Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Glass Auction Draws Large Crowd; Could a Greentown Fund Make Dreams Come True?; Ordinance Passed Regulation Bicycles, Skareboards, and More
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Lady Comets Win Second State Championship; "Flipping the Switch" Culmination of Fountain Dedication
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Strains of Mozart, Bach, and Sousa Heard at the Fountain; New School Board Member Chosen; Tornado Warning Sirens Prove Effective; School Board Officers Elected; Pump Festival to...
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Growth On Horizon; Fmaily Dollar Opens in Greentown; Area Churches Plan Special Christmas Programs
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Elden Jarvis Instantly Killed, and Charles Durham Hurt When Ford Turned Over Friday Night; The Funeral of "Billy" Mann; U.B. Dedication Is Next Sunday, Cost of New Church Is...
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: The Conductor Is Being Held; Mark Nesbitt Quits Life; Killed By A Traction Car; Jet Black Storm Clouds
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Meeting Scheduled to Discuss Appearance of Downtown; Greentown Elections to be November 7; The President Makes Stop in Greentown
In September, 1937, the City Council agreed to buy the former Trow's Perfection Flour Mill building which had been damaged by the 1937 flood. The original plan, pushed by local businessmen, was to lease the building to a business concern from...
The caption on the back of the postcard reads: "Jail of Birdseye - known as 'lockups,' the Birdseye jail erected in 1885 still stands today. After being moved a few times, the structure attracts historical observers and has been used for many...
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...
Account books; Monroe Township (Clark County, Ind.)
This ledger is an accounting book from Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana. It starts on 18 April 1884 and ends 21 August 1900. It was used to track money for the township fund, road fund, special school fund, tuition fund, dog fund, and later a...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); United States. Army. Women's Army Corps--Military life; Correspondence
Mabyn has just gotten back after a 3 day pass. She has received Jesse’s letter and Speed-O-Meter. She rested while on leave as it is impossible for her to get rest on the post. She states that the Finance Center in Indianapolis will take two...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); United States. Army. Women's Army Corps--Military life; Correspondence
Mabyn has been transferred to Cadre from Ft. Knox, Kentucky. They visit St Louis as a past time. She says the biggest complaint from the girls is not enough boys around. She was promoted to Private First Class. She gets letters from Jack Beckt from...
Charlestown (Ind.)--history; Police--benefit; Jamboree program
The Charlestown, Indiana police department had a music jamboree to raise money for the police department on March 30, 1942. This is the program booklet for the benefit. It contains a brief history of the city of Charlestown. Most of the pages are...
B&O Railroad; Land acquisition; Indiana Ordnance Works; Charlestown (Ind.)
In 1945, B & O Railroad acquired land through condemnation from Eligah Strong for the construction of a spur track in connection with the construction of the Indiana Ordnance Works (IOW) Plant 2. These documents are photographs of that land...
Land acquisition; Indiana Ordnance Works; Hoosier Ordnance Plant; Indiana Arsenal; Indiana Army Ammunition Plant; Charlestown (Ind.); World War II
The US federal government began acquiring land in Charlestown, Indiana in 1940 to build an ammunition plant to supply the US military during World War II. This book is the record of the land acquisition for Hoosier Ordnance Plant. It contains names...
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...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.; Sellersburg, Ind.; Employees' magazines, newsletters, etc.
This is the 1959 March, July, 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 but also...
