Community notes and war news mix in local column
Local residents spent Tuesday glued to radios as reports of the invasion arrived by 5:30 a.m. The column quips about a typo in a previous ad, recalls social visits, and notes community efforts like the Tweedy Memorial Center drive. It ends with plans for a Lions softball team amid casual chatter and farewells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gouldie Kyser
Loyall Hunt
Grant Henley
Herbie Beher
Sam McCarty
Lawrence McDaniel
Knightstown
Mac
Butch” Neal
Pop
John Lynch
John
al Carr
Kanteen
Ott McCarty
Ott
Tweedy Memorial Center
The
Memorial Association
Sam O. McCarty
Carthage Record
Nolan
Lions
Mrs Ross Parish Undergoes Major Surgery at Methodist
Mrs Parish underwent a major operation at Methodist hospital in Indianapolis and is reported to be getting along as well as can be expected.
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Ross Parish
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Horace Lineback Expires Monday in Indianapolis
Horace W Lineback died Monday at 1 20 p m at his Indianapolis home from complications after weeks of illness He was born July 29 1871 in Carthage He married Nita Eisler 48 years ago and she survives Also left are three sons Frances M Horace Jr and Charles D a brother J Arthur Lineback and three sisters Bertha Collins Ruth Conley and Blaine Addison Seven grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral services were held in an Indianapolis mortuary and he was buried at Washington Park cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace W. Lineback
Indianapolis
Mr. Lineback
Carthage
Thomas
Frances Lineback
Nita Eisler
Merritt Place Methodist Church
Frances M
Horace, Jr
Charles D
Evansville
J. Arthur Lineback
Bertha Collins
Ruth Conley
Marion
Blaine Addison
Knightstown
Billy Alexander Loses Finger in Woods Accident
Billy Alexander son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Alexander loses the third finger of his right hand when an axe slips while boys cut wood on Mrs Cora McBride s farm northeast of town. He received medical care from Dr Geo B McNabb.
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Billy Alexander
Joseph Alexander
Cora McBride
Billy
Geo. B. McNabb
News of Our Cars Men and Women in Uniform Address Updates
A reader note reports changes of address for several service members. Cpl Farris O Nibarger requests Citizen subscriptions be sent to his new Camp Curtisson Buffalo New York address. Lt P M Winslow posts a new station at Amphibious Training Base Coronado San Diego. Lt Howard Winslow visits family before reporting to duty. Lieut James Henley in England prompts mail delays. Cpl Herman H Porter A S N updates to Biggs Field Texas. Pvt Charles W Whitfield completes training at Chanute Field Illinois and shares that he earned an electrical specialist course.
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Cpl
Farris O. Nibarger
Bks
Camp Curtisson
Cayuga Road
Buffalo 21
New York
P. M. Winslow
Amphibious Training Base
Coronado
San Diego
Cal
Winslow
Howard Winslow
Pvt
Charles W. Whitfield
Chanute Field
Ill
Army Air Forces Training Command
Army Air Forces School
Pvt. Whitfield
Charles Whitfield
Tweedy Memorial would unite Carthage community
The article lauds the Tweedy Memorial project as a unifying gift to Carthage and Ripley township. It highlights 96 open meetings drawing 3231 visitors at the Kids Kanteen in the memorial building open since Lincoln's birthday. It notes ongoing need for an amusement center, auditorium, dining space, and civic venues to serve Farm Bureau, Sorority, Masons, and local clubs while honoring fallen servicemen.
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Carthage
Knightstown
Tweedy Memorial
Lincoln
Kanteen
Tweedy
Ripley
Farm Bureau
Sorority
The
Masons
Woman’s Literary Circle
Quiet wedding at Newsom residence unites McCarty and Miss Cora
Miss Cora Newsom and Samuel McCarty were wed Tuesday evening at the Newsom home in Carthage with Rev. Jesse Miller presiding. The couple, attended by immediate family, received refreshments and a cake bearing the initials MC. The newlyweds plan to be at home after June 10, with many gifts reported from guests.
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Allen W. Newsom
North Main
Third Streets
Will Gilchrist
McC
McCarty Couple Marks Fifty Years in Two Homes
Mr and Mrs McCarty celebrate fifty years together spanning two houses. They spent twenty three years in the same half square and twenty seven years in their current home located just north of the house where Mrs McCarty was born reared and married.
Postwar Council Sets War Bond Premier in Rushville
The Rush County Postwar Council met in Rushville to plan a June 26 premier at the Princess Theatre. Members discussed various phases of the postwar program and voted to sponsor the event.
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Rush County
Rushville
Princess Theatre
Drug Store Robbery At McCarty’s
A thief broke into McCarty's drug store during the night Monday, entering via a basement window and a trap door. The intruder took a little over $6 from the cash register while leaving other items untouched. Mr. McCarty reported no further losses.
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McCarty
War Loan Session Heard By Indianapolis Business Leaders
Howard B. Henley attended a noon luncheon at the Claypool hotel Indianapolis as 400 Indiana business men and war finance committee members heard Bruce Barton speak in support of the Fifth War Loan campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard B. Henley
Claypool Hotel
Indianapolis
Indiana
Bruce Barton
Birth of Robert Don Addison Jr in Greenfield
Mr and Mrs Robert Addison of Greenfield welcomed a son Robert Don Addison Jr born June 2 The baby is the grandson of Mr and Mrs Earl Addison resulting in a proud family lineage for the Addison family.
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Robert Addison
Greenfield
Robert Don, Jr
Earl Addison
Local Soldier Displays Captured Japanese Flag
Sgt. Carl Elder holds a corner of a captured Japanese flag with his photo reconnaissance squad in New Guinea. His companions share in the pride as details of the capture remain unavailable.
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Sgt
Carl Elder
Elder
New Guinia
Night Air Battle Off Nippon Forces Continues On
Eye witnesses describe continuous night and daylight attacks by Japanese aircraft against a carrier group. Escorts shoot down multiple torpedo bombers and fighters, while American ships and air cover deliver heavy fire in defense. The engagement includes dogfights and explosive crashes as strikes press toward dawn.
Center Sees Strong Returns as Contributions Grow
Memorial Community Center fund draws near 700 dollars this week with weekly local support rising. Organizers aim to reach five thousand dollars in the coming two to three weeks, aided by a listed roster of donors including Lee Retherford 5.00 and Ice Cream Store contributions, among others.
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Tweedy Memorial Community Center Fund
Lee Retherford
Ora Siler
Lorinda Muir
Howard Souder
John Boring
Ee Finley Smith
Wm, DeMoise
Mabel P. Hedgecock
Walter Blessinger
Chas. Mosier
Carl Carson
W. S.C. S. of Methodist Ch
Elmer Fenner
Jesse Pitts
Hoosier Local
Ed Bly
A. L. Tuttle
Chas. Rhodes
Valie Gold
Loren Munden
Earl Smith
H. Winslow
Harold Ruby
Edna McDaniel
Finley Nelson
Laura Benson
Ralph Pearson
Roscoe Brown
Roy Newby
W. S. Coleman
Jack B Moore
J. P. Kysar
Rue McDaniel
4-H Team Preparing for Purdue Round-Up
A Carthage high school practice session on crop judging will be supervised by Harry Ammen on Friday June 9 at 8 00 p m. Junior Bever and Max Manche from this township join six other boys for two county teams leaving for the Purdue Round-up Monday. Coach Ammen says one team is sure to win first place.
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Purdue
Harry Ammen
Carthage High School
Junior Bever
Max Manche
Ammen
Carthage Raiders Split Doubleheader on Local Diamond
Carthage Raiders won the opener 9-3 against Westland with White on the mound. They lost the second 6-4 to Rushville as McCorkhill and White pitched. The Raiders head to Rushville Friday to face the Francis Bros. team on their diamond.
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Carthage Raiders
Westland
Rushville
White
McCorkhill
Raiders
Francis Bros
Death of Mrs Anna Adams 63 at Robert Long hospital
Mrs Anna Adams 63 wife of Thomas Adams died Wednesday morning at Robert Long hospital Indianapolis after two weeks illness. Death due to peritonitis. She was a member of the Methodist Protestant church. Survived by husband two sons Ted in New Guinea Orval and Lee of Carthage and daughter Mrs Olive Riley of Greenfield. Funeral Friday 2 PM at the North Market Street residence with Rev Samuel M Riggle Fletcher Methodist church in charge. Interment Glen Cove cemetery Knightstown.
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Anna Adams
Thomas Adams
Robert Long Hospital
Indianapolis
Samuel M. Riggle
Fletcher Methodist Church
Glen Cove Cemetery
Knightstown
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Horace Lineback
Indianapolis Mortuary
Washington Park Cemetery
Donald Moore
Camp Ellis, Illinois
Dorothy Drysdale
Howard Henley
Lieut
James Henley
England
Herman H. Porter
Biggs Field
Texas
M’carty-Newsom
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