Congressional Supplemental Appropriation Bill Passes
The bill H. R. 10539 cleared both Houses after negotiations. A Civil Aeronautics Board report on airport expansion for national defense influenced the debate. Congress trimmed requested funds from 80 million to 40 million with defense clearance by war navy and commerce secretaries. Only about 250 of 4000 surveyed locations may be chosen. Col. Donald H. Connolly heads the board.
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Congress
Senate
House Appropriations Committees
Civil Aeronautics Board
The
Aeronautics Board
Secretary of Commerce
Secretaries of War
Navy
Commerce
Donald H. Connolly
Glass
Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Chicago
Washington Post
Democratic Party of the
Old Dominion
Four Taken By Grim Reaper Earl Ernest Dies at 66
Funeral services for Earl Ernest were held Thursday at 2 p m at his Arlington residence with Rev. Charles Buck of Arlington Christian Church officiating. Burial followed in Arlington. Ernest, 66, died Tuesday at 4 20 p m of a heart attack at his home. He was a Rush county native, son of John and Nancy J Ernest. Surviving are five brothers John and Frank of Gwynneville Rol and Son near Arlington Thurman of Greenfield and several nieces and nephews.
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Earl Ernest
Charles Buck
Arlington Christian Church
Arlington
Ernest
John
Nancy J. Ernest
Rush County
Frank
Gwynneville
Roland
Funeral services for Mrs Nancy B Ball held at Gwynneville
Funeral services for Mrs Nancy B Ball aged seventy four were held at the Gwynneville Christian church conducted by Rev Felix Walker. Burial followed in Asbury cemetery. She was born in Rush county November 26 1865 to John and Mrs Moore and leaves a son John Ball and two daughters Mrs Cecil Coyalt and Mrs Norman Covalt plus a sister Mrs Everett McFarland and five grandchildren.
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Nancy B. Ball
Shelbyville
Gwynneville
Death of Mrs. Lillian Price at Arlington Home
Mrs. Lillian Price 60 widow of Jesse Price died at 2 20 p m Thursday after months of illness at her Arlington home. Born March 13 1880 in Arlington she was a daughter of Charles I and Elizabeth Green and a member of the Arlington M E church Morristown Eastern Star American Legion Auxiliary and Arlington Rebekah lodge. Survived by two sons Everett of Arlington and Charles of Rushville mother Elizabeth Tribbey of Castleton and half sister Minnie Downey of Arlington Funeral services were held Saturday 2 pm at the M E church with Rev R B Walker in charge. Burial in Arlington cemetery.
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Lillian Price
Jesse Price
Arlington
Price
Charles I
Elizabeth Green
Arlington M. ©. Church
Morristown Eastern Star and American Legion Auxiliary
Arlington Rebekah Lodge
Everett
Charles
Rushville
Elizabeth Tribbey
Castleton
Minnie Downey
M. E. Church
R. B. Walker
Arlington Cemetery
Widow Letitia Bowles 79 Dies at Richmond State Hospital
Mrs Letitia Bowles died at Richmond State hospital at one oclock Thursday afternoon after a fall that fractured her hip. Born April 7 1861 she was the daughter of Evan and Lizzie Johnson. She married George A Fletcher in 1883 and John T Bowles in 1932. Surviving are Ralph Fletcher of Mays and Mrs Earl Harker of Muncie with funeral services at Wyatt mortuary Saturday.
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Letitia Bowles
Mays
Richmond State Hospital
Bowles
Evan
Lizzie Johnson
George A. Fletcher
John T. Bowles
Ralph Fletcher
Earl Harker
Muncie
Wyatt Mortuary
Page
Colored G O P Rally To Be Held In Carthage
A Republican rally and entertainment session is planned in Carthage on Monday night October 21. Sponsored by Rush County Negro Republican club at the local high school, the event features T. B Watkins Missouri national committeeman and former Carthage resident. He will be followed by a radio address from Wendell L Willkie on the Republican youth program. Free entertainment at the Carthage auditorium will conclude the evening.
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Carthage
Rush County
Negro Republican Club
T. B
Bernie) Watkins
Missouri
Watkins
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Wendell L. Willkie
Bear
Loans For Feed Are Available In Rush County Indiana
Loans for feed purchases to support livestock are now available to Rush County farmers. Applications are accepted at the Rushville county agent office in the courthouse by Mildred M. Benson for Alan L. Galyean of the Farm Credit Administration. Loans are limited to necessary cash needs and may not exceed 400 dollars with a first lien on the livestock as security. The due date is August 31 1941. Inquire at the County Farm Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Rushville
Indiana
Court House
Mildred M. Benson
Alan L. Galyean
Farm Credit Administration
Judge James A. Emmert to Speak Here Tuesday
A county Republican meeting is set for Tuesday night October 29 at the local high school. Judge James A. Emmert of Shelbyville is expected to be the speaker for the evening. More details will appear in next week's The Citizen.
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James A. Emmert
Shelbyville
Citizen
Five Year Meeting Attendees Named From Carthage
Among those from Carthage who have attended sessions of the Five Year Meeting in Richmond this week are Rev. and Mrs. Murray S. Kenworthy Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Henley Rev. Charles Winslow Miss Winona Newsom Mattie Clark and Ruth White.
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Carthage
Richmond
Murray S. Kenworthy
Howard E. Henley
Charles Winslow
Winona Newsom
Mattie Clark
Ruth White
Hills Leave for Florida Home
Mr and Mrs C G Hill departed Saturday morning to spend the winter at their Hollywood Florida home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Mrs. C. G. Hill
Hollywood
Car Collision Near East and 3rd Streets Injures Driver
Carlos Brooks escaped serious harm after his car collided with a truck Saturday afternoon near East and 3rd streets. His vehicle sustained heavy front-end damage including a smashed hood and grille and a radiator pushed into the engine, while the truck suffered only minor damage.
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Carlos Brooks
Brooks
Quinquennial Sessions of Friends in America
The Quinquennial Sessions of Friends in America run October 16 to 22 gathering Yearly Meetings from Maine to California with world mission stations. Noted speakers include Muriel Lester Albert Beaven Elbert Russell Hornell Hart Thomas Jones Rufus Jones and Clarence Pickett. The Fiske singers will perform Sunday night October 20. sessions are open to the public. Delegates Homer Biddlecum Ethel Louderback Murray Kenworthy named from this area.
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Friends
Maine
Canada
California
Muriel” Lester
Jane Adams
England
Albert W. Beaven
Federal Council of Churches In America
Elbert Russell
Duke University Divinity School
Hornell Hart
Duke University
Thomas E. Jones
Fiske University
Rufus M. Jones
Clarence Pickett
The
American Friends Service Committee
Fiske Singers
Homer Biddlecum
Ethel Louderback
Murray S. Kenworthy
Bash acquires adjacent lot for garage expansion
Thomas Bash purchases the lot west of Tommie's garage from Ross Tweedy and begins an addition. The new building will include an office, the fire truck bay, and furnace room to gain essential floor space for his garage business.
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Thomas Bash
Ross Tweedy
Tommie
Mr. Bash
Family visit to Great Lakes Training Station noted
Mr and Mrs Levi Truster and Mr and Mrs Chester Mann and their son Oris of Blue Ridge spent the weekend in Chicago and Waukegan Til visiting Emerson Mann, son of Mr and Mrs Mann, at the Great Lakes Training Station and attending chapel services.
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Levi Truster
Chester Mann
Oris
Blue ‘Ridge
Chicago
Waukegan
Til
Meeting Postponements for Friends and Missionary Group
The Friends meeting is postponed one week due to the Five Year Meeting in Richmond. The Friendship class of the Methodist church is postponed until the November meeting.
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Friends
Richmond
The
Methodist Church
Willkie for President Tea for All Women Voters
All women voters of the township are invited to a Willkie for President tea at the home of Mrs. Hamil Henley on Wednesday afternoon October 23 at two o'clock.
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Willkie
Hamil Henley
Mrs Maria Gray Returns From Hospital Improved
Mrs. Maria Gray returned from Methodist hospital Monday morning and is reported much improved.
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Maria Gray
Methodist Hospital
Carthage Students Named to IU Honor Roll
Bloomington Ind Oct 16 Carthage residents Marjorie Ruth Brown and James W Henley were listed on Indiana University's honor roll for the second semester of last year announced by Registrar Thomas A Cookson The roll includes 488 students with 60 in the upper one percent and 428 in the next nine percent.
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Bloomington
Ind
Jorie Ruth Brown
James W. Henley
Carthage
Indiana University
Thomas A. Cookson
Home-coming Service Scheduled by Fletcher Methodist Church
Fletcher Methodist Church plans a full day on Sunday with rally day music and a home coming sermon by Rev. J. T. Scull. Former pastors and Carthage area residents are invited, with a 12 15 basket dinner and 2 p m special music by Henry Stinger and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher Methodist Church
Committee On
Carthage
Henry Stinger
Indianapolis
Stuart Me. Knight
J. T. Scull
Rushville
Transfers Listed In Sept. Report In Rush County Realty Trade
The September real estate activity in Rush County shows 37 transfers totaling $25,114 recorded by county recorder Mrs. Anna F. Downey. The largest deal covers 14,214 acres in Washington township sold for $16,000 to Mr. and Mrs. Loring Miller from Mr. and Mrs. John Wright. Ripley township items include multiple conveyances among the Bakers and McClain with parcels valued around $1.
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Rush County
Anna F. Downey
Washington Township
Loring Miller
John Wright
Ripley Township
Ernest Baker
Inez Baker
Flora McClain
William J. Henley
Carthage
Emory L. Baker
Maymie L. Baker
Ernest. H. Baker
Inez M. Baker
Northwest
Births in Rushville City Hospital and Freeport Family
Mr and Mrs Clyde Elmer Ruby welcomed a 9 pound 13 ounce son born about 12 o clock Wednesday night at City hospital Rushville The Goebels of Freeport Illinois welcomed a son born October 5 Gene Arthur Grandparents Mr and Mrs Victor Jackson reside here Each fact presented in concise birth notice form
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Elmer Ruby
City Hospital
Rushville
Ralph Goebel
Freeport, Ill
Gene Arthur
Victor Jackson
Young Peoples Missionary Meeting Attended In Indianapolis
Rev. Homer Biddlecum Lois Edgar White Mary Silvers and Betty Baker attended the young peoples missionary meeting in Indianapolis on Saturday afternoon and night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Biddlecum
Lois and Edgar White
Mary Silvers
Betty Baker
Young Peoples’ Missionary Meeting
Indianapolis
Floyd Miller Taken To Major Hospital For Observation
Floyd Miller was taken to Major hospital Tuesday for observation and treatment.
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Floyd Miller
Local Registration Draws 1 925 in Rush County
Registration centers opened from 7 a m to 9 p m on Wednesday as 1925 men aged 21 to 36 signed up under the military conscription law in two Ripley township precincts. Across Rush County 1 925 registered at 23 points, with state totals exceeding 450 000. Officials noted many strangers registered nationwide and discussed the likely first call, Indiana’s quota of 10 000, and uncertainties amid enlistments in the Fifth Army Corps.
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Ripley
Rush County
United States
Indiana
Fifth Army Corps
Achievement Day in Rushville Draws Big Local Attendance
Rush County Home Economics clubs hosted an Achievement Day in Memorial gymnasium attracting about 775 attendees. Afternoon events featured speeches, vocal numbers, and awards for township scrapbooks, with Rev. Terrell Baxter of New Zealand delivering the principal address.
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Rush County
Memorial Gymrnasium
Rushville
Forrest Moore
Samuel Trabue
Margaret Henley
Burl Matney
Mattie Publow
Frances Gessler
Terrell Baxter
New Zealand
Gertrude Adams
America
B. D. Farthing
George Carwein
Walker
Andersom
Posey
Gypsy Life
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Hitler
Operaton
Far East
Tokio
Pacific
Japan
Washington News
Grim Reaper
Hull
Washington, D. C
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State Department
Cordell Hull
Talk
Empire
London
Elizabeth
King George
Queen Elizabeth
British Empire
Margaret Rose
G.O.P
Son
I. U
Ripley Homemakers’ Club
M. S. Kyser
Joanna Gibson
Olive Crystake
Ed Miner
J. B. Teehune
John Jessup
George Moore
Floyd Reddick
Mirm Kenneth Bash
Hogle
Esther Culp
Gayle Menk
American Institute of Laundering
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