Social notes of gatherings around Knightstown area
The Carthage Citizen records a Sunday of visits and family gatherings across Knightstown and nearby towns. Numerous households in Indianapolis, Cleveland, Chicago, and Greenfield are mentioned visiting relatives in Shelbyville, Carthage, Rushville, and Walnut Ridge, with reunions and dinners noted. A Cole reunion at Abe Moore’s home and a missionary talk by Miss Flora Pitts in Walnut Ridge are highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Pope
Miami
Fla
H. C. McIlvaine
Ralph Gray
Paul Norris
A. B. Norris
Ramona
Hal Green
Hugh Jones
Rushville
Irma Brayton
Indianapolis
Mary Bitner
Crystle Moore
Carthage
Edgar Ruby
Levi Butler
Charles R. Butler
J. S. Butler
A. V. Davis
Margaret Brown
Nathan Butler
Ben Butler
Greenfield
J. O. Butler
Albert Binford
Westland
Charles Rhodes
Mays
Jesse Butler
Los Angeles
Calif
James Maxwell
Knightstown
Charles Ruby
Danville
Robert Showalter
Straughn
John Butler
Unattended Oil Stove Sparks Morning Fire at McDaniel Home
Fire from an oil stove left burning for an hour caused damage at the home of Al McDaniel and family. Firefighter No. 2 arrived from Moore's garage at 6 15 a m after twenty minutes of firefighting. Andrew Zimmerman reported the smoke as the blaze started in the new kitchen section and spread between the dining room ceiling and roof, injuring plaster and wallpaper, all insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al McDaniel
Moore
Andrew Zimmermann
Windstorm Downed Wires and Minor Damage Reported
A Saturday windstorm caused electric wires to fall at Market and First streets, at the railroad, and at the south end of East street. The current was shut off and only minor damage noted with broken windows and transoms. Chester Lee leaped from a wagon as the flatbed overturned and escaped injury. The runaway team collided with a car in the lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market
First Streets
East Street
Chester Lee
Civic Pride Notice for Farm Fences and Hedges
Township Trustee T J Passwater urges farmers to trim hedge rows and keep hedges under five feet and 100 feet from intersections as required by state law. Warns actions may follow if conditions are not corrected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Passwater
Marguerite Crawford and Todd Pavey Wed in Anderson
Miss Marguerite Crawford daughter of Mr and Mrs Zach Crawford marries Todd Pavey of Anderson on Saturday afternoon in Anderson. They will reside there. Senator Rowland H. Hill's condition improved this week. M E Aid meets Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Mrs Frank T Hoon. DeSchipper Canning Company plans to start in August needing 100 peelers and 50 other workers. Tomato plants are in excellent condition with prospects for a big run if weather stays favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Crawford
Zach Crawford
Todd Pavey
Anderson
City
DeSchipper Canning Company
Albert Leisure Killed by Train Near Henderson Crossings
Albert Leisure 66 a prominent Jackson township landowner and stock raiser was killed instantly about 11:20 am Monday when his Overland touring car was struck by northbound Big Four train No. 6 at a Henderson crossing. The car was demolished, and Leisure died from multiple injuries. He was an elder in the Church of Christ at Little Blue River for 25 years. Surviving are his widow, two sons Harry and Orville, and a sister Mrs Cora Dalrymple. Funeral was held Wednesday at the Little Blue River church, with burial in Glen Cove cemetery. The State Bank of Carthage closed during services. He had previously owned 2,000 acres and ran a large cattle herd, with director roles in local banks and insurers. A band-organizing meeting occurred Tuesday night with plans for a local band nucleus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Albert Leisure
Jackson Township
Henderson
Here
Big Four
Ceased
Church of Christ
Little Blue River
Hannah J. Gilson
Church of Christ At
J. L. Hatfield
Owensburg
New Castle
Glen Cove
Knightstown
State Bank of Carthage
Ma CO
Cora Dalrymple
John
Jane Leisure
Ripley Township
State Bank of
Carthage
American National Bank
Rushville
Rush County Mutual Insurance Company
Rushville Couple Weds at St Pauls M E Parsonage
Ellen Walker daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Walker and Vinton Hudson son of Mr and Mrs George Hudson were married Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock at St Pauls M E parsonage in Rushville by Rev H W Hargitt. The Hudsons, visiting relatives in Quincy Ill, will return for a temporary stay. Hudson works as a line man for a telephone company in Zanesville Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Walker
Walter Walker
Vinton Hudson
George Hudson
St. Paul’s M. E. Parsonage
Rushville
H. W. Hargitt
Hudson
Leslie Walker
Quincey
Ill
Zanesville, O
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Mlaka Nnan
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A. W. Winfield
Harvey
Orville Stewart
James Smart
Herbert Smart
Jane Gardner
George Ewing
Walter Newsom
Gerald Stewart
Kenneth Herkless
Homer L. Cox
Cleveland, O
J. O. Gray
Kansas
Arthur Bitner
Margaret Bitner
Leonard Ruby Jr
Jesse Ruby
Centerville
Washington, D. C
Leonard Ruby
Newport News
Leonard Jr
Cassius Gray
Robert Stanley
George Bassett
Shelbyville
Harriett Butler
Floyd Williams
Chance
Knightstown Lake
Louise Jessup
Luya Apple
Madam Blaker
E. B. Jones
Fern
Chicago
Nellie Jessup
Wilford
M. B. Place
Fred Jessup
William Winslow
Terre Haute
Robert Nelson
Charlottesville
W. K. Winslow
C. O. Macy
Wellington
Kan
William A. Macy
Cole
Abe Moore
Delcine Herider
Clifford Herider
Ernest Jester
Topeka
Charles Foust
Maude Porter
Missionary Society
Walnut Ridge
Miss Pitts
Wesleyan Methodist
Fairmount
Auditorium Theatre
Thomas Meighan
Lila Lee Wallace Beery In
Alabama
Alan Fables
Larry Lemon
Kid Speed
Johnny Hines
Flint
Hello
Hollywood
Rowland H. Hill
M. E. Aid
Frank T. Hoon
Albert Leisure
A. P. Wagoner
I. S
S.C
Thurman Addison
W. O. Moore
Roy Small
Frank Craft
Horace Worth
Frank Overman
Charles Moore
Loren Munden
Ralph Moore
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