Four Rush County 4-H Members Chosen for Purdue Jamboree
Four Rush County 4-H members Robert D. Brown Howard Wilkinson Tom Halterman and Bob Baker were selected by a 4-H Council committee to attend the Junior Corn Growers Jamboree at Purdue on February 18. An adult leader Kenneth Brashaber accompanies them. The program covers corn production and management with Purdue President Hovde welcoming the group and a yield contest panel moderated by George Enfield. The event is sponsored by the Indiana Crop Improvement Association Purdue and the Indiana Farm Bureau Coop Fertilizer and Feed Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
4-H Council
Purdue
Robert D. Brown
Corn Club
Frederick L. Hovde
George Enfield
K. E. Beeson
Agronomy Extension Department
Indiana
The
Indiana Crop Improvement Association of Purdue
Fertilizer and Feed Department
Indiana Farm Bureau Coop
Agricultural Association Holds Annual Banquet in Rushville
The Rush County Agricultural Association held its annual banquet on Monday evening February 6 at Main Street Christian church. About 60 people attended along with fair board members and their wives. Indiana State Fair Board director Gilman Stewart was principal speaker, praising the local agricultural fair and outlining fair planning and expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County Agricultural Association
Main Street Christian Church
Rushville
Rush County Fair Board
Fair Board
Lois Stoughton
Noel Hodge
Frank Abercrombie
Ira Burkher
Gilman Stewart
Indiana State Fair Board
Stewart
Robert E. White
Inefficient Feeding Cited in Dairy Losses
Lafayette Indiana reports by G A Williams extension dairyman at Purdue University notes many dairy farms lose money due to poor feeding programs. He argues cows should receive more roughage and that grain efficiency must match milk output, warning cows producing 4000 to 5000 pounds of milk cannot be profitable without proper feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
G. A. Williams
Purdue University
Indiana
Williams
Community letter urges Carthage schools to revert to Standard Time
A letter from Mrs. E. E. Brewer of Middletown urges the Carthage school board to switch back to Standard Time to protect children on early morning bus trips. She cites a fatal bus stop incident involving a local family and notes other Rush County schools have already changed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
God
Paul Allen Blankenship
Rush County
Rush County approves voting precinct changes for townsships
The Rush County Board of Commissioners approves changes to voting precincts to accommodate automatic voting machines. Ripley Posey Walker Orange Anderson Jackson Center Union Noble Richland townships are reorganized into specified precincts with maps to be prepared and notices issued, effective February 6, 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Rush County
Indiana
Ripley Township
Arlington
Knightstown
Posey Township
Walker Township
Orange Township
Orange
Anderson Township
Jackson Township
Center Township
Washington Township
Union Township
Noble Township
Richland Township
Bush County
Notice of Final Settlement in Coleman Estate
The Administrator of the Estate of William S. Coleman has filed for final settlement in Rush Circuit Court Rushville Indiana. A hearing is set for Tuesday March 13 1956 to show cause why the account should not be approved. Heirs and interested parties must appear and prove heirship or claims. Attest Richard A. Phillips Clerk Howard B Henley Executor Kenneth L Marnest James S Foster Attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Coleman
Rush
Rushville
Indiana
Richard A. Phillips
Howard B. Henley
Kenneth L. Marnest
James S. Foster
Notice of Administration in Rush County Indiana
Executrix appointed by the Rush County Circuit Court to administer the estate of Charles Marshall. The estate is declared solvent. Mary Addison named Executrix. Dated January 25 1956. Hughes and Young, Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Rush County
Indiana
Charles Marshall
Mary Addison
Richard A. Phillips
Rush Circuit Court
Hughes & Young
Ellen B. McTivaine
Notice of Administration in Rush County Indiana
Executrix of the estate of Ellen B. McTivaine, deceased, Rush County Indiana, announces administration proceedings.
Remember When February 165 1946 Obituaries and Local Notes
James A Heifner 66 died of a heart attack at his Carthage home. Survivors include his widow and a son Edwin plus two sisters. A baby girl Patricia Rose born to Delmar and Mrs Sipes weighed seven pounds. Funeral services for Walter Binford 76 held at Walnut Ridge Friends church. survivors include a son Josiah two daughters Enid Burkher and Lavonne Nigh and two brothers. Capt Paul C White visited relatives then received discharge at Camp Atterbury. Frank Overman leaves for Jacksonville Florida to visit daughter Marion Schumpert. Roy Herkless attended dinner by Southern Indiana Retail Coal Dealers Association at Kopper Kettle Inn. Elmer Sandefur and Ted Brooks trip to St Louis. Mr and Mrs Al Carr and son James with Maude Porter and daughter Jean with Mrs Michael Kyser and daughter Sharlee Kyser in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Heifner
Carthage
Edwin
Delmar Sipes
Patricia Rose
Walnut Ridge Friends Church
Walter Binford
Josiah
Enid Burkher
Lavonne Nigh
Paul C. White
Arthur White
Camp Atterbury
Frank Overman
Jacksonville
Florida
Marion Schumpert
Schumpert
Roy Herkless
Kopper Kettle Inn
Southern Indiana Retail Coal Dealers Association
Elmer Sandefur
Ted Brooks
St. Louis
Missouri
al Carr
James
Maude Porter
Jean
Michael Kyser
Sharlee Kyser
Indianapolis
Charity Valentine Dance for Undernourished Local Children
Mr. and Mrs Roy Newby hosted a six oclock dinner Friday honoring Mrs Katherine Kennedy and Miss Winona Newsom with guests including Mr and Mrs Walter Chonan Mrs Grace Porter and Mr D P Dunn. Mr Al Carr and Mr Walter Addison sponsor a Charity Valentine Dance on Friday night February 14 at eight oclock with Walter Addison orchestra. Proceeds will feed undernourished children in the local school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Newby
Katherine Kennedy
Winona Newsom
Walter Chonan
Grace Porter
D. P. Dunn
al Carr
Walter Addison
Sugar camps ready as season opens in Michigan locale
Byron Henley, auditor for Michigan Limestone Chemical Co. in Rogers City, visited his parents Rue and Mary Henley over the weekend. Sugar camps in the area begin boiling this Thursday with prices at 2.50 per unit and James Terhune and others report good sap runs. Honor rolls list multiple students by grade with solid averages. local families visited neighbors and relatives over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Henley
Michigan Limestone Chemical Co
Rogers City
Michigan
Rue P. Henley
James Terhune
Clyde Henley
Ed Adkins
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Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Kenneth Rhodes
Junior Corn Growers
Agricultural Association
Federal Land Bank Loans
Decatur National Farm Loan Association
WM. F. SM
Morgan
ITH
Sec
Treas
Joe Marsh
United States Brewers Foundation
John Deere
International
Dunham
Viking
Good International
Oliver
Coop
Bolen’s
Black & Decker
Alta
Geo. B. Moore
Hoyt Vanderbeck
Audt
Lowell Hutchinson
Everett Hester
E. E. Brewer
Middletown
Henry Co
Mr. McCord
Jim Ed Barrett
Greenfield
Pendleton
Fortville
Blacktop
Farmall
M&w
Farmall M
Clinton
H. P. Wisconsin
Ranger
James E. McCord and
Frank E.hanna
Elmer M. Perkins
John R. White
Newton R. Halterman
Howard Ewbank
Rush Co
Alvin Biiner
Portland
Hal McCrum and Son
Richmond
Baushack Fertilizer Co
Sexson & Bradley
Earl Mattix and
John Burke
Court House
Eli Lilly’s
Thurs
L. H. C. Farmall
Ford
Graham
Blount
H. C
Ford Tractor
Lincoln
Farmer
Dawson
Unico
Oakes
Rex
L. R. Stewart
Virgle Strahl
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