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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1963
Page
1
Rush Lodge No. 580 F and A M hosted a Wednesday night dinner and program at the Community Center for over 100 attending Masons and guests. Mrs. Sue Ann Land’s pupils sang four songs and Bayard Baker, a retired teacher and Masonic history expert, spoke on Mud Turtle Ism.
The Carthage Band Boosters plan a cooperative dinner on Tuesday evening April 30 at 6 30 p m at the Community Center to recognize the Carthage Band. Seniors will receive awards and Mrs A J Carr will lead a short program. All band members parents teachers and supporters are invited to attend bringing table service and food while the boosters provide ham bread coffee and soft drinks.
Fred McManus remains about the same at Rush Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Guy Ewing convalesces there with a fractured pelvis in room 228. Robert Harris of Carthage R2 at Sunnyside TB Sanatorium Oaklandon occupies room A4 and asks friends to write during his long stay.
Rush County Chapter of the Wabash Valley Association holds a charter meeting at the Community Center on Friday night April 26 at 8 p.m. Members are urged to bring a friend.
Revival services start Monday April 29 at 7 30 p m through May 12 at Wesleyan Methodist Church. Evangelist Rev Roscoe Irby of Frankfort Indiana will lead with Mrs Roscoe Irby directing children’s service. Public is cordially invited.
Thomas A. Roberts, a seaman, USN, son of Mrs Hazel G. Roberts of Carthage Indiana, serves aboard USS Constellation on a seven month out of duty with the Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific. Ports include Subic Bay, Hong Kong, Sasebo Yokosuka and Kobe. The Constellation homeport San Diego and aims to return in September.
Cliff Aker, a local newspaper boy, earned a two day bus trip after gaining new Indianapolis News subscribers. The journey began April 8 in Dunreith Indiana, headed to Detroit Michigan via Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. The group stayed at Fort Ghelly Hotel and dined at Greenfield Mills Cafe, with sightseeing in Detroit Windsor Ontario and Bell Island Park Civic Center. They toured Ford Motor Plant in Dearborn during the visit.
The Re-Vamp Baseball Diamond Fund may be oversubscribed at $700 pledged by the committee. Community meetings set for Friday April 26 at the Community Center will plan a summer program and finalize diamond revamp and lighting plans. Donors listed include Mr. & Mrs. Carl Edwards, Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Muir, and many others contributing small amounts.
Eleven Rush County students are named guests of honor at Indiana University Founders Day in Bloomington on May 1. The event recognizes Deans Honor Rolls and scholastic society members from IU divisions, with teaching awards and other campus activities planned.
Davis power mowers offered at 49 95 54 95 and 59 95. Car radio unit advertised with simple pricing. Short listing notes limited availability and price marks.
Carthage High School hosts a National Honor Society installation in Room 34 at 2 45 p m on Monday April 29 with a tea in Room 23 after the ceremony for members parents and the school faculty. Rush County track meet set for Morton Memorial field at 2 20 p m on May 1 with most schools except Arlington and Manilla participating. East Central Athletic Conference track meet also at Morton Memorial field at 7 p m on Friday May 3.
Rita Addison and Linda Scott among 936 students from 36 Indiana cities in the 49th state finals at Indiana University on April 27. About 5,500 students from over 400 Indiana high schools entered regional contests March 30. Final rounds include Latin math and Spanish with 544 math, 205 Latin, 187 Spanish contestants.
The Carthage Lions Club met April 22 at the Community Center with 13 members and 1 visitor, George Truitt of the Mays Club. Officers for 1963 64 include President James Wells and vice presidents Lloyd Manuel and Frank Hampton. Directors for 2 years are Leonard Jackson and James Ellis.
Eight members of the Mixers Home Eco Club attended the WFBM Cooking School at the Indiana Ballroom in Indianapolis last Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon, then shopped in the afternoon. Attendees include Mesdames Bob Nigh Howard Linville Carl Eakins Ed Carroll James Whitfield Robert White John Munden and Thomas Shields.
The WSCS invites members to a Mother Daughter dinner at the church on Thursday May 2 at 6 30 p.m. Bring a guest and a daughter if needed. A special program is planned and members should bring table service and food. Committee: Mrs James Whitfield Mrs Bob Nigh and Mrs Carl Carson Jr.
Members of the Hoosier Model T Club of Indiana parked a display of antique Fords on Main Street in Carthage after a Sunday tour beginning in Muncie and Wilkinson. Leader Mr Hinkle said about 75 members from across Indiana took part, with a 1914 touring model valued over $5 060 and a brass radiator 1914 runabout among restored, well preserved cars. Mr James Bodey of Anderson drove a fancy TF runabout.
Miss Alta Carfield of Carthage Schools retires after 36 years of service dating to 1927. A Central Normal College and Ball State alumna with degrees and extensive training, she taught first and second grades for six years and the sixth grade the last thirty. She remembers 1,400 pupils passing through her room and notes four county superintendents, nine principals, and ten trustees served. Miss Carfield, living with her mother Myrtle on North Walnut, plans no immediate changes and will take it easy.
The Carthage Senior Class was honored at a P T O co operative dinner at the Community Center with a world globe display and class motto. Seniors received diplomas and pens as favors. Jack Tweedy presided and a girl sextette sang under Mrs. Alta Carr. Principal Byron Smith introduced 1963 graduates. Grayson Mahin of Rushville spoke. Also noted were two local 4 H club members selected for the National 4 H Club Conference in Washington, D C, with state director Harold Taylor and staff. The event highlighted 4 H work and future youth programming.
Indiana anglers will find best fishing year with over 21 000 brook trout and more than 21 000 rainbow trout released in streams and lakes ahead of the May 1 opening. Holdover browns from 1962 add to the odds as stream limits permit ten trout per day and a $2 stump fee plus license. Also, smelt run begins along Lake Michigan piers. nets up to twelve feet long, none charged for use, permitted March through May.
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