Corn King Named In Rush County For 1926
Floyd Hiner of Center township was named Rush county Corn King for 1926 at the Rushville Corn Show last week. He won a $50 silver cup for best 10 ears of corn any color. exhibit was yellow corn. Ralph Moffitt of the same township won a $25 cup for best single ear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Hiner
Center Township
Rush County
Rushville
Ralph Moffitt
Maurice Kney
Walker Township
Bearl Addison
Albert Terhune
Donald Addison
Everett Ealey
Howard Earnest
John Parker
Edmund Linder
S. M. Parker
Roy Reddick
Morris Gibson
Potatoes
Elmer White
Ripley Township
Melvin Henley
Boy Burns In Coal Stove Explosion At Home
Steve Curtis Wooten aged 12 suffered severe burns to head face and hands and ligament strain to the right arm after an explosion in a coal stove at his southwest of here home around 6 am Sunday. He was attempting to start a fire with coal oil and did not notice live coals in the stove. Soot and ashes filled the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Wooten
Ezra Wooten
Here
Notary Public Offers Auto License Pickup
Notice from Fred Brooks a Notary Public inviting customers to obtain automobile or truck licenses by calling phone number 8 207 for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Brooks
Notary Public
New Rush County Officials Take Oath of Office
Lon Coons becomes the new sheriff of Rush County succeeding Sid ney L Hunt. The 1925 report shows 143 prisoners, the highest in four years excluding state prisoners. Joseph Pike succeeds Hal Gosnell as southern district commissioner but resigned Tuesday. New Castle police chief Elmer Cannon reports 665 arrests in 1925, up from 481.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Coons
Rush County
Sidney L. Hunt
Joseph Pike
Richland Township
Hal Gosnell
First Semester Ends Prince Institute Saturday Rushville
The first semester ends this Friday with teachers attending Institute on Saturday in Rushville. A new piano was purchased for the gym so the CHS rooters may be heard during school songs. Junior class members sell candy daily at school and Eskimo pies at the tournament.
Telephone bill notice for first quarter 1926 due
Notice states telephone bills for the first quarter 1926 are due and must be paid by January 15 to save 75 cents for the quarter. Signed J E Harper secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J E. Harper
Sec’y
Church Notes and Local Social Items Highlight Sunday Services
Sunday schedule includes Bible school at 9:45 a.m. and morning worship at 10:30 a.m. Evening service 7:00 with sermons on Origin of the Bible and The Power of a Fireside Religion. Included are meetings, visits, obituaries, and local notices. Notables and guests mentioned include Hon. Albert J. Beveridge teased for Feb. 14 talk. neighbors and students cited with Marjorie Henley and Ruth Brenan among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Burns
Albert J. Beveridge
Abraham Lincoln
Electric bills due by the tenth to avoid service cut
The notice states that electric light bills must be paid by the tenth of each month or the service will be discontinued. It emphasizes timely payment to prevent interruption of supply.
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F. M. Miller
P.J. Sattler
Carthage
Indiana
Howard E. Henley
Notary Public Insurance
W.co. Moore
Ind
Rohm & Hauk Funeral
Morristown
William J. Henley
Donald L. Smith
Rushville, Indiana
John H. Kiplinger
Abercrombie
Steve
Bible School
W. O. Moore
Ladies’ Aid
Michael Kyser
Charles S. Dudley
Fletcher M. E
Epworth League
Josephine Herkless
South America
J. I. Meyer
Harry Collins
Arlington
Zach Crawford
Toledo
Raymond Finney
O. C. McCarty
Bertha Gear
Marion
Marcella Lineback
DePauw
Ruth Brenan
Larwill
Marjorie Henley
Purdue
Lavonne Carfield
Grace Overman
Miami University
Helen Weaver
Indianapolis
Carroll’s
Knightstown
John L. Rigsbee
Fairmount
Earl
Wayne County
Otto
W. M
New York
S. T
Sewall Baker
Illinois
Mary Pearson
Bloomington
Adrian Rigsbee
Florella Pitts
Shelby County
Schrichte
S. Main
Louis C. Lambert
Rushville. Ind
H. E
Harvey’s Grocery
Alva A. Newsom
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