Camp Atterbury Celebrates Ten Years of Training
Camp Atterbury Indiana marks a decade since beginning training in 1942. The complex near Columbus hosted 250000 soldiers from all states and territories for basic and advanced instruction while turning into a major discharge center after World War II. The camp was named for Brig Gen William W Atterbury and now houses five Army divisions and a 1600 bed hospital amid more than 40000 acres across three counties.
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Camp Atterbury
Ind
Atterbury
Indiana
States
Hawaii
Alaska
Territories
83Rd Infantry
Col. Welton M. Modisette
Dale Parmalee
War Department
Columbus
Pearl Harbor
William W. Atterbury
New Castle
America
Pennsylvania Railroad
83Rd
Thunderbolt
Old Hickory
Golden) Lion
Keystone
31St
Dixie
Army
Women’s Army Corps
WAC
National Guard
Kentucky
Ohio
West Virginia
Korea
Indianapolis
U S. 31
Johnson, Bartholomew
Brown Counties
United States Army Hospital
Local serviceman visits family and friends across states
Cpl William Alexander of Camp Lejeune NC visited his parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Alexander and friends last weekend. Weekend guests included Mr and Mrs Louis Humes with Mr and Mrs L M Edwards of Athens AL and Mr and Mrs Fred Pfieffer of Elmhurst IL. Monday calls came from Mrs Ruth Brown and Mr and Mrs Curtis while Mrs Jessie Brown Maxwell and Mary Limerick Indianapolis called on Mrs Gray and Elizabeth Wiggins. Ed Bly and son attended a reunion near Winchester.
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Cpl
William Alexander
Camp LeJeune
North Carolina
Joseph Alexander
Louis Humes
L. M. Edwards
Athens
Alabama
Fred Pfieffer
Elmhurst
Til
Ria Gray
Elizabeth Wiggins
Ruth Brown
Crutis
Jessie Brown
Maxwell
Mary Limerick
Floyd Hiner Wins State Title at Indiana Fair
Rush County farmer Floyd Hiner won top honors at the Open Grain Show during the Indiana State Fair. He exhibited Sweepstakes Ten Ears of Hybrid Seed Corn and a Sweepstakes Peck of Shelled Seed Corn earning first places for WF9X38-11 Seed parent and WF9XHY corn. Norman Winkler of Posey Township earned a first place for Produce of Late Commercial Hybrids and a seventh for Benton oats.
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Rush County
Floyd Hiner
Center Township
Norman Winkler
Posey Township
Norman
Young Winkler
Wayne Nelson wins Indiana horseshoe title in Frankfort
Wayne Nelson of Eaton defeated Graydon McFatridge of Arlington to claim the Indiana horseshoe pitching championship in Frankfort. Nelson posted 543 ringers in 706 pitches across ten straight victories as McFatridge finished third after seven wins. Gene Brumfiel of Pendleton took second with nine wins in ten among 56 qualifiers. James Kemple of Arlington earned the sportsmanship award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Nelson
Eaton
Graydon McFatridge
Arlington
Frankfort
Indiana
Nelson
McFatridge
Gene Brumfiel
Pendleton
James Kemple
State Fair awards 4-H clubs and livestock prizes
Hampshire lambs led by Charles W. Elmore win multiple placements including yearling ewe and pen of three lambs as Elmore also places in yearling ewes. Gilts and barrows in Hampshire and Po land China-Gilts showings earn top 20s for Paul Jackson and James Gray. Yorkshire entries under John Stanley place in gilts and Yorkshire letters, while Donald F. Cook earns second for a Rug in Domestic Arts Miscellaneous.
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Hampshire
Charles W. Elmore
Charles Elmore
Elmore
Paul Jackson
Barrow
Poland
China
James Gray
Yorkshire Hogs
John Stanley
Yorkshire Letters
Donald F. Cook
Arlington Couple to Hold Open House
Mr and Mrs Elmer Readle celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house on Sunday September 7 from 2 to 5 p m at their farm near Arlington. They were married September 3 1902 and have lived in Rush County. They have three children and three grandchildren.
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Elmer Readle
Arlington
Readle
Rush County
Rushville
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Masons Lodge
Arlington Christian Church
Jesse Cross
James M
Sarah C. Cross
Posey Township
Frank
Rosanna Readle
Tom Hufford
Charlottesville
James F. Readle
Connersville
A. G. Maross
Air Marine
James R. Hufford
Santa Ana
California
Jimmy and
David Readle
Vacation Guests and Social Gatherings Across Town
Vacation guests from Hagerstown Maryland stayed with the Brooks family in Rushville area before Saturday. Wilson Gregg reunion drew around 70 attendees at the Rushville park. Donald Cook entered the University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana Thursday. Birthday dinner honored Mrs Jerry Ann Ruby at Kopper Kettle Morristown. Teddy Ashby visiting George Roland. Recent guests at Ben Nelsons included several families from Richmond Gwynneville Arlington Charlottesville Muskogon and Carthage. Pvt Kenneth Land visited from Fort Leonard Wood Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Von Clifton and Mr and Mrs Guy Ewing attended Saturday night events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Harris
Hagerstown
Maryland
Noah Brooks
Cindy
Wilson-Gregg
Harry Leisure
Rushville
Jane Kinder
Mary Lou Alexander
Phyllis Jane Small
Marlene Graff
Morristown
Jerry Ann Ruby
Teddy Ashby
Anderson
George Roland
Ben Nelson
William Nelson
Charles Snapp
Richmond
Raymond Six
Gwynneville
Willard Herberg
Arlington
William Robbina
Charlottesville
Vinton Hudson
Grant Ramsey
Carthage
Perry Larimore
Eddie Fields
Muskegon, Mich
Ralph Truitt
Pvt
Kenneth Land
Fort Leonard Wood
von Clifton
Guy Ewing
Wheat variety choices in Rush County crops debate
Rush County farmers weigh fall wheat plantings as Purdue agronomists note that high yields vary by type. Seneca leads in yield with 44.8 bu acre and Saline and Vigo follow. fertilizer boosts yields, with 300 lb 3-12-12 or 12-15-15 raising oat and wheat outputs. Seed lists and Indiana certification are available through the county extension office.
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Rush County
Purdue University Agronomists
Vigo
Rudy
Butler
Ohio
Thorne
Seneca
Illinois Experiment Station
Purdue University
Floyd Hiner and Son
Center Township
Illinois
Fairfield
Royal
Purdue Agronomists
Indiana
Son
Harold
Jack Clarkson
Columbia
Raxton
James Hulless
Clarkson
Ajax
Clinton
Rush County Better Crops Association
The
Cooperating Farmer
County Extension Office
Senator Jenner Attacks Truman Inflation in Indiana Speech
In Indianapolis on August 30 Senator William E. Jenner blasted inflation as a tool of Truman and his administration. He argued real incomes fall, taxes rise, and prices climb while wages lag, citing official figures and debt. Jenner urged voters to consider the impact on families and the nation ahead of the election.
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Indianapolis
Harry Truman
Washington
Jesse James
United States
William E. Jenner
Harry
Kansas City
Indiana
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
America
Adlai
Ozarks
Hoosier Born Soybean Association Plans Purdue Meeting
Indiana based soybean group to hold its 32nd annual convention at Purdue University in September 9 11. Origin traced to 1920 Leyland meeting at Camden with seed pioneers Fouts Caldwell and Meharry contributing to early soybean development. Purdue agronomists Beeson and Osstrand recount the association's growth across the Corn Belt and beyond.
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G. O. Mott
Purdue University
Purdue
Lafayette
Ind
American Soybean Association
K. E. Beeson
Association
Leyland
Taylor Fouts
Camden
Fouts
Ward Qstrander
Roy Caldwell
Charles Meharry
Attica
Corn
North Carolina
Arkansas
Mississippi
Centennial Jamboree at Indiana State Fair Stars WLW WHAS
Lulu Belle and Scotty join WLS staff for the Centennial Jamboree at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum on Saturday September 6. For the first time WLW Cincinnati and WHAS Louisville stars join Chicago artists for a historic hillbilly show. An Old Fiddler's Contest is sponsored by the Indiana Broadcasters Assn.
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Lulu Belle
Scotty
WLS
WLW
Cincinnati
WHAS
Louisville
Chicago
Mid-West
The
Indiana Broadcasters Assn
Hoosier soybean growers group history and scale
Early Indiana soybean officers laid groundwork for a growing association. Beeson and J. B. Edmonson served as secretaries and helped start the Soybean Digest, guiding growers in production, marketing and utilization. Chester Biddle presides this year with Ersel Walley a recent past president as Indiana acres rose from 14,000 in 1920 to 1,551,000 last year with crop value over 100 million dollars and state processing equipment valued in the millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Biddle
Remington
Ersel Walley
Fort Wayne
Indiana
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University of Illinois At
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Jenner
Lulu Belle and
Mra
Antonio
H. L. Hensler
Reemer
Slegler Deres
Carthage Hardware
Lowell Leisure
Leonard Jackson
Trading Post
Knightstown
Clarke
Carthage Radio Ae
Harold Green
Winona Monument CO
Winona, Minn
G. E. Woods
Knightstown Chamber of Commerce
Forrest Moore
Lake Otsego
Michigan
Fred Zimmerman
Bluffton
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