Grand Coulee Dam Seen as World’s Largest Concrete Structure
The Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River is described as the largest man made structure, three times the size of the largest pyramid, with 25 million tons of concrete and a projected completion in 1942. It will create a vast lake, spur agricultural growth, displace towns and graves, and justify the $394 million project as self liquidating through power and irrigation revenues.
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Grand Coulee
Columbia River
Spokane
Bureau of Reclamation
Boulder
Grand Coulee Dam
Niagara
British Columbia
Arrow Lake
Washington
Columbia
Muscle Shoals
Boulder Dam
Public Sale Dates Include Farm Implements and Real Estate
Public sale dates announced for Grover Kyser farm implements five miles west of Carthage at 10 30 a m on Tuesday September 23. Walter B Hill Chas Gartin and Everett Button named as ads. Administrative sale of 119 acres real estate of Melvin W Henley to be held at the law office of A L Gary Rushville on Thursday October 2.
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Grover Kyser
Carthage
Walter B. Hill
Chas. Gartin
Everett Button
Melvin W. Henley
Adm
A. L. Gary
Rushville
Mae Henley
Rush Circuit Court
Indiana
Ripley Township
Rush County
Section
Township 15
Section 25
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Carthage Artington Pike
Henley Farm
Cornbelt dairymen speed defense pastures
Midwest dairymen live stock raisers and agricultural workers join to boost dairy output cut feed costs and extend grazing season amid national defense needs. R H Lush notes pasture improvements raise yields 50 percent first season and 106 percent second year while reducing 100 pounds milk cost by 33 percent with complete fertilizer and 28 percent with superphosphate.
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National Defense
R. H. Lush
National Fertilizer Association
South
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Home Helpers club meeting and social notes
Mrs. Harry Gosnell hosted the Home Helpers club with 17 members and guests arriving for a creed, song, and talks on First School days Incidents of First School days. Pillows and Meats and Salads were presented by Mrs. Hufford and Miss Adams. Refreshments were served by the hostess and assistants. Numerous visits and reentries to colleges and a ball game trip are noted among local residents and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Gosnell
Home Helpers Club
Ralph Hufford
Gertrude Adams
D. M. Dearinger
Rolland Earnest
Margaret Hill McCarter Club Meeting Featured Member Antiques
Mrs. Ray Anderson hosted the Margaret Hill McCarter club on Thursday afternoon. Vice president Mrs. Dean Stanley led with the flag salute and collect. Members shared an art display of antiques and crafts with explanations, then the Christian flag salute. Refreshments for 11 members and 3 guests were served by the hostess and her daughter Virginia.
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Margaret Hill McCarter Club
Ray Anderson
Dean Stanley
U. S
Virginia
Walker Home Builders Club Hosts Flower Show Verdicts
Mrs Oren Veatch hosted the Walker Home Builders club meeting with 21 members and 4 guests. A flower show judged by Mrs John Snider featured zinnias and mixed blossoms with winners Rena Purcell Ethel Krammes and John Bard recognized for top placements.
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Walker Home Builders Club
Oren Veatch
Gilbert Cooley
Orman Veatch
Ethel Krammes
Gertrude Adams
John Snider
Zinnia Close
Rena Purcell
John Bard
Sylvia Hodge
Annual Fidelia Garden Club Flower Show Held in Arlington
The Fidelia Garden club sponsored event was hosted at Arlington's Methodist church on Friday afternoon. Sweepstake awards went to Mrs. John Burd and Mrs. Hattie Northam. Judges included Mrs. John Snider Mrs. Russell Barringer and Mrs. Collins of the Rushville Garden club. Burd and Northam featured among the listed winners in several zinnia classes with many entries noted for Carrie Cross Mary Heath and Mary Heath.
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The
Fidelia Garden Club
Methodist Church
Arlington
John Burd
Hattie Northam
John Snider
Russell Barringer
Collins
Rushville Garden Club
What Your Defense Stamps Will Buy
A wartime guide lists U S Army Navy and Marine Corps items purchasable with defense savings stamps and bonds. It details prices and corresponding goods from insignia sets and bandages to tents shells, vehicles, tools, and weapon components.
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U. S. Army
U. S. Navy
Public welfare aids over twelve thousand homeless children
More than 12 000 homeless abandoned or neglected children under 21 receive child welfare services from the state department. Miss Mildred Arnold notes cooperation with 92 county welfare departments and child welfare workers to provide advisory services and vocational guidance for hundreds placed in foster homes. Of 12 515 children under care in June 2 313 were in institutions 4 995 in foster homes and the rest in own homes or with relatives. Foster homes come from genuine community interest in welfare and the desire to care for children.
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State Welfare Department
Mildred Arnold
State Department of Public Welfare
Miss Arnold
Welfare Department
Foster Home Offer Put Forward by County Welfare Officials
County welfare departments across the state have been notified of a willingness to provide a foster home for a helpless and neglected child. The program defines care as more than food and shelter, including personal services, training, financial responsibility, wholesome recreation, and the essential affection of adults.
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Miss Arnold
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Fr. R. Newby
Ind
Knightstown
King’s Beauty Shop
Texaco
GAS Valor
Firestone
Harold Phelps
Aretha
Ash Rush County Loan & Finance
Helen K. Minneman
Main Sts
Rush Co. National Bank Bldg
Rushville, Ind
Henry Nelson
Charlottesville, Ind
Ratliff
W. E. Cooper
Fine Watch Repeiring
W. 3Rd St
Tom Sapp
General Farm
Otto Wyant
Arlington News
Tie Northam
Mary Heath
Burd
Carrie McMichael
Massilene Swain
Carrie Cross
Carlos Heath
Gerald Butler
Morristown
Delbert Winkler
Wm. Henry Beckner
Rosemary Northam
Bob Hyatt
Ball State Normal
Muncie
Alfred Rigsbee
Earlham College
Richmond
Virginia Anderson
Jean McMichael
John Warren Hester
Marion College
Mrs
Charles Leisure
Joe Readle
Merie Stout
Frances Fancher
Doris Winkler
Claribelle Dyer
Lloyd Dyer
Charles Northam
Pete Jones
Lebanon
Clair McConnell
Indianapolis
Earl Downey
Mary Alsman
Lorene Jeffers
Silfer Mae Carter
Bueford Downey
Large Zinnias
Mildred Jones
Marine Corps
Flaxlawn
Fort Hardware Store
Sunbeam
American Radiator Co
American Radiator
Tuxedo
Carthage Grain Co
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