Indiana State Fair Parade Highlights Farm Family Theme
The mile oval near the Fair Grounds Grandstand will host the Farmer's Day Parade with baton twirlers and Indiana Farm Bureau Pet and Hobby Club entries. Prize money totaling 1600 dollars will be awarded to floats, bands, and pets. Floats are sponsored by 4 H Clubs Farm Bureau and Rural Youth groups from various counties.
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Fairgrounds
Indiana Farm Bureau
Pet and
Indiana
Farm Bureau
Hoosierland 4-H Public Speaking Contest at State Fair
Indiana 4-H youth prepare for the state fair public speaking contest on Monday September 3 starting at 8 a.m. in the Fairgrounds Youth Building. Two representatives from each county, one boy and one girl, qualified from county events. Purdue University 4-H Club leader F L McReynolds oversees the event with judges Dr Robert O Weiss of De Pauw University and Dr Nicholas.
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Hoosierland
Fairgrounds
Indiana
F. L. McReynolds
Purdue University
Robert O. Weiss
DePauw University
Nicholas
Scratch-Me-Not With Itch-Me-Nots Leadbetter Pharmacy
Leadbetter Pharmacy in Carthage is mentioned in a short item. The note lists the store name and location without additional details.
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Carthage
Butler University honors last year’s winners
N. Cripe of Butler University cites last year’s victors Betha Ann Kirkpatrick from Benton County and Fred Ruebeck from Marion County as the prior winners.
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N. Cripe
Butler University
Betha Ann Kirkpatrick
Benton County
Fred Ruebeck
Marion County
Spelling Bee to Crown Hoosierland Champion at Fair
The 1956 Indiana State Fair will name a Hoosierland spelling champ in a 1 p.m. CST Sunday September 2 contest at the Fairgrounds. About 40 seasoned spellers are expected, with Charles Allen of Indianapolis as pronouncer and 700 words prepared for contestants. Last year’s winner was Robert Sisson of Martinsville.
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Mary Miller
Indianapolis
Charles Allen
Robert Sisson
Martinsville
Rush Co Concert Association Opens Membership Drive
Rushville hosts the Rush County Community Concert Association membership campaign starting Monday September 10. Headquarters are at the Teen Canteen with Mrs. Birney Farthing as membership chairman. Dinner preparations are led by assistants Mrs. Dorothy Foster Mrs. Omer Warneke and Mrs. Kenneth Wede king. about seventy five reservations have been made for the Durbin Hotel dinner at 6 30 p m by Dinner Chairman Miss Janet Mauzy.
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Rush County Community Concert Association
Rushville
Birney Farthing
Dorothy Foster
Omer Warneke
Kenneth Wedeking
Durbin
Janet Mauzy
Campaign to Boost Concert Association Attendance
Mrs Florence Strandberg of New York will address the meeting and stay a week to aid the campaign which ends September 15 at noon. Publicity is led by Mrs Marland Adams who will announce the workers next week. Adams, president, notes concert series are for members only and urges early payment of dues for renewal and new members.
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Florence Strandberg
New York
Community Concert Service
Marland Adams
Bers
Indiana Highway Map Exhibit At State Fair Draws Visitors
More than 100000 official 1956 Indiana State Highway maps will be distributed at the Highway Department exhibit in the Manufacturer's Building. Motorists can obtain detour, road condition, permit and truck law information, weekly detour bulletins, and up to date detour maps revised daily through the fair.
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State Highway Department
Highway Department
Indiana
Mantle Eyes Ruth Pace As Turley Guides Yankees
The Sporting News notes Pee Wee Reese’s triple drought, Bob Turley’s pitch-knowledge aiding the Yankees, Mantle’s rising homer count and potential $50,000 1957 salary. Musial hits his 8,001st at bat and surpasses Gehrig in hits while Yankee attendance cues rise in Milwaukee concessions.
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Pee Wee Reese
Sporting News
Pee Wee
Yankee
Bob Turley
Yankees
Turley
Mickey Mantle
Stan Musial
Cardinals
Musial
Lou Gehrig
Gehrig
Joe DiMaggio
Mantle
Milwaukee
Rush County Raises Record Swine Station Funds
Rush County reached its $445 goal to support the Swine Evaluation Station led by Stanley Hurst. The funds reflect hog numbers with Rushville Township giving $93 the largest local share, followed by Center and Noble townships. Statewide construction is hoped for this fall as funding moves forward.
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Rush County
Stanley Hurst
Rushville Township
Center Township
Noble
Union
Anderson
Orange
Walker
Washington
Ripley
Richland
Jackson
Posey
Iatest
Parking at State Fairgrounds Opens Aug 29 to Sept 7
Parking at the State Fairgrounds runs Aug 29 through Sept 7 with space for 12,000 cars. State Fair police control lots that can accommodate more than 20,000 additional vehicles.
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State Fairgrounds
Estate of Grace V Drake final account hearing notice
In Rush County Indiana Circuit Court a final account of Grace V Drake estate filed by Administrator Robert S Moore will be examined on October 8 1956. Heirs and interested parties must appear to show cause and prove heirship or claims. Education will be served at Purdue and Indiana University buildings at the 1956 Indiana State Fair.
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Kenneth L. Earnest
James S. Foster
Grace V. Drake
Circuit Court
Rush County
Indiana
Robert S. Moore
Purdue
Indiana University
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