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Kerlin Motor Co. Inc., the county's oldest Ford dealer, was the first-place winner in the commercial float division of the Silver Lake Days parade. The entry included the 65th birthday party float followed by a 1927 Model T driven by Ted Kerlin.
The Optimist Club of Warsaw held a breakfast recently to honor winners of its art contest. Grand Prize winner was Kim Long, who also won third prize, and Jill Frush won second prize. Vondria Andrews was winner in the 7-9 grade class. Becky Coplen was winner in the 10-12 grade class, with Sherry Heirman, second, and Robbie Richardson third.
James Ewert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Ewert, South Lake Street, has completed an instructor's course in radar and radio with the Pacific Fleet Airborne Electronics Training Unit. At present attached to the operations department of the same unit, his job involved repair or radar equipment and flying radar instructional hops.
Charles Kinzie narrowly escaped the loss of his finger or hand. He is employed at the Conrad Garage and was going down in an elevator. A ring on the third finger of his left had caught on a nail in the elevator shaft and lifted him off his feet. He remained hanging by the ring for a few seconds but he had presence of mind to reach up with his other hand and lift the ring quickly off the nail and jump to the floor.
