People and Visits Highlight Rushville Area Scene
Local social notes list Miss Betty Moore and Carlos Brooks at Indiana University Bloomington. Several visitors and guests travel between Rushville, Spiceland, Flemingsburg, and Indianapolis with stops at Rexford, Bentonville, and Bedford. The column records numerous house calls, visitors, and short trips including university stays and family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Moore
Carlos Brooks
Indiana University At
Bloomington
Ethel Posey
Jeff Leisure
Lowell
Charles Nordlow
Spiceland
Emma Horton
Rushville
Joan Beckner
Malcolm Jessup
Fairmount
Henry Jessup
Bruce Jordan
Flemingsburg
Ozro Draper
Roy Beckner
Burl Magee
Lucy Goode
Pulaski County
Edna Souder
Cordelia Gauthier
Elmer Sedam
Oro Addison
Charles Blackership
Russell Siler
Tri-county Institute
Bentonville
Charles Kennedy
James O’neal
Rosemary Henley
Miami
Fla
Fred McManus
Henry Stinger
Indianapolis
James McGeorge
Frank Weber
Charles Weber
Myrtle Divilbliss
Mays
James Sharer
Snokeland
Charles Moore
Isabel Addison
Marhall Gardner
Winifred Hall
Clancy Nigh
Memorial Day Program Planned at Rushville
The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars plan a joint Memorial Day observance in Arzyville, holding a Sunday May 31 service at 1 30 pm. The Rushville band leads a parade from North Morgan Street to East Hill cemetery with services at the chapel and G A R monument. The program honors those who died in service, with final rites at the World War lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Arz Yille
Rushville
Morgan Street
Second Street
East Hill Cemetery
Fishermen urged to obtain Indiana licenses early
Hoosier anglers eyeing the June 16 opening are told to secure their 1936 licenses now. Virgil M. Simmons, conservation commissioner, notes residents 18 and over must carry a license to fish in Indiana. Licenses, $1, cover hunting and trapping and run to January 1, 1937. Non resident licenses include a 10 day option for $1 and a year remaining option for $2.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Indiana
Billion-Dollar Pile Imagined in Plain Terms Across History
The piece compares a billion dollars to massive quantities of goods and eras, imagining boxes, freight cars, and labor to convey the scale. It spans global time from creation to the Mayflower landing, noting John D. Rockefeller’s wealth as a benchmark and detailing how a billion in coins or matches would stack and move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Rock
Rome
Britain
Caesar
London
Paris
Christopher Courst
America
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Salt Lake City
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Manufactu
Notice on Diplomas and Eighth Grade Certificates Availability
The notice states diplomas and eighth grade certificates can be picked up by visiting the author at their home. It also reports multiple social visits and travel by local residents including MR J R BEHR and Mrs Lindley Taylor in Chicago and Mrs Nigh, with other local trip details and family visits across Bartholomew, Columbus, Switzerland, and Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Behr
Lindley Taylor
Charles Nigh
Carthage
Chicago
How Much Is a Billion A Reader Comparison
A historical piece explains the vastness of a billion by offering practical comparisons. It notes the term's rise in wartime relief funding and presents calculations showing how long counting to a billion would take and how a billion miles would span.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Meltzer
Daily Democrat
Meltzer
United States
Indiana Unemployment Division Warns on Contributions
Indiana Unemployment Compensation Director Clarence A. Jackson said employers must pay 1.2 percent of April payrolls from eight or more workers to cover reports due by May 20. He argued funds will remain state property if the federal act is unconstitutional and emphasized monthly reporting through the twentieth of each month with no quarterly filing option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Indianapolis
Clarence A. Jackson
Federal
Department of Treasury
Jackson
Indiana
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