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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1955
Page
3
Carthage Citizen announces its regular publication schedule with Rhodes as editor and Grace Porter as society editor. It notes subscription rates of 2.00 for a year and 1.09 for six months, available through the local post office in Carthage Indiana.
Mrs Harold Wagoner 842 W 9th Rushville named Rush County chairman of the 1955 Indiana Association for Mental Health fund drive led by former Governor Henry F Schricker. Wagoner will head the $1 584 Rush County effort toward a $300 000 state goal and later appoint the county’s vice chairman.
Miss Carrole Rand and Robert Dhonau of Indianapolis were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dhonau. Robert left for Austin, Texas, to attend a school with ROTC. Mrs. Leslie Heifner visited the Websters near Manilla and Shelbyville last week.
Rush County 4H clubs received the Prairie Farmer gold bar for increasing membership and improving programs at the 37th annual 4-H Club Round-Up in Purdue Music Hall. Lynn Gardner accepted the award. Philip Hester performed trumpet with a large group including Ruth Louise Ryman and Robert Spuller.
Officers elect of Lions Clubs gathered at the Blue Bird Inn in Morristown for a dinner conference with retiring presidents and secretaries. C Marland Adams presided, assisted by Zone Chairman Lowell Ritter and Lyall Wortman, as district officers were announced for 1955 1956. Represented clubs included Arlington Carthage Columbus Greensburg Manila Mays Morristown New Salem Rushville and Shelbyville.
A Letter to the Editor analyzes Congressional Quarterly notes on pensions and social security, noting Townsend Bill entailments including lowering the age to 60 and pay as you go. The piece cites a $54,000 monthly pension figure in Hamilton County and argues a robust local pension system could ease family caregiving in the future.
First Lieut James W Henley son of Mr and Mrs Howard E Henley of Carthage serves with a Ninth Air Force unit and has been awarded a Presidential Unit Citation the highest unit honor in the U S Armed Forces. Mrs C A Brown of Knights town and Miss Mary Louise Hill visited Mrs Dale Earnest and her young daughter in Rushville City Hospital Friday. Roy Turner and family hosted a birthday dinner honoring Rev Howard Crim with Mrs Crim and children present. Dr Paul C Foster and his son Teddy visited Rev and Mrs De Witt Foster Sunday. Rena Hill Frank Hill Eva McDaniels and daughters Mary and Margaret traveled from Markleville to dine with Dr and Mrs F H Riley and Marilyn in Jamestown.
Washington reports Rush county residents receive over $42,000 in Social Security benefits monthly based on 1954 data. In 1953 912 old age and survivors beneficiaries in Rush county were paid $506,256, while Indiana totals reached $116,998,092 for 198,744 beneficiaries. Harvey notes increased payments with Act liberalization and cites a 1.8 percent administrative cost of benefits.
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