Two Shrewd Trades for Mules and Cattle in the County
Ike and Johnny strike a barter with Bill Ford for a mule team trading a cow and a bull calf plus cash. Bill values cash talks, while Ike frets over a dress and finds the deal fair after adding a red rooster to seal the trade. The scene moves from a sunlit barn to the gate as the animals change hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Melvin
Johnny
Ike
Bill Ford
Bill
Red Rooster
Worth
Soybean Demonstrations Planned By County Agent
County agent Bob Van Slyke reports two soybean variety demonstration plots recently planted. Cooperating are Dale Sharp of near Flora Gail Crowell Adams township and John Mills Liberty township. Eight field bean varieties and one edible soybean variety per plot. Earlyana and Lincoln new varieties show strong potential for yield and earliness. Crowell farm halves planted June 8 and June 30 to compare planting dates with varietal performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob van Slyke
Dale Sharp
Near Flora
Gail Crowell
Adams Township
John Mills
Liberty Township
Lincoln
Rev Long To Be Installed Sunday
The Presbytery of Crawfordsville will meet at Rockfield church at 3 00 PM to install Campbell G Long as pastor of the Rockfield and Burrows churches after examination and approval by the presbytery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Presbytery
Crawfordsville
Rockfield Church
Campbell G. Long
Rockfield
Burrows
Acute Tire Shortage Warned By OPA Official
William Aitchison of the Indianapolis OPA warned that passenger car tire quotas will not increase through June and that large truck tires remain critically short with no relief expected through the summer months. He stated boards may see some layups of trucks due to tire scarcity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Aitchison
Indianapolis
OPA
Lest We Forget Poem Prayer for the Nation
The excerpt presents a wartime prayer invoking God of our fathers and Lord God of Hosts, urging endurance and humility amid war. It references Nineveh and Tyre, the fear of power, and a plea for mercy, with lines about drifting from reverence and the need for contrite hearts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nineveh
Tyre
Sunday Services at Lutheran Church
Church holds Sunday services at 11:00 with Rev Schuette of Chicago Seminary officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church
Rev Schuette
Chicago Seminary
Postwar Air Travel May Soon Zoom Across Continents
Ralph S. Damon of American Airlines predicts postwar passenger planes could reach 400 mph, with future transports potentially matching combat aircraft speeds. Speaking to Aluminum Company of America engineers, he credits material research for higher performance and foresees 3000 to 4000 horsepower engines on large planes as aluminum and magnesium alloys advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph S. Damon
American Airlines
Aluminum Company of ‘America
People of America
Liberty Township 4 H Club Plans June Picnic
The Liberty township 4 H Club met at the Burrows Wednesday June 14 at eight o'clock with nine of eighteen boys present. Ed Brown presided as Gene Penn checked books and advised on conservation projects. A picnic is planned for June 25 at Burrows park with the next meeting set for noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Township
Burrows
Ed Brown
Gene Penn
Burrows Park
Fifth War Loan Honor Roll Listed by Local Businesses
Local page honors businesses and individuals contributing to the Fifth War Loan effort. Names include Garrison Elevator Co Bright National Bank Charles E Stouse Flora Battery Station Kenworthy Home Store and many others across commerce, services, and industry. Ora F Shirar chairs CCWFC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparks & Jordan Flora Produce Co
Carter Funeral Home
West Side Motor Service
Flora Cigar Store
Earl C. Smith
Cline Oil Co
Edward Helvie Co
Brumfield Market Voorhees Lumber Co
Flora Artificial Stone Co
Budrow Hardware Co
Redmans Main Pharmacy
the Hoosier Democrat
Fred H. Wheeler & Co
Flora Tire Service, Inc
Aschanhart Insurance Agency
Bishop & Lane Northcutt Brothers
Funeral rites for Delphi boy drowned at Lake Freeman
Funeral services were held for Billy Lamb nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Duane Lamb who drowned Sunday at Lake Freeman. The Rev M Merlin Schwein officiated at Grimm and Son funeral home Delphi with arrangements delayed until the father Duane Lamb returned from Norfolk Virginia where he serves in the navy arriving Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Lamb
Duane Lamb
Lake Freeman
Grimm and Son Funeral Home
M. Merlin Schwein
Norfolk
Navy
Delphi
Carroll County Farm Bureau Meeting at Baptist Church
The Carroll County Farm Bureau meets Tuesday night June 27 at 8:00 P.M. at the Baptist Church. State Department speaker Hubert Ellison will talk, with Rev. Miles A. Freeman delivering devotionals. A special song service, group singing led by Rev. Jenkins, and performances by Orville Shock, Howard Smith, the Clawson girls, and Mrs. Gail Crowell are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Farm Bureau
Baptist Church
Hubert Ellison
State Department
Miles A. Freeman
Therr
Jenkins
Orville Shock
Howard Smith
Clawson
Gail Crowell
Adams Township
Men Leaving Tuesday for Navy Marine Corps Induction
Registrants listed left Delphi on Tuesday June 20 for Indianapolis for induction into the Navy and Marine Corps. Names include Benefiel, Calhoun, Ehrman, Kirkpatrick, Cornell, Smith, Sanderson, Landes, Smith, Brady, Kirkpatrick, Berkshire, Clawson, Cripe, and others from Delphi, Frankfort, Flora, Lafayette, Logansport, Monticello, Camden, and Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Indianapolis
Navy
Marine Corps
William Marion Benefiel
David Henry Calhoun
Frankfort
George Parker Ehrman
Joseph Merrill Kirkpatrick
Flora
John Wesley Cornell
Lafayette
Charles Alex Smith
Joseph Eugene Sanderson
Max Jr. Landes
Flora Howard Stephen Smith
Logansport
Alonzo Curtis Brady
Monticello
Robert G. Smith
Orville Berkshire
Wayne Louis Clawson
Wayne Lee Cripe
Camden
Camden Hustlers 4 H Club Meets at Camden School
The Camden Hustlers 4 H Club of Jackson township met at the Camden school building on Thursday June 8 at 1 30. The meeting opened with the 4 H creed followed by songs roll call and business. A demonstration was given by Mary Margaret Quinn. Games and refreshments followed. The next meeting is set for Thursday July 13 at 1 30 at the Camden school building. Gloria Ziemer News Reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden Hustlers
Sunbeams 4-H Club Meeting At Deer Creek High School
Washington Township Sunbeams 4-H Club met at Deer Creek high school in Deer Creek on Tuesday June 13 at two o clock. Twelve members attended and roll call was answered with a favorite recipe. Dorothy McCloskey demonstrated a felled seam. Wilma Jean McCloskey and Mary Louise Yeakley served iced tea and doughnuts. Next meeting set for Tuesday June 27 at two o'clock with Helen Forgey as hostess and Ruth Packard and Betty Lou McGuire in charge of demonstrations. Patty Lou Jones, News Reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbeams
Washington Township
Deer Creek High School
Deer Creek
Dorothy McCloskey
Wilma Jean McCloskey
Mary Louise Yeakley
Helen Forgey
Ruth Packard
Betty Lou McGuire
Patty Lou Jones
Ruth Gardner Hosts Rock Creek Home Economics Club
Mrs Ruth Gardner entertained the Rock Creek Home Economics club assisted by Mrs Dewey Zinn. Mrs Clarence Brigggs taught canning and storing fruits and vegetables. Mrs Lewis Wise read poetry. Music by Mrs Miles Martin with hostesses serving refreshments. Guests included Mrs Miles Martin Mrs Robert Van Slyke and Mrs Campbell Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Gardner
Rock Creek
Band Practice Friday Nite in Camden for Private Lessons
Mr Morocco will give private music lessons at Mrs Edith Patty home in Camden starting Friday morning. Prospective students should notify Mrs Hyman. Band rehearsals begin Friday evening at 7 30 and run to 8 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
Camden
Edith Patty
Hyman
Cheese Ration Ends July 2 for All Except Cheddar
The rationing board announced all cheese is point free until July 2 except cheddar. The holiday status was confirmed by the OPA district office in Indianapolis and became effective the previous Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Indianapolis
Quotes on Friendship and Virtue from Historical Thinkers
A compilation of maxims on friendship stressing truth and rectitude. Channing praises honest friends. Hall links uprightness sincerity and observation to beneficial friendship. Confucius links friendship with generous perception, while Fuller cautions against overextending one’s time and horizons.
Which Savings Bonds To Buy For Any Need
A consumer guide outlines various Series E F and G Savings Bonds and Treasury notes for different goals. It lists safe principal protection and varying yields, with notes on tax deferral, income, short to long term horizons, marketability, and special uses such as education, gifts, estates, and business reserves.
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Treasury
Two Bucks for a Fightin Rooster Deal
A narrator recalls returning to Ike who thanks him for exposing a deal. Ike brags that Billy will end up with a stubborn fightin rooster and notes the plan to profit from the encounter. The tone is brash and period informal.
Mary Baker Eddy on Duty to Friends and Patience
A Feltham quote notes every man has tasks for friends and burdens to bear in others. It stresses that only the sober man can act on the first responsibility and patience is needed for the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feltham
Red Cross Meeting Set for Carroll County Chapter
The executive committee of Carroll County Chapter Red Cross will meet at the courthouse on Monday June 16 at 2 30 P M to discuss ongoing aid efforts and plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Carroll County Chapter
Court House
W. G. Rice Family Visit and Local Notices
Camden visit by Dr and Mrs W G Rice of Indianapolis. County medical society meets to discuss infantile paralysis. Severe electric storm kills two horses in Washington township and damages Lenon home. Carroll county wheat crop touted as the latest ever. Old Settlers Day planned for Aug 11. various local deaths and civic notes including franchise league meeting and state constitutional debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Rice
Indianapolis
Camden
Mary Sieber
Wabash Utilities Co
Public Service Commission
The
County Medical Society
Masonic Hall
Oliver
Shafer
Lafayette
Michael Guckien
William McGlynn
Washington Township
Margaret
Bell Lenon
Henry Wagoner
Carroll County
Flora
Charles Martin
Wiler & Wise
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Frank Bennett
McClure Syndicate
WIN Features
Rudyard Kipling
Club
Bill Farris
Farm Bureau Meeting Baptist Church
Robert Hall
Confucius
Mary Baker Eddy
Rufus Lenon
Harold Wyatt
Murray Tesh
Merle McCloskey
Michigan City
Oregon
Crume
John A. Shanks
Marion Hoag
C. E. Baker
Polly Sherman
Rock Creek Township
Franchise League
S. F. Neher, Jr
First Farm Mortages
Perry Rule
C. C. McFarland
Gordon
Rev.z
Edward Thomas
Zuntur
India
B. F. Snyder
Jesse Thomas
D. P. Crawbaugh
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Thornton
Indiana Supreme Court
Effie Snoeberger
Jackson Township
Carroll County of the Red Cross
Oscar Britton
Kewanna
Virgil
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