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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1963
Page
1
The gathering at the home of Mrs. Marvin Johnson invites reservations for Achievement Day. The note mentions SP 4 and Mrs. William Robertson and son residing at 2928 Grant Road, Columbus, Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Moore of Marion welcomed a daughter Brenda Lee born October 26 at Marion General Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Russell Parish of Carthage.
Public notice urges any solicitor who completed the drive but has not turned in funds to submit this week. Parvel Moore and Lewis Lafuse serve as chairmen for Carthage town and township drives.
An oratorical contest was held at Carthage School last Wednesday with Cynthia Pearson winning first and Cindy Brooks as alternate.
Miss Cynthia Pearson and Miss Jane Hunt visited Lafayette and stayed with Mr and Mrs John Hunt and their children. They attended the Victory Varieties Friday night and the Purdue versus Iowa football game on Saturday afternoon.
Postmaster William E. Alexander reminds patrons that surface mail parcels to armed forces overseas should be mailed between November 1 and November 20. Air mail parcels must be sent by December 10 to arrive by Christmas.
Band parents are urged to attend a meeting next Tuesday evening at 7 30 in the band room. Band boosters request full participation from families supporting the program.
3/C Ronald W. Magee of Kincheloe Air Force Base in Michigan is home here on a fourteen day furlough with his family Mr. and Mrs. William Fred Magee and daughters.
Gary R. Siler son of Mr and Mrs J Russell Siler 20 South Main Street has been elected past ident of the Inter Dorm and president of Platt Hall at Tri State College Angola Indiana He is a School of Business Administration student majoring in Motor Transportation Administration Tri State College founded at Angola Indiana in 1884 grants Bachelor of Science degrees in five engineering branches and three business majors.
Mrs. Bill Beck of Cincinnati and Mrs. Curtis Lewman recently received hospital care in Cincinnati and Indianapolis. Barbara Foust and Gene Silver recover after major surgery at Rush Memorial and Henry County Hospitals. Oran Henley and Nelson Cook show limited improvement while Felix Sanders and Mrs. Blessinger undergo tests or treatment.
Howard E B Henley fell at his home early Thursday morning and was removed to the Rush hospital for treatment. He sustained injuries described as non life threatening and is listed in stable condition. Local authorities are investigating the circumstances of the fall.
Marie Leisure 47 of Carthage R R 2 died Thursday afternoon after a sudden heart attack at home. Born December 18, 1915 in Franklin County, she was married to Howard Leisure on June 5, 1937 and lived in the Carthage community. She was a member of East St Christian Church and Christian Womens Fellowship. Survived by husband, two sons Louis Dudley and three daughters Mrs. Larry Messer, Mrs. Edward Vandeventer Jr., and Judith Marlene, plus four brothers, two sisters, and three grandchildren. Funeral 2:00 Sunday at Hampton Mortuary with Rev. Robert Kendall. burial East Hill Cemetery Arlington. Friends may call after 12:00 Saturday.
Refereeing in beginning a new column and season, the Raiders start Friday at Laurel with five games on tap. Coach Jordan debuted the varsity. Larry Jordan and Grizzell lead the lineup as Trubey’s freshmen show promise for a March 1967 breakthrough. Six road games headline a busy early schedule before Christmas, then six home games emerge.
A large crowd gathered at the High School Gym for a band review and basketball preview. Bandmaster Bob Edwards conducted the ceremony praising the summer program and students while principal Byron Smith offered remarks. Certificates and blue ribbons honored performers and majorettes, and Larry Jordan's varsity squad and cheerleaders were introduced with officials and referees present for the preview.
C E S officers entertained Sue Ann Land Worthy Matron and Ralph Truitt Worthy Patron with a Friday dinner at the Land home. After dinner guests played Bridge O prizes awarded to Kathleen Kilgore Hazel Alexander and Edna Kennedy. Gifts were given to each officer. Attendees included Rachel King Leone Mosier Grace Pitts Hazel Alexander Laura Scott Ellen Hudson Lavada Wilson Ann Parish Bonita Patterson Bertha Rowan Edna Kennedy Katherine Truitt Kenneth Land and the L and family members Vicki and Kelly Land.
Born Wednesday at Rush Memorial Hospital a boy joins Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kline of Carthage.
Senior class notes report yearbook decisions on cover design color and title with padded covers and engraved names. They thank Miss Arthur and others who helped with the class play and mention an upcoming senior trip to Washington and New York including a World’s Fair visit. The article also covers band awards, lunch menus, and a slate of November events and tests. It ends with obituaries and funeral notices for Sarah E. Arnold of Indianapolis.
Elwin Wines will headline the Walnut Ridge Church revival running November 6 to 17 at 7 30 p m each evening. Wines, son of ministers Leonard and Edith Wines, grew up in Kenya and the US and has led the Upland Indiana Friends Meeting for 20 years with his wife Lela, a registered nurse.
Mr and Mrs Max Ellis and son Brian of Knightstown visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Donald Ruby. Mr and Mrs Roscoe Davis attended the LA University of Cincinnati football game in Bloomington Saturday. Mr and Mrs Forrest Marshall hosted Sunday for Mrs Walter Marshall at Rushville. Mr and Mrs Odell Pitts and daughter Jan visited Cincinnati with Mr and Mrs Larry Apple and daughters Sunday. Friday visitors to Mrs Gouldie Kyser were Mrs Hershel Higham and daughter Robin of New Castle. Mrs G H Jones and Mrs Olive Poston of New Castle were Saturday guests. Miss Mary Ann Arthur of Carthage School spent weekend in Evansville and attended Teachers Institute there from Thursday to Sunday.
East Street Christian Church youths led by the C Y F collected 44.33 dollars during a UNICEF trick or treating event. The money will fund milk for over 2,000 children or penicillin for 1,600 cases of yaws, a tropical disease, with cookies and hot chocolate served afterward.
Twelve members from Carthage attended the Southeast District Garden Club of Indiana Conference in Batesville on Thursday October 24. Representatives from twelve of the district's twenty six clubs were present, with speaker Paul Frese of New York. Local attendees included Mesdames Forrest Beck Louis Humes Ruth White Forrest Moore Loyal Hunt Wilbur McCorkle Albert Ray Homer Hensler Thomas Bush Ross Tweedy Donald Ruby and Gouldie Kyser.
A damage action from a farm accident was settled out of court Saturday before jury selection. The case Robert Berry versus Jesse Lei sure was slated to begin Monday morning in Rush Circuit Court. Jurors were notified by the county sheriff's department not to report for duty.
Mrs Esta Fenner attended the funeral of Marion Cotton and Carol Ann Cotton at Shirley Brothers Funeral Home in Indianapolis on Wednesday afternoon.
Airman Third Class James D. Gorman of Carthage Indiana graduates from jet aircraft mechanics school at Amarillo AFB Texas and is reassigned to Charleston AFB South Carolina. He is son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Gorman and husband of Dianna L. Gross.
Army Sgt Cary L Ellis son of Mr and Mrs Max G Ellis Knightstown Indiana completed the Seventh U S Army Non Commissioned Officer Academy in Germany Oct 11 He studied military leadership map reading and instruction during the four week course The 22 year old radio and carrier operator served with Company A 8th Signal Battalion near Bad Kreuznach entered the Army in March 1961 and last was stationed at Fort Gordon Georgia He graduated Southwestern Consolidated High School in 1960
Carthage voters will cast ballots next Tuesday November 5 with all Citizens ticket candidates unopposed and certain reelection for Clerk Treasurer Bernadine Morgan. Only one polling place at Town Hall will be open 11 00 a m to 1 00 p m DST with two hour polls due to single ticket.
Randolph County prosecutor George F. Daly of Winchester was named the Tenth Congressional District chairman for the Indiana Draft Goldwater Committee. Daly, a 1962 elected county prosecutor and WWII Army veteran, has long led local GOP groups and attended national Republican conventions. He is married with three children.
Mr and Mrs Norman Edwards and daughters Maryin and Ruth of R R 2 spent Wednesday to Sunday visiting relatives in Iowa. They visited Mr and Mrs R E Smith in Ames and Mrs Cora Terrill and family in Marion Iowa.
Funeral services were conducted at Hampton Mortuary for Mrs. Gertrude Brooks 72 wife of John Brooks burial in Town Cemetery. She died at home on South Walnut Street last Saturday evening after years of illness. Born May 12 1891 in Freely she moved to Carthage in 1909 and married John Brooks in 1910. Survivors include husband two sons Maurice Anderson Noah Carthage two daughters Vivian Davis Barbara Campbell six grandchildren and one deceased infant son. She belonged to Apostolic Tabernacle in Shelbyville.
Mr and Mrs Ralph McClarnon entertained Pam Hunt of Butler University to dinner at Holly Hill Restaurant Indianapolis and to the Roger Williams Show at the new Clowes Hall on the Butler campus.
The Rush County 4-H and Open Corn Show is set for December 19 to 21 with judging starting December 20 at noon and exhibits accepted from Thursday noon. New shelling percentage class highlights the event alongside existing contests for corn ears, soybeans, wheat, oats, and crop clubs. awards include trophies, medals, and a Corn Queen vote by mail among 4H members and junior yield contestants.
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