Carthage Farmers Embrace Soil Testing and Husking Contests
Indiana farmers increasingly adopt soil analysis after federal acreage cuts, with 32000 Indiana farmers tested and 53 percent improving methods. The annual corn husking contest will be Oct 27 on Spencer Stevens farm near Liberty, with 15 contestants including defending champ Vilas Jacks of Howard. Five acre plots in Rush county involve 54 participants in the Indiana Corn Growers association. Results of high school shucking show Rex Brooks of Lewisville winning 753 pounds. several Rush county youths place in the top ten amid inclement weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
National Fertilizer Association
Prairie Farmer Magazine of
Chicago
Spencer Stevens
Liberty
Vilas Jacks
Howard
Corn Club
Rush County
R. I. Colender
Greensburg
E. F. Brown
Indiana Corn Growers Association
Samuel Webster
Erfie Price
Lloyd Dyer
Donald Staten, Jr
Byron D. Ball
Joe White
William Campbell
Ralph Moffitt
William Harrold
Floyd Hiner
Hugh E. Morgan
James Dyer
A. B. Hinchman
Edwin Reddick
Howard Kehl
Keith Kehl
Wayne White
Virgil Ging
Charles Trowbridge
Dwight McDaniel
C. W. Hodson
Clifton Howard
Sulphur Springs
Cedric D. Power
Carthage
Lawrence R. Ralston
Milroy
Dwight L. Cottingham
New Salem
J. C. White
Arlington
H. J. Renner
Manilla
E. E. Privett
Rushville
Henry County
Rex Brooks
Lewisville
Harold Huddleston
New Lisbon
Wilmer Macey
Straughn
Arnold Parks
Jack McCoy
Mooreland
Harold Kinder
Carter Jackson
Spiceland
William Percell, Jr
Manila
Harold Riggs
Cadiz
Forrest Haydon
Knightstown
Joe McClain
Middletown
Richard Cole
Raleigh
Robert Osborne
Ralph Farlow
Erville Hollan
Mt. Summit
Byron Moore
New Castle
Howard Redden
Vanwinkle
Kennard
Prices Rise and Market Fear Grips Bush County Farmers
Indiana Farm Bureau president Massil E. Schenck warns against wild commodity speculation and warns that lingering World War era shocks threaten local prices. He cites hog price spikes, legal limits on Board of Trade moves, and a goal of parity prices for hogs wheat and corn, urging farmer cooperation to avoid a repeat of past collapses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush
Europe
Indiana Farm Bureau
Massil E. Schenck
Schenck
Board of Trade
Farm Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
America
Birth of Earl Martin Tetrick a seventh son in Indianapolis
Mr and Mrs Howard Tetrick of Indianapolis announce the birth of their seventh son Earl Martin who arrived Saturday morning He is a grandson of Earl Herkless and joins a growing family in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Tetrick
Indianapolis
Earl Martin
Earl Herkless
Change Residence for the Lairds to Phelps Home
Mr and Mrs Henry Laird and their child will move next week to the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Phelps occupying the downstairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Laird
Walter Phelps
Library association meeting attended by Mrs Weldon Newlin
Mrs Weldon Newlin attended the Forty eighth Annual Conference of the Indiana Library Association held at Hotel Lincoln in Indianapolis on Thursday.
Duo Class Market at East Street Church A Success
The East Street Christian church Duo class held a market bazaar and paper sale with a chili supper in the church basement on Saturday. The event raised 78 dollars for church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Street Christian Church
Brawl at Blue Moon Tavern Sparks Knightstown Arrests
More than a dozen men were arrested after a brawl at the Blue Moon Beer Tavern in Knightstown last Saturday night. Marshal Oliver Ellis was assaulted while trying to arrest a customer, needing stitches. Marshal Ernest Bradway arrested a man for intoxication, and authorities blame the operators for inciting the melee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Moon Beer
Knightstown
Oliver Ellis
Ernest Bradway
Frank Reddick
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to Lecture in Muncie
Eleanor Roosevelt widow of President Franklin D Roosevelt will speak October 25 in Muncie Indiana under the Muncie Optimist Club at the North Walnut Street Field House. She will discuss Problems of Youth and later support a local Boy Scout program with proceeds aiding community youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Muncie
Indiana
India
Eleanor Roosevelt
Optimist Club
Optimist International
Achievement Day Draws Women From Surrounding Counties
Fayette Union Henry Wayne Hancock Marion Shelby Franklin and Decatur counties invitees attend Rush County Annual Achievement Day on Thursday October 12 at Memorial gym Bushville Miss Gertrude Adams announces the program with Miss Lelia Gaddis presenting Europe travel pictures and a talk. Morning displays and introductions precede a formal afternoon session presided by Mrs Mattie Publow. The program features talks a play music and county leader papers with awards to be announced at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Union
Henry
Wayne
Hancock
Marion
Shelby
Franklin
Decatur
Rush County
Memorial Gymnasium
Bushville
Gertrude Adams
Lelia Gaddis
Europe
Gaddis
Mattie Publow
Kappa Kappa Sigma Sorority Pledge Party HonorsNew Members
The Kappa Kappa Sigma sorority held a pledge party at the Murray Hotel in Knightstown with a three course dinner in coral and gray. Pledges honored included Ann Stager Mary Eleanor Bush Anna Jean Kizer Carolyn Norris and Maxine Ewing. The event featured a pledge service a token presentation and bridge games afterward with several members noted for honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kappa Kappa Sigma Sorority
Murray Hotel
Knightstown
Ann Stager
Mary Eleanor Bush
Anna Jean Kizer
Carolyn Norris
Maxine Ewing
Alta Carr
Bridge
Gertrude Bash
Mary Elizabeth Moore
Ruth Bishop
Helen Ruby
Mary Tweedy
Gladys Norris
Fay Norris
Fan Reynolds
Mary Ellen Pearson
Lucille Phelps
Missionary Rummage Sale Nets About Seventy Dollars
The rummage sale and market in the A. J. Carr room hosted by the Friends church Missionary society last week drew a large crowd and was a success in every respect. The society netted about seventy dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Carr
Missionary Society of the Friends Church
Conservation Club Meets at Wilhelm's Cafe
Rush County Conservation club will meet at 6 30 Thursday evening October 12 at Wilhelm's Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County Conservation Club
Wilhelm’s
Death of Son-in-Law William Fritzmorris Noted
Lee Wooten of Knightstown learned last week of the death of his son-in-law William Fritzmorris in Cheyenne Wyoming. Mrs. Fritzmorris formerly Elvira Wooten and once lived in Carthage. the couple visited here frequently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Wooten
Knightstown
William Fritzmorris
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Births Dozens Reported in Rush County September
Health officials Drs. Lowell M. Green and E. I. Wooden record for September a birth surplus over deaths. Rush County saw 25 births 15 in townships 10 in Rushville city while 15 deaths occurred 5 in the city and 10 in townships. Contagious diseases totaled three two diphtheria cases and one typhoid. Births listed include multiple individuals across Union Richland Washington Center Ripley and Anderson areas with numerous names.
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Lowell M. Green
E. I. Wooden
Rushville
Rush County
McDaniel Bradford Opens New Store in Hagerstown
The McDaniel and Bradford Dry Goods Store expands with a second outlet in Hagerstown Indiana opening October 12. Stock from the Carthage shop moves to Hagerstown to allow room for new merchandise and wider selections for local citizens. Bradford oversees the new store while McDaniel continues to run the Carthage location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDaniel & Bradford Dry Goods
Lawrence McDaniel
Ernest Bradford
Hagerstown
Indiana
Carthage
George Harlan
Bradford
McDaniel
Earlham Honor Roll Honors Forty-Six Students
Forty six Earlham college students earned distinction and placement on the honor roll for the second semester. Four seniors achieved perfect A marks, including Maria L Henley who spent Friday and Saturday at her Carthage home.
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Earlham College
Maria L. Henley
Rushville shoe merchant dies suddenly Monday
Harry P. Euler, 65, a well known Rushville shoe merchant, died at his North Sexton Street home Monday morning. He was stricken while eating Sunday night and later worsened, retiring to bed where his wife found him about 9 30 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry P. Euler
Rushville
Sexton Street
Mr. Euler
Halloween Street Dance Promises Fun For All
Enthusiasm grows for a Halloween celebration in Carthage with Main and Mill streets closed to traffic October 31. James Fiegert and a nine piece orchestra will provide music as about eighteen to twenty prize categories are awarded in a grand march. Local booths, safety by two state policemen, and a carnival atmosphere are planned by the Carthage Service club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe’en
Main
Mill
James Fiegert
Hallowe
Main Street
Beher
State Bank
Mill Street
Carthage Service Club
World Series Trip Sparks Quirky Cash Note
Jake Brooks of Carthage Hardware and Stanley Murray of Hagerstown left Friday night for the World Series in Cincinnati. The next morning Bob Moore found a note on the cash register saying he had gone to umpire in chief, with thanks and apology for the absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakie” Brooks
Carthage Hardware
Keller
Yanks
Crosley Park
Cincy
Jake
Stanley Murray
Hagerstown
Bob Moore
Directors Meeting Attended by Ruby and Ruby at Rushville Home
Mrs. Edgar V. Ruby and Mrs. Donald Ruby attended the S and E directors meeting Friday at the home of Mrs. Robert Walker in Rushville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar V. Ruby
Donald Ruby
S and E
Robert Walker
Rushville
Local Man Named At Soil Meeting
Following township elections delegates to the county Soil Conservation committee met at Rushville Monday morning and formed the 1940 county organization. Most officers were re elected. New officers include Glen H. Kirkham as chairman Roy E. Rowan as vice chairman Lowell C. Gartin as third member Charles T. Lawson as first alternate Don Addison as second alternate and Miss Bernice Browning as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Committee For Soil Conservation
Rushville
Soil Conservation
Glen H. Kirkham
Roy E. Rowan
Lowell C. Gartin
Charles T. Lawson
Don Addison
Bernice Browning
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Kenneth Rhodes
Leonard Jackson
Glen Retherford
Gene Knoy
Forrest Morton
Roy Swain
Joe Cotton
Russell Johnson
Eugene Johnson
Lowell Norris
H.L. Witz
State Farm Bureau
Bei Cel
St. Patrick’s Day
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
United States
Pledge Party
Conservation Club
Townships
Sorrell
Sylvester Jerone Hill
Jerry Edward Brown
Richland
Dorothy Agnes Hornung
Washington
Doris Jean Bowles
Mary Lou Richardson
Robert Aren Parkhurst
Center
John William Leisure
Larry Joe Huffman
Ripley
George Marlin Magee
Alberta Kay Loveaul
Anderson
Norma Lee Anderson
Mary Anna Jones
Carol Sue Geddings
Rushville City
John Rea Moster
Richard Lee McBride
Robert Wertz Cooper
Bonnie Jean York
Jane Margaret Vansickle
Sandra Ann Vail
Richard Dale Newbold
Betty Jean Willis
Robert Lee Temple
Richard Allan Reed
McDaniel Bradford
Soil Meeting
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