New Emergency Truck in Crash

Source: Anderson Daily Bulletin, Anderson, Indiana, Friday, December 23, 1955, page 5.

New Emergency Truck in Crash

Alexandria - Alexandria's new emergency truck, belonging to the fire department, was involved in a four-vehicle wreck on its way to answer a resuscitation call at the home of the Rev. Archie Kent, Innisdale, where an electric pump motor had filled the house with smoke. Driving the truck was Fire Chief Mace Hitchens. City police reported that the truck had both the red light and siren operating. The truck crossed Washington and Harrison St. intersection when a car driven by Frank Lambertson Jr., manager of the Town Theater, was in a collision with it.

The truck was going against a red light but had the right of way, police stated. After the collision with the Lambertson car the truck careened into an auto driven by Neal King, 11th Street Rd., which was stopped on the Washington street side of Harrison. After hitting the King car, the truck bounced across the street and hit a car owned by Almeda Clymer, RR 3. There were no injuries but there was an estimated damage to the King car of $450 and the emergency truck damage was estimated at between $750 and $1000. The truck was only recently put into service after being paid for by the donations from Alexandria industries, businesses, organizations and private citizens, and it was on its first run.

25 Year Club of Johns-Manville Company

Source: Anderson Daily Bulletin, Anderson, Indiana, Tuesday, June 7, 1955, page 5.

Join 25-Year Club - The seven men shown above became members of the 25-year Club of the Johns-Manville Company at a luncheon held in their honor today at the White Spot near Alexandria. H.R. Berlin, vice president and general manager of the Building Products Division of Johns-Manville in New York City, was present to welcome the men into the organization, honoring them for completing 25 years of service. Each received a gold watch and pin. In the photo above are: Thomas D. Armstrong, Raymond Berg, Otis Delinger, Edgar E. Gosnell, Emory Graham, Frank R. Lambertson, and Raymond McConnell. The total of the Alexandria members is now 42.

New Entries in Primary Races

Source: Anderson Daily Bulletin, Anderson, Indiana, Friday, March 19, 1954, page 1.

New Entries in Primacy Races

Robert D. Lambertson, Monroe Township, Democrat, precinct committeman.