Tomato festival and hog show spotlight Indiana farmer year
The Elwood tomato festival drew national attention with Secretary Henry Wallace in attendance as Indiana prepares for a record tomato harvest. Purdue extension help boosts Indiana as plant numbers soar and overproduction concerns rise while Rush county hogs attract praise at the county fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosierdam
Elwood
Henry Wallace
Indiana
California
Purdue University
Lightning Destroys Henley Barn in Electrical Storm
Lightning struck the Jesse Henley barn near Carthage during a Friday morning storm, igniting the structure and destroying the entire barn. tenant Byron Ball reported the loss of horses, grain, hay, a Farmall Model 14 tractor, wagon, and beds with an estimated total around 1000 dollars. fire fighters limited to protecting nearby buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Henley
Carthage
Byron Ball
Ball
Henley
Ripley Township Forms Taxpayers Association
The Ripley Township Taxpayers Association formed as an affiliate of the Indiana Taxpayers Association. Officers: President Philip Sattler, Vice President Loren Munden, Secretary Donald Stoten, Treasurer Geo. Apple. The group aims to assist local officials on tax and legislative matters with a non political stance to promote lower taxes and economical government. A public meeting is planned with a state official to discuss local problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley Township
Squirrel Season Opens Aug 10 in 1939 State Rules
The 1939 open season for grey fox squirrels mirrors 1938 zoning. Southern Zone counties may hunt Aug 10 to Oct 7, while northern zone counties open Sept 1 to Oct 30. Bag limit remains five per day with penalties for violations. Counties listed for each zone include Hancock in the south and Lake LaPorte St Joseph Elkhart LaGrange Steuben Newton Jasper Pulaski Starke Marshall Fulton Noble Kosciusko Whitley De Kalb Allen Cass Miami Grant wabash Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil M. Simmons
Department of Conservation
Hancock County
Lake, Porter, LaPorte
St. Joseph
Elkhart LaGrange
Steuben
Newton
Jasper
Pulaski
Starke
Marshall, Fulton, Noble
Kosciusko
Whitley
DeKalb
Allen
Cass
Miami
Grant
Wabash
Huntington
Will Construed In Circuit Court
The circuit court ruled on the will of the late Peter J. Sattler. Executors Howard E. Henley and Mary O. Sattler receive Mary O. Sattler’s statutory $500 and one third of the net estate. Remaining two thirds go to listed Sattler heirs with Anna Miner’s advancement excluded. numerous others have no interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Peter J. Sattler
William F. Marshall
Howard E. Henley
Mary O. Sattler
Mary Dietz
Anna Miner
Christina Conner
Josephine Sattler
Phillip J. Sattler
John Sattler
George Sattler
Frank Sattler
Ruth Sohn
Helen Harvey
Gilbert Miner
Gertrude Sparks
Elizabeth Ogden
Thomas Conner
John Conner
Leo Sattler
Agnes Hartman
Frances Holmes
Carl Sattler
Mabel Edgell
Earl Sattler
Betty Sattler
Ruth Corbitt
Hancock county hosts 1939 DeKalb corn contest
More than six Hancock county farmers have entered the 1939 National Corn Growing Contest sponsored by the DeKalb Agricultural Association. Omer T. Wicker and Albert C. Oakes of Carthage are among entrants seeking county state and national crowns with prizes including belts trophies and silver. Claude Miller of Greenfield handles registration and the closing date is in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock County
DeKalb Agricultural Association
Carthage
Omer T. Wicker
Albert C.oakes
Claude Miller
Greenfield R. R. 1
Hancock County Fair Called Off This Year
Hancock County Fair Association with 4-H and farm groups decides to abandon the Greenfield county fair for the year. A possible 4-H exhibit may be held during the summer before the state fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock County
Hancock County Fair Association
4-H
Greenfield
Binford Reunion at Walnut Ridge Friends Church
Binford Reunion scheduled for Tuesday August 15 1939 at Walnut Ridge Friends Church led by President J Waldo Binford. The notice lists the event details and organizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binford
Walnut Ridge Friends Church
J. Waldo Binford
Union Township High Schools Denied by State Board
The state board of education denied new commissions for Union township high schools at Glenwood and Ging. Eight-grade programs will continue, with graduates likely attending Mays or New Salem. Bus routes remain for disbarred students while pupils may seek options in Raleigh Rushville Orange or Fairview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Township
Glenwood
Ging
State Board of Education
Charles DeMunbrun
Mays
New Salem
Raleigh
Rushville
Orange
Fairview
Gregswood
State Department
Beher challenges Mrs Glotfelty in Wisconsin bowling duel
Mr Beher of North Main Street faces Mrs Edna Glotfelty from Mount Morris in a Bowling duel at Gateway Inn Recreation alleys in Phelps Wisconsin. Glotfelty scores 279 in the first two games while Beher posts 185 then wins the initial two games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beher
Herbie
North Main Street
Edna Glotfelty
Mount Morris
Mlinois
Phelps
Wisconsin
Returns from Loomis Sanitarium Patient Rejoins Family
Joseph White, long treated at Loomis Sanitarium near Liberty New York, returned home this Thursday morning and is reported much improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph White
Loomis Sanitarium
Liberty
N. Y
Local Man Tells Of Trip Through West
Harry O. Pitts recounts a two week West Coast trip with Mrs. Pitts and the Hill couple. They travel from Indianapolis through Missouri Kansas and Colorado to Albuquerque Grand Canyon Williams and Lake Mead then California to Pico La Habra Heights Sequoia Grant and Yosemite before returning home via Van Hood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry O. Pitts
West Coast
Pitts
C. G. Hill
Nell
Verna
Indianapolis
Springfield
Ill
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Jefferson City
Lake of the Ozarks
Kansas City
Lawrence
Kansas
Topeka
Lewis
Anna Stanley
Sharon Spring
Colorado Springs
Alberquerque
Grand Canyon
Williams
Kingman
Boulder Dam
West
Las Vegas
Nevada
California
Chet
Pico
Wayne Luiscott
la Habra Heights
Ernest Spencer
Signal Hill
Long Beach
Sequoia
Grant
Yosemite
van Hood
Carthage
Ripley Boosters Hold 4H Session
Ripley township 4 H Boosters met Wednesday night at Carthage school. Wallace Cook reported on softball. Cedric Power explained live stock and health contests. Winslow and White discussed the Lafayette 4 H round up. Refreshments followed. next meeting is the last week in August as a joint session with 4 H girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley Township
Carthage School
Wallace Cook
Cedric Power
Robert Winslow
Edgar White
Lafayette
Annual Twin Reunion in New Castle Named for August
The 20th Annual Twins Reunion will be at Memorial Park New Castle on August 6 with a noon basket dinner. Afternoon business session follows and prizes will be awarded for oldest youngest oddest and most similar twins. Fred Abernathy Laurel is president Ray Edwards Rushville vice president Bernice Fine New Castle registrar and Mrs Martha Graham New Castle treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Park
New Castle
Fred Abernathy
Laurel
Ray Edwards
Rushville
Bernice Fine
Martha Graham
McCarty Reappointed Postmaster For Four Years
Bulletin reports Samuel O. McCarty named to another four year term as postmaster. He was appointed in 1935 by President Roosevelt after a civil service exam. Dorothy Herkless will continue as assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel O. McCarty
McCarty
Press Roosevelt
Dorothy Herkless
Rush County Fair Carnival Showcases Record Hog Exhibit
The Rush County Fair at Memorial Park Rushville drew 684 exhibits in the largest hog show in the county's history. The standout was Fred Gwinnup's 16 pig litter from Washington township. The event featured poultry shows 4-H girls’ exhibits and a Percheron Horse Show with judging ongoing. Ballon ascensions drew crowds as rides and free attractions complemented daily entertainment. The fair ends Friday with livestock judging and final prize announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gwinnup
Falmouth
Fred
Memorial Park
Rushville
Rush County
Washington Township
O. L. van Horn
Beech Grove
Ripley Township
Clothing
Ripley
Rita Mae Henley
Norma Silver
Percheron Horse Show
Proud parents welcome baby boy Richard Allen Moore
Mr and Mrs Robert Moore announce the birth of a baby boy named Richard Allen born Tuesday morning. This is Bob Moore’s second child and increases Charlie Moore’s status as grandfather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Moore
Richard Allen
Bob
Charlie Moore
Enormous Sums Spent In Indiana Reported
Indianapolis July 28 Emergency funds expended in Indiana by the Federal Government during the last fiscal year ended June 30 totaled 73 113 952 The total expended in Indiana by the Government under Emergency Relief Appropriation Act funds since April 8 1935 to June 30 1939 rose to 269 511 889 WPA accounted for most of the last year expenditures with 66 263 231 Other agencies totals include Farm Security Administration 2 950 212 National Youth Administration 1 711 799 War Department 588 422 Agriculture 391 344 Public Roads 295 438 Interior 314 136 Public Works Administration 18 182 Treasury 336 115 Engineers 5 050 and other organizations 240 019 Unexpended balances on June 30 totaled 5 066 192.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Clarence Manion
Office of Government Reports
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Manion
Farm Security Administration
National Youth Administration
War Department
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Interior
Public Works Administration
Local Girl Beauty College Graduate Wins Rushville Shop Job
Miss Virginia McManus, a Rushville area native and Carthage High School 1938 graduate, has secured an operator position at the new Polly Prim Beauty Shop in Rushville after studying at an approved beauty college in Indianapolis. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred McManus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia McManus
Indianapolis
Polly Prim
Rushville
Miss McManus
Fred McManus
Carthage High School
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kenneth Rhodes
King Tomato
Wallace
Robert E. Jackson
Indiana Canners’ Association
DeSchipper Packing Company
Henley Barn
Ripley Township Forms Taxpayers Association
Rush
Mar¢eau
Howdy
Midge
Big Fellow
R. L. Smith
Ben Wallace
Venice
St. Paul
Minn
Ging and
Glenwood High Schools
Apollo
Mr. Beher
H. O. Pitts
Ripley Boosters
Lamarie Neal
Ruth Jackson
Barbara Jackson
Judith Henley
Louise Whitfield
Betty Helen Wells
Margie Magee
H Ripley
Marjorie Sander
Rosemary Manche
I Ripley
Patty Sipe
Iris Dewitt
Mary Murfin
Rushville Shop
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