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John F. Dille Jr., Hillard Gates, John A. Scott; Bettie East, John J. Powers; Stewart Benson, Richard Cardwell, Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Williams, David Cardwell, Ed Eybers
7/16/1965 Open House Edition pg. 1. An introduction to the Communicana Bldg. published by the staff of The Elkhart Truth, a member of the Communicana Group along with the Mishawaka Times, WSJV-TV, WTRC, WKJG-TV and WKJG Radio. Front doors of the Communicana / Elkhart Truth Building on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN. Photo taken during the Elkhart Truth Open House on Sunday 7/11/1965.
7/16/1965 Open House Edition pg. 11 FINAL COAT GOES ON -- V. L. Miller, of Becker Painting and Decorating Company, applies a final coat of varnish to the unusual wall found on the second floor of the Communicana Building. The wall is
7/12/1965 pg. 4 Two former veteran staffers from The Truth, Abe Martin (third from left), former news editor, and E. Perrin Schwartz, former wire editor, along with their wives, (from left) Mrs. Schwartz and Mrs. Martin, looked over the modern facilities of the Communicana Group during the open house. Both worked for The Truth when its facilities were located across the street from the present site. Photo taken during the Elkhart Truth Open House on Sunday 7/11/1965. Elkhart Truth Building on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN.
7/12/1965 pg. 4 During Sunday's open house, former and present employes of the Communicana Group were on hand to help celebrate the completion of its newly refurbished Communicana Building, formerly the Equit Building. In this picture, Mrs. Mary Lou Bowman (right) of the Business Department, greets Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Brines at the rear entrance of the building. Brines, executive vice president of the Communicana Group, acted as a host during the event. Photo taken during the Elkhart Truth Open House on Sunday 7/11/1965. Elkhart Truth Building on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN.
7/12/1965 pg. 4 From 12:30 to 2 p.m., contractors involved in the remodeling of the Communicana Building were guests at the open house. The architect, Keene-MacRae Associates, was present in the persons of (from left) Thomas R. Keene and Donald MacRae, who guided their wives, Mrs. Keene (third from left) and Mrs. MacRae through the building. Photo taken during the Elkhart Truth Open House on Sunday 7/11/1965. Elkhart Truth Building on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN.
7/16/1965 Open House Edition pg. 22 COMMUNICANA GROUP advertisers and Truth staff members have refreshments after visiting the Communicana Building. Advertisers got a guided tour Monday, while families and guests of Truth employes got the first peek at the building Sunday. Open houses for representatives of other news media and area dignitaries also were held during the past week. Climax for the week-long reception will be Saturday with an open house for the public. In this picture, (from left) are Carol Hutson and Ann Shidler of the Promotion Department; Ben Sive, president of Berman's; Earl Mann, advertising manager of Ziesel's, Jack Wright, head of the Truth and Times classified advertising department; D. D. Williams, chairman of the board of Ziesel's; and Howard Trautman, head of the Truth's Display Advertising Department. Celebration behind the Elkhart Truth on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN. Photo taken during the Elkhart Truth Open House on Sunday 7/11/1965. Elkhart Truth Building on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN.
7/16/1965 Open House Edition pg. 9 DAVID DRULEY (right), head of the Promotions Department, conducts a group of high school students through the newsroom. The department is always happy to arrange tours for such groups. Photo taken during the Elkhart Truth Open House on Sunday 7/11/1965. Elkhart Truth Building on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN.
7/12/1965 pg. 4 The refreshment tent in the service area gave employes and their families a chance to sit, talk and rest after the tours. Richard W. Scholtes (left standing) of the Sollitt Construction Co. and his wife, Janet (seated), and their children, Anne, 7, David, 9 months, and John, 5, visit with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard (Joe) Clemens. Clemens is pressroom foreman. Photo taken during the Elkhart Truth Open House on Sunday 7/11/1965. Elkhart Truth Building on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN.
7/16/1965 Open House Edition pg. 12 AUTOMATIC PERFORATOR- Bill Lankford is copy boy for The Truth and is responsible for attending the ten machines in the wire room. Here he is removing punched tape from an automatic perforator to be sent with wire copy to the composing room, where the tape will be fed into an automatic type setting machine. Wire Room of The Elkhart Truth. Photo taken during the Elkhart Truth Open House on Sunday 7/11/1965. Elkhart Truth Building on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN.
7/16/1965 Open House Edition pg. 15 IN THE DARKROOM -- Ralph Miner looks at a photo negative against a darkroom light. To this room photographers bring their pictures for processing. Miner processes the negatives, making prints for the pictures the News Department will want to use in the paper that day. Darkroom of the Elkhart Truth. Photo taken during the Elkhart Truth Open House on Sunday 7/11/1965. Elkhart Truth Building on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN.
7/16/1965 Open House Edition pg. 14 QUALITY THEIR JOB -- Ralph (Bud) Miner (right), head of the Truth darkroom, examines a finished print to see if it meets the exacting standards of the newspaper. First he must have a sharp negative and then he must be sure that he brings out the best in it through a balancing of light and dark tone values. Looking on is Paul Huffman, head photographer, for the Truth. His counterpart on the Mishawaka Times is Larry Tebo. Photo taken during the Elkhart Truth Open House on Sunday 7/11/1965. Elkhart Truth Building on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN.
7/16/1965 Open House Edition pg. 1. Newspaper printing machine. Photo taken during the Elkhart Truth Open House on Sunday 7/11/1965. Inside Elkhart Truth Building on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN.
7/16/1965 Open House Edition pg. 18 ARMAND BLENNER, composing room veteran has a commanding sweep of the new composing room facility. Photo taken during the Elkhart Truth Open House on Sunday 7/11/1965. Inside Elkhart Truth Building on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN.
7/16/1965 Open House Edition pg. 17 PUTTING ADS TOGETHER -- Ad compositors in the composing room work in what is called the Ad Alley. At far left, is Bill Abel, an apprentice, and behind him, Jack Warlick. In the middle are Glenn Yoder (front) and Ray Miller. At far right is Louis Shirley, John Hutchinson, who works in the ad alley, was absent when this picture was taken. Photo taken during the Elkhart Truth Open House on Sunday 7/11/1965. Inside Elkhart Truth Building on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN.
7/16/1965 Open House Edition pg. 7 Another Edition Rolls Off Presses. Photo taken during the Elkhart Truth Open House on Sunday 7/11/1965. Inside Elkhart Truth Building on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN.
7/16/1965 Open House Edition pg. 19 PRESS SETUP -- Ed Eybers looks on as Bob Gardner places one of the curved printing plates in the press. Each curved plate prints a single page, making 40 of these necessary for a 40-page daily newspaper. After the press run is completed, the plates are melted down for re-use another day. Eybers is the production co-ordinator and works with all the mechanical department foreman. Photo taken during the Elkhart Truth Open House on Sunday 7/11/1965. Inside Elkhart Truth Building on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN.
7/16/1965 Open House Edition pg. 19 NEWSPRINT ROLLS -- Joe Jackson (left) and another pressroom worker hoist one of the 17 rolls of newsprint paper used in an average 40-page paper run into place at one end of the Goss rotary press. A similar rack is located at the opposite end of the press. Photo taken during the Elkhart Truth Open House on Sunday 7/11/1965. Inside Elkhart Truth Building on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN.
7/16/1965 Open House Edition pg. 15 ENGRAVING -- Photographer Paul Huffman makes adjustments on a full-page camera in the engraving room. The camera along with other new facilities, allows The Truth photographers to handle larger engraving jobs than ever before. Photo taken during the Elkhart Truth Open House on Sunday 7/11/1965. Inside Elkhart Truth Building on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN.
7/16/1965 Open House Edition pg. 19 POURING LEAD -- Harry Peffley pours molden lead into the flatcast box. A supply of hot metal is kept constantly ready for use in the crucible. Castings made here are used mainly in advertising makeup. Photo taken during the Elkhart Truth Open House on Sunday 7/11/1965. Inside Elkhart Truth Building on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN.
7/16/1965 Open House Edition pg. 17 CASTING MATERIAL -- Dennis Gardner, material maker, is operating a monotype machine to cast slugs and spacers. These materials are not seen in the finished newspaper, but are needed in its composition to separate headlines from stories and to space the lines in headlines. Photo taken during the Elkhart Truth Open House on Sunday 7/11/1965. Inside Elkhart Truth Building on 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN.
