Journal and Courier from Lafayette, Indiana (2024)

3 July 1981

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Journal and Courieri

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Lafayette, Indiana

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Friday 3 July 1981

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2 Almanac Journal and Courier Lafayette lndriJuly 3 1981 digest Weatherford trial may be delayed I Michael Weatherford remains a fugitive from I justice and he probably be tried in absentia on I a theft charge next week in Tippecanoe Superior I Court 1 I The trial date was set before Weatherford 38 fled I from federal and local police agents attempting to ar I rest him May 6 on a federal indictment accusing him I of drug dealing in late 1980 I A motion to try Weatherford in absentia was filed I earlier this week by John Meyers Tippecanoe Coun ty prosecutor However Meyers said the special judge on the case Thomas Milligan of Montgomery Circuit Court has indicated he will deny the request The juge saicbhe would rule on the request in a Monday afternoon hearing Weatherford when he fled was free on a SlOO bond set on the Superior Court 1 charge and bonds totaling $100000 on an appeal to a 1978 con viction for drug dealing and criminal charges pen ding against hinf in Warren Circuit Court He was to have been tried' on a charge accusing him of having two way radios allegedly stolen from the Worrall Propane Co in June 1980 Local police units carrying out a search warrant discovered the property a month later in home 423 Wabash Ave The delay in the Weatherford case leave I courthouse without any trial action Prospective jurors have been summoned for the Superior Court 1 trial of Jack Vincent Pearcy 606 Jackson St rankfort on a robbery charge on Tuesday Superior Court 1 Judge Raymond Gollmitzer is scheduled to preside over the trial Pearcy is accused in the eb 5 1981 robbery gun point robbery $210 from the Wareco Service Station 3112 erry St Prosecutor takes fireworks case No arrests have been made after Lafayette confiscated about 400 pounds of fireworks from two men Wednesday including illegal Roman candles and firecrackers police say Tippecanoe County office officials said today they are reviewing the case No arrest warrants have been issued Lafayette Police Det Paul White said today that no arrests were made The case was turned over to the prosecutor because Pat Cox the investigating I officer to take that he said White said that seizure of such a large quantity of fireworks is unusual here The addresses of the two men were taken and should charges be filed a warrant would be issued for their arrest he said While on routine patrol at 840 pm Wednesday Cox noticed a green van parked at 319 5th St He said two men nearby were acting suspiciously A search of the van revealed 16 cases of illegal I fireworks The men were not arrested The fireworks I were seized I The Indiana State ire Marshal's office has said I any firework that explodes travels through the air I or across the ground in an uncontrolled manner is I illegal I Possession of illegal fireworks is a Class A misde I meanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a I $5000 fine I Graham to join private firm I Bruce Graham has announced his resignation as I Tippecanoe County public defender effective Aug 1 I He said he will join the general law practice of I Michael Trueblood and Wayne ountain 424 Colum I bia St I As public defender Graham represented defen I dants too poor to hire their own attorney He has I held the $19000 a year post since ebruary 1979 I Graham formerly was a deputy assigned to I federal state litigation and criminal case appeals in I the state attorney office I A naive of LaPorte he graduated from Purdue I University in 1973 with a degree and a I degree in computer science He received his law I degree from the Indiana University School of Law I Indianapolis in 1979 I House gets 2nd dose of fire Lafayette firemen were called a second time Thurs day to a Levering St home destroyed by a blaze that morning The fire department responded to a call at 8:41 pm to 2824 Levering St to a home owned by Thur man Seaman A fire had gutted the one story home and its con tents at approximately 4 am Thursday brother Leonard who lived in the house escaped with minor arm burns Irma Seaman wife said this morning that the remaining structure of the house had been tom down during the day and her husband was burn ing rubble at the site Thursday night The cause of morning blaze still is unknown WL to receive development aid The City of West Lafayette will receive $297000 in community development funds for fiscal year 1981 82 The block grant from HUD is to be used for pro jects including code enforcement housing rehabilita tion public service park and recreation facilities fire protection and water and sewer facilities The entitlement grant determined by formula was originally $288000 for fiscal year 1980 81 but an additional appropriation raised the total last year to $310000 Montessori classes are offered Rising Star Montessori School is offering a com bination of academics and fun during its summer sessions for children aged 3 to 8 or those lads and lasses aged 5 to 8 the session will start Monday and run through July 31 Classes will meet 9 to 11:30 am Monday through Thursday Director of the school Rosemary Pinciotti will be offering the class entitled Sea the Land the or 3 and 4 year olds two two week sessions will be offered both taught by Jean McGroarty The first class which will run Monday to July 17 is entitled from the Seed Students will spend the time exploring a variety of plants The second class is scheduled from July 20 to 31 and is entitled Makes Me Sing and Both classes will run from 9 to 11:30 am Monday through Thursday Any interested parents should call Pinciotti at 423 1331 Registrations will be taken until the first day of class Rising Star Montessori School classes are held in the Unitarian Church at 17 7th St Mrs Bessie Primack I Kenneth Herriman Deaths in city area uneral arrangements listed on Page 3 I William Backoff I owler leader dies owler Grain Dealers President William Backoff 69 was dead on ar rival at St Elizabeth Hospital at 8:24 pm Thurs day He apparently suffered a heart attack in his residence at 1310 Grant St WL Bom at Metropolis Ill he was reared at Elmhurst HL He came to the Lafayette community in 1952 He graduated from University of Illinois in 1934 with a degree in chemical engineering He was an engineer with Pure Oil Co at CrystaL Hl for 18 years Mr Backoff was former vice president and on the board of directors of owler State Bank He was a member of Chicago Board of Trade and Central Presbyterian where he was a former trustee and elder He also was a member of 941 at Elmhurst Scottish Rite Shrine Medinah Temple of Chicago and Elks Lodge 143 In 1934 he was married at Elmhurst to Vivian Pape who survives Also surviving are two sons James Backoff of West Lafayette and Robert Backoff of Colum bus Ohio Roger Hensler REMINGTON Roger Hensler 16 died at 6 pm Thursday in Methodist Hospital Indianapolis from injuries suffered in a motorcycle auto accident Wednesday afternoon Bom at he was a life resident of Rem ington He would have been a senior at Tri County High School and was a member of the National Honor Society A and 4 Club at Tri County He attended the Christian Church of Remington Surviving are his mother Mrs Joyce Hess of Geneva Ill his father Donald Hensler of Rt 2 Remington and four brothers and a sister Jerry Randy Phil Chad and Dana Hesler all at home Mrs Bessie Greenberg Primack 85 of 640 Oregon St died at 6:40 pm Thursday in Americans Healthcare Center where she had been a patient one day She had been in ill health two years Born in Russia she came to Lafayette from Peoria Ill in 1930 In 1925 she was married in Canada to AaronPrimack He was Rabbi at Sons of Abraham Synagogue before his death in 1943 Mrs Primack was employed at Style Shop for 20 years She was a member of Sons of Abraham Synagogue Hadassah and Ladies Aid Society Surviving are two sons Allen Primack at home and Nathan Primack of Waukegan HL Edward Slipher RANKORT Retired farmer Edward Slipher 92 of Rt 1 rankfort died at 10 am Thursday in Milner Community Healthcare Center Rossville He had been ill three weeks He was a native of Mulberry In 1914 he was mar ried to Iona Egan who died in 1932 His second mar riage was in 1942 to Vera Page She died in 1976 Surviving are five sons inton Slipher of Rt 1 rankfort Stanley and Robert Slipher both of rankfort Wilbur Slipher of New Jersey and red Slipher of Plainfield three daughters Sylvia Larimore of Rt 2 rankfort Charlotie Walker of rankfort and Wanda Pasco of Canada and a brother Claude Slipher of rankfort Mrs Vemice Biggs ATTICA i Mrs Vernice I Biggs 70 died at 12:20 pm Thursday in Community Hospital Williamsport She had been in ill health two years Born and educated at Veedersburg she lived there before moving to Attica 25 years ago She was first married to Gilbert Bever who died in 1960 Her se cond marriage was in 1969 at Williamsport to Robert Biggs He died in 1971 Mrs Biggs was a clerk at the former Grab It Here store here for 28 years She was a charter member of Eagles Ladies Aux iliary and also was a member of the Union of Retail Clerks Association Surviving are a daughter Mrs Richard (Deloris) Moore of Crawfordsville two sons Milo Bever of Covington and Lewis Bever of West Point his mother Mrs Roy (Carrie) Haas of Veedersburg three sisters Mrs Marie Rennick and Mrs red (Laura) Dodrill both of Attica and Mrs Maxine ix of Veedersburg and a brother Benny Haas of Hillsboro BROOK Kenneth Herriman 68 a former Brook resident died unexpectedly Wednesday even ing in his rural Plainfield home apparently of a heart attack Born in Newton County he was a graduate of Brook High SchooL He moved to Indianapolis in 1939 and was employed by Standard Materials Divi sion of Martin Marietta Co retiring in 1970 as superintendent He moved to the Plainfield area 25 years ago Surviving are the widow the former Catherine Schulter one son Kenneth Herriman Jr a daughter Martha Allen both of Cincinnati Ohio and two brothers George Herriman of Pharr Texas and Bernard Herriman of Peoria Ill April Wendling April Wendling 23 month old daughter of William and Brenda Seyfried Wendling of 1108 Potomac Ave died at 2 pm Thursday in Riley Hospital Indianapolis She had been in ill health the past two weeks and hospitalized since June 29 She was born at Lafayette Surviving with the parents are two sisters Belin da and Shelly Wendling and a brother William Wendling Jr all at home Mrs Minnie A Overman BURNETTSVILLE Mrs Minnie A Overman 96 of Burnettsville died at 5 pm Thursday in Mon ticello Healthcare Center where she had been a residnet since ebruary Born at orest in Clinton County she resided in that area most of her life and was a practical nurse there for several years She came to Burnettsville 30 years ago and resided with her daughter Mrs Orpha Tam In 1903 she was married to Vernon Overman He preceded her in death in 1937 Mrs Overman was a member of orest United Methodist Church and Order of Eastern Star of Burnettsville The daughter is the only immediate survivor Kenneth Virtue RANKORT Retired armers Bank Vice President Kenneth Virtue 73 died unexpectedly early today in his home at Rt 4 Backoff 5 Weather Cloudy warm humid LAAYETTE and vicinity Part ly cloudy and warm tonight with a chance of widely scattered thunder showers lows 64 66 Considerable cloudiness warm and more humid Saturday with scattered thunder showers likely Highs 79 81 day) Higji 82 low 63 trace of precipitation Purdue Agronomy arm temperatures for same period High 79 low 61 02 inch of precipita tion Record temperatures for same period High 103 in 1931 low 46 in 1904 INDIANA Partly cloudy and warm tonight with a slight chance for thundershowers statewide Lows from the low to mid 60s north and central mid 60s south Mostly cloudy and con tinued warm Saturday with thunder showers likely Highs from the upper 70s to low 80s north and central low to mid 80s south Rain chances Slight chance tonight showers like ly Saturday Outlook Sunday through Tuesday calls for a chance of daily thundershowers with lows mainly in the 60s highs in the 80s Temperature ranges Temperatures at the Purdue Air port (7 am Thursday to 7 am ri Advisory Winds: South less than 5 mph tonight southeast 8 12 mph riday Sunshine: 20 30 percent riday Precipitation amounts: less than 25 inch tonight 50 to 75 inch possible Saturday Humidity: 95 100 percent tonight with moderate dew 65 70 Saturday Sun sets today at 8:21 rises Saturday at 5:22 ield conditions A slow drying period with almost daily shower risk will be developing for Saturday through Tuesday Shower occurrence will be quite scat tered but numerous enough to affect haying operations and keep wheat grain dry down slow The moisture use will be moderate in afternoons but daily totals will be around 15 to20 of an inch Cooling degree days past 24 hours 7 cooling degree days month to date 29 total cooling degree days since March 1 317 Midwest skies may rumble Showers and thunderstorms rumbl ed over central Nebraska and Kansas and stretched across the upper Mississippi River valley early today while scattered Showers dampened the Southeast from the Mississppi to the middle and southern Atlantic coast The storms produced several tor nadoes in central Kansas Scattered showers and thunderstorms were forecast from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi valley and much of the' southern and central plains later today Showers and thundershowers were expected over the southern Rocky Mountains Temperatures early today ranged from 50 degrees in Kalispell Mont to 94 in Blythe Calif Until Saturday l5O 60 A SO 1K1V I 1 igure how Shower Stationary Occluded NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NOAA US Dept of Commercej Rain to continue Saturday Scattered thundershowers that Southern and east central Indiana pummeled Indiana overnight will con were hit with scattered thunder tinue through Saturday with the showers overnight which were accom chance for sunshine dropping to 20 to panied by small hail and high winds in 30 percent the National Weather Ser southwest Indiana About two inches vice reoorts of rain fell at Evansville Temperatures elsewhere I Hi LoOtlk Des Moines 84 70 Okla City 91 74 rn Albany 83 59 rn Detroit 81 63 cdy Omaha 86 73 rn Albuque 92 66 dr Duluth 72 56 cdy Orlando 90 74 rn Amarillo 96 69 cdy airbanks 60 42 clr Philadphia 80 66 cdy Anchorage 62 51 cdy Hartford 85 69 rn Phoenix 107 87 clr Asheville 69 63 rn Helena 84 50 clr Pittsburgh 75 62 cdy Atlanta 77 68 cdy Honolulu 88 75 clr Ptland Me 71 61 cdy Atlantc Cty 75 70 cdy Houston 92 77 cdy Ptland Ore 90 59 clr Baltimore 82 70 Indnaplis 78 64 cdy Rapid City 79 54 cdy Birminghm 70 cdy Jacksnvlle 90 70 Reno 94 57 cdy Bismarck 82 47 clr Juneau 53 49 rn Richmond 84 70 rn Boise 87 57 cdy Kans City 85 73 rn Salt Lake 84 59 cdy I Boston 69 61 cdy Las Vegas 102 75 clr San Diego 79 69 cdy 4 Brownsvlle 94 76 cdy Little Rock 86 72 cdy San ran 65 53 clr Buffalo 82 66 cdy Loe Angeles 88 69 cdy Seattle 78 58 clr Charlstn SC 77 72 rn Louisville 82 68 cdy St Louis 85 71 cdy Charlstn WV 79 69 rn Memphis 88 74 cdy St Tampa 88 70' cdy Cheyenne 67 56 cdy Miami 82 78 rn St Ste Marie 76 59 clr Chicago 81 62 cdy Milwaukee 71 56 cdy Spokane 80 49 clr Cincinnati 79 66 rn Mpls StP 81 65 cdy Tulsa 93 75 Cleveland 81 65 rn Nashville 84 68 cdy Washingtn 85 73 Columbus 80 65 rn New Orleans 80 71 rn Dal Wth 99 73 cdy New York 86 70 rn Denver 78 58 cdy Norfolk 83 72 rn Hi High temperature recorded Thursday Lo Low temperature recorded to 7 am EST riday Otlk Sky conditions outlook for Saturday Police calls TIPPECANOE COUNTY 8:48 am Thursday Lafayette Police Department to Parkside Phar macy 2400 erry St Arrested Robert Dee Hollingsworth 25 1106 1 7th St on suspicion of armed robbery and possession of a controlled substance after two masked gunmen held up the pharmacy PoKoe said they are still looking for a second man in connection with the robbery Hollingsworth being held in Tippecanoe County jail in Beu of $25000 bond 2:02 pm Thursday LPD to Market Square Ma Personal injury traffic accident Rose Hallam 80 of 131 1 Columbia St was treated and released from St Elizabeth Hospital after the car she was driving struck a guardrail in the west end of the mail parking lot 4:38 pm Thursday LPD to 2106 7th St Breaking and entering Entry gained through an open garage door Missing Is a green Lawnboy power mower 10:50 pm Wednesday TCPD to the' Kathy Dale residence at 3206 US 52 Breaking and entering Ai undetermined amount of money was taken Under Investigation CARROLL COUNTY 10:55 pm Thursday Indiana State PoBce Request for assistance In serving an arrest warrant on Michael Durham 23 of 1 031 Hartford St Lafayette while the subject waa at the St Elzabeth Hospital emergency room Durham Is being held In the Carrol County Ja without bond on two counts of driving while intoxicated and one count of possession of a con trolled substance JASPER COUNTY Wednesday Jasper County Pofice atal motorcycle car accident Ann Taylor 74 Box 1 36 Remington southbound on County Road 28OW stop ped at a sign police said She apparently see the westbound motorcy cle on County Rood 1600 driven by Roger Hensler 1 7 Rt 2 Rem Ington and pulled Into the intersection poBce said Hensler hit the Taylor vehlcte Hensler was Ufcen to St Elzabeth Hospital and transferred to Methodist Hospital IndianapoBa where he dfed Thursday Taylor was taken to Jasper County Hospital where she apparently was treated and released An inestigation is pending ire runs TIPPECANOE COUNTY 1 :46 pm Thursday Lafayette ire Department to 2200 Greenbush' St Street department dump truck wiring shorted out 2 pm Thursday Sheffield Township Volunteer ire Department to 274 Dayton Rd use box sparking No damage 8 41 pm Thursday LD to 2824 Levering St Investigate set fire 9:09 pm Thursday Wea Township Volunteer ire Department to reported car fire at 3709 County Road 250 Car owned by Rita Taylor of Dayton damaged Births HOME HOSPITAL July 2 Louis and Meiodie Borst Attica a daughter George and Debra Heathcote 2640 County Road 100 a daughter ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL July 2 Michael and Penny Anderson Ambia a daughter Gary and Barbara Jane MRer 4931 County Road 300 a daughter Gerald and Crystal Murray 481 0 Pleasant Valley Dr WL a daughter Edwin and Marsha Oilar Delphi a son Timothy and Belinda Riddle MonflceMo a daughter Jeffrey and Cheryl Miller of Mishawaka are the parents of a son Mat thew Charles bom July 2 Paternal grandparents are Mr Mrs Rusae Miller of Lafayette Dr Thomas and Jennifer Eberts of South Bend are the parents a son bom July 2 Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Donald Leuck and Mr and Mrs Joseph Eberts a of Lafayette Road condition report or north central: 1 3 1 7 232 8300 orsouth central 1 31 7 232 8298 Marriage licenses Joseph Semon Jr 34 38 Shadeland Mobile Home Park and Charlene Seaton 25 4345 River Rd? WL Darryl ormica 35 3631 Chauncey Dr and Sandra Jarrett 26 3631 Chauncey Dr BiHy Bowsher 211 302 Columbia St and Kimberly Schultz 1 9 1 302 Columbia St Steven Martin 28 23 8th St and Gina Gift 22 4262 Sun burst Trail James Bradley 23 508 Westchester Ln and Debra Gastineau 23 402 9th St Marriage dissolutions Sherriel Goldsmith and Steven Goldsmith Beverly Nydegger and Richard Wayne Nydegger II Wife granted custody of two children Husband to pay $60 per week support Deborah Lewis and James Lewis former name Northcutt restored Paula Svoboda and Wayne A Svoboda maiden name Ravnikar restored Leslie A Powel and Robert Powe Wife granted custody of three chNdren Husband to pay $90 per week support Mary Elzabeth Shumate and Claude WNRam Shumate Wife granted custody of one child Betty Harriott and Thomas Herribtt Jr Martha Curry and Jerry A Curry Elvers I Mathew and Edward Mathew Janet Seaman and Donald Seaman Couple granted joint custody of one chOd Beg your pardon If yousee a mistake in the Journal and Courier please let us know and we will correct it Call 423 5511 extension 243 xww.

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