Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: NASA Engineers Receive Guests at History Center; New Sidewalks Being Installed Progress Being Made Toward Parks & Trails
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Who Will Flip the Switch?; Survey Marks Made on Highway; Comet Tales ; School Votes to Request Annexation
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Four Vie for School Board Seat; Swimmer's Hair...Fad or Function?; Have you Heard This Local Legend?
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Candidates for School Board Respond to Questions; Voters to Experience Changes This Year; Ag Day Provided for 5th Graders
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Christmas and Military Mailing Deadlines; Christmas Home Tour; Lady Comets Win Sectional; Eastern's Robotics Team Tops it Off!; Energy Assistance
Youth; Recreation; Music; Juke Box; Junior Women's Club
Members of the Junior Women's Club are shown donating a jukebox to the Youth Center in the Lions Club building in 1957. The Chesterton Women's Club, founded in 1934, and the Junior Women's Club, which had its beginning in 1950, have been active...
A portrait of Larry A. Rush, son of Ray and Elizabeth (Schroering) Rush, born March 11, 1950 and died June 16, 1969 in Vietnam. He is pictured here in his military uniform. Keywords: man, soldier, military, uniform, American flag, globe.
Charlestown (Ind.); Publications; Chalestown Sesquicentennial Program
This is a program from the Charlestown Sesquicentennial celebration held July 8-13, 1958. The program contains a history of Charlestown and many of its influencing factors such as churches, schools, businesses, organizations, and people. There are...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Correspondence; United States. Army--Military life; Fort Knox (Ky.); United States. Army. Officer Candidate School
Arthur is in Fort Knox, Kentucky and writes that he has not heard from his brother since last September. He has been selected to go to Officer Candidate School but he feels bad being state side while other people he knows are overseas fighting. He...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Correspondence; Military training camps--United States; Camp Polk (La.); United States. Army. Medical Battalion, 120th
Carl is at Camp Polk, Louisiana. He has just been home on furlough and saw a few people from the mill but mostly spent time with his family. His basic training is almost over and wonders what the future holds. This letter is part of the Jesse G....
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Correspondence; Camp Polk (La.); United States. Army--dentists; United States. Army. Medical Battalion, 120th
Carl has been receiving letters and the Speed-O-Meter from Jesse. He has heard that the area of Starlight, Indiana has been hard hit by the draft. He learns that his brother may have to enlist soon. Carl is in the dental section doing inspections...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Camp Atterbury (Ind.); United States. Army--Military life;Military education; Correspondence; Indiana University
Delyn is writing from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. The first time he received Jesse’s letters he was in Europe while in combat with an Infantry rifle company. He really appreciates receiving the letters once again from Jesse just...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Correspondence; Camp Drake (Japan)
George talks about the weather. He is stationed at Camp Drake about 17 miles from Tokyo, Japan. He says his barracks were built by the Japanese during the last war and used to be a golf course. He mentions seeing many people from Indiana. He has...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Camp Lejeune (N.C.); United States. Marine Corps--Military life; Correspondence
Max is in the Marines and stationed at Camp Lejeune. He is glad to be receiving letters from Jesse. When Max was younger, he helped Jesse get letters ready to send to soldiers in World War II. He doesn’t know of anyone else who gets letters like...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Correspondence
Mrs. Jones wrote to Jesse on behalf of her husband, Jerry, to thank him for sending letters. This letter is part of the Jesse G. Dorsey Korean War Correspondence collection. Dorsey was the Director of Recreation and Welfare and editor of the...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); United States. Navy--Military life; Correspondence
Ralph sends Jesse a series of postcards of Japan. He talks about riding a bicycle from Yokosuka to Yokohama. He is leaving for Okinawa soon and plans on spending a week in Hong Kong. He says he would stay in the Navy if he was not married, but he...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; United States. Navy--Military life; USS Cavalier; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Correspondence
Bill tells Jesse he is very glad to receive a letter even though he knows it is a lot of work. He is surprised to hear of some of his friends who have enlisted. He thought he was going to get out of the Navy in July but does not believe so anymore....
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.; Sellersburg, Ind.; Employees' magazines, newsletters, etc.
This is the 1958 February, April, May, June, August-September, and November issues of The Speed Way. The Speed Way was a monthly newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. The newsletter was focused on safety issues at the plant...
