Charlo tt esville and area social rounds noted
Charlottesville residents attend Miss Sybil Stanley funeral at Rich Square and a string of afternoon and house gatherings span the week. Visits include George Brownie near Sullivan and numerous White family events with relatives from Philadelphia to Lewisville. A 90th birthday is celebrated by David Hastings with 189 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank White
Sybil Stanley
Rich Square
E. C. Hewson
Chester Hewson
George Brownie
Sullivan
Missionary Society of the Friends Church
Iona White
Sherman Smith
F. E. White
Leda White
Philadelphia
White
New Zealand
Robert White
Stanley Edwin and
Esther
Richmond
Clyde. Harned
Lois
Ruth White
Clara
Lizzie Overman
Carl Guy
Sylvia Guy
Anderson
David Hastings
Friends Church
Byron Ball
Bridge Club
Doris Bell
Ada Vance
New Castle
Adaline Kenyon
Charley Hudson
Kenard
Cliff Addison
Knightstown
Strong Maseratis Predicted To Win Indy 500 Prize
Cotton Henning, longtime mechanic and manager for Mike Boyle’s racer, predicts a foreign built car will win the Indianapolis 500. Last year’s victor a Maserati from Bologna, Italy returns this year with two more Maseratis expected to start. First prize is 20 000 dollars plus lap and other prizes. Henning has driven three winner cars totaling over 96 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Cotton Henning
Mike Boyle
Pete DePaolo
Wild Bill” Cummings
Wilbur Shaw
Bologna
Italy
Cotton
Indiana roadside parks numbered and opened across state
Roadside parks total thirty completed for motorists to rest and picnic. Indiana Highway Commission Chairman T A Dicus cites historic sites and scenic spots guiding park locations. Notable parks include Lincoln Ferry Roadside Park on Route 66 near Troy and Leavenworth Roadside Park by the Ohio River on Route 62 near Leavenworth, among many along various routes. Further twenty two sites selected with construction to proceed as staff allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Dicus
State Highway Commission
Hoosier
Lincoln Ferry
Troy
Leavenworth
Ohio River
Arlington Happenings From Mrs Heath’s Column
Arlington community notes recount senior class 1940 gathering at Arlington High School with 14 members and a guest. Busy Bee club meeting at Arlington school with 17 members and 4 guests, demonstrations and entertainment followed by refreshments. Numerous local visits and travel, including tryouts in Indianapolis, and social calls among residents of Posey township and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Beckner
Marjorie Colestock
Arlington High School
Banco
Beech Club
Posey Township
Arlington School
Beulah Jordan
Mildred Jordan
Katherine Ross
Annabelle Stark
Betty Belle Kemple
Clemendine
Mildred Hutchinson
Marcella
Clemendine Hutchinson
Minneapolis Man Becomes Father and Grandfather in One Day
Elmer Larson of Minneapolis welcomed a son with his wife on the same day his daughter Mrs. William Vanderbilt gave birth to a daughter, making him a father and a grandfather simultaneously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Larson
Minneapolis
William Vanderbilt
Son of Famous Driver Shines at Indianapolis
Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Bill DeVore, son of Earl DeVore, returns to the Hoosier oval to race on May 39. Earl perished with the S. S. Vestris in 1928, and Bill recalls his father's rivalries with DePalma, DePaolo, and Lockhart. Bill finished tenth after starting 33rd in 1939, after a practice wreck nearly kept him out. He vows to win for his dad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Louis Meyer
Rex Mays
Glendale
California
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Ays
Lou Meyer
Mays-Meyer
Bill DeVore
Earl DeVore
Hoosier
S. S. Vestris
Bill
DePalma
Depaolo
Lockhart
DeVore
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. R. Newby — — Notary Public
Carthage, Ind
A. B. Thompson
Carthage
Golden Rule Hatcheries
Rushville
W. W. Zike
Morristown
Owen Gray
King’s Beauty Shop
Ratliff
Rex E. Sexson
Greenfield, Ind
Henry Nelson
Charlottesville, Ind
Rush County Loan & Finance
Andrews
U. S. Highway 40
Greenfield
Drake
Wedeking
3Rd St
R. C. McBane
Hustler
W. B. Wallace
Columbus
Ohio
Basil Hedgecock
Texaco
GAS Valor
Firestone
Harold Phelps
Charlottesville
Irene Payne
Ermadell Jessup
Gladys Jessup
Flora Sipe
Lucile Hoogterp Hooker
Vagabond
Henning
Lady Luck
By Warren Bayley
Peru
Shoals
Bean Blossom
Elwood
Ossian
Lake Village
Grovertown
Valparaiso
Connersville
Raccoon
Inglefield
New Harmony
Tippecanoe
Nappanee
Liberty
Montezuma
Lyford
North Webster
Ohio State Line
Bedford
Walkerton
Monticello
New Albany
New Washington
Muncie
Goshen
Commission
The
Arlington
Mrs
Mary Heath
Banco Party
Jenny Lou Glendenning
Virginia Stout
Norma Alsman
Harold Stark
Alfred Rigsbee
Hubert Hufford
LeRoy Hauk
John Hester
Jean McMichael
Norman Alexander
Bob DeMunbrun
Edwin Wedding
Janice Renegar
Anna McDaniels
Mrs. Earl Whittaker
Cambridge
Pete Jones
Delbert Winkler
the Speedway
Owen Long
Layro
Weldon Cherry
Ralph Hufford
Oscar Miller
Herbert Myers
Glen Myers
Lowell Hutchinson
Kennard
Mary Tarbet
Nora McFatridge
Ralph McFatridge
Brownsburg
Lebanon
Gail Ging
Glen Ging
Ow Long
Woodie Richey
A. L. Winslow
Fritz Patterson
Juanita Winkler
Jack Long
Hendricks Camp
Northam
Lowell Nelson
Danville College
Warren Nelson
Danville
Luther Shaffer
Emerald Shockensey
Norma
Carthage Grain CO
Hogle & Ronan
Bausback Fertilizer Co
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