AAA CLUB WARNS YOUNG PEDESTRIANS TO WALK LEFT
Hoosier Motor Club official Richard T. James urges rural pedestrians to walk on the left facing traffic to avoid countless accidents. A safety poster, by Kathy Poswalk of Detroit, promotes the rule in schools as part of AAA safety education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA Club
Richard T. James
Hoosier Motor Club
James
Kathy Poswalk
Denby High School
Detroit
Michigan
American Automobile Association
AAA
Local Families Attend Dinners and Visits in Indiana and Cumberland
Mr and Mrs Ralph McClurg and sons from Carthage and Mr and Mrs Walby McClurg and son from Arlington joined Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs Walter Wagner in Rushville. Foster Wilson and family and Tives Fitch and family shared a cooperative dinner at Russell Keller home in Madison. Russell Roland and part of the Roland family called Thursday evening at Hendryx Fields Mortuary in Cumberland to pay respects to Harry Youngs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph McClurg
Carthage
Walby McClurg
Arlington
Walter Wagner
Rushville
Foster Wilson
Tives Fitch
Russell Keller
Madison
Indiana
Russell Roland
Roland
Hendryx Fields
Cumberland
Harry Youngs
Rush County Commissioners Allowances May 5 1958
The Rush County commissioners approved several expense claims at the May 5 1958 meeting. Names listed include Louise Phillips clerk Rebecca Mahan Betty Smith Frances Stearley Howard Ewbank auditor Helen Winkler Fern Ewbank and others.
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Rush County
Louise Phillips
Rebecca Mahan
Betty Smith
Frances Stearley
Howard Ewbank
Helen Winkler
Fern Ewbank
County Officials And Expenditures Across Rush County
An extensive ledger lists county officers and staff including treasurer Virgil Grinstead recorder Olive Miller and sheriff Safewright, with payments to numerous firms such as Public Paint Wall Paper Co and Metzger Lumber Co. It details salaries, office costs, supplies, and numerous disbursements across departments including health, welfare, education, and public works. The record names dozens of individuals and firms with amounts, reflecting a broad fiscal tally for Rush County.
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Virgil Grinstead
Kathryn Grinstead
Ruby Malson
Olive L. Miller
Isabelle Dill
L. May
Safewright
Martha Biggs
Remember When May 1948 Obituaries and Local News
Ten year ago Mrs. Rose Ella Crawford died at her daughter’s home. Survived by three sons and four daughters. Services at Fletcher Methodist Church. Lillie Taylor, 83, widow of Scott Taylor, died near Carthage. Survived by husband, six children, a step-daughter, grandchildren. Services at Thompson Funeral Home with burial at Walnut Ridge Cemetery. Local residents Barbara Addison Winifred Collins Bill Cook and Bill Watts visited Indiana University Bloomington. Eddie Carter and family of New Castle headed to Puerto Rico for West Indies job via New York. Homer Miller helped start a new paper and boxboard factory in Puerto Rico. Cancer Drive chair J M DeSchipper reports $215.16. Twenty years ago notes include Everett Webb surgery at Methodist Hospital Indianapolis and Carthage residents Glen Renegar injuries at Philadelphia plant. Dinner hosted by Jack Overman. Choral Club hosted Mother's Tea. Memorial Tree planting at Ripley Country Club with program and music. Jesse Newsom family moved to Main Street property. Petit Jury service for Jesse Henley in Indianapolis. Porter farm barn burned south of Charlottesville.
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Rose Ella Crawford
Fred King
Fletcher Methodist Church
Lillie Taylor
Scott Taylor
Carthage
Thompson Funeral Home
Walnut Ridge Cemetery
Barbara Addison
Winifred Collins
Bill Cook
Bill Watts
Knightstown
Indiana University
Bloomington
Eddie Carter
New Castle
Puerto Rico
New York
West Indies
Homer Miller
J. M. DeSchipper
Ripley Township
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Glen Renegar
Ervin Renegar
Container Corporation
Philadelphia
Penn
Jack Overman
Frank Wantz
Ann McClarnon
Eugene Gardner
Harold Phelps
Jesse Newsom
Jonesboro
C. G. Hill
Main Street
Ripley Country Club
M. E. Church Lawn
L. J. Jarrett
Jesse Henley
Petit Jury
Porter Farm
Charlottesville
Indiana To Open Trout Season May First In State Streams
The Indiana Department of Conservation announces over 38 000 legal-size trout set for planting ahead of the 1958 trout season on state streams from May 1 to Aug 31. Rainbow, brown and brook trout totaling 25 030, 9 890 and 3 400 have been planted, with many reaching 12 inches. Bag limits are five per day from lakes and ten per day from streams, with a ten fish possession limit.
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Indiana
Melvin O. Scott
Department of Conservation
Kenneth Marlin
Scott
Division of Fish and Game
Trout Planting Program Expands Across Northern Indiana
The U S Fish and Wildlife Service supplied two inch fingerlings to Curtis Creek station in LaGrange County where about 20 000 rainbows are kept for open season planting. A $2 trout stamp and the regular fishing license are required. Plants covered 19 counties with most in Elkhart Huntington Kosciusko LaGrange LaPorte Marshall Noble Steuben St Joseph and Whitley. additional counties included Allen Jasper Lake Porter Randolph Washington White Newton and Wabash.
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U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Curtis Creek
LaGrange County
Indiana
Elkhart
Huntington
Kosciusko
LaGrange
LaPorte
Marshall, Noble, Steuben
St. Joseph
Whitley Counties
Allen
Jasper
Lake
Porter
Randolph
Washington
White, Newton
Wabash
Rush County Spring Beef Cattle Feeders Tour Report
The Rush County Beef Cattle Feeders and Breeders Association held an April 10 tour with nine farm stops in Center and Washington townships. Purdue specialists Paul Mitchell and Kenneth MacDonald led discussions on bunker silos feeding grain, beef cattle grades, winter and spring handling, and market outlook. About 650 cattle were observed and 50 farmers attended, with dinner by Raleigh Christian Church ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Paul Mitchell
Purdue
Mitchell
Kenneth MacDonald
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Bob Bills
John Nelson
Rush County Beef Cattle Feeders and Breeders Association
William Nelson
John Kramer
Posey Township
Ray Gurley
Porter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Rural Life
First Presbyterian Church
Rush County Home Demonstration Council
Jane Knapp
Glenwood Garden Club
Lum Thompson
Glenwood
E. R. Honeywell
Farm Bureau
Rushville Township
Henley
Ters
Ralph Truitt
Russell Ruff
MRCP
the Telfer Co
Recorder
n-Rand
Same & B. Typewriter Co
Same
Ottte L. Miller
Harvey Faurote
Sherriff’s
Donald L. Renegar
Robert L. May
Sinclair Refining Co Co
Thompson Tillison
Surveyor’s
Indiana Lock Joint Concrete Pipe Co
Marshall Krammes
Chester Howe
James Jackson, Jr
James Howe
Jerry Howe
Rush County Stone Co
John W. Nelson
Lawrence Clark & Son
W. P. Wolfal
County Agent Supply Fund
Bartel & Roche
Marie Druley
A. E. Scaglia
Sam
Ava Teel
Baned of
Health Office
Fannie Cannon
Republican Co
A. E. Boyce Co
Clarence Northam
Harold D. Norris
Circuit Court
Taff Furniture Co
Donald LaFary
Court House
Jacob Jones
General Telephone Co
City Utilities
Indiana Gas & Water Co
West Coal & Ice Co
Waggoner Firestone
Omer Fields
Public Paint & Wal Wall Paper Co
Willie Jordan
M. & W. Electric Co
the Metzger Lumber Co
Jess M. Poe
Public Paint & Wall Paper Co
Weer Service Co
Jordan
Metzger Lumber Co
Standard Grocery Co
Sance Products Co., Inc
A. Gunn Hayden, Inc
Central Supply Co
United Star Chemical Co
M. Sedam
Eva Robinson
J. Osterling
Andrew Highlander
Fox Bounty
James Highlander
John Jones
Harold A. Davis
Omer Davis
Billy ‘Alien
Sea Same
Richard M. Mastin
Donald Newman
Woyd Laker
Luther Nixon
Robert W. Carroll
Murphy Funeral Home
Master Mortuary
the Carthage Citizen
Rushville Telegram
Eas A Co
Richmond State Ae
St. Tmstitu
Muscatatuck
Marjorie Brownell
Vinton Hudson
Clarence Loyd
Wm. B. Whitton
Noland Hood
Dwight Miller
Lawrence Krammes
Sirley Macy
Forrest Havens
Russell Parish
Geo. W. Owens
Floyd L. Thompson
Henry E. White
Harry D. Bird
R.‘E. Fancher
Raymond C. Ball
Richard Lennox
Glenn W. DuBois
Roy L. Johnson
Lowell Beach
Floyd Darrell Rowan
John D. Gosnell
Vernon Patterson
Elvin Linkmeyer
International Harvester Co
Indiana Oxygen Co
Farmer’s Tractor & Imp
Indiana Textile Co
Rodefeld Co
Bowman Products Co
Sinclair Refining Co
Jones Sont
A. E. Kevyn Wright
Murdock
Terhune Hardware
A. Gunn Haydon
Gerald Kennedy
McCorkle Stone Co
Rush County Stone
Alexander Gravel Co
John & Johnson
Wayne Hall Sign & Post Co
Ed Scherer
Irvin
Jesse J. Sele
Wwe
U. S. Testing Co., Inc
America
Carthage Radio & Appl
Everett Webb
Farm News
The
Raleigh Christian Church
Duane Newhouse
Amy Sue Addison
Joey
Our Gang
4H Friendship Club
Wayne County
Cali
Baushack Fertilizer Co
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