New Albany High School - Vista Senior Blotter Yearbook (New Albany, IN)

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A smoke stack and a factory whistle symbols of an industrial town. 6 . . . a town of many factories, railroads, churches, and schools . . . city buses, parking meters, and dial telephones . . . a town conven- iently located near a metropolitan area. Our town is a town surrounded by natural beau- ty . . . the Ohio on one side and the hills above on another. It is a friendly town . . . inhabited by approximately 30,000 people . . . the se'on:l largest city in southern lndiana. New Albany is an industrial town . . . with a high standard of living. lt houses 43 major indus- tries. . . manufacturing plywood, veneer, furniture, clothing, stoves, leather, machinery, prefabricated houses, wrought metals, and many other products. Our town is a civic-minded town . . . with many organizations and activities . . . our people wor- ship in 26 churches of various denominations. Our town guards the health of its people . . . a well-equipped tuberculosis sanitorium proviies modern treatment. . .a l00 bed hospital maintains up-to-date facilities. Our citizens are vitally interested in educational advancement. We have l4 schools . . . elemen- tary, parochial, junior high, and high schools. Our town has a public library . . . a business col- lege . . . the high school offers adult education.

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-4lie 'f . 3? ','4Sik Z7'3 1- :D-,H : 'iff Ja Ttkmiiil uf. -' ' f 4u-, w.:f'fEf:l ! Albany was not only the largest town in the state during this period but also one of the most active. Our town was brought to a standstill following this era of prosperity . . . steamboating declined rapidly . . . the Civil War depleted the wealth of the town, New Albany met this decline by turning to the manufacturing of glass . . . and then to the iron rolling mills. When both of these eventually failed. our town saw the possibilities of a new industry -- plyv-.ond manufacturing. The river and railroads would ig fl! r 1 b 4.3.5 F' 1 Q x ,fr This pictures New Albany as it was seen from the hills above in the days of steamboats and stage- coaches. furnish transportation , , . near-by forests would provide hardwoods . . . there was an abundant supply of labor. Thus it was that New Albany gave rise to the first plywood factory, and today is one of the largest producers of plywood in this country, Our town has come a long way from paddle wheel boats and veneer mills . . . always growing . . . a'ways welcoming new industries . , . always building our transportation facilities to a maxi- mum, 5 V. ' -. -T uf . - V . ,.,,,',:'.aJ-Ls-fffes 352- .,. , ' ' . ' ' SL 9 ' i

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522 C '4 'Q 1 Vi . ff at Rv , , 5 'K' ' ff' .ff f-ff 1 A gr ' K W iw? s 2 .X 5 Our town provides many types of recreation . . . golf, swimming, tennis, and baseball. The Soap Box Derby is an annual summer attraction . . . our theatres supply entertainment. Our well-kept homes . , . good city streets . . . A well-staffed Sanitorium, a new school, a mod- ern factory - all part of a progressive New Al- bany. recreational facilities . . . city government with a mayor and city council . . . the floodwall , . . radio station WLRP . . . high ranking schools are all indications of a modern and progressive New Albany. 7