Summer Town Notes and War Era Snippets
A local column shares scattered items from town life including doctored photo plans, weather chatter, soldier ballot cards, fishing worm tips, and community anecdotes. Reports mention an electrical storm, a three tire shortage, a lightning strike on a barn, war departments publications, and routine street observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Spangler
Varga
Forrest Marshall
Grandpap Ridlen
Art Lineback
Skinny Winfield
Land‘o Lakes
Wisconsin
War Times
War Department
Washington, D. C
Clyde Henley
Clyde Henley, Jr
Nighthawk
Walter Chonan
Jim Collins
Jim
Harry Rhodes
Harry
Ed Williams
Knightstown
Parvel Moore
Parvel
Gates to enter Indiana University for lab technology
Miss Alice Gates, recently employed at RCA in Indianapolis, will spend the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. John V. Gates. She will enter Indiana University at Bloomington this fall to pursue laboratory technology studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Gates
RCA
Indianapolis
John V. Gates
Gates
Indiana _ university
Bloomington
License Renewed for McDaniel Lunch Room Beer Sales
The county alcoholic board renewed the license for retail beer sales at the McDaniel lunch room after a Rushville hearing held earlier, with petitions presented from both supporters and opponents of the renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDaniel
County Alcoholic Board
Rushville
Birth of Cheryl Norrene Plank in Anderson
Mr and Mrs Ernest Plank welcomed an eight pound daughter Cheryl Norrene born Tuesday July 25 in Anderson. She is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Ertle Stevens formerly of this place and now residing in Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Plank
Cheryl Norrene
Anderson
Ertle Stevens
Earl P Henby Dies In Chicago
Earl P Henby a chief petty officer in the navy died at Wesley Memorial Hospital Chicago from cerebral thrombosis Ill since Thursday He is father of Mrs Donald Mann of Arlington survived by two sons Richard Henby and Lloyd Eugene and daughter Mrs Mann Funeral services were held at 2:00 pm Thursday at Mrs Stout’s Arlington home with interment in Arlington cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl P.henby
Navy
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Henby
Donald Mann
Hancock County
Arlington
Arlington Christian Church
Arlington farmer story featured in Capper's Farmer
J M Wissing who farms near Arlington in Rush county is profiled in Capper's Farmer August issue in If Feeder Prices Break. The article notes his strategy to stockpile cheap roughage by building silos and trenches this fall, using 4-foot snow fence silos 24 feet wide and five courses high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Wissing
Arlington
Rush County
Capper
Farm
Wissing
Forest Fire Warning Issued To Motorists
State forester T. E. Shaw urges motorists not to toss lighted cigarettes from vehicles. Several fires have begun along dry roadside grass, with a Mount Olive blaze near Williams in Martin County destroying a store and a dwelling plus farm buildings and acres of second growth. Dry weather and high winds raise risk while manpower to fight fires remains scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Shaw
Division of Forestry
Mount Olive
Williams
Martin County
Miss Eeith Hunt Hospitalized with Fractured Hip
Mrs. Fred White reports Miss Eeith J. Hunt is in a Concord New Hampshire hospital after a fall fractured hip. Hunt, known to Carthage residents, previously lived in Charlottesville before moving to North Weare New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred White
Eeith J. Hunt
Concord, N, H
Miss Hunt
Carthage
Charlottesville
North Weare
N, H
Mrs Edna Keerns Visiting Greenfield Relative
Mrs Edna Keerns of near Greenfield is visiting her daughter Mrs Thomas Bash as her guest, with plans to tour local sites and share family time during the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Keerns
Near Greenfield
Mrs
Thomas Bash
Greenfield Men Heroic Marines in Saipan Battles
Accounts from Marine corps correspondents highlight Indiana Marines James H. Frost and Robert D. Bennett in Saipan. Frost endured 18 hours of heat and enemy fire wiring communications for his artillery unit. Bennett helped kill a grenade throwing sniper with a flamethrower and a fellow Marine's shot ended the threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Saipan
Marianas Islands
Marine Corps
James H. Frost
Robert D. Bennett
Frost
Bennett
Mrs Charles Rhodes Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs Charles Rhodes came home Saturday evening from Henry County Hospital where she shows slow improvement. Mrs Iva Cook was admitted for observation at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Cook
Ball Memorial Hospital
Muncie
Mrs Rue McDaniel Returns Home From Methodist Hospital
Mrs Rue McDaniel has returned to her home from the Methodist hospital in Indianapolis. She is reported to be improving nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rue McDaniel
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Mrs. McDaniel
Pitts Transferred from Indianapolis Hospital to Chicago Veterans Center
Jesse Pitts, previously treated in Indianapolis for a serious throat ailment, was moved Wednesday to a veterans’ hospital in Chicago for further care and recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Pitts
Indianapolis
Veterans’ Hospital
Chicago
Memorial Fund Grows for Tweedy Community Center
Contributions to the Tweedy Memorial Community Center fund include amounts from multiple local donors. Listed gifts show several couples contributing five dollars each and individuals such as Norma Lee Parish and Mrs Gertrude Jessup among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tweedy Memorial Community Center, Inc
Lawr
Gertrude Jessup
Jane Kinder
Auto Tax Stamps Drive Continues in Rush County
A Rush County check shows many motor vehicle owners have not purchased auto use tax stamps. The IRS is conducting an intensive drive for those who did not buy or display stamps by July 1. All motor vehicles used on public highways are taxable, including cars, motorcycles, scooters, and tractors. Violations risk a misdemeanor charge with fines up to $25 or up to 30 days in jail, or both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Smith
Internal Revenue Department
Death of Child Virgil Lee Conley
Two month old Virgil Lee Conley son of Mr and Mrs Fairer Conley of North Market street was found dead in bed Wednesday morning. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 2 30 at Thompson Funeral Home conducted by Rev Samuel M Riggle with burial in Town Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Lee Conley
Fairer Conley
North Market Street
Thompson Funeral Home
Samuel M. Riggle
Town Cemetery
Teacher resigns prompts local school change
Randolph Reames, Ripley township trustee, reports the resignation of Mrs. Frances Sapp who taught fourth grade in the local schools. Her replacement is Mrs. Cecil Pike, who resides northwest of the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph Reames
Ripley Township
Frances Sapp
Barn Destroyed by Lightning Fire on Sharer Farm
A barn on the James Sharer farm near Spiceland burned Saturday night after a lightning strike. Hay and tools were destroyed. Sharer is brother of Mrs. Charles D. Moore of this area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sharer
Spiceland
Mr. Sharer
Charles D. Moore
News of Our Men in Uniform Among Allied Forces
A communications brief from England honors Cpl Charles E Fairchild of Carthage for aiding Air Service Command with food clothing and equipment for the France liberation effort. Other updates note Pvt Charles Hoover to Nichols General Hospital Louisville Ky M Sgt Carl Elder serving in New Guinea with a new APO and Sgt Carl M Wells with 910th AAA AW Bn Westhampton NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Fairchild
Carthage
Air Service Command
Britain
Carl Spaatz
France
Quartermaster Corps
Corp
Cpl
Fairchild
Pvt
Charles Hoover
Det
Med Dept
Nichols General Hospital
Louisville, Ky
Carl M. Wells
Btry
West Hampton
New York
N, Y
Social Reunion and Sorority Demonstrations Highlight Community Events
The Murphy Heathcoe reunion at Erastus Brown's home drew 27 attendees including the Moores of this place and guests from Indianapolis Knightstown and Arlington. E L B O W members met at Alice Hill's home with Mary Louise as secretary and two guests Mrs Flora Newby and Mrs Ann Stager. Stager led a household products demonstration during the social hour with refreshments served by hostesses. The Kappa Kappa Sigma sorority staged two household article demonstrations to raise funds for the community, with orders taken and products managed by Ann Stager and Gertrude Bush at local outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy-Heathcoe
Erastus Brown
Geo
B, Moore
Charlotte Moore
Indianapolis
Knightstown
Arlington
Alice Hill
Mary Louise
Ruth Hunt
Arletta Small
Marjorie Overman
Flora Newby
St. Louis
Ann Stager
Kappa Kappa Sigma Sorority
Mary E. Bush
Alsta Container
Gertrude Bush
Tommie
Standard Form Sought for Tire Certificates in Indiana
A bulletin from Indiana OPA district director James D. Strickland calls for a uniform standard to issue Grade 1 tire certificates for passenger cars. Boards are urged to split monthly quotas across meetings and to prioritize emergency groups and Groups I to IV in sequence, with essential workers and farmers featured among top applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Strickland
Indiana
OPA
Attendance at Rushville horse show weekend
Among those attending the saddle horse show in Rushville Sunday evening were Mrs. Thomas Bush, Mrs. Ross Tweedy and children, Mrs. Edna Keerns, Alice Hunt, Norman McCorkle, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Couder, Miss Arletta Small, Miss Jean Ann Howren, Miss Martha Small, Miss Phyllis Sullivan, Leonard Sullivan Jr, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Henley and Mrs. Katherine Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushville
Thomas Bush
Ross Tweedy
Edna Keerns
Alice Hunt
Norman McCorkle
Claude Couder
Arletta Small
Jean Ann Howren
Martha Small
Phyllis Sullivan
Leonard Sullivan, Jr
Clyde Henley
Katherine Kennedy
Mrs. Cora Morris Visits Portsmouth Family
Mrs. Cora Morris of Portsmouth Ohio came Monday for a visit with her daughter Mrs Randolph Reames and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Morris
Portsmouth
Ohio
Randolph Reames
Local Cannery Set to Open As Wartime Harvest Looms
Mrs Emma De Schipper says the local canning facility will begin operations mid month amid a favorable tomato outlook. Dr Clement Malan notes labor shortages for harvesting will push schools to adjust openings. six regional meetings will discuss cooperation across 44 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma de Schipper
Indiana
Clement T. Malan
Malan
Blue River Sunday School and Meetings Schedule
Blue River offers Sunday school at 9 30 with class meeting at 10 30 Prayer meeting is held Wednesday at 8 00 in the church schedule listing
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Carthage
DeWitt Foster
J. A. Reynolds
Gouldie Kyser
East ST. Christian Church
Basil Stuitz
Geo. B. Moore
Cecil Pike
Assa
Fletcher Methodist Church
Hubert Hunt
Arthur White
Howard Crim
Blue River
Little Blue River
Charlottesville
Mrs Sewart Morgan Weekend Visit with Capt Knigh t in Chicago
Mrs Sewart Morgan spent the weekend in Chicago with her husband Capt McKnight. The pair were seen enjoying leisure time in the city, with local sightings noting their presence at several popular spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Sewart Morgan
Chicago
Capt. McKnight
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Indiana U
Earl P. Henby
Arlington Farmer’s
Farm Paper
Hindenburg Bastion
Hindenburg
Savage
Greenfield Men
Charles Rhodes
Henry County Hospital
England
Carl Elder
New Guinea
Robert Weidman
San Francisco
Calif
Walter Jessup
Nancy Murray
Hagerstown
S. L. Newsom
W. J. Phelps
Alma S. Henley
Ruth White
Publow
Carroll Drake
Marlene Graff
Jesse Drake
Dora Cook
W. J. Henley
Stanley Murray
Raleigh Christian Church
William R. Cole
Washington Township
Betty Revolt
Leonard Revolt
Lewis Revolt
Piqua
Robert Walker
Duane
Greenfield
Edgar V. Ruby
Elmer McMichael
Carlos Brooks
Ft. Leonard Wood
Brooks
Missouri
Luther Hull
Clyde, Pat
Tiil
U.S. Coast Guard
U. S
New Britain
U. S. Treasury Department
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