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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1936
Page
1
Indianapolis obituary reports Russell Publow aged 49 of Carthage died at the Methodist Hospital tonight at 6 45 following a brief illness.
Russell Publow Ripley Township Trustee is gravely ill at Methodist hospital in Indianapolis. He was admitted after several days of illness and doctors say septic sore throat, initially thought to be diphtheria, is the cause. A blood transfusion was given Wednesday with another expected Thursday. doctors warned he may not survive beyond 48 hours.
The Eighth Annual Arlington High School Alumni Banquet was held Saturday night in the school building with 122 attendees. Seniors were honored at a special table. new officers were elected and a painting of former principal Prof. J. L. Shauck was presented to the school.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon for Samuel Kinnett age 81 who died at his Milroy home after a brief illness. Rev. O. W. Mattson presided at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Marpry. Kinnett had lived in Rush county since childhood.
Beginning Monday May 4 a free weekly show series will visit Mays Manilla Cumberland New Palestine Acton and Milroy for twenty weeks. Ruth Mack Picture Shows sponsor the events with local merchants backing. Mr M T Herrington of Carthage heads the company using a new machine from holograph Co Indiana promising top sound pictures.
Mrs. Claude Sipe led the circle last Monday with papers on Peiping the Ageless Shanghai Paris of the Orient by Mrs. L. D. Cooper and The Land of King Prajadhipok by Miss Winona Newsom. Complimentary letters from county officers praised the circle. Federation Day on May 11 will include a ten o'clock program and a noon box lunch hosted by Mrs. W. J. Phelps with speaker Mrs. Wm. Swain of Pendleton on Early American Glass.
The Morristown High School alumni banquet was held Saturday night with 275 members and guests at a three course dinner. Black and gold decor, candlelight, and Japanese lanterns created a festive setting. Laurence Wortman hosted the event as toastmaster, with alumni delivering responses. The program featured songs toe and tap dancing by the Reynolds sisters of Indianapolis and music by Art Gruner’s orchestra from Indianapolis.
Dr. H. P. Metcalf Rushville physician and two local men John Brown son of county agent E. F. Brown and James Robinson were injured in a Rushville crash Saturday afternoon. Metcalf suffered severe bruises and was sent to Rushville city hospital for X rays before returning home. Brown received a head and leg cut while Robinson, riding with Brown, was only slightly hurt. The collision occurred as Metcalf heading east on Ninth street was struck by Brown traveling south on Arthur street.
Fishermen and others should file requests with the Division of Fish and Game to have game fish planted in streams and lakes in their community. A large number of applications are already on file. Hatchery fish may be planted only in public waters. they cannot be released in private ponds or privately held gravel pits.
A clinic conducted last Thursday at Dr. E I Woodens Rushville office examined twenty seven people under Dr E M Amos of Indianapolis. Six others were tested with the Manteaux tuberculin test and three active cases were found. The clinics are funded by Christmas seals and occur three to four times yearly.
Mrs. Ben Shankland of Elwood was summoned here Friday due to the serious illness of her mother Mrs. James Terhune who remains confined to bed.
The April 23 1936 event featured a crimson and cream decor with white fences and lawn furniture. Rushville orchestra played while Wendell Clark welcomed guests and Ramona Winfield responded. A class will prophecy and a dance by DeSchipper and Humes concluded with a final word from Mr. Baker.
Charlottesville Baccalaureate services were held April 19 at the Charlottesville Christian church with Rev. Homer Biddlecum delivering the sermon. Commencement followed Wednesday night at the Christian church. Eighteen seniors were named Walter Bell Robert Bell Lowell Collins Helen Collins Robert Dale Ruth Overman Madelene Solomon Chesley White Matilda Moore Robert Hudson Genevieve Mitchell Joe Staley Mary Catherine Jessup Edwin McClarnon Ralph Wilfong Charles Walker Anna Mae Thomas Virginia Zapf. Junior-Senior reception occurred at the Cifaldi Inn near Indianapolis last Friday night.
The Busy Bee 4-H club of Posey township gathered at Arlington school on a Saturday afternoon. Twenty eight members enrolled for the year and received papers and record books. Talks were given by leader Mrs. Fred Woods and Miss Wilma Fike. Officers named for the year include Norma Alsman president Virginia Stout vice president Dorothy Sharpe secretary treasurer Maxine Swain news reporter and Jennie Lou Glendenning song leader. The next meeting is set for May 15 at the school building.
Ten Mays high school graduates received their diplomas last Thursday night at Mays High School. Principal P. C. Somerville delivered the address. Graduates listed include Paul M. Denton Russell W. Eakins Claude Archie Ellis Edd Griffee Betty McKay Kathryn Reeves Hubert Robertson Lowell Somers and Wilbur H. Stewart.
The Arlington Band directed by C Earl Downey will present a concert at the school building Thursday night May 7. They will be assisted by Verollton Shaul and his quartet from Indiana Central College. The public is cordially invited and a small admission will be charged at the door.
Funeral services for Frank Rhodes age 57 were held Tuesday at ten o clock at the Shiveleys corner home. He died Saturday night at the New Castle Clinic after five months of poor health and weeks of heart trouble. Survived by widow and three children Mrs Clarence Addison of Knightstown Mrs Herbert Shipley of Greenfield and Harold Rhodes of New Castle one brother Harry of Carthage and two grandchildren Burial was in Knightstown cemetery
The county spelling contest held April 9 by township schools was announced by John E. Goode. Results show averages per grade with no individual winners. Milroy high school did not participate.
Contracts issued in March cover five grade separations ten bridges and 102 miles of paving and grading across 25 counties including Rush. Total cost about 2.005 million dollars funded by state and federal sources. Year to date March total exceeds 5.3 million dollars, boosting employment and highway modernization nationwide.
The Graham Annex building in Rushville hosted a free Monday night program for county 4 H club boys and girls. The feature film Under the 4 H Flag plus a 4 H news reel an educational short and a cartoon drew over 500 attendees all 4 H members eligible for admission at no charge.
Mrs Lowell Tweedy was returned to her home from the Methodist hospital in Indianapolis on Saturday after several days of observation.
Kin Hubbard made Brown County famous and now Benjamin Wallace Douglass renews interest with a book from Doubleday that compiles the Saturday Evening Post series The New Deal Comes to Brown County Indiana The work attacks the New Deal as impractical and costly and targets small farmers and business men as the payers of the price Theodore Roosevelt Jr directs the firm and Mrs Roosevelt helped spark publication with Douglass as principal speaker at Indianapolis event The first edition printed 100000 copies reflecting strong public interest
The Rush county Women s Republican club held a regular meeting in the assembly room of the courthouse at Rushville Wednesday afternoon. Republican candidates for office were introduced. The speaker was Mrs. A L Gary who spoke on Government Revenues.
John Deere gives The Operation Care and Repair of Farm Machinery to the Library. The Hoover Administration narrative by Wm Starr Myers and Walter H Newton is donated by Scribner Co. Atlantic Monthly Publishing Co. donates Industrial America by Arthur Pound to support economic recovery and confidence in core industries.
Mr M D Coffin and family of Marion were guests of Mr and Mrs Enos Coffin Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs S L Newsom, Mrs Russell Publow and Miss Ada Von Publow were in Indianapolis Wednesday.
Guidance suggests exposing chicks to direct sun in fresh air starting at ten to fourteen days old to prevent rickets. Benefits include vitamin D synthesis for proper calcium absorption and bone development in young birds.
Nine Carthage musicians join a mass music festival May 3 at Butler Field House Indianapolis with 225 pianists on 125 pianos. Two performances 2 30 p m and 8 p m. High school group broadcast on NBC red network at 3 15 p m. Event begins National Music Week under Sigma Alpha Iota. Participants include Mrs A J Carr Mrs Maude Porter Mrs J R Behr Miss Sharlee Kyser Miss Grace McGeorge Miss Ruth Burkher Miss Jean Porter Miss Caroline Norris and Miss Juanita Winfield.
The Rush county Rural Electrification project petition was approved by the state Public Service Commission after a Monday hearing. Loan papers head to Washington and work will begin after loan approval. A total of 905 signers support the R E M C project in Rush county.
The Carthage High School graduating class held baccalaureate services Sunday night in the Carthage Auditorium. The event featured a processional by the High School chorus, performances by the Glee club, and sermons by Rev. Holwager and Rev. Manchester. The service concluded with the benediction by Rev. Furbay.
The Friends Yearly Meeting conference of Religious Education gathered at Knightstown Friends church on Tuesday afternoon led by Rev. Wm. J Sayers of Richmond. Attendees from Walnut Ridge Quarterly Meeting included Dr. James Furbay Mrs. Willella Henley Mrs. Lizzie B. Stone Miss Winona Newsom Mr. and Mrs. William Reddick Mr. and Mrs. Da vid Binford Rev. Homer Biddlcum Mrs. Loyal Hunt and Mrs. Elmer Hunt.
Funeral services were held at the Center Christian church for four year old Richard Lee Moffitt son of Mr and Mrs Lee Moffitt who died Thursday at the family home. He is survived by his parents one brother Robert at home and grandparents Mr and Mrs J F Cohee of near Mays.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Jacobs marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary on April 21 at their son Elba Jacobs home in Carthage. Daughter Mrs. Walter Durbin helped hostess as about seventeen friends their two children and three grandchildren attended. Only one guest from the original wedding party, Lester Foster and family with Mr. N. T. Foster, was present. Mrs. Mallie Sitton joined after visiting her Rushville brother the day after the wedding fifty years ago. Sickness and bad weather kept several away. some high school girls were present.
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