Carthage Home Sold as Edwards Family Takes Residence
Mr C H Nixon sold his Carthage home to Mr and Mrs Jerry Edwards who have not yet found a new residence. Rex Edwards occupy the upstairs apartment. State Bank of Carthage distributed Christmas Savings checks totaling 6345 25 and begins a 1958 Christmas Club enrollment. Carthage Lions Club Christmas party and dinner set for Monday December 9 at 7 PM at the Community Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Nixon
Carthage
Jerry Edwards
Rex Edwards
State Bank OF Carthage
Carthage Lions Club
Moore of Muncie suffers stroke in Rushville
W. O. Moore of Muncie and formerly of Carthage has had a stroke. Receipt of the news came to Mrs. Nelle Hill who is convalescing at the Jackson Nursing Home in Rushville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Moore
Muncie
Carthage
Nelle Hill
Jackson Nursing Home
Rushville
Come-as-you-are party for classes two to four
A come as you are party for classes No 2 3 and 4 is set for Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at the Carthage Friends church. The Pastor and Wives meeting of Walnut Quarterly Meeting of Friends postponed to January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage Friends Church
Walnut Quarterly Meeting of Friends
Local births reported at Rush Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Danny Norfleet of Carthage welcomed a daughter born Tuesday at Rush Memorial hospital. Mr and Mrs Rex Skinner reported a 6 lb 9 oz son, Wayne Allen, born Wednesday November 27 at Rush Memorial hospital. Baby Wayne is grandson of Mr and Mrs Lewis Hinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Norfleet
Carthage
Rush Memorial Hospital
Rex Skinner
Wayne Allen
Lewis Hinton
American Legion Meeting Set for December 11 at 8 P.M.
The American Legion members will gather Wednesday December 11 at 8 p.m. at the Community Center for their regular meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
C—H
P.T.O
Rev. Davis
Carthage
Milroy
Liberty
Rhythm Raiders
Christmas Seal Sale Supports tuberculosis fight
The 51st annual Christmas Seal Sale opened November 15 and has raised 2095 35 to date, 202 25 less than last year. Ripley Township reports 112 25 toward a 300 00 quota. if the target is to be met by December 25, faster contributions are needed. Mrs Cecil Pike notes the four fronts of the campaign health education case funding rehabilitation and research, with 82 percent staying in Rush County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley Twp
Cecil Pike
Dhr
Norman Alexander
Health Department
Medical, Profession
Rush County
National Organization For Further Education
Editor's Notebook Urges Higher Academic Recognition
The Carthage High School editor argues for more emphasis on scholarship beyond athletics, proposing an improved Honor Roll with a point system, increased scholarship awards, and an annual achievement program. The note also suggests National Honor Society involvement and more visible recognitions of academic success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHS
Carthage
National Honor Society
Weekly Social Roundup from Wingate and Indianapolis
Kirby Overman visited Wingate with the Overman and McKnight households. Thelma Mosier Polly Apple and Bob VanQsdol with Debbie Jane visited Indianapolis. Lowell Brown and family shopped at Hastgate. Helen Graff Dorothy McShurley Chloa Ewing and Jewell Ging shopped in Indianapolis. Lawrence Price Lloyd Dyer and families were guests of Herman Dyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby Overman
Jack Overman
Stuart McKnight
Julian Overman
Wingate
Indianapolis
Thelma Mosier
Polly Apple
Bob VanQsdol
Debbie Jane
Arlington
Lowell Brown
Hastgate
Helen Graff
Dorothy McShurley
Chloa Ewing
Jewel
Mrs Warren Stevens Undergoes Surgery in Bay Village
Mrs Warren Stevens of Carthage underwent surgery this week at Bayview Hospital in Bay Village Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Stevens
Carthage
Bayview Hospital
Lake Road
Bay Village
Ohio
Masons Hold Banquet for Members and Families
Rush Lodge No. 580 F and AM held a turkey dinner for members and their families at the Community Center before its regular stated meeting Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masons
Rush Lodge No. 580
F & AM
Arlington vs Carthage Blue Raiders Clash Opens Season
Arlington hosts Carthage Blue Raiders in the season opener. Arlington leads Rush County with 4 won and 1 lost, a 4 point loss to Morristown in November. Other county games include Rushville at Connersville and Milroy at St. Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage Blue Raiders
Arlington
Arlington Wildcats
Rush County
Morristown
Rushville
Connersville
Milroy
St. Paul
Orange
Harrisburg
Spiceland
Morton
Brookville
New Salem
Mays
Improvements Planned at Indiana State Parks Ahead of 1958 Season
About 300000 in capital improvements are under way at Indiana state parks to handle rising attendance. Kenneth R. Cougill says the system will expand from 49000 to 81000 acres by 1975 with new facilities at Whitewater Potawatomi Inn Pokagon Chain O Lakes Versailles Richard Lieber Bass Lake Scales Lake Shakamak Shades and Shades Inn undergo redecorating and modernization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Parks
Kenneth R. Cougill
Cougill
Indiana
Whitewater State Park
Potawatomi Inn
Pokagon State Park
Chain O’ Lakes
Albion
Noble County
Columbia City
Versailles State Park
Richard Lieber State Park
Cloverdale
Bass Lake State Beach
Scales Lake State Beach
Boonville
Shakamak State Park
Jasonville
Shades State Park
Waveland
North Park
Shades Inn
Methodist Youth Fellowship Meeting Carols Planned
The regular MYF meeting on December 2, 1957 conducted by Pam Hunt decided to go carolling the Friday before Christmas. After caroling, the group will meet at the church for recreation and refreshments and attend a Sub-district Youth Rally in Shelbyville. Secretary Jeannine Terhune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Y. F. News
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Carol Carver
Pam Hunt
Shelbyville
Stan Lynch
Jeannine Terhune
Dealers to Tour John Deere Plants on Midwest Trip
Robert Moore Tives Fitch and Eugene Dudley depart Indianapolis at 7:30 a.m. Sunday for a week long tour of John Deere factories in Ottumwa Des Moines Waterloo Iowa and Moline Illinois the trip aims to showcase dealer facilities and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Whitfield
Joe
Charles Gehm
Indianapolis
Leonard Jackson
Marilyn
Paul
Purdue University
Generamic Theater
Cincinnati
Jackson
Fred Pfieffer
Elmhurst
Illinois
Louis Humes
Robert Moore
Tives Fitch
Eugene Dudley
Chicago
Iowa
John Deere
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Waterloo
Moline
Ilinois
Helping Hands Light the Way to Faith
A reflective piece cites Romans 15 1 7 urging Christians to bear the infirmities of the weak. It describes aiding a stumbling man in a dark auditorium and urges believers to extend guiding Christian love.Prayer thanks God for love and asks to be a beacon to others in Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Wear White After Dark AAA Safety Poster Urges
Hoosier Motor Club urges children and adults to wear white after dark to be seen by motorists. Poster by Lexie Skelton, Allderdice high school, won 1957 national contest prize. judges plan more designs for 1958 with $3650 in prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosier Motor Club
Motor Club
Richard T. James
American Automobile Association
Lexie Skelton
Allderdice High School
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
AAA
United States
Thanksgiving Guest List Floods Local Homes in Indiana
Thanksgiving brought numerous overnight and dinner visits across towns including Carthage Rushville Knightstown and Indianapolis. Families hosted relatives from Muncie Fort Wayne Anderson Greenfield Richmond and Morristown with many traveling guests from Arlington Charlottesville and Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mosier
Robert Walters
Kennard
Jack Fagel
Ralph Mosier
Sheryl
Jimmie
Charles Mosier
Sue
Russell Rumple
Monticello
Della Rumple
Lee Patton
Paul Sturgell
Paris
Ill
R. Patton
Carthage
Ross Tweedy
Don Briggeman
Ft. Wayne
Jack Tweedy
Maud Barbour
Paul Clevidence
Eugene Wilson
Bruce
Fannie Clevidence
Gouldie Kyser
Sharlee Kyser
Hattie Innis
Bluebird
Morristown
al Carr
Jack Carr
Syracuse
N. Y
James Carr
Anderson
Claude Sipe
Knightstown
James Terhunen
Albert Terhune
Forrest Steward
Joe Steward
Robert Malone
Leslie Heifner
Paul Peer
Charlottesville
Marcus McClurg
Bob McClurg
Rushville
William Kinnett
Bill Kinnett
Henry Martin
Dillsboro
Robert Farrell
Muncie
Gene Miller
Stanley Hawkins
Lois
Noah Leisure
Jack Downey
Indianapolis
Dorothy Moore
Alma Reddick
Leonard Jackson
Lewis Lafuse
W. F. Selm
Connersville
Robert Shockney
Eddie
Wallace Shockney
Farmland
Ind
Valie Gold
Warren Fennel
New Castle
Carl Miller
Hansel Miller
Greenfield
Emerson Wilcoxon
Mary Lou
Glen Miller
Greg and
Tim
Linda Lehman
Dayton
Ohio
Arnold Miller
Ruth White
Fred White
Thomas Shields
Charles Whitfield
Joe
Paul Recitor
Roy Turner
Paul
Gilbert Herbert
Rising Sun
Elmer McMichael
Tivis Fitch
R. F. Wilson
Foster Wilson
Cora Barber
D. H. Bentley
Robert Walker
Walker
Joe Walker
Sherman Wright
Lowell Brown
Francis Fancher
Arlington
James Ellis
Edwin Noll
Roy Small
Stan Collins
Noblesville
Dale Earnest
Ivan Cook
Wm. H. Dixon
Elbert Crowder
James
Barbara
Kokomo
Dick Talbert
Greenwood
Stuart Morgan
Dorothy Herkless
Carl Tracy
Circleville
Kenneth Herkless
Peru
Bessie Herkless
John Herkless
Irene
Arthur Gorman
Middletown
Lewis Hinton
Ruby Gorman
Mabley Hinton
Rush Memorial Hospital
Lillie Skinner
Forrest Marshal
Richard Marshall
Walter Marshall
Josie Nigh
Earl Nigh
Brownsburg
Myrl Mann
Charles Mann
Morris Kuhn
Manilla
Lawrence Price
Lowell Browning
Harrison Carney
New Salem
Lowell Price
George B. McNabb
Richard McNabb
H. L. Hensler
Charles Lewis
Billy Watkins
Mike
Norma Watkins
William Klein
Jerry
Cincinnati
John Revolt
Leonard Sullivan
Oliver Reed
Clyde Ruby
Keith Shaw
Hillsdale
Michigan
Jerry Shaw
Ralph Moore
Gale Shaw
Robert N. Malone
Williamsburg
Louis Humes
Robert Martz
Lindley Taylor
Fred Pfieffer
Emhurst, Ill
Myrtle Miner
Joyce McKinney
Richard Stumpf
Chis
Melvin Beck
Forrest Beck
Henry Stinger
Henry Stinger, Jr
George Shonkweiler
Harvey Jamison
James Crewes
Edward Klingstein
Vonnie Church
Norman
Pollard
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LIONS
Friends Church News
Legion Meeting
Carthage High School
C—H—S
MR. Marshall
John Hunt
EB. G. Marshall
Bill P
Jerry W
Bill
Dorothy E
Arilyn J
Rothy
Betsy
Dean Gardner
Dorothy Edwards
Fletch
C-H-S
Billy Muir
Bonnie J
Kelly
Dean G
Mable H
Jon Smith
Clara J. H
Billy M
Dick M
Paul T
Martyn J
Jay
Frank Clark
Mardell Wrightsman
Lonely Hearts Club
Dick Wells
David Ray
Raiders
East Street Christian
Eres Fletcher Methodist Friends
Walnut Ridge Friends Wesleyan Methodist
41 Nazarene Ee
Floyd Reddick
Ralph Stevens
Maurice Wilson
Roy Reddick
Lowell Geise
Lucille Reeves
al Reeves
Philip Sattler
Laura Reddick
Howard Winslow
Alida
Clara Morris
Richmond
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