Congress Roll Calls And Defense Training Plans
A federal briefing lists key Senate votes on the LaFollette amendment the Danaher amendment and other measures. It notes defense training to be run through trade schools NYA and CCC to build basic skills. It also features a proclamation on American loyalty against fifth column efforts with emphasis on immigrant heritage contributing to the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mosier
Winchester
Harriett Enyart
Freemand E. Stanley
Garland Stanley
Shirley Stanley
Deanne Stanley
George W. Eshelman
Richmond
Muriel Adams
Ora Myers
John Nigh
Alfred Haines
George F. Dickman
Greenfield
Jim Tatman
Connersville
Congress
House
Senate
Senator LaFollette
The
Security Administration
Danaher
Finance Committee
Western Hemisphere
Tydings
National Defense Advisory Commission
National Youth Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Farmers Union outlines six point farm program at Republican convention
National Farmers Union president John Vesecky urged the Resolutions Committee to adopt a six point plan to preserve family sized farms. It calls for farm rehabilitation debt refinancing income certificates cooperative support and anti-war stance while ensuring national defense and home security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union
Philadelphia
National Farmers Union
Resolutions Committee
John Vesecky
Vesecky
Local Girl Enrolls in Civil Aeronautics School
Miss Betty DeSchipper of this place has enrolled in the United States Civil Aeronautics Authority school of flying at Ball State Teachers College in Muncie. She will obtain a pilot's license as part of a seven week program with daily ground work and 35 hours of actual flying. The class includes 32 boys and three girls among 35 pupils in total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty DeSchipper
United States
Civil Aeronautics Authority School of Flying
Ball State Teachers’ College
Muncie
DeSchipper
Smoky Mountain Trip Begins For Addison Pitts Family
Mrs Susie Addison and her son Ray along with Mr and Mrs Kenneth Pitts of Hagerstown depart Saturday on a motor tour through the Smoky mountains in Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Addison
Ray
Kenneth Pitts
Hagerstown
Smoky Mountains
Tennessee
Hitler In Paris Tour With Generals Sighted
Radiophoto shows Chancellor Hitler in the center with his staff on a Paris inspection tour. The Eiffel Tower stands in the background as the German censor approves the image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Hitler
Eiffel Tower
Willkie Plans Headquarters in Rushville
Rush county voters rally behind Wendell L. Willkie with many committees organized to boost his campaign. The Rushville Chamber of Commerce invites Willkie to base his operations here as the county backs the Republican nominee in Indiana. The county board of commissioners passes a formal resolution praising Willkie and extends courtesies to him and his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Wendell Willkie
Rushville
Willkie
Chamber of Commerce
Rush County Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
Indiana
Wendell L. Willkie
United States
Edith Wilk
Charles A. Morgan
Laurence Price
John W. Lindale
Hubert Alexander
Maria Henley Accepted for Michigan in Fall
Miss Maria L. Henley, in the state library at Indianapolis, will enter the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor this fall. A 1940 Earlham College graduate, she is pursuing a Library Science degree and is one of thirty five accepted students for the upcoming academic year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria L. Henley
Indianapolis
Miss Henley
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
Earlham College
State Fair to Present Great Night Horse Show
Indiana State Fair announces the opening of its indoor horse show in the new Coliseum and Live Stock Pavilion with 8 000 seats and the world’s largest tanbark arena. Dedication is at 4 PM Sunday Sept 1, with purse totals near 20 000 and multiple 1 000 stakes through Sept 6. Noonday matinees run daily starting Sept 2 as free entertainment and judging occurs from morning to night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bright Webb
Indiana Board of Agriculture
Senator Webb
Indiana
Indianapolis
Indiana State Fair
Local Conservation Club Receives Quail for Brooder
Four hundred sixty young quail were received Wednesday by the Ripley Conservation club to be put in the club brooders at the residence of Mr and Mrs Paul Clevidence. The birds will stay in brooders until they are grown enough for distribution for hunting next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley Conservation Club
Paul Clevidence
Girls H Club Meets At School House
The Girls 4-H club met Tuesday at 1 30 PM at the school house. Betty Williams Ruth Henderson gave clothing demonstrations while Marybelle Murfin demonstrated canning. Refreshments were served by Jessie Munden Marybelle Murfin Kathleen Mattix and Catherine Nibarger. Next meeting set for July 16 at 1 30 PM at the school house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Williams
Ruth Henderson
Marybelle Murfin
Canning
Jessie Munden
Kathleen Mattix
Catherine Nibarger
Outing Travels Reported for Local Residents
Mr and Mrs Ross Tweedy with children and Mr and Mrs Thomas Bush departed Tuesday night for an outing to Wisconsin. Mr and Mrs Bayard Baker left Monday for a month long trip at Big Lake near Columbia City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Tweedy
Thomas Bush
Wisconsin
Bayard Baker
Big Lake
Columbia City
School Reunion Attended by Mr and Mrs C G Hill
Mr and Mrs C G Hill attended a school reunion held in the Charlottesville school building on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Hill
Charlottesville
Card of Thanks for Raymond Finney
The Finney family thanks all who helped during illness and death of Raymond Finney. Special thanks go to the minister for sympathy and to those who sent flowers. Blanche Finney and Arthur Finney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Finney
1940 Census Shows Population Drop in Rush County
Preliminary figures reported by Clerk Dale Fisher show Rush County population declined from 19 412 to 18 868 over ten years. Farm totals fell by 369 since five years ago due to consolidations, with May say changes forthcoming, but the county remains known as a leading corn and hog producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Fisher
Rush County
Cash Essington
Essington
Tax Bill Hits All Residents
The defense tax act takes effect Monday July 1 as nationwide taxes rise on many goods and services. Readouts show new rates on toilet preparations automobiles radios refrigerators matches energy gasoline oil cards club dues and liquor with tobacco taxes noted for cigarette packages and dealer stock records due by August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Treasury
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue
Mrs George Moore Attends Local S C Club Meeting
Mrs George Moore attended the S and C club meeting at the home of Mrs John Davis near Richland on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Moore
S. and C. Club
John Davis
Richland
Rare six-headed radish grows in East Alton garden
In East Alton Illinois E M Lewis reports a radish from his garden that appears to be a rare six-headed form with a single top. The unusual vegetable is likened to the hand of a gigantic underwater creature and is described as a unique fusion of shoots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Alton
III
E. M. Lewis
Carthage Service Club proposals park for town
A Monday town council meeting approved a proposal by Harry Pitts of the Carthage Service Club to convert nearly an acre beside the water works pump station into a park. The club would supply shade trees and grass seed if the town funds a new entrance and grounds leveling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Pitts
Carthage Service Club
Pitts
Youthful Good Will Music Club Delights Sunday School
The Youthful Good Will Music Club performed Sunday morning at Fletcher Methodist Sunday school with strong attendance. Under Mrs Ervin Renegar the group showed notable musical talent and hopes for a return engagement. Members included Jimmie Carr Tommy Ray Maurice Stenger Rosemary and Max Manche with Richard Marshall added for next week at Friends church during Sabbath school hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Will
Fletcher Methodist Sunday School
Ervin Renegar
Fletcher” ‘Methodists
Mrs. Renegar
Jimmie Carr
Tommy Ray
Maurice Stenger
Rosemary
Max Manche
Friends Church
Richard Marshall
Republican workers urged to meet with Raymond Springer
Raymond Springer congressman from the 10th District requests Rush County Republican workers attend a meeting in the courthouse assembly room on Wednesday July 17 at 10:30 a.m. All party workers are urged to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruskville
Rush County
Raymond Springer
Court House
Reverend Kenworthy Attends Peace Conference in Richmond
Rev. Murray S. Kenworthy is in Richmond this week for the Friends Peace Conference and will travel to Dewart Lake near Syracuse to join the Pastors Short Course Conference. He plans to participate in related sessions and networking with other clergy leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray S. Kenworthy
Richmond
Kenworthy
Dewart Lake
Syracuse
Brother of Local Woman Dies in Kingston Area
Oliver Ross Warrick 22 died Tuesday morning at eight at his parents home east of Kingston. He was the brother of Mrs Frances McCorkle of this place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Ross Warrick
Charles Warrick
Kingston
Frances McCorkle
Knightstown Property Bought by Merle Hill in Adams and Warrick
Merle D. Hill of near Carthage buys a residence and a vacant lot on Adams and Warrick streets in Knightstown and plans to build a double on the empty lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle D. Hill
Carthage
Adams and
Warrick Streets
Knightstown
A J Carr and son Visit Relatives in St Louis
A J Carr and son Jimmie are spending a few days this week with relatives in St Louis. Mrs Carr and son Jack, who have been visiting in St Louis, will return home with Mr Carr and son at week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Carr
Jimmie
St. Louis
Mrs. Carr
Jack
Mr. Carr
Henleys Host Fourth Visit in Greencastle
Mr Clyde Henley Jr and his wife and daughter Catherine Jo of Greencastle came Wednesday evening to spend the Fourth with Clyde Henley and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Henley, Jr
Catherine Jo
Greencastle
Clyde Henley
Ruth White Visits Coral’s at Milton Saturday Evening
Miss Ruth White visited Coral's in Milton on Saturday evening. The brief sighting notes her presence at the Milton cafe gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth White
Coral
Milton
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Aed
Raymond S. Springer
America
Washington News
Civil Aeronautics School
Smoky Mountain
Willkies
Maria Henley
University OF Michigan
Blanche Finney
Arthur Finney
Town Council
Service Club
Youthful Good Will Music Club
Springer
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