Christmas newspaper beat in Carthage notes
The Beat column praises growing Citizen subscriptions and recalls old ties with Carthage readers. It highlights holiday decor in town, a screening of The Keys of the Kingdom at the Community Theatre, Purdue student Philip Winslow, Indiana employment gains, a rat-control note from Roy Herkless, and a call to donate a Christmas tree for the public square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Henry E. Haywood
North Addison
Indianapolis
Haywood
Chet Hill
State Bank
Hubert Hunt
Man Winter
Hubert
Grant Henley
Philip Winslow
Phil
Purdue
University
Roy Herkless
Ripley
Roy
Indiana
Joseph Willard Cox
S.I. Willard
Sister of Carthage Man Dies in Grove City
Jesse Kizer learns of his sister Mrs. Carrie Kizer Grimes death at her Grove City home Pennsylvania. Grimes wife of N C Grimes a late Carthage teacher. she leaves daughter Helen and son Kenneth, father Alonzo Kizer brother Jesse, sister Mrs Leonard Ruby. Funeral held at Grove City funeral home burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Kizer
Carrie Kizer Grimes
Grove City
Penn
Carthage
Leonard Ruby
Jackson
Mich
Grove City Cemetery
Miss Jennie Lee Talbert Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Miss Jennie Lee Talbert of near Morristown, granddaughter of Mrs. Billa Nelson, underwent an appendicitis operation last Friday at Shelbyville Hospital and is improving nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Lee Talbert
Morristown
Billa Nelson
Shelbyville
Local IU enrollment lists 30 Rush county students
Bloomington announces 30 Rush county residents enrolled at Indiana University this semester. Registrar Thomas A. Cookson names Carthage Alice Hunt Rosemary Manche Knightstown Byron E. Oldham Manilla Warren Carmony Milroy Harriet Colter Jules C Hagen Betty Harcourt Frederick L. Harcourt James R. Harton Dorothy Wimmer as current students including medical school attendee Frederick L. Harcourt in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Indiana University
Bloomington
Thomas A. Cookson
Carthage
Alice Hunt
Rosemary Manche
Knightstown
Byron E. Oldham
Manilla
Warren Carmony
Milroy
Harriet Colter
Jules C. Hagen
Betty Harcourt
Frederick L. Harcourt
Medical
Indianapolis
James R. Harton
Dorothy Wimmer
Lions Family Night and Christmas Party
The Lions Club hosts a family night next Monday at 7 00 p m with a turkey dinner gift exchanges by family group and out of town talent expected. Members voted five dollars to buy a Double Red Cross bond aiding tuberculosis outreach and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Moore
Ripley Corn Show at Community Center
The Ripley township corn and soybean show occurs with the Farm Bureau meeting next Monday night December 17 at the Kids Kan teen in the Community Center. Classes include best single ear 10 ear sample 25 ear sample shelled peck longest ear and a soybeans peck open to 4 H corn club members and farmers of Ripley township. Growers are urged to bring at least one good ear to uphold the township's corn reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley Township
Ripley Township Farm Bureau
Kids Kanteen
Quotes of the Week Reflections from Political and Military Leaders
A collection of brief quotations from naval, senate, and military figures. Halsey proclaims himself the worst fullback at the Naval Academy while other leaders address inflation duties labor rights and foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Academy
Fleet Admiral
Halsey
Indiana 4-H Club Winners Featured at Chicago Congress
Arlington boy among winners as Prairie Farmer WLS hosts Breakfast Jam boree in the South Ballroom of Stevens Hotel during the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago last week. Eleanor Huffman Louise Gard ner Walter Carter and many others from Indiana counties attended the event.
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Arlington Boy
Indiana
Eleanor Huffman
Columbus
Bartholomew County
Ross Riggs
Evansville
Vanderburgh County
Louise Gardner
Orleans
Orange County
Louise Dresslin
la Porte
la Porte County
Walter Carter
Orange Countity
Frances Kuehn
Brownstown
Jackson County
Robert Orebaugh
Parker
Delaware County
Betty Lou Jones
Lafayette
Tippecanoe County
Marie Weisheit
Petersburg
Pike County
Dexter Crane
Loogootee
Martin County
Burgh County
Richard Stoner
Argos
Marshall County
J. C. Ralston
Philip D. Seaney
LaGrange
LaGrange County
Prairie Farmer-Wls
Stevens Hotel
Chicago
Plummer Dairy Sold to Gerald Stewart
Gerald Stewart bought the Plummer dairy herd and equipment south of town last Monday December 10 and takes over deliveries. The lands stayed with the Plummers who ran the dairy for 18 years. Stewart plans to expand the herd and begin 2:00 pm afternoon deliveries through winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plummer Dairy
Gerald Stewart
Stewart
Verne Plummer
Charlottesville for Christ revival highlights at Carthage high
A religious program at Carthage high school featured Raleigh Harris from Akron Ohio and Clifton Robinson from Cleveland Ohio. Harris played piano Robinson sang and spoke on Christianity. Rev Bartram Shields presented the guests from Charlottesville and announced meetings at Charlottesville Methodist church at 7 PM through Sunday.
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Carthage High School
Raleigh Harris
Bartram Shields
Clifton Robinson
Harris
Akron
Ohio
Mr. Robinson
Cleveland Bible Society
Cleveland
Mr. Harris
Christianity
Shields
Charlottesville
Frieds Church
Charlottesville Methodist Church
Carthage Seeks Large Christmas Tree For Public Square
The Carthage town board and supporters plan to light a prominent tree in Public Square to illuminate winter nights. They will provide lights wiring and erection work, seeking a sizable tree to be donated by a local resident or business. Contact the editor to donate a suitable tree as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Mrs. S. C. McCarty Dies at 73 in Knightstown
Mrs. Cora Newsom McCarty age 73 died Tuesday at 3 15 AM after a long illness at her home. She was born July 16 1872 daughter of Allen W. and Annie M. Newsom and married to Postmaster Samuel O. McCarty June 5 1894. Funeral services were held Thursday at Thompson Funeral Home with Rev DeWitt Foster and Dr J T Scull officiating. Interment at Glencove cemetery Knightstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Newsom McCarty
Samuel O. McCarty
Winona Newsom
Carthage
Samuel Ll. Newsom
Floyd P. Newsom
Terre Haute
Howard A. Newsom
Chicago
Henry Henley
Thompson Funeral Home
DeWitt Foster
Friends Church
J. T. Scull
Fletcher Methodist Church
Robert Spangler
H. T. Beher
Jesus
Spangler
A. J. Carr
O. C. McCarty
H. O. Pitts
J. A. Lineback
Frank Overman
Howard E. Henley
Fred Flick
Glencove Cemetery
Knightstown
Birth of Maurice Eugene Brooks in Anderson
Mr and Mrs Maurice Brooks announce the birth of their son Maurice Eugene born Friday December 7 at St Johns Hospital Anderson The baby weighed six pounds 12 ounces and joins Mr Brooks and Mrs Brooks as the proud parents He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs John Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Brooks
Maurice Eugene
St. Johns Hospital
Anderson
Mr. Brooks
John Brooks
Indiana Wheat Growers Eligible for State and National Awards
Indiana wheat growers may enter a 1945 quality contest by sending one peck samples to K. E. Beeson at Purdue University Lafayette before January 14 1946. A state champion earns a trophy and cash prize with the top two samples advancing to the national competition in Chicago in late March. Also noted is a visit by Mrs. Robert Walker and her son Duane to Greenfield to see her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Pillsbury Committee On
State Agricultural Colleges
International Crop Improvement Association
K. E. Beeson
Purdue
Henry Spangler Suffers Sudden Illness
Henry Spangler was taken suddenly ill on Tuesday due to a heart ailment and is slowly improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Spangler
Carthage Raiders Defeat Manilla In Arlington Thriller
The Carthage Raiders beat Manilla 39 to 19 before a large crowd in Arlington last Wednesday night. Both teams appeared at full strength despite a regional cold outbreak. Carthage schedules a December 14 home game against Milroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage Raiders
Manilla
Arlington
Rush County Extension Schools Schedule Announced
Word received from L E Hoffman state associate director Purdue outlines extension programs for Rush County. A four speaker school January 29 covers Farm Management Crops Agricultural Engineering and Hog Diseases at Mays Milroy. Farmstead Improvement School runs February 8 9 and 19. March 13 will feature Garden and Insect Control. Paul Mitchell will speak December 20 at the annual Rush County Livestock Marketing and Improvement Association meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Hoffman
Purdue
Rush County
Mays
Milroy
Farmstead Improvement
County Extension Office
Paul Mitchell
Rush County Livestock Marketing and Improvement Association
Porter earns Legion of Merit for Air Forces service
Col. Robert Porter, son-in-law of Mrs. Emma DeSchipper, receives the Legion of Merit for meritorious service with the Air Forces in the Asiatic-Pacific theatre. He wears the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with six battle stars and several other ribbons. Mrs. Porter and their sons are in West Palm Beach, Florida. Weekend guests include Mr. and Mrs. Arlis Lukens and family, visiting Mrs. Luken’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Kizer. Nearby residents Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Newton and Mrs. Alice Bundy were Tuesday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry O. Pitts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Porter
Emma DeSchipper
Porter
Arlis Lukens
Mrs. Luken
Mrs
Jesse Kizer
Lawrence Newton
Alice Bundy
Near Greenfield
Harry O. Pitts
American Legion Post Delivers $50 Gift to Indiana Home
Bertram Howard Post members of Carthage presented Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Children's Home at Knightstown with a $50 Christmas gift. The act aligns with the Yuletide spirit as posts celebrate a peace-time Christmas after four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertram Howard
American Legion of Carthage
Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Childrens Home
Knightstown
American Legion
Carthage Soldier Frederick A. Stewart Discharged at Fort Knox
Corporal Frederick A. Stewart was honorably discharged from the Army at Fort Knox Kentucky Separation Center on December 7. News release from General George D. Wahl indicates one hundred fifty-one Indiana service men were released at the Fort Knox Center on that same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Cpl
Frederick A. Stewart
Fort Knox, Ky
George D. Wahl
Indiana
Fort Knox Center
Funeral rites for Mrs Olive L Davis held in Richmond
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 2 30 this afternoon at the late home in Richmond for Mrs Olive L Davis mother of Mrs J A Reynolds of Carthage. Interment in Centerville cemetery. She died Wednesday after several months illness. Survivors include her husband Calvin R Davis six sons and two daughters.
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Richmond
Olive L. Davis
J. A. Reynolds
Carthage
Centerville
Hoosiers Surpass Individual Bond Quota in Victory Drive
Indiana’s Victory Bond drive reports individual buying exceeding the $92,000,000 target with the E bond quota still open through December 31 to meet the $5,000,000 bond goal. Indiana and national totals rose as payroll savings, Christmas gifts, and year end purchases push bonds past targets. Eugene C. Pulliam, state war finance chair, noted corporations also surpassed their $73,000,000 quota by about $30,000,000, with over $100,000,000 bought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene C. Pulliam
War Finance Committee
Indiana
War Fman
Pulliam
Many Still Absent From Carthage School
Carthage school resumed last Monday with 79 students absent due to a three week epidemic of respiratory colds. Attendance improved daily from 79 to 53 to 41 as cases declined, but many remain bedbound and communities face ongoing illness and school disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Prin
Reynolds
Fourth Installment Due for 1945 Federal Income Tax
The office of F Shir ley Wilcox announces the fourth installment for the 1945 estimated federal income tax is due January 15 1946. Statements will mail early January 1946. Farmers and amended estimates share the same due date and taxpayers who file a final 1945 return and pay in full by January 15 are relieved from the January 15 estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Shirley Wilcox
Internal Revenue
Wilcox
Philip Winslow Elected to Represent Sophomore Class
Philip Winslow of Carthage is elected to represent the sophomore class of the School of Agriculture in Purdue University's Student Senate. He serves in the student governing body and is also a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Winslow
Carthage
School of Agriculture
Purdue University
Winslow
Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity
Snow blankets Ripley county town of Carthage
Snow began Thursday morning and grew to about two inches by noon. The storm shows no sign of easing and forecasters predict deeper snow before the weather clears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley
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