On the Beat highlights and community notes
Rain cheers farmers and townsfolk as wind damages sheds and limbs. Cincinnati Reds game results, a $100 loss, a dance April 24 with Norman Brown’s orchestra, a ride on the James Whitcomb Riley train, and road improvements between Anderson and Knights Town affect local commutes and work trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Joel Ridlen
Cincinnati
Reds
Stuart Morgan
Bernadine
Norman Brown
Orch
James Whitcomb Riley
Chicago
New York Central
Greenfield Reporter
Knightstown
Anderson
Hancock County
State Highway Department
Emporia
Madison County
Delco-Remy
Lawrence Maines
Connecticut
Lawrence
Joe
Helen Graff
Ella Coffin
Main Street
Graffs
Washington, D. C
Rushville
Fred Bullen
Anderson Township
Ripley Township
Graffs to Open Dining Room in Coffin Property
Mr and Mrs Joseph Graff have leased the late Ella Coffin property on North Main street and will open a dining room soon. Regular meals will be served and private parties accommodated in the dining room. The house is undergoing a complete overhaul and is expected to open within a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Graff
Ella Coffin
North Main Street
Record Attendance at Charlottesville Friends Church Service
A record attendance of 97 greeted Charlottesville Friends Church for the morning service. The sermon was delivered by the pastor and the choir provided special music. Eleven new members were welcomed at the close of the service.
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Charlottesville Friends Church
Irvin Binford and Homer Biddle Dined With Hastings Family
Irvin Binford and Homer Biddle joined David Hastings for Sunday dinner at Hastings residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Binford
Homer Biddle. Com
David Hastings
Dance Plans Complete for Kappa Sorority Commencement Hop
The Kappa Kappa Sigma sorority announces its commencement dance in the Auditorium ballroom with Norman Brown and his orchestra. The event runs from ten to one, features a secret floor show, and benefits the charity fund aiding local school children.Mrs Walter Phelps chairs the committee, with Mrs J A Reynolds and Mrs Gladys Norris also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kappa Kappa Sigma Sorority
Norman Brown
Walter Phelps
J. A. Reynolds
Gladys Norris
Wayne E. White Accepts Position With Cincinnati Producers
Wayne E. White, former assistant Rush County agricultural agent, will resign April 30 to become field man for the Cincinnati Producers Commission Association. He will cover fourteen southeastern Indiana counties and plans to relocate this fall with his wife. White will attend a national Livestock Marketing Associations conference in St Louis before starting his new duties. He is a Knightstown High School and Purdue University alumnus, credited with leading 4 H boys clubs in Rush County since March 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne E. White
Rush County
Cincinnati Producers Commission Association
White
The
Commission Association
Indiana
Randolph
Henry
Wayne
Union
Fayette
Rush
Decatur
Franklin
Dearborn
Ripley
Jennings
Jefferson
Switzerland
Ohio
St. Louis
National Livestock Marketing Associations
Knightstown
Births Surpass Deaths in Lead for March in Rush County
Reports from Drs. Lowell M. Green and E. I. Wooden show March births total 27 versus 17 deaths in Rush County with no contagious diseases on record. Listed births include county residents David Finley Gidding through Louis Dudley Leisure and Rushville names such as Charlotte Evans, Katherine Mac Lafary, Richard Weaver, and Norma Jacobs among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell M. Green
E. I. Wooden
Rushville
David Finley Gidding
Doris Elaine Kinnett
Patricia Sue Stearns
Linda Harding
Laura Alice Jones
Russell William Bourquein
Velva
Virginia Shane
Nelson Leroy Houston
Marjorie Ellen Willis
Bernard Vince Miller
Judith Arlene Whittaker
Norma Jean Lessing
Louis Dudley Leisure
William Merle Thrall, Jr
Charlotte Ann Evans
Katherine Mac Lafary
Richard Frances Weaver
Nancy Pauletta Bruce
James Allen Butts
Thomas Richardson McCully
John Melvin Brown
David Lee Hickman
Norma Jean Jacobs
Elizabeth Ellen Pearsey
Pamela Kay Walker
Don Barton Herron
David Lee Ralstin
Lois Ruth White To Compete In State Latin Finals
Lois Ruth White of Carthage is named to compete in the finals of the eighteenth annual state high school Latin contest at Indiana University Friday April 18. Ninety district surges produced eighty nine finalists across four divisions with exams Friday morning and a banquet that evening where medals are awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Lois Ruth White
Carthage
Indiana University
Miss White
Schi
Imfiada University
Folger Couple to Lead Wesleyan Church Quarterly Meet
Rev and Mrs L L Folger of Cicero Indiana will conduct the third quarterly meeting at the local Wesleyan Methodist church next Saturday night and Sunday morning. Public invited to attend the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Folger
Cicero
Ind
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Returns From Florida Mrs Mattie Clark Heads Home
Miss Mattie Clark who had been visiting her brother Dr J H Clark and Mrs Clark in Winter Park Florida returned to her home here Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Clark
J. H. Clark
Mrs Ione Cook and Sister Visit Osgood
Mrs Ione Cook and her sister Mrs Alice Hiner spent Tuesday in Osgood, enjoying the visit and local surroundings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ione Cook
Alice Hiner
Osgood
Container Earnings Listed in Chicago Report
Container Corporation of America reports net profit for the quarter ended March 31 1941 of 497042 after all charges and taxes 64 cents per share. Earnings after 24 percent federal income tax but before excess profits tax totaled 563122 72 cents per share versus 472418 60 cents for the same period in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Container Corporation of America
Meeting in Richmond Reveals Mission Board Attendance
Rev. Murray S. Kenworthy attends the annual meeting of the Mission Board of the Five Year Meeting in Richmond this week. He is one of several board members gathering for discussions and planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray S. Kenworthy
Richmond
Mission Board
Wildlife Stamp Sale Funds Indiana Conservation Clubs
Governor Schricker received the first sheet of 1941 Wildlife Stamps from Frank N. Wallace inaugurating the sale by 1 033 conservation clubs. The sale runs through April as part of Conservation and National Wildlife Week. proceeds support club activities and National Wildlife Federation programs. Forty stamps per sheet feature animals birds fish trees and flowers in natural colors with a new larger size and a special album for mounting and descriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Schricker
Frank N. Wallace
Department of Conservation
National Wildlife Federation
Tion
Study on Alcoholism Rates Affects Chicago Readers
In Chicago Illinois a nationwide survey on alcoholism by James H Oughton Jr head Keeley Institute Dwight Illinois is analyzed by Anton J Carlson professor emeritus University of Chicago and editorial board member of the Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
James H. Oughton, Jr
Keeley Institute
Dwight, Illinois
Anton J. Carlson
University of Chicago
Quarterly Journal of Studies On
Carthage High Plans Commencement and Washington Trip
Carthage high school prepares for baccalaureate and commencement at the Fletcher Methodist church and then gym exercises on April 24 with Supt. W. F. Loper as speaker. Seventeen seniors graduate. many students will join a Washington, D. C. trip with two busses, including numerous juniors and faculty members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage High School
Washington
Fletcher Methodist Church
C. L. Shaw
Ees High School
Lawrence Maines
C. V. McMillan
Muse
Oottern High School
Murray Kenworthy
W. F. Loper
Shelbyville
Joe Borders
Lorraine Boring
Allen Brown
Marcine Cook
Wallace Cook
Betty Lou Dhenan
Marrill Ewing
Willa Howard
Lawrence Mattix
Esther McCor
Residence Changes In Holton Area Notify Moves
Mr and Mrs Fred Flick and daughter will occupy the Mrs Alice McFarland property on Main street starting May 1. Mr Flick is a local rural route carrier. Mr and Mrs Noah Brooks relocate from the Grace Drake property to the Thomas Bush property on East street. Mr and Mrs Delmar Sipes and family moved into the Grace Nixon property on North Main street. Mr and Mrs S W Propps and son moved to Pendleton earlier this week. Mr and Mrs Marion Munden and Mr and Mrs Eugene Hunt will move to Knightstown Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Flick
Holton
Alice McFarland
Main Street
Flick
Noah Brooks
Grace Drake
Thomas Bush
East Street
Delmar Sipes
Grace Nixon
North Main Street
S. W. Propps
Pendleton
New Life for The Two Per Cent Club
The Indianapolis News reports a revived Two Per Cent Club now called Citizens Committee to Uphold Good Government. It plans to fund Governor Schricker’s court fight against Republican patronage laws, with contributions from state employees, auto license bureaus, and Democratic beer wholesalers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indianapolis News
Citizens Committee
Henry F. Schricker
Schricker
Democratic State Committee
Hoosier Democratic Club
Paul V. McNutt
M. Clifford Townsend
Funeral for J. C. Milford Held in Pendleton
Mrs. Bayard Baker and Mrs. Charles Benson attended funeral services for J. C. Milford a Pendleton druggist who died suddenly at the funeral home in Pendleton. The notice records the attendees and the location of the services.
Mrs Sam Addison Undergoes Major Operation at Henry County Hospital
Mrs Addison, living south of town, underwent a major operation at Henry County Hospital in New Castle on Monday. Dr Robert Spangler, previously ill, was moved on Saturday to the Veterans Hospital in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Addison
Henry County Hospital
New Castle
Robert Spangler
Veteran's Hospital
Indianapolis
Reverend Winslow Undergoes Minor Operation
Reverend C S Winslow underwent a slight operation at the Methodist hospital Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Winslow
Methodist Hospital
Feet Too Big at Camp Claiborne
Pvt. Jim Hoag in training at Camp Claiborne wears size 138 AA and asks when the bottleneck in shoe supply will end. In Marshalltown Iowa he used cardboard “shoes” during inspection and otherwise ran in bare or stocking feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Claiborne
Jim Hoag
Marshalltown
Iowa
Hoag
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Hudson
Symphonett
Rev
Bennett
Supt
Tschaikowsky
Winona Newsom
Elsie McGraw
Florida
E P. Stanley
Knox
LaPorte Hospital
Stanley
Jesse Newsom
Roland Benedict
City Hospital
Benedict
Hamil Henley
Paul McCorkle
Shirley Kay
Cecil DeWees
Linda Lou
Coleges
Emogene Apple
Lawrence Apple
Eugene Baker
Doris Ann Griffith
Maxine Jackson
Norma Silver
Bob Mann
Clyde Johnson
Clyde Magee
Eddie Stephens
Bill Spacey
Lawrence Hunt
Charles Hoover
Leo Jordan
Eugene Tuttle
Cliffton Howard
Philip Winslow
Richard McNabb
Sylvester Ray
Bayard Baker
Marion Munden
Eugene Hunt
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