Social round of visits and family news in Indiana towns
Charlo ttesville visitors Hazel and Virginia Buckner of Indianapolis called on Mr. and Mrs. Victor Collins. Numerous Easter day dinners and weekend calls span Greenfield Bran dywine Stringtown New Castle Indianapolis and nearby communities with relatives, weddings, hospital recoveries and a newborn in Indianapolis. The record notes many local households hosting guests and attending events.
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Hazel
Virginia Buckner
Indianapolis
Victor Collins
Maurice Bell
Alan
Dale Bell
Greenfield
James Bell
Allen Garriott
Clara
Lizzie Overman
New Castle
Bent Morris
Ralph Zapf
Elmer Collins
String
Rosita Jackson
Tillie Garland
North Salem
Grant Delinger
Grace Thornburg
Orestes
Clara Delinger
Sue Williams
Bruce Grandison
Phyllis
Earl Addison
Hall of Fashion to spotlight apparel at 1939 World Fair
The New York World's Fair 1939 will dedicate a full building to clothing and accessories. The Hall of Fashion will showcase hats jewels furs and handbags as central exhibits for women's costuming.
Rush County Farm Dollar Split Shows 40 Cents Personal Use
The article explains how the farm dollar is divided with wages taxes and interest taking 18.96 cents and fertilizer 2.14 cents. Gasoline and other costs amount to 5.18 cents while feed and seed total 6.22 cents. Capital items, machinery and repairs take 3.57 to 2.59 and buildings 2.05. The farm uses 15.17 cents for commodities consumed on site, leaving 39.85 cents for nonfarm purchases. The piece argues farmers show more net income than many other trades.
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Rush County
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Ripley Township 4-H Boys See Enrollment Increase
Wayne White reports a notable rise in 4-H enrollment in Ripley Township for 1939. A total of 284 boys joined projects, up from 217 last year, with 380 projects completed versus 299 previously. The corn pig beef and dairy clubs along with tomato colt and lamb clubs are active and local participants earned county awards last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne White
Ripley
Mr and Mrs White Attend Grandmother Funeral
Mr and Mrs John White attend funeral services for Mrs Mary Carrolton at Curry's Chapel on Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John White
Mrs. White
Mary Carrolton
Curry’s Chapel
Mrs Roy Herkless Ill for a Week
Mrs. Roy Herkless has been ill for the past week. The note records a brief health status update without further details.
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Roy Herkless
Indiana Tax Payments Show Steady Comeback in 1938
Clarence A. Jackson reports 1938 gross income tax receipts of 19.88 million dollars, down 3.08 million from 1937 but with quarter by quarter gains from early 1939. He notes a 6.72 percent lag from 1937’s peak, and store licenses rose to 55,852 by March 31 1939 amid outlet reductions by chains and more individual retailers.
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Indiana
Clarence A. Jackson
Jackson
Federal Internal Revenue Service
Redbud and dogwood brighten Indiana spring drives
The article notes redbud and dogwood blooming across Indiana signaling spring with peak color from Evansville to Indianapolis. Parks like Dunes, Clifty Falls, Spring Mill, Brown County and McCormick's Creek host flowering displays drawing weekend motorists and archers in Brown County's Redbud Archery Meet.
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Indiana
Evansville
Indianapolis
Dunes State Park
Lake Michigan
Clifty Falls
Spring Mill
Brown County
McCormick's Creek
Morgan- Monroe State Forest
Whitewater River
Brown County State Park
Chevrolet sales rise sharply in final March period
Chevrolet dealers report 10 day March sales at 88,836 units, the highest for a similar period since the new model. February totals were 50,750 and March last year 62,880, with increases of 41.2 percent over 1938 and 75 over February 1939. Used car sales climb as well, reaching 141,696 for March, pushing total new and used to over 230,000 units.
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Chevrolet
Rush County Conservation Club Supper and Meeting
The Rush County Conservation Club held a supper and meeting last Thursday night at Moscow Christian Church served by the Young Married People class. Judge William F. Marshall led the session and presented Field and Stream nature films. Rupert Cameron read two pieces and Mr Nelson of the State conservation department spoke briefly as about 60 members attended including Carthage visitors.
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Rush County Conservation Club
Moscow Christian Church
William F. Marshall
Mississippi
Montana
Rupert Cameron
Nelson
State Conservation Department
Carthage
Birth of Nancy Willett in Aurora
A baby girl named Nancy was born to Mrs. Wm. Willett Jr. of Aurora. Mrs. Willett is the daughter of Charles Newlin of Batavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Willett, Jr
Aurora
Nancy
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