Gwynneville Social Notes From Gwynneville and Nearby
Ardith Beckner and Mary Marshall are noted with Billy Ed Sample of Greenfield traveling to San Francisco for the World’s Fair. Families visit Purdue, Paris, and local towns as illness and schooling update residents. scarlet fever case, beauty and business college enrollments, and several Sunday visits are reported across Gwynneville Morristown Connersville Rushville and Indianapolis connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardith Beckner
Mary Marshall
Billy Ed Sample
Greenfield
San Fran
Mrs Everett McFarland Readmitted After Hospital Setback
Mrs Everett McFarland, recently returned home after an operation at the Methodist hospital in Indianapolis, was taken back to the hospital on Monday following a setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett McFarland
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
The 1939 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
The 65th Kentucky Derby was run at Churchill Downs in Louisville on a fast dry track. Johnstown won by eight lengths over Challedon with Heather Broom third, in a time of 2 03 2 3, among the fastest on record. Betting topped $1.66 million in total, with Derby wagers at $589,227.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sulphur Springs
W. VA
Bruce Barnes
Austin
Texas
Berkeley Bell
Creskill
N. Y
Joe Whalen
Memphis
George Jennings
Chicago
West Virginia
United States
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Johnstown
Agile
Johntown
el Chico
National Guardsmen
Miss Lenore Henley Remembered as Pioneer Community Figure
Lenore Henley, sixth of Micajah and Ruth Ann Henley’s seven children, lived nearly four score years in the Carthage area. She taught in public schools, led music classes, and assisted in Owen S Hill’s bookstore. Survived by a niece Lillian R Verley and nephews Oran and Harry G Henley, with O G Walker of Emporia and Max Walker of Los Angeles among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Micajah
Ruth Ann Henley
Carthage
Lenore
Excent Rose Geos
Lillian R. Verley
Oran
Harry G. Henley
O. G. Walker
Emporia
Kansas
Max Walker
Los Angeles
Calif
Ruth Ann
Owen S. Hill
Conservation Clubs to Propagate Raccoons This Year
Twenty five conservation clubs already hold contracts with the Division of Fish and Game to propagate raccoons this year with more contracts expected in the coming days. Commissioner Virgil M Simmons reports the program, begun in 1938 with 22 clubs, has proven successful and will expand to more than forty clubs in 1939. The effort aims to liberate a record number of raccoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Fish and Game
Virgil M. Simmons
Department of Conservation
Beauties of spring unfold at McCormick's Creek Park
The Hoosier Motor Club notes dogwood and redbud at their best at McCormick's Creek State Park in Owen County near Spencer. The 700 acre park offers a modern Canyon Inn hotel, a swimming pool, group camping facilities, ten miles of trails, and activities such as saddle horses and tennis. Reservations go to Canyon Inn Spencer Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosier Motor Club
McCormick’s Creek State Park
Owen County
Spencer
Hoosier Southland
White River
Great Stone Belt
Canyon Inn
Indiana
Hooiser Motor ® Club
Indianapolis
Card of Thanks for Fire Help from Norris Family
We thank everyone who assisted us during our fire last Friday. Your help was very much appreciated. Mr and Mrs Carl Norris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Norris
Knightstown man attends Alaska film at Carthage church
Harry Newby of Knightstown was in Carthage Wednesday night and I attended the motion pictures of Alaska shown at the Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Newby
Knightstown
Carthage
Alaska
Local Residents Attend Visits and Funeral in Area
Mr and Mrs James Sharer of near Spiceland visited Sunday afternoon with Mrs Grace Drake. Miss Grace Nixon and Joe Kelley of Indianapolis were business visitors in Carthage Wednesday. Mrs E P Trueblood and Francis Robinson of Richmond visited Mr and Mrs Jesse Henley and attended Lenore Henleys funeral. Mr and Mrs J A Reynolds and daughter left for Center ville to spend the summer. Jesse Henley, ill with flu, is able to be out now. The Loyal Womens class of East Street Christian church met at Mrs Jasper Nighs home with seven members. refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sharer
Spiceland
Grace Drake
Grace Nixon
Joe Kelley
Indianapolis
Carthage
E. P. Trueblood
Francis Robinson
Richmond
Jesse Henley
Lenore Henley
J. A. Reynolds
Centerville
Ind
East Street Christian Church
Jasper Nigh
Community thanks after sister Lenore Henley's death
The Gear family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness sympathy and floral offerings during the illness and death of their sister and aunt Lenore Henley signed Rose Gear niece and nephews
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenore Henley
Rose Gear
Three Townships Add Vocational Agriculture to Curriculum
Three township schools Raleigh Milroy and New Salem will offer vocational agriculture next year. County school superintendent Charles DeMunbrun says three new teachers have been hired to teach the added subjects. Paul Hanna moves from New Lisbon and Cadiz to Raleigh and Lewisville. Lawrence Ralston, Purdue graduate, will teach at Milroy. Dwight Cottingham, Purdue classmate, will lead at New Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles DeMunbrun
Raleigh
Milroy
New Salem
Paul Hanna
New Lisbon
Cadiz
Lewisville
Lawrence Ralston
Purdue
Dwight Cottingham
Mrs Henry Laird Visiting Family in Westport
Mrs Henry Laird and her children are spending the week with Mrs Laird's mother Mrs Thomas Small in Westport, extending family visit noted in local society notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Laird
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Gwynneville
Dave Peer
Marjorie Nigh
Lafayette
Ned Poer
Herschel Thurston
Herman Bundy
Muncie
Robert A. Milliken
Little Rock, Ark
Mary Helen Hamis
Fred Pollitt
Armory
Morristown
Harry Pollitt
Lotus van Seyoc
Will Ginniff
Durst Beckner
Stella Kemp
Earnestine Nigh and Son
Charlie VanSeycc
Mary Frances Pollitt
Indiana Central Beauty College
Doris Covall
Indiana Central Business College
Frank Earnest
Joe Evans
Rushville
Harry Poston
Betty
Wiley Miller
Blue Ridge
Julie Newhouse
Connersville
Faude Marcourt
Ruth Newhouse
Joe Long
Aunt Mary
Oranges Suicy
Sport Oxfords
Knecht
O.P.C.H
Men’s and Boys’ Outfitters
Rushville, Indiana
Richard Sipe II
Miss Lenore Henley
Theatre
Rio Grande
Charles Starrett
Sons of the Pioneers
Princess Rushville
SUN
Pacific
McCrea
Akim Tamiroft
Robert Preston
Alhambra
John Barrymore, Virginia Weidler
Katharini
Peter Holden
Donald MacBride
James Oliver
Kirwood
Beverly Roberts
Richard Arlen
Jack Benny
Joan Bennett
Mickey Rooney
Mark Twain
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Walter Connolly
Greenfield, Inc
Dorothy Lamour and
Lloyd Nolan
ST. Louis Blues
Akim Tamiroff
Bob Burns
Missouri
Meter-Miser
Frigidaire
Carthage Radio & Appliange Shop
Hubert Hunt
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