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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1957
Page
3
The Carthage Citizen is issued every Friday with a yearly subscription of 52 weeks at $2.00 or a six month term of 26 weeks. The paper is entered at the Carthage Post Office as second class mail matter.
Purdue University and the USDA cooperate to publish crop and livestock statistics by county. Reports cover production, prices, and special data that aid farmers, railroads, banks, and processors in planning, credit, and plant locations. A list of key reports and release dates is available from the Agricultural Statistician.
An item from West Lafayette Indiana notes work at the Agricultural Experiment Station. The fragment references the station and its location but lacks further details or outcomes.
Rush County former Purdue students gathered April 12 at 6 30 p m for a Fish Fry at the Farm Bureau Building presided by Donald Stoten Jr with Hayden King and Von Knight assisting A 1957 directory was issued Lester Smith of the Purdue Extension Agronomy Department spoke on farm forage crops Maurie Williamson Purdue Ag Alumni Field Secretary praised graduates and urged recruitment fees for next year were raised by 100 Joe A Booth won the grand champion beef cattle showmanship award at the Purdue Royal Show and earned a show stick leather halter two magazines and a trophy Also 4 H exhibits dominated the egg show with Joe Booth Charles Stiergy and Mrs Hugh Webb winning top prizes 89 total exhibits were judged and the Rushville 4 H club received a special banner for largest exhibit count
Mr and Mrs Jack Brown and Miss Janice Wilson were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Ann Fitch and sons Tib and Orba Afternoon callers were Mr and Mrs Everett Sherwood and son o Brookville Miss Ann Mann of Indianapolis is spending her Spring Vacation visiting her brother Charles Mann and Mrs Myr Mann Ralph Henderson son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Henderson is confined with the measles Mr and Mrs Henry Stinger attended a Gun Show at the Conn ersville Museum Sunday afternoon Twelve other collectors were present with 350 people registering Mr and Mrs Albert J Fields of Bedford were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Lewis Lafuse and family Mr and Mrs Ralph Pearson and Mr and Mrs Claude Pearson and children with refreshments and gifts called on Mrs Delle Pearson Tuesday evening at Charlottesville for her birthday anniversary She is improving from the flu Mrs James Moster and Mrs Mildred Staten were Indianapolis shoppers last Thursday Mr and Mrs Philip Montgomery and children of Westfield were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs David Ray
An advertisement promotes DIATRON as a first ever thrilling weight loss aid that curbs hunger without drugs or exercise. It claims you can still enjoy meals while weight drops and guarantees loss in the first package or money back. Sold for $3.00 by Leadbetter's Drug Store Carthage with mail orders available.
East Street Christian 140 Fletcher Methodist 131 Wesleyan Methodist 67 Nazarene 64 Carthage Friends 58 Walnut Ridge Friends 41 total 501 reported in church movement counts.
Church announces Sunday School at 9 30 a m and Morning Worship at 10 30 a m with Dorothy Edwards at piano Ruth Hunt organist and Marilyn Leisure secretary. M F meets at 7 p m Monday with junior choir after school Wednesday. Bible Study Class 7 p m Wednesday.
The church lists leaders including Robert A Shockney and Willella Henley with a morning schedule of Bible School at 9 30 and worship at 8 PM. An Easter program by the Primary Department is planned for the latter half of Sunday School, followed by an Easter breakfast from 7 to 8 am in the dining room. Primary Practice is Saturday 2 to 3 30 with an Easter party after.
Basil Stultz ministers East Street Christian Church with Leonard Jackson as superintendent and Wanda Leisure as secretary. Activities include Sunday School at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 30 a m with music led by Lavonne Spence, Helen Ruby, and James Ellis Jr. A quadrennial assembly is planned for June 1923 at Purdue. members may request blanks from Mrs Russell Shutt, due by May 1. Evening service at 7 30 and prayer meeting at 8 00 on Wednesdays.
Rev Rex B Krieg pastor S S Supt Roy Turner Wesleyan Youth 6 30 p m Evangelistic Service 7 30 p m Y M W B Wed 4 00 p m First Last Wed of month Prayer Meeting Wed 7 30 p m Special invitation to worship with us
Ora Hisle, Minister Youth Service 6 30 p m Evangelistic Services 7 30 p m Pray Meeting and Bible Study Morning Worship 10 30 a m N Y P S Service 6 30 p m Evangelistic Service 7 30 p m Mid week prayer service Wednesday 7 30 p m We extend a warm welcome to all to the Church of the Nazarene
Mr and Mrs Maine Magee and family dined with Farris Magee and family in Knightstown last Thursday and with Lyle Plank and daughter in Ogden on Friday. Monday night they visited Gene Strong and son in New Castle. Mary Beth and Chloa Ewing visit grandparents Guy Ewing. Clyde Tatman of Cincinnati guests of Luther Hall. Anna Sipe of Rushville spends a day with George Moore. Lyle Plank and daughter hosted a surprise birthday dinner for Mrs Otis Plank. Guests included Maine Magee family and Virginia Sorrell of Dunrieth. Eugene I Gardner visited Eleanor Robinson in Richmond to see Jesse Henley.
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