Rush County 1940 bills allow salaries and expenses
Rush County Commissioners allowed a lengthy list of salaries and expenses at the May 6 1940 meeting. The payees include clerks auditors treasurers sheriffs and assistants plus office and jail costs and various supplier bills from local firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Dale Fisher
Wilma Brown Hougland
Dorothy Lipscomb
Convo
Hubert R. Alexander
Agnes Wilk
Grace A. Alexander
Helen L. McClure
Treas
Sharlee Kyser
Dep
LaVern Farthing
Hazel Levi
Lucile Bever
Anna F. Downey
Recorder
Pine Res Ohn Coe
Edna H. Downey
Ass’t. Recorder
Paul Glisson
Orlando F. Ingle
Mme de Sees
Caine
Rebecca Leonard
W. H. McDaniel
Pee A. E. Boyce
Indianapolis
Fo Co
Anna
Downey
Miller-Bryant-Pierce
A. E. Boyce Co
Paul Zene
George Ag
B. F. Standiford
Mildred M. Benson
George Mitchell
Will Clawson
A. E. Lees ‘Co
Same Flanagan Typewriter Co
Pretty
Paul Bennington
Sheriff's
Dallas Hardwick
Loren S. Winkler
Veyor
Same
Frank H. Green, Jr
Sal Republican Co
City Water & Light Plan
Eo Picht
Carthage writer reflects on America farming future
Frederick McCormick closes a series on Carthage and its region with reflections on farming, land, and America’s national drift. He contrasts past frontier glory with modern changes and urges youth to redirect science toward land rehabilitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Carthage
Lincoln Birth Cabin Moves and Memorial Building Dedication
After Lincoln's election the cabin moved from its first site and served as a school house and home for tenants until 1894 when it returned to its current location. Logs traveled to Nashville, Buffalo, Louisville, and Hodgenville for exhibitions and cornerstone rites before the 1911 dedication of the Memorial Building with President Taft delivering the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodgenville
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Lincoln
Jackson Highway
Horne
Royal P. Hankle
Richard Creal
Lincoln
New York
Louisville
John Cissell
Taft
Argentine Star Raul Riganti Returns for Indy 500
Indianapolos race fans await Raul Riganti as he stages a comeback at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30 behind a Maserati funded by Argentine public subscription. The Italian driver, idol of South American auto racing, previously raced here in 1923 and 1933 with Bugatti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Raul Riganti
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Riganti
Prince de
North
South America
Frog Hunting Banned in May Under Indiana Law
Virgil M. Simmons, Indiana Conservation Commissioner, announces a closed frog season from May 1 to June 10. Open frog seasons run April 1–30 and June 10–October 31. The law imposes penalties for out of season frog taking though no bag limit or size minimum is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil M. Simmons
Department of Conservation
Indiana
Out‑of‑Town Friends Attend Reuben Bentley Funeral
The funeral for Reuben Bentley drew attendees from several states with relatives and friends joining services at Walnut Ridge church. Notable names include Frank Binford and Howard Hinshaw of Spiceland, Virgil Binford of Richmond, and visitors from Greenfield Sullivan Chicago and Indianapolis. The gathering reflected a wide circle of Bentley kin and associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Bentley
Walnut Ridge Church
Frank Binford
Howard Hinshaw
Spiceland
Virgil Binford
Richmond
John Bentley
Robert Bentley
Hayes Bentley
Greenfield
Frank Brokaw
Sullivan
Harry Gray
Dayton
Ohio
W. P. Brokaw
Shelbyville
Willie Stanley
Indianapolis
Burch Bentley
Aurora
Ilinois
Tom Daggy
Chicago
John Wiggins
Robert Ball
Jim Addison
Neal Addison
Gwynneville
Elmer Smith
Manilla
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EES Sde and
Eastern Indiana Gas Co
Frazee Coal & Lbr. Co
Brombiy
Hayes Scott
Grant ,Lacy
Pioneer Mfg. Co
C. H
Bartel, Roche & Rosa
B & O Railroad
Sunshine Feed Store
Williams Hardware
Eastern Ind. Gas Co
Heathe & Light Plant
Jail
Philip Miller
Huntington Laboratories
ESSE
W. R. Lakin
Denver Pea
Margery Anderson
vLo
Deianare
Nesses
Sheriffs
Mil. Geo. C. Wyatt & Co
Smith Esteb Hospital
Citizens Independent _ Tele
Oan
Nanan
S. F
Derby Green
Chase Ruddell
Ahan Albert Sorrell
Rushville Telegram
Game Republican Co
Dover
Rufus Gilpin
Loren Winkler
Arthur Kephart
James Moore
Marshall Krammes
Russell Farthing
Francis Houston
Grace Pate
J. F. Miller
Herchel M. Newhouse
Sam Jesse Hungerford
Wilson Beam
Phyllis Anne Hewitt
Mildred Boys
Gammon
Lewis Ross
S Beams
Bar Docket
Charles Newhouse
The
Nadeeene
Baanene
Nate
Naanne
Tanenee
Raneene
Franklin Addison
Charley M. Eskew
Lee Gardner
Howard Clawson
Jack Jordan
Wayne Johnson
Ralph Truitt
Russell Dora
Bea Smith
Carolyn Chamberlain
Alice Boring
Earl Vogel
Inez Bristol
Lee Somers
Omer W. Abernathy
George Senour, Jr
Joseph A. Brown
Nellie Scott
Tor
Marjorie Coffin
Edna Nixon
John Hawley
Raymond Addison
Lester Benefield
Eddie G. Thompson
Cc. E. Compton
Dorothy Foster
Arthur J. Trennepohl
Frederick WcCormick
Edna
Casady
F. H. Green
Luther Renegar
Mayfair Laboratories
Harry E. Willey
Fred Schillinger
Horner Woolen Mills
Carolina Absorbent Cotton Co
Same A
Eulers Shoe Store
the Mauzy Co
Mullin and Rugenstein
E. Larsen
Vail, Thorpe, Goodman
C. A. Colvin
J. O. Readmond
Lowell Macy
Scott S. Powell
John Seright
Iee Ij
FL Weir
Eph Peck
Jointon Hudson
Lee
Lowell Price
Jake R. Brown
Waldo McGuire
Darrel Rowan
Hubert R. Jones
Lowell Dyer
Ea. Mock
Cities Service Oil Co
Collins Pet. Products Co
O. F. Busard, Inc
McCormick Deering
Sane Ace
Rushville Motor Sales
Harry Ferather
James Mullins
Harry Schatz
Ee la. E. Boyce Co
Myrtle Renegar
Sal
Ee Citizens Independent Tele. Co
Infirmary Light
City Water & Lies Plant
Ecges
Eee
Delbert Winkler
A. H. George Stone Co
Grubbs & White
Citizens Independent Tele. Co
Howell Bros
Q. O’neall Co
Equip. Co., Inc
J. D. Adams Co
Central Motor Parts Co
Pee Motor Co
Iubert R. Alexa
Anis
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Eleu
Wau
Whistler
Ture
Hoosierdom
Land of the
Free
Home of the
Brave
Hatcherie
Wawasee
Tri-Lakes
Indiana Lakes
Division of Fish and Game
Ohio River
Williamson
W.va
Aderba Mickel
Mammoth
Crystal Caves
Rockies
Colorado River
California
Pacific
Middle West
Russia
Tsardom
Baltic
Arctic
Pamirs
Warren Bayley
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Carthage Radio and Appliance Shop
Carthage Hardware Co
Howard
de Havilland
Vivien Leigh
Scarier O'Hare
Victor Fleming
Mowry Howard
Mas Sinner
Atlanta
Aescaven
Alhambra
Knightstown, Ind
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