Carthage Community Faces New Rush County Fair Plans
A 1939 Rush County fair is proposed for July 31 to August 4 combining agricultural exhibits and the American Legion carnival at Memorial Park Rushville. Memorial gym hosts women and girls exhibits while 4-H and livestock shows take place nearby. The plan, backed by the Rush County Agricultural Association, aims to revive countywide participation and bridge local old rivalries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
American Legion
Memorial Park
Rushville
Memorial Gymnasium
Rush County Agricultural Association
Local Rush County Realty Report Details June Transfers
The Rush county realty report shows 37 transfers in June with 29 recorded for only $1. The largest deal covered 240 acres in Walker township for 19305 dollars, and another 200 acres in Rushville township for 16000 dollars. Readables include multiple lot conveyances in Carthage and Ripley township and quitclaim actions involving Container Corporation stake in 25.80 acres. Indiana Yearly Meeting Friends release and quit claim noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County Realty
Anna F. Downey
Walker Township
Russell Kirkpatrick
Rushville
Emma J. Tweedy
Ross J. Tweedy
Mary E. Tweedy
Robert P. Blessinger
Ethel Blessinger
Wm. J. Henley
Carthage
Thomas Alexander
Oscar Alexander
Celia Alexander
Clark and Henley
Herbert T. Beher
Nelle Beher
Walter J. Phelps
Sarah J. Phelps
Henry
Wm. P. Henley
John D. Porter
Hattie ‘Porter
William L. Herkless
Ripley Township
Caroline Miles Hill
Cook County
Ill
Container Corporation of America
William R. Zion
Nellie C. Zion
Henry County
Ind
Container Corporation
Indiana Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends of
Wayne County
Ripley Township Historical Society Plans Hobby Night
The semiannual meeting will be held August 18 in Carthage with a two session format including a basket supper and social hour. Henry Stinger notes hobbies and local displays will highlight residents like Henry Binford Mrs. John Butler Hubert Hunt and others with collections of canes pistols salt and pepper shakers model airplanes cactus plants and more. Public invited to display or attend and contact Mr Hobbist Henry Stinger for participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stinger
Society
Winona Newsom
Henry Binford
John Butler
Stinger
Hubert Hunt
Claude Sipe
Basil Hedgecock
A. J. Carr
Hobb
Reward Offered for Dog Poisoning Information
A. J. Carr offers twenty five dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for poisoning the dog owned by Jimmie and Jackie Carr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie
Jackie Carr
A. J. Carr
Local Merchant’s Brother Dies at Indianapolis Home
Otto Guy Bradford aged 65 died Saturday at his residence 1534 West Vermont street Indianapolis. Funeral services were held Monday at 2:30 p.m. Bradford, brother of Ernest M. Bradford local dry goods merchant, was born in Shelby county and moved to Indianapolis in 1886. He worked for Evans Milling since 1903. Surviving relatives include his mother Mrs Abinade Bradford two brothers and six sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Guy Bradford
West
Vermont Street
Indianapolis
Ernest M. Bradford
Bradford
Shelby County
Evans Milling Company
Abinade Bradford
Ernest
Carthage
William Henry
Elnora Ray
Maude Suess
Elizabeth Millikin
May Hill
Austell
Gertrude Wallace
Nellie Heiner
Fire at Knightstown claims life of city official
A Sunday fire in Knightstown destroyed a barn and damaged several nearby buildings. Fire chief Robert Sorrell, son of the Henry County surveyor William Sorrell, died of a heart attack while supervising the scene. Burial followed at the First Christian Church after services. Survived by widow Kate Sorrell and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knightstown
Robert Sorrell
Thomas Beecher
Brown and Harrison Streets
Beecher
Orville Wilson
Lee Carroll
O. P. Zimmerman
Container Corporation shows a loss for 1939
Chicago July 14 container corporation of america reports first half 1939 net earnings of 32249 dollars or 4 cents a share on 781253 shares. Second quarter earnings 8049 dollars or 1 cent a share. First half compares with a loss of 120251 dollars in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Container Corporation of America
Walter P. Paepcke
Rush County Valuations Slide Amid County Review
Paul Glisson, Rush County assessor, reports a $101,395 drop in 1939 tax valuations after the board of review finished. Real estate and personal property total $28,051,455, down from $28,152,850 in 1938, with Rushville city accounting for nearly half the decline. Ripley township rises by $3,960 to $1,509,615. railroads and utilities are fixed by the state tax board and not included in these totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Indiana
Ripley Township
Rush County
Anderson
Knightstown
Paul Glisson
County Board of Review
Rushville City
Glenwood Corporation
Carthage Corporation
State Tax Board
Births Bring June Total Above Deaths in County
Health officials report 25 births in June versus 13 deaths, with contagious diseases down to three cases. June births include Ripley Gary district names such as Robert Hunt and Paul Edward Turner, Washington entries Norma Jean Rodgers and Juda Kay French, and Rushville area infants among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. I. Wooden
Lowell M. Green
Rushville
Ripley
Gary Robert Hunt
Sarah Irene Dewees
Paul Edward Turner
Washington
Norma Jean Rodgers
Juda Kay French
Posey
George Thomas Lodge
Lloyd Gates Kennedy
James Franklin Wilson
Walker
Jerry Allan Gardner
Ralph Herbert
Rita Herbert
Noble
Dwight Larue Reynolds
Karen Cullen Boling
Infant Young
Mary Jo Archibald
Dohrman
Ochis Whitton
Sandra Kay Turk
Suzanne McCoy
John Morris Tice
Evelyn Lorene Berkley
Vincent Eugene Kemp
New Bus Route Assignments Set by Ripley Board
Ripley Township Advisory Board named driver assignments for six school bus routes for the next four years in a Tuesday night session. Route 1 goes to Paul Gray, Route 2 to Roy Tanner, Route 3 to Ralph Moore, Route 4 to C. E. Bever, Route 5 to Charles Mosier, Route 6 to Robert Branson. Three new drivers join the roster while retirees Guy Ewing Otto Wyant and Fay Burkher leave. The board, chaired by Earl Herkless with W. W. F. Pitts and Ila Collins, met with township trustee Mrs. Mattie B. Publow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley Township
Paul Gray
Roy Tanner
Ralph Moore
C. E. Bever
Charles Mosier
Robert Branson
Guy Ewing
Otto Wyant
Fay Burkher
Big Fish Giveaway at Carthage Hardware This August
Jake Brooks and Bob Moore of Carthage Hardware announce a free Perfection reel and 50 yards of Ashaway line to the fisherman with the largest bass caught in August. No strings or obligations. Bring your catch to the hardware for measurement and record keeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Brooks
Bob Moore
Carthage
Hardware
South Bend
Nuf
Achievement Day Activities Held In Rush County
Rush county 4-H Achievement Day events run this week with exhibits dress revue and music program. Miss Wilma Fike announces schedule with multiple township programs led by local 4-H leaders and judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Township Farm Bureau
Wilma Fike
D. W. Grossman
Claude Sipe
Walker
Homer School
Dalta Hudson
Center
Mays School
Maribel Marshall
Anderson
Milroy
Virgil Root
Lowell Innis
Washington
Raleigh
Charles Sweet
Russell Dora. Noble
New Salem
Ed Newby
Dawson Beckner
Posey
Arlington School
Fred Whoods
Former resident William J. Dunn dies in Rushville
William J. Dunn, 79, died Tuesday morning at 7 30 at the Gardner Boarding House in Rushville from myocarditis after years of illness. He lived at the boarding house seven months, survived by three brothers in Indianapolis, a sister in East St Louis, and a stepson in Carthage. A former railroad employee, he belonged to the local Friends church. Funeral services were held at Thompson Funeral Home with Rev. Murray S. Kenworthy presiding. Burial followed in Asbury Cemetery, Morristown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Dunn
Gardner
North Main Street
Rushville
Dunn
Marion
Grant
Joe Dunn
Indianapolis
J. J. Sedwick
East St. Louis
Ill
Ertle Stevens
Carthage
Friends’ Church
Thompson Funeral Home
Murray Ss. Kenworthy
Asbury Cemetery
Morristown
Returns Home for Milton Kenworthy After Hospital Stay
Milton Kenworthy recently operated on at Methodist hospital Indianapolis returned to his home of son Rev. Murray S. Kenworthy Wednesday afternoon. The trip was in the Thompson ambulance. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McClarnon were Saturday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Donnelly at Arderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Kenworthy
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Murray S. Kenworthy
Thompson Ambulance
Ralph McClarnon
Robert Donnelly
Arderson
County Fair Set to Open July 31 for Five Day Rush County Event
The 1939 Rush County Fair runs July 31 to August 4 led by the Rush County Agricultural Association with partial cooperation from the American Legion. Highlights include 4-H and home economics exhibits, a dog show, dairy milking contest, horse-pulling and other contests, plus merchant exhibits and entertainment. Strong efforts to present a grand all county event are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Rush County Agricultural Association
Farm Organization
American Legion
Agricultural Association
Memorial Park
Rushville
Rush County Field Trial Club
Saddle Club
Court House
Service Club Meets Monday at Local Christian Church
The local Service club met Monday evening at the Christian church for ladies night and a fine feed. Vice-president Fred Sohn presided as four members Murray Kenworthy Ben Neal S L Newsom and Grant Henley formed a committee to plan the next picnic with location and time to be announced. Reverend Wayttle Newcum gave an address on The Idea of Right and Wrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
Fred Sohn
Murray Kenworthy
Ben Neal
S. L. Newsom
Grant Henley
Wayttle Newcum
Rush County Youth Wins Top Honors in Judging
Irvin Lower of Walker township 4-H judging team won first place in the district dairy contest at Orchard Lawn farm near Muncie and Arbogast farm near Selma. Rush county finished third behind Henry and Hancock counties with 719 and 716 points respectively. Lower scored 262 of 300 to qualify for state contest at the State Fair in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Lower
Walker Township
Orchard Lawn
Muncie
Arbogast
Selma
Rush County
Henry
Hancock
Henry County
Rush
Young Lower
Women call on Mrs Publow near Charlottesville
Mrs Susie Addison and Mrs Eliza beth Williams called on Mrs Eunice H Publow near Charlottesville Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Addison
Elizabeth Williams
Eunice H. Publow
Charlottesville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kenneth Rhodes
Triple A
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Jacob Lavengood
Amboy
Michigan
Covington
Gilbert Jenkins
Historical Society
K-town
New Faces Grace
Noble Orange Posey
Richland
Carthage Glenwood Anderson Center
Jackson
Rushville Two
Union Walker Washington
Carthage Hardware
Leanore Myers
Jackson School
Richard Newhouse
Richland School
McCoy Carr
Roger Holder
Orange
Moscow Church
Karl Enos
Clint Piper
Glenwood
Elsie Ruff
Ging
Ging School
George Eckart
B. H
Rushville Park
East ST. Christian Church
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