Local Notes Bring Heat Ills and Small City Happenings
A crowded week in Rush County with weather jokes about a 106 degree heat reading at The Citizen office. The column covers pets chasing, a stork delivering a baby at Rushville hospital, local job notes, a Labrador misperception, a farm coin find, and letters from Lt. Jack Tweedy in Labrador. Benjamin Neal brags about wrestling TV, plus new address for Pfc Gary Stewart at Camp Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Henley
Howard
Henry Stager
Henry
Wilbur Gatewood
Rushville
Wilbur
Mary Lou Alexander
Carthage
Labrador
the Eskimos
Benjaham Neal
Ben
Deluxe
Leo Garibaldi
Pfc
Gary Stewart
Co. A
Camp Roberts
California
Ripley Boosters 4-H Meets at Carthage School
The Ripley Boosters 4-H club met July 23 at Carthage school with 20 members and one guest. President Stephen Hunt called the meeting to order and led singing, with John Stanley leading the pledges to the American and 4-H flags. Donald Cooper resigned as news reported. Marilyn Jo Gray was appointed reporter. Older members were assigned to mentor younger ones. Larry Manche and Richard Myers then led games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley Boosters
Carthage
Stephen Hunt
John Stanley
Donald Cooper
Marilyn Jo Gray
Larry Manche
Richard Myers
Band Concert This Saturday In Downtown District
A band concert will be held in the downtown business district Saturday night at 7 30. This is the second concert of the summer season. The final summer practice occurs Thursday night. Senior Band members missing more than three practices will receive a white stripe for their band suits.
Births Report From Carthage Area at Rush Memorial
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Charles Gatewood at Rush Memorial Hospital in Carthage on Saturday morning. Mrs Marshall Lee of Route 2 Carthage welcomed a baby girl Monday morning at Rush Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gatewood
Carthage
Rush Memorial Hospital
Marshall Lee
Route 2
Charles
Winslow
Fountaintown
John Benson
Burl Magee
New Castle
Noah Leisure
Rushville
M. F. Lovett
Maude Stewart
Garden Club Flower Show at State Bank of Carthage
The Garden Club Flower Show took place on Wednesday August 6 1952 at the State Bank of Carthage with prizes for outstanding specimens zinnias marigolds gladiolus seasonal bouquets and espresas entries due by 10 am and show hours from 1 to 6 pm local time
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bank of Carthage
Ensign Carr Recalls Bering Sea Patrol 1952 Details
Ensign James Carr chronicles the 1952 Bering Sea Patrol by the U S Coast Guard Cutter Storis home port Juneau Alaska. The voyage covers medical and dental care to natives fishing stations mail deliveries supply runs and inspections with multiple Glacier and coast highlights from Point Retreat to Kodiak before resuming westward duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bering Sea Patrol
U. S. Coast Guard
Northwind
Storis
Juneau
Alaska
Court of Justice
Alaska Native Service
Territorial Department of Health
Jurneau
Point Retreat
Lynn Canal
Sentinel Island
Eldred Rock
Cape Spencer
Point Barrow
LCVP
Yakut
la Perouse
Dry Bay
Yakata
Boy Scouts Picnic At Greenfield Park Shelter
The Boy Scouts family picnic is set for Friday night July 25 at Greenfield Park shelter house. Scouts will swim before a basket supper planned for 7 30 p m. Parents and Scout families are invited. Joe Wyckoff Field Scout Executive from Connersville is expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Greenfield Park
Shelter House
Scouts
Joe Wyckoff
Connersville
Mrs. Gray Returns From California Visit
Mrs. Ria Gray arrived home Thursday evening from a four weeks vacation in California. She visited her son Owen Gray and family in Whittier after three years apart and toured many sights including the Knox Berry farm and the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ria Gray
California
Owen Gray
Whittier
Mr. Gray
Harry M. Ostrom & Son
Chevrolet
Gray
Knox Berry Farm
Ruth Parker Moore
Los Angeles
John Short
Pasadena
Pomona
Calif
Soldier Killed East of Arlington in Highway Crash
Charles Walker Allen aged 20 a soldier returning to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri after fur lough was killed instantly Tuesday morning when his motorcycle crashed into a truck east of Arlington on U S 52. State Trooper Walter Love said Allen likely dozed and the truck driver swerved to avoid the collision. The accident marked Rush County's third traffic death of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Walker Allen
Fort Leonard Wood
Liberty
Arlington
U. S. 52
Walter Love
Rush County
Home on Leave A 3e and Mrs Lockridge Visit Houston
A-3e and Mrs. William Lockridge of Ellington air force base Houston Texas came Tuesday for a two weeks visit with Mr and Mrs Harry Elder Opal Nelson and other relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lockridge
Ellington Air Force Base
Houston
Texas
Harry Elder
Opal Nelson
Beth Meal Wins Dress Revue in Rush County Contest
Beth Meal of Orange Township was named champion and Martha Deerin of Center Township reserve champion at the Rush County Dress Revue held Monday night in Rushville High School gym. Beth will represent local 4 H clothing girls at the State Fair Dress Revue on August 30. Martha is the state event alternate. 66 girls competed in private judging with 40 plus in the honor group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Meal
Orange Township
Martha Deerin
Center Township
Rushville High School
Beth
Faille
Martha
Robert Ging
Marilyn Richardson
Doris Truitt
Luanna Tellas
Alice Crane
Donna Emsweller
Bonnie Brown
Gwendolyn Gardner
John Logan
Gordon Hall
Richard Earnest
James W. Martin
Charles Cassidy
Ann Hackman
Ruthann Terhune
Barbara Rogers
Sharon Laughlin
Susan Stevens
Jo Anne Carpenter
Carol Ewing
Jane Ann Lukens
Mary Shutt
Dolores Ashby
Sue Ann Greenwood
Patty Kennedy
Bonnie Coop
Louise Anne Boyer
Maxine Hiner
Carolyn Reeves
Martha Sue~Pike
Judith Winkler
Ruth Louise Ryman
Marilyn Waggoner
Betty Lou Moffitt
Ann Miller
Betty Lou Gordon
Elsieann Becht
Ruth Niekoff
Barbara David
Sandra Knoy
Shirley Branson
Marilyn Gray
Marilyn Cloud
Bette Miller
June Ging
Sue Jean Kennedy
Carolyn Delay
Sharon Garner
Phyllis van Osdel
Marlene Davis
Priscilla Offutt
Patricia Peer
Anita Ruby
Faith Meal
Virgie Lou Sunman
Marjorie Wilkison
Mary Lu Pike
Sue Ann Truitt
Martha Osborn
Wanda Earnest
Phyllis Kitchin
Barbara Showmaker
Joan Miller
Mary Kay Davis
Nellie Lower
Betty Aker
Carolyn Jackson
Joella Boyer
Ewing
Mary, Lu
Martha Sue Pike
Chloa Ewing
Lucille Ewing
Bessie Reddick
Louise Pike
Elmina Parish
Gertrude Jessup
Mary Gray
Frances Pitts
Vacation trip for Delmar Sipes family to the West
Mr and Mrs Delmar Sipes and their daughter left Monday for a two weeks vacation through the West.
Local Farm Management Tour Draws Farmers from Two Counties
Eighty five farmers visited four farms on the Rush Shelby County Farm Management tour. Purdue experts Noah Hadley Ed C Miller and John Dunbar led discussions at each stop with Denny Pile of the Rushville Chamber providing a mobile PA system. Stops included Leon ard Jackson Butler farm Ripley Township E W Hester farm Posey Township and David White and Fuller farms north of Morristown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby County
Noah Hadley
Purdue Ag
Ed C. Miller
John Dunbar
Purdue
Denny Pile
Rushville Chamber of Commerce
Leonard Jackson
Ripley Township
Rush County
E. W. Hester
Posey Township
David White
Fuller Farm
Morristown
John Creager
Rush County Farm Management Association
Floyd Ellison
Stanley Hurst
Shelby
Mayme Harding
Indianapolis
Irene Loos
Cleveland
Ohio
District Gold Medal Calf Show slated for Aug 1 at Rushville
Two hundred ninety gold medal calves entered for the East Central Indiana District Gold Medal Calf Show to be held during the Rush County Fair. Entries reflect nine counties with Rush County leading at ninety five calves. Judging starts at 9 a.m. with Forrest Johnson of Lafayette as judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Rush
Rushville
Decatur
Fayette
Franklin
Hancock
Henry
Shelby
Union
Wayne
Glidden Feed Company
Forrest Johnson
Lafayette
William Anderson
Rush County
Death Notices of Mrs Bert McCarty and Mrs Swadener
Word was received of the death of Mrs. Bert McCarty in Fort Collins Colorado. She was sister in law of O C McCarty. Word came of the death of Mrs Frank Swadener in Marion a cousin of Hubert Hill and Mrs Grace Porter and a former Carthage resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert McCarty
Fort Collins
Colorado
McCarty
O. C. McCarty
Frank Swadener
Marion
Swadener
Hubert Hill
Grace Porter
Carthage
Rush County Students Enrolled for IU Bloomington Summer
Seven students from Rush County are enrolled or registered for credit conferences at Indiana University Bloomington this summer. About 4 500 people take summer courses and end of summer conferences will bring 12 000 visitors, many foreign. Students listed: Carthage Helen L Sparks Manilla John R Sheedy Rushville Edgar H Cassada Jim C McCain Wayne H Peters Aileen C Snoddy Marvin L Warfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Bloomington
Indiana University
Carthage
Helen L. Sparks
Manilla
John R. Sheedy
Rushville
Edgar H. Cassada
Jim C. McCain
Wayne H. Peters
Aileen C. Snoddy
Marvin L. Warfield
Orchid Growers Meeting Attended by Local Couples
Attend Orchid Growers Meeting Mr and Mrs Forrest Beck attended the regular meeting at Dr Macy's home in Columbus Saturday. Mr and Mrs Frank White near Charlottesville were in Carthage Wednesday. Mrs F M Jackson of Flint Michigan and Mrs Martin Roberts near Carthage were guests of Mrs Hugh Roberts Tuesday afternoon. Mrs John Thompson Forrest Becks mother returned to her home in Hazelwood Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Beck
Dr. Macy
Columbus
Frank White
Charlottesville
Carthage
F. M. Jackson
Flint
Michigan
Martin Roberts
Hugh Roberts
John Thompson
Hazelwood
Rush County Fair opens Monday and filing deadlines posted
The Rush County extension office announces local fair entries due Friday July 25 for 4 H and open classes to be eligible to show. State fair entries are due August 8 with catalogs and blanks available at the county extension office. The local fair runs July 28 through August 1, 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Headling
Herb Shriner
Phil Harris
Jan Garber
Indiana
Shriner
Harris
Garber
Rush County Extension Office
Kin of Ging Mourns Death in Korea Reaches Carthage Area
Gail Ging visited relatives in the Carthage area after learning of cousin Wayne Ging's death in Korea. He spoke with Mr and Mrs Rea Ging of Gings and Mildred Noble, a former Carthage high school student, who attended school briefly here. He also called on Mr and Mrs Carl Ging of Falmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Ging
Rea Ging
Gings
Wayne Ging
Korea
Mildred Noble
Carthage School
Carl Ging
Falmouth
Fidelity Club Holds Tuesday Meeting At Rhodes Home
The Fidelity class gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rhodes home on Tuesday night at 8 p m with Ruth Hunt in charge. Connie Fenner led roll call and read minutes while Kenneth Rhodes gave devotions. Two contests awarded prizes to Ruth Hunt and Florence Porter as thirteen members enjoyed refreshments. Laura Benson attended the Clark reunion at Riley Park Greenfield with guests from eight towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelity
Kenneth Rhodes
Ruth Hunt
Connie Fenner
Florence Porter
Laura Benson
Clark
Riley Park
Greenfield
Operation Skywatch At Local Post Sees Wide Civic Involvement
Local post near the pumping station hosted week one observers with the post staffed 97 percent. Week two begins with Civilian Defense, Lions Club, Farm Bureau reserves, Legion and Women’s Auxiliary, Sorority, Container Corp., and other groups rotating duties. Names listed include Esther Leisure, Mary Taylor, Bernard Caldwell, Joe Graff, Mrs. Ralph Pearson, Earl Addison and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civilian Defense Committee
Lions Club
Woman’s Auxiliary of the Legion
Legion
Mae Moore
Jean Veach
Howard Henley
Roy
John Stanley
Bill Ewing
Bill Willey
Forrest Marshall
Donald Ruby
Hugh Porter
Gladys Smith
Albert Terhune
Bernard Caldwell
Odell Pitts
Charles Mosier
Wayne Osborne
Charles Whitfield
Forrest Beck
Roy Hearne
Robert McKain
Herbert Fannin
Wilbur Gatewood
James Ellis
Joe Binford
Ralph Pearson
Jerry Ann Ruby
Ed Bly
Arthur Bowden
Warren Stevens
Agnes Hensler
Kenneth Bush
Sam Tuttle
Carl Carson, Jr
Guy Ewing
Joe Graff
John Jordan
Rev. Chapman
Myrtle Miner
Fay Whitfield
Hensler
Janie Small
Marlene Graff
Kenneth Rhodes
Omar Heim
Harry Leisure
Ira Meade
O. C. McCarty
Edgar Ellis
Roy Hearn
Eugene Gardner
Fred Sandefur
Frank Webb
Worth Pitts
Gee
B. McNabb
Rachel King
James Pope
Donald Mann
Rue McDaniel
Carl Carson, Sr
Claude Butler
Lowell Brooks
Merrill Ewing
Ora Clayton
Herbert Weidner
Ted Brooks
Clarence Heim
Sam Nigh
Ross Tweedy
Mary Lou Alexander
June Kinder
Container Corp
Earl Addison
Eugene Wilson
Paul Clevidence
Hans Buehler
Lowell
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James Carr
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Loran
Cape St. Elias
Gulf of Alaska
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Mt. St. Elias
Coast Guard
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Hinchinbrook
Hichinbrook
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Alaska Railroad
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Fairbanks
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17Th Naval District
Mrs. Gray
Toledo
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Ben Lillie
Jack Haley
Jack Benny
Linton
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Alice Faye
Buck Benny
Horan
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