The Independent-News, Volume 94, Number 21, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 17 October 1968 — Page 3

John Glenn To Dedicate High School Named In His Honor t' 4 ■ • ||||||^ ~. if I '• f ' *^9 ~ ■' ’ jllliO j^io ■ |j||||^ : ^K^^ I hhvh i® !,' dSr ' •jj^p ■« jgy ' J sKf I* '''^'^^ *^W\ jiF* J 9 > ‘' ; < EWjfer JOHN H. GLENN, JR.

John H. Gif tin. Jr., a retired Colonel in the U. S. Marine Corps, was born July 18. 1921. in Cambridge, Ohm Am a child, he moved with hiw parents to New Concord, Ohio. Glenn was assigned to the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center in April 1959 after his selection as a Project Mercury Astronaut Glenn is 5 x e et 10 > a inches t"' urr i< I.' n »nn » ।nd h• « green eyes and red hair. His Fife Is the former Anna Mar- > t Ca- -r m hte. of Dr end Mrs. H. W. Castor of New Concord. The Glenns have two children. John David und Carolyn Ann. Glenn's parents are Mis. John H Glenn an I the late Mr John H Glenn, Sr of New Concord. On February 20. 1962 Glenn piloted the Mercury-Atlas 6

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Friendship 7 spacisraft on the first manned orbital mission of the Untied States Launched from Cape Canaveral Hater re named Cape Kennedy), Florida, he completed a successful threeorbit mission arnund the earth, reaching a maximum altitude (apogee) of approximately 162 statute miles and un orbital velocity of approximately 17.500 miles per hour Glenn s "Friend ship 7" Mercury spacwra't landed in an area in the Atlantic approximately 800 miles southeast of Cape Kennedy in the vicinity of G. and Turk Island He lan led 41 miles went and 19 miles north of the planned im pact point. The tune of the flight *rom 1 lunch to impact wax 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds. P lor to his flight, Glenn had served as bar k-

up pilot for Astronauts Shepard and Grissom. Glenn attended primary and secomtary sHvsils m New Concord, where he also graduated from Muskingum College He entered the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in March 1° and whs graduated from this prog-am and commissioned in the Marine Corps in 1943. After advanced training, he joined Marine Fighter Squadron 155 and spent a year flying- F4C fighters in the Marshall Islands. During his World Wur II service, he flew 59 combat missions. After the way he was a member of Fighter Squadron 218 on North China patrol in Peiping, and had duty in Guam. From June 1948 to Dei ember 1950, Glenn was an instructor in advance flight training at Corpus Christi, Tevis. He then attended Amphibious Warfare School at Quantico, Virginia. In Korea, he flew 63 mission^ with Marine Fighter Squad on 311, and 27 while an exchange pilot with the Air Force in FBf Sabrejets. In the last nine dayof fighting in Korea, Glenn downed three MiG's in comb it al ng the Yalu River. After Korea. Ghun athndei Test Pilot School it the Naval Air Test Center. Patuxent River Maryland. Alter graduation, he was project officer on a numlter of ai c. aft. He was assigned t« the Bureau of Naval Weapon* 1 in Washington from November 1956 to April 1959, during which time he also attended the University of Maryland. Glenn has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on six occasions, and holds the Air Medal with 18 Clusters from his service during World War 11 and Korea Glenn also holds the Navy Unit Commendation for service in Korea, the AsiaticPacific Campaign Medal, the American Campaign Medul, the World War 11 Victory Medal, the China Service Medal, the Nathxial Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citutmn. the Navy's Astronaut Wings, the Marine Coips Astronaut Medal, and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. In July 1957. while project officer of the FBU, he set a transcontinental speed record from Los Angeles to New Yolk, spanning the count x in 3 hours and 23 minutes. This was the first transcontinental flight to average supersonic speed Glenn received his B. S. degree in Enginering from Muskingum College. New Concord, Ohio. Muskingum College also awarded Glenn an honorary Doctor of Science degree in Engineering In 1963. he received an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Nih<m University in Tokyo. Japan. Glenn has more than 5 455 hours of flying time, including 1,900 hours in jet aircraft Glenn was elected to the Board of Directors of Rnvnl Crown Colo Company on Oh^ber 19, 1964. He now serves as Vice-President for Corporate Development and is ( hainnan of the Board, Royal Crown Cola International Umi ted Walkerton Town Board News The Board nf Trustee of the Town of Walkerton convened in regular session, Tuesday Evening, October 15th. with full attendance. Discussion was heard in re gard the placement <•! a house trailer on the rear of a residential lot Reportedly the trailer is not to be inhibited but is to be use! as a work shop bv the owner Town Attorney D D Goheen advised that unde the • rendition^ was not u vml 'tu-n of Trailer Ordinance passed earlier this year that prohibits pla< < - ment of mobile trailers in 'he <• iiporations for living P ' 1 !" '’• however, nave opmmn th a w.s .1 violation of a Hu ”1- with in the < apor ttion The wne; nut having compiled with th) . Uon 1' Chief E C. Wit 1 wa ■> instructed ' > 1 r/

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owner and in'omi of violate n and necessity of appßtng for a permit which , then is-subje. t t< ■ 1 *PP« yal by Tr r. Bull 1 m . Commissioner and the Town BGard. Sehool Supt. Robeit Hanni met with the Board and di»us cj means of public ,-a.ety ut tht John Glenn High St hoc], it w is proposed that in the BoTid’s long range planning that sidewalks be constructed to the school. Supt. Hanni advisrl the* students are being u ged to traverse th.xiugh Bierly ana Ckirke Addition rater than on Georgia Street whenever pr k - tical. Reportedly students are walking 3 and I abreast on Georgia Street and thi pra»ti •• also is being attempted aboh.-ilied by sr-hool officials. Di -i usm n wus also h«*ard in .cga; ds to the time issue for the |o< ,| community and Was agreed the town and the school c aporati n shouM be on the same time and avoid the nux-up that was . countered last school year. Tentative agreement w i r <5- that the two board- rm t t '’h- r prim October 27th ml d-tirat. establish simlliar time observance. HlllCP I »fpa)tm.'nt pe; .] C-luci E. C. Ward and Os p ( r , R. H. WHson, J. E. Snvhi O. C. Smith meeting with the Board discussed dt pai tm< ’ 1 activities und mixh s of ope ations. Otiicei.-i were m-tiu to strictly enforce traGic viol i-

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tions ox peeding; milure to stop at postel intersections; illeg ,| parking, etc. Discussion wa'- t ] u heard in regards of handling of traffic expected during dedic a . tion o' the New Joan (Onn High School on Sundiv, O< tor er 2bth When Col. , r , । M| , ( )n Glenn wii! be m the community to paiti« ipate m the , I, ervan e. Assistance i- being requ- ,ted f-om the Indi ma State I g 4< •; St. Jos. County Sheriff ment and local and St. Jos* h County Civil Def. n e Units to aid the local department Following receipt o'" i n.- : hborhood 'ompl.iint. Town At' rney was mstiu<’ed to loninmnirate with a lo< al resrhnt -aj request that junk and litter reported accumulated on the j r. oerty be removed r , < mpA with existing 01 Jmam e m th >egards. 1* ■ pet ty ..wnei - to • aguin r. minded that burrm^ .f leave <n tl ph m.-d ti» .t - )r . fa< es 1 . .tin th prr .mat. 1 >. h pra< ti< e mi 1 u :■. d• m .■ - he life 0! tlie ar. .-t , । |.> rn ts water to pe n . ' • • m i mr9 mhie th.- urt B Mid de -mn ■t. d M r 1 ' .\ >v. Ith t th. 11. <t ’i< ril 1. e. ~0 date, dm- t, B md B.o< m 1 ig u>ed t- 1 p ’Hi-g p! *<r Line.>l n Twp I' • : ! N . 1 ..n (Jene 111 Ei». 11 1 Tj. .j • \ %•. embei .th, wh: 5 f IK on the u-u tl B. trd o• . 'i! .y i’ Our Classified* - Only 7T?.

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