a garage there today.
  Then the high school building that was destroyed by fire on the site where our present high school is located (1946.)
  Then the Francis E. Willard and the last one, the Morton school in 1916.
  Phil said their old swimming hole was the big Willow tree in White River just north of the old colored church, and the one thing he recalls was the big sign that stood in front of the church ; 'Cease to do evil and learn to do good."
  Phil thinks that Percy GOODRICH will remember this sign, as he spent many of his boyhood days on the farm just across the road from this old church. He also opined that he went to school in the third story of the old Central school and "when the wind blew it rocked like a boat." (Who remembers the swaying hallways in the old Winchester High School?)

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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 303-374 to learn about "School History."

Read page 304 to read the article "Oldest School Record" as submitted by Philip Kabel. It is details of the file found in the Randolph County recorder office.

Read page 323 to read the article "White River Township" which is a list of school names and addresses.  Also read the article "Winchester Public Schools" for a list of school names and addresses.

Read page 324-326 to read the article "Winchester Schools" that includes photos of early schools. It is noted the article was originally written by Oscar R. Baker in 1934.

Read page 326 to read the article "Old Settlers Girls Reunion" to learn more about the school located west side of Winchester.

Read page 184 to read the article "Records of Physician's License Law 1897 Randolph Circuit Court." It is noted to list Brenner, Andrew Max. It is noted to list Hiatt, John A.

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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178. From Genealogy Files - BOLT, ADDINGTON, DAY, PFLASTER,MARKER, MOORE, ABERNATHY, McNEES

In Memory of Mother by Joseph T. Day (Part of a long obit. by T. Day)

  Sarah Jane BOLT was born August 22, 1842 and died June 26, 1902, aged fifty-nine years, ten months and four days. She was the daughter of William A. and Catherine Bolt and was born, reared into womanhood and first married in Carrol County, Virginia.
  The subject of this sketch was married to James B. DAY, June 16th, 1860, with whom she lived until death separated them July 5th, 1873. To this union were born six children; five boys and one girl, all of whom are still living to mourn the irreparable loss of the best and dearest of all earthly friends, a kind, loving, indulgent mother.
  In 1870, James B. Day, her first husband moved his family from Virginia to Indiana, locating near Farmland, in Randolph county. Here the family continued to live up to the death of husband and father and for three years thereafter in 1876. These were hard years for the little family, since poverty, sickness and death had laid the hand of affliction heavily upon them.
  When father died in 1873, he left the mother with six small children; Joseph T., Stephen M., William L., John E., Laura J. and James L., to care for and no property of any kind with which to support them. Like the brave, industrious, woman that she was, the bereaved widow applied for and obtained employment with the farms in the locality in which she lived and with meager earnings to keep her little folks above want. She willingly and cheerfully worked at anything her hands could find to do, whether it was at the washtub, in the corn field or any other kind of labor from which she derived a sustenance for her family.
  In 1876 circumstances compelled mother to find a different home for herself and children. Through the kindness of her future husband, she and the children were permitted to occupy a small house on his farm in the locality of Bear Creek, about ten miles northwest of Winchester. Here the family continued to reside until June 16, 1878, when mother became the wife of Benjamin ADDINGTON, and the family a part of his household.
  To this union was born one child, a son. who died in infancy. In the winter of 1871-1872 her first husband became a member of the Methodist Church of Farmland, Indiana. She remained a faithful, active member of this church until after her second marriage, when she charitably transferred her church affiliation to that of the Friends Society in order that she and her husband might worship congenially together at the same alter. Sister Addington was a firm believer in the tenets and doctrines of the Christian religion.
  About six months before her death she became seriously ill and although the best medical aid was invoked, she continued to decline until her death on the evening of June 26th., 1902.
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From another file I found a little information on a few of the children;  An unused statement, JOSEPH T. DAY  Attorney at Law  Collections A Specialty  Ridgeville, Indiana...…...188_.
A letter from U.S. Senator James E. Watson to Mr. Joseph T. Day,  Attorney at Law,  Anderson, Indiana  August 30, 1918.

A letter under the Winchester Democrat Newspaper logo from E.  S. Edger to Hon. Joseph T. Day,  March 15, 1900.

A letter to Brother Joe from Lewis on stationary with the logo, Day Brothers Company, Retailers and Distributors of Merchandise,  Winchester, Ind., Dec. 23, 1907. It tells of money troubles, real estate sales etc. The officers of the company are J. T. Day, Pres., W. L. Day, Sec'y & Treas., J. E. Day, Vice Pres't.

On Day Brothers Co. stationary they tell of their modern country department store named "The Boston Store."

An invoice from the Amusement Supply Co., Luther Day, Manager  Day and PFLASTER (brother-in-law, Henry), Owners  Winchester, Ind., July 29, 1907. Listed as sold; Punching Bag $35.00, Pea Nut Machine $15.00, Postal Card Machine $25.00, 2 Coleoscopes  @ $35.00, $70.00, 5 Mutiscopes @ $32.00, $160.00 and 14 Slot Machines @ $34.28, $480.00.

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Admitted To The James Moorman Orphans Home:

Lillie Mae MARKER  White Female  Brown Hair
Date of Birth    January 5, 1927
Place of Birth   Farmland, Indiana
Date Admitted To Home   July2, 1935
By Whom placed In Home   Mrs. Clyde MOORE, Member B. L. Guardians

Fathers Name   William Otis Marker
If Deceased, Cause Of Death?   Suicide

Mothers Name   Eliza Ellen (ABERNATHY) Marker
Maiden Name   Eliza Ellen McNEES
If Deceased, Cause of Death?   Shot To Death By Husband

Sisters   Ulla Ann Abernathy at Knightstown Orphanage
              Evelyn Mae Abernathy       "                    "
              Doris Ellen Marker
              Laura Pearl & Sylvia Louise With Grandmother McNees
 
Paternal Grandparents   Mr. & Mrs. Marker    Dead
Maternal Grandparents   Mr. & Mrs. Charles McNees, Farmland, Ind.
Placement of Child With Whom?   Maternal Grandparents  8-14-1937

Remarks   Lillie Mae Marker is now at White's Institution, Fort, Wayne, Ind. for misconduct.

  The shooting occurred in Parker on February 12, 1935 shortly after William Marker had come to the home, a two car garage in which the parents and six children had been living since their home was burned in 1932. The six children were the only witnesses to the shotgun slaying of their mother. Their father then ran to a neighbor's orchard and killed himself.  Marker's action is blamed on despondency because of ill health and unemployment. After the loss of the home by fire, the family had been forced to live in the garage. Marker had been unable to secure work for many months.
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177. New Year 1968

                                                             HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

                        Having a Board Meeting at the RCTA clubhouse, New Years Eve @ 1968.

                                                                      Bill Quick

                                                                    Mick Holloway

Jan Smith

Don Hesser

                                                                      Lee Sanzo

                                                                         Larry Horn
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1967.  REED.

 The curtain will be raised Thursday evening on the 16th annual Winchester Sectional Tournament. Of the 16 Randolph County schools that battled for tournament honors in the 1952 sectional, the first held in Winchester's "new" gymnasium, only four remain. County consolidations taking part in the annual spine tingling event are Union City Community, Union Township, Monroe Central and host Winchester Community.
  Back for the fourth and final year will be Center Township of Delaware County and Madison Township of Jay County. Back for the third year will be Redkey of Jay County and making their first (and last) appearance at Winchester will be the high flying Bluebirds of Selma, Delaware County.
  Randolph County basketball fans have seen many fine athletes perform in sectional tournaments of the past. In fact, one such athlete will return to the sectional this year with a team of his own. Neil Reed, a starting guard on Parker's 1955, 56 and 1956-57 teams, is now head basketball coach at Center and will be bringing his Spartans to town for a crack at tournament honors.
  Speaking of Neil Reed, many fans will remember his older brother, Jerry, who was an assistant coach at Lynn a few years back. And fans will certainly remember his younger brother, Steve, who is a starting forward for Monroe Central.
  And then there were seven... Through the past few years, we have watched the original Winchester Sectional Tournament field shrink and all but vanish. In fact, despite similar names adopted in school consolidations, there is not a single original team left. With the consolidation of Ridgeville and Driver last year, the last of the original teams disappeared.
  And this year will be no different than last year or the preceding years. Now that we've finally gotten used to Center and are still trying to remember that Selma is in our Sectional, it's time for both of them to vanish.
  Center and Selma will consolidate next year and become Wapahani high school with a team called the Raiders. So fans can bet that both teams will be fighting to the finish in tournament play - it will be their last chance under their old school names.
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1889.

  A few days ago P.E. GOODRICH. of the Masonic Block Furniture Store in Winchester, manufactured in his ware-rooms and delivered to T.F MOORMAN one of the handsomest parlor suits in Randolph county, consisting of a mammoth Turkish bed lounge, covered in crimson long pyle plush, with seat and back both beautifully tufted. A Divan covered in old gold long pyle plush, walnut frame, square turnings, hand carved: this is also tufted in button piped tufting. Window chair, covered in peacock blue: the arms and overstuff were tufted in brass buttons. Gents arm chair, the most beautiful of the entire set, was covered in olive long pyle plush, the back tufted in diagonal tufts, with the seat plain. Carved back reception chair, upholstered in a new shade called pepper color. The last, another reception chair, covered in plush granite-work plain. This is the set Mr. Goodrich had on exhibition at the fair, which met the admiration of all.
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1967.  CLARK.

  Filbert (Fip) and Lois Clark have said they plan to close their Bloomingsport Store as of Saturday of this week - today. They admit to having reached retirement age, and seem to think they are ready to give disemployment a try.
  A good many county residents will be sorry to see this grocery store with it's old timey flavor, close it's doors, particularly those folks who for years have enjoyed sitting around the stove swapping stories and catching up on the news.
  Although we regret that this business must come to an end, we do wish the Clarks a most pleasant retirement.
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1991.

  The city officially welcomed Wal-Mart when the nation's largest retailing chain held it's grand opening ceremony in Winchester.
  Dignitaries from Winchester and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. were on hand for a spirited celebration of local officials, store managers and more than 100 employees.
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1882.  NICHOLS.

  Will Nichols has commenced his eleventh year with the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad at Lynn. So much for honesty and attention to business.
  He will sell excursion tickets to Michigan, good for the 11:50 train next Tuesday for $5 for the round trip. These tickets are good to return, for seven days on any regular train. He has already sold several tickets but is ready and willing to sell more.
  The I. B. & W. Railroad are now erecting a new passenger depot near the Richmond pike crossing, in the south part of town, a splendid location, and just where it ought to be. This depot is the same size as the ones at Arcanum and New Castle.
  Henry Nichols has rebuilt and fitted his property up for hotel business and is now in good running order. This house will be known as the Nichols House and is first class in every respect. No other hotel proprietor will do more to accommodate his guests than Henry.
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1954.

  GRAND OPENING   ROOT BEER STAND     Buy one and get one FREE!    1/2 Mile North of Winchester on Route 27,  Cross over the bridge - 200 yds. west side    MENU -  Root Beer  5 & 10 cents, Frosted Orange  10 & 20 cents,  Hot Dogs  15 cents,  Barbecues  25 cents,  Black Cows  25 cents.  May 25, 1954.
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1942.

  The Sunnydale Dairy at Union City is "back to the farm" and for the first time in it's 14-year history, the usual truck routes will be supplemented by another means of transportation. You guessed it--the wartime rubber tire shortage is the cause.
  Believing that the recently instituted plan of deliveries only every other day is unsatisfactory, the company has purchased a delivery wagon from Clarence GIMBLE, Union City blacksmith, and plans to make deliveries to retail customers each day. The wagon was constructed by Mr. Gimble after the running gears had been purchased from the ROSENBUSH Coal company. The wagon will be equipped with steel tires, so rubber worries will be non-existent to the company's retail division.
  The horse was purchased at a farm north of Bryant and is a dapple gray Percheron. At night he will be kept by John COTTER. Mr. Cotter also will break the horse in on the new route.
  Formerly the dairy used two trucks, one in retail deliveries and the other for wholesale work. Under the present arrangement the trucks will be used exclusively for wholesale deliveries and the horse and wagon will be used in Union City. The route will start at North Plum street where the dairy has a refrigeration plant.
  Named "Cap" by the new owners, the horse will travel 14 miles each day in his work. John CARTER, will have charge of the route and Raymond BURTON will be the assistant.
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1886.

  Riley HIATT, our genial and fellow-townsman, has a brick, a real, genuine clay brick that dates 'way back."  Jonathan EDWARDS, who is said to have cut the very first tree ever felled by a white man in the present site of Winchester cleared away a little space in the woods just south of the old cemetery in the southwest part of town, and there, in 1825, erected a log cabin. As a part and parcel of this cabin, a brick chimney was also built, and into this were put the first brick ever burnt in Randolph county. In 1884, Jesse HIATT, grandson of Jonathon Edwards, desired to erect a more suitable residence upon this spot, and to this end, tore away the old cabin. The chimney was in as good a condition as it was the day it was finished, every brick being in place and the whole structure being as solid as a "meeting-house." Among other bricks, one was noticed bearing the impression of a large wolf's foot, the track indicating that the wolf was at the time "on the jump," and this is the brick which Mr. Hiatt has in his possession. The brick in this chimney are supposed to have been made and burned by Oliver KELLY's father, he having been the first brick-maker ever in the county. This clay is quite a relic and Mr. Hiatt will no doubt preserve it as a memento of old times.
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1967.

  The Randolph County Horseshoe has been proudly displayed in sectional victory pictures for the last 40 years. This year, as it could have been for the past four years, there is a possibility that the coveted trophy will not go to the winning team.
  The County Horseshoe is for Randolph County sectional winners only and is laid on the line at county games throughout the season. This year the Winchester Golden Falcons will take the "Horseshoe" into the sectional. But should they lose to Madison Twp., the symbol of basketball prowess in the county will remain with the Falcons until next year. The same goes if a county team with the Horseshoe should lose in any tournament game to an out-of-county foe.
  Back in March of 1927, Orville N. Stover Post 158, American Legion, Union City, voted to present a "horseshoe" trophy to be given to each Randolph County sectional winner. The trophy that year went to the Union City Wildcats who won the tournament over Stoney Creek, 29-17.
  The American Legion drew up a set of rules governing the possession of the "horseshoe" which are still in existence today.
  The original "horseshoe" was presented to the Wildcats by Philip E. Twigg, then commander of the Union City Post.
  When the original "horseshoe" became worn out, it was retired and a new one was donated by the Union City Legion. The exact date of the new "horseshoe" is marked on the 'shoe which is still being passed around today.
  In sectional championship play, Parker has had the "horseshoe" the most times - 12 to be exact. Winchester has earned the trophy 11 times, and Union City is third with six sectionals to its credit. Farmland won the horseshoe three times, Spartanburg, Lynn, Ward-Jackson, Union-Wayne, Driver, Monroe Central and Union City Community have had the horseshoe one time each. The record for the most consecutive wins goes to Parker who won the sectional four years in a row, from 1938-1941.
  This year the sectional trophy will again be placed on the line and Randolph County fans can't help but hope that this years winner will be able to take home the traditional "horseshoe for display in the school trophy case until the next year come November.
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176. The Winchester Journal-Herald 1962

July 3, 1962 - Founder's Day for Winchester

Antiques are needed for window displays to be arranged by Winchester merchants beginning July 11 in observation of Founders Day. here Georgianna Overman, chairman of the historical windows committee, wearing authentic period costume, displays selections from her own antique doll collection, including wooden-wheeled doll-cart. Gene Keener, special events committee chairman, is holding a muzzle-loading rifle. At his right are Civil-war-vintage cap-and-ball revolvers, all from the Keeners' gun collection. Anyone having similar items on loan for window displays may check with either chairman. The antique will go directly from owner to merchant with a guarantee of safe handling.

It's Wooden -so it wouldn't work G. J. Conley, Founders Day treasurer, tried out one of the new souvenir wooden nickels on a parking meter while Mrs. Anne Nance looked on. The nickels are as good as gold, however, in trade at Winchester business establishments now and through the July 14-21 celebration.

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'Band-Aid' Bandit Still At Large

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Beck To Be Randolph Central Head: Vote $1 For School Levy

Members of the new Randolph Central school board, from left, are Ronald Chalfant, vice president; Max Helms, treasurer; Ed Welbourn, secretary; Gene Fidler, president, and Lloyd Schafer.

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Mrs. Chester Spitler Honored With Luncheon And Shower Party

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Jeanette Sandy, Robert Jackson Wed in Beautiful June Ceremony

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Winchester And Union City Ladies Attend Delaware Guest Golf Day

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Rev. and Mrs. Harold E. Priddy announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Lou to William D. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Johnson

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175. Randolph County Folks

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.

USAF Project 1794, source: National Archives.

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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