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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1960
Page
3
The Carthage Citizen shows Kenneth Rhodes as Editor and Publisher and Martha Jane Rhodes as Managing Editor. Indiana republication details appear in the masthead along with mailing and subscription terms.
Entry deadlines loom for horse show August 1 open classes August 8 and 4 H August 15 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Indianapolis. About 2300 open class exhibitors and 4500 4 H exhibitors expected. New 4 H classes include Photography and soil conservation. Official entries received from Rodger Ward Eddie Sachs Jim Hurtubise Bettenhausen. Ticket prices range from 4 to 6 dollars.
Indianapolis July 28 Tony Bettenhausen the undisputed dean of active drivers on the nation’s one mile dirt tracks became the fourth entrant in the eighth annual Hoosier Hundred at Indiana State Fairgrounds.
A cooperative supper was enjoyed Saturday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Flick by friends including Mr and Mrs HT Beher Mr and Mrs Noah Jessup and Mrs Grace Gurley A social time followed the meal.
Attendance rolls in for Fletcher Methodist East St Christian Carthage Friends Nazarene and Wesleyan Methodist Walnut Ridge Friends. Robert Kendall and Lewis H May lead services. Sunday School 9 30 and worship 10 30. Sermons focus on seeds of national decay and the many faces of prayer with weekly Bible study and prayer meetings.
The Rush County Auditor's office tabulates claims for the Board of Commissioners for the meeting on Tuesday August 1, 1960. Names include Betty Smith Frances Stearley Helen Winkler Fern Ewbank Barbara Ewbank Kathryn Grinstead and many others from Co Attorn to Public Health and Ditch Repair, with numerous county offices and suppliers listed.
A jumble of payment lines showing amounts and names like Metzger Lumber Co, City Utilities, Indiana Gas & Water Co, Pitman-Wilson Co, Hoosier Dairy Products, and many individuals. The fragment reads as a ledger or expense report with numerous vendors, services, and internal references, lacking coherent narrative or dates.
Church notices list Herman Parker pastor and staff as well as Sunday School at 9 30 a m in September with Alta Carfield as secretary Dean Gardner and Randy McClurg as pianist Alta Carr as organist and Betty McClurg as chorister Worship Service at 10 30 Sunday Come and worship Prayer Meeting Thursday evenings at 7 30.
Schedule lists 9:30 Sunday School 10:30 Morning Worship 6:45 N Y P S and Junior Service 7:30 Evangelistic Service 7:30 Wednesday Prayer Service All are welcome to worship with us.
Wesleyan Methodist Church lists Rev C C Fields as pastor with Bertha Steward Sunday School Supt Patricia Gibson Secretary Susie Grizzell Assistant. Sunday School 9 30 a m Morning Worship 10 36 a m Church Service Sunday evening 7 00 p m Prayer meeting 7 p m Wednesday evening service.
A compilation of past notes reports farm sales near Carthage and weddings in Greenfield, with social visits in New Castle, plus local farm activity and wheat deliveries at the local elevator. Highlights include a July 1950 double ring ceremony and 1940 family milestones and travel plans.
The Local Alcoholic Beverage Board of Rush County Indiana will hold a public hearing at 2 p.m. August 2 1960 in the Clerk's Office Rushville to investigate permits for Maurice Runion Carthage and Paul Parish transfer of Maurice Runion permit. Public participation is requested. Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission. E G Minn iear executive secretary Noble Ellis chairman.
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