ASSISTANT AGRICULTURAL AGENT TAKES POST IN RUSH COUNTY
Howard Crussel begins duties as assistant agricultural agent for Rush County today. A Bartholomew County native, he previously served as Tipton County assistant agent after Purdue graduation in 1960. Crussel has 11 years in 4H Club work and four years with Rural Youth, plus dairy, corn, garden, tractor maintenance, forestry projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Crussel
Rush County
Bartholomew County
Crussel
Tipton County
Purdue University
Columbus High School
Armed Services
Purdue
Carthage Fletcher Methodist Church elects new officers
Recently elected officers at Carthage Fletcher Methodist Church include Roy Stanley as Superintendent Marvin Johnson as Assistant Superintendent Carol Carver as Secretary Sue Mosier as Assistant Secretary Pam Hunt as Song Leader Lynn Kennedy as Pianist Mrs Robert Winters as Attendance Secretary and Mrs Charles Whitfield as Cradle Roll leader Rev Paul Mayfield serves as minister.
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Church News
Carthage Fletcher Methodist Church
Roy Stanley
Marvin Johnson
Carol Carver
Sue Mosier
Pam Hunt
Lynn Kennedy
Robert Winters
Charles Whitfield
Paul Mayfield
Scouts Enjoy Bowling at Carth-Knight Lanes
Scout Den No. 3 met Monday at Mrs. Harold Chew’s home and traveled to Carth-Knight Bowling Lanes for an afternoon of bowling and refreshments. Participants included Mike Lynch Mike Chew Raymond Richmond Brent Lord Joe Kline Bobby Alter Mark Carson and Terry Joe Stevens.
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Scout News den No. 3
Harold Chew
Carth-Knight
Mike Lynch
Mike Chew
Raymond Richmond
Brent Lord
Joe Kline
Bobby Alter
Mark Carson
Terry Joe Stevens
Local man sentenced for liquor DUI and driving offenses
SENTENCED Lewis Edward Gray Sr. was fined $10 and costs and sentenced to the farm for 90 days on a charge of driving while under the influence of liquor. He was fined $1 and costs each on two other counts reckless driving and driving while suspended. Gray, who resides at Anderson, was arrested recently following an accident near Carthage.
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Lewis Edward Gray Sr
Gray
Anderson
Carthage
Quaker Men Hold Quarterly Meeting at Carthage Church
The Quaker Men met Tuesday evening at Carthage Friends Church for their regular Quarterly Meeting. President Omer Wicker of Westland Meeting called the gathering to order. Kenneth Pickering, Yearly Meeting General Superintendent, delivered a message titled Hands. Delegates from Charlottes ville Carthage Westland and Walnut Ridge meetings attended. Refreshments followed.
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Quarterly Meeting
Carthage
Cub Scout Den Meets at Whitfield Home and Riley Park
Den 1 gathered at Mrs. Charles Whitfield's home then walked to Riley Park in Greenfield for activities. Refreshments were served at Dairy Queen, with meetings recently held at Mrs. Herman Little's home. Reporter Vernon Little.
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Charles Whitfield
Riley Park
Greenfield
Dairy Queen
Herman Little
Vernon Little
Local Yields Report on Two Pediatric Injuries
Eugene I Gardner of R R Arlington entered Rush Memorial Hospital Sunday for X rays and check up Lynn Ray son of Mr and Mrs Albert Ray fell Friday at the home of his grandparents and broke his right arm below the elbow
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Eugene I. Gardner
R. R
Arlington
Rush Memorial Hospital
Lynn Ray
Albert Ray
Weekend Visits From Fitch Family and Guests
S/Sgt. and Mrs. Glen Fitch and their son from Kansas City spent Friday to Monday with his parents Mr and Mrs Uni Fitch. Orbie Fitch of Elkhart University was a weekend guest and Mr. and Mrs. Tivis Fitch with children from Rushville were Sunday visitors.
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Glen Fitch
Kansas City, Missouri
Uni Fitch
Orbie Fitch
Elkhart University
Tivis Fitch
Rushville
OES District Meet At Mooreland Lodge Hosts Carthage Chapter
The district OES meeting was held last Wednesday at Mooreland Lodge with a smorgasbord dinner in the evening. Carthage Chapter attendees included Katherine Liebrandt worthy matron Ann Parish Sue Ann Land Edna Kennedy Rachel King and Martha Fancher.
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District O.E.S
Mooreland Lodge
Carthage
Katherine Liebrandt
Worthy
Ann Parish
Sue Ann Land
Edna Kennedy
Rachel King
Martha Fancher
Raymond Kennedy
Darrell Rowan
Milroy Christian Church
Miner Reunion Set for Sunday at Sunset Park
The annual T. H. Miner family reunion will be held Sunday June 11 at Sunset Park Knightstown with a pitch-in dinner at noon.
Vacationers Return From Wisconsin Lodge Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Humes of Carthage Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stumpf and son of Indianapolis and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pfieffer of Elmhurst Illinois returned last week from a ten day vacation spent at Monticqua Wisconsin at Chippewa Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Humes
Carthage
Richard Stumpf
Indianapolis
Fred Pfieffer
Elmhurst
Illinois
Montcqua
Wisconsin
Chippewa Lodge
Ann Campbell Honored as Gulf Park College Graduate
Gulfport Mississippi Ann Campbell daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Campbell Casselberry Florida received her high school diploma at Gulf Park College final exercises She earned honors with a B average and no grade below C plus She belonged to Delta Alpha Sigma sorority Athletic Association Beta Club and several clubs The four day commencement included an art exhibit horse show graduation banquet May festival Carousel water ballet and more.
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Gulfport
Anne Campbell
Alfred Campbell
Griggs Drive
Casselberry
Fla
Gulf Park College
Campbell
Carthage
Ind
Delta Alpha Sigma Sorority
the Athletic Association
YWCA
Indiana 4H Round-Up at Purdue June 6 8 1961
About 3000 Indiana 4H youths from 92 counties attend the 1961 4H Club Round-Up at Purdue University June 6 8. Delegates register June 6 at 9 a.m. General sessions feature Jessie Owens and Harold B. Taylor with awards in many achievement areas. An adult leaders banquet and legislative forum are planned with state officials present.
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Indiana
Jessie Owens
Ilinois Youth Commission
Taylor
Indiana 4H Club Foundation
Susan Ragsdale
Tippecanoe County
Phil N. Eskew
Huntington
Mike Phillips
Warrick County
Purdue
Memorial Union
Claudia Traux
Hendricks County
M. L. Williamson
Purdue University
Agricultural Alumni Association
Donald Foltz
M. Maurice Goodnight
Robert E. Peterson
John R. Rees
Rush County
Rushville Candidates Seek Spots on Legion Baseball Team
Twenty four players from Rushville and five county communities vie for spots on Rush Post 150 American Legion baseball. The league opens Saturday at Cambridge City at 2 p.m. Buck Brett manages. first home game is June 10 against Connersville in Rushville.
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Rushville
Rush Post
American Legion
Legion
Cambridge City
Buck Brett
Connersville
Bernard Walker
Mike Cox
John Stevens
Jim Stewart
Carroll Woods
Rick Levi
Verlin Custer
Beef cattle tour highlights county 4H events
The annual 4H beef cattle tour on Thursday June 1 drew about 30 people. Stops included Worth Hudson’s farm for calf judging tips, Lafuse's for feeding and record keeping, Kemple’s calf care talk, Elliott’s beef project health papers, and Angle’s show fitting demonstration. Contests at Hodson and Angle produced winners Delbert Kramer and Craig Lafuse.
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Farm of
Worth Hudson
Joe
Mife
Craig
Kim Lafuse
Phil Kemple
Posey Township
Anderson Township
Tee Elliott
Larry Angle
Joe Hodson
Delbert Kramer
Noble Township
Craig Lafuse
Ripley Township
Whitfields Attend Rural Carriers District Meet in Winchester
Mr and Mrs Charles Whitfield attended the 10th District Indiana Rural Carriers Association meeting and smorgasbord at the Winchester American Legion Home. Mrs Whitfield was elected secretary of the district.
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Charles Whitfield
Indiana Rural Carriers Association
Winchester
Indiana
American Legion
Whitfield
Boys State Representatives Meet Before State Session
Ronnie Fannin and his mother attended a district meeting Sunday at Spiceland School cafeteria for Boys State representatives. The informative session was for the boys and their parents ahead of Boys State beginning June 17 in Bloomington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Fannin
Herbert Fannin
Spiceland School
Bloomington
Addison Grandson Graduates at Shelbyville Commencement
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Addison attended the Shelbyville commencement last Thursday night for their grandson Rusty Norris who graduated. Norris plans to enter Indiana University this fall.
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Earl Addison
Shelbyville
Rusty Norris
Norris
Indiana University
Remember Flag Day Poem by Ben Burrough
A poem praises the flag as more than cloth symbolizing faith hope and sacrifice. It calls the flag a guiding light and sign of peace urging God to keep the nation strong brave and diligent so the flag may fly with pride. It ends with a reminder of Flag Day June 14th.
Five Acre Contest Entries To Close
Rush County officials report 79 farmers and 4H members signed up for the 5-Acre Cornfield Contest with signups extended to June 15 at the County Extension Office. The list includes Junior Club members such as Phyllis Kinnett and David Stanley alongside 46 adults and life members, with names of participants across Junior, Adult, and Life categories.
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Rush County
County Extension Office
Phyllis Kinnett
David Stanley
Mike Lafuse
Craig Lafuse
Ronald Sullivan
Jimmy Wilson
James Peck
James Geise
David Geise
Joe Hodson
Stanley Hurst
Charles H. Hurst
Doyle Tramel
Samuel Murphy
James Evans
Alton Gordon
Bill Waits
Charles Wilson
Carl McDaniel
Thomas Halterman
Carl Ging
Joe Ralston
Chester Roberts
Hubert Peck
Robert White
John R. Mills
Leonard Jackson
Keith Wilson
Howard Earnest
Stanley Carrington
C. Dale Simpkins
George Riggs
Clarence Arnold
Harvey M. Arnold Sr
Harvey Arnold Jr
Dale Montooth
A. C. Archey and Son
Joe A. Booth
J. R. Brown
Clarence Dyer
Newton Halterman
Byron Hiner
Floyd Hiner
Worth Hudson
Chester Jinks
William S. Kimmell
Russell Kinnett
Lewis Lafuse
Lowell Norris
Russell Norris
Edwin Reddick
Everett Stanley
Donald Stoten Sr
Donald Stoten Jr
Roy Swain
Raymond Wicker
Atomic Fallout Meeting Planned at Community Center
The Lions Club sponsors a public meeting at the Community Center on Tuesday June 13 1961 at 8 p.m. A film strip shows how to protect families in enemy attack and a Rush County Civil Defense speaker will attend.
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Rush County Civil Defense
The
Lions Club
Chi Rho Meeting At Christian Church
Ten members and two teachers attended a Chi Rho gathering at the Christian Church on Monday evening. David Whitfield and Jerry May led pledges, with Sherry McKain and Arlene Ruby directing group singing. Larry Bush led music and Sharon Sammon gave the closing prayer. Refreshments were provided by Miss Billie Henley and Mike Whitfield.
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Robert McKain
Fred Parish
Chi Rho
The
Christian Church
David Whitfield
Jerry May
Sherry McKain
Arlene Ruby
Larry Bush
Sharon Sammon
Billie Henley
Mike Whitfield
Marriage License for Owens and Steward in Indiana
Danny L. Owens aged 22 of Carthage marries Alice Steward aged 18 of R. R. 1 Knightstown under a completed marriage license in Indiana.
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Danny L. Owens
Carthage
Alice Steward
Knightstown
Local Boy Attends Farm Boys Forestry Camp at Versailles
County Agent C L Spuller notes Carl Robbins is at the Farm Boys Forestry Camp at Versailles State Park June 4 through 10 as Rush County's representative. The Indiana Hardwood Lumberman's Association sponsors the camp to train rural youth in forestry and farm woods management and timber utilization.
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C. L. Spuller
Carl Robbins
Farm Boys
Versailles State Park
Rush County
Young Robbins
Iniana Hardwood Lumberman’s Association
Industry Foresters
Social Security Q and A Guide for Grandchildren and Benefits
Field representative Leslie Frazer explains that grandchildren cannot draw Social Security based on a grandparent’s record, but adopted or stepchildren can. An adopted child may be entitled from the month of adoption, with earlier rules applying before September 1958. It also clarifies why the $127 monthly maximum may not apply, noting the cap is tied to average earnings and tax rules in effect after 1959.
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Social Security Administration
National Road West
Richmond
Indiana
Social Security
Juniors Ripley Boosters Plan 4H Trip and Car Wash
The 4H Club met at Carthage school with President David Hunt presiding on June 1. Members approved taking project completion youths to an Indianapolis Indians game, scheduled a car wash at Tom Pearson's on June 17 to fund the trip, and noted $4.50 in dues. Craig Lafuse won a beef judging prize and quiz score.
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Junor Ripley Boosters +H
David Hunt
Carthage
Tom Pearson
Warren Nigh
Mike Matlock
Larry Nigh
Indianapolis Indians
Craig
Kim Lafuse
Craig Lafuse
Wrightsman Secures Delta Air Lines Station Agent Post
Jerry C. Wrightsman, son of Mr and Mrs Leonard C Wrightsman of South Walnut Street, has been assigned as Station Agent for Delta Air Lines. He will serve at Indianapolis Municipal Airport. A Carthage High School graduate and war veteran, he completed an extension course at Weaver Airline Personnel School in Kansas City and trained in Little Rock Montgomery and Kansas City before the appointment.
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Jerry C. Wrightsman
Leonard C. Wrightsman
South Walnut Street
Delta Air Lines
Indianapolis
Young Wrightsman
Carthage High School
Weaver Airline Personnel School
Kansas City
Missouri
Little Rock
Arkansas
Montgomery
Alabama
Local Social News Highlights Household Visits and Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Draper of New Palestine joined Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Logan Nelson. Guests included Kenneth and Mary Herkless of Peru and families, plus Stuart Morgan and Dorothy Herkless. Various visits span Dugger Indianapolis Noblesville Detroit Chicago Anderson Tipp City and surrounding towns with multiple host families and weekend guests.
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Emerson Draper
New Palestine
Logan Nelson
Eva Herkless
Irene
Kenneth Herkless
Peru
Indiana
Stuart Morgan
Dorothy Herkless
Max Joseph
North Vernon
Mary Joseph
Floyd Bledsoe
Dugger
Mike Joseph
James T. Miller
Detroit
Michigan
Iva Cook
Wallace Cook
Candi
San Mateo
California
Donald Cook
Chicago
Harold Bushorn
Milan
Leon Cook
Tipp City
Ohio
Fred Byers
James Nagel
Donnie Dagler
Allentown
Pennsylvania
Lawrence Price
Henry Jessup
Floyd Reddick
Roy Houchins
Lawrence
Russell Shutt
Roy Herkless
Donald Stoten
Indianapolis
Loren White
Near Greenfield
Albert Terhune
Reta Stanley
Roy Stanley
Paul Keller
Anderson
Russell Roland
George Roland
BBA Plans Beard-Growing Contest At Fall Festival
Carthage Better Business Association held a dinner at the Durbin Hotel with a following business meeting. They discussed sponsoring a beard-growing contest with prizes linked to the Fall Festival and noted dues are due by June 1 to secretary-treasurer Mrs Clyde Ruby. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Clyde Ruby and other members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage Better Business Association
Durbin
Clyde Ruby
Local Bowling Lanes Invited to Join Bill Stern Show
AMF Pinspotters Inc sponsor Bill Stern Bowling Show on TV three nights weekly. Carth-Knight Lanes invited to participate. Wally Holmund, Jamestown Indiana native, holds an all time ABC record series of 769 at Spring Alleys. The show spotlights alleys and record holders nationwide with summer coverage likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMF Pinspotters, Inc
American Machine and Foundry Co
Bill Stern
Wally Holmlund
ABC
Jamestown
Indiana
Connersville
America
Weekend Visits Across Indiana Towns Mentioned
Sunday afternoon guests visited families in Knightstown Seymour and Rushville while others hosted relatives from Chicago Lafayette Fortville and Indianapolis. The Morgan Warrick Kuebler Leavitt Whitfield Nigh Edwards Edwards and Garsnett families are noted with various dinners visits and a 58th wedding anniversary celebration in Rushville.
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Kenneth Land
William Morgan
Knightstown
Ralph Truitt
Howard McCorkle
Glen Fitch
Kansas City
Morris Warrick
Rushville
Elmer Fenner
Larry
Esta Fenner
Kenneth Kuebler
Seymour
Robert Walker
Harry Dunn
Franklin
Steve Hunt
John Hunt
Lafayette
Sharon Hunt
Winifred Gray
Thelma Gray
Mabel Lowe
Charlottesville
Indiana
Ed Malloy
Chicago
Bill Howard
Lewis Henderson
Joe Leavitt
Leavitt
Fortville
Amy
Joe Whitfield
Frank Hampton
Brian
Rickey
Rex Edwards
Jeff
Bob Miller
Ohio River
Oliver Earnest
Carthage
William Nelson
Near Arlington
South Bend
Paul Billman
Indianapolis
Jesse Kizer
Kizer
Gilbert Dickson
James MaeGeorge
Bob Nigh
James Whitfield
Morgan
Rushville Park
Donald Stoten
Roy Herkless
Durbin
Herkless
Jerry Edwards
Fletcher Edwards
Herman Garsnett
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CUB Scout News
Ann Campbell
Carthage Softballers
Ronnie Magee
Shutt
Woods
Arlington, Webb and Cooley
Woods and Magee
Fairland
Siebert
Lanning
Bob McCorkle
Harper
Brammel
R- Magee
Mohr and
Mullin
Miss Campbell
Farm News
Legion BE
Our
Ben Burrough
Leslie Frazer
Jerry Wrightsman
BBA
Hubert Hunt
Bob Winters
James Ellis
Richard Harrold
Lloyd Manuel
Clarence Dulake
Parvel Moore
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