Rush County farm program boosts small farmers aid
Rush County outlines 1940 Farm Adjustment Act aims with stronger local control and new admin duties for committees. Wheat acreage set at 62 million acres. rates and allotments for nonwheat crops to be decided later. Remarks note debt figures, low commodity prices, and a Public Service Co. rate cut promising smaller monthly bills for Carthage households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen A. Kirkham
Rush County Agricultural Conservation Committee
AAA
L. M. Vogler
Kirkham
Tour Planned By R E M C On August Twenty One
The Rush County Rural Electric Cooperative arranged a two day Farm Equipment tour at the Victor Fruit farm near Dunreith on State Road 3 August 21 22. The REA sponsored caravan shows electrically powered farm and home equipment in eight states with a tent display and moving demonstrations including grain grinding and laundry work. Extension agents from Henry Hancock and Decatur counties join the effort to educate farmers and rural families on modern electrical use and labor saving devices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County Rural Electric Cooperative
Victor Fruit Farm
Dunreith
United States
State Extension Service
Rush
Henry
Hancock
Decatur
Rural Electrification Administration
D. W. Teare
Rea
Enola Rethford
REA Home Economist
Oscar E. Newhouse
Mrs Mary Swain Rites Held At Little Blue River
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Swain were conducted Monday afternoon at the Little Blue River Friends church with interment in the church cemetery. The Posey township resident, wife of Alva H. Swain, lived all her life in Rush county and died Saturday morning at age 85 from complications after a July 15 fall. She was born September 16, 1863 in Guilford county North Carolina, the youngest of fifteen children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Swain
Little Blue River Friends
Peeping Tom Reported in Carthage Prompts Caution
Local readers are urged to report a recurring peeping Tom activity in Carthage. The note bluntly suggests that the best remedy for such an offender is a pants full of buckshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
WILL LEAVE FOR CAMP
Rev. R. H. Myers Ralph Webb and Junior Stephens will depart Sunday for Riverside camp south of Bedford. The group will spend a week there fishing swimming and enjoying outdoor activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Myers
Ralph Webb
Junior Stephens
Riverside Camp
Bedford
Riverside
Ollie Earlywine and family hurt in Rushville wreck
Ollie Earlywine and his three Gwynneville sons escaped serious injury when their car struck a utility pole at Perkins and Fourth in Rushville. Robert eight and Doyt three were thrown through the windshield. Robert suffered facial and head lacerations, Doyt minor cuts. Earl four treated at Metcalf office and City hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Earlywine
Gwynneville
Rushville
Perkins
Fourth
Robert
Earl
Doyt
Earlywine
Fourth Street
H. P. Metcalf
Queen Elizabeth Sends Mother's Day Gratitude Letter
Mrs. Nellie Catt of Arlington Carthage Pike recalls a gift from Queen Elizabeth on Mother's Day. The queen, visiting the United States, sent photographs and stories about the royal couple to Mrs. Catt’s daughters Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose. The note from the Queen’s lady in waiting expresses sincere thanks for Mrs. Catt’s June communications and included newspaper cuttings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Catt
Arlington-Carthage Pike
Queen Elizabeth of
England
Princesses
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Nellie Catt
Queen Elizabeth
Special Session Called for County Improvements Bill
County council to meet in early August in a special session to discuss appropriations for courthouse improvements. $400 allocated for repair of first floor toilets and $100 for a restroom attendant. Purchases of highway department lots and imminent sale of school fund properties including Stanley Stewart Rushville Kinnett Milroy Stockdale Arlington noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of ‘Commissioners
Highway Department
County Court House
School Fund
Stanley Stewart
Rushville
Kinnett
Milroy
Stockdale
Arlington
Circuit Court In Vacation This Week Ends Term Soon
The present term of the Bush circuit court ends this Saturday July 29 and will recess until the fall term opens in October per judge William F Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Bush Circuit Court
William F. Marshall
Ndge
Ripley 4H Girls Achievement Day Winners Named
Mrs. Claude Sipe presided at the Christian church as Ripley 4H girls announced winners. Maribel Murfin won canning blackberries. Lois Reams and Shirley Ann Nelson led candle salad. Senior dress revue winner Betty Williams with Lois Ruth White as alternate. Junior dress winner Rita Mae Henley. Winning judging teams included clothing Patty Sipe and Rita Mae Henley. food prep Jean Porter and Alice Ruth Hunt. baking Lois Ruth White and Patty Sipe. canning Maribel Murfin with alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Sipe
The
Christian Church
Maribel Murfin
Lois Reams
Shirley Ann Nelson
Betty Williams
Lois Ruth White
Miss Williams
Rita Mae Henley
Patty Sipe
Rosemary Manche
Jean Porter
Alice Ruth Hunt
Phyllis Sullivan
Canning
Jessie Munden
Mary Silver
D. W. Grossman
Golden Rule HatcheriesOwner to Attend World Poultry Congress
H Clay Brown operator of Golden Rule Hatcheries at Rushville Connersville and Milroy will leave next Tuesday for Cleveland Ohio to attend the World Poultry Congress. He will be accompanied by his wife and they expect to be gone ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Clay Brown
Rushville
Connersville
Milroy
Cleveand
Ohio
Dealers Meet Attended by Brooks and Moore
Carlos Brooks and Robert Moore of the local hardware firm attended a radio dealers convention in Indianapolis earlier this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Brooks
Robert Moore
Indianapolis
Public Service Proposes Lower Electric Rates in Indiana
The Public Service Company of Indiana filed rate schedules with the Public Service Commission proposing voluntary reductions expected to save about 1700000 annually for roughly 144000 residential and commercial customers across 53 central and southern Indiana counties. The plan cuts the first rate step by 14 cents per kilowatt hour and the second step to 4 cents, with 35 kilowatt hour blocks, promising up to 7.7 percent savings for small users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Company
Carthage
Indiana
Joseph Henley
Blue River Valley
Indianapolis
Public Service Company of Indiana
Public Service Commission
Robert A. Gallagher
The
Gallagher
Bryant announces birth of Daniel Carver in Cincinnati
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Bryant of Cincinnati announce the birth of a son named Daniel Carver born Sunday morning July 23 at Christ's hospital. He is the grandson of Mrs. Pennina Bryant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bryant
Cincinnati
Ohio
Daniel Carver
Christ’s Hospital
Pennina Bryant
Fort McHenry Battle Highlight Opens Trailer Vagabond Series
The Carthage Citizen announces Trailer Vagabond by Warren Bayley a weekly travel feature starting today. The series visits notable U S sites including Fort McHenry and the War of 1812 siege with future book-form editions and 10 pictures per article. Francis Scott Key inspired the Star Spangled Banner during the Fort McHenry bombardment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Bayley
Carthage
Carthage Hardware Co
United States
Canada
Mexico
Fort McHenry
Francis Scott Key
Baltimore
Key
Rush County Free Fair Opens July 31 at Memorial Park
The 1939 Rush County Free Fair runs Monday to the following Friday at Memorial Park in Rushville. Sponsored by the Rush County Agricultural Association for the first time the event features open classes 4 H exhibits rides attractions and daily balloon ascensions with parachute jumps at 4 30 p m. Judging starts Tuesday continues Wednesday and Thursday. The beer tent is not allowed this year. A Dog Show at Memorial Park on Sunday July 29 previews the fair with prizes and multiple entries expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Park
Rushville
Rush County Agricultural Association
Rush County
Rush County Field Trial Club
Services Tuesday for Miss Mary Lovett
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at nine o'clock for Miss Mary Lovett aged 78 of Greencastle who died Sunday night at the Sanitarium in Crawfordsville. She was a sister of M. F. Lovett and had been ill for several months. Mr and Mrs Lovett and Miss Louise Whitfield attended the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lovett
Greencastle
Crawfordsville
Miss Lovett
M. F. Lovett
Dr and Mrs Dreyer Move In To Open Carthage Practice
Dr Ralph Dreyer and his wife move to Carthage Indiana and open a medical office on North Main Street. Dreyer, a University of Louisville medical school graduate, will practice as a physician in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Dreyer
Sunman
Ind
Coleman
North Main Street
Dr. Dreyer
University of Louisville Medical School
Carthage
Swimming Meet Attracts Stars To Shakamak Championships
More than a hundred swimming and diving stars are expected to compete in the fifth annual Shakamak State Park Championships to be held August 19 and 20 at Lake Shakamak. Virgil M. Simmons, commissioner of the Department of Conservation, announced the event. The meet is sponsored by the Department of Conservation with the Jasonville Industrial Bureau and supervised by the Amateur Athletic Union. Swimmers and divers from six midwestern states participated in the 1938 meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakamak State Park
Lake Shakamak
Virgil M. Simmons
Department of Conservation
Jasonville
DeMoss Family Returns to Alaska for Teaching Posts
Mr and Mrs Lowell H DeMoss and their children depart Carthage for Muncie Indiana the first leg of a journey back to Alaska They plan to travel to Seattle then take a boat to Cordova where DeMoss will serve as principal and his wife as a teacher in the Bureau of Indian Affairs schools The family previously taught in Karluk Alaska since 1935 and spent weeks with his father William DeMoss and sister Mabel on North Main Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell H. DeMoss
Carthage
Muncie
Indiana
Alaska
Seattle
Washington
Cordova
DeMoss
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs
Karluk
New Proposed Electric Schedule First Next Over Minir
Proposed residential electric charges list tiers for 30 KWH at 7.0c, 30 KWH at 4.5c, 6 KWH at 2.5c, and a 1.00 dollar monthly minimum. Commercial service sets 35 KWH at 6.5c, next 35 KWH at 4.0c, over 70 KWH at 2.5c, with a 1.00 dollar monthly minimum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minir
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Kenneth Rhodes
Rush County Real Estate
Charles Halleck
Republicans
Cass
Jasper
Newton
Union
Bush County
Halleck
Middle West
R.E.M.C
Victor
EL Paso
Ollie Earlywine and Sons
Ripley
Cleveland
Fort McHenry National Park, Maryland
National Park
Patapsco River
National Park Service
Patapsco
North Point Road
Sir Robert Ross
Wellington
George W. Armistead
By Warren Bayley
Lowell Demoss
Minin
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