Fifteenth Rush County Saddle Horse Show Draws Crowd
A large crowd attended the Fifteenth Annual Rush County Fair Saddle Horse Show on Friday evening. The opening color guard from the Rushville Saddle Club featured Miss Betty Sue Beaver and teammates Flora Runion Judy Alexander Linda Hinchman and Carolyn Alexander. Judges were Mrs E H Krueger of Columbus Ohio and Jim Keller of Poseyville Indiana. Ring stewards were Coach Billy Thom of Indianapolis and Floyd Unger of Morristown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County Fair
Rushville Saddle Club
Betty Sue Beaver
Flora Runion
Judy Alexander
Linda Hinchman
Carolyn Alexander
Flash
E. H. Krueger
Columbus
Ohio
Jim Keller
Poseyville
Ind
Billy Thom
Indianapolis
Floyd Unger
Morristown
Couple Attends Cincinnati Philadelphia Baseball Game
Mr and Mrs Keith Ray and daughter and Mr and Mrs Eldon Plank attended the baseball game last Thursday night in Cincinnati between Cincinnati and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Ray
Eldon Plank
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Local Birth Announcements From Indiana Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Howard Henley Jr of Indianapolis welcomed a daughter born Sunday at Methodist Hospital. Mr and Mrs John F Munden near Ogden welcomed Bruce Edward a son born Friday August 2 at Hancock County Hospital. Mr and Mrs Melvin McCorkle of Knightstown welcomed a girl born Wednesday at Rush Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Cobern Hamilton of Carthage welcomed a girl born Wednesday at Rush Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Henley Jr
Indianapolis
Methodist Hospital
John F. Munden
Near Ogden
Bruce Edward
Hancock County Hospital
Melvin McCorkle
Knightstown
Rush Memorial Hospital
Cobern Hamilton
Carthage
Mosier Family Vacation Across Indiana Kentucky and Tennessee
Mr. and Mrs. George Mosier of Carmel Indiana Mrs. James Mosier and Sue Mosier of Carthage returned from a multi state vacation. They visited Mr. and Mrs. Gene Mosier in Bowling Green Kentucky and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Wilt in Nashville Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mosier
Carmel
Indiana
James Mosier
Sue Mosier
Carthage
Gene Mosier
Bowling Green
Kentucky
Melvin Wilt
Nashville
Address Changes In Warren And Carthage Parsonages
Rev. and Mrs. Rex Krieg with family moved Monday to R. R. 3 Warren Indiana. Rev. and Mrs. Robert Kendall and children have taken the Carthage Christian Church parsonage on North Main Street, the former Newsom property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Krieg
R. R
Warren
Indiana
Robert Kendall
Carthage Christian Church Parsonage
Newsom
North Main Street
Visiting Fairbanks Couple in Carthage Visit
Mr and Mrs George B McNabb Jr and their young son from Fairbanks Alaska arrived in Carthage last Wednesday evening to visit the McNabb family including Dr George McNabb and Dr Richard McNabb and their two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. McNabb, Jr
Little Son
Fairbanks
Alaska
Carthage
George McNabb
Richard McNabb
Family returns from Canada vacation including Niagara Falls visit
Mr and Mrs Ralph Mosier and daughter Sheryl and Mr and Mrs Wilbur McCorkle return from a fourteen day trip to Canada. They visited Niagara Falls spent a week at Sturgeon Falls Ontario fished and came back via Sault Ste Marie ferried across Mackinac Straits. The group reports an enjoyable and interesting vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Mosier
Sheryl
Wilbur McCorkle
Canada
Niagara Falls
Sturgeon Falls
Ontario
Sault St. Marie
Straits of Mackinac
Indians vs Omaha game attendance at Victory Field
Mr. Shirley Sorrell of Dunreith Lyle O Plank of Ogden Billy Muir Ronnie and Maine Magee attended the ballgame at Victory Field Sunday between the Indians and Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Sorrell
Dunreith
Lyle O. Plank
Ogden
Billy Muir
Ronnie
Maine Magee
Victory Field
Indians
Omaha
Mrs Ann Staggs Moved to Hancock County Hospital
Mrs Ann Staggs fell ill in Indianapolis last week and was removed from St Vincents Hospital to Hancock County Hospital at Greenfield. She remains under observation and receiving treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Staggs
Indianapolis
St. Vincents Hospital
Hancock County Hospital
Greenfield
Two Carthage Students Enter Purdue University
Rush County students join Purdue University this fall through advance registration from June 12 to July 26. Two Carthage youths, Larry R. Little in agriculture and James W. Neal in engineering, are among the freshmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Purdue Lafayette
Ind
Rush County
Purdue University
West Lafayette
Larry R. Little
R. J
James W. Neal
Fish Fry at Carthage Friends Church Saturday
Public notice for a August 17 fish fry at Carthage Friends Church with serving starting at 5 30 p m. Community event details are announced in a local notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage Friends Church
Tragic truck crash claims 16 year old Duane Walker
Duane E Walker 16 son of Mr and Mrs Robert Walker Route 2 Carthage fatally injured at 10 00 Thursday morning when his truck rammed another at Rosston ten miles east of Lebanon He died ten minutes later State Police said he was driving a truck loaded with dehydrated alfalfa meal The other truck carried butane gas Walker attended Rushville High School before moving to his grandfather Ed Rubys farm east of Carthage He would have been a junior at Carthage High School this year He was a member of Rushvilles basketball second team last year and showed promise for Carthage Raider teams Funeral arrangements were not available at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane E. Walker
Robert Walker
Carthage
Rosston
Lebanon
Young Walker
Duane
Rushville High School
Ed Ruby
Carthage High School
Rushville
Carthage Raider
Master and Sons
Arlington High and Carthage high school baseball results
Arlington High shaded Carthage 9 8 in a late inning rally with three runs in the seventh. Carthage won 5-4 over Mays in a two day delay game. Carthage fifth and sixth graders beat Greenfield 5-3 as Magee allowed one hit while Greenfield committed three errors in the first inning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage High School
Mays
Arlington
Carthage
Trowbridge
Pat Watkins
Wolf and
Cooley
Rhe Mays
Grandison
Simmerman
Magee
P. Watkins
Greenfield
Carthage 7th 8th grade baseball schedule recap
Carthage junior high teams played five recent games posting wins over Knightstown 11-6 and 9-8 and Greenfield 8-6 while losing return games to Knightstown 4-1 and Morristown 9-3. Morristown handled Carthage July 31 as miscues and ragged defense led to easy scoring. In a Thursday doubleheader with Knightstown, Carthage won 11-6 then lost 4-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Knightstown
Greenfield
Morristown
Rushville Garden Club hears talk on Hemerocallis facts
Mrs. Fred Flick spoke at the Rushville Garden Club meeting hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Worthington. A Carthage club member and former Rushville member, she discussed Hemerocallis history and the work of the Hemerocallis Society, plus propagation and care demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Flick
Rushville Garden Club
John Worthington
Rushville
Flick
Carthage Club
Rushville Club
Tommy Thevenow Remembered By Former Madison Resident
Randolph Reamey, former Carthage resident and now Dairy Queen owner in Madison Indiana, recalls baseball great Tommy Thevenow who died at 53 after being struck on a Madison street. Thevenow, star shortstop and 1926 World Series player, lived in Madison in retirement and frequented Reames Dairy Queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph Reamey
Carthage
Madison
Indiana
Tommy Thevenow
Mr. Thevenow
Reames Dairy Queen
Thevenow
King’s Daughter Hospital
Reames
Budgets Appear This Week Across Townships
The weekly notices announce budgets for Ripley Township and the Town of Carthage. Posey Township also releases its budget on page 4, submitted by Township Trustee Clarence Northam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Winfield
Ripley Township
Carthage
Posey Township
Clarence Northam
International tops Arlington to seize league lead
International defeated Arlington 5-1 on Arlington Tuesday night to pull into a tie for first with Carthage at 7-3. Personette led International with a double and a homer as Arlington managed only two hits. Carthage edged Gambles 2-1 in nine innings with McClurg doubling for Carthage and Bergman homering for Gambles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International
Arlington
Carthage
Green Way
Personette
Bergman
McClurg
Gambles
Rush County Fair Board Praises 1957 Success
Rush County Fair Board called the 1957 fair one of the best in the county during Tuesday’s meeting. Reports on activities and improvements were heard from superintendents and members. Gail Abernathy outlined the financial status while gestures granted for August 21 cattle feeders demonstration and next year industrial tent space. A nominating committee led by William Kimmell with J W Redden and Earl Horton was appointed for officers directors and building committee. The board will not meet in September and will reconvene October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Gail Abernathy
William Kimmell
J. W. Redden
Earl Horton
District Softball Tourney At Arlington Opens With Five Teams
Five teams compete in the district softball tournament at Arlington Thursday through Saturday night. The winner advances to the state semi finals at Cambridge City. Thursday games are at 7:30 and 8:45, with two games. Friday has one, and the championship is 8:00 p.m. Saturday. Greenfield meets Shelby Motors in the first game. Arlington county winner faces Shelby County winner in the second game. Greensburg has a bye and meets the Friday night winner at 8 p.m. The victor advances to the tourney finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Cambridge City
Greenfield
Shelby Motors
Shelby County
Greensburg
Mrs. Maude Shutt Undergoes Major Surgery in Indianapolis
Mrs. Maude Shutt of Carthage R R underwent major surgery at Robert Long Hospital in Indianapolis on Wednesday July 31. She returned home Friday and is slowly recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Shutt
Carthage
R. R
Robert Long Hospital
Indianapolis
New Minister Hired for Carthage Church
Rev. Robert Kendall from near Spokane Washington has been chosen as minister at Carthage East Street Christian Church. Kendall and his two children moved this week into the church parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Robert Kendall
Spokane
Washington
Carthage East Street Christian Church
Kendall
Dusty Hollow to Paradise Poem Brightens Carthage Town Notes
Poem submissions to the Carthage Town Council respond to the dust and street work with humor. An unsigned piece lampoons Carthage as DUSTY HOLLOW and favors a name change, while a reply by Mr. Clayton counters the critique and urges civic unity to keep the town paradise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Couple En Route To This County Killed In Wreck
A former Rushville resident and her husband died in a head on crash near Ak ron Colorado on Saturday while en route to visit her parents near Arlington. The Clarkson family confirmed Una Harlan 26 and Gale Harlan were the victims. Funeral services were held in Grand Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushville
Grand Junction
Colorado
Raymond Clarkson
Arlington
Clarkson
Una
Gale Harlan
Missouri
Akron
Gene Paul Clarkson
University of Florida
Tallahassee
Florida
Raymond Welsh
Carthage
Harlan
Carthage School Announces Teaching Staff for Carthage
Ripley Township Trustee Arthur Winfield and Carthage School Principal Charles L. Morris announce the full teaching roster. Elementary instructors include Opal Flick Juanita Cox Elizabeth Newgent Gladys Smith Mary Louise Alexander Josephine Alexander Mary Ellen Pearson Lewise Morris Eva Gray Alta Carfield. High school posts list Lee Patton Harold Taylor Dorothy McSherley Eugene Gardner Hulda Fort Veda Lord Martha Clayton Ora Clayton Phillip Sprague Russell Newgent Charles L. Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Ripley ‘Township
Arthur Winfield
Charles L. Morris
Opal Flick
Juanita Cox
Elizabeth Newgent
Gladys Smith
Mary Louise Alexander
Josephine Alexander
Mary Ellen Pearson
Lewise Morris
Eva Gray
Alta Carfield
Lee Patton
Harold Taylor
Dorothy McSherley
Eugene Gardner
Hulda Fort
Veda Lord
Martha Clayton
Ora Clayton
Phillip Sprague
Russell Newgent
J Harvey Snider Rites Held in Fountain Town
Funeral services for J Harvey Snider 71 landowner and businessman of Fountain Town were held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Methodist Church with burial in Fountain Town cemetery. He born February 23 1886 in Fountain Town to John J and Emma L Barnett Snider. Survived by widow Laura R Zike Snider two daughters Helen K Martin and Mary Alice Hentgen four grandchildren five brothers and a sister. He was a member of the Fountain Town Methodist Church Morristown Masonic and Eastern Star lodges and the Morristown Lions Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Harvey Snider
Fountaintown
John J
Emma L. Barnett Snider
Jeanette Hayes Snider
Laura R. Zike Snider
Helen K. Martin
Mary Alice Hentgen
Grosse Point Farm
Detroit
Swine Day At Purdue Promises New Swine Research
Purdue University announced its 37th Swine Day on August 23 with tours of the livestock experimental farm north of campus. The program includes studies on protein and phosphorus levels in pasture pigs, antibiotics effects, cooling hogs with sprays and shades, high moisture corn, corn silage supplements, and drylot versus pasture pork production. A 1 to 3 p.m. program in Purdue Hall of Music will feature Claude Harper presiding and speakers from Purdue and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Livestock Experimental Farm
Indiana
Purdue Hall of Music
Claude Harper
Purdue Animal Husbandry Department
Earl L. Butz
Purdue
Richard Hollandbeck
R. H. Grummer
University of Wisconsin
L. L. Stewart
Clinton County
J. H. Conrad
Mrs H E Poston Visits Sister In New Castle
Mrs H E Poston of New Castle spent from Sunday until Wednesday at the home of her sister Mrs Gouldie Kyser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Poston
New Castle
Gouldie Kyser
Dial Telephone System To Be Inaugurated On Aug 28
Carthage subscrib ers will hear a dial tone starting Aug 28 at 9 p m as manual switchboards are removed and automatic dialing begins. Numbers switch to the Logan 5 prefix with four digits and fire department will become Logan 5 2345. A directory noting changes and service to nearby towns will be mailed. Bank of Carthage becomes the collection agency. total project cost is about 177000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
I. W. Beile
General Telephone Company of Indiana
Beile
Fire Department
Mays
Arlington
Morristown
Knightstown
State Bank of
Telephone Company
Two Taverns Get Licenses Tuesday
Rush County Beverage Board unanimously granted a license to John Jordan who recently opened a restaurant on East Mill Street in Carthage. The board renewed the McDaniel license with Rue McDaniel named on the new license after a change requested. Protestors led by Rev. C. L. Davis announced plans to appeal to the State Alcoholic Beverage Commission if the license proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County Beverage Board
John Jordan
East Mill Street
Carthage
Rue McDaniel
C. L. Davis
Methodist Church
Mr. Jordan
State Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Rush County Board
County Court Addresses Road Closures and Land Sale
August county commissioners discussed closing an unused gravel road at Elsie Gordon’s farm after the pit’s abandonment and dumping reports. They advised legal condemnation, then inspection for closure. They also eyed selling a county tract for parking lot use and appointed James Harley as engineer to rebuild the Charles Hurst bridge after a recent washout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Gordon
Washington Township
John N. Hughes
James Harley
Charles Hurst
Orange Township
Container Co names George H. Watkins as Vice President
Walter P. Paepcke of Container Corporation of America announces George H. Watkins, currently University of Chicago vice president in charge of development, will join the firm’s management and be recommended for election as vice president. He will oversee foreign operations design advertising and public relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook County
Illinois Citizens Committee
Army
Chicago
Postmaster To Be Named Soon In Carthage Indiana
The United States Civil Service Commission announced an open examination for the Carthage Indiana postmaster position with a yearly salary of 4530 dollars. Applications must be filed by August 27 1957 and include a written test plus rating on experience ability and character. A one year residence requirement and age 18 on closing date apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Ind
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Washington
D. C
United States Civil Service Commission
Porter County Fair Beef Cattle Judging at Valparaiso
Donald Stoten judged 4-H and Open Beef Cattle show at the Porter County fair held Wednesday in Valparaiso Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Stoten
Porter County Fair
Valparaiso
Indiana
Cool Rods Road-E-O Sunday in Carthage Public Square
The Cool Rods Auto Club of Carthage will stage a Road-E-O on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. on Carthage public square. The public is invited to watch the contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cool Rods Auto Club of
Carthage
Knightstown Guest Linda Ewing Visits Shutt Home
Linda Ewing of Knightstown was a house guest of Marylin Jackson last Wednesday and Thursday. The Shutt family hosted visitors from Indianapolis and Brownsburg including Mrs Benny Kelly Mrs Helen Jackson and Mrs Roy Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Ewing
Knightstown
Marylin Jackson
Russell Shutt
Benny Kelly
Helen Jackson
Indianapolis
Roy Miller
Brownsburg
Shutt
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Greenfield IN Hospital
Duane Walker
Arlington High Shades
Arlington Falls
Arlington, Morris and Cooley, International, Collins and Personette
Houston
Patterson
Lewman
Main Street
Dusty Hollow
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