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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1945
Page
4
Since V E Day the U S Maritime Service recruiting quotas for apprentice seamen training have been doubled. Commander R T Sexton Chicago regional officer announced three times the number of merchant ships must sail to deliver firepower against Japan due to longer Pacific supply lines. Men from 17 to 50 are eligible for training in deck engine steward radio and purser hospital corps departments. Information from the U S Maritime Service at 844 Rush Street Chicago.
Basil Stultz pastor Geo B Moore superintendent Cecil Pike assistant superintendent Sunday school at 9 30 preaching at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m.
Howard Crim pastor at Carthage leads Sunday school at 9 30 a m Mrs Roy Turner superintendent a quarterly meeting is announced with details to follow in local notices.
Saturday night eight o clock business meeting Preaching Sunday 10 30 and 8 00 pm The Rev Gordon Goodman of Lewis Creek will have charge Prayer meeting Thursday eight pm Blue River Sunday school 9 30 Class meeting 10 30 Prayer meeting Wednesday at
Dr. J. T. Scull acts as minister with Hubert Hunt and Raymond Manche overseeing, observing Children’s Day Sunday morning. Scull to deliver the preaching service.
Carthage friends DeWitt Foster and Pastor J A Reynolds invite all members and families to attend a 10 30 worship service with special music and a sermon on A Father s Debt to His Child followed by a basket dinner honoring fatherhood at 9 30 bible school and fellowship time.
A ship and dinner are planned with attendees asked to bring own table service. A youth fellowship meeting is set for 6 00 p m. The mid week prayer and bible study session will begin at 8 00 o'clock Thursday evening.
Sandra Schneble of Dayton Ohio visits in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Loyall Hunt and daughter Alice Ruth. Mrs Max Ellis and Cary Lynn stay with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Ellis in Greenfield. St Sgt James Ellis is home on a 60 day furlough before returning to a rest camp. Myrtle Henley arrives from Indianapolis. Stanley Murray and children from Hagerstown visit Mrs. Dale Earnest. C A Brown of Knights Town and Miss Mary Louise Hill call on Mrs. Dale Earnest.
The report lists residents and visitors in Carthage and surrounding areas including Janet and Jerry Geise from near Arlington visiting Lowell Geise family, Mrs. Verna Hill at Indianapolis church services, Mrs. Altha Toye on a visit, and others calling on friends or hosting gatherings. The excerpt notes a business session led by Mrs. Gladys McClannon and a lesson conducted by Mrs. Evelyn Simmons.
Mrs James Nelson and Mrs Lowell Nelson visited Pfc Lowell Nelson at Gardiner hospital in Chicago from Friday to Sunday. Nelson reports their son improving after two hip fractures and head injuries from European fighting. Home Economics Club of Jackson township near Charlottesville met last week at the ...
Mrs. Katie Walker formerly of Carthage and L. B. Weaver of Rushville wed Saturday at Greensburg. Mr. Weaver works in Conn ersville where the couple will reside.
The War Food Administration reports the War Department will provide more prisoners of war for agricultural labor. A peak total of 85 000 POWs will be used in contract work through July as agricultural laborers, up from about 65 000 last year.
The Beat page carries a “space for sale” line and a regret about needing 10 000 pounds of country lard and pork from Henley’s Gro. The Jamai can notes prompt humor as readers subscribe en masse. We talk them out of it to fund camp needs and offset high costs. The second mile of The Beat will be skipped. See you next week.
The undersigned Lloyd F. Whitaker is appointed administrator of the estate of James Henry Whitaker, late of Rush County Indiana. The estate is deemed solvent. James Henry Whitaker’s administrator Lloyd F. Whitaker June 5 1945 Wm Avery Attorney Dallas Hardwick, clerk Rush Circuit Court.
Mr and Mrs Roy Turner and family entertained with a birthday dinner Monday evening honoring the anniversary of the Rev Howard Crim. Other guests included Mrs Crim and her children.
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