Roosevelt Death Shocks Town on a Quiet Thursday
The paper recounts the nation’s sorrow at President Roosevelt’s death as Town Marshal King delivers the news. It notes how the loss touched many lands, the impact on wartime families, and skepticism about political turmoil. Mentions of cycles, wartime concerns, and local business chatter follow as community life continues.
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Roosevelt
King
Nazi Germany
America
Lon
The
New York Tribune
Bob Moore
Skinny Winfield, Carney & Ridlen
Hunt
Norma Lee Parish
Mr. Hill
Hubert Hunt
Hubert
Eunice Ewing
Mill Street
WFA
Armed Services
Ed Bly
Indianapolis News
Miss Hunt Captures Gold In School Oratorical Contest
Eight Cartlage high school students competed at the Friends church for the annual oratorical contest. Alice Ruth Hunt won the gold award for A Tribute to Mother spoken from a manuscript by Bayard Baker. Ruth Henderson and Lois Reames took second and third, with five others as finalists.
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Friends Church
Carthage High School
Alice Ruth Hunt
Bayard Baker
Miss Henderson
Miss Reames
Joanne Reed
Rosemary Manche
Virginia Cooney
Mary Revolt
Helen Sparks
Keith Smith
Soldiers Orphans Home
Knightstown
Rev. Stultz
Rev. Foster
Carr
Baker
Miss Hunt
Coal Declarations Open 100 Percent Deliveries in Key Regions
The Solid Fuels Administration announces Regulation No 26 allowing Indiana Illinois and Western Kentucky coal deliveries up to a consumer's full annual needs. Dealers may provide 100 percent deliveries to buyers who commit to the full season. Eastern coals remain limited to 80 percent. Early declarations advised.
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Solid Fuels Administration of War
Indiana
Illinois
Western Kentucky
Eastern Coals
Government films offered for school purchase
Dr. Clement T. Malan announces nearly 700 motion pictures and filmstrips produced by the U S Government for training and education are available for schools and groups. The Office of Education in Washington provides a catalog with synopses running times subject groupings and prices. Subjects range from aviation and agriculture to nursing ship building and human relations.
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Clement T. Malan
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
U. S
Mrs. Anna Sipe Hosts Guests from California
Mrs. Anna Sipe entertained visitors including Mrs. Maude Jones of California during her recent hospitality event.
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Anna Sipe
Maude Jones
California
Death of Ernie Pyle shocks millions of readers
Ernie Pyle, famed war correspondent, was killed by Jap machine gun fire on Ie Jima while reporting on advancing troops. Born August 3, 1900 near Dana Indiana he lived with soldiers to tell their story and wrote with unvarnished honesty about war.
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Ernie Pyle
Ernie
Ernest Taylor Pyle
Ie Jima
Okinawa
Dana
Indiana
Scripps
Howard
London
Britain
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
France
Mr. Pyle
America
Pacific
Australia provided vast meat shipments to Britain and allies
Australia sent large meat consignments to Britain before World War II. In 1939 40 total shipped reached 643 million pounds and 1941 42 total was 590 million pounds. After the United States entered the war Australia pledged to meet food needs of American forces in the Southwest Pacific.
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Australia
United States
Southwest
Vox Pop interview on postwar affairs at Southwest Texas
Parks Johnson and Warren Hull will host a Vox Pop discussion at Southwestern Teachers College San Marcos Texas on Monday April 23. The topics include compulsory military training and the place of the younger generation in world peace as discussed by students.
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Parks Johnson
Warren Hull
Mike
Southwestern Teachers College
San Marcos
Texas
Studets
Memorial Service for President Roosevelt Observed
Fletcher Methodist church held a memorial service during Sunday school for Franklin D. Roosevelt. S Sgt. Carl Carson Jr read scripture as attendees stood in silent prayer. Hymns Abide With Me and Faith of Our Fathers were sung, with Max Manchei among those listed.
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Fletcher Methodist Church
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Carl Carson, Jr
Max Manchei
Health Education Free Training Fellowships Open
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis offers fellowships via the U S Public Health Service for United States citizens aged 22 to 40 to study health education for a Master of Public Health. The program provides 100 dollars monthly, tuition at Michigan or North Carolina, and field travel expenses, starting fall 1945. Details from Dr John W Studebaker, Commissioner, U S Office of Education, Washington D C.
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United States
National Foundation For
University of Michigan
North Carolina
John W. Studebaker
U. S. Office of Education
Washing
Canning Sugar Rates Clarified for Households
Indiana OPA District official William Aitchison explains canning sugar limits. One pound per four quarts of fruit, five pounds per person for jams, with a 20 pound per person maximum and 160 pounds per family. Allocations depend on actual fruit availability and need, not a universal entitlement.
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William Aitchison
Indiana
OPA
Mr. Aitchison
Mrs Lou Clark Suffers Fall at Back Door
Mrs Lou Clark living with her sister Mrs Walter Binford and husband recently fell at the back door of the home. She is badly bruised but no bones are broken.
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Lou Clark
Walter Binford
Cho nan and Ruby families visit Rushville
Mr and Mrs Walter A Cho nan and their son join Mr and Mrs Harold Ruby and their sons in Rushville on Saturday for a family outing.
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Walter A. Chonan
Harold Ruby and Sons
Rushville
Scout Honor Leader Julia McMichael Resigns
The Girl Scouts held a library basement party Saturday for leader Mrs. Julia McMichael who resigns to organize troops in other localities. They pledged to the flag, paused for a Roosevelt memorial prayer, then shared a radio segment and games with refreshments. Barbara Neal presented a gift as the group named present scouts and two guests.
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Julia McMichael
McMichael
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Barbara Neal
Patricia
Sue Ann Truitt
Mary Lou Alexander
Judith Roberts
Lavada Clevidence
Bonnie Manche
Barbara Lukens
Mary Ellen Loveaul
Edith Nigh
Irene Blessinger
June Kinder
Mary Ann Magee
Marlene Graff
Carolyn Pitts
Ida Jones
Joyce Carson
Lions to Meet Monday Night
Lions club to hold a Monday night business session with likely discussion of the clothing drive nearing completion. The Ripley committee launched the effort earlier in the month and members have collaborated with other groups to ensure a worthy community collection.
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Lions Club
Ripley Committee
Salvage Fat Drive Urges Public Support for War Effort
Citizens urged to collect and return used fats to support munitions and war materials. Each pound yields four cents plus two red points, aiding synthetics, coatings, and hydraulics for ships tanks and fabrics.
Odd Curious and Rare Guns on Display at Carthage Citizen Window
The Carthage Citizen showcases a Henry Stinger collection in its windows, drawing a steady stream of onlookers. The exhibit features items from an over and under rifle to a Hall flint lock musket from 1838 Harper's Ferry, plus a Nazi paratrooper coat, hat, and belt, illustrating historical gun making and era motifs.
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Carthage
Henry Stinger
Citizen Windows
Mr. Stinger
Harper’s Ferry
Stinger
Ments
Convocation at Carthage High School Honors Roosevelt
Juniors and seniors gathered Friday April 13 at 2:00 pm to pay tribute to the late President Roosevelt. Supt Reynolds opened with remarks on the President's greatness and work. Taps sounded and a moment of silent prayer followed as the flag was lowered to half mast for the day.
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Carthage High School
Roosevelt
Supt
Reynolds
No Exera Buses For School Advised
Dr. Clement Malan urges county superintendents and township trustees to contract only essential school bus routes due to tire and fuel shortages. He stresses efficient routing to serve the maximum number of pupils with minimal buses and routes, noting drivers will be re-procured for two years. The state's policy aims to provide needed transportation but avoid waste. Indiana buses travel over 181 thousand miles daily, carrying about 218 thousand pupils at an annual cost of over six and a half million dollars. 5,646 drivers are employed.
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Clement Malan
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Malan
State Department of Education
Indiana
Baccalaureate Service Held at Fletcher Methodist Church
Sunday afternoon ceremony praised as one of the best with an appreciative audience despite bad weather. Dr. J. T. Scull of Rushville delivered the address on Aristocracy. Music by the High School Girls Virginia Collins Lois Reames June Kinder and Charlotte Moore, with Mrs A J Carr on piano.
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Fletcher Methodist Church
J. T. Scull
Rushville
Virginia Collins
Lois Reames
June Kinder
Charlotte Moore
A. J. Carr
Frost at Carthage endangers early garden crops
A cold spell hit Carthage Wednesday night with frost reported by a resident observing ice. Local merchants say tomato and other plant sales reached into the thousands and early set plants may have been killed if not protected, though overall damage is expected to be limited.
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Carthage
Lions Night Sparks Lost Garment Prank at Rushville Meet
Parvel Moore notes a rumor of Lions club members at a Rushville meeting stripping to their undergarments. Some donated socks pants coats and other items while shirts came off amid an evening described as “untoward” by witnesses.
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Parvel Moore
Rushville
Newborns in Henry County Area Include Lucy Kay Harrold and Nelson Son
Mr and Mrs Richard Harrold of near Center announce the birth of daughter Lucy Kay at Henry County Hospital New Castle on Saturday morning. Mrs Harrold is niece of Vern Plummer. Mr and Mrs Willie Nelson are parents to an eight pound son born at the Nelson home south of Carthage at 11 o clock Sunday night.
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Richard Harrold
Center
Lucy Kay
Henry County Hospital
New Castle
New Girl Scout Leader Appointed for Local Troop
Mrs. Joseph Graff is named the new Girl Scout leader with Mrs. Jesse Pitts as assistant. The Scouts are set to meet next Tuesday afternoon, April 24, in the local meeting hall.
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Joseph Graff
Jesse Pitts
Clothing Drive in Rushville and Ripley Seeks Donations
Rushville Kiwanians and L A Lockwood urge residents to donate clothing while Ripley reports scarce contributions at the Carr building. Dr Frank Greer of St Pauls Methodist is listed among donors as the national quota of five pounds per person drives urgency. Local businesses in Carthage collect garments for the relief pool and time is running out.
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Rushville
L. A. Lockwood
Rush County
National Clothes Collection
Frank Greer
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Ripley Drive
Carr Building
Ripley Township Committee
Carl van Doren
Ripley Committee
United Relief
Carthage
Farm Bureau April Meeting Highlights and Speaker
The Farm Bureau held its April meeting in the school building with good attendance. Donald Ruby chaired, Howard Winslow was secretary, and the evening featured group singing, devotions, a Roosevelt memorial moment, a five dollar donation to Cancer Control Fund, cornet solos by Max Manche Ross Manche and Jack Tweedy, and a talk by Lloyd Diamond of Knightstown Hatchery on Growth of Pullets. Refreshments followed and May officers were named.
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Farm Bureau
Donald Ruby
Howard Winslow
America
the Beautiful
Arthur White
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cancer Control Fund
Max
Ross Manche
Jack Tweedy
Lloyd Diamond
Knightstown Hatchery
Cecil Pike
James B. Terhune
Albert Terhune
John Wagoner
Lowell Geise
Clara Delinger
New Vice President for Container Corp
The Container Corporation of America announces James A. Cunningham will join as vice president in charge of financial and administrative matters. He will be based in the executive offices at 111 W. Washington Street, Chicago.
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Container Corporation of America
James A.cunningham
W. Washington Street
Chicago
Indiana Turkeys Excluded From War Food Aide
War Food Administration announced no set aside for Indiana turkeys. Indiana growers may sell to civilians without restrictions while turkey procurement for holiday meals to the U S Armed Forces operates under WFO 106 Revised, which is reinstated, but Indiana is not in the procurement area.
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Indiana
War Food Administration
U. S
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