BOURBON - PFC Russell Scott of the 11th Airborne Division earned three bronze stars, several ribbons and a couple of medals for his participation in World War II.
HANOVER - Jay Steger, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Steger, Rt. 6, has pledged the Hanover chapter of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. A freshman at the college, Steger is a graduate of Warsaw High School, where he was a member of the football team and was active in choir and drama.
NAPPANEE - Henry L. Pletcher will serve next year as president of the Nappanee Farmers' Institute, with Mrs. Roger Hahn as secretary and Amos Reed, treasurer. During the business session Kenneth Smith was elected vice president, Mrs. Stanley Berger, assistant secretary, and Earl Stouder, assistant treasurer.
Warsaw and Pierceton are among six American Legion posts in the state which were recently given distinguished service certificates by the state Legion headquarters for having exceeded their 1927 membership record.