22 Jun 1956
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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1956
Page
1
Miss Mary Lou Alexander is attending summer school at Indiana University, expanding her education. This brief item notes her participation in university programs during the academic break.
Mrs Lee Patton and her children will travel by train on Thursday for a three weeks visit with relatives in Burley Idaho.
Mrs. Virginia Wells and her daughter Linda are moving this week into the apartment vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Fred McManus formerly held by Mrs. Edna Windsor. Jimmy and Carol Ann Ellis children of Mr. and Mrs. James Ellis underwent tonsillectomy at Rush Memorial Hospital last Thursday.
Miss Mary Lou Pike daughter of Mr and Mrs Cecil Pike accepts two jobs this summer with Greenfield Home Demonstration agent Mildred Campbell. This week they assist with 4-H Camp at Shakamak State Park in Hancock Franklin and Hendricks counties. Pike is home from Purdue University for summer vacation.
Miss Maryin Jackson daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Jackson leaves Sunday for a week at the Christian Church Camp at Indian Lake northeast of Indianapolis ready for a guest weekend retreat and activities with fellow campers.
Fred Fleming takes the Production Manager post for the Warner Automatic Division in Auburn Indiana. He and his wife and family previously lived in Indianapolis and have moved to Auburn to assume the new role.
The Rural Electrification Administration in Washington announced a $100 000 loan to Rush County REMC. The funds will add 133 customers and fund system improvements reaching Fayette, Franklin, Decatur and Rush counties, per a telegram from Senator Homer Capehart.
Announcement from New Castle confirms Norman McCloskey resigns as New Lisbon basketball coach after two seasons. He leaves a 4 win season out of 19 and will take a dual role coaching basketball and baseball at Somerset High School near Wa bash.
Gene Gardner of Ripley township led the Rush County Dairy Herd Improvement Association for May with ten Holstein cows producing an average 47.1 pounds of butterfat and 1239 pounds of milk per cow in the 30 day period. Emil Kuhn and son of Walker township fielded the runner-up herd of 14 cows averaging 43.1 pounds of butterfat and 1248 pounds of milk.
Kenneth Elmore of the Sky-Drome Drive-In Theatre in New Castle announces Crash Brown the Human Bomb will appear in person this Thursday and Friday nights. Brown performs a dangerous stunt high on a tower as the Most Daring Stunt Man Alive.
Mr and Mrs Ralph McClarnon returned to Carthage Tuesday evening after an eighteen day vacation. They visited Pennsylvania New York Connecticut Rhode Island Maine Vermont New Hampshire and Massachusetts with time at Cape Cod and the islands of Martha s Vineyard and Nantucket.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Gray and their son Joel of Whittier California visited Mrs. Ria Gray and sister Mrs. Albert Ray on Saturday evening. They planned to visit Mrs. Gray's mother and other relatives in Richmond.
Carthage businessman Henry Gear Stager died Tuesday afternoon at about 1 30 o clock at his home from a coronary. He organized Alsta Containers Inc and held three patents. Survived by wife Ann and relatives. Services at Thompson Funeral Home Friday afternoon. Interment Glencove cemetery Knightstown.
William Russell Todd sails to six months of basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Pvt Donald D Campbell age 18 and Samuel C Gray age 17 both begin eight weeks of basic combat training with further advanced training under the Reserve Forces Act. Campbell and Gray, Carthage Indiana graduates, may finish obligation in local Army Reserve or National Guard units.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union met Tuesday afternoon with eight members and two guests. Mrs Mildred Nigh led devotions and Mrs Elsie Henley led the lesson. Members brought flowers for shut ins and refreshments were served by the hostess.
Bishop Richard C. Raines announced changes at Bloomington five day session. The Rev. Dean McCoy departs Fletcher for Bath two-church charge. New here is Rev. C. L. Davis preaching his first sermon this Sunday. Other local moves include Rev. S. E. McKee to Rushville and Rev. O. P. Baugh to Glenwood.
Farmers may claim a refund of the 2 cent federal excise tax on gasoline used for farming under Public Law 26 466 approved April 2 1956. Refunds start after June 30 for six months of 1956 and annually July 1 to June 30, with claims on form 2240 filed with the IRS director in Indianapolis.
Announcement reports Ora V Callahan resigning as Vocational Agriculture teacher 4 H leader and F F A advisor at Buck Creek Township Mt Comfort School effective July 1 1956. He will join Indiana Farm Bureau Co op Association as Assistant Manager of Education in Indianapolis. Callahan native of Rush County Purdue graduate 1951. noted for leading 4 H Tours Agriculture Products Show and judging teams to state recognition.
Carthage was limited to one hit a fifth inning single by McCorkle. 98 Green Way won 5-2 as McNamara doubled twice with Hanahan and R Cox contributing a single each. Final line shows Carthage scoring in the first and seventh while Green Way added a three run seventh.
Father’s Day dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stephens and family from Indianapolis, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Geise and son Philip Joe from near Arlington, and Mrs Lucille Reeves from near Mays.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fagel returned from Ludington Michigan last weekend after a several days fishing trip.
Mrs. Della Pearson of Charlottesville has been ill since Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Pearson and family. Mrs. C. G. Hill has returned home from the hospital and is slowly improving. Mrs. Innes has been seriously ill the past week and shows some improvement.
Miss Carol Ewing, residing near Knights Town, spent Sunday with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ewing, enjoying family time.
The Rush County Junior Leader Club gathered at the Farm Bureau Co-Op in Rushville on Monday night June 18 with about eighty attendees. Delegates from Round-Up and State Junior Leaders shared insights from a Purdu e trip and a DePauw stay, reporting on conference activities and planning for the county fair and stands.
Kelly Veach and Frank Bly of Van's Dance Studio in New Castle performed in Rushville and Muncie revues and will appear Thursday at the Castle Theatre in New Castle.
Indiana reported 7,083 unemployment claims for the week, about 1,300 above the prior week. Division director William C. Stalnaker noted delays by automotive workers and holiday pay determinations, while 23 offices saw fewer claimants out longer. Total weekly filings stood at 45,257 versus 23,871 a year earlier.
Carthage School teams played multiple games last week. The 5th and 6th grade lost 15 to 8 to New Salem. Greenfield beat Carthage 13 to 5 on Wednesday. The 7th and 8th grade edged Greenfield 7 to 6 on Tuesday. Carthage High beat New Palestine 7 to 3 for their third league win.
A sermon on Satan's temptations seen in the lives of Peter Jesus and Judas. It highlights Peter's denial and Judas betrayal while noting Satan's enduring influence and the need to guard faith with Jesus prayer for Peter to keep his faith from failing.
A Father's Day dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Moore drew relatives from Pendleton and Mays, with Moore, Brooks, and Moore families attending. Other visits included Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fenner hosting guests from Florida and Indiana, Delinger and Pearson families entertaining, and travel notes from Summers of Vincennes and Joe S. Michael returning from Florida to Springfield and Carthage.
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