Carthage town notes street filth and highway prospects
Town residents press for street cleaning improvements amid winter debris in business districts. The column also notes daylight saving time changes across nearby cities, local Army discharge updates, a possible new state highway No. 109 affecting Carthage, and community items including a postwar dance plan and local business growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Verna Hill
Florida
Container Corporation of America
Union Hall
Armed Services
Kenneth M. Curtis
R.R
Camp Atterbury
Ralph McClarnon
Arthur Perry
M2c
Great Lakes
Melvin Beck
Freedom Point
St. Louis Naval Air Station
Highway Commission
Knightstown
Arlington
Homer
Kappa Kappa Sigma
Shaw
Joe Alexander
Fred Parish
Larry Peterson
Indianapolis Times
John Benson
John
Ripley Township Egg Show Honors Local 4-H Exhibitors
Noel Callahan led open brown eggs with a first in the class and best overall. The Rush county egg show on April 13 featured 125 entries across ten classes judged by Purdue’s Ernest W. Anderson and Lloyd Mullett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Callahan
Posey Township
Rush County
Ernest W. Anderson
Purdue
Lloyd Mullett
Ohio Valley Egg Cooperative
Charles Bechts
Anderson Township
Elsie Ann Bechts
Elza Hartwell Jr
Noble Township
Bob Murfin
Ripley Township
Hugh Cassidy
Walker Township
Harry Armstrong
Union Township
Donald Cook
Morris Newhouse
Jackson Township
Burl Addison
Rushville Township
Norma Jean Carpenter
Edgar Riby
Nellie Hinton
Henry Mullin
James Martin
Edgar Ruby
Bonnie Brown
Goldie Smith
Norman King
Frank Webb
Kathleen Alsman
Lewis Lower
Clifton Logan
Maurine Priest
Roberta Stark
Ova Cassidy
Eleanor Cassidy
Lois Anderson
Egg Show Committee
Rush County Poultry Extersion Committee
Alfalfa Dehydrating Co
Cherry Elevator Co
Nail Elevator Co
Orme Elevator
Sunshine Hatchery
Rush County Hatchery
Carthage Grain Co
Golden Rule Hatchery
New Salem Elevator
Rush Countyfarm Bureau Hatchery
Farm Bureau
Rush County Farm Bureau Cooperative
Scull
S&e Ladies
Ellis Bros
Rush County Farm Bus
Rushville Township Farm Bureau
Rushville Republican Co
Governor Gates Proclaims Indiana Soil Conservation Week 1946
Governor Ralph F. Gates proclaims April 22 to 29, 1946 as Indiana Soil Conservation Week urging citizens to protect soils erosion ravages. State and federal agencies along with Purdue University extend support to farmers for soil conservation across Indiana counties and districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
State Soil Conservation Committee
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Purdue University
Agricultural Experiment Station and Extension Department
State Department of Conservation
The
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
Ralph F. Gates
Indiana Soil Conservation
Indianapolis
A.D
Carthage High School Softball Defeats Westland 6–0
Carthage High School softball team traveled to Westland Tuesday and delivered a 6 to 0 victory. Kenny Todd pitched effectively, limiting Westland to two hits as Carthage controlled the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage High School
Westland
Kenny Todd
Youth Conference Draws Attendees From Several Towns
Charlottesville Friends church members from Charlottesville Knightstown and Raysville joined a Cleveland Ohio Youth Conference held Friday to Sunday April 5 to 7 Music impressed attendees with student performances and evangelistic sermons delivered by James DeWeerd ex service chaplain Attendees listed include Mrs Goldie Addison J Bartrum Shields Rowena and Gene Baker Stephen Kiplinger Lee Dorothy and Gene Silver Helen and Lois Sparks Betty Campbell Virginia and Phyllis Cooney Edgar White and Jean Macy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Betty Campbell
Virginia
Phyllis Cooney
Edgar White
Jean Macy
Son Marcene Buchanan Reports Ocean Wave Hit Oahu
Mrs Iva Cook Buchanan learned from her son Marcene that he was on Oahu when the tidal wave struck April 1. He said he was all right and 41 miles inland from the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Cook Buchanan
Marcene
Oahu
Moore couple attends Lola Davis funeral services
Mr and Mrs George B Moore attended the funeral of Mrs Lola M Davis Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Wyatt Memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Moore
Lola M. Davis
Wyatt Memorial
Local Births Reported in Shelbyville and Bedford Areas
Mr and Mrs Lincoln Myers of Walnut Ridge announce the birth of son William David on Saturday April 6 at Major hospital Shelbyville. The family remains with Mrs Myers mother southeast of Shelbyville for a few days. Mr and Mrs Arthur Hill welcomed son Stephen Keith on Saturday April 13 at Bedford hospital. Hill was agriculture teacher in Carthage schools last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Myers
Walnut Ridge
William David
Shelbyville
Arthur Hill
Stephen Keith
Bedford Hospital
Hill
Carthage
Northam couple welcome son Stephen Walter
Mr and Mrs Richard Northam announce the birth of a son weighing eight pounds eleven ounces born Saturday April 13 at Henry County Hospital in New Castle. Mrs Northam, formerly Miss Phyllis Sullivan, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Northam
Stephen Walter
Henry County Hospital
New Castle
Northam
Phyllis Sullivan
Leonard Sullivan
Deaths and Local Notices From Rushville Shelbyville Area
D Herschel Gilson 66 prominent Rushville businessman and former resident near Shivelys Corner died Saturday night at Majors hospital Shelbyville after heart ailment observation. Survived by widow and two sons Donard Indianapolis Warren Center township. Funeral Tuesday afternoon interment Glen Cove cemetery Knightstown. Mrs Adgie Jones Richmond mother of George Jones had minor operation Henry County Hospital New Castle and plans weekend visit to son’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Herschel Gilson
Rushville
Shiveley’s Corner
Majors Hospital
Shelbyville
Donard
Indianapolis
Warren
Center Township
Glen Cove
Knightstown
Adgie Jones
Richmond
George Jones
Henry County Hospital
New Castle
Fourteen Names Shine In Rush County 4-H Livestock Judging
Forty four 4-H members and vocational agriculture students competed in Rush County's Livestock and Dairy Elimination Judging Contest held Friday April 12. Dean E Hodge Posey township led with 515 of 550 in livestock judging, followed by Robert N Veatch, Posey township, 495, Joe Swain 492, Maurice Ruby 469, Maxine Maple 460, John Nelson 455, Donald Creek 451, Bill Lane 449, Bill Paugh 448, Ora Callahan 443, Neal Clapp 418, Robert Griffin 415, Clifford Messer 407, Billie Mitchell 405, William Maze 400. Other high placers included Noel Callahan 436, Billy Wilkes 428, Dwight David 409. Daily judging winner Bill Lane 274, Joe Swain 260, Bill Paugh and Roy Lee Linville tied 256, Robert Griffin 254, John Nelson 253, Neal Clapp 251, John Gibson 250, Bobby Gardner and Veatch 249, Dean Hodge and Maxine Maple tied 147. Continued on Page Six
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Eght
Dean E. Hodge
Posey Township
Robert N. Veatch
Joe Swain
Maurice Ruby
Jackson Township
Maxine Maple
John Nelson
Donald Creek
Rushville
Bill Lane
Bill Paugh
Ora Callahan
Neal Clapp
Orange Township
Robert Griffin
Clifford Messer
Rushville Township
Billie Mitchell
William Maze
Noel Callahan
Billy Wilkes
Dwight David
Roy Lee Linville
John Gibson
U.S.C. Home
Bobby Gardner
Dean Hodge
Don
Container Corporation Donates $50 to Local Softball Program
Container Corporation of America contributes fifty dollars to the Carthage recreational softball program to fund equipment for the opening in June. Sponsors are asked to submit a tentative eligibility list by May 1 and elect a board representative for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Container Corporation of America
Container Corporation
Papermakers Union
Former Resident Lizzie Miner Maple Dies in Knightstown
The sudden death of Mrs. Lizzie Miner Maple occurred at her home in Knightstown on Friday. She was a former resident of Carthage and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Miner. Survived by two daughters Ola Lee and Josephine Copenharder of Hagerstown, two sons Virgil Bryant of Rushville and Floyd Bryant of New Castle, and a sister Bernie Augustine of Ogden. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 pm in Knightstown with burial in Town Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Miner Maple
Knightstown
Maple
Carthage
William Miner
Ola Lee
Josephine Copenharder
Hagerstown
Virgil Bryant
Rushville
Floyd Bryant
New Castle
Bernie Augustine
Ogden
Town
Arlington Softball Team Defeats Local School
Arlington high school's softball team routed the local high school 6 to 1 on Wednesday afternoon at Arlington. The visitors took early control and cruised to the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington High School
Arlington
Rody's Department Store to Replace The Economy Store
The Economy Store of Knights town, started in Carthage, sold this week to R J Woolums and E O Moreland of Anderson. They plan stock enlargements and alterations. The store will be named Rody's Department Store. Mr McDaniel has no definite plans, intends to return to the farm. The present store moved to Knightstown in May 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knightstown
Carthage
R. J. Woolums
E. O. Moreland
Anderson
Rody
Dr. Robert H. Spangler Announces Township Trustee Candidacy
Dr. Robert H. Spangler announces his candidacy for Ripley township trustee ahead of the Republican primary on May 7, 1946. A Carthage resident for ten years, he is a Methodist, precinct 1 committeeman, and veteran of World War I. He earned the French Croix de Guerre and Medal of Honor, served in Marine Corps campaigns in Europe, and worked in business and professional fields for 30 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Spangler
Ripley Township
Carthage
Methodist Church
American Legion
U.S. Marine Corps
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Army of Occupation
Germany
Marshal Petain
U.S
Ralph McClarnon Discharges After Camp Atterbury Stay
Ralph McClarnon arrived at Camp Atterbury Tuesday night, received his discharge and returned to his home Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph McClarnon
Camp Atterbury
Fire Department Extinguishes Coal Shed Blaze
The fire department responded Saturday at 3 30 to Mrs Sylvester Ray s home where a coal shed was burning. The shed was largely destroyed though the blaze was quickly put out. Cause undetermined. Henry Henley Public Library directors will meet next Tuesday at 7 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester Ray
Henry Henley Public Library
Good Friday Services at Wesleyan Methodist Church
The community observes Good Friday on April 19 at 1:30 p.m. at the Wesleyan Methodist church with Rev. James DeWeerd of Fairmount, a former army chaplain, as speaker. Miss Pierce conducts the music and local business houses are asked to close during the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Methodist Church
James DeWeerd
Fairmount
Miss Pierce
Post No 316 Legion Holds Regular Meeting
Bertram Howard Post No 316 of the American Legion met last Tuesday with 35 members present. Reports from committees and roster gaps were noted. Ora Clayton spoke on the softball program and a strong league team was favored. Several members ill in the community were listed with varying recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertram Howard
American Legion
Ora Clayton
Fred Zimmerman
Angola
Ind
Mrs Pitts Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs. Harry O. Pitts was returned to her Thompson home from Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis on Monday. She had been stricken in Florida and spent several weeks in the hospital showing improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry O. Pitts
Thompson
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Pitts
Florida
Girls Scouts Raise 55 Dollars in Cancer Drive
The Girl Scouts are commended for their cancer fund drive efforts. They collected $55 last Saturday and were hosted by Miss Betty Deschipper and Mrs. Julia McMichael at a luncheon following the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty de- Schipper
Julia McMichael
New Assistant County Agent for Rush County
Stanley W. Watts has taken the role left vacant by Kenneth Harris this week. A 1942 Purdue University agriculture graduate, he served as a naval reserve lieutenant during World War II and was discharged on March 19. Watts is married with a daughter and plans to reside in Rushville soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley W. Watts
Kenneth Harris
Mr. Watts
Purdue School of Agriculture
Naval
Rushville
Thieves Active At Rushville This Week
Burglars target Rushville businesses with nightly break ins. Joe Walker's sales room suffered a safe opening and cash from tax money. Christian Chevrolet Co. also robbed with a rifled safe. Howell Brothers service station reports candy bars and 25 cents stolen. several Rushville youths under suspicion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushville
Joe Walker
Christian Chevrolet Co
Howell Brothers
Rush County Urges Food Conservation To Aid Starving Abroad
Rush county USDA council held an April meeting at the extension office to promote a food conservation program. Dr. J. T Scull warned of critical shortages as war, drought, and labor disruptions reduce world wheat supplies by about 350 million bushels, urging continued garden efforts and careful use of bread, with local leaders and businesses asked to spread the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Extension Office
Rush County
Usda Council
Glen Kirkham
J. T Scull
Rushville
Scull
Claude Crane
FSA
Mr. Crane
United States
Len Cherry
Glenwood
Chester C. Davis
Washington
Hoover
D. A. Fitzgerald
Europe
Famine Emergency Committee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bob Munfin
Harry Callahan
Roy Beckner
Fred Reddick
Frances Mull
Elsie- Ann Bechts
Governor Gates
Indiana Association OF Soil Conservation District Supervisors
Cleveland, C
D. H. Gilson
James Stewart
CBS
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale
Calif
L. AB. McDaniel
Fire Department
J. A. Lineback
Janet Hunt
Sharon Hunt
Luther Hull
Larry Manche
W. M. Manche
Mr. Manche
Wayne Draper
Charles Weaver
Julia Jane Tweedy
Joanna Gibson
Henry G. Stager
Edward E. Bly
Wilma Merrill
Leroy Merrill
Rush CO
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