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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1933
Page
3
An old ad invites readers to subscribe to The Atlantic Monthly at 8 Affington Street Boston. It promises enjoyment of reading hours and companionship from thewisdom, the magazine, and the era’s cherished literature.
Mary Ewing of Indianapolis moves into a Walnut Street property. Earlham College student John William Parker is put in charge of the Earlham Post. Dining guests include Ernest Strong and Carl Sharkey of Nappanee with Walter Phelps. Presley Jackson of Dublin with the Herbert Anderson family. Additional gatherings feature Donald Stoten and family with Harold Ruby in Circleville Ohio, and Joe F. Sims with Betty Joanne Anderson visiting Al McDan Knightstown Shaffer and son Charles.
A reflection on Easter as a symbol of life over death, linking Christ’s resurrection to spring and nature’s renewal. It argues that faith is reinforced by the seasons and the promise of resurrection, offering courage amid doubt and hardship.
The piece asserts Easter's resurrection message to Mary Magdalene and notes that over a millennium the resurrection has been the keynote of Christianity. It says preachers rely on the foundation of Christ’s resurrection, otherwise preaching would be in vain.
In northern Europe peasants greet each other with Christ is risen and reply He is risen indeed. Colored eggs are exchanged and jokes are told to spark an Easter smile.
The Forty Days of Lent originated in the early church with variations across regions. By the fourth century a roughly forty day period formed, often stretched to six or seven weeks with Sundays excluded. Early sources show diverse practice before Easter, and Irenaeus notes differing fasts. Friday abstinence, linked to crucifixion, developed later in Rome.
A biblical saying from the Law and the Prophets reads Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do we also unto them for this is the law and the prophets summing moral conduct into a concise rule.
W H Selie, president of the Indiana Farm Bureau, endorses the Farm Mortgage Bill now in the Senate. The measure aims to raise farm prices and refinance agriculture on a sound basis, with a two billion dollar consolidated Federal Land Bank bond issue guaranteed by the Treasury. Bonds exchangeable for approved farm mortgages cannot exceed mortgage face value or 50 percent of land value plus 20 percent of permanent improvements, with special loans by the Farm Loan Commissioner.
The draft plan sets a cap of five thousand dollars per individual loan and requires loans to cover at least seventy five percent of the property value pledged as security. Interest is five percent with a ten year term. It aims to help farmers regain farm homes lost to foreclosure in the past year. The Fire Re construction Finance Corporation may advance two hundred million dollars to the F Loan Commissioner for this purpose.
Forestry conservation corps recruits will receive complete gear from hats to blankets. They will wear army-issued clothing but may use personal attire if suitable. monthly wages are 30 dollars with up to 25 dollars allotted to dependents. Camps house 200 men with army tents, transport via army, and support from Red Cross YMCA Knights of Columbus for welfare programs.
A large crowd attended the quarterly Eighth District Farm Bureau meeting in Rushville's courthouse assembly room. William Settle, president of the state bureau, spoke on National Legislation, with James K. Mason presiding. The program included T. S. Ferris detailing 1933 wool marketing plans and Indiana's annual 4,000,000 pounds of wool. Additional talks covered Garden and Flower Seed Program, led by Mrs Burl Matney, and remarks by Mrs Calvin Perdue and L L Needler alongside music and membership reports.
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