Milroy Cardinals win county tournament at Rushville
Milroy Cardinals defeated Arlington and Carthage and Morton Memorial to claim the county tournament title at Rushville last weekend. Milroy beat Carthage 43-24 in the semi finals after a tight start, then overwhelmed Morton Memorial 32-22 in the final.
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Milroy Cardinals
Arlington
Carthage
Morton Memorial
Rushville
Cardinals
Morton Outfit
Mays
Raiders
Spacey
Winslow
Richardson
Infant Terry Porter Dies at Three Months
The death of Terry Lee Porter age three months occurred Wednesday afternoon at the Rushville home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Porter. Surviving relatives include the child's parents great-grandparents and Rushville and Carthage residents. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Moster funeral home with Rev. R. Melvin Thompson presiding. Interment followed in East Hill cemetery.
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Terry Lee Porter
Elmer Porter
Rushville
J. B. Porter
City
Bethel Ruhlman
J. B. Mathers
Carthage
Frank McKwaine
George Ruhlman
Moster Funeral Home
R. Melvyn Thompson
East Hill Cemetery
Thompson Funeral Home
C. V. McMillan
Fletcher Methodist Church
Lawrence Maines
East Street Christian Church
McMillan
Sunday grocers may face state closing bill
A proposed bill from the Indiana State Grocers Association would require all food stores to stay closed on Sundays. Local grocers already agreed not to open Sunday mornings starting earlier this year, limiting potential impact.
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Indiana State Grocers’ Association
General Assembly
Professor Haramy to Speak Here on World Affairs
Professor John Haramy, Syrian born, will lecture February 5 at the college as part of the senior class program On to Washington. He will share experiences from Europe and Palestine, speaking with officials of totalitarian states and observing life under dictators. He is an instructor in Social Science at Indiana Central College in Indianapolis.
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Haramy
Mr. Haramy
Europe
Palestine
Indiana Central College
Indianapolis
Washington
Golden wedding anniversary greetings travel far and wide
Mrs. Dahla Holloway Morris of Oswego Oregon reports receiving many cards and gifts for her relatives golden wedding anniversary. She recalls messages from Rufus Pitts Fontana California his brother, gifts from Carthage and Knightstown friends and a California fruit basket from Pasadena cousin Hall Stuart and sister Stuart Morrison now 87 in Bakersfield California.
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Dahla Holloway Morris
Oswego
Oregon
Rufus Pitts
Fontana
California
Lillie Weingart
Colorado
Sam Gary
Minnesota
Carthage
Knightstown
Rushville
Greencastle
Greenfield
Spiceland
New Castle
Hall Stuart
Pasadena
Stuart Morrison
Bakersfield
Father Of Local Woman Is Dead
Edward Hill Rainey died at his Circleville home after an illness. He was 67 and father of Mrs. Ralph Moore of Carthage. Survived by widow, three daughters Louise O'Dell Esther Nichols and Geraldine Shaw, six siblings, and two brothers. Funeral held Monday at Wyatt mortuary with Rev. R. Melvyn Thompson officiating. Burial in East Hill cemetery, Rushville.
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Edward Hill Rainey
Circleville
Ind
Ing
Ralph Moore
Carthage
Louise O’dell
Esther Nichols
Rushville
Geraldine Shaw
Con
Wyatt Mortuary
R. Melvyn Thompson
East Hill Cemetery
Butler Hill
Pennina Williams
Lula
Winifred
Mrs. Hill
December transfers show slow overall activity but large total
The county recorder notes December real estate transfers were subdued compared to earlier months yet the total value was unusually high at 27 transfers totaling 27242 dollars. Largest deal involved Winship of Los Angeles selling 188.50 acres to Knecht and Marsh of Rushville for 13000 dollars.
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Anna F. Downey
Earl B. Winship
Los Angeles
Calif
William Knecht, Sr
Douglas Marsh
Rushville
Louis A. Carroll
William R
Walter L. Sharer
Amy J L. Sharer
Hendricks Co
Ind
Grace V. Drake
Lillian S. Moore
Charles D. Moore
Leo Whitfield
Marie Whitfield
John Clark
Henry Henley
Carthage
Correction and addition to Henry Henley library stock holders
The notice lists corrections naming Misses Sarah E Hil Lillian and Maria Henley as past assistants in the Henry Henley library and notes Nathan C Binford of Greenfield as one of the three living among the twenty original stock holders.
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Sarah E. Hil
Lillian
Maria Henley
Henry Henley
Nathan C. Binford
Greenfield
Fractured Leg Sidelights Henderson Boy
Billy Henderson, son of Mr and Mrs Louis Henderson, fractured his leg after a fall at the school building. He is reported convalescing at Riley Hospital in Indianapolis.
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Billy
Louis ‘Henderson
Riley Hospital
Indianapolis
Miss Dorothy Herkless Resumes Post Office Work
Miss Dorothy Herkless returns to duties as assistant postmistress after three weeks of illness with flu, resuming work on Wednesday.
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Dorothy Herkless
Arlington Boy Scouts Sponsor Musical Program
The Arlington Boy Scouts announce a musical program on Monday night January 20 at 7 30 p m. Featured entertainers are the Odis Melody Boys of Louisville Kentucky, popular radio performers on WHAS. The public is invited to attend.
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The
Boy Scouts of Arlington
Louisville
Kentucky
WHAS
Dual-Lane Highway 40 Expansion Plans Across Indiana
Indiana to fund two year widening of U S 40 with state and federal money. Plans for Pridgeport to Plainfield and West Terre Haute to state line including bridges. Greenfield to Knightstown section also planned with federal aid. Start may slip to late 1941 due to personnel limits and planning approvals.
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Indiana
Houston
Pridgeport
Plainfield
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Highway Commission
West Terre Haute
Indiana- Illinois State Line
Greenfield
Knightstown
Commission
State Line
U. S. Public Roads Administration
J Butler Hill Dies At 90 In Carthage
Joseph Butler Hill longtime Ripley township resident died at his home after a three week illness of curemic poisoning. He was 90 years, 11 months and 2 days. Survived by six nieces and four nephews, funeral held at Thompson Funeral Home with Rev C V McMillan officiating and interment in Glencove cemetery Knights town.
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Joseph Butler Hill
Carthage
Mr. Hill
Knightstown
Levi and
Addie Butler Hill
Ripley Township
Hill
Susan Addison
Raymond
Washington
William Hill
Butler Hill
Pitts Will Retire After 33 Years as Rural Carrier
H O Pitts reviews his rural service from 1907 to 1941 in Carthage Rush County. He details route changes, equipment shifts from horse to bicycle to auto, and postmaster relations, noting pension deductions and consolidations shaping his final retirement after 33 years and eight months.
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H. O. Pitts
Harry O. Pitts
Carthage
Pitts
Rush County
Ums
Ki. O. Pitts
Births Lead Deaths For Month Of Dec
December reports from Drs. Lowell M. Green and E. I. Wooden and Rushville county health officials show 24 births and 18 deaths. Contagious diseases recorded are one undulant fever and one measles case. Sixteen marriage licenses issued. Births listed for Rush county and city include numerous named individuals.
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Lowell
M. Green
E. I. Wooden
Rushville
Rush County
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