Journal and Courier from Lafayette, Indiana (2024)

June 22, 1978

Publication:

Journal and Courieri

Location:

Lafayette, Indiana

Issue Date:

Thursday, June 22, 1978

Page:

4

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Journal and Courier tafayette Ind Thurs June 22 1978 Deaths in city area the center since Hamilton who Gifford United Chamber wins the victory Bud (Greta) Childs of BURNS LEE BIESECKER HARDWARE STORE IN AYR WAY SHOPPING PLAZA of Safe News of record Vandals break car mirrors only 77 at Police calls Trioorw mo MW II were suspected in the van Trial opens Indiana and 2144 $200 75 Births BURNS TRUE VALUE HARDWARE EVEREADY 4 BAIUN'S vfREAor (VIREAdy (YEREady eveREAd' Stockwell Ind Phone 523 2166 the partici GLMO ac PHONE 743 2102 423 5515 423 5511 OR INORMATION phone 742 7302 MRS AL MORGAN needed the lift this type of drive can I wk $275 BUNDY John riends may call at Whitaker uneral Home Cloverdale from 2 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm today Service at 10 a riday in Whitaker Chapel Interment Cloverdale Cemetery Also surviving are three grand children With Sympathy said simply sincerely beautifully DICKERSON uneral Home JOHN HAYS Lafayette Chapel CLARENCE MILLER or Information Phone 742 1 131 West Chapel Phone 463 21 1 1 ELDKAMP Eilhard riends may call at Stitz uneral Home Remington after 3 pm riday The body will lie in state one hour in aith Lutheran Church Otterbein prior to service there at 10 am Satiirdav the Rev Mount Gilboa Cemetery owler Also surviving are 12 grand children and 11 great grand children He was preceded in death by a great grandchild and two sisters riends desiring may contribute in memoriam to aitn Lutheran Church Otterbein Mrs Cuba Dutton A memorial service will be Saturday at Stidham United Methodist Church for Mrs Cuba Dutton 79 who died March 22 at Seattle Wash Mrs Dutton a teacher in area schools for several years was born at Mellott Her husband Paul A Dutt on farmed in the Shadeland area prior to his death in 1958 She is survived by two sisters Mrs Vera Conrad and Mrs Ruth Buck both of Seattle UNERAL HOME 822 NORTH 9TH STREET West Lafayette Chapel MRS BELLE HAMILTON uneral Arrangements or of the Journal and Cou rier placed second and third The basic chamber membership costs $85 which would amount to 273 new members But tourna ment chairman Jim Risk explained that dues in crease with the size of the company and he esti mated that the actual membership list increased by about 215 Par for the course was 72 and each team started with 90 a bogey on each of 18 holes or every new member it signed the team could deduct a stoke The goal Risk said was for each of the 10 cham ber teams to reach par or score 18 new members for a total of 180 members or $15300 set a really aggressive goal We would have been plaesed if we reached he said membership drives have raised $7000 or so so this was a big success Max Zootman BROOKSTON Max Zootman 58 a former propane bottle gas distributor died at 8:35 pm Wednesday when he was struck by a' van while mowing his lawn at Rt 1 (See story page l) A lifelong resident of White County he lived at Buf falo most of his life moving to Brookston a year ago He was married in 1942 to Della Piatt who survives Mr Zootman was a bottle' gas distributor in White County retiring due to failing health He attended Chalmers Bible Church and was on the board of trustees of Hephzebah House at Winona Lake Surviving with the widow are three daughters Mrs Ruth Bakr Milwaukee Wis Mrs Peggy Lewellen of Brookston and Miss Berma Zootman of Lafayette one son Nord Zootman of Warsaw his mother MrsMar garette Zootman of Monticello and a sister Mrs Ina Marie Bums of Monticello Joseph Kinney Joseph Kinney 43 the husband of a former La fayette resident died at 6:50 am Wednesday in St Jo seph Memorial Hospital Kokomo Mr Kinney a resident of Kokomo graduated from Marmion Military Academy Aurora Ill in 1953 He was former co owner of Kinney Transit Lines Inc and was last employed by Delco Electronics He was an Air orce veteran In 1953 he was married to Barbara A Underhill who survives Also surviving are two sons Joseph and Tony Kinney one daughter Lisa Suzanne Kinney all at home his mother Mary Jo Kinney of Kokomo and one sister Udajeane Grecu also of Kokomo Services will be riday at Kokomo Leonard Johnston LAKE VILLAGE Leonard Eugene Johnston 76 of Rt 1 died at 3 am Wednesday in Munster Medical Inn at Hammond A native of Chicago Heights III he came here sev en years ago In 1941 he was married at Crown Point to lorence David who survives Mr Johnston was a retired service manager of Yan son Chevrolet at Chicago Heights and was a member of Chicago Heights Presbyterian Church Surviving with the widow are a daughter Mrs Phil lip (Sharon) Wietbrock of Salisbury NC one son Leonard Johnston Jr of ort Wayne his mother Mrs Mary Johnston of Oak orest Ill and one sister Mrs Edith Craigmile of Knox uneral Arrangements By Hippensteel or 1:30 pm Wednesday Lafayette ire Department to Sagamore Parkway Gas tank leak on truck 1:34 pm Wednesday LD to AE Staley Co 3300 US 52 Dust bin explosion caused undetermined amount of damage No in juries Plant back in operation today 2:58 pm Wednesday LD to 201 Main St alse alarm 3:56 pm Wednesday Purdue University ire Department to Chem istry Parking Lot Car leaking gas 7:12 pm Wednesday LD to Tippecanoe St Auto smoking at St Elizabeth Hospital parking lot 9 30 pm Wednesday PUD to Married Student Courts Building 203 Overheated exhaust fan fright flowers hearing the case Tippecanoe County Pros ecutor Jack said the story of the in cident has not changed since she first talked to police two days after the alleged assault attorney is Public Defender Stan Brown who said Jhat the stories of various wit i nesses in the case have changed repeatedly Testimony was heard Wednesday from the mother and the child now voarc nki was tn have Mrs Belle Hamilton Mrs Belle Jinkinson Hamilton 94 formerly of 2040 Klondike Rd WL died at 4:15 pm Wednesday in Americana Healthcare Center A native of Gifford Ill she moved to West Lafay ette in 1965 and had been a resident of April In 1904 she was married to Harry died in 1962 Mrs Hamilton was a member of Methodist Church Survivors include two daughters Mrs Millard (Laura) Sinks and Mrs Cleo (Helen) DeCamp both of West Lafayette one sister Mrs Clemance Lokmiller of Rantoul Ill and a brother Benjamin Jinkinson of airfield Calif Services and burial will be Saturday at Rantoul Vandals smashed the outside rear view mirrors of least 19 cars in an early morning spree today police reported Mirrors on 10 cars were reported smashed at the Williamsburg apartments 400 River Rd at about 1:15 am West Lafayette police reported A resident of the apartment complex red Striz said he saw several persons in a car driving through the complex parking lot when the incident occurred Two other West Lafayette residents Jane Eubank 309 Hollowood Dr and Nadine Stirm of 819 Barlow St reported a total of five cars which had their side view mirrors smashed Mirrors on each of their cars and three of their neighbors were broken Thomas Gelhaus 6L2I2 26th St told Lafayette police at about 1:30 am the outside rear view mirror on both his truck and car were broken out Police also found mirrors smashed on cars owned by Dorothy A and Patricia A Baker 620 26th St and Cindy Tay lor 606 26th St Police said juveniles dalism SI13 ni ijja LIU Donald Lowry RANCESVILLE Donald Lowry 77 a retired farmer died unexpectedly at 5:35 pm Tuesday in Pu laski Memorial Hospital A native and life resident erf Pulaski County he was first married in 1934 to Catherine Bayless who died in 1974 His second marriage was in 1975 to Bernice Bur den and she survives Mr Lowry was a member of rancesville Christian Church and was a Navy veteran Surviving with the widow are five sons Kenneth Richard Dean and Paul Lowryall of rancesville and James Lowry of Winamac two daughters Mrs Richard (Donna) Wen of St Paul Minn and Mrs El don (Mary) Everidge of Tipton two stepsons Bill Bur den of Columbus Ohio and Russell Burden of Sunrise la and his stepmother Mrs Amber Lowry of Ang ola John Bundy John Bundy 70 a former area resident died Tuesday evening in his home at Cloverdale apparently of a heart attack Bom at Vincennes Mr Bundy attended Purdue and Indiana universities He was a retired salesman and lived here before moving to Cloverdale In 1949 he was married to Geraldine Vice who sur vives He was a member of the Presbyterian Church Kiwanis Club and Phi Kappa Psi raternity Surviving with the widow are a son John Bundy of Lafayette and one sister Martha Bundy Vincennes HOME HOSPITAL June 21 John and Kathryn Greer 3904 County Road 25 a son Max and Gail Eldridge Brookston a son Ramon and Wetannah Robbins Williamsport a son Clarence Miller COLBURN Clarence Miller 76 a retired me chanic died at 2 pm Wednesday in Brlander Hospital at Chattanooga Tenn He' had been a patient there since June 12 A native of Atlanta Ind he lived most of his life in this area and moved to Chattanooga one and one half years ago Mr Miller was first married in 1928 to Edith Kil lian who died in 1946 His second marriage was at Del phi in 1949 to Ellen Havner and she survives Mr Miller was last employed at the Purdue Golf Course and retired in 1968 Surviving with the widow are five daughters Mrs Lois Meece of Tennessee Mrs Carol Jones of Omaha Neb Miss Betty Miller of Santa Ana Calif Miss Shirley Miller of Jason Beach la and Mrs Robert (Kathy) Meeks of Tracy Ctiy Tenn four sons Charles Miller of Lafayette Clarence and James Miller both of Colburn and Richard Miller of or tville Ind three sisters Mrs May Massey of Calumet City Ill Mrs Elsie Emory of Winamac and Mrs Blance Shifflet of Lafayette and a brother James Mil ler of Indiana Veterans Home Eilhard eldkamp REMINGTON Eilhard eldkamp 85 a retired farmer died unexpectedly at 2 pm Wednesday in Home Hospital Lafayette A native of Leer Germany Mr eldkamp came to this area in 1913 and he farmed in the community until retiring in 1960 In 1918 he was married to Annie Remmers Janssen i lu oaturuay uw nev who survives He was a member Of aith Lutheran Gene Bauer officiating Interment Church at Otterbein Surviving with the widow are four daughters Mrs Edwin (Catherine) Goad of Remington Mrs Paul (Anna Marie) Schurr of owler Mrs Jon (Alberta) Smith of ort Wayne and Mrs Attica 12:03 am Wednesday Lafayette Police Department Personal in jury accident at 12th and Salem streets involving truck driven by Christopher Johnson 28 2709 Kossuth St and motorcycle rid den by Thomas A Pope 21 571 30th St Pope suffered cuts and scrapes and Douglas Baker 15 1006 20th St suffered a bump and scrapes 9:01 a Wednesday LPD Mary Etter 1303 12th St reported theft of 42 inch ceramic top metal frame table with umbrella holder 8 a wrought iron spoon and fork set and a cordless electric hedge trimmer from her patio Total value $16950 10:09 a Wednesday LPD Mike Vogel 1301 23rd St report ed theft of Pioneer tape player and six tapes worth $1 05 from his car while parked at Jefferson High school 11:03 am Wednesday LPD Mrs Eldon Livelsberger 1300 Howell St reported theft of five plants worth $108 from her upstairs bal cony 11:10 am Wednesday LPD Alfred Miller 38 3310 Ind 26 WL arrested on charge of possession of gaming devices 12:35 pm Wednesday LPD Evelyn McClellan 3600 Hampton Dr reported a break in to her home by prying a screen and climbing in window Missing is about $3 in food 1:20 pm Wednesday LPD Jay Jackson 2725 18th St report ed theft of Columbia Sportsman boys 20 inch orange bicycle worth $130 from a storage shed in the backyard sometime since October 1:30 pm Wednesday Tippecanoe County Police Department Ke vin Taylor 18 Dayton suffered cut over eye and shock after mo tnrcvrlfi he was ridino collider! with st van driven hv Insenh Cnn rad 22 910 Eastwich Dr at Dayton Rd and Main St in Dayton OH IHCRSt 2:08 pm Wednesday LPD Sarah Roberts 3535 County 90U reported then ot two wire hubcaps worth her car while parked in city parking lot on 4th St 3:42 pm Wednesday LPD Break in reported Weisenberger 1214 Columbia St by forcing the Missing is a black briefcase worth $10 a Purdue $30 $50 in rolled change a $95 calculator and six pairs of jeans worth $60 Total loss $245 4:20 Wednesday LPD Lloyd Dunbar 124 5th St reported theft of AM blue boys 26 inch bicycle worth $126 from Columbian Park 10:59 pm Wednesday LPD Everett Laving Attica reported theft of 23 channel CB worth $150 from his unlocked car while parked at Bare Ball tavern on 30th St 1128 pm Wednesday LPD Two parking meters taken from city parking lot at 600 block of Columbia street possibly by four men in a 1964 ord ire runs Saturday: 6 8 am 8 ar noon Sunday holidays: 7:30 12 423 5515 SPORTS' NEWS riday Saturday nights: 6 pm 12 423 5518 CLASSIIED Saturday: 8 noon 423 5511 BIESECKER Lee riends may call from 5 9 pm Thursday at Dickerson uneral Home Stock well uneral in Dickerson Chap el at 10 am riday the Rev Jack Williams officiating Inter ment Concord Cemetery Also surviving are 22 grandchildren 1 fttonflranrtdniinhtor 90 firoat grandchildren riends desiring preceded him in death may contnouie in memoriam to the Wabash Center or Tippe canoe County Society A 25 year old former Chicago man is on trial in Tippecanoe Circuit Court here charged with the sex ual assault of his 11 year old stepdaughter Clarence Johnson was indicted by a Tippecanoe County Grand Jury on June 15 1977 charged with rape and incest and route 40c iingie copy aouy sun Mail subscription rates in Iroquois County Illinois Daily and Sunday 1 6 mo 1 3 mo 1 mo $8600 $4675 $2450 $925 (6 Days) Doily Only $6300 $3400 $1800 $700 i tuntaw finlu ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL June 21 James and Brenda Daniel 2550 Yeager Rd WL a son rank and Nyla Jordan Williamsport a son Harold and Jacqueline Gooden Battle Ground a son Marriage licenses Daniel Schenkman 23 5239 Morehouse Rd WL and Katherine Kaplan 22 1014 Sunset Ct WL a 1Q Coaenn Enitr Anartmante IAI and Cunfhln OvVll mvnaiUi ivi wvuww vwi unwuv) vs atiw vjiiiina Leming 18 Klondike Gardens WL testified touay was arrested in Chicago by the BI 12 1977 He is free on $10000 bond The alleged assault took place on March 24 1977 The trial by judge began Wednesday and is ex pected to continue through $2300 $1275 $650 $225 riday JUOge warren Moil subscription poyoble in advance Thompson is the judge merit subscription accepted where car ner delivery is mamramea rcares ay man in all other state available on request Second doss postage paid at Lafayette In diana Journal and Courier The Journal founded in 1829 The Courier founded in 1831 Merged Jan 2 1920 Published daily and Sunday by eder ated Publications Inc a subsidiary of the Gannett Co Inc from the offices of the Journal and Courier 217 6th St Lafayette Indiana 47901 Telephone (31 7) 423 551 1 oil departments Member of the Associated Press member of Audit Bureau of Circulations represented by Gannett Newspaper Advertising Sales Home Delivery: Doily only delivered by carrier $110 Daily only delivered by motor route $120 Sunday delivery by carrier and motor Journal and Courier TELEPHONES ALL DEPARTMENTS: Monday through riday 8 5 pm 423 5511 CIRCULATION: Monday through riday pm 423 5515 photo bv Judy Horok KEEPING SCORE Membership Chairman Jim Risks posts totals UNERAL NOTICES LOWRY bonald riends may call after 3 pm today at Querry UIbncht uneral Home rancesville Services there 2 pm riday the Rev Steve uf ton officiating: Interment Rose land Cemetery Also surviving are 15 grandchildren Three daughters and one grandchild with 'golf' drive Anyway you slice it the Greater Lafayette Mefn bership Open at Riverfront Golf Course was a suc cess The weather was beau tiful the scores were low and the had a good time at celebration But none of pants in the tually took a club out on tne golf course Instead they made dozens of phone calls all this month trying to boost the mem bership of the Greater La fayette Chamber of Com merce The goal was $15300 in membership fees The re sult: $23216 about 215 new members for a total of 650 chamber members The first place team captained by Glenn Safford of Kirby Risk Supply Co turned in a low score of 15 with $7295 in membership fees Teams captained by Bill of De ouw Chevrolet and Mal colm Applegate MILLER Clarence riends may call from 5 8 pm riday at Soller Baker Lafayette uneral Home Services 130 pm Satur day in Soller Baker Lafayette Chapel the Rev Jack Hartman of Kentland officiating Interment Rest Haven Memorial Park Also surviving are 19 grandchildren and two great grandchildren MORGAN Mrs At rienJs may call from 5 9 pm Thursday at Hippensteel uneral Home Wake service there at 7 pm neral mass in St Boniface Cath olic Church at 10 a riday the Rev Benno Heidlage offici ating Interment St Boniface Cemetery Also surviving are several nieces and nephews and one aunt ZOOTMAN Max friends may call from 4 9 pm riday at MIL ler Voorhis uneral Home Monti cello Services there at 1 pm Saturday Interment Brookston IOO Cemetery Those so desir ing may contribute in memoriam to the Hephzebah House Wi nona Lake Ind $67 apiece from rape vuvuiyc at home of Dan back door open duffel bag 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