Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 101, Number 9, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 4 August 1977 — Page 2

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Nappanee Advance-News Thursday. August 4. 1977

Business

Bauman recognized

A Nappanee man has been recognized for significant achievement for his part in helping to sell 22 million copies of The Living Bible. Donald Bauman, who is the manager at The Christian Light Bookstore 158 East Market Street, Nappanee was presented the award at Kansas City at the National Convention of the Christian Booksellers' Association July 11-15. Giving the recognition was Dr. Kenneth N. Taylor, the man responsible for the best-selling Living Bible, which consistently tops the list of best-selling Bibles and sold more than two million copies last year. The Bauman family spent a week at the national trade show, which is designed to acquaint Christian booksellers with new products and to help them better serve their customers. The convention was attended by 7,000 booksellers and 800 publishers and manufacturers.

Unemployment claims continue to rise

Some 1,777 more unemployment insurance claims were filed in Indiana last week as the total rose to 49,363, according to the Indiana Employment Security Division. John F. Coppes, director of the Division, said the claims number is nearly 32,000 below the year-ago amount. Initial claims dropped 970 from the previous week to

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7,270 as fewer significant new layoffs occurred. However, all types of continued claims increased primarily as the result of various layoffs for vacation, inventory and model change. Coppes said regular claims were up 1.413 to 37.381. Extended benefit claims were 426 more at 7,294 and special unemployment assistance claims were 73 fewer at 4.477.

Supersweet award for injury free man-hours The National Safety Council announced today that the Supersweet Plant of International Multifoods Company, located at 301 S. Jackson Street, has been presented the Council’s Commendation Award for its excellent safety record. The award is presented only where an establishment’s record satisfied rigid requirements laid down in the Council’s Award Plan for Recongnizing Good Industrial Safety Records. Vincent Tofany, President of the National Safety Council, in a letter of congratulations to R.A. RasmussenProduction Manager of the Supersweet Plant qualified for the award because of its injury-free period of 271,050 man-hours from January, 1969 to December, 1976.

UTS names northern division manager James E. Bowers, 809 N. Johnson St., Warsaw, has been named northern division manager for United Telephone. When announcing the promotion, Don A. Hair, vice president-operations, said that after August 15, Bowers will be responsible for United’s Warsaw, LaGrange, and Nappanee districts which comprise 24 exchanges that operate about 58,300 telephones. Bowers joined United's general offices in 1964 and worked in accounting until 1967 when he was appointed staff traffic engineer. He remained in the traffic department for five years through two additional promotions, and became LaGrange district manager in 1972. Last year, he returned to Warsaw as assistant controller for United. Bowers is a member of Warsaw Optimist Club. Greater Warsaw Cooperative Preschool, Inc., Kosko Gun Club, and First United Methodist Church, Warsaw. He is married to the former Jean A Brubaker of South Whitley, and they have three children: Jonathan, 7, Joe, 4‘i, and Jamie, one year.

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After well over 100 years in the grocery business, the receiving room and warehouse on the alley-side of G & N Supermarket was torn down by Beer and Slabaugh. Dean Guard of G & N says that the building was moved from Locke, where it was originally a grocery store. The Hartman brothers moved the structure to the present location to serve as a storage room. Guard is planning to rebuild anew warehouse on the same site for receiving and storage.

Two persons were injured in this accident which occurred last Monday afternoon at the intersection of Guiss St. and US. 6. John A. Kadtke, Bremen, driver of the auto, was making a left turn onto Guiss, and failed to straighten the wheel, crossing the curb, hitting the house belonging to Fred Maust, 956 W. Market St., and then rolling back down into the street. Radtke suffered injuries to his right leg and knee, and a passenger in his car, Minerva A. Barnes, 901 W. Centennial St., Nappanee, suffered head injuries and chest pains. She was taken by Nappanee ambulance for treatment. Damages were estimated at SISOO to the auto, and S7OO to the corner of the house, a tree and a storm window.

of $625. No personal injuries were reported. A crash was avoided in this incident

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which occurred July 27 at 9:52 am., at the intersection of Rosenberger and Market streets. Robert W. Snyder, Nappanee, was south bound on Rosenberger street, stopped at the intersection and then proceded to cross into the intersection, failing to see a motorcycle, driven by Terry L. Andrews, R. 4, Nappanee. Andrews, who was east bound on Rosenberger Market St., applied his brakes and layed his vehicle down, avoiding the crash. Andrews and a passenger on the cycle, Chris Pollnow, Leesburg, weren’t injured. Damages of $l5O were done to the cycle. No damage was done to the auto. Two cars, one of which was parked, were involved in a July 28, 11:38 a.m. accident, which occurred on North Main street. Opal J. Harmon, Milford, was backing her auto into a parking space, turned too short, and struck a parked auto belonging to George Benckentein, 111, Kokomo. Damages were estimated at $75 to the Harmon auto, and none to the parked vehicle. The intersection of South Main and East Lincoln streets was the scene of a mishap which occurred July 29, 12:09 p.m. involving autos driven by Susan J. Snider, R. 1, Nappanee, and Jennie A. Hill, 510 W. Van Burne St., also of Nappanee. Snider had stopped for a stop sign at the intersection, and was preparing to make a left hand turn onto Main. Hill, coming from the south, was completing a left turn onto Lincoln when Snider misjudged the other auto, pulled into the intersection and struck the Hill car in the left rear fender. Damages were estimated at $250 to the front of the Snider vehicle, and $l5O to the rear of the Hill auto.

Saver completes recruit training Navy Seaman Recruit Michael D. Saver, son of Dwain F. Saver and Luella M. Housour of 756 E. Market St., Nappanee, Ind., has completed recruit training at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, 111. During the eight-week training cycle, he studied general military subjects designed to prepare him for further academic and on-the-job training in one of the Navy’s 85 basic occupational fields. Included in his studies were seamanship, close-order drill, Naval history and first aid. He joined the Navy in April 1977.

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