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Karissa, 4, Dustin, 3 months, and Brandon Boyer, 1-1/2, were winners in the state America's Sweetheart Baby Pageant staged recently in South Bend. The children of Marshall and Jeanenne Boyer Jr., Syracuse, will now proceed to the national competition in Indianapolis. Winners in the nationals receive a $5,000 savings bond good toward their future education.
Fifty-Five Cub Scouts entered cars in the annual Pinewood Derby held at Leesburg Elementary School Sunday. The pinewood cars are a father-son project in the Cub Scout program. First place winners are Ralph Welling and his son, Duane.
Chester Township, of near North Manchester, lost its opening track meet to Wabash, 67 to 42, last week-end but Chester's veteran shot-putter, Charles Swihart, came through with a tremendous opening meet heave of 51 feet, 3-1/2 inches to cop that event. It was a new Wabash county record.
Two fine shade trees in the court yard are dead and others there are dying from a variety of an ailment for which the U.S. Department of Agriculture says there is no cure except the axe, to prevent spread to other trees. It is called Elm bore. Tree surgeon Walter Paper says it has destroyed a number of fine trees in the vicinity of the Perry Easterday home here on North Tamarack Street.
