War era miscellany from June 1917 regional notes
Local column reports on wartime sentiment and memories from June general interest items. It recalls the Emperor Hirohito era press phrases, weather and crops, a big frost event in 1917, a fire safety dog Trippy, a muzzle loading rifle display, and community notices including a Legion lunch and residents’ recollections in Rush County Indiana.
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Hirohito
Tokyo
English Channel
Dover
Ed Bly
Lon
Bly’s
Warnie Mann
Clarence Loyd
Henry Stinger
William
Bill) Pitts
Cecil Hamilton
Lon Tuttle
Bill
Ott McCarty
Ott
Carthage
Minnie Braden
Trippy
Mrs. Braden
Mary Kiser
Mary
Indianapolis Star
Henry
M. F. Lovett
Indiana
Rush County
Ripley Township
America
Lowell (Shorty) Dyer
Sea Bees
Legionnaires
Washington guesses on length of Jap war
Washington officials estimate the Pacific war may last about a year with heavy fighting expected to continue through the next season. Analysts caution projections depend on Japanese resistance and Allied supply lines.
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Washington
Soldier Recalls Nazi Prison Camp After Return Home
Pfc. Alva Elliott of Rush County speaks of harsh treatment and starvation in a German POW camp. He was freed by Russians on April 16 after three years in service and now weighs far less, with lung damage and impaired hearing. A compatriot named Breitmeyer was killed. Elliott described the brutal conditions and limited rations of soup, black bread, and potatoes.
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Breitmeyer
Alva Elliott
Pfc
Elliott
Rush County
David Grocox
Carthage
Pfc. Elliott
Normandy
Medals to Sgt Winslow for Italian Campaign Service
Sgt. William M. Winslow Jr. writes to his aunt Elizabeth Wiggins of Carthage about receiving four bronze stars two oakleaf clusters and the air medal for actions in Italy. He has served in Italy since late 1944 and his mother resides in Terre Haute.
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William M. Winslow, Jr
Elizabeth Wiggins
Carthage
Winslow
Italy
Terre Haute
Births Born to Families in Carthage and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Ferrell Conley welcomed a son born Monday morning at their Carthage home. Mr and Mrs Dale Harnest near Carthage welcomed a daughter Delores Ann born Friday night at Rushville City hospital. Mr and Mrs Clarence Perisho of McCook Nebraska welcomed a daughter Ethel Ruth born Thursday morning in McCook hospital. Mrs Perisho was Miss Margaret White before her marriage.
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Ferrell Conley
Carthage
Dale Harnest
Near Carthage
Delores Ann
City Hospital
Rushville
Clarence Perisho
McCook
Nebraska
Ethel Ruth
McCook Hospital
Perr Sho
Margaret White
Nephew of William Frost Killed on Okinawa
Greenfield residents learn of Pvt Bul Frost’s death in Okinawa while William Frost, a local restaurant proprietor, received news from the War Department. Frost was 20, served two years, and his mother lives in Greenfield. Details were scarce. In a separate note, Pfc Lowell Nelson, son of Mr and Mrs James Nelson, reported from Maine that he hopes to return home soon after recovering from a hip injury. one companion in England hospital where others were killed.
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Greenfield
William Frost
Okinawa
Pvt
Bul Frost
Frost
War Department
James Nelson
Pfc
Lowell Nelson
Maine
Nelson
Scotland
New York
England
Funeral services for Henry Whitaker
Funeral services were held Saturday at 10 30 am from Thompson Funeral Home for Henry Whitaker aged 87 who died Thursday afternoon Interment was at Asbury Cemetery Morristown He had lived the last three years with Mr and Mrs William Smith He was born September 24 1853 in Hancock County son of Thomas Whitaker Survivors include brother Elbert Whitaker of Morristown sister Cinderella Ridlen of Carthage three grandsons Truman Whitaker Loren Whitaker and Lloyd Whitaker and three great grandchildren
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Cinderella Ridlen
Carthage
Truman Whitaker
New York
Loren Whitaker
New Castle
Lloyd Whitaker
Laporte
Boy Scouts Plan Paper Salvage Drive At Citizens
Waste paper piles up at the Citizen as the Boy Scouts organize a salvage drive. The event seeks community participation to gather recyclables and support troop activities.
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Citizen
Brothers Reunite As Soldier Brother Near Enters Service
Mrs Karl Nowotne receives letters from two brothers in Czechoslovakia. Kimo Rose now Sgt in Ohio has Bronze Star potential for heroism in the 3rd Army 4th Armored Division. Cpl Carl Rose aged 15 miles away surprised him with a brief visit. they had not met since 193Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Nowotne
Czechoslovakia
Kimo Rose
Ohio
3Rd Army
4Th Armored
Carl Rose
Makig
Lions Club Monday Night Meeting Plans Officer Election
The Lions club will hold a Monday night meeting to elect officers for the coming year. Members are urged to attend and participate in the vote and to discuss plans for the first annual auction later this month to fund community work.
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Lions Club
Junior Leaders Attend Indiana Training School
Seven 4H Junior Leaders including Robert E. White and Joanne Tweedy traveled to Indianapolis for the Junior Leadership Training School under Kiwanis clubs. Rushville Kiwanis funded the trip for county delegates at large while ISSC Home sent three delegates. Mrs. Gertrude Johnson and Mrs. Frank Guyatt accompanied the group from the Home.
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Robert E. White
Joanne Tweedy
Indianapolis
Kiwanis Clubs
Rushville Kiwanis Club
ISSC
Gertrude Johnson
Frank Guyatt
Ripley Soldier Returns to Civilian Life at Camp Atterbury
The June 7 bulletin from Camp Atterbury Separation Center lists upwards of twenty service men returning to civilian life. Soldiers scored 85 or more points under the Army's adjusted service rating plan. Seven officers returned to inactive status, subject to recall if needed. SSgt Josiah B. Binford of Carthage along with eight others released under new age-based regulations for over 40 years old.
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Camp Atterbury
Army
Josiah B. Binford
Carthage
Junior Gardeners Vie For 6000 In National Contest
The National Junior Vegetable Growers Association offers prizes totaling 6000 to youths 12 to 21. Entries describe efficient production and marketing practices and compete for war bonds, regional championships, and scholarships up to 500 dollars. Send entries to C P Spuller at the county agent’s office for forwarding to Prof. Grant B Snyder at Massachusetts State College Amherst.
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National Junior Vegetable Growers Association
C. P. Spuller
Grant B. Snyder
French Hall
Massachusetts State College
Amherst
Massachusetts
Auto Stamps To Go On Sale Tomorrow
The new five dollar automobile use tax stamp will go on sale tomorrow at post offices and offices of collectors of internal revenue. Vehicle owners must display the stamp by July. The law imposes cash and jail penalties for failure to display.
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Collectors of
Internal Revenue
Will H. Smith
Smith
Rush County Assessments Show 228000 Gain Overall
Rush county total valuation rose by 228000 over 1944 according to county assessor Paul Glisson. Rushville Union and Carthage lost compared with 1944 figures while Ripley township gained more than 16000. Board of Review began a 20 day session to adjust valuations including units likely to rise. utilities are assessed by the state tax board.
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Rush County
Rushville
Union
Corporation of
Carthage
Paul Glisson
Carthage Corporation
Ripley
County Board of Review
Glisson
State Tax Board
Girl Scouts Plan Victory Garden At Leader’s Home
Tuesday afternoon the Girl Scouts met at Mrs. Helen Graff’s home. Fifteen girls attended while Edith Nigh said goodbye to join Scouts in Knightstown. The group discussed money making and decided on a victory garden before adjourning with the Scout song.
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Helen Graff
Edith Nigh
Knightstown
Assignment Home finds veteran adjusting to civilian life
A CBS produced Columbia network drama portrays a returning veteran's early frustrations and minor irritations with civilian life. The film, a collaboration with the Army Service Forces, airs Saturday on WABC CBS from 4:30 to 5:00 p m est, directed by Major Edward Byron.
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Columbia
WABC
CBS
Army Service Forces
Robert Heller
Edward Byron
ASF
New Phone Directory Published for Carthage and Morristown
The 1945 Carthage Morristown directory has just been published and is daily delivered to residents in both towns. It lists new listings and changes from the past year.
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Carthage
Morristown
Bonds Buy: What a $100 War Bond Purchases
The item list shows how a $100 war bond helps one overseas soldier with 88 days of food and 90 days of K rations. It also provides nearly 2,000 rounds of .30 caliber ammunition for the Garand rifle and 535 dozen compressed bandages for wound treatment.
Lions Club Plans First Annual Public Auction in June
The Lions Club invites the public to participate in its first annual auction in late June. They seek donations of usable items including furniture clothing and other saleable goods. Howard Windsor provides keys to the Carr building for article drop offs. Committee members are Walter Chonan Harold Ruby and Roy Small. Funds support local community projects.
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Lions Club
Lion
Howard Windsor
Carr Building
Walter Chonan
Harold Ruby
Roy Small
Club
Indiana Businessmen Favor State Control of Employment Service
Indiana businessmen urge return of the public employment service to state operation. A Chamber of Commerce poll of 885 ballots shows 97 percent favor state control, with 73 percent wanting immediate return and 23.3 percent after V-J Day.
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Indiana
Fouth
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Emal
Death of Brother A. R. Good in Marion
Brother of Mrs. Burl Magee dies at his Marion home after a two week illness. He was associated with the Good Packing Co. Funeral services were held Saturday at a Marion funeral home with interment in Pulaski County.
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A. R. Good
Burl Magee
Marion
Mr. Good
Good Packing Co
Pulaski County
Medal of Honor Soldier Urges War Bond Support
To the People of this Community Mortally wounded Staff Sergeant George D. Keathley of Mesa, Texas, stood up for 15 minutes and mowed down Nazis. After driving off the Nazis he slumped to the ground and whispered to a comrade to tell his wife he did all he could for her and the country. The editor calls readers to purchase war bonds to aid the final Pacific push.
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George D. Keathley
Amesa
Texas
Sgt. Keathley
Pacific
Rush County Bond Drive Lags in War Finance Effort
Rush County shows only 17 percent of its 7th War Loan bond quota purchased, with total sales $3746330? and county ranking 92nd. Local officials urge residents to support bonds, arguing each $100 war bond helps back the fighting forces in the war against Japan and could hasten victory.
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Howard E. Henley
Carthage
Rush County
Wray E. Fleming
State War Finance Office
Indiana
Spot Sales Of Farm Machinery Set For June 15
Cincinnati Regional Office of Surplus Property will hold a synchronized spot sale in Jeffersonville Indiana on Friday June 15. The catalog lists tractors air compressors farm wagons hay cutters pumps road scrapers plows and a Pumpcrete machine among items. Only qualified dealers may purchase but farmers and other users are urged to attend with their dealers to buy equipment.
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Cincinnati
Surplus Property
Jeffersonville
Indiana
Rowland D. Schell
Bayard Baker Addresses Community Memorable Day
Bayard Baker spoke at the Memorial Day address at the ISSC Home at 10 oclock Wednesday morning and then at Glen Cove cemetery in Kightstown. He addressed the Optimist Club at Anderson Thursday and will speak Thursday June before the Retail Merchants Organization at Forrest Park Noblesville.
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Bayard Baker
ISSC
Glen Cove
Kightstown
Optimist’s Club
Anderson
Wil
Retail Merchants Organization
Forrest Park
Noblesville
Indiana Regional Conference at Bradley Methodist Greenfield
Mr and Mrs George B Moore attended the Indiana Regional Conference on Christian Education held Tuesday at the Bradley Methodist church in Greenfield. About 200 people from central Indiana were present and several good speakers delivered addresses.
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George B. Moore
Indiana
Bradley Methodist Church
Greenfield
Knightstown Legion Auxiliary Supports Girl Scouts on Poppy Day
The Knightstown unit of the American Legion Auxiliary awarded the Girl Scouts $2 for their faithful work in selling poppies on Poppy Day in May.
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Knightstown
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Girl Scouts
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nazi Breitmeyer
Sgt. Winslow
Anna Taison
Agana
Guam
James E. Harrington
Army Signal Corps
Atlanta
U.S. Marine Corps
WM. Frost
Henry Whitaker
BOY Scouts
Pacific Office Building
Marine Air Wing
Palau Islands
Frome
George Petersen
Chicago
Ill
Charles Meadows
Birmingham
Grant H. Vaughan
Bothell
Wash
Donald BR. Kerr
Waukegan
Rush CO
DIAL
Howard Ewbank
Local War Finance Committee
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