Retirements at Carthage Grain Company
Ruth White retires as bookkeeper at Carthage Grain Company after nearly fifteen years of service. Audrey Magee, wife of Fred Magee, accepts the opening. Christian Church notes report 16 attendees on Thursday Jan 15 with games, refreshments by Mrs. Kendall and Drenda Mourey, and a friendship circle ending with the Lord's Prayer.
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Ruth White
Carthage Grain Company
Audrey Magee
Fred Magee
Christian Church News
Local Health Notes From Henry County
Gary Siler is convalescing at his grandparents home with rheumatic fever. Jimmy Dale Dale underwent a tonsillectomy at Henry County hospital on Tuesday. Mrs David DeWitt Jr remains convalescing in bed at her Carthage home.
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Gary Siler
Carl Carson, Sr
Jimmy Dale
Robert Dale
Henry County Hospital
David DeWitt, Jr
Carthage
Home Demonstration Officers Training and Council Meeting Recap
A Home Demonstration Officers Training session occurred Friday in the Rushville Courthouse Assembly Room. Mixers Club members Joyce Harrold Betty Sullivan Lois Shields Hazel Eakins and Virginia Whitfield attended. On Monday a County Officers Home Demonstration Council meeting was held in the Assembly Room with Joyce Harrold and Hazel Eakins representing the Mixers.
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Rushville
Mixers
Joyce Harrold
Betty Sullivan
Lois Shields
Hazel Eakins
Virginia Whitfield
Stoten wins state sweepstakes at Purdue Farm Science Days
Donald Stoten Jr of Ripley Township exhibited the Sweepstakes peck of soybeans in the Open Corn and Soybean Show at Purdue Farm Science Days and repeated his win from the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Stoten, Jr
Ripley Township
Purdue
Births at Rush Memorial Hospital Honor Local Families
Mr and Mrs Glenn Orme R R 1 are parents of a daughter born Tuesday at Rush Memorial hospital. Mr and Mrs Carl Grazzell of Carthage are parents of a son born Sunday at Rush Memorial hospital.
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Glenn Orme R. R
Rush Memorial Hospital
Carl Grazzell
Carthage
Nazarene Church Revival Set for Late January
Carthage Nazarene Church will hosts a revival from January 26 to February 1 each evening at 7 30 EST with evangelist Cecil Pugh and music by the Greensboro Youth Quartet Pastor Ora Hisle and the congregation invite all residents to attend the event.
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Nazarene Church
Carthage Nazarene
Cecil Pugh
Greensboro
Ora Hisle
Suspended Drivers In Rush County Report
Two Rush County drivers appear in the latest State Bureau of Motor Vehicles suspension list. Coy W. McClurg of Carthage R. R. 2 is suspended to December 12, 1959 for drunken driving and receives a six month concurrent suspension for driving while under previous suspension. Carl Smith of 605 North Jackson is suspended to March 3, 1959 for reckless driving.
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Rush County
State Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Coy W. McClurg
R. R
Carthage
Carl Smith
North Jackson
McClurg
Funeral for Mrs. Mary Ostermeyer at Pasco in Greenfield
Mrs. Josie Nigh and Mrs. Loral Marshall attended the funeral for Mrs. Mary Ostermeyer at Pasco Funeral Home in Greenfield Tuesday afternoon. Burial followed at New Palestine Cemetery.
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Josie Nigh
Loral Marshall
CHS Student News Highlights Local Events and Achievements
Carthage High School notes include a weekend trip to Moorehead Kentucky and an Indianapolis Auto Show. The issue features student awards, honor rolls, a juniors supper plan before a Charlottesville-Carthage game, and music notes from Marcia Leisure with upcoming solo-ensemble events and senior performances.
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CHS
Marcia Leisure
Carthage
Muncie
Rush County Better Crops officers elected at annual meeting
The Rush County Better Crops Association held its annual meeting in the Court house on January 17 electing Everett Stanley as chairman of the membership committee. Harvey Arnold Jr was re elected vice president and Liggett Jackson secretary treasurer. Directors named by township include Anderson Russell Kinnett Center Floyd Hiner Jackson Cecil Hartman Posey Cyrus Winkler Walker Hugh Miller Washington Union Bennett Rushville Newton Halterman Ripley Lewis Lafuse Richland Bernard Lessing Noble Laurence Smith Orange Hubert Peck. Everett Stanley named to chair membership. Cyrus Winkler to Farm Products Show. Arnold to serve on County Extension Advisory Committee. The group plans the 1959 Corn and Farm Products Show for December 17 18 and 19 with Clarence Dyer as superintendent.
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Rush County Better Crops Association
Everett Stanley
Center Township
Harvey Arnold, Jr
Union Eea
Liggett
Jackson Eee Ogee
Anderson
Russell Kinnett
Center
Floyd Hiner
Jackson
Cecil Hartman
Posey
Cyrus Winkler
Walker
Hugh Miller
Washington
Albert Hill
Union
Bennett
Rushville
Arnel
Eketer
Better Crops Association
Clarence Dyer
Newton Halterman
Laurence Smith
Commissioners Limit Trucks Across County Roads
Rush County board of commissioners met at the courthouse to review damage from freezes and thaws on county roads and imposed an eight ton limit on all roads. The order covers gravel, stone, and blacktop surfaces due to wear from heavy loads and will be posted along highways. A portable welder was purchased for 250 dollars for the highway department. Elmer Perkins led the meeting as chairman, succeeding Newton Halterman. Ralph Harvey announces a 1960 bid for Congress, returning to politics after a Washington trip, continuing his focus on Henry County farming until the election.
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Rush County Board of Commissioners
Highway Department
Philip Willkie
Elmer Perkins
Newton Halterman
New Castle
Ind
Ralph Harvey
Washington
House of Representatives
Harvey
Congress
Randall Harmon
Muncie
Henry County
New Palestine Tops Charlottesville Rushville and Greenfield
In a compact score tally 59 New Palestine loses 71 to Charlottesville Rushville, while 92 56 results show Greenfield victory margins.
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New Palestine
Charlottesville
Rushville
Greenfield
Souvenir Hunters Turn Earthy Relics Into Tombstone Tales
The piece recounts rampant souvenir collecting from historic sites and funerals, citing Lincoln and Washington legends. It notes broken floral tributes at Rushville and mishandled relics staged by civic groups to guard graves and monuments.
New Salem Beats Mays 65 to 45 in Rushville showdown
New Salem defeats Mays 65 to 45 at Rushville with strong defense by Baggie and key plays from oc. Rushville and Shelbyville area teams competed as the scoreline reflected the balanced home court effort.
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New Salem
Mays
Rushville
Shelbyville
Agriculture Highlights Weather And FFA Tourney Notes
Weather dominates farming talk with remarks on rain and cold conditions. Rush County FFA tournament wraps with New Salem beating Milroy 36 35. Dick Jackson 13 and Joe Foust 15 lead for the locals while Parks tops New Salem with 11. Ripley Township Adult Farmer class meets Tuesday January 1 at 7:20 PM to discuss building plans and precedes a February 1 Gold event.
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USDA
Rush County
Carthage
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