Interesting Personalities By KENNETH RHODES
Samuel L. Newsom of Carthage, born February 15, 1869, long time merchant, philanthropist, and retired businessman. He joined his father in the Carthage mercantile trade, bought the business in 1899, then sold and retired in 1919. He remains active in town affairs, angling, and local development, with a daughter Katherine. Newsom married Annie Henley in 1893 and is a respected local figure.
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Samuel L. Newsom
Carthage
North Main Street
Mr. Newsom
Allen W
Anna Mr. Newsom
Rush County
Carthage High
Earlham
West Point Academy
Allen
Newsom
Rush Lodge
Rush Lodge, No. 580, Free and Accepted Masons
Nah Henley
Headlee Repeats as County Superintendent Amid Ballot Rejection
County superintendent W O Headlee succeeds himself after being rejected by township trustees on the first ballot. Local farming notes report poor corn stands due to cool weather and frosty nights. Social and visits include Mrs William Phelps in Indianapolis and several residents visiting Knights town Cambridge City and Shelbyville. News items cover lightning striking Carthage school, local election delegates, fire well work, and family visits with weddings and deaths referenced in brief notices.
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W. O. Headlee
William Phelps
Indianapolis
Orpha Whitaker
Mt. Olivet
J. W. Johnson
A. H. Johnson
Cambridge City
Germantown
Lottie Billman
Shelbyville
Howard E. Henley
Isaac Heys
Main Street
Market Street
East Street
Walnut Street
Carthage
May Siler
and Myre
Andrew Cleaver
Virginia McBride Wins Contest In Knightstown Pageant
Virginia McBride won the contest with Anna Mildred McClarnon second and Eunice Brookshire third. Roses were given by Knightstown Greenhouses. The event featured taps, songs, balloon act, and magic by Mr Troke with a framing portrait for the winner.
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Jean Stewart
Phyllis Rhodes
Arminta Moore
Juanita King
Juanita Winfield
Virginia McBride
Anna Mildred McClarnon
Eunice Brookshire
Knightstown
Henley
Carmen Fagel
Georgia
Wells Sisters
Mr. Troke
Carthage
Norma Lee Parish
McDaniel Lunch Room
Pitts Lunch
de- Schipper Carmning Co
Mary Elizabeth Beauty Shopne
Tommie’s Service
Phelps
Ray
Chappelle
Bradford
Brooks
Alexander
Ponds To Produce Game Fish Under Conservation Plan
More than four hundred ponds covering over 250 acres will be used this year by local conservation clubs to propagate game fish. The Division of Fish and Game has contracts with 163 clubs to stock lakes and streams with bass bluegills and crappies. Last year clubs produced over a million fish planted in waters suitable for growth and it is expected production will rise with better handling and methods.
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Virgil M. Simmons
Department of Conservation
Fish and Game
Division of Fish and Game
Matchboxes and Maize in Local Recreation Update
The article highlights nearby parks and pools for short relaxation periods. Greenfield pool has opened as a retreat from hot storage and fields with night swimming offered for workers unable to leave.
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North Woods
Greenfield
Local families visit and celebrate in Indiana and Ohio
Arthur Winfield and kin spent Friday to Tuesday at Youngstown and Beach City Colorado, attending an alumni banquet in the latter town. C C Trunnelle and family from Chicago visited F J Kennedy and family Friday night. Martha Jane Calvert visits grandparents Mr and Mrs Tesse Henley. Mrs Michael Kyser underwent surgery Tuesday at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
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Dorothy Jessup
Allen T. Jessup
Clarence Ostmier
Cumberland
Thomas Jordan
Bert Jordan
Emily
Arlington
Kester Jordan
Indianapolis
Donald Brown
Anderson
Olive Henley
S. L. Newsom
Sunlford College
N. C
Arthur Winfield
Youngstown
Beach City
C. C. Trunnelle
Chicago
Ill
F. J. Kennedy
Martha Jane Calvert
Tesse Henley
Michael Kyser
Methodist Hospital
Love Struck Pair Fight Odds in June Romance
Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck star in a sun kissed romance where danger abates and love survives amid risk. The note hints at a fragile alliance formed under pressure during a June period.
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Sun, Mon
Robert Taylor
Barbara Stanwyck
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Batiste
Men’s Union
Agc
Kenneth Rhodes
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Rushville
U. S
Avery
Farm Bureau
Spenser
The
Citizen
New
Alhambra
Knightstown, Ind
Robert Montgomery
Rosiland Russell
Will Rogers In
David Harum
King OF Gamblers
Aire Trevor
Lloyd Nolan
Yankee
Carthage, Indiana
Gene Autry
Dorothy Lamour
Hollywood
Loretta Young
Tyrone Power
FOX News
Burdsal
Woodruff
Sharer & Moore Hardware
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