Knightstown Club Dinner and Religious Meeting Held
Knightstown Woman's Club hosted a dinner and organ piano program at Carthage Friends Meeting House on April 19 with Mrs. Wells and Mrs. Carr performing. gifts were given to the entertainers and club officers presided. Birthday observances, Homemakers Ago-go Club activities, and church social events followed with community members attending and planning a Mother-Daughter Banquet at the Methodist Church Annex on May 3 with tickets available.
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Knightstown Club
Knightstown Woman’s Club
Carthage Friends
Wells
Carr
Claude Sipe
Clarence Post
Russell Miller
Ervin Renegar
A Carr
James Miller
Robert Cooper
James’ Neal
Tives Fitch
Orba Fitch
Walter McMahan
Tom Mercer
W.S.C.S
Woman’s Society of Service
Methodist Church Annex
Marvin Johnson
Sam’ Gray
James Wells
Virgil Root
Milroy
Hawaii
Golden Wedding for Chester Addison Couple in Rushville
Mr and Mrs Chester Addison of Carthage R2 celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at 1215 N Cherry St Rushville from 2 to 5 pm on Sunday April 30. Gifts requested to be omitted. They married May 2 1917 at Rev T B Gary home. Clara Sunman is the former Mrs Addison. They are parents of Pauline Rex Eugene Kemple and Mary with five grandchildren.
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Chester Addison
Carthage
Ore’ Addison
N. Cherry St
Rushville
Addison
T. B. Gary
Clara Sunman
Rex Eugene
Pauline) Kemple
R. 5
Mary
History of Carthage Monthly Meeting and Guests
Carthage Monthly Meeting records document guests at the Russell home including Mrs Orpha Grose and the Rolands of Greenfield, Charles Wilkinson, and local social notes. The history covers the opening of Carthage Preparative Meeting in 1839, grounds transferred to trustees in 1840, and expansion of buildings through 1866 and 1831 brick structure. It notes education’s role, the Friends Academy of 1869, and the Underground Railroad connections with Black families seeking safety. The meeting opened in 1866 with Carthage and Little Blue River Preparatives joining.
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Carthage
Blue River
John Clark
Joseph Henley
Friends Academy
Canada
Arthage
Little Blue River
Greenfield Monthly Meeting Opens on October 15 1904
The Greenfield Monthly Meeting was opened on the 15th day of the tenth month in 1904, marking the start of the session. The record notes the formal proceedings and attendees typical of a Quaker meeting.
History of Little Blue River Monthly Meeting
The record traces the Little Blue River Monthly Meeting from its 1835 establishment granted as an indulged Meeting at Whitewater Quarterly, through its 1836 Walnut Ridge approval, 1839 request for a Preparative meeting denied, 1841 1842 opening, 1866 transfer to Carthage Monthly, and 1884 opening as Little Blue River Monthly Meeting.
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Little Blue River
Thee
Whitewater
Duck Creek
Walnut Ridge
Carthage Monthly Meeting
Western Grove Meeting Discontinued and Merged
Western Grove Meeting opened in Eleventh Month 1864. It was discontinued in 4th month 1929 and its members united with Westland or Greenfield Meetings.
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Western Grove
Westland
Greenfield
Church Flea Goes to Church Sundays Attendance
Attendance figures from April 23 list Fletcher Methodist 110 at 110 East St Christian Church 101 Nazarene and Wesleyan Methodist Carthage Friends Walnut Ridge Friends 44 for the day.
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S. S
Fletcher Methodist
East St. Christian Church
Nazarene
Wesleyan Methodist
Carthage Friends
Walnut Ridge Friends
Little Blue River Church of Christ Service Times
Max Wright minister leads Bible study at 10 a.m. Morning worship and communion at 10 45 a.m. Evening worship at 7 p.m. on the first and eighth Sundays.
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Little Blue River
Walnut Ridge Friends Meeting Arranges Church School Leaders
Walnut Ridge Friends Meeting lists key leaders including Mike Henderson pastor Russell Shutt Jr superintendent Dwayne Ray secretary Marylin Eakins song leader and pianists Cathy Smith for Og School and Mrs Russell Shutt Jr for church duties.
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Walnut Ridge
Friends Meeting
Mike Henderson
Russell Shutt
Dwayne Ray
Marylin Eakins
Cathy Smith
Og School
Fletcher Methodist Church Weekly Service Roles
Ass't Judy Zimmerman and Ass't song leader Mrs Bob Nigh noted. David Whitfield listed for song and Mrs A J Carr as pianist. Sunday School at 9 80 a m with James Neal as Supt and Mrs Lee Patton as Asst Supt. Doris Lorinda Miekush sec y. Kathy Heim as Song Leader. Worship Service at 10 30 a m with organists Mrs Ralph McClarg and Mrs Virginia Wells. Marilyn Edwards is chorister.
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Fletcher Methodist Church
Ass’t
Judy Zimmerman
David Whitfield
Bob Nigh
Carthage Friends
Gene Lewis
James Neal
Lee Patton
Sec’y
Lorinda Miekush
Kathy Heim
A. J. Carr
Ralph McClarg
Virginia Wells
Marilyn Edwards
East Street church notices list service times and leaders
East Street Christian Church and Church of Nazarene announce 9:30 Sunday School 10:30 Morning Worship 6:45 NYPS meeting pres JoAnn Bray 7:30 Evangelistic service and prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 Missionary president Ladomna Edwards Junior supervisor Jewel Garner Secretaries Cledis Nolen Janice Riley and minister Ernest Garner Organist Elders John Wagoner SS Supt Ernest Garner.
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Church OF Nazarene
Ernest Garner
S.S. Supt
Cledis Nolen
Janice Riley
NYPS
JoAnn Bray
Ladomna Edwards
Jewel Garner
Two Secretaries Debate Temper Over Frigidaire Offer
In a brisk exchange one secretary recalls asking Hubert if carbon copies could be double spaced. The other notes he exploded about a worn refrigerator and urged installation of a Frost Proof Frigidaire. See us or call 565 4955.
Wesleyan Methodist Church Services Schedule
Robert Golding minister at Marion leads Sunday schedule with Steward and Supt roles. Morning worship at 10 30 a m Youth Service at 6 30 p m Evening service at 7 30 p m Prayer meeting at 8 p m Wednesday.
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Robert Golding
Marion. Steward
Wesleyan
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Hugh Trowbridge
Fred McManus
Myron Trowbridge
Tammy
Mindy
Cuan
George McN McNabd
Steph Banks
Eugene I. G
Russell Leisure
New Castle
Max Ewing
Della Rumple
Raymond Rumple
Greenfield RR
Olive Poston
New
Castie
Gouldie Kyser
Ethel
Defiance
Ohio
And
Forrest
Purdue U
Age Christian Church
Stringtown Inn
Helen Jackson
Ratliff Jewelers
Hamilton, Bulova
Col. Main & Jefferson
Lettie
N. Main ST
Lettie May & Linds Wells
Mr.and
Mrs
Russell
Roland
Orpha Grose
Virgil Roland
Charles Wilkinson
Earl
Forrest Marshall
Harold Cappell
Hartry Elder
Roscoe Brown
National Guard
Rich Poman
Mamie
Ida Jessup
Conover Nursing Home
Mary Carson
Gary Siler
Rosen Gut Send
Ant
Christian Church
History OF Carthage Monthly Meeting
Greenfield Monthly Meeting
Public Service
Indiana
Service
Princess Theatre
Rushville, Indiana
East Street Christian Church
John Wagoner
Hubert
Dad
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