National Youth Administration aids Rush county pupils
The NYA program helps 217 needy Rush county students remain in school. Pupils perform school related tasks earning 126.15 from educational aid funds. Twenty boys and seven girls receive up to six dollars monthly for supplies lunches and transportation. Arlington Glenwood New Salem and Rushville High schools participate. Selection is by superintendents and principals. Relief requirements have been removed.
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Rush County
NYA
National Youth Administration
Arlington
Glenwood
New Salem
Rushville
Personal Notes Highlight Rushville Social Visits
A long list of visits and outings across Rushville and nearby towns features Mr. and Mrs. Francis Walls and daughter with the Wallace family of Rushville, Mrs. Frank Overman visiting Indianapolis, and several families sharing Sundays in Knightstown and Hagerstown. Shoppers and travelers include trips to Indianapolis and New Castle, with local fashion finds advertised at Nelle Behem's in Knightstown and Nellie Behem's in Knightstown offering dresses and sweaters.
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Francis Walls
Wallace Walls
Rushville
Floyd Miller
Carthage
Frank Overman
Grace McKnight
Indianapolis
Maurice Bell
Harry Pitts
Frank Morris
Anderson
Arlington
Arthur White
Paul White
Donald Stotem
Buddy
Roy Herkless
New Castle
Nelle Behem’s
Knightstown
Floyd Collins
Russell Publow
D. P. Dunn
Methodist Hospital
Alice Gray
Norma Jean Campbell
Eden, O
Nelle Behem
Mary Lou Bentley
Margaret White
Howard E Henley
Earlham College
Charles Butler
John Butler
Robert. McClarnon
Little Son
Near Greenfield
Jesse Leisure
Nellie Behem
Malcolm Jessup
Hileen Perkins
Fairmount
Henry Jessup
Elizabeth Leisure
Mile of Dimes and a Scooter Tale Echoes in Scratches
Scribblings reflect on a local charity dime line, a Christmas scooter mishap, and a prominent article on auto accidents. The piece praises the Reader's Digest feature And Sudden Death by J C Furnas, noting its national impact and urging readers to stay cautious on the road. It closes with a vaudeville anecdote about seven year old Jackie Merkle seeking a mind reader permit at City Hall.
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Santa
Reader’s Digest
J. C. Furnas
United States
Jackie Merkle
New York City Hall
la Guardia
City Hall
Jackie
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Henley
National Youth
TION
Ken Maynard
Strawberry Roan
Barnes
Harry Langdon
the Leathernecker
Mickey Mouse
Limmts
Sharer & Moore
Hdn
Phelps’ Regal Store
Williams
Carney
Nuts
Fudge
Peanut Brittle
Brazil
Roy Newby
Lappy Newyear
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