Ripley Township United Fund Drive to Begin October 10
Mrs. Frank Alexander chairs the Ripley Township United Fund Drive with Mrs. George B. McNabb as co chair and John Allen Ruby as helper. The drive starts Monday October 10 and solicitors will be named in next week’s paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Alexander
Ripley Township
United Fund Drive
George B. McNabb
Cochairman
John Allen Ruby
Alexander
McNabb
John A. Ruby
Residence Change for Proctors Moves to Rushville
Mr and Mrs Robert Proctor relocate this week from 13 South Main Street Carthage to North Perkins Street Rushville noting a residence change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Proctor
Main St
Carthage
Perkins St
Rushville
Local Hospital Notes From Area Patients
Russell Reddick has been at Rob ert Long Hospital for treatment and observation the past ten days. Howard E. Henley entered the Rush Memorial Hospital Saturday and will undergo surgery Tuesday. His room number is 128. Mrs. Herbert Fanning underwent surgery at the Henry County Hospital Wednesday. Mrs. Nellie Pitts of Carthage has been convalescing the past few weeks at the home of her daughter in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Reddick
Robert Long Hospital
Howard E. Henley
Rush Memorial Hospital
Herbert Fanning
Henry County Hospital
Nellie Pitts
Carthage
Indianapolis
George Higgins
Dorothy Higgins
Granite City
Illinois
George Moore
Lestie Heifner
Robert Turner
Roy Turner
Elmer Hunt
Donald Ruby
Gouldie Kyser
G. H. Jones
H. E. Poston
New Castle
A. J. Carr
Warren Edwards
Knightstown
Clyde Tatman
Norwood
Ohio
Luther Hall
Donald Andis
Elbert Grifith
Greenfield
Ed Hewitt
Robert Walker
Ed Ruby
Ruby
Laura Sandefur
Monay
Russell Shutt
Roy Miller
Elmina Parish
George Davis
Russell Davis
Bob Nigh
Earl Nigh
Rushville R R
Charles Nigh
Perry Hockersmith
Rushville
Iva Cook
Harold Bushorn
Versailles
Leonard Rogers
Rogers
Kimberly Tweedy
Melina Lafuse
Walter Lafuse
Richmond
Lewis Lafuse
Roy Blessinger
Russell Benefield
Shelbyville
Caleb “Marsh
Judy
Curt Marsh
Gilford Marsh
Westport
Otto McCarty
Michigan
Chi Rho Elects New Officers At East Street Church Meeting
The Chi Rho group of East Street Christian Church met Monday at 7:00. Drenda Mourey led the lesson, songs by Billy Henley and Sherry McKain, pledge to the flag and Bible observed, two visitors, two teachers, and twelve Chi Rho members present. Refreshments served by Sherry McKain and Arlene Ruby. A Sleep movie shown by Clyde Ruby. prayer by Larry Bush.
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CHI Rho
East Street Christian Church
Drenda Mourey
Billy Henley
Sherry McKain
Arlene Ruby
Clyde Ruby
Larry Bush
Jeanie Stapp
Residence at Greenfield of Morris Couple
Mr and Mrs Larry Morris reside at 532 N Spring St Greenfield Indiana. Mr Morris holds a teaching position at Fortville School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Larry Morris
N. Spring St
Morris
Fortville School
Den No 2 Den Mothers Host Surprise Birthday Party
Seven members attended at Virginia Whitfield’s home on Wednesday September 28. Den mothers and two guests joined the group for cake ice cream and games. Gary Osborn won two prizes while others won one each. Chuck Henley was selected to ride on the Fall Festival parade float. Max Dewees serves as Denner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
den No. 2
Virginia Whitfield
Our
Den
Gary Osborn
Chuck Henley
Our den
Max Dewees
Denner
Weekend Guests At Pine Grove With Bean Family
Mrs Edith Bean of Rushville and her mother Mrs John Wagoner of Carthage were weekend guests of Carl Bean and family at Pine Grove West Virginia. They attended a reception for Mr Bean at Pine Grove Christian Church Friday evening where his minister Carl Bean is a student at Bethany College Bethany West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Bean
Rushville
John Wagoner
Carthage
Mrs. Bean
Carl Bean
Pine Grove
West Virginia
Mr. Bean
Pine Grove Christian Church
Bethany College
Bethany
Local man loses driver's license suspension announced
The State Motor Vehicle Division reports that Sherman Russell Dye's license is suspended until August 21, 1962, for drunken driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Motor Vehicle Division
Sherman Russell Dye
Cub Scouts Earn Badges At Community Center Meeting
A Friday night Cub Scout advancement pack meeting at the Community Center drew boys from three local dens. Den leaders presented citizenship themed skits and 12 scouts earned badges with Charles Whitfield, assistant Cubmaster, awarding bear badges to Warren Nigh Rick McNabb Larry Johnson Joe Whitfield John Ewing Vernon Little David Whitfield wolf badges to Mike Joseph Charles Henley Max Deweese Rick Hampton and lion badge to Tom Blessinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Whitfield
Warren Nigh
Rick McNabb
Larry Johnson
Joe Whitfield
John Ewing
Vernon Little
David Whitfield
Mike Joseph
Charles Henley
Max Deweese
Rick Hampton
Tom Blessinger
Milroy Girl First Polio Case In Rush County
Judy Ruble, 13, Milroy, Rush County's first polio patient this year, diagnosed as spinal polio at Riley Hospital for Children Indianapolis. She was stricken Tuesday and taken Thursday, under care of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Ruble.
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Milroy
Rushville
Ind
Judy Ruble
Rush County
Frank H. Green
Green
James Whitcomb Riley Hospital For
Indianapolis
Judy
Theodore Ruble
R. R. J. Milroy
Carthage High School Fall Festival Week Highlights
Carthage High School prepares for the annual Fall Festival with student committees meeting, skits being refined, and community groups urged to join. The CHS yearbook staff, led by editor David Ruby, plans a 1950s themed volume while cross country results show Carthage placing in meets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
O.K
Carthage Personal Notes Highlight Local Social Visits
The Carthage Band Boosters cancel Tuesday meeting. Families including the Stanleys and Shells attend a Sunday picnic in Anderson honoring Charles Shell. Various visits span Indiana Illinois Kentucky and Ohio with multiple couples and individuals gathering at homes and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage Band
Roy Stanley
Robert Stanley
John Stanley
Shadyside Park
Anderson
Charles Shell
Montibello
California
Forrest Moore
Fred Clark
North Webster
Indiana
Letter Writing Week Celebrated in Carthage Indiana
The 23rd annual Letter Writing Week will be observed in Carthage Indiana during October 2 to 8 announced by Postmaster Ercell Bever Jr. He notes revived interest in personal letter writing and urges residents to mail at least two letters, one to a longtime friend and a reply to a recent writer, and to reach out to people in other countries to foster international understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Indiana
Ercell Bever Jr
Lions Club Meets in Carthage September 1960
The Carthage Lions Club held a Monday night business meeting at the Community Center with President Hubert Hunt presiding. John Rhoades reported secretary notes while plans were finalized for the Lions float and party and the ticket committee reported. Lion Frank Hampton named chair of the ticket takers committee for Festival rides. Bill Morris of Wales was the evening speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage Lions Club
Hubert Hunt
John Rhoades
Lions Club
Lion Frank Hampton
Bill Morris
Wales
Kindergarten List Is Announced At Carthage
Nine girls and seventeen boys registered Monday September 19 for Carthage Kindergarten. Mrs. Fred Flick states names were placed on the blackboard as students learned them. Enlisted: Debra Anne Jackson Garnet Jones Dee Kline Gregory Mitchell King Donald Jay Lynch Everett Franklin Mayfield Timothy Allan McDaniel Rickey Lee McKenney Kimberly Lynn Plank David Lee Rodmaker Kristine Rucker Penna Rose Shields Thomas Smith Mary Jayne Taylor Rob Winters Fred Joseph White Reginald Denver Whitfield Theresa Leola Whitfield.
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Carthage
Fred Flick
Debra Anne Jackson
Garnet Jones
Dee Kline
Gregory Mitchell King
Donald Jay Lynch
Everett Franklin Mayfield
Timothy Allan McDaniel
Rickey Lee McKenney
Kimberly Lynn Plank
David Lee Rodmaker
Kristine Rucker
Pennina Rose Shields
Thomas Smith
Mary Jayne
Morris family to lead Sunday service and mission group
Sunday morning at 10 30 Robert and Marian Morris with their four children David Danny Deane and Donnie will lead the service. The couple, former pastors of the meeting, announce plans to move to Overda Florida to pursue mission work and have organized Mission Builders Inc a nonprofit to enable wider participation. A free will offering will support their ministry.
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Robert
Marian Morris
David
Danny
Deane
Donnie
Overda
Florida
Mission Builders, Inc
Troop 129 Receives New 50 Star Flag
Mrs. George B. McNabb and Mrs. Eugene R. Gardner of the Carthage American Legion Auxiliary presented a 50 star flag to Boy Scout Troop 129 at a Community Center program Saturday night. Lee Patton accepted on behalf of the troop. James Whitfield and others attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. McNabb
Eugene R. Gardner
Carthage American Legion Auxiliary
Lee Patton
James Whitfield
Wayne McClurg Fined For Disorderly Conduct In City Court
Wayne Coy McClurg, 23, Carthage, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in Greenfield City Court. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs and given a 60 day suspended penal farm sentence on good behavior. The arrest followed a complaint by Dennis Campbell that McClurg caused a disturbance Monday night at Campbell’s farm home north of Charlottesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Coy McClurg
Carthage
Greenfield
McClurg
Denns Campbell
Charlottesville
W S C S Meeting Set With Hostesses At Church
The Womans Society of Christian Service will meet Thursday October 6 at the church with Edna Kennedy Lena Newsom Lela Gold and Mary Carson as hostesses. Lesson Mary Nigh Devotions Connie Fenner.
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W.S.C.S
Womans Society of Christian Service
Edna Kennedy
Lena Newsom
Lela Gold
Mary Carson
Mary Nigh
Connie Fenner
Alexander Couple Return From Minnesota Vacation
Mr and Mrs Frank Alexander returned home last Thursday night after a ten day trip to northern Minnesota. They reported very good fishing during their stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Alexander
Minnesota
Rush County youth committee plots broader outreach
The Rush County Extension Office hosted a Monday meeting led by Marion Liggett to review current youth programs and plan future efforts. The group aims to engage more young people, study conditions, and foster a healthier county for youth. next meeting is set for October 24.
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Rush County
Marion Liggett
Birthday anniversaries marked in local gatherings
Mr and Mrs David Grocox Len na Botteron and Julia McMichael celebrated their birthday anniversaries last Thursday night with dinner and a gift exchange at Buckleys Restaurant. Mr and Mrs Odell Pitts and children attended a family picnic Sunday at Pendleton Park in honor of Mrs Darrel McNutts birthday.
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David Grocox
Lenna Botteron
Julia McMichael
Buckley’s
Odell Pitts
Pendleton Park
Darrel McNutt
Jurors Drawn for October Term of Bush Circuit Court
Jury commissioners list twelve grand jurors and a 24 name petit jury for the October term. Grand jurors include Robert Medd Glenwood and Wayne Draper Carthage among others. petit jurors feature John Heckman Rushville and Marjorie Cherry Arlington, with names spanning Rushville Carthage Milroy and surrounding areas.
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Bush Circuit Court
Robert Medd
Glenwood
Robert Crawley
Rushville
Loren Geise
Wayne Draper
Carthage
Estel Edwards
Russell Jones
Richard Collyer
Lee B. Fletcher
Earl Bacon
Milroy
Joe Deerin
Sharlee Kyser
Lowell Brown
Petit Jury
John Heckman
Eugene Daubenspeck
Thomas Bush
Marjorie Cherry
Arlington
Harold Humphrey
Elmer Kelso
Wilbert Hahn
Harold R. Davis
R. R
Manilla
Betty J. Dyer
Boy Scout Troop 129 Plans Bear Creek Camporee
Troop 129 met at Carthage Library with twelve scouts. They planned a camporee for October 21 22 and 23 at Bear Creek near Connerville. 2nd class first aid was practiced. Larry Nigh passed the Tenderfoot requirement test. Meeting dismissed with the Lord's Prayer.
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Boy Scout
Carthage
Bear Creek
Connersville
Larry Nigh
Marine officer candidate Ronald Gatewood graduates
Ronald L. Gatewood son of Mr and Mrs Charles W Gatewood of 7 S East St Carthage was among 635 students who completed the Junior Platoon Leaders Class at the Marine Corps Schools Quantico Virginia and will receive commissions after finishing college at Purdue University The six weeks of leadership training physical fitness and military studies culminate in commissions in the Marine Corps upon college graduation
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Quantico, Va
Marine Corps Schools
Quantico
Ronald L. Gatewood
Charles W. Gatewood
S. East St
Carthage
Purdue University
Marine Corps
Local Sailor Returns From Mediterranean Cruise
Norfolk Virginia report: Richard E. Wells fireman third class USN, son of Clyde V. and Mrs. Wells of Carthage, returned aboard USS Forrestal on Sept 1 after a seven month Sixth Fleet cruise in the Mediterranean. The carrier earned the Battle Efficiency pennant for gunnery and engineering and visited France Greece Italy Spain Yugoslavia and Lebanon.
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Norfolk, Va
FHTNC
Richard E. Wells
USN
Clyde V. Wells
Walnut St
Carthage
Norfolk
Forrestal
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
France
Greece
Italy
Spain
Yugoslavia
Lebanon
Sergeant Stephens Qualifies as Expert in Carbine
Army Sgt. Omer C. Stephens of the 20th Transportation Battalion in Germany earned expert ratings with the carbine. His wife Ida and parents Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Stephens live in Carthage. He entered the Army in 1948, last stationed at Fort Benning, arrived overseas in May 1959, and attended Carthage High School.
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Bad Kreuznach
Germany
AHTNC
Army
Omer C. Stephens
Ida
E. J. Stephens
Carthage
20Th Transportation Battalion
Stephens
Fort Benning
Carthage High School
Parker Campaign Tour Highlights Indiana Labor Records
Lieutenant Governor Crawford Parker outlined a 60 year labor progress record under Republican administrations at a LaPorte County rally in Michigan City. He touted laws on safety and child labor, mine and railroad improvements, and the creation of state labor bodies while attacking Democratic positions and predicting a Republican victory.
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Michigan City
Ind
Indiana
Crawford F. Parker
GOP
Parker
LaPorte County
Eisenhower
Lake
State Department of Labor
Department of Mines and Mining
Administrative Building Council
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Republican Party
England
Annual high school baseball tourney opens with three games
The annual high school baseball tourney begins today with three games Milroy at Mays, Manilla at Carthage, and New Salem at Morton. Arlington drew the bye in the seven team elimination.
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Milroy
Mays
Manilla
Carthage
New Salem
Morton
Arlington
Mrs Eva Coffin Bundy Visits Carthage From Seattle
Mrs. Eva Coffin Bundy of Seattle Washington visited Carthage the past week staying with Mrs. Nellie Pitts and visiting friends and relatives in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Coffin Bundy
Seattle
Washington
Carthage
Nellie Pitts
Community Betterment Association Meeting Planned
The Community Betterment Association schedules a meeting for Friday October 7 at 7 30 PM in the Community Building basement if available otherwise at Fred Parish's office. Full attendance is requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Betterment Association
Fred Parish
Fall Festival Plans Discussed at McNabb Home
A meeting at Richard McNabb's home on September 26 discussed plans for the upcoming Fall Festival. Attendees included Den and Thomas van. activities included basketball and refreshments.
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den I
Richard McNabb
Denner
Thomas van
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