School Notes Highlights and Upcoming Events
Seniors anticipate class rings arrivals this week. Freshmen hosted a party in Henley’s woods. Howard Hill returns after flu leave. Raleigh official visits. Goode substitutes and tours Manilla’s vocational classes. Junior class charts explorers. new 1933 Indiana Year Book added. Intramural captains named. upcoming Halloween Carnival at school house. Basketball schedule listed through Feb with county tournament. Civics quiz answers and questions provided.
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Henley’s Woods
Howard Hill
Raleigh
John Goode
Mr. Behr
Manilla
Indiana
Shultz
Roy Blessinger
Weldon Hill
Leroy Stevens
Carl Elder
Donovan Copher
Ray Knopp
Grace McGeorge
Violet Gardner
Rosalyn Keller
Betty Moore
Jean Sullivan
Lennes Smith
Hollywood Review
Arlington
Charlottsville
Salem
Morristown
Morton
Westland
St. Paul
New Palestine
State Department
Secretary of State
United States
Congress
Trip to Marion College by Otto Wyant’s bus
Thirty one people traveled to Marion College last Friday aboard Otto Wyant’s school bus. Four travelers came from here and twenty seven from near Little Blue church joined the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion College
Otto Wyant
Little Blue Church
Newby and Lineback Tour Brown County Scenery
Mr and Mrs Roy Newby and Mr and Mrs Art Lineback enjoyed the scenic beauties of Brown County Tuesday, taking in the landscape and local views.
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Roy Newby
Art Lineback
Brown County
Old Fashioned Country Store at Auditorium Theatre Saturday
Rushville residents enjoyed the State Teacher's Association music session at Caleb Mills Hall with performances by Miss Helen Pearson and Miss Leota Mull Gilbert's daughters. A Crawfordsville High School band and Crispus Attucks chorus entertained, followed by Cathage merchants presenting weeklies at the theatre with Phantom Broadcast and prize drawings.
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Rush County
State
Caleb Mills Hall
Rushville
Don Myers
Helen Pearson
Norma Hogsett
Leota Mull Gilbert
Rust County
Crawfordsville High School
Crispus Attack High School
Cathage
Auditorium Theatre Management
Picure
Exchange of Sons Between Two Rotary Club Members
Luther Dubois of Woodland California arranged a year long exchange of sons with Victor Aguilar of Mexico City. Aguilar will live with the Dubois family and attend Woodland schools while Dubois’ son Alferd, 18, has died for Mexico and will attend college there. Local residents recall Luther as a former football player.
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Rocky Mountain News
Denver
Colorado
Earl Norris
Rotay Club
Luther Dubois
Woodland
Cal
Victor Aguilar
Mexico City
Dubois
Alferd Dubois
Mexico
Aguilar
Luther
Parker Wins Ionian Cross Country Race
Earlham runner Parker of Carthage Indiana won the annual Ionian cross country race on October 21 completing roughly 3 miles in 15 minutes 1 second a best season effort finishing a quarter mile ahead of Lindley of Kokomo and Hadley of Indianapolis Parker is a former Earlham distance star and current top Harrier runner.
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Earlham Post
Fohm Parker
Carthage
Indiana
Parker
Lindley
Kokomo
Hadley
Indianapolis
Earlham
World’s Fair Visitor Letter Highlights Progress
Winona Newsom’s note in The Worlds Fair Weekly at the Public Library during a visit to A Century of Progress on Friday October 13, 1933 lauds modern social and industrial achievements. She credits forty years of advancement as proof of omnipotent power, calling her message the most outstanding among twenty eight on the page.
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Winona Newsom
Century of Progress
Progress
Miss Newsom
Car Stolen in Rushville Reported Overnight
Verne Ewing told Rushville police a Chevrolet sedan owned by his Mt Comfort uncle Rue Ewing was taken from a North Main Street parking spot between 6 and 7 30 Sunday evening after he drove it there earlier in the day.
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Verne Ewing
Rushville
Rue Ewing
Mt Comfort
Ind
North Main Street
Social News Briefs From Rushville Area Families
Max Sells and Floyd Jones of Chicago visit Miss Nellie Jones in Manitowoc and Mrs E G Jones returns from Ashville Hospital in critical condition. Many local residents attend dinners, church events, and greetings. Willard batteries advertised at Beher's Garage.
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Max Sells
Floyd Jones
Chicago
Nellie Jones
Manieco
Wis
E. G. Jones
City Hospital
Ashville
Jones
Willard
Beher
Cadallic machine stolen from Detroit widow’s garage
Mrs. Mark Wilson of Detroit reported a Cadallic machine missing from her garage. A search found the bike several miles outside the city in a demolished state, with two back seats removed to fit a safe and evidence of dynamiting.
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Mark Wilson
Detroit
W. R. Zion
Knightstown
Sipe Boy Suffers Leg Injury While Playing Cowboy
Richard Sipe son of Mr and Mrs Claude Sipe sustained a deep cut above the knee last Thursday when he ran into an old plow share while playing Cowboys with friends in a vacant lot near his home. He received tetanus serum and remains unable to attend school.
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Richard Sipe
Claude Sipe
Sipe
Wheat Meeting At Library To Sign Contracts
Wheat meeting set for Monday evening October 30 at the Library to sign contracts due for delivery to Rushville by November 1. Signers will receive funds as contracts are signed, with about 72 500 dollars to be returned to the county.
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Rushville
Kenneth Rhodes Resigns as Carthage Independents Manager
Kenneth Rhodes resigns as manager of the Carthage Independent team citing opposition from school officials. He says his successor will receive the suits with merchants' consent.
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Kenneth Rhodes
Independents
Carthage
Ginner Guests Visit Loyall Hunt Family
Rev Elvan Thornbury and wife of Winchester visit Friday with Mr and Mrs Herbert Young and family of Shirley Mrs Bertha Stevens of Cadiz and Mr and Mrs Albert Ray join Mr and Mrs Loyall Hunt and family for a social gathering.
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Elvan Thornbury
Winchester
Herbert Young
Shirley
Bertha Stevens
Cadiz
Albert Ray
Loyall Hunt
Stager Visitors Tour Morristown and Local Guests Dine
Mr and Mrs Henry Stager of Morristown New Jersey visited Mrs Sallee Stager from Sunday to Tuesday. The Christian Helpers plan a meeting with Mrs Grace Phelps on Thursday afternoon November 2 with assist ing hostesses Mrs Ella Crawford Mrs Earl Nowotne and Mrs Mary Ewing. Mr and Mrs Earl Sears Mr and Mrs Claude Sears and Ott Sears were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Ebert Collins at Knightstown.
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Jesse Henley
F. W. Robinson
Dauhter
Nancy
Richmond
Lowell Henley
Emily
Shelbyville
Ilson
Rushville
Henry Stager
Morristown
New Jersey
Sallee Stager
Stager
Grace Phelps
Ella Crawford
Earl Nowotne
Mary Ewing
Earl Sears
Claude Sears
Ott Sears
Ebert Collins
Knightstown
Origin and naming of tropical storms and cyclones
The article explains how hurricanes originate in the tropics and how terms like cyclone are rarely used by affected areas. It notes differences between tropical cyclones and tornadoes and identifies the doldrums off the northeast coast of South America as a historical hurricane origin point.
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Tropics
Carrbbean Sea
West Indies
China Sea
Philippine Islands
Baguios
South American
Origin of the Word Yankee Traced to Native Speech
Pathfinder Magazine notes the term Yankees may come from the Indian mispronunciation of Eng lish or Anglais. Origins point to New England roots. Canadians or French contact possibly influenced it. British soldiers used it pejoratively around 1775 and Civil War era southerners widened its scope to all northeners.
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Massachusetts
Pathfinder Magazine
Europe
New England States
Notable Circus Midget Gen Tom Thumb’s Life Facts
Charles Heywood Stratton born January 4 1888 in Bridgeport Connecticut joined P T Barnum shows in 1852 married Lavinia Warren in 1863 General Thumb died July 15 1883 Mrs Thumb continued with the circus and later married Count Magri she died at age seventy eight.
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Tom Thumb
Charles Heywood Stratton
Bridgeport
Conn
P. T. Barnum
Lavinia Warren
General Thumb
Home Coming and Rally Day at Fletcher M E Church
The Fletcher M E Church held a day long Home Coming and Rally Day with morning choir music and a sermon by Rev. Schoolfield. An afternoon program featured music, a solo by Mrs. J R Behr, and an address by Rev Clarence Shake of Rushville. Ward Fletcher spoke in memory of Rev W N Fletcher. Out of town guests attended from Greenfield Knightstown Rushville Milroy Westland and more.
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Fletcher M. E
Helen Overman
Schoolfield
J. R. Behr
Clarence Shake
Rushville
Ward Fletcher
Greenfield
W. N. Fletcher
Henry Stinger
Henry Jr
Otto Benz
Indianapolis
Snodgrass
Robert Reeves
Pastor resumes duties at Friends Church
The pastor announces partial return to duties after absence with thanks to Elmer Porter and church helpers. He plans full resumption next Sunday and notes prayer meeting Thursday, a Hosea study, and Sunday school and worship at the regular hour.
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Elmer Porter
Walnut Ridge Church Homecoming and Rally Day
Walnut Ridge to hold annual Homecoming and Rally Day on Sunday October 29 with a basket dinner and all day meeting. The event invites church members and community to attend the daylong program and fellowship.
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Walnut Ridge
Birthday Party Honoring Mrs Dhonau At Home
A merry crowd gathered Friday night at the residence of Mr and Mrs Walter Dhonau to celebrate Mrs Dhonau s birthday anniversary. A dinner was served at 6 30 pm to the honor guests and their spouses including Mr and Mrs Walter Dhonau Mr and Mrs Roy Newby Mr and Mrs D P Dunn Mr W R Zion Mrs Mary Hubbard Mrs Avery Rawls Mrs Katherine V Kennedy Mrs Grace H Porter and Miss Pearl Coffin.
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Walter Dhonau
Birthday Dinner For Mrs. Ben Nelson
Mrs. Ben Nelson was surprised with a pitch-in dinner at the Nelson home west of town for her birthday. About forty attended from Rushville Morristown Indianapolis and nearby relatives.
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Ben Nelson
Mrs. Nelson
Rushville
Morristown
Indianapolis
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Miley
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Anna J. Sipe
Miss Dorothy Sipe
Harry Elder
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Frank Morris
Anderson
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Lucille
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P. J. Sattler
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George Sattler
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George, Jr
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Charlie Lewis
Stewart McNight
Lawrence Greenwood
Frank Overman
Donald Dragler
John Dragler
Irvin Price
W. C. Longnecker
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Penn
Roy Herkless
Chas White
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Will Coleman
Howard Henley
Lews Carrol
Batesville
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Levi Butler
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