Rush County hog market soars as war news unsettles farms
The Rush county hog market surges with daily gains reaching record levels as Europe’s war developments unsettle prices. Corn tracks hogs upward while experts warn limits on daily increases, and local growers await further movement. Rush County Home Economics wins fair prize. new farm agent Gertrude Adams replaces Wilma Fike.
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Europe
U. S
Bush County
Wilma Fike
Rush County
Gertrude Adams
Benton County
Miss Adams
Purdue University
County Home Economics Council
Fike
Indiana State Fair Sees Record Crowds At 87th Event
Record crowds attend the 87th Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis with eight days of exhibits. Rush County leads county displays while 4 H clubs and livestock compete for prizes as the fair closes Friday. A Musicial Festival Band of 105 players performs daily and grand circuit horse racing offers notable records.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Rush County
I. U
Sep Palin
Rove Greyhound
Rosalind
Greyhound
Rushlite
Rushville
Sigma Delta Chi
Indiana University
Mays Graduate Receives Scholarship to Franklin College
Gary Steward son of Mr and Mrs John C Steward Center township received an Honor Scholarship to Franklin College valued at 250 He is a 1938 Mays high school graduate active in athletics dramatics and music and a member of Center Christian church Also listed from the local area are Louis Mahin Betty Bronnenberg Rushville and Mary Green Knightstown
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Gary Steward
John C. Steward
Center Township
Franklin College
William Gear Spencer
Young Steward
Mays High School
Minstrel Show Planned by Local Choral Club
The Choral club announces an annual minstrel at the local Auditorium on Monday evening, September 25. The event is a major yearly attraction and more details will appear in next week’s paper.
Improvements discussed at Manilla High School
A state tax board meeting will be held today at 10 a.m. to consider Walker township school requests for 2400 in additional appropriations for building repairs and grounds and to install two furnaces at Homer and Manilla schools. A state tax board representative will attend.
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State Tax Board
Walker Township
Homer
Manilla
Raleigh School Remodeling Contract Awarded
J. J. Barnhart of Wilkinson won a $13,000 contract to remodel and repair the Raleigh school building and install a steam heating plant. Work is to begin immediately with plans for the finished project not yet set. Bids opened August 26 at trustee Carl Ging’s office. Township advisory board members are Luther D. Nixon, Eugene Clifton, and John McBride.
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J. J. Barnhart
Wilkinson
Raleigh
Washington Township
Carl Ging
Luther D. Nixon
Eugene Clifton
John McBride
Birth of Daughter to Mr and Mrs Hoyt Addison
Mr and Mrs Hoyt Addison of Charlottesville welcomed a 6 pound daughter born Sunday at Henry County Hospital in New Castle. Mrs Addison before marriage was Miss Greta McClain of Carthage.
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New Castle Courier Times
Wendell Wilkie
Commonwealth and Southern Electric Company
TVA
Wilkie
Indiana
Rush County
Henry County
Rush
Wall Street
Hoyt Addison
Charlottesville
Wamien
Henry County Hospital
New Castle
Interesting program at Jackson Twp School
Miss Lenore Jones of the Philippine Islands spoke at the Jackson township school Tuesday night during a Farm Bureau meeting. George Sites of the Rush County Farm Bureau spoke on fertilizer and soil enrichment. The evening concluded with a musical entertainment.
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Jackson Twp
Lenore Jones
Philippine Islands
Jackson Township
Farm Bureau
George Sites
Rush County Farm Bureau
Carthage High opens with 336 pupils and new staff
School resumes after a four month vacation with 336 total students and grade counts listed. Three new seniors join Carthage High from nearby towns, two new teachers arrive in the high school, physics added to science, and safety courses expanded for freshmen and sophomores. Boys PE begins softball schedule in Rush County with trophies for winner and runner-up. first basketball game set for November 3.
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Lorraine Boring
Morristown
Ruth Winkler
Rushville
Betty Hill
Glenwood School
Carthage High
Wilhelmin Feaster-of
Martha Jo Bentley
Harry Bentley
Reynolds
Rush County
Milroy
Arlington
Mays
Manilla
New Salem
Raleigh
Madam Royal Fortunesuke Swindle Reported In Circleville
A Glenwood woman lost $200 to a fortune teller named Madam Royal who promised a clearer reading if the money remained in her possession. Sheriff Bennington searches for the suspect and her accomplice after they fled from Circleville with the handkerchief containing the cash.
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Royal
Glenwood
Paul Bennington
Circleville
Charles Combs
Careless Family Bitten by Rabid Dog Sparks Health Debate
A Noble township family led by Mr. William Kerr reported bites from a fox terrier found rabid. Nancy 17 Jimmy 10 and John 6 were treated after the dog was destroyed and sent to the state for rabies confirmation. Treatments for all five bite victims began Friday evening with fourteen injections planned.
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E. I. Wooden
Noble Township
William Kerr
Mr. Kerr
Nancy
Jimmy
John
C. E. Larsen
State Department
County Council Slashes Budget and fills Senate vacancy
On the September session day the Bush County Council rejected a $5,000 land purchase for a fair site and filled a council vacancy. Raymond Bowles won the unexpired four year term after Frank Hudelson’s death. The panel also cut the overall tax rate from .43 to .30, trimming welfare funds and many department appropriations.
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Bush County
Frank V. Hudelson
Raymond Bowles
Center Township
Hudelson
Bowles
William Martin
John Gates
Richard Dawson
Russell Baker
John Frazier
Rush
Rushville
Memorial Park
Tomato Picking Contest Near Kempton
A farm near Kempton in Tipton county will host the fourth annual Indiana State Tomato Picking Contest on Wednesday September 13 at 10 30 am. The event gathers local growers and families for a friendly harvest competition and regional prizes.
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Kempton
Indiana
Tipton County
Former Judge Here Speaks At Service Club
A Service club meeting at Fletcher Methodist church drew a large crowd with a chicken dinner served by church ladies. Violin solos by Mrs. Ralph W. Dreyer and piano by Mrs. A. J. Carr preceded Judge Will M. Sparks of Chicago, who spoke. Rev. J. T. Scull also offered remarks.
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Service Club
Fletcher Methodist Church
Ralph W. Dreyer
Fibich
Gardner
A. J. Carr
Will M. Sparks
Chicago
Judge Sparks
Carthage
J. T. Scull
St. Paul’s
M. E
Rushville
Scull
M. E. Church
Howard E. Henley
Sam O. McCarty
Ross Tweedy
Bayard Baker
H. T. Beher
W. A. Chonan
Ed Ely
A. B. Thompson
A. W. Winfield
George B. Moore
Arthur White
Roy Newby
Fred King
Murray S. Kenworthy
Henry Stager
R. J. Bishop
J. A. Reynolds
Jane
J. A. Lineback
S. L. Newsom
Jesse Henley
Frank Overman
Jack Overman
Henry Laird
Hubert Hunt
Grant Henley
Henry Stinger
S. O. McCarty
Howard Henley
Ralph Dreyer
Wayne Newcum
Harry Bentley
Walter B. Hill
Knightstown
F. M. Sparks
Republican Town Convention Nominates Candidates
The Republican Town Convention meets Friday September 15 1939 at 7 30 p m at Town Hall to nominate candidates for wards and a clerk treasurer subject to vote in November. Candidates should submit names to Arthur J Lineback clerk treasurer Town Committee Sept 8 15.
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Arthur J. Lineback
Students Leave for College From Local High School
Miss Ramona Jane a senior and Miss Juanita Winfield a freshman left Monday for Butler University. Miss Maria Henley returned to Earlham College. Misses Marjorie Brown Rosalie Humes George B McNabb Jr John DeSchipper Jr James Henley left for Indiana University Bloomington. Herbert McCorkhill and Doris Terrick went to Central Business College Indianapolis.
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Ramona Jane
Juanita Winfield
Butler University
Juanita
Maria Henley
Earlham College
Richmond
Marjorie Brown
Rosalie Humes
George B. McNabb, Jr
John DeSchipper, Jr
James Henley
Indiana University
Bloomington
Herbert McCorkhill
Doris Tetrick
Central Business College
Indianapolis
Funeral for Mrs. Jerusha Spurrier Held in Greenfield
Mrs Jerusha Spurrier aged 80 died at her Morris town home Sunday morning from complications. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Pasco Funeral Home Greenfield with burial in Asbury Cemetery Morris town. Mrs Roy Small and son Billy Hugh attended. S L Newsom also present. Lee Ratcliff funeral services were held Thursday in Spiceland.
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Roy Small
Billy Hugh
Jerusha Spurrier
Pasco
Greenfield
Asbury Cemetery
Morristown
Spurrier
Mr. Small
S. L. Newsom
Lee Ratcliff
Spiceland
Mrs Russell Donovan Returns With Daughter From Hospital
Mrs Russell Donovan and her young daughter Patricia Sue have returned from City hospital Rushville on Sunday.
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Russell Donovan
Patricia Sue
City Hospital
Rushville
Judge Henley Remains Unimproved After Illness
Judge W. J. Henley has been ill for several weeks and remains unimproved, according to a brief medical bulletin.
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Judge Henley
W. J. Henley
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Rush Land
Rush County Home Economics Club
Purdue University Project Gardens
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Earl Enos
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Rusa County
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