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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1936
Page
1
Indianap olis writer riffs on cold streets and slapstick slips then shifts to Mauna Loa lava flows. He notes bombs used by U S planes around the volcano and cites volcanologist Dr Thomas A Jagger on lava movement. Ends with New Year wishes.
Mr and Mrs O C McCarty and Mr and Mrs Henry Stager of Syracuse New York and Mrs Sarah Stager were Christmas dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Allen Blacklidge near Rushville.
A meeting of corn-hog directors from Rush Fayette Shelby Henry and Franklin counties will gather in the Rushville court house assembly room at nine Friday morning. District supervisors and state leaders will explain 1936-37 contracts and train county directors on new terms.
Mrs. Delilah Barber will be laid to rest Monday. Funeral arrangements are announced by Mr. W E Shaffer, with service at the Christian Church parsonage in Rushville followed by a trip to Nashville. The ceremony occurred Saturday at two o clock with Rev Thunderburk officiating.
A Christmas Day blizzard caused a fatal crash at the Westwood crossing west of New Castle. Driver Robert Meeks died of a crushed skull after the interurban collision, and his little step-daughter aummins was killed instantly. Poor visibility and severe weather were blamed by the interurban crew.
Due to severe weather the Week of Prayer starts next Sunday with a schedule of services at multiple churches. Rev. Homer Biddlecum opens at Friends church, followed by Rev. Wm Collier at Friends, Rev. Herschel Reed at M E church, Rev. Charles S Winslow at M E, Rev. W G Manchester at Walnut Ridge Friends, Rev. B K Johnson at Wesleyan Methodist Morristown, and Rev. J R Furbay at Christian church. Special music accompanies each service at 7:15 PM. all in the locality are urged to attend.
The Carthage versus St Paul basketball game, set for Friday January 3, is postponed to Wednesday January 8 on the home floor. School will reopen Monday morning January 6, 1936, marking the first game of the new year.
A baby boy named Kenneth was born at about 5:30 AM on December 26 to Mr and Mrs Clarence Gebheart on Harry Leisure’s farm in Center.
The Department of Conservation launches the third annual crow control drive starting January 1. A $375 cash award and a quail or pheasant for every 100 crow feet turned in over five months will be offered. Winners are based on crow feet collected. no entry fee beyond filing with the department.
Stanton Rhodes drove into the rear of Robert Moore’s parked car on a road just north of the railroad near Knights Moore. Moore’s trunk and rear fender were damaged while Rhodes’ Chevrolet was demolished. Carl Pitts injured a shoulder and Rhodes sustained facial wounds. Forest Stewart witnessed the incident.
Funeral services for Mrs Ame lia Sheedy of Walker township were held Monday at 2 30 PM at the family residence and burial followed in Forest Hill cemetery Shelbyville. She was the wife of Alonzo Sheedy former Walker township trustee and a prominent community worker. Sheedy died after a 16 month illness at age 38 leaving husband three children William John and Annabeth at home and parents Dr and Mrs C E Inlow of Manilla plus three brothers Drs Deprez Fred ae Herbert Inlow of Shelbyville.
The Ripley township report lists sales from Christmas Seals totaling 28 dollars 75 cents. Contributions come from school children women’s groups a church group a sorority a local bank and other donors. The committee thanks participants including school children teachers and four named organizers.
Murat Temple of the Mystic Shrine in Indianapolis organizes a 16 day trip via the west coast of Mexico beginning January 22. Leonard P. Steuart will visit Mexico City as the pilgrimage unfolds. A special train with air conditioned dining and parlor cars departs Indianapolis at 11:00 a.m. and tours include six days in the capital, many coastal stops, and hotel accommodations with private baths. Complete information from Edgar Hart, Chairman Murat Temple Mexico Committee. Limited to 150 persons.
Miss Clara Herbst, former teacher at Gings school, died at her Richmond home Tuesday morning. She was well known in the northeast part of the county.
Charlottesville school pupils will restart studies Monday in a Methodist church, two vacant stores and a dwelling. Plans for a new building begin, per Jackson township trustee William Oldham. Basketball schedule continues with games in nearby township gyms after fire destroyed the home gym. suits and seats were saved and sixth grade books moved out.
The Rush county corn show featured two afternoons of programs by the county Home Economics clubs. Exhibits included cake projects with prizes and seed corn selections. Entertainment ranged from violin and vocal solos to duets, readings, and talks on bedding and hybrid corn, with numerous participants from nearby towns and townships.
Funeral services were held for Mrs Isadora Bowles 73 near Mays last Tuesday at 1 pm at the Christian church of Raleigh. She was buried in Raleigh cemetery. Born in Rush county she spent most of her life near Mays. She married Albert Bowles April 15 1891 and lived there all her life. Survived by husband son Lowell seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
A Christmas Day crash at the Dunreith crossing on National Road 40 left F. E. Overden and his wife Grace Overden of St. Louis dead. The driver, blinded by snow, failed to stop for a Pennsylvania train despite the watchman D. F. Coon's warning, injuring him and leaving one other person critically hurt.
Miss Dorothy Johnston of Knightstown, a senior at Indiana State Teachers College Terre Haute, is selected as student teacher for the winter term in the college’s new laboratory school. The program guides seniors under supervising teachers in classrooms, with a 36 member faculty and over 800 pupils from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Johnston will lead the English department under Miss Gillum, assistant professor of English education.
Funeral services were held at the late residence Friday afternoon at two o'clock. Interment was in Le on.
Delilah Small Barber widow of Morton Barber died after two weeks illness at her daughter Rhea Miller in Knightstown December 238. She lived most of her life in Carthage with stints in Elwood and was a Methodist church member. Funeral services were held at her daughter's home with Rev. William Collier officiating and pallbearers named. Interment followed in Glencove cemetery Knightstown.
Mrs Lydia Ellis of Knightstown and Mr John Moore of Carthage married last Saturday evening at 7 30 PM in the parsonage with Rev Ernest A Addison officiating. The bride, mother of Fay and Bernice Ellis, and the groom, a Rush County resident and Carthage notable, will reside on a farm near Carthage.
Garver L. Wright a former teacher at the ISCC home received a court ordered payout of 1600 dollars for a year’s teaching. Judge John A. Titsworth ruled Wright earned tenure rights in 1931 and was not affected by the 1933 tenure law changes. The court held he was an employee with a tenure contract and not subject to political dismissal.
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