International Live Stock Expo opens with 4-H work highlight
The International Live Stock Exposition opens in Chicago December 2 to 9 as the world’s top livestock show. Indiana leads 4-H Club work with 18th National 4-H Club Congress alongside the expo. Rush County sends a health contest representative, Richard Crane, while Fairholm Farms of Lewisville targets ribbons in the junior stock show and corn production cuts loom amid midwestern policy.
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Chicago
Indiana
Rush County
Richard Crane
Dolph Crane
Milroy
Young Crane
Fairholme Farms
Lewisville
Raleigh
United States
All-Star Revue to Feature Local Township Acts
Rush county sponsors an All-Star Revue at Memorial Gym in Rushville on December 6 and 7. Ripley township appears first night with Howard Ewbank as master of ceremonies. second night features Donald Alexander. Prizes total 50 dollars with 10 and 5 for first and second, plus 5 and 3 for curtain acts. Winners advance to a district revue in Greenfield on December 13. Several townships perform across both nights and advance tickets are on sale.
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Rush County
Memorial Gymnasium
Rushville
Ripley Township
Howard Ewbank
Donald Alexander
Greenfield
Walker
Jackson
Noble
Washington
Anderson
Ripley
Center
Posey
Union
Orange
Richland
Charles Nigh
Little Joetta
Jordan
Kenworthy marks two years as Carthage Friends minister
Murray E. Kenworthy completes two years leading the Carthage Friends church after arriving from Amboy Indiana in 1937. His notable work includes the Friends Centennial June 21 to 25, 1939. He holds national church posts as Peace Association chairman and a Missionary Board committee member.
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Murray E. Kenworthy
Friends Church
Kenworthy
Carthage
Amboy
Indiana
Friends
Peace Association of Friends of America
Committee of Friends Missionary Board
Board of Missions
Treasurer Reports Delinquencies in November Tax Collections
Miss Helen Mc Clure, county treasurer, reports more than 40 thousand dollars in taxes remain uncollected. Delinquents include Carthage corporation at 1 896.27 and Ripley township at 1 003.90, with total November payments around 232 thousand and an average collection described.
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Helen McClure
Carthage Corporation
Ripley
Family Attends University Play in Bloomington
Mrs. Emma De Schipper and her daughter O Marn attended the university play Friday evening in Bloomington. De Schipper's son John Melvin had a part in the production.
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Emma de Schipper
O’marn
Bloomington
Murray Couple Attends Notre Dame vs Southern California Game
Mr and Mrs Stanley Murray attended the ball game Saturday in South Bend where Notre Dame faced Southern California. They were among spectators at the matchup between the two college teams.
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Stanley Murray
South Bend
Notre Dame
Southern California
Miss Jeanne Addison Enters Beauty School
Miss Jeanne Addison daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Addison enters the Approved University of Beauty Culture in Indianapolis on Monday.
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Jeanne Addison
Earl Addison
University of Beauty Culture In
Indianapolis
Trade Extension Classes to Begin at Local School
The State Board of Vocational Education approves night school at the local high school. Organization meetings set for Monday December 4 at 6 PM. Courses include Industrial Physics and Chemistry with Claude Sipe, Power Plant Practice with Joe Zvone. Classes run 6 to 9 PM Mondays and Wednesdays all winter. Enrollment limited to 15, with tuition split five sixths paid by the State Board and one sixth by students.
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State Board of Vocational Education
Claude Sipe
Joe Zvone
Divorce Complaint Filed in Bush Circuit Court
Frances Howard filed a divorce complaint against Robert Howard in Bush Circuit Court last week. The couple married on March 30 1934 and separated on May 30 1934 with abandonment alleged by the wife.
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Bush Circuit
Frances Howard
Robert Howard
Greenfield Masonic Temple Damaged by Early Morning Fire
A fire at the Masonic temple in Greenfield caused about 12000 in damages before firefighters contained it. Electric linemen who spotted smoke alerted authorities, saving the building. water caused most losses, with damage to Goodman department store goods and second and third floor offices.
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Masonic Temple
Greenfield
Electric Company
Claude Hatfield
Goodman Department Store
Masons Club
Brooks welcomes first grandchild Jane Ann in Rushville
Carlos Brooks announced the birth of his daughter Jane Ann weighing eight pounds four ounces at Rushville Hospital Tuesday evening. The baby is the first grandchild for Orville Brooks and the third for Charles Moore, with great grandparents R. J. Brooks R. T. Moore and Mr. and Mrs. Charles McBride.
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Carlos
Jake” Brooks
Brooks
Rushville Hospital
Jane Ann
Orville Brooks
Charles Moore
Charley
R. J. Brooks
R. T. Moore
Charles McBride
Christmas Seals Distributed In Local Tuberculosis Drive
The Rush County Tuberculosis Association begins a new drive distributing Christmas Seals to many local households. Children will not solicit without board authorization. Mrs. Robert Bishop chairs the drive and has mailed seals with requests for remittance.
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Rush County Tuberculosis Association
Tuberculosis Association Board
Robert Bishop
Blue Raiders Face Busy December Basketball Schedule
The Carthage Blue Raiders return to action after a ten day lay off with a Friday game against rival Knightstown. They then host Milroy on Wednesday and Mays on Friday, travel to Morristown December 13, and host Westland December 15. The final Christmas week game is against Arlington, making six games in twenty days. The team has one win and three losses so far, with wins over New Salem and losses to Wilkinson Raleigh and Manilla.
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Carthage Blue Raiders
Knightstown
Milroy Cardinals
Mays
Raiders
Morristown
Westland
Arlington
New Salem
Wilkinson Raleigh
Manilla
Wreck on U S 40 Damages Two Cars West of Greenfield
Claude Pearson and Malcolm Markley collide while attempting to pass in the center lane of a 30 foot highway on U S 40 west of Greenfield. Miss Maxine Lee and Robert Van Osdel escape with minor injuries as both cars end in the ditch. Sheriff Dent Deputy Ballenger and State Policeman Gemmel investigated and attributed the crash to insufficient room to pass.
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Claude Pearson
Malcolm Markley
New Paris
Ohio
Greenfield
Pearson
Maxine Lee
Arlington
Robert van Osdel
John Dent
Russell Ballenger
William Gemmel
Campaign Goes Into Action Today for Money Saving Subscription
The Citizen launches its annual Money Saving Subscription Campaign starting today and runs through December into January 1. Subscriptions stay at one dollar per year, with delinquent accounts eligible for renewal at the same rate and a free gift card included with gift subscriptions.
Carthage Service Club Receives Noted Local Benefactor
At a Monday meeting held in East Street Christian church Carthage Service club officers shared a report of ongoing community support. The club, started by Clyde Wooldridge in June 1937, has continued to aid churches schools and cultural events despite prior doubts it would fold.
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Carthage Service Club
Christian Church
East Street Christian Church
Clyde Wooldridge
the Citizen
Carthage
Roy Stephens Enlists in United States Navy
Roy Stephens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stephens, has enlisted in the U S Navy. He will report for training in a few days.
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Roy Stephens
Joe Stephens
United States Navy
Death of Mrs. Carrie Beckley in Benton Harbor Michigan
Mrs Carrie Beckley of Benton Harbor Michigan died Thursday. Survived by daughters Mrs Winona Matthews Elkhart and Mrs Margaret Epton St Joseph and three grandchildren. Former Carthage residents she and husband lived near the Ella Moore house on South Main and he once supervised a railroad gang during the town’s early construction.
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Carrie Beckley
Benton Harbor
Michigan
Health at Methodist Hospital Update
Stuart Morgan shows improvement and may return from the Methodist hospital. King Winslow is improving at the Methodist hospital. Mrs. Willora Buscher remains seriously ill at home. Mrs. Fred Sohn is slowly improving.
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Stuart Morgan
Methodist Hospital
King Winslow
Willora Buscher
Fred Sohn
Death of Mrs Anna E Hill at age 79 in Chicago
Funeral notice reports the death of Mrs. Anna E Hill at 79 after a brief illness in Billings hospital Chicago. Her husband William B Hill predeceased her twenty years ago. She resided with daughter Mrs W C Allee of Chicago and her body was cremated with ashes to be interred in Walnut Ridge cemetery in April. The Hills were longtime residents west of Carthage.
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Wardh
Anna E. Hill
Chicago
Hill
Billings Hospital
William B. Hill
W. C. Allee
Walnut Ridge
Rush County Tobacco Growers Vote Narrowly
A county vote by Rush County tobacco growers last Tuesday at the soil conservation office drew only five ballots from eleven eligible voters. Three supported and two opposed the marketing quota program proposed by the federal government amid a burley tobacco surplus and AAA justification.
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County Soil Conservation Offce
Glen Kirkham
County Soil Conservation
AAA
Parents announce birth of baby Joseph Wayne
Reverend Wayne Newcum and his wife welcomed a son named Joseph Wayne born Wednesday at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. The infant weighed nine pounds and the pastor is reported to be recovering well.
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Wayne Newcum
Citizen Office
Holiday News Spill Promised For Next Citizen Issue
An explanation note states holiday coverage exceeded this week and will be continued in next week’s Citizen edition.
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Citizen
Service Club of Carthage Social and Civic Efforts Documented
The club has paid substantial sums to local churches and supported charity with a Christmas gift of 25 dollars. It funds Red Cross membership and a health bond, hosts picnics and inter-club meetings, and honors oratory in schools with a gold cup and medals. Activities include flowers for the ill, Halloween parades, Father-Son nights, and lectures by regional figures, with community outreach across Greenfield Knightstown Rushville and Carthage.
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Red Cross
Sunshine Committee
Riley Park
Greenfield
Mount Lawn
Knightstown
Rushville
Service Club
Carthage
Eugene Gardner
Rosalie Humes
Jean Webb
Doris Tetrick
Washington
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State Highway Commission
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