Fox Drive planned by Ripley Township club
The Ripley Township Conservation Club will hold a Fox Drive next Saturday January 14. Connie Lynn Jordan was Rush County’s first 1961 baby arriving at Rush Memorial Hospital at 6 20 that morning. She weighed five pounds four ounces and is the daughter of Arthur and (name) Jordan of Carthage. Her father serves in the U S Army and is stationed in Rockbridge Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley Township
Connie Lynn Jordan
Rush County
Rush Memorial Hospital
Arthur Jordan
Carthage
Connie
U.S. Rockridge
Italy
Disorderly Fine for Carthage Man on New Year’s Eve
Donald Moore of Cathage was arrested for disorderly conduct in Carthage on New Year’s Eve and fined $1 plus costs in Rushville Justice of the Peace Court. He was jailed briefly after Marshal Hugh Trowbridge transported him to the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Moore
Cathage
Carthage
Justice of the Peace Court
Rushville
Moore
Hugh Trowbridge
Mrs Sandefur Returns From Texas Trip
Mrs Laura Sandefur arrived home Tuesday after a six day vacation by plane to Copperas Cove Texas. She visited her daughter and family Sgt and Mrs Curtis Lewman and daughter Carol during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Sandefur
Copperas Cove
Texas
Sgt
Curtis Lewman
Carol
Porters' Or Mrs Porter's Condition Unchanged at Home
Miss Jeanie Stapp daughter of Mr and Mrs Al Stapp underwent a tonsillectomy operation last Friday at Rush Memorial Hospital as Mrs Johns Porter convalesces at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Porter
Jeanie Stapp
al Stapp
Rush Memorial Hospital
Birth of Brian Eugene Davis in Hancock County Hospital
Mr and Mrs Joe Davis of Knightstown formerly of Carthage announce the birth of a son Brian Eugene born December 30 at Hancock County Hospital weighing 7 pounds 15 ounces. Grandparents are Forrest Steward and Thomas Davis of Olive Hill Kentucky and Mrs Davis of Olive Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Davis
Knightstown
Carthage
Brian Eugene
Hancock County Hospital
Forrest Steward
Thomas Davis
Olive Hill
Marlin McClellan
Nyla Jean
Richard Whitfield
Michael Leroy
Richard Jackson
Willie Finch
Mark Scott
Larry Messer
Harold Hill
Corwin Michael
Robert King
Myers Family Restores Homeafter Florida Trip
Mr and Mrs Lincoln Myers and their son David returned home Sunday from Florida after spending a week traveling and sightseeing there during the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Myers
David
Florida
Army Pvt. Jerry Day completes field communications course
Army Pvt. Jerry R. Day, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Jerry H Day of Carthage Route 1, completed the field communications crewman course at Fort Leonard Wood on December 21. He entered the Army last August and earned basic training at Fort Leonard Wood after Knightstown High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
AHTNC
Army
Jerry R. Day
Jerry H. Day
Route 1
Carthage
Fort Leonard Wood
Day
Knightstown High School
Mrs Mary Joseph Visits Indianapolis and Dugger Goldens
Mrs Mary Joseph and her son Mike stayed overnight Friday and visited Mrs Georgia Smith in Indianapolis on Saturday. She then joined her parents Mr and Mrs Floyd Bledsoe in Dugger where they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Joseph
Mike
Georgia Smith
Indianapolis
Floyd Bledsoe
Dugger
Florida Vacation Spans Florida Cities and Nashville Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Marshall and son Steve spent nine days in Florida during the holidays visiting St. Augustine Marineland Daytona Beach Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg and Silver Springs. They visited relatives in MacIntosh Florida and on the way home stayed overnight with Robert Marshall and family in Nashville Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Forrest Marshall
Steve
Florida
Carthage
St. Augustine
Marineland
Daytona Beach
Sunken Gardens
St. Petersburg
Silver Springs
MacIntosh
Mr. Marshall
Robert Marshall
Nashville
Tennessee
Corwin Michael King Born En Route to Rush Memorial
Mr and Mrs Robert King of Carthage welcomed an 8 lb 9 oz son named Corwin Michael born Saturday on the way to Rush Memorial Hospital. He is the grandson of Mrs Rachel King of Carthage and Mr and Mrs Harold Anderson of Knightstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert King
Carthage
Corwin Michael
Rush Memorial Hospital
Rachel King
Harold Anderson
Knightstown
Farm Record Books Now Available At County Extension Office
County Extension Office has received Indiana Farm Account Book in yellow and Indiana Farm Record Book in grey. Each copy costs 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Farm Account Book
Indiana Farm Record Book
Rush County Fair Board Sets Jan 10 Meeting
The Rush County Fair Board will hold its next regular meeting Tuesday evening January 10 in the Rush County Extension Office. President Ertle Price says the date was changed due to the state fairs meeting in Indianapolis January 2 and 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County Fair Board
Rush County Extension Office
Ertle Price
Indianapolis
License Branch Notice for Carthage Open Day
The Carthage license branch will be open all day next Wednesday January 11 1961 due to the change over and new administration closing the branches the 12th and opening January 16th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Editorial Plan For Future Curriculum And School Activities
A school newsletter discusses choosing future subjects wisely for college and careers, urging planning and effort, plus notes on upcoming P T D meeting, a weather-caused Christmas Dance cancellation, and a student queen contest with Pam Hunt selected to represent Carthage. It also covers various classroom parties, cheerleading, and an upcoming fifth and sixth grade basketball game with Mays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage High School
Mardell Wrightsman
Pam Hunt
Louise Dotson
Carol Ellis
Carthage
Rita Rider
Mays
Karen Davis
Arlington
Kindergarten News Week Highlights and School Notes
Kindergarten pupils count to 100 and decorate for Christmas as classes begin new workbooks. Ruth Edwards turns six on December 11 while Santa gifts and student engagements brighten the term. A January 9 1961 menu and a long list of upcoming games, events, and school dates conclude the district report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Lynch
Norman Edwards
Ruth Edwards
Scout Den II Plans Skit At Whitfield Home
Den No II of the Cub Scouts met Wednesday evening at Mrs. Virginia Whitfield's home to plan a skit. The meeting included the Scout law and living circle, with refreshments and games following. Denner, Mike Back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
den No. II
Cub Scouts
Virginia Whitfield
Denner
Mike Back
Carthage Band Boosters Plan Upcoming Food Market
The Carthage Band Boosters met at the school building with seven members present to discuss plans for a forthcoming food market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Civic Defense talk outlined by Rushville captain
David Grocox of Rushville spoke to the Carthage Legion Auxiliary on Civil Defense and surviving an atomic attack. He emphasized knowing procedures and the county unit role for local disasters. Mrs. Worth Pitts introduced him. meeting led by Mrs. George B. McNabb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Grocox
Rushville
Civil Defense Security
Rush County
Carthage Legion Auxiliary
Grocox
Worth Pitts
Civil Defense
Auxiliary
George B. McNabb
District Auxiliary
Selma
Indiana
Crusade For Freedom
David Ray
Kenneth Rhodes
County Highway Offices Consolidated at Rush County Garage
The Rush County Highway Department opens a new full time office in the garage with Frank Smith named as clerk. The Courthouse part-time office and Mrs. Marjorie Brownell’s position are eliminated as records are centralized and staff concentrated at the new site. The Courthouse telephone line will also be discontinued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County Highway Department
Board of Commissioners
Frank Smith
Milroy
Smith
State Highway Department
Greenfield
Highway Department
Marjorie Brownell
Local Students Enter Purdue Short Course in Agriculture
Two Rush County Farm youths join Purdue University Eight Weeks Short Course in Agriculture from January 2 to February 24. Philip D. Parish of Carthage received a $75 Sears Roebuck scholarship and Ronnie Sullivan of Ripley township earned a Farm Bureau $75 scholarship. Parish, a Carthage High School 1958 graduate, is in general agriculture, while Sullivan, Carthage High School 1960 graduate, has FFA leadership, Chanter Farmer Degree and six years of 4H experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Purdue
Rush County Extension Office
Purdue University
Philip D. Parish
Carthage
Carthage High School
Sears, Rovinck Company
Young Parish
General Agriculture
Ile
Vocational Agriculture Department of Carthage
Ralph Pearson
Ronnie Sullivan
Leonard Sullivan
Ripley Township
Farm Bureau
Young Sullivan
FFA
Rush Memorial Hospital Retains Staff Officers for 1 Year
Rush Memorial Hospital announced the retention of all staff officers for another year. Reappointed chiefs include W. H. Nutter as chief of staff K. F. Corpe chief of surgery D. W. Ellis chief of medicine C. W. Worth chief of obstetrics and Charles Sheets secretary treasurer. Rush County Medical Society elected Dr. Harry G. McKee Rushville president Dr. Stephen E. Smith Knightstown vice president and Dr. Charles Sheets Manilla secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush Memorial Hospital
W. H. Nutter
K. F. Corpe
D. W. Ellis
C. W. Worth
Charles Sheets
Rush County Medical Society
Harry G. McKee
Rushville
Stephen E. Smith
Knightstown
Manilla
Stella Humes Named Carthage License Branch Manager
Mrs Stella Humes first precinct Democrat chairman was named Carthage Automobile License branch manager Thursday. She will succeed Mrs Mary Joseph as local office closes January 12 and reopens January 16 with Mrs Humes in charge. Other area names include Mrs Loretta Turk Rushville Mrs Mary Kelly Knightstown and Mrs Clair Kennedy Morristown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Humes
First Precinct
Democrat
Carthage Automobile License
Mary Joseph
Humes
Loretta Turk
Rushville
Mary Kelly
Knightstown
Clair Kennedy
Morristown
Minimum Tillage Meeting In Rush County Deems Farm Session
Rush County farmers are invited to a 7 30 p m meeting Monday January 9 in the Courthouse Assembly Room. Purdue agricultural engineer C Les Hill will discuss plowing plant ing applying pesticides insecticides and fertilizer with few soil operations and show two tractors controlled from one set of controls. The Southeastern Indiana District 4 H Market Barrow Show and Sale officers meet Thursday January 5 at Wilhelm s Cafe with a dinner and election of officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Les” Hill
Purdue University
Hill
Southeastern Indiana
Market Barrow Show and Sale
Wilhelm’s Cafe
Farm Science Days Programs At Purdue January 16–21
County Extension Office hosts weekly Farm Science Days at Purdue University from January 16 to 21. Key topics include swine and crop production, farm management, weed control, insects, dairying, beef cattle, and livestock associations. Banquets and fish fry anchor events with free programs available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University
Indiana Crop Improvement Association
Purdue
Indiana Rural Youth Day
Tax refund coming with Winters Accounting note
A briefing notes possible tax refund action tied to Winters Accounting. The fragment mentions process or expectation of a refund and the reference number SO 54285. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
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Winters
Marriages birth and death notices from 1960 Citizens list
The Citizens 1960 page recalls numerous marriages with names such as Sandra Jones David Hull Beatrice Stacy Ora Banister Elizabeth Mann William Sleeth and many more. It also lists many births including Jonathan David Lynette Marie Tamara Elaine Michael Paul and others. The compilation records local citizens and former residents of Carthage across months and dates throughout the year.
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Citizen
Carthage
Sandra Jones
David D. Hull
Beatrice Stacy
Ora Banister
Elizabeth Ann Mann
William Leroy Sleeth
Sylvia Whitfield
Earl van Wyk
Sara Jo Dale
Don Robinson
Bonnie Keesling
Richard Jackson
Mary Robertson
Paul J. Livingston
Barbara Wilson
Robert M. Proctor
Melanie Ann Taylor
Philip W. Doughty
William R. Thompson
Eliza DeWees
Carla Ann White
Ronald Gene Magee
Carol Ann McRoberts
Richard Allen Moore
Nancy Corey
Roy Robertson, Jr
Delores Sauer
Richard E. Wells
Ruby Jane Loveau
John Loren Griffith
Dixie Lee Riggs
Kenneth Gabbard
Margaret Rose Henderson
Joseph Douglas Leavitt
Ethel Cline
Eddie Glover
Barbara J. McCorkle
Richard E. Weidner
Calendar of Deaths and Births Listing Dates and Names
A compiled list showing numerous individuals with dates ranging from February to December, including notes such as former residents and a stillborn infant. Names include Edna N. Henley, Mary Elizabeth Manlief, Emma Marie DeWitt, John Revolt Sr, Sarah Mathers, Mettie Missouri Howell, Melinda Dawn Steward, Verne Plummer, Mrs Elmer Mank, Mrs Alice W Silver, Mrs Alice Burton, Mrs Mary E Miner, Bearl Miller, John DeSchipper, Barbara Goodwin, Amanda Turner, Charles Ray, Maria Gray, Lula Gatewood, Anna Sipe, Aaron True, Janice R Reneger, Virginia L Jacobs, Nora McFatridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred E. Sohn
California
Carthage
Edna N. Henley
Mary Elizabeth Manlief
Emma Marie DeWitt
John Revolt, Sr
Sarah Mathers
Mettie Missouri Howell
Melinda Dawn Steward
Verne Plummer
Elmer Mank
Alice W. Silver
Alice Burton
Virginia L. Jacobs
Nora McFatridge
My Trip to California by Ion Cook
Ion Cook recounts a ten day holiday in California with son Wallace and Mrs Cook. The Jet flight from Chicago to San Francisco took four hours at high altitude with cold clear skies. They visited San Lorenzo Modesto San Francisco Muir Woods Pebble Beach and saw Bob Hope Bing Crosby’s golf course.
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Carthage
Wallace Cook
San Lonzon
Modesto
California
San Francisco
Muir Redwoods
Wallace
San Juan Valley
Park and Ocean Drive
Pebble Beach
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Rockies
Rush County Lamb Pool Program Plans Announced
The Rush County Sheep committee and County Extension Office outline activities for 1961 including five Lamb Pool pools on June 7 July 5 August 9 September 13 and October 18. A June 5 Gold Medal Lamb Club tour and 4H Lamb event are planned along with new superintendent appointments for the Sheep Department and Gold Medal Lamb Club. John White and Hugh Webb will serve on the County Advisory committee representing sheep interests and a sheep show judge has been selected for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Gold Medal Lamb Club
John White
Hugh Webb
Lamb Club
Boy Scout Troop 129 Holds December 31 1960 Meeting
Boy Scout Troop 129 met Saturday December 31 1960 at the library basement for a discussion meeting. Prayer was given by Gary Back with Jerry May serving as scribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scout News Boy Scout Troop
Gary Back
Jerry May
Also Mentioned on This Page
Connie Jordan
Jerry Day
Cathy Ruby
Jane Hunt
Sharon Hunt
Jane
Pitts
Robert Thompson
Wells
Stewart
Alexander
Walter Blessinger
Ruby
Carroll
Freeman Blessinger
Reddick
Finch
Santa Claus
North Pole
Glen Smith
Mr. Gardner
Santa
Mr. Howell
Peevy
Goats
Gambol
Mr. Rhoades
Hamil Henley
Lou Magee
Jeannine Terhune
Sayonara
Fayette Central
Wilkinson
Waldron
Spiceland
Morton
New Salem
Laurel
Charlottesville
Centerville
Scout News
P. U
Farm News
Kenneth Wayne
Kenneth Logan
Jonathan David
Harold Webb
Benjamin Conley
Tena Kay
Gene . Richmond
Dale Allen
John F. Munden
Harold Taylor
Keith Logan
Keith Ray
Lynette Marie
Maurice Lukens
Michael Paul
Eugene Wilson
Tamara Elaine
Cledis. Nolan
Michael Ruby
David Lee
Bill Windsor
Jane Ann
Robert Stanley
Harold Gulley
Jess Howard
Dean Addison
Patrick Michael
Mike Watkins
Dale Heim
R. R
Kenneth Butler
Mitchi Vere
Robert L. Howard
Christopher Scott
Charles Elmore
Sherri Lynn
Max Robertson
Dennis Norfleet
Charles Darren
James Roberts
Billy Green
Kelly Murphy
Kenneth Land
Kristina Lynn
Stephen Hunt
Ion Cook
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