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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1961
Page
2
Community Christmas activities fill the notes with gatherings at the Reddick residence and other local homes. Family friends from Indianapolis Richmond Knightstown and nearby towns joined in dinners parties and gift exchanges across multiple households during Christmas week.
Mr and Mrs Leonard E Jackson of Carthage Indiana announce the engagement of their daughter Maryin Leona to Victor Robert Kerlin son of Mr and Mrs Everett Kerlin of Van Buren Indiana The couple plan to wed July 1 1962 Miss Jackson is a senior and her fiancé is a Ball State Teachers College graduate and teacher at Lapel Indiana
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Manuel and their sons joined his father Demus Manuel at his home in Vevay on Wednesday after a ten day vacation here Seaman Tom Roberts from New York spent Friday to Wednesday with Mrs Roberts and visited his mother Mrs Hazel Roberts and family at the home of Mrs Velma Todd
Mrs. Catherine Weaver and Bill Weaver hosted a cooperative family dinner on Christmas Day. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Horace Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fitch and daughter from Indianapolis, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Draper and son Ronald, Miss Mardell Wrightsman, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKain and Sherry, and Mr. and Mrs. Wrightsman.
A Christmas Day family dinner was hosted with guests including Miss Janet French and the McMahans of Carthage along with the Addisons and the Sullivans. Indianapolis residents the Craigs. New Castle residents the Northams. and Knights Town residents the McCleeses and children.
Christmas guests at Mr and Mrs James Ellis and family included Marvin Anderson Charlie Kennedy Ed Noll Edgar Ellis Jane Dickey Claude Pearson Joe Porter Jack Rhoades Goldsmiths Della Pearson Jessie Davis Sherman Brown George Kline Joe Kline Elmer Mank Roscoe Brown Loren White James Terhune and numerous relatives. A Saturday night Community Center gathering hosted Liebrandt family with thirty six attendees. Overnight visits from Ft Wayne included Edward Brown Vernon Fraze and families.
Mrs. Roy Blessinger hosted a Sunday Christmas dinner with guests including Mr. and Mrs. William Benfield and family from Rushville, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Benfield and son, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Benfield and daughter of Shelbyville, Roy Mohr of Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Blessinger and daughter, and Miss Clara Jo Henley of Carthage. Elmer Mank and others from Carthage attended, with further Christmas Eve hospitality to Foster Wilson’s household and Mr. and Mrs. Fitch, Proctor, and Wilson families of Rushville. Supper guests on Christmas Day included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Proctor.
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