On the Beat Births Report
Mr and Mrs Robert Vint welcomed a son Robert Henry III born July 27 in Aruba N West Indies. Mrs Vint is formerly Carolyn Norris daughter of Carl and the late Mrs Norris of Carthage. Mr and Mrs Philip Winslow of Los Altos California welcomed Robert Jay born August 4 grandson of Howard Winslow. Mr and Mrs Robert King welcomed a boy weighing 10 lbs 6 oz born Tuesday night at 11 16 at Rush Memorial Hospital Rushville grandson of Rachel King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Vint
Robert Henry III
Aruba
N. West Indies
Vint
Carolyn Norris
Carl Norris
Carthage
Philip Winslow
Los Altos
California
Robert Jay
Howard Winslow
Robert King
Rush Memorial Hospital
Rushville
Rachel King
Ball State College Plans Lead Carthage Graduate
Janet Hunt of R R 1, daughter of Mr and Mrs Sharon Hunt, recently visited Ball State Teachers College to plan enrollment for fall as a freshman. A 1955 Carthage High School graduate, she will major in elementary education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball State College
Janet Hunt
R R
Sharon Hunt
Ball State Teachers College
Miss Hunt
Carthage High School
Ball State
Promoted Sparks to Staff Sgt in U S Army England
Donald Sparks serving in England is promoted to Staff Sergeant. He and his wife plan to return to the United States in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Sparks
U. S. Army
England
Sparks
United States
Weather device found on farm near Carthage
Wayne Osborn found a metal weather forecasting device with instruments and a parachute on his south Carthage farm. The box carries a tag requesting return to McClellan Air Force Base in California. No injuries reported and the source identifies McClellan AFB as the origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClellan Air Force Base
McClellan
California
Wayne Osborn
Carthage
Real Estate Sales Decline in Rush County in July
Rush County real estate sales fell in July while transfer activity stayed brisk. Total estimated value reached about 182000, the lowest since March, with city sales around 76000 and farm land about 79000. Transfers of small town and subdivision property accounted for roughly 27000, per county recorder Olive L. Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Rushville
Olive L. Miller
Arlington Lions Plan Outdoor Play Court
The Arlington Lions Club will complete an 80 by 80 foot outdoor play court on school grounds this summer. The hard surface facility will host basketball badminton and tennis for local youths at an estimated cost of 1400 dollars funded by Lions Club fish fries and other events with a fish fry planned for September 17 and 18 on school grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington Lions Club
Arlington
Lions Club
Visit Ends as Stager Family Escorts Nephew Home
Mrs Henry G Stager and brother Timothy Gilmartin accompany their nephew Terry McGarry to Morristown New Jersey after several weeks visiting the Stager home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Henry G. Stager
Timothy Gilmartin
Terry McGarry
Morristown
Barn Fire Destroys Farm Structure Near Carthage
Lightning struck Merrill Tice’s barn south of Carthage around noon Wednesday. Local Volunteer Fire Department responded but the blaze had gained too much headway to save the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Tice
Carthage
Lawrence Carter Named Teacher With City Schools
Lawrence Carter has been employed as a teacher in Cincinnati city schools and will report there soon. He is a former Hillsboro Ohio teacher and has most recently worked at the I S B C Home northeast of Carthage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Carter
Cincinnati
Mr. Carter
Hillsboro
Ohio
Carthage
Mrs Forrest Beck to Represent Carthage Legion Auxiliary at French Lick
Mrs Forrest Beck will attend the state convention representing the Carthage Legion Auxiliary. The meeting runs Friday through Sunday at French Lick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Beck
Carthage Legion Auxiliary
French Lick
Pioneer Engineer Club reunion draws crowd at Indiana site
A large crowd attended the Pioneer Engineer Club of Indiana reunion held at the Lawrence Porter Sawmill near Hannegan from Thursday to Saturday. The event featured old threshing machines on display and numerous small models from Indiana and several other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Engineer Club of
Indiana
Lawrence Porter
Hannegan
Social Security Turns Twenty in Rush County
Giles W. Garrett marks the 20th anniversary of the Social Security Act and notes widening coverage and benefits figures. In Rush County for July 1955, 912 people drew benefits totaling $42,188, with a rise over July 1954, and details on old age, survivors, and widow benefits, plus county employment data from early 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles W. Garrett
Richmond Social Security Office
Mr. Garrett
Garrett
Rush County
Richmond
Indiana
Burea of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
Bureau of Census
Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
CBP
U .S. Department of Commerce
Mrs. Dobson Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs. H. J. Dobson, treated at Rush Memorial hospital for a broken leg, has been brought back to Carthage to the home of Mrs. Anna Miller after several weeks of confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobson
H. J. Dobson
Rush Memorial Hospital
Carthage
Anna Miller
Walnut Ridge Friends Meeting at Charlottesville Meetinghouse
The Walnut Ridge Quarterly Meeting of Friends plans sessions at Charlottesville Meetinghouse on Saturday August 13. Activities include Ministry and Council at 10:00 a.m. worship with Edward Linton at 11:00 a.m. a 1:30 p.m. business meeting and a noon fellowship basket dinner. The Young Friends meet Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Special numbers are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Ridge
Young Friends of the Walnut Ridge
Quince Geise Expires After Yearlong Illness Near Homer
Quince A Geise 71 a farmer near Homer died Monday morning at Rush Memorial Hospital after a year of failing health He was born March 31 188? a son of Henry and Frances Geise and lived most of his life in Rush County Survived by widow Ermine Houchins Geise a son Donald W of near Homer a daughter Mrs William Heaston of Homer four brothers and five sisters all listed with their near locations Geise was a Bentonville Christian Church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quince A. Geise
Homer
Rush Memorial Hospital
Fayette County
Mr. Geise
Henry
Frances Brightenbough Geise
Rush County
Geise
Carthage
Bentonville
Ging
Stella Wamsley
New Salem
Lois May
Orange
State Fair Postal Service Displays Progress in Mail Delivery
At the 1955 Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis from August 31 to September 9, Postal Service exhibits will demonstrate mail processing and delivery. See a sixty foot railway mail car, a 35 foot Highway Post Office, and a large semi-trailer mail truck. Live mail cancellations, philatelic displays, and a Labor Day envelope replica highlight the theme Communications Its Role in Agriculture and Industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Postal Service
Fall Creek Boulevard
Postal Transportation Service
Philately Department
Washington, D.C
Indiana Stamp Club
Clarence W. Bethuram
Post Office State Fair Committee
Walter A. Smith
Indianapolis Postal Service
U.S. Post Office
Christian Helpers Sunshine Circle Meeting Held at East Street Church
The Christian Helpers Sunshine Circle met at East Street Christian church with co hosts Thelma Mosier Edith Hull and Edna Delinger. Joanna Gibson led in Ruth Jackson's absence with Flossie Jessup as secretary. Frances Pitts gave devotions. Eighteen members attended and refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Helpers
Sunshine Circle
East Street Christian Church
Thelma Mosier
Edith Hull
Edna Delinger
Joanna Gibson
Ruth Jackson
Flossie Jessup
Frances Pitts
Crash injures Miss Sue Winslow in Greenfield intersection
Miss Sue Winslow daughter of Mrs Claribel Winslow of Greenfield was injured when two cars collided at the East Main and A Streets junction in Greenfield Tuesday night. She rode as a passenger in a car driven by Frank Webster Hancock County agriculture agent assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Winslow
Claribel Winslow
Greenfield
East Main
Frank Webster
Hancock County
Squirrel Season Opens Saturday in Indiana
Indiana opens squirrel hunting this Saturday August 13 with guidance from conservationists and field scientists. The article urges hunters to enjoy quiet woodland moments, notes beech nuts and woodpeckers, and highlights about 235000 acres of public and federal forest land where hunting is allowed, plus private woodlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Porter Family Visits Shelbyville Companions
Mr and Mrs Herman Porter and family were guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs John Porter. They called on Mr and Mrs Frank Eliott and son, south of Shelbyville, in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Porter
John Porter
Frank Eliott and Son
Shelbyville
Carthage Wins First District Softball Test
The Carthage softball team beat Richmond K. C. 9 to 1 in the district tournament at Connersville. Carthage had 8 hits led by Norm McCorkle and Bob Stephens with two apiece and McCorkle drove in three runs. Richmond managed five scattered hits and crossed for their lone run in the final inning. Carthage pitchers Morris and Manche. Richmond batteries Roche and Ripberger. Next game is Friday at 8 p.m. in the semifinals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Connersville
Richmond K. C
Norm McCorkle
Bob Stephens
McCorkle
Richmond
Morris
Manche
Roche
Ripberger
RHE Carthage
International and Arlington win in Arlington softball league
International crushed Carthage 13 to 10 as Northam Fahrner and Cox had two hits each and Pruitt homered. Arlington defeated Carrollton 20 to 4 behind Williams Webb and Nelson two base hits, Nelson homer, and Mohr driven in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International
Arlington
Carthage
Carrollton
Northam
Fahrner
Cox
Pruitt
Forrest
Williams
Webb
Nelson
Jonas
Mohr
Bus Route No 4 Sold in Local Deal
Fred W. Parish sells School Route Bus contract for route No 4 and the new bus to Elmer T. Fenner of R. R. 1. The report also notes recent local visits and a State Fair promotional appeal urging attendance and participation in the Indiana State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Parish
Elmer T. Fenner
Mr. Parish
1955-56 School Duty Call and Institute Notices
Friday September 2 1955 marks the county wide duty call for principals to inform staff of deviations. Rush County Teachers Institute set for September 3 at the courthouse starting 9 45 a m with a 1 dollar fee per teacher. ISTA delegate election to nominate candidates, three delegates and one alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milroy
Rush County Teachers’ Institute
Court House
ISTA
C. M. DeMunbrun
Rushville High coach resigns to take Battle Creek job
Paul Weaver resigns after three seasons at Rushville High School to coach at Battle Creek Michigan. His teams posted 33 wins 39 losses but claimed two sectional titles one regional crown and Rushville’s first South Central Conference title in 15 years. Les Ray to mentor the 1955 56 season with prior coaching at Flora and Jackson Township high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Weaver
Rushville
Battle Creek
Michigan
Weaver
Fairmount
Butler University
Les Ray
Ray
Sullivan
Flora High School
Jackson Township
Nevada
Indiana
Anderson Packers
Purdue study urges fan ventilation for poultry houses
Purdue University specialists outline that fan ventilation improves egg production and broiler returns by keeping litter drier and reducing ammonia and carbon dioxide buildup. The extension leaflet details needed fan capacity, air inlets, location, automatic shutters, and controls for year round use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
W. L. Roller
A. C. Dale
D. D. Jackson
Extension Poultryman
Office of Agricultural Publications
Purdue
Rites Held For Ida Smith Jones
Ida Smith Jones a lifelong Carthage resident died at Rush Memorial Hospital at 9 50 a m Friday born in Oxford Ohio September 17 1870 daughter of Henry and Almira Rutherford Smith lived with cousin Mrs Mary Stanton Remington the past year. She headed Carthage school cafeteria for over 30 years was a Fletcher Methodist member Surviving are son Paul Jackson Michigan seven grandchildren seven great grandchildren one brother Charles Smith Rushville and cousin Mrs Stanton Funeral service held at Thompson Funeral Home 2 p m Sunday Rev Homer Rich presiding with singing by Mrs H R Rhoades and Mrs Stanton and Miss Sue Ann Truitt. Burial in Hanover cemetery Morristown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Smith Jones
Carthage
Rush Memorial Hospital
Oxford
Ohio
Henry
Almira Rutherford Smith
Idk
Mary Stanton
Remington
Carthage School
Fletcher Methodist Church
Paul
Jackson
Michigan
Charles Smith
Rushville
Stanton
Thompson Funeral Home
Homer Rich
H. R. Rhoades
Stan Lynch
Sue Ann Truitt
Hanover Cemetery
Morristown
State Fair entries close as IBM aids processing
Indiana State Fair entries for 1955 open classes close August 10 and 4H entries August 15. More than 400 entries have begun processing with IBM punch cards and automatic checks, speeding payments and award sheets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
IBM
Esther Britton
Kenneth F. Blackwell
Indiana State Fairgrounds
Mrs Russell Shutt Hospitalized For Surgery
Mrs Russell Shutt entered Rush Memorial Hospital on Thursday afternoon and will undergo surgery Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Shutt
Rush Memorial Hospital
McNabb Family Returns From Land O Lakes Stay
Dr and Mrs Richard McNabb and their sons returned Sunday after a two week vacation in Land O Lakes Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard McNabb
Branson Family News From Florida Trip
Mr and Mrs Marlin Branson and daughter of Indianapolis and Miss Bernice Branson returned Wednesday evening from a vacation trip to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Marlin Branson
Indianapolis
Bernice Branson
Roy Campbell Nearing Hospital Admission After Illness
Roy Campbell, seriously ill for some time, shows slight improvement and will enter Long Hospital in Indianapolis soon for further treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Campbell
Long Hospital
Indianapolis
Fish Fry Notice At Carthage Church
The Methodist Church sponsors a fish fry on Saturday night August 13 at the downtown East and Mill Streets site in Carthage. Serving begins at 5 p.m. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
East
Mill Streets
Carthage
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Arlington Lions
Pioneer Club
Walnut Ridge Quarterly Meeting
State Fair Postal Service
Harley Hook
Carthage Softballers
RHE. International
Ellis
Dickman
Stevens
RHE Arlington
Arlington, Forrest and Rucker
Mohr and
Lindley Taylor
Delmar Sipes
Mr. Taylor
M. L. Edwards
Athens
Alabama
Ed Carter
White Springs
Fila
Maggie Gallimore
Erastus Brown
Wallace Cook
Iva Cook
Charles Nardloh
Spiceland
Jeff Leisure
Ethel Posey
Hugo Moffett
Leisure
Miss Posey
Howard E. Henley
Otto McCarty
W. S. Coleman
Indiana State
Schoenchewine Sex Tomertanen
Agriculture and Industry
Walter
Wimmer
Faye Rasor
Diana Martin
Bloomington
Joseph Porter
Miss Rasor
Porter
Larry Apple
Russell Apple
Methodist Hospital
Everett Hawkins
Anna Anderson
Howard Binford
Greensburg
Virgil Gross
Janie
Near New Salem
Noah Leisure
Elmer Patten
Patten
Carl Haywood
Fred Mann
Mary Moore
Alma Foust
Carrie Bramel
Nelson Yazel
Mount Holly
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