Auction set for Berkshire sale at Fairholme Farm
Forty registered Berkshires will be offered at a Rush County auction by the Berkshires Breeders Association Fair Sale at 1 PM October 8. The sale will be at Fairholme Farm on Highway 113 near Lewisville. Catalogs available by mail from Box 244 Rushville Indiana. Also farm and loan notices and bargains on stoves and heating equipment from Carthage Hardware Co.
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Rush County
Berkshires Breeders’ Association
Fairholme Farm
Highway 113
Lewisville
U. S. Highway 40
Rushville
Indiana
Specimen Social Security Cards Mistaken for Real
L. O. Peterson of the Social Security Board in Richmond warns that specimen cards used by a manufacturer were mistaken for real numbers. Several employees shared the same number 078-05-1120 found on a woman's record in Lockport New York. Employers must report each employee’s unique Social Security number to ensure correct wage credits.
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L. O. Peterson
Social Security Board
Richmond
Peterson
Lockport
New York
Mr. Peterson
Propaganda Pamphlets Dropped Over Oxford Sold at Bazaar
A package of 500 German propaganda pamphlets containing a translation of Hitler's speech was dropped by air near Oxford, England. The leaflets were taken to a war benefit bazaar and sold as souvenirs for two shillings six pence each.
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Hitler
Oxford
England
All Bundled Up
Two kittens hidden in a Joliet household laundry bag appear as part of a family wash bundle. Professional laund derers note odd inclusions like stove lids toys jewelry and other objects. A route salesman returns the kittens to their Joliet home after a day in the laundry.
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Joliet
American Institute of Laundering
War's effect on motorists in foreign countries
Hoosier Motor Club secretary-manager Todd Stoops cites a Royal Automobile Club of Queensland article on Australians running cars with charcoal gas. He notes England rationing limits travel, while Germany France and Italy face hard conditions. past wartime American motorists saved gasoline with devices and pills boosting efficiency.
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Todd Stoops
Hoosier Motor Club
United States
England
Germany
France
Italy
Final Auto Race at Muncie Sunday Matches Speed Star Show
Muncie Sept 25 Drivers from the Midwest Dirt Track Racing Association will race at the fairgrounds for the season finale on the local oval. Featured entrants include Bob Simpson Waterford Mich and Vern Trester Indianapolis with several Michigan pilots Frank Popp George Lynch Carl Scarbrough and others. A planned Sunday stunt may see Bus Wilbert circle the track in an airplane faster than Simpson by Wilbert who says that is the only way to beat Simpson on a dirt track. The plan awaits aeronautical approval.
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Bob Simpson
Waterford
Mich
Vern Trester
Indianapolis
Simpson
Columbus
Michigan
Frank Popp
George Lynch
Carl Scarbrough
Forbes
Windsor
Canada
Bus Wilbert
Harry Schwimmer
Charlottesville Residents Share Sunday Visits
Rev Frank Alberts of the Christian church dined with Mr and Mrs D C Copeland and family. Mrs Flora Sipe moved to Indianapolis to live with Mr and Mrs Robert Hooker. George Hudson has improved, visiting with Charles Matlock and Mrs Jones of near Westland. Others hosting and visiting include Mrs N C Jackson and Mrs Ella Redden, Mr and Mrs Bent Morris, and Will Plessinger with Elmer Collins and Billy Ray.
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Frank Alberts
The
Christian Church
D. C. Copeland
Earnest Fausset
Fortville
Claude Walker
Flora Sipe
Indianapolis
Robert Hooker
George Hudson
N. C. Jackson
New Castle
Ella Redden
Rushville
W. O. Ruggles
Charles Matlock
Jones
Near Westland
Allen Garriott
Clara
Lizzie Overman
Bent Morris
Will Plessinger
Elmer Collins
Billy Ray
Sunday Social Notes Reach Many In County Community
Local society items list Sunday dinners and visits among Zapf Addison Hudson Circle Boston Shields and others in Greenfield Columbus and Indianapolis. Several injuries and recoveries noted include Ruthannis Copeland bruises and Elizabeth Shields bed confinement. Funeral attendance for Grace Stinger and Chesley White wedding noted.
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James Boston
Baby
Indianapolis
Florence Heifner
Marie Zapf
Hancock County Clubs
Greenfield
Also Mentioned on This Page
Knightstown
King's Beauty Shop
Carthage
Ratliff
Rex E. Sexson
Greenfield, Ind
Rush County Loan & Finance CO
Andrews
Texaco
Hone
GAS Valor
Firestone
Harold Phelps
Helen K.minneman
Rushville, Ind
Consult
Dr. K. E. Wedeking Optometrist
3Rd St
Ind
Henry Nelson
Charlottesville, Ind
Abercrombie Jewelers
D. W. Grossman Agency
Carthage Hardware Co
Washington, D. C
Selective Service
Selective Service Commission
Muncie
Chevrolet
Aia Gis
Mays
Charlottesville
Ralph Zapf
Marjorie Addison
Bridge Club
Harold Hudson
Charley Hudson
Wayne Circle
Charles Pearson
Doris Binford
Rupert Lukins
Charles F. Reeves
L. E. Reeves
Golda Holenbaugh
Rheta Holmes
Irene Widoey
Elizabeth Shields
Donard Shields
Barrett Trees and Family
Cleveland
Lena Lantis
Jimmy
Evelyn
Betty
Shirley Ann White
Plainfield
Ruthannis
Copeland
Road 40
R. O. Scott
Lottie Michael of
Anderson
Adaline Kenyon
Daisy Bridges
Lester Nibarger
Thomas B. Nelson
Narvella Ledbetter
Leah Parker
Robert Kidwell
Nelson
Narvella
Walter Jessup
Lee Silvers
Riley Hospital
Gene Silvers
Robert’s Park Church
William McKee
Pennsylvania
Inez Johnston
E. Jane Ray
Johnston
Chesley White
Arlene Wyatt
Spiceland
White
Interstate Trucking Company
Lynam Funeral Home
Grace Stinger
Blanche Adkins
Pauline Peer
Charles Thomas
Mable Lowe
Julia Carter
Carthage Grain Co
Hogle & Ronan
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