Fall Festival Preview Promises Biggest Community Show
The town gears up for the Fall Festival on October 3 and 4 with the Greatest Show on Earth led by John Allen Ruby and a Saturday night Hink and His Melodiers performance. Other events include a Sunday parade, a new gym parking lot prep, and a fish fry at the Christian church basement.
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John Allen Ruby
Hink
Melodiers
McNabb
Hensler
Land O’ Lakes
Wisconsin
Chicago
George B
Doc H. L
Ora Clayton
Norma Lee Henley
Norma Lee
Christian Church
Tommy Bush
Tommy
Gertrude
Tom
Howard Leisure
City Hospital
Howard
Social Notes Highlight Visits and Roles Across Several Cities
Indianapolis guests include H E Hadley Jr and his daughters visiting the Henleys with Mrs Henley missing due to a Terre Haute convention. June Kinder dined with Mr and Mrs Harry White in Knightstown while Don W Disney of Seymour and Frank LePade of Tulsa joined the Barretts. Charlotte Bowles visited Greenfield. Kay Sims was named Greenfield High freshman class president. Hattie Innis and Lee Kyser hosted weekend guests Gouldie Kyser. Rev E W Chapman officiated at a funeral in West Milton Ohio. David and McNabb of Bedford visited McNabbs in Greenfield, R M Allen of Richmond stayed in Carthage.
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H. E. Hadley, Jr
Daughters
Indianapolis
Howard E. Henley
Charlotte Bowles
Greenfield
Kay Sims
Kay
Greenfield School
Hattie Innis
Sharlee Kyser
Gouldie Kyser
E. W. Chapman
West Milton
Ohio
David McNabb
Bedford
George B. McNabb
R. M. Allen
Richmond
Carthage
Methodist rummage sale set for September 25 26 27
The Methodist church schedules a rummage sale on September 25 26 and 27 at The Citizen office. Proceeds benefit church activities and community programs.
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The
Methodist Church
Market notice by Friends Guild at The Citizen Office
The Friends Guild will hold a market at The Citizen Office on Saturday September 20 from 9 am to 11 am. The event invites the public to browse sales and support the guild activities.
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Friends Guild
Joe Moster Dominates 4-H Fat Steer Show at Rushville
The Sixth Annual Southeastern Indiana 4-H Fat Steer Show and Sale in Rushville drew 173 steers from 14 counties. Grand Champion Hereford shown by Joe Moster sold for 45 cents a pound. Reserve Grand Champion Angus shown by Charles Major. Auctioneer John Friedersdorf, with support from the Indianapolis Producers Marketing Association, awarded prizes and ribbons.
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Southeastern Indiana
Rush County Fair Grounds
Rushville
Indiana
Joe Moster
Rush County
Charles Major
Union County
Kingan and Company of
Indianapolis
Coburn Ensley
John Friedersdorf
Franklin
Friedersdorf
Indianapolis Producer Marketing Association
Rushville Chamber of Commerce
Newton Halterman
Gregg Ricke
Denny Pile
Gerald Clodfelter
Greencastle
Angus
Robert Metcalf
Fayette County
Arnold Scammahorn
Wayne Woodhull
Decatur County
Wendell Evans
Henry County
Keith Dare
Dudley Binford
Richard Walker
Johnson County
Kenneth Bease
Bartholomew County
Lee Orschell
Franklin County
George Henry
Bobby Harrold
Philip Creek
Marjorie Whitehead
Shelby County
Joe Caldwell
Donald Meyer
Bartholomew
Decatur
Delaware
Fayette
Hancock
Henry
Jefferson
Johnson
Rush
Shelby
Union
Wayne
School News and New Year Reflections From Carthage
Carthage students report fire drills handled well and share New Year aims. Fact notes include attendance penalties, officer elections for High School and Junior High, and classroom chatter with staff like Mr Gardner and Mr Meade shaping the year.
Greatest Show On Earth inspires fall festival talent call
The Home Talent Show, tied to the Fall Festival, invites singers dancers instrumentalists and circus themed acts. Volunteers for backstage decor and performers are urged to contact the committee led by John A Ruby chairman and Hubert Hunt president. Carthage PTA met September 16 with 59 attendees approving a country store and a fall parade float.
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John A. Ruby
Hubert Hunt
Eugene R. Gardner
Donald Ruby
Esther Leisure
Harold Ruby
Carthage
Parent-Teachers Association
Arthur Winfield
Ira Meade
Meade
Lt Clair Maple Jr Visits Sister in Iowa
Lt. Clair Maple Jr and his wife visited his sister Mrs Elmer Sandefur and family Monday afternoon after his recent retirement from the Navy. They were en route to Ames Iowa where he will teach at Iowa State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair Maple, Jr
Elmer Sandefur
Maple
Navy
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Paul Rejoins Work at International Harvester Co
Paul returned to work on Monday at the International Harvester Co in Indianapolis after an absence of several months due to illness.
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Paul Re
International Harvester Co
Indianapolis
Sam Newsom Receives Spelling Bee Prize at Indiana State Fair
On Tuesday Samuel L. Newsom collected a $25 prize from the State Fair Board as one of four first prize winners in the statewide Spelling Bee at the Indiana State Fair where 80 contestants competed. Sam expressed surprise and pleasure at the extra prize.
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Samuel L. Newsom
State Fair Board
Sam
Mrs Florence Parker Returns From World Conference Trip
Mrs Florence Parker formerly of Carthage has returned from a six weeks visit to the Friends World Conference in Oxford England and from calling on elderly homes there. She is now at 400 North Walnut Street West Chester Pennsylvania.
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Florence Parker
Carthage
Oxford
England
Band Boosters Scrap Drive Seeks Uniforms this Fall
The Band Boosters announce a scrap iron and paper drive this Saturday September 20. All band students should meet at the drug store at 8 30 A M. Eight new band uniforms are to be bought with the proceeds.
Fall Festival P T A booth requests items from local residents
Citizens are asked to bring articles for the P T A country store booth to the homes of Myrle Grocox Leone Mossier and Hazel Roberts for the Fall Festival collection.
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P. T. A. Country Store
Myrle Grocox
Leone Mosier
Hazel Roberts
Morris Henley Recognized for 32 Years as Carrier
Morris L. Henley of Carthage completes 32 years delivering the Indianapolis Star and Indianapolis News to readers. He estimates 11,688 days on duty with 200 or fewer absences, handling 1,090,000 Indianapolis Daily Stars and over 208,000 Sunday copies, and weathering miles of routes.
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Morris L. Henley
Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis News
Morris
Henley
Carthage
Indiana
Indianapolis
Sunday Star
Rural Youth Plan Variety Show in Rush County
Rush County prepares a Rural Entertainment Festival at Jackson School on October 4 at 7 30 pm. Curtain acts limited to four minutes five participants. group acts up to ten minutes with five or more rural organization members. Entries due by September 29 via extension office or local outlets.
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Rush County
Jackson School
Franklin College
Hall of Music
Purdue University
Farm Bureau
Home Demonstration Club
Rural Church
County Extension
Walco Service Station
Carthage Citizen Office
Mildred Stark
Rural Youth Club
Donald Cooper
George Riggs
County 4-H Club Council
Lonnie Orme
Rush County Home Demonstration Chorus
William Morgan
John White
4-H
C. L. Spuller
Lenore Foster
Ova Cassidy
Keith Landis
U. S. Tire and Rubber Co
Hugh Morris
Tom McManus
Rush County Agricultural Association
Mose Henley Delivers Daily News Route Longtime Carrier
Morris Henley known as Moe to locals has held a daily paper route for over two years covering many miles in all weather conditions. He is pictured tossing the morning paper along his regular beat.
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Morris Henley
Mose
Demonstration of Dial Telephone at Ripley Co op Office
The Ripley Farmers Cooperative Telephone Co displays an automatic dial system at the Citizen Office this week. Officials say an installation plan is approved soon and invite interested residents to call and view the dial telephoning demonstration.
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Ripley Farmers Cooperative Telephone Co
Local Hosts Welcome McCorkles and Dhonau Guests
Mr and Mrs Lon McCorkle were Sunday supper guests of Mr and Mrs Joe Thomas in Fortville. Robert Dhonau and Joseph Comb of Butler University spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs W A Dhonau.
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Lon McCorkle
Joe Thomas
Fortville
Robert Dhonau
Joseph Comb
Butler University
W. A. Dhonau
Local Health Notes As Relatives Report Illness Update
Mrs. Chester Hill is confined to bed after a relapse. Mrs. Dora Ray remains unchanged. Ray Gurley remains about the same. Clyde Henley underwent observation and treatment at Henry County hospital in New Castle. Mrs. James Geise is ill at home south of town. Floyd Stevens is slightly improved after a two weeks illness.
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Chester Hill
Dora Ray
Ray Gurley
Clyde Henley
Henry County Hospital
New Castle
James Geise
Floyd Stevens
Charles S Winslow Dies at 90 in Fountaintown
The Rev. Charles S. Winslow 90 passed away Saturday at 10 am at McGraw Nursing Home Fountaintown after 14 weeks there. Born June 22 1862 in Indiana he lived in Carthage most of his life. He was a lifelong Friends church member with four children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 pm in the Friends church with burial in Walnut Ridge cemetery.
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Charles S. Winslow
McGraw
Fountaintown
William Francis
Mary Jane Patterson Winslow
Indiana
Carthage
Winslow
Indianapolis
Donald
Friends Church
Grace Doherty
Western Springs
Illinois
E. F. Winslow
Donald Winslow
Howard Winslow
Near Carthage
Daniel Winslow
Phoenix
Arizona
Harriett Whybrew
Upland
Iona White
Charlottesville
Everett Chapman
Walnut Ridge Cemetery
Fall Festival Plans Build for Carthage Event
Eighth Annual Fall Festival for Carthage unfolds with 29 community groups pledging cooperation for October 3 and 4. Gr ant Henley chairs planning as committees meet September 19 to draft a tentative program. Parades, floats, displays, dances by Kappa Kappa Sigma, and the Lions Club meals are planned with local acts and a “Greatest Show on Earth” featuring amateur talent.
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Carthage
Grant Henley
John Allen Ruby
Kappa Kappa Sigma
Hink
Lions Club
Carthage High Dominate Manilla In Tuesday Baseball Clash
Carthage High School baseball team defeated host Manilla 30 to 1 on Tuesday in a one sided game. The win marks their second victory of the season and they travel to Raleigh for a Friday afternoon contest.
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Carthage High School
Manilla
Raleigh
Community Socials Share Food Faith and Fellowship
The text details a Saturday turkey dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Edgar Ellis with guests from Indianapolis Camp Breckenridge Knightstown and relatives. It also notes the Woman's Society of Christian Service meeting led by Mrs Lena Newsom with Mary Woodbridge delivering a lesson, a donation to the Methodist Children's Home, and a social hour. Friends Guild gathering hosted by Mrs Wayne Osborn with 12 members and two guests, Martha Jo Bentley as new president and Roy Robertson as secretary treasurer, followed by refreshments. Sunday dinners guests included Mr and Mrs Max Moore in Kennard.
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Edgar Ellis
Harve Waghorst
Indianapolis
Ora Ellis
Alice and
Joyce
Camp Breckenridge
Keith Ellis
Knightstown
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Ruth Hunt
Mary Carson
Lena Newsom
Rose Overman
Mary Woodbridge
Overman
Hunt
Asa
Lebanon
Aftenoon
Friends Guild
Wayne Osborn
James Carr
Lettie Sparks
Martha Jo Bentley
Roy Robertson
Four Ways From the Office Debuts in Citizen
The Four Ways From the Office column launches this week as The Citizen resumes carrying it for the seventh year. Carthage School students submit the news directly, with no editorial rewriting by the publisher.
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Citizen
Carthage
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