Remember When Ida Jones Traveled to Indianapolis for Care
Mrs Ida Jones took her young daughter Mildred to Indianapolis to consult a medical specialist. Mr and Mrs J L Hubbard attended the Zion family reunion at the Rushville fair grounds on Wednesday. Mrs George Yost left to join a camping party near Shelbyville after visiting D C Benjamin for several weeks. Knights town plans a gala week starting Tuesday August 3. Mr and Mrs Charles Northam of Little Blue visited Fletcher Branson and family. Carthage Schools set to open September 13 for the year 09 10 with teachers listed including Laura Binford Hazel Binford Margaret Morton Alma Braden Mabel Mossburg Lida Rogers Ida Ludlow Otis Hoskinson Bertha Perry Bonnie Henley Elsie Chappell Emory Binford Floyd Miner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Jones
Mildred
Indianapolis
J. L. Hubbard
Zion
Fair Grounds
Rushville
George Yost
D. C. Benjamin
Shelbyville
Knightstown
Charles Northam
Little Blue
Fletcher Branson
Carthage
Laura Binford
Hazel Binford
Margaret Morton
Alma Braden
Mabel Mossburg
Lida Rogers
Ida Ludlow
Otis Hoskinson
Booker T. Washington
Bertha Perry
Walnut Ridge
Bonnie Henley
Elsie Chappell
Emory Binford
Floyd Miner
Twenty Years Ago News From Henry County August 1919
A local history note recalls Leslie Walker returning home after discharge at Camp Sherman Ohio after serving with convoy trains in France. Colored boys Harlan Tuttle and Elba Newsom also return home from Camp Dodge Iowa after discharge. Barns burn in Knightstown area during a storm, one owned by Everette Button and another on James Thomas farm. Paper mill boiler explosion injures Harvey Jessup fatally and Enos Coffin severely burns. Carthage storm causes major damage with wind and rain blowing down a warehouse and wires as Will Siler suffers a minor injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Tuttle
Elba Newsom
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Camp Sherman
Ohio
Henry County
Everette Button
Knightstown
James Thomas
Harvey Jessup
Enos Coffin
Carthage Board and Paper Company
Mr. Jessup
Mr. Coffin
Carthage
South Street
Will Siler
Chautauqua Opens Next Sunday at Rushville Park
Ten years ago reports note the Rushville Rush County chautauqua’s twenty fifth annual event set to begin at Memorial park Coliseum next Sunday afternoon. Bean Cannings at Greenfield cites full bean packing work with over 150 employees at Greenfield Packing Company. Mrs Roy Copher visits ill mother Mrs W H Morris. Mrs Alice Leisure tours Minnesota and Canada en route home via Washington Oregon and Yellowstone National Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Rushville Park
Rush County Chautauqua
Memorial Park
Rushville
Greenfield
Greenfield Packing Company
Roy Copher
W. H. Morris
Alice Leisure
Minnesota
Canada
Community notes capture visits and events in Greenfield area
Miss Marthabelle Hudson and Betty Kirkpatrick visited in Greenfield from Wednesday to Friday. Robert Nelson of New York and several local residents visited family and attended picnics, showers, and a tomato festival. Several individuals traveled to California and England, with open air services planned for next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marthabelle Hudson
Betty Kirkpatrick
Greenfield
Robert Nelson
New York
Grover Clements
Ruth Ann
Grant Shubert
Crawfordsville
Merle Lewis
Louis Jacobi
Mary Evelyn Binford Castle
Friends Church
Gladys Jessup
Della Pearson
Riley Park
James Heister
Charles. F. Reeves
Hoosier
Noblesville
Dale Holden
Max Lewis
California
Will Oldham
Elwood
Conservation Exhibit At Indiana State Fair Promises New Features
The 1939 Indiana state fair conservation display is set to debut several new features. Commissioner Virgil M Simmons notes work is underway collecting fish birds and other exhibit items. Each division plans special exhibits reflecting its activities and past years drew many conservation officials from other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil M.simmons
Department of Conservation
Washington Birthplaces And Monument At Stratford Hall Area
A Virginia travel feature highlights the Fredericksburg to Chesapeake Bay strip with Mount Vernon and Stratford Hall as key stops. It notes Washington birthplaces, the birthplaces of Madison and Monroe, and the 1930 National Monument at Popes Creek with restoration, a memorial mansion, and a post office for postmarks reading Washingtons Birthplace Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay
Potomac
Rappahannock
George Washington
Pope’s Creek
James Madison
Washington
James Monroe
Colonial Beach
Stratford Hall
Borh Richard
Francis Lee
Robert E. Lee
Madison
Monroe
Mount Vernon
Dent
War Department
Department of the Interior
Popes Creek
Potomac River
Sioux Chief Philip Returns from World Fair Rodeo Tour
New York reports that Chief Philip, leader of a Sioux group, has returned after touring Europe with Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill during his youth in the Wild West and Rodeo show at the World's Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philip
Europe
Buffalo Bill
Newark City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Do & Oo
Leslie Walker
John F. Walker
Chillicothe
R. C. McBane
Morristown
Ind
China
Tsingtao
Britain
Far East
New People’s Society
Sohn & Son Garage
Indiana
Baysback Fertilizer Co
Charlottesville
Charles Hudson
Fairmount
Robert Davis
H. G. Biddlecum
John Nicholas
W. R. Johnston
Waynetown
Will Smith
John Linder
Claude Walker
Anna Sparks
Shirley
Donds
Lilburn White
Niagara Falls
Bruce Richman
Edith Hunt
Sherman Smith
Margaret Smith
England
Scotland
Ollinger
Sara
Haskett
Clara Delinger
Russell Dearinger
Hazel
Conrad Shields
Alice Perrell
Pittsburgh
Byran Ball
George Washington Birthplace
National Monument
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WM. J. Henley, SR
Rushville, Indiana
Phories
F. R. Newby — — Notary Public
Carthage, Ind
Carthage RR
Harold Ratliff
Frank Binford
Westland
H. W. Chemweth
Main St
Richmond
Washington St
H. I. McNew
K. E. Wedeking
Optometrist
W. Third St
I -Phone
Rushville, Ind
STAT
Rush County Loan & Finance CO. Oy Ear Ec
Texaco
GAS Valor
Firestone
Harold Phelps
E. Main St
Greenfield, Ind
Ratliff
F. M. Miller
Ecuador
Panama
R. B. Turman
Community Sanitation
3Rd St. Rushville
Owen Gray
Rileytown
Rileytown Foods
White Eagle Restaurant
Mrs. Roy Porter
Prop
Me Oe
Ac Kel Ames
DR. Miles
Miles Nervine
Dr. Miles Nervine
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