Meeting Set for Initiation and OES Reception Held
On the Beat reports a called initiation meeting for the OES scheduled Monday night December 30 at 7 30 p m. Edna Kennedy Rachel King and Bonita Patterson attended a reception for OES District Deputy Mildred Cramer at Kennard school gym. Mrs Kennedy also joined an open house at Mildred Cramer’s home. A Florida death: Emery Price 90 of St Augustine died with services Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co.e.s
Edna Kennedy
Rachel King
Bonita Patterson
O.E.S
Mildred Cramer
Kennard
Shirley
Greensboro
Spiceland
Kennedy
Frank Overman
Emery Price
St. Augustine
Florida
Lilburn White Seen at Han cock County Hospital for Observation
Lilburn White was admitted to Han cock County Hospital in Greenfield on Saturday for observation and X rays. The report notes monitoring by medical staff and scheduled imaging to assess conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilburn White
Hancock County
Greenfield
Weekend guests visit families in Kentucky and Ohio
Maine Mageé and Jess Howard stayed with Mrs. Ella Howard in Garrison Kentucky and with Mrs. Omadee Goodman and family in Portsmouth Ohio over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Mageé
Jess Howard
Ella Howard
Garrison
Omadee Goodman
Portsmouth
Forrest Steward Celebrates Birthday With Dinner
Forrest Steward was honored Sunday for his birthday anniversary with a dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davis. Guests included Mrs. Steward and children, Mrs. Ezra Rumple, Rev. and Mrs. Robert Malone, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Steward of Knightstown, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bannon and children of Connersville, and Jim Mathis of Fort Knox Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Steward
Joe Davis
Steward
Ezra _Rumple
Robert Malone
Joe Steward
Knightstown
Bob Bannon
Connersville
Jim Mathis
Fort Knox
McGeorge Family Receives Holiday Greetings by Phone
California couple Mr and Mrs James McGeorge hear Christmas morning greetings by phone from their daughters Mrs Herbert Watkins and Mrs George Webster in Santa Ana California signaling a warm holiday tradition from the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
James McGeorge
Herbert Watkins
George Webster
Santa Ana
Norma Jean Marsh Engaged to Pvt Gary McClurg
Mr and Mrs Caleb Marsh of Carthage announce their daughter Norma Jean engaged to Pvt Gary Allen McClurg of Ft Bragg NC son of Mr and Mrs Marcus McClurg of Carthage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caleb Marsh
Carthage
Norma Jean
Gary Allen McClurg
Ft. Bragg
North Carolina
Marcus McClurg
Traffic accidents decline in Carthage in 1957
Carthage reports a remarkable low for 1957 with only three traffic accidents, following prior year reductions after adding stop signs center lines on Main street and parking lanes. Hugh Trow reports that 1955 saw 26 incidents dropping to 18, and 1956 had seven. 1957's tally completes the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Lewe
Hugh Trowbridge
Main
Conservation Club Euchre Party Set for Jan 2 1958
The Ripley Township Conservation Club plans a euchre party and supper next Thursday night January 2 1958. Supper starts at 5 30 p.m. with chili hot stew sandwiches coffee and pie. Afterward a euchre game will be held in the Community Center basement. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation Club
Ripley Township Conservation Club
New Year Dance at Carthage Center Sponsored by Black Bear Tavern
Johnny Jordan's Black Bear Tavern sponsors a New Year's Eve Dance next Tuesday night at the Carthage Community Center with a well known string band providing music. Admission is 75 cents per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Jordan
Black Bear Tavern
Carthage
Start the New Year Right with Your Citizen 1958
Prompt renewal notice for The Citizen subscription. If past due, bring it up to date for $2.00 per year. News of your own home town promised at four cents a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizen
On Florida Vacation
Florence Henley Ruth Henley and Helen Hawkins depart on a two week vacation in Flo a leaving Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Florence Henley
Ruth Henley
Helen Hawkins
Floa
Christmas Dinner Guests Named in Local Social Note
Mrs. Clara Alter and Ruth and Winona of 12 were Christmas dinner guests of Mrs. Edna Henley. The brief item highlights neighborhood social visits and holiday hospitality among local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Alter
Ruth and
Winona
Edna Henley
Indiana Gov. Handley Reports On State Progress 1958
Governor Harold Handley used a statewide TV address to review Indiana’s 1957 progress and outline plans for 1958. He touted a pay‑as‑you‑go finances, gains in schools hospitals highways and industry, and defended state sovereignty against federal programs while urging continued public safety and road improvements. The speech highlighted job growth, farm income, state parks and forests, and reforms in the highway department as crucial to Indiana’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Handley
Indiana
State Highway Department
Indiana Park System
Remc’s
Ohio River
Panama Canal
Eisenhower
U. S. Census Bureau
Local Judging Team Tops Rush County Corn Show Honors
Phil Dyer of Center Township was crowned Rush County Corn King and David Geise of Noble Township was named Corn Prince at the Corn Show Achievement Program in the Rush County Courthouse. Geise won first in the 4H single cross class and the show included 92 ten car exhibits. Trophy honors were also given to 4H members and participants in soybean and corn contests, with several standalone awards presented by local officials and Farm Bureau figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Dyer
Center Township
Rush County
David Geise
Noble Township
Young Geise
Tom Geise
Jerry Winkler
Posey Township
Newton Halterman
Joe Booth
Rushville Township
Donald Staten, Sr
Rush County Farm Bureau
Earl Bacon
J. R. Brown
Farm Bureau Coop
Donald Staten, Jr
Clarence Dyer
A. B. Scaglia
Better Crops Association
Ripley Township
Lee Patton
Everett Stanley
Robert Harrold
Purdue
Porter Seriously Injured On South Main Street
John Porter suffered a serious eye injury when a rock struck him while assisting Marshal Hugh Trowbridge fixing a water main leak on South Main Street. Porter was treated at St. Vincent's Hospital after first aid by Dr. Richard McNabb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main Street
Mr. Porter
Marshal Hugh Trowbridge
Mr. Trowbridge
Gatewood
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Indianapolis
Richard McNabb
Reverend Shockney to Open Office in Carthage Building
Rev. Robert Shockney will open an office in the former Carthage Cleaners building on January 2 offering bookkeeping tax consultation and accounting services. He plans building redecorations before the opening and will assist with gross income and federal tax calculations. Entertains With Christmas Dinner Mr and Mrs Fred Flick hosted a turkey dinner Monday night for several guests including Mr and Mrs Herbie Beher Mr and Mrs Henry Jessup Mr and Mrs Arthur Winfield and Mrs Grace Gurley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Shockney
Carthage Cleaners
Shockney
Fred Flick
Herbie Be
Henry Jessup
Arthur Winfield
Grace Gurley
Christmas Dinner Fellowship Attendees From Greenfield and Indy
Mr and Mrs Noah Brooks and Cindy joined a family Christmas dinner and gift exchange Sunday at Russell Dalrymple's home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Virgil Thomas and family, Mr and Mrs Jesse Thomas and family of Greenfield, and Mr and Mrs Pete Shafer and daughter of Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Brooks
Cindy
Russell Dalrymple
Virgil Thomas
Jesse Thomas
Greenfield
Pete Shafer
Indianapolis
The Apple of John Chapman’s Frontier Mission
In 1801 a man known for visions and a sack for a shirt travels down the Ohio River with bags of pumace seeds. born in a Revolutionary era family, John Chapman becomes a pioneer missionary of apple seeds and blossoms, moving west into Indiana by 1807.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Revere
Redcoats
Stork
Jonathon Chapman
Washington
Chapmans
John
Jacob
Joan of Arc
Pennsylvania
New York
John of Old
Virginia
Harvard University
Robert Lincoln
West
Ohio
Indiana
Northwest Territory
Wabash Valley
Miami
John Chapman
Ohio River
Indiana Territory
Stanley Hurst Tops Five Acre Corn Contest
Stanley Hurst of Orange Township and Joe Booth of Rushville Township led 47 contestants in the S-Acre corn yield contest with a top yield of 157 bushels per acre. Three participants earned rose gold medals for yields above a qualifying level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Hurst
Orange Township
Joe Booth
Rushville Township
C. H. Nixon Buys Milan Indiana Farm
C H Nixon plans to run a Milan Indiana farm as a smallholder experiment. He will keep books, rotate crops, hire labor, and avoid government aid, arguing for laws to ensure proper farming by tenants and owners. He cites Virginia rotation practices and soil improvements as models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Nixon
United States
Soil Bank
Virginia
Four Townships Join This Week for Institute
The tenth annual Four Township Farmers Institute will be held in Manilla on Friday and Saturday. Orange, Walker, Posey and Ripley townships sponsor the event with a Friday night talent program and Saturday talks, exhibits, and a soil conservation illustrated talk by William Martin. Winners in adult and junior contests receive green gold, gold, and silver medals for high corn yields, with the 5 acre county average noted as 124.5 bushels per acre from 81 contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Four Township Farmers Institute
Manilla
Rush County
Orange
Walker
Posey
Ripley
Aaron Nigh
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Project
Indiana
Phillip Bacon
P.T.O
Rush County Home Demonstration
William Martin
Rush County Soil Conservation District
Charles Browning
Institute
Mr. Browning
Hurst
Charles Hurst
Orange Township
Donald Meyer
Noble Township
Paul E. Morris
Richland Township
Leonard Booth
Rushville
Fred Walker
Noble
Washington
Kane Delhagen
Byron Hiner
Center
Lowell Peterson
Jackson
Ertle Price
E. P. Stanley
John Walker
Charles M. Wilson
Worth Hudson
William S. Kimmell
Robert Meyer
William Waits
Bushville
Carl Ging
John M. Linville
Hayden King
Clarence Arnold
Union
A. Walter Meyer
Donald Staten, Jr
John Carder
George Tevis
Harold Barber
J. G. Schroeder
Jackson Township
Joe Booth
Acre
Edward Meyer
Jimmy Emmons
Ronnie Linville
Philip Dyer
Larry Lee Linville
Richland
Douglas Norris
Tom English
Jimmy Geise
James Meyer
David Stanley
Lowell Roberts
David Geise
Thomas Halterman
Joe Laforge
Neal Kuhn
Larry Webster
Richard James
Donald White
Louis White
William Kramer
Norman Winkler
Shirley Barber
Freddie Brown
Anderson
Jerry Winkler
Robert Kramer
Alvin Bedel
Philip Tevis
Diane Stanley
Jack Willey
Harold Meyer
James Peck
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Sea of Fletcher Methodist Carthage Friends
Walnut Ridge Friends Wesleyan Methodist
John Porter
Johnny Appleseed
Milan, Indiana
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