Clay Farm Bureau Hosts 1942 Carroll County Meeting
About 400 Carroll County Farm Bureau members gathered at the U B Church in Pyrmont for the annual meeting. Miles Martin led the program with music by the Clay Township Orchestra, Rev. Gerald Geiger offered devotionals, and Lloyd Metzger welcomed guests. Edmond C. Foust urged farm organization to support war production and avoid labor unions, noting farm bureau leadership in Washington. Membership stood 577 to date, up from 476 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Township Farm Bureau
Carroll County Farm Bureau
U. B. Church
Pyrmont
Miles Martin
Clay Township
Gerald Geiger
Lloyd Metzger
S&e
Chas. Tansey
Unty
Ralph Maggart
Austin Cochran
Arthur Arnott
Carroll County Rural Youth Organization
Ben Groninger
Foust
Ndiana
If County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
MiHana
Carrell County
Dealers May Now Sell New Cars
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation authorizes loans to qualified automobile dealers to buy new vehicles. Loans bear 4 percent interest and are secured by the pledged vehicles with dealer liability limited to collateral. Eligible vehicles include 1942 passenger cars, ambulances, trucks, and taxis built after July 4 1941, with conditions in the loan agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automobile Eplers
Ryne
Regonstruction Finance Corporation Arender
Auttomobile
Trailer Vagabond Ad Promoted by Miller Woodworking
A trailer Vagabond feature appears in the paper sponsored by Miller Woodworking and Supply Co. The ad highlights haying supplies including rope pulleys and forks and notes evening openings. It lists upcoming “4-1 Club” activities planned between July 14 and August 11, subject to gasoline rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller Woodworking
The Little Brown Church in the Vale Story Told
A reminiscence traces The Little Brown Church in the Vale in Nashua Iowa. It recounts Francis Scott Key’s Baltimore fort siege muse and the song The Star Spangled Banner, then details the 1864 completion of the church built by Rev J K Watting and locals, the bell donated from far away, and the enduring appeal guiding 50 to 60 thousand visitors annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Scott Key
Baltimore Harbor
Fort McHenry
William Savageitts
Iowa
Little Brown
Vale
Pitts
Dubuque
Wildwood
Roxy presents Design For Scandal and film lineup
The Roxy showcases Design For Scandal with Walter Pidgeon as co star, followed by Family Matinee days for Mr. Bug Goes To Town and Badman from Deadwood. Weeknight and weekend Technicolor features include Bahama Passage with Madeline Carroll, To The Shores Of Tripoli with Payne O Hara Scott, and The Vanishing Virginian next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Pidgeon
Mr. Bug
Badman From
Deadwood
Carroll County
Tripoli
John Payne
Maureen O'Hara
Randolph Scott
Hay Ride Event Invites County Youth to Meet at Groninger Home
Ben Groninger, president of the organization, invites members and county youths to a hay ride at his home two miles northwest of Rockfield on Monday evening June 22 at 8 30 P M A weiner roast follows at French Post Park. attendees bring their own weiners and buns This marks the fourth annual event and invites everyone to bring friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Groninger
Carroll County
Rockfield
French Post Park
Mother Hosts Dinner for Bridal Couple
Mrs. Effie Wyatt entertained in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wyatt Sunday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wyatt, Mrs. Laura Sterling, Miss Mildred Wyatt, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wagoner and son Peter, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wyatt, Mrs. Mae Miller, and Mrs. Effie Wyatt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Wyatt
Floyd Wyatt
Laura Sterling
Mildred Wyatt
Fred Wagoner
Peter
Harold Wyatt
Mae Miller
What's the Best Thing in the World Poem Fragment
A verse asks what is the best thing in the world with answers like June rose May den pearled and sweet south wind. It lists traits such as truth, pleasure, beauty, light memory and love and ends with the notion that the best thing is something derived from it.
Wallace-Young Announcement Marry in Delaware Valley
Marybelle Wallace daughter of Mr and Mrs Quince Wallace of Camden wed Sgt Dale Young son of Mrs Mary Young of Delphi on Monday June 8 at Rev Harry Parker home Delphi Presby terian church Bride a Camden High graduate employed at the Box Factory Sgt Young a Delphi High graduate now stationed at Fort Benning Georgia with Delphi National Guard units
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marybelle Wallace
Quince Wallace
Camden
Dale Young
Mary Young
Delphi
Harry Parker
Delphi Presbyterian Church
Camden High School
Sgt. Young
Delphi High School
Fort Benning
Georgia
Delphi National Guard
Mills Wyatts Tie the Knot in Ferguson Missouri
Miss Dorcas Mills daughter of E S Mills married Lt Floyd L Wyatt son of Mrs QO Wyatt on June 11 at the bridegrooms sister Mrs W H Gardner home in Ferguson Missouri. Rev David McDowell read the single ring ceremony and dinner followed at Pere Marquette Park lodge Illinois with the bridal party including O W Wyatt Jess Mills W E Gardner Howard and David. Mrs Wyatt teaches at Daniel Webster school in Logansie ge Delta Delta Delta sorority member. Wyatt is a soldier and a partner in Camden Auto Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas Mills
E. S. Mills
Floyd L. Wyatt
QO. W. Wyatt
W. H. Gardner
Ferguson
David McDowell
Presbyterian Church
Pere Marquette Park
Illinoise
O. W. Wyatt
Jess Mills
W. E. Gardner
Howard
David
Wyatt
Daniel Webster
Logansiege
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
United States Army
Camden Auto Co
Purdue Annual Field Day Set for June 19 at Soils Farm
Purdue's annual field day at the Soils and Crops farm east of Lafayette is scheduled for Friday June 19. Tours begin at 9:00 A.M. with morning sessions covering new crop varieties including corn wheat oats soybeans and legumes. Results will include rotations and fertilizer tests with clover sown in wheat following soybeans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue
Lafayette
Carroll County
War relief funds to be raised by junk sale results
A report on local junk collection shows iron and rubber brought $13.40 with some unsold. Paper also unsold as the junk yard asked to hold back. The remaining iron rubber and paper will be sold soon and the proceeds sent to USO China relief Army relief and Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junk Yard
War Relief Agencies
USO
China Relief
Army Relief
Red Cross
Death of Mrs Carrie Koontz Plumadore
Mrs Carrie Koontz Plumadore of Tampa Florida died at her daughter’s home in Glencoe Illinois from pneumonia. She was daughter of the late Mr and Mrs John W Koontz of Camden and aunt of Earl Koontz of Camden. Surviving are her husband three daughters and several nieces and nephews. Her body was cremated ashes sent to Baker Funeral Home and burial took place in Camden cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Koontz Plumadore
Tampa
Florida
Glencoe
Illinois
John W. Koontz
Camden
Earl Koontz
Baker Funeral Home
Camden Cemetery
Carroll County Bonds Sell Well in May Defense Bond Drive
Carroll County exceeded its May defense bond quota with total sales of 43 562 00 led by Union Bank and Trust Co 20 412 00 Floral Post Office 6 487 50 Burlington State Bank 5 793 75 and Camden State Bank 4 331 25. The state target for Carroll County was 26 200 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Union Bank and Trust Co
Delphi
Camden State Bank
Camden Post Office
Floral Post Office
Yeoman Bank
Burlington State Bank
Thoughts for Good Thinkers and Moral Aphorisms
A collection of quotes from Alcott Mann Eddy and Alfred on ideals belief and character. The lines argue that ideals precede realization and that true worth comes from personal virtue rather than pedigree.
Dinner club hostess hosts next week event
Mrs. Evelyn Sharp entertained her dinner club recently. Faye Edging and Edith Furni will attend the state Worner Missionary conference at her Baptist church in Franklin Indianapolis next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Sharp
Faye Edging
Edith Furni
Franklin, Indy
Richard Minneman Died Saturday at 64
Richard Minneman 64 died Saturday morning at his Washington township home after nine weeks of illness. A lifelong resident, he served eight years as township assessor. Survived by four children Herman Beatrice Louise Bernard, three grandchildren, siblings Harry Lawrence George Mary and Alice. Burial at Calvary after services at St. Vincent's Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vincent’s
Richard Minneman
Washington Township
Carroll County
Mr. Minneman
Herman Minneman
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Beatrice
Chicago
Louise
Bernard
Harry
Lawrence
George
Kingman
Ind
Mary
Alice
Paul Minneman
Brady Gang
Eliza
John Schall
Calvary Cemetery
Republican Precinct Committeemen Name County Ticket
Republican precinct committeemen met at Delphi headquarters and named candidates for county offices. Dr. Clarence W. Hunter for county coroner. Dr. George Wagoner of Burrows nominated but called to army service. County councilmen: Bert McCain Carrollton, Maurice Cripe Clay, George Anderson Tippecanoe. First district George Groninger Liberty filed before primary. At large: Ross Downham Washington, Harry Weir Monroe. Pettiner Camden presided. Basil Sink ill with pneumonia at Scotts Field Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Clarence W. Hunter
George Wagoner
Burrows
Bert McCain
Carrollton Township
Maurice Cripe
Clay Township
George Anderson
Tippecanoe Township
George Groninger
Liberty Township
117 Barracks
United States Army Air Corps
Secretary Wickard to Broadcast Farm and Home Talks
Secretary of Agriculture Claud R. Wickard will host a wartime farm program series on the Blue Network each Friday at 1 30 p m C W T inviting letters from listeners including Indiana farmers to discuss farm issues and war effects on daily life. He aims to explain the situation from Washington and gather public views to guide future broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Claud R. Wickard
Blue Network
Wickard
Indiana
Washington
Taken From the Files of 1914
Notes report a January to December flow of local events. A boy suffers a severe corn cutting injury near town, a man dies after bowel obstruction, bakery changes hands in Camden, Nora Baldwin marries Jacob Solomon of Detroit, births and birthdays mark families, a 30th wedding anniversary is celebrated, and several obituaries record ages and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Snoeberger
St. Joseph Hospital
Logansport
Galen
D. R. Wolfe
Culver
Camden
Will McMullen
Mr. Wolfe
McMillen
Indianapolis
Nora Baldwin
Jacob M. Solomon
Detroit
Mchigan
Baldwin
Albert Koontz
Solomon
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Clay Farm Bureau
Nashua, Iowa
the Vale
Frank Morgan
Kathryn Grayson
Wallace - Young
Mills
Carrie Koontz
Plumadore
A. Bronson Alcott
Horace Mann
Mary Baker Eddy
Aman
Alfred
Sec
Claud Wickard
Marshall Koontz
al Koontz
A.D. O'bear
Deer Creek Sunday
Sarah Bennett
J. A. Leazenby
Mrs. James Battreal
Mrs. Battreal
Jesse Yeager
James W. Sharp
Samuel H
Elizabeth M. Sharp
Cass County
Cora Doyer
Roswelll O. Sharp
Samuel H. Dillon
Franklin County
Virginia
Alice Ann Poteet
John
William
Lee
Hiram
Lee Purdue
William Martin
Adolph Holub
Clyde Risley
David D. Ulery
Lake Cicott
Samuel
Daniel Eller
Plora
Iva Ayres
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