Families Enjoy Weekend at McCormicks Creek Park
Mr and Mrs Robert Wright and children of Carthage Mr and Mrs Richard Land of New Castle and Mr and Mrs Garnet Winchester of Columbus spent the weekend camping at McCormicks Creek State Park near Spencer Indiana. Hallie M Bennett of Carthage recently purchased an Aberdeen Angus bull from Sycamore Valley Farms Greenfield Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Park
Robert Wright
Carthage
Richard Land
New Castle
Garnet Winchester
Columbus
McCormicks Creek State Park
Spencer
Indiana
Hallie M. Bennett
Sycamore Valley Farms
Greenfield
Rush County Fair Queen Contest Sponsor Named
Miss Patty McCorkle daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul McCorkle of Carthage will be sponsored by Jacksons Marathon station in Carthage for the Rush County Fair Queen contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson’s
Patty McCorkle
Paul McCorkle
Carthage
Marathon Station
Vacationing Wagner Family Visits Several States
Mr and Mrs DelMonte Wagner of Arlington returned from a trip visiting Mr and Mrs Melvin Sigrist and their sons in St Joseph Missouri Mr and Mrs Henry Sigrist in Wadena Kansas and Mr and Mrs Paris Richey and daughters in Overland Park Kansas They saw a Kansas City Athletics versus Detroit Tigers double header at Kansas City Stadium and toured Swope Park En route home they called on Mrs Russell Johnson and daughter in Clayton Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DelMonte Wagner
Arlington
Melvin Sigrist
St. Joseph
Missouri
Henry Sigrist
Wathena
Kansas
Paris’ Richey and Daughters
Overland Park
Wagner
Kansas City Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Stadium
Swope Park
Russell Johnson
Clayton
Indiana
Winters Family Visits and Reunion Across States
Mr and Mrs Robert Winters and family visited his mother Louise Winters in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia from Monday to Thursday. They also attended the Winters Family reunion hosted by Mrs Elsie Winters at Greens Fork Indiana on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Winters
Louise Winters
White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia
Weber Family Attends Chicago Visit and Reunions
Mr and Mrs Hugh Weber and Mr and Mrs Albert Weber of Wanamaker with Mr and Mrs Oren Veatch of Arlington spent Saturday in Chicago. They stayed overnight at Lafayette and attended church there. They joined the Murnan Family reunion at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Murnan at Lake Freeman on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Weber
Albert Weber
Wanamaker
Oren Veatch
Arlington
Chicago
Lafayette
Murnan
Fred Munnan
Lake Freeman
Winfields and Doebbers Return From Rochester Trip
Mr and Mrs A W Winfield and their daughter and family visited Rochester New York for eleven days. They attended Tom Doebber s graduation and commencement from Brighton High School in Rochester New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Winfield
Fred I. Doebber
Jon
Tom
Rochester
New York
Tom Doebber
Brighton High School
Anaheim couples vacation with relatives in town
Mr. and Mrs. George Webster of Anaheim and Mrs. Jessie McGeorge visit for two weeks, while Mr. and Mrs. Pete Watkins of Santa Ana stay the past week with Mrs. McGeorge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Webster
Anaheim
California
Jessie McGeorge
Pete Watkins
Santa Ana
McGeorge
Birth of Samuel Eugene Aker weighs 9 pounds 3 ounces
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Aker welcomed a baby boy on Tuesday morning June 30 1964 at Rush Memorial Hospital. The newborn weighed 9 pounds 3 ounces and was named Samuel Eugene. Mrs. Gene Aker is the former Becky Smith of Knightstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Aker
Rush Memorial Hospital
Samuel Eugene
Becky Smith
Knightstown
Attending Girls State Miss Julie Ewing Attends Indiana Univ
Miss Julie Ewing of Carthage is attending Girls State this week at Indiana University. She is sponsored by Carthage Legion Auxiliary and Carthage Lions Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls State
Julie Ewing
Carthage
Indiana University
Carthage Legion Auxiliary
Carthage Lions Club
Vacationing Couples Visit Detroit Niagara Falls and Baltimore
Mr and Mrs Myron Trowbridge of Carthage and Mr and Mrs Bill Muir of near Knightstown spent a week abroad visiting Detroit Greenfield Village Canada and Niagara Falls. They stayed in Lyndonville New York with Mrs Muirs aunt and family and saw a Baltimore Orioles Yankee game in Maryland before touring Washington and returning via the Shenandoah Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Trowbridge
Carthage
Bill Muir
Knightstown
Detroit
Michigan
Greenfield Village
Canada
Niagara Falls
Lyndonville
New York
Monday Evening Visitors at Nelson Home
Monday evening visitors at Mr and Mrs Logan Nelson included Mr and Mrs Bill Draper and Mrs sense Draper, all of New Pales ne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Nelson
Bill Draper
Sense Draper
New Palesne
Carthage Baseball Team Impressive Show in Summer Play
Carthage high school baseball rallied with solid pitching by Kit Porter and timely hitting from Jim Zimmerman and Craig Lafuse. Porter struck out ten and the team fielded better with just one error, while Cambridge City edged Carthage 6 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
New Salem
Cambridge City
Morton
Morristown
Kit Porter
Jim Zimmerman
Craig Lafuse
Porter
Mike Lafuse
Zimmerman
Tom Manuel
Rucker
Arlington
Joe Kline
Danny Edwards
Randy Nigh
Mike Rucker
Ralph Henderson
Ward
Kemple
Spurlin
Charles Henley
Jim Edwards
Kim Lafuse
Alva Porter
Warren Nigh
Patterson
4-H Judging Contest Names Winners In Rush County
Sixty three 4 H club members participated in junior judging Friday morning at the Belle Gregg Center. Foods winners selected teen party refreshments and home furnishings winners picked room pictures with reasons. Senior judging covered curtaining and party planning. District representatives named Janet McMillin and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Gregg
Barbara Mann
Jane Cameron
Sarah Liggett
Debbie Brashaber
Mary Arnold
Jeanne Hoeing
Becky Noah
Alice Alexander
Martha Meek
Nancy Norris
Stanley Conner
John Bieschke
Ora Cudworth
William Wilt
Reading
Robert White
David Barber
Alton Gordon
James McKay
Glenn Mann
Rush County
Anderson In Foods
Janet McMillin
Mary Jane Steward
Ann Liggett
Linda Senour
Culbertts Visit Aurora and Vevay Sunday
Mr and Mrs Harold Culbertson and their son Charles Culbertson visited relatives in Aurora and Vevay on Sunday, sharing a family outing that highlighted community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Culbertson
Charles Culbertson
Aurora and
Vevay
Carthage FFA Delegates Attend Indiana Convention at Purdue
Carthage FFA Chapter sent Robert Sullivan and Harry Kemper to the thirty fifth annual Indiana FFA convention at Purdue University from June 30 to July 2. Advisor Robert Wright accompanied the delegates. National FFA President Nels Ackerson spoke, with performances by the state FFA chorus and band. Indiana FFA Association, formed in 1929, now chartered in the national organization, lists about 10 000 active members across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
FFA
Indiana Association of Future Farmers of America
Purdue University
Robert Sullivan
Harry Kemper
Robert Wright
Nels Ackerson
Westfield
Indiana
FFA Association
Harve y denounces Supreme Court ruling and introduces veto resolution
Indiana 10th District Congressman Ralph Harvey denounces the June 15 Supreme Court apportionment ruling and introduces a measure to erase it if enacted. He argues the decision violates republican government by undermining minority rights and shifting voice from rural Indiana to metropolitan centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Ralph Harvey
Supreme Court
Harvey
United States
Hoosier
Indiana General Assembly
Summer Visitors and Local Guests Share Indiana Outings
Mr and Mrs Paul Jackson and son of Hobart stay at Anthony Apartments Muncie while he studies at Ball State. They will return to Hobart in fall. Jacksons are the son and daughter in law of Leonard Jackson of Carthage. Guests include Maurice McManus and Gilbert McManus of Indianapolis. Rhodes and family visit Indianapolis for the Indiana Kentucky All Star game at Butler Fieldhouse. Brown Blessinger and Johnsons visit Ed Carroll in Rochester. Mary Joseph and Mrs Moore accompany Mike Joseph home from Taylor University after a week at junior basketball camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Jackson
Hobart
Anthony
Muncie
Ball State
Indiana
Jackson
Leonard Jackson
Carthage
Fred McManus
Maurice McManus
Gilbert McManus
Indianapolis
Kenneth Rhodes
Rhodes
Butler Fieldhouse
Lowell Brown
Janice Blessinger
Marvin Johnson
Ed Carroll
Rochester
Mary Joseph
Robert Moore
Mike Joseph
Taylor University
Ripley Boosters 4H Club Holds June Meeting
The Jr. Ripley Boosters 4H Club met June 24 at 7 30 p.m. in the high school Ag room with 21 members present. President John Ewing led the session and demonstrations on selecting a dairy calf and wildlife exhibit were given. A field trip to Mr Robert Wright’s home is planned for July 3 for Forestry Div I members, with record books due for signing at the July 15 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jr. Ripley Boosters 4H Club
John Ewing
Dale Copple
Chuck Henley
Marty Matlock
Warren Nigh
Jim Campbell
Robert Wright
Wright
Newlyweds at Home in Greenfield
The Greenfield Friends Church hosted the June wedding of Miss Jane Hunt and John Pierce. The ceremony featured family and local clergy, with a large bridal party, ornate flower arrangements, and a multi-tiered cake. After a short wedding trip, the couple will reside at 203% N. Wood Street in Greenfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield Friends Church
Jane Hunt
John Pierce
Jack 0. Pierce
Wilbur Beeson
Greenfield
Sharon Hunt
R. Carthage
Jack O. Pierce
Lowell Sygress
Benton
Kansas
Richard Coffin
Russell Shutt, Jr
Carthage
John Hunt
Lafayette
Stephen Hunt
Indianapolis
Karen Pierce
Gary Pierce
Raymond Farrin
Knightstown
Kenneth Lygress
Dan
Dave Hunt
John Hardin
Lynda Lygress
David Beeson
Kenneth Todd
Virginia Hardy
Jerry McGregor
Wichita
Jean Milton
Cynthia Pearson
Pierce
Carthage High School
Victor Comptometer
IBM School
Kool Vent Corp
Friends Haviand Academy
Haviand
Security Products
Wood Street
Honey Business Out at Logan House
Bees had nested in the Logan Nelsons’ second floor wall for years. Bee expert Essie Gulley removed swarms and found stored honey and new comb. Nearly 100 pounds of honey were recovered or discarded as old boards were torn out and the wall insulated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Nelson
Essie Gulley
Logan House
Riverside Cemetery Vandalism Reported Near Carthage
State Trooper James Kleiman investigated vandalism at Riverside Cemetery west of Carthage. The past weekend saw about a dozen tombstones knocked over and one or two urns broken, with an automobile driven over some graves, authorities said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Carthage
James Kleiman
Marriage License Application Filed For Bonne and Miller
Richard Bonne Jr and Carolyn R Miller filed for a marriage license. Bonne is 28 and from Route 1 Carthage, a construction worker. Miller is 20 and from Carthage, a secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bonne, Jr
Route 1
Carthage
Carolyn R. Miller
Turners of Garden City Welcome Joy Yvonne
Rev and Mrs Paul Turner announce the birth of their daughter Joy Yvonne in Garden City South Dakota Joy Yvonne is the granddaughter of Roy Turner of Carthage and Phillip VanCleave of Miles City Montana and Mrs Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Turner
Garden City
South Dakota
Joy Yvonne
Roy Turner
Carthage
Phillip VanCleave
Miles City
Montana
Weekend sojourns note Carthage Versailles visits
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Reddick of Carthage with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gabbard and their son spent the weekend at Versailles State Park. George Smith of near Greenfield and Catherine Biner of San Diego visited their aunts Mrs. Josie Nigh and Miss Julie Smith in Carthage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Reddick
Carthage
Kenneth Gabbard
Near Knightstown
Versailles State Park
George Smith
Near Greenfield
Catherine Biner
San Diego
California
Josie Nigh
Julie Smith
4H Dairy Tour At Purdue Area Farms
The 4H Dairy Tour gathering on Thursday morning June 25 drew 50 attendees including 4H members and guests. Purdue Dairy Specialist Mr. Norbert Moeller discussed housing and feeding of dairy cattle and calf selection and care. Stops included Joe Schroeder's farm with free stall housing, Steve Hahn's calf fitting, and Kenneth and Richard Hoeing on selection for milk production and calf feeding for show prep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norbert Moeller
Purdue Dairy
Joe Schroeder
Joe
Steve Hahn
Steve
Kenneth
Richard Hoeing
Richard
Post Office Observes Independence Day Holiday
On Saturday July 4 1964 postal offices will be closed with no window service no rural carrier deliveries and no mail movement nationwide. William Alexander local postmaster was elected and installed as vice president of the tenth district National Association of Postmasters of the U.S. at a Cambridge City meeting last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Alexander
Tenth District
National Association of Postmasters of the
U.S
Cambridge City
Indiana
Visiting Friends in Service
Dick Patterson of Carthage and Leo Foust of Markleville left by car last Friday for a trip and several days visit in Texas. They plan to visit Glen Smith at Sherman Air Force Base, Sherman, Texas, and John Smith stationed at Austin, Texas. The Smith boys are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Finley Smith of Carthage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Patterson
Carthage
Leo Foust
Markleville
Here
Texas
Glen Smith
Sherman Air Force Base
Sherman
John Smith
Austin
Smith Boys
Finley Smith
R. F
Stephen Jay Marshall Wins Purdue State Scholarship
Stephen Jay Marshall valedictorian of Carthage Class of 1964 received a renewable State Scholarship from Purdue University. He plans to enroll in the School of Science and is the son of Mr and Mrs Forrest Marshall of 502 North Main Street Carthage. The Marshalls spent Sunday and Monday at Purdue Campus for Stephen pre enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Jay Marshall
Carthage
Purdue University
Marshall
School of Science
Steve
Forrest Marshall
North Main Street
Stephen
Purdue
Local residents listed in hospital and home conditions
Mrs. John Hattie Porter entered Rush Memorial Hospital Tuesday. Mrs. Catherine Weaver remains at Robert Long Hospital. Mrs. Charles Faye Whitfield is improving at Henry County Hospital. John Wagner convalesces at his Rt 1 home. Mrs. Oran Henley slowly improving at her Carthage home. Ernest Heim remains at home south of Carthage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Hattie) Porter
Rush Memorial Hospital
Catherine Weaver
Robert Long Hospital
Charles
Faye) Whitfield
Henry Co. Hospital
John Wagner
Rt. 1
Oran Henley
Carthage
Ernest Heim
Rose Ann Logan Buried Tuesday
Rose Ann Logan 22 of Portsmouth Ohio formerly Carthage died June 27 at Ohio State University Hospital after three months as a patient. Born June 16 1942 in Carthage she was survived by husband Keith three children mother sister and grandparents. Funeral services were held at the Nazarene Church in Portsmouth with burial at Memorial Burial Park Wheelersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Ann Logan
Portsmouth
Ohio
Carthage
Ohio State University Hospital
Columbus
Ollie
Minnie Kline
Keith Logan
Kevin
Bryan
Patricia
Minnie Stoner
Greenfield
James
Phyllis) Parrigan
George Kline
Nazarene Church
Memorial Burial Park
Wheelersburg
Arlington resident Elmer Readle dies at 91 in Hancock Memorial
Elmer F Readle aged 91 of Rt 1 Arlington died at 2 am Friday in Hancock Memorial Hospital where he had been confined since June 10 after a period of ill health since March. Born December 9 1872 in Cincinnati he was a son of Frank and Roseanna Bacon Readle. He lived in Arlington since 1913 and belonged to Arlington Christian Church and Phoenix Lodge F and A M for 50 years. He played in the Arlington Band for five decades. Surviving are two daughters Kathryn Hufford and Maribel Maross a son James Readle three grandchildren two great grandchildren and a brother John Readle. His wife Jessie N Cross Readle preceded him, dying April 25 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer F. Readle
Rt. 1
Arlington
Hancock Memorial Hospital
Cincinnati
Frank and
Roseanna Bacon Readle
Readle
Arlington Christian Church
Phoenix Lodge F. & A. M
Rushville
Tom
Kathryn) Hufford
Charlottesville
Gus
Maribel) Maross
James F. Readle
John Readle
Muncie
Mr. Readle
Jessie N. Cross
Social Roundup of Local Visits and Gatherings
Mrs. Senjia Hiatt of Lake Placid visits Gouldie Kyser and A J Carrof near Knightstown. The Leisure family and Rex Edwards enjoy Lake Shafer weekend. Florence Henley returns from Kokomo for summer at home. Funeral attendees include Delinger, Dearinger relatives for Mrs. Dale VanHoose in New Castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senjia Hiatt
Lake Placid
Florida
Gouldie Kyser
A. J. Carrof
Knightstown
Donald Leisure
Shirley
Rex Edwards
Lake Shafer
Florence Henley
Kokomo
Clara Delinger
Here
Russell Dearinger
Rushville
Dale VanHoose
Main and Sons Funeral
New Castle
VanHoose
Joan Fletcher
Carthage
Lesta Heifmer
Herbert Stephenson
Near
Maxwell
Jane Nigh
Robert Nigh
Harry Liebrandt
Greenfield
Timmy Fentz
Fenton
Michigan
Bob Nigh
Robert White
Chester Meal
Waldron
Gary Stewart
Versailles State Park
Christa Cass
John Cass
Cumberland
Delmer Sipes
Patricia
Walter Askren
Carrie Askren
Indianapolis
Esta Fenner
Richmond
Jessie Pitcher
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MR. and
Post Office News
James Parrigan
Kathy
Sherman Brown
Elmer Kline
Tom Gorman
Deanna
Brenda Campbell
Hattie Campbell
Louie Fredericks
Jessie Davis
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