Community notes on local Christmas spirit and plans
A jumble of lighthearted local items recounts Christmas cheer at shops and homes. Mrs. Arthur Winfield and Mrs. S. L. Newsom share festive greetings and world-spanning homemaking hobbies while Ott McCarty’s ice cream stock dwindles. A Kid’s Kitchen grand opening and a push to raise 5000 for a community auditorium center mark a civic-minded push by local residents including the Tweedys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Winfield
S. L. Newsom
Frank Webb
Carthage
Ross Tweedy
Emma Tweedy
al Carr
Bernadine Morgan
Howard Windsor
Lions
Centerville Tops CHS Raiders In Farmington Gym
Centerville defeated the Carthage Raiders 42 to 32 as Centerville held the lead through all quarters. Carr led the Raiders with 14 points while Edwards added eight. for Centerville Null scored 16 and Parker 14. Knights visit tonight for a rivalry game.
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Carthage Raiders
Centerville
Carr
Raiders
Edwards
Null
Parker
Knightstown Falcons
Carthage
Seentteeenee
Esa
Stoten
C Seeeenes
Hunt White Poeerereertrrorry Porter
Weneeeenneeeenes Goodwin
Bever
Eneeee
McClurg
Eanedeeneeey
Honor Roll Board Erected at Library Lawn
Ripley township to place a new honor roll board on the library lawn, not the southeast square corner, with over two hundred names prepared for printing. Robert Spangler, chairman, urges additional names of service members to be left at the office or with him in the coming week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Spangler
Ripley Township
Missionary Harry Wellens to Speak at Walnut Ridge
Returned missionary Harry Wellens from Jamaica will address Walnut Ridge Friends church on Wednesday night February 9 at 7 30. Public invited.
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Harry Wellens
Jamaica
Walnut Ridge Friends Church
Births Report Daugh ters Mina Lacy Joan Marie Twin Boys
Newsom relatives announce the birth of Mina Louise Lacy a daughter born Dec 30 at Lakewood Hospital Ohio weight six pounds five ounces to Mr and Mrs Bill Lacy. Mrs Lacy is daughter of Mrs Penina Newsom Bryant. Pvt and Mrs John Essex announce a daughter Joan Marie born Saturday at Major Hospital Shelbyville weight seven pounds? five ounces. Essex serving in Virginia and Mrs Essex lives in Arlington. Mr and Mrs Clarence Helms announce twin boys born at Methodist Hospital Indianapolis Sunday noon weight seven pounds five ounces. Mrs Helms formerly Miss Mary Bundy.
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Newsom
Mina Louise Lacy
Bill Lacy
Lakewood Hospital
Ohio
Lacy
Penina Newsom Bryant
John Essex
Joan Marie
Shelbyville
Essex
Army
Virginia
Arlington
Clarence Helms
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Dinner and meeting with Local 415 at Container Corp
The Container Corporation of America hosted Local 415 grievance committee for a turkey dinner at the Lions Den last Friday. Paul Sigler announced upcoming improvements planned for the local plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Container Corporation of America
Local 415
Lions den
Paul Sigler
Postpone school pageant to February 16
The school pageant scheduled for Thursday February 10 is postponed to Wednesday evening February 16 due to the Boy Scout Court of Honor on that date. The public is invited to attend.
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Boy Scout Court of Honor
Lions Card Party at Local Lions Den Planned
A bridge and social party sponsored by the Lions Club will be held Tuesday night February 8 at the Lions den. Games begin at 8:00 PM with admission set at 25 cents.
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Lions den
Redecorating Church Brings Families Together
East Street Christian church members, men washing windows and woodwork while women prepare a delicious Monday dinner, work on interior redecorating.
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East Street Christian Church
News of Our Men and Uniformed Readers Abroad
A Fresno based letter from Sgt. and Mrs. Frank Elliott details a change of address and ongoing duties at Lockheed in California. It notes rain, Indiana mail, and Frank Elliott’s unit at Hammer Field, plus a clipping from Samuel Gold about John Theodore Tussaud and the Tussaud waxworks in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Elliott
Fresno, Calif
Indiana
California
Lockheed
Frank
Elliott P. S
General Elliott
50Th Air Base
Sqd
Det
Hammer Field
Samuel Gold
Air Corps
England
Sam Gold
Funeral rites for P F Linville held at Little Blue River Church
Funeral services conducted Sunday afternoon for Phael F Leisure, 87, at the Little Blue River church of Christ. Burial followed at Glencove cemetery in Knights town. He died Friday at his daughter's home southeast of Carthage. He was born November 16, 1856, in Shelby county and lived most of his life in Center township. Survived by one daughter, two sons Cicero of Rush county and Russell of Chicago, fourteen grandchildren, and forty-two great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Blue River
Church of Christ
Phael F. Leisure
Glencove
Knightstown
Mr. Linville
Harry Leisure
Carthage
John L. Linville
Shelby County
Center Township
Lurrilda Kennedy
Cicero
Rush County
Russell
Chicago
Real Estate Transactions Reported in Rush County
December property movements totaled 42 parcels with about 82000 dollars involved. Terrance W Finney and Letha M Finney conveyed to John H Attaway and Toka K Attaway 54.33 acres in Rush and Ripley townships in several parcels. Anna J Pritchard and others conveyed to Fred B White and Ethel P White the north half of Southwest Quarter of Section 10 in Ripley township containing 80 acres.
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Rush County
Clara Lambert
Carthage
Ripley Township
Terrance W. Finney
Letha M. Finney
Madison County
Ind
John H. Attaway
Toka K. Attaway
S. W
S. E
Ripley
Anna J. Pritchard
Elizabeth B. Stone
Caroline B. Henley
Ann Mary Jessup
Claude White
Ella White
Fred B. White
Ethel P. White
Library Notes From Mrs Weldon Newlin
We announce a fine new atlas set with extra large clearly marked maps. Gratitude is given for gifts from Mrs Henry Stenger including The Story of the American Flag and North to Adventure. From John Gates Jr. come A Man Lay Dead and The Waldmere Mystery.
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Henry Stenger
Montague
John Gates, Jr
Marsh
Richards
Boy Scout Week Observed In Whitewater Valley Council
Whitewater Valley Council members join nationwide for Boy Scout Week from February 7 to 14 marking the movement’s 34th anniversary. Since 1910 over 11.4 million men and boys have participated, with 1.575 million active Scouts Cubs and leaders today.
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Boy Scouts
Whitewater Valley Council
United States
America
War Bonds urged to aid New Guinea hospital units
A Treasury Department appeal urges buy more War Bonds to fund medicine and instruments for hospital units in New Guinea. The message asks how many will be helped or lost, stressing that daily conduct can shorten the war and calling for dollar contributions.
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New Guinea
U. S. Treasury Department
Kid's Kanteen Opens Feb 12 in Tw eedy Center
Carthage and Ripley township residents gain a new community center as the Tweedys donate the Auditorium space. The Kid's Kanteen opens February 12 with an open house on the building’s top floor. A board of directors is formed and membership cards will cost one dollar, with charter members by March 1.
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Kid’s Kanteen
Tweedys
Ross Tweedy
Emma Tweedy
Grant Henxley
Arletta Small
Indiana Ohio trucking firm praised for conservation cooperation
R E Dieckbrader of Carthage along with Allenisbaugh Urschel Brown M C trucking firms in Indiana and Ohio were praised by Joseph B Eastman director of the Office of Defense Transportation for excellent conservation results in a contract motor carrier pooling plan. The group saved 127,042 truck miles in 1943 while handling 880 truckloads of paper products totaling 13,658,151 pounds, with dispatch from Carthage under Howard Windsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Dieckbrader
Ind. Lines, Inc
Carthage
Indiana and
Ohio
Joseph B. Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
R. D. Allisbaugh
ODT
Eastman
Allisbaugh
Howard Windsor
Local War Bond Drive Solicitors Named
Notice to bond solicitors from Parvel Moore lists the assigned collectors for town pledge cards distributed two weeks ago. The current drive ends February 15, with a published roster of solicitors including Guy Ewing Thomas Bush Arthur Winfield Walter Phelps and others.
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Parvel Moore
Mr. Moore
Guy Ewing
Thomas Bush
Arthur Winfield
Walter Phelps
A. L. Tuttle
Ed Bly
Earl Nowotne
Fred Flick
Harold Ruby
Ross Tweedy
Arthur Lineback
A. J. Carr
Roy Herkless
Ben Neal
Joseph White Ill With Flu and Pneumonia in Colorado Springs
Mr and Mrs Fred White report their son Joseph White is seriously ill with flu and pneumonia in a Colorado Springs hospital He showed slight improvement during the first part of the week.
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Fred White
Joseph White
Colorado Springs
Colo
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CHS Raiders
Sasesenseens
Makin Island
United States Navy
Gilbert Group
Sgt. Elliott
John Theodore Tussaud
Tuss-so
Madame Marie Tusaud
Paris
London
Marylebone Road
Hitler
Goring
Goebbels
Winston Churchill
Tussaud’s
Mme. Tussaud
Marie Grosholtz
Louis XVI
Versailles
France
Marie Grosholtz Tussaud
Baker Street
Tussauds
Tussaud
John
Rudolph Hess
Scotland
Bernard Tussaud
Chamber of Horrors
Cpl
Robert F. Tuttle
Thurman Porter
Solomons Branch
Washington, D. C
Pvt
Robert McKain
Texas A. & M. College
Frank Alexander
P. F. Linville
County Recorder
Library Notes
Mrs. Weldon Newlin
de Schipper
Edna Henley
Basil Hedgecock
Bayard Baker
Fred King
Hubert Hunt
Roy Small
Herbert Beker
James Reynolds
Grant Henley
Tweedy
Kanteen
Eugene Gardner
Emma de- Schipper
Vaughn Bierly
Herbie Beher
Vaughn Behrly
Emma DeSchipper
Roy Newby
Burl Magee
Rev. Riggle
Rev. Jones
Charlotte Moore
la Marie Neal
Jane Reynolds
Bob White
Jerry Edwards
Patty Pitts
Jim Carr
Jack Carr
Allisbaugh Trucking Co
Urschel Trucking Co
Brown Trucking Co
Wabash
M. C. Trucking Co. Anderson
R. E.dieckbrader
Cincinnati
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