Indiana Gas Consumption Up 6.4 Percent Over 1938
Indiana gasoline use rose 6.4 percent in 1939 to 598,734,000 gallons from 562,879,000 in 1938, Todd Stoops of the Hoosier Motor Club reports. Nationally, motor fuel for highway use climbed to 20,638,398,000 gallons in 1939 from 19,504,621,000 in 1938 as more Americans buy cars and travel more. Gasoline demand and touring indicators point to a record vacation travel season in 1940.
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Indiana
Todd Stoops
Hoosier Motor Club
Mr. Stoops
American Automobile Association
Rush County Auditor and Treasurer payrolls listing
A long payroll and expense listing shows salaries for clerks auditors sheriffs and other county officials along with open totals and per diem entries. The text also notes a final settlement notice for the Alexander Tice estate and announces the birth of the first Berti baby girl in Chesshire Massachusetts.
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Alexander Tice
Berti
Chesshire
Mass
Paul Berti
Trailer Vagabond in Las Vegas Nevada Orbits Around Gambling Glow
A first person vignette describes Las Vegas as a place where gambling houses dominate main streets and neon signs announce racing bets. The writer notes open displays, mixed crowds, and the carnival atmosphere, contrasting with a personal stance against gambling while acknowledging the city’s revenue from legalized gaming.
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Las Vegas
Nevada
United States
Merit Examinations For Junior Visitor Post In Rush County
Indianapolis July 2 merit examinations announced by Indiana Bureau of Personnel for a junior visitor in Rush County Public Welfare. Applications due by July 19. prerequisites include two years paid social work or allied field experience and two years college. Must be US citizen, Rush County resident, and at least 21. Salary $80 to $85 monthly.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Rush County Department of Public Welfare
Indiana Bureau of Personnel
Bureau of Personnel
South Meridian Street
United States
Rush County
Graveyard shift miner departs for perilous prospecting trip
Bill Jarret returns from graveyard shift at Corpse Mining in Coffin Mine Dead Man's Canyon Funeral Range near Death Valley. He plans a trip to Devil's Playground in Hell's Half Acre. William Sekera 14 of Chicago admits breaking 51 school windows saying he disliked the principal's looks.
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California
Bill Jarret
Corpse Mining Company
Coffin Mine
Dead Man’s Canyon
Funeral Range
Death Valley
Devil’s Playground
Hell’s Half Acre
William Sekera
Chicago
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F. R. Newby — — Notary Public
Carthage, Ind
Owen Gray
Carthage
Knightstown
King’s Beauty Shop
Ratliff
Rex E. Sexson
Greenfield, Ind
Rush County Loan & Finance CO
Andrews
U. S. Highway 40
Greenfield
Helen K. Minneman
Rushville, Ind
Consult
K. E
W. 3Rd St
Rushville
R. C. McBane
Morristown
Golden Rule Hatcheries
Harry Albion
Ite
McCormick-Deering
John Deere No
Carthage Tractor & Implement Co
Verne
Jordan
H. W. Schmidt
J. R. Watkins Co
Columbus
Ohio
Texaco
GAS Valor
Firestone
Harold Phelps
Rush County Commissioners
Dale Fisher
Wilma B. Hoagland
Dorothy Lipscome
Hubert R. Alexander
Agnes Wilk
Grace A. Alexander
Helen L. McClure
Treas
Sharlee Kyser
Dallas Hardwick
DeMunbrun
Robert _M. DeMunbrun
Paul Glisson
Orlando F. Ingle
Harvey Pruitt
Same
Rebecca Leonard
Hattie L. Northam
Jennie M. Newhouse
Kirby R. Browning
Frank H. Green, Jr
Raymond Selby
Board of Review
Kenneth Helman
Charles A. Morgan
Loren S. Winkler
B. F. Standiford
Ruth Gammon
Mildred M. Benson
Sec’y. of
E. S. Wooden
C. W. Duncan
George Mitchell
Lawrence Price
John W. Lindale
A. E. Boyce Co
Anna F. Downey
Recorder’s
Oxdi
Paul Bennington
Sheriff’s
C. M. DeMunbrun
the Republican Co
MICO
Slonten Essen
Indianapolis Office Supply Co
Pbuanres Ieee
Eastern Indiana Gas Co
Rushville Lumber Co
George Heck
Williams Hardware
Jail
Citizens Independent Tele. Co
Wherle Lakin
Eastern Ind. Gas Co
C H Heat
C. H
Ios Noaiasdiss Joecsicsaenangeerd Sectananasthysyevs
Grant Lacy
Elmer Hall
C. H. Repair
Sargent Wallpaper & Paint Store
A. H. Winders
John Ferguson
Pinnell Tompkins Lbr. Co
John B. Gilson
Ben Collins
Jesse, Winkler
Pinnell Tompkins
Decatur County
Hancock County
AOS Nas
Aes Vonaties
Esten
Williamson & Waite
S. F. Imsutance
Rex Kemple
S. F
Sheriff's Muca
Smith Esteb
T. B
Rushville Telegram
Republican Co
Wm. Knecht, Sr
Bobbs Merrill Co
Carolyn Chamberlain
Fae Cgemann
Alice Boring
Dorothy Foster
Marjorie Coffin
Arthur J. Trennepohl
SRA
Esate Scan
Edna Nixon
Balgty
oSee
Luther Renegar
Myrtle Renegar
Frazee Coal & Lbr. Co
Collins Pet Peaduets ‘Co
A. Gunn Hayden
Hall, Thorpe, Goodman
Sinclair Refining Co
Lewis Gee Oc
Irvin Miller
the Mauzy Co
Rush Co. Hatchery
Carolina Absorbent Cotton Co
BGO
Sam Hazelbaker
Mid Continent Pet. Corp
Sermrot
Saosin
J. E. Walther
Never Supply Co
Stratton Broom Co
Milwaukee Lubricants Co
J. O. Readmond
Noland Hood
Jake R. Brown
Waldo McGuire
Dwight Miller
SAM Oo
Carlos Weir
Hubert R. Jones
Lowell Price
Lowell Macy
Ed Mack
Bree
Frank Lawrence
G. R. Repair
Clarence Loyd
Darel Rowan
Henry Campbell
Epic Peck
Vinton Hudson
Lowell Dyer
Allied Truck Equipment Co
Bam Oyses
Ocean Eee
the White Motor Co
Geo. C. Alexander & Co
Cities Service Oil Co
H. W. Lyons
Circuit Court
A. Gunn Haydon
Co. F. Busard, Inc
Bowen & Carter, Same
James Mullins
Lbr. Co
Bais Ceee Zee
McCorkle Stone Co
William Garner
Rush
Braas Tice
T. Ernest Malcolm
Hollywood
Boulder City
Warren Bayley
The
Carthage Hardware Co
Carthage Grain Co
Hogle & Ronan
Bausback Fertilizer Co
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