"Howard's Indiana" was a periodic feature series, with short stories and interviews on a variety of topics. Includes Service Club film footage
Title: Howard’s Indiana Service Club
Video: 04:26
(Notes by Lauren Winnefeld, J470 Broadcast Media Analysis, Spring 2022 )
This clip (both audio and video in the first clip, only video in the second clip) talks of the Indiana Service Club. The Club hosts many veterans having fun at a weekly meeting.
0:08: Caldwell speaks of the Indiana (Military) Service Club, all members have served in at least one war. It started in 1920. 61 years later, the club is still working. There are 60 active members with lots of laughter.
0:35: Frank Hoak is introduced. There is an interview and he says that the club is never serious, but instead, fun.
1:03: Perry Lesh is introduced. And there is an old picture of him displayed with Caldwell talking in the background.
1:13: Jay Dwight Peterson is introduced. And there is an old picture of him displayed with Caldwell talking in the background.
1:16: George Shank is introduced. 3 times promoted to corporal. There is an interview with him about how he enjoys the club.
1:53: Emmet Bean is introduced. And there is an old picture of him displayed with Caldwell talking in the background.
2:07: Charles Boswell is introduced. There is a clip of him talking.
2:15: Caldwell talks about what is happening at the meetings with clips in the background. Phil Minton leads a discussion about people who attend the meetings.
2:38: Charles Grinton is introduced. He talks in front of the group, and he talks of Tom Wall.
*2:56: There is a key report of the group.
Incue: 2:56- “One of the key reports”
Outcue: 3:32- “Considered weighting”
Length: 0:36[Text Wrapping Break]Talks about: The results of the college football picking contest. Cecil Weathers reported back on the winner (and there is a graphic of him). He talks about newcomers to the contest, and there is much laughter amongst the group.
3:37: Sam Menicker speaks to the group and he makes the group laugh while talking about his limp. This shows how lighthearted the group is.
4:03: The meeting is over at 1:30 and the weekly 90 minute meeting is over. Some members pause for serious reflection. But it is more humorous. The men make sure the tradition doesn’t become lost.
4:23: There is music in the background and there is a graphic of Caldwell’s show. The screen then goes black.
.0012 Footage
0:00-06:48: There is no audio for the footage, instead, there are multiple clips displaying different people in the service club golfing.