Rush County Notes and Local Alumni News 1909 1919
Paul Fall plans to attend Indiana University and room with Prof. Walter Orr. Floyd P. Newsom visited family in Terre Haute and returned home. Dr J R Rakestraw and Miss Grace Michael toured to Milroy. Miriam Parish hosted guests from Sherman and Greenfield. Howard Winslow, Earlham graduate, is the fourth grandson to receive a diploma this year. The Rush County Fair runs August 24 to 27 in Rushville. Rev Charles O Whitely will lead the Friends church for another year. Newsom’s Store remains a well known local drygoods merchant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Fall
Indianapolis
Bloomington
I. U
Walter Orr
Carthage
Floyd P. Newsom
Terre Haute
Allen W. Newsom
J. R. Rakestraw
Grace Michael
Milroy
Miriam Parish
William Northam
Sheridan
Forrest
Highwood
Ill
Bert. Parish
Greenfield
Howard Winslow
Earlham
John Bentley
Russell Winslow
Virgil Binford
Rush County
Rushville
Charles O. Whitely
Friends Church
Carthage Notes and Local Events Highlight Week
The Carthage Commercial Club plans a Glorious Fourth celebration with all-day events. Lightning and heavy rain cause damage to telephones and street lights. Rush County assessors report 1986 automobiles valued at 747847 dollars. Norris Fertilizer factory rebuild begins costing 45000 to 50000 dollars. A cow- Vehicle collision injures no one. Dr. Charles Bacon, longtime Methodist leader, dies in Los Angeles after serving in Connersville and Indianapolis districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Sims
Stockwell
Samuel L. Newsom
Drygooods
Carthage
Carthage Commercial Club
Rush County
Charles Bacon
Los Angeles
Calif
Connersville
Library Notes Gift Books from Lillian E Henley
Library notes express thanks for donations of books and magazines. The piece lists titles including Crum Elbow Folks as well as works by John Fox Jr., W H Hudson, Donald Culross Peattie, Elizabeth Janet Gray and a foreword by Sara Delano Roosevelt. Other titles will be listed later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crum Elbow
P. R. Barnes
Hyde Park
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Donald Culross Peattie
John
Lucy Audubon
Penn
Elizabeth Janet Gray
Miss Gray
Lillian E. Henley
Patty Sipe Visits Grandparents in Orange
Patty Sipe is spending the week with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Mingle of Orange. Robert Cott is visiting the summer with Judge and Mrs. W. J. Henley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty Sipe
T. W. Mingle
Orange
Robert Cott
W. J. Henley
recital attendance in Rushville at St Paul M E church
A list of attendees from the locality for the Lewis Kyser piano recital at the St. Paul M. E. church in Rushville includes Mrs. Hubert Hunt, Mrs. Byron Ball, Mrs. Maude Porter, Mrs. Ervin Renegar, Mrs. Earnest Bradford, Mrs. M. S. Kyser and daughter Sharlee, and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Carr and their sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Kyser
St. Paul M. E
Rushville
Hubert Hunt
Byron Ball
Maude Porter
Ervin Renegar
Earnest Bradford
M. S. Kyser
Sharlee
A. J. Carr and Sons
Henleys to Attend Indiana Photographers Convention
Mr and Mrs H Oren Henley and Miss Lillian R Henley will attend the Indiana State Association of Photographers convention at the Lincoln Hotel in Indianapolis next Monday and Tuesday. The studio will be closed both days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Oren Henley
Lillian R. Henley
Indiana State Association of Photographers
Lincoln Hotel
Indianapolis
Civil Service Exams Open in 1939 Open Competitive Tests
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for listed positions. Closing dates vary by region and Alaska locations. Public Health Nurse and Graduate Nurse posts pay 1800 to 2000 dollars yearly with age limits. Full details from the Secretary of the Civil Service Board of Examiners or the Commission in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Commission
Washington, D. C
Colorado
Alaska
U. S. Public Health Service
Veterans‘ Administration
Secretary of the
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Trip to California by two local couples
Mr and Mrs Harry Pitts and Mr and Mrs C G Hill left Friday morning for an extended motor trip through the west. They will visit Mrs Kate Spencer in Colton and Mrs Maude S Bell in San Bernardino. The Hills will visit Wayne Linscott and family in Pico and Mr and Mrs George Talbert in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Pitts
C. G. Hill
West
Pitts
Kate Spencer
Colton
Maude S. Bell
San Bernardino
Hill
Wayne Linscott
Pico
George Talbert
Los Angeles
Indiana State Parks Welcome Free Nature Guides This Season
Nature hikes for bird and plant study began last weekend at seven Indiana parks Pokagon Indiana Dunes Turkey Run Brown County McCormick Creek Clifty Falls Spring Mill with a part time service at Shakamak. Guides offer lectures films slides and are available to all visitors at no charge to promote outdoor learning and appreciation of native species and park scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Pokagon
Indiana Dunes
Turkey Run
Brown County
McCormick’s Creek
Clifty Falls
Spring Mill
Shakamak State Park
Nature Guides
Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Anniversaries
Charlottesville guests include Mrs. Clarence Ballard and children from Dayton Ohio and Mrs C C Coburn of Straughn. Local weddings anniversaries and birthdays appear alongside visits from Indianapolis New Castle Columbus and Greenfield with church events and a fire near a home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ballard
Dayton, O
C. C. Coburn
Straughn
Verna Haskett
Also Mentioned on This Page
Drygoods
Newsom’s
Newsom
Rastor’ Exeines
Norris
Markes McClurg
Markes
Ndianapolis
Library Notes
Kingdom Come
John Fox, Jr
Green Mansions
W. H. Hudson
Mr. Abel
Georgetown
California
Eve
Public Service Company of
Charlottesville
Betty Lou Moon
Columbus
Mona Young
Lou Stinger
J. R. Garland
Wayman Herkless
Elizabeth Garland
Eva Ramsey
Frank Linder
Kennard
Tom Ackles
New Castle
Willard Simmons
Leah Johnston
Narvell Ledbetter
Knightstown
Athaelee Wyatt
W. R. Johnston
New York
Cloral Alrey
Frank Pearson
Helen Reece
Bill Pearson
Near
Shirley
Wm. Pearson
Forest Eakins
Lawrence Eakins
le Roy Tanner
Arlene Eakins
Roy Roberts
James Huntsmneer
Anderson
James Bodkins
Mohawk
Perry Bantz
Walnut Ridge
Spiceland
Dublin
Bantz
Chester Romack
Claude Walker
Joann Trees
Cleveland
Donard Shields
Geo. W. Bird
Margaret Smith
Normandy
England
Earl Addison
Elmer Collins
Trees Shop
Hazel White
Virginia Collins
Ralph Zapf
Olga Brown
Ann Walker
Daisy Bates
Charles Pearson
Charles Hudson
H. G. Biddlecum
Irvin Binford
Frank White
Eartham College
Howell Bros
W. Second Srt
U. S. Highway 40
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