22 Oct 1965
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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1965
Page
1
Mrs Beulah Whitfield of Ft Myers formerly of Carthage fell near her home last week and broke a bone in her left foot. She is convalescing with her leg in a cast at 2263 Altamont Ave.
Delynn and Dara Sue McColley of Franklin stayed with Mr and Mrs Clara Delinger of the area from Wednesday to Friday. John Barnes of R1 Spiceland, father of Mrs McColley, was killed in an auto wreck. The funeral occurred Friday at Macer Funeral Home in New Castle, with Mr McColley attending Thursday evening.
Mr and Mrs Hubert Hunt of Carthage completed an eight day vacation visiting Kitty Hawk and Cape Hatteras in North Carolina. They traveled back via the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Smoky Mountains and spent an evening with Mrs Inez Binford and her niece Miss Lois Rabey in Holland Virginia.
Mrs Flora Hunt of R 1 Carthage returned home Wednesday afternoon after a short illness visit with Mr and Mrs Perry Smith in Vincennes. Mr and Mrs Donald Ruby accompanied her and Mrs Ruby had been with her mother during the illness.
Mr. Larry Fenner was elected Treasurer of the Indiana American Medical Technologists at their state convention held last weekend at the Marott Hotel in Indianapolis. Mr. Fenner and his bride live in Indianapolis and he is employed at Mershon Medical Labs with parents Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fenner of Carthage Route 1.
The 10th Indiana District convention of the Christian Churches will meet Sunday in Carthage at East Street Christian Church registration begins at 2:00 p.m. Key speakers include Keith B. Hall and Wayne A. Greene. The gathering covers missions in India West Utkal Balangir and Diptipur with joint work by Disciples and British Baptists. The convention theme is The Living Book with From Intention to Achievement through Commitment. Charles Jones of Rushville chairs the program. separate areas and programs for adults CYF Chi Rho and children are planned.
In a small Indiana town two 92 year old men, Frank Brooks and George Winslow, reminisce on lifes long arc from 19th century roots to modern days while neighbors share coffee. Their stories weave history, politics, music, and local lore across decades, including Brooks family ties to Lew Wallace and a drumbeat of rural life.
CHS outlines a college prep approach to honor rolls and testing. It explains grading philosophy, testing timelines, and JCL activities. It lists top students by grade and explains point thresholds for honors based on credit hours. It notes a continuation on the next page.
The Citizen previews this week two photo features by Bayard Baker. The Old and the New profiles three of the town’s oldest residents, about 90 years old. The Small Fry Makes Their Debut In Pictures showcases local youth in two installments with part one on page 3.
Mr and Mrs B L Long and son Michael of Rushville along with Miss James Neal of Carthage visited Mrs Evelyn Neal on Saturday to attend the Clowes Hall production of Carousel starring John Raitt at Butler University.
The Farm Bureau Club hosted the 4 H Boys and Girls of Ripley Two for a supper meeting at the Community Center basement with seventy guests. Kenneth Land presided as chairman. An Rushville Assistant County Agent helped present pins to 4 H members. A Carthage barber shop quartet sang numbers with Mrs. Kenneth Land directing. A representative from the R E M C Customers Relations Dept showed a film titled Indiana to close the program.
Bevan I Conaway 77 of Carthage died at Rush Memorial Hospital at 8 10 PM Tuesday after ten years of declining health and a six week serious period. He was born June 14 1888 one mile south of Carthage on River Road, son of George and Anna Gates Conaway. He lived in Carthage his life as a farmer and retired recently. He married Lottie Narvell on April 3 1912. He was a member of Arlington Christian Church. Survivors include his widow son Glenn Carthage and brother Delmar Carthage plus several nieces and nephews. A daughter Edith died in infancy and sister Mrs Jasper Kennedy preceded him. Funeral 10 AM Friday at Hampton Mortuary Carthage Rev Frank Guyatt officiating. Burial Arlington East Hill Cemetery.
The Carthage Lions Club shipped 1 050 bushels of walnuts to four states Illinois Kentucky Wisconsin and West Virginia as part of its 1965 collection. The project supports lumber companies in reforestation with help from Carthage High School Junior Class Girls 4H Cub Scouts and local landowners. Committee members were Guy Ewing Leonard Jackson and Thomas Shields.
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