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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1931
Page
3
May thirtieth marks a long weekend to visit resting places. Charles F. Baxter, monument dealer of Knightstown, offers guidance to ensure memorial work, vases, ground and surroundings are in order. He has helped hundreds solve memorial problems satisfactorily.
The Fountaintown post office was robbed Saturday night stealing fifty two money order blanks and a dating stamp. The Post Office Department asks local businesses to report any money orders numbered 31948 through 32000.
F. B. Yankiner of Rushville was present in town Saturday evening for an unspecified local gathering.
Prof Paul G Riley discusses brooder care noting 85 degrees is warm for young chicks while 95 degrees starts when they bed up near the hover edge. He warns against overheating causing piling, poor feathering and higher mortality, urging caretaker adjustments. Also reports local social notes including a birthday party for Betty Lou Ruby in Maxwell and visits from relatives.
Two trappers in Kentucky trade snippets of news from Washington and Lexington. They mention Bill Stebbins returning from Washington, Jefferson and Madison inaugurations, a Paris chandelier with many candles, a newborn Abraham in Hodgenville, and little other noteworthy tidings from Hodgenville.
A vintage verse appeals for aid to the hungry and needy in history’s 1031 era. It speaks to poverty, asks readers to provide work and charity, and urges compassion for families, children, and the elderly in a call to action for national recovery.
A reflective line notes that the bright day ends with a nightfall. The speaker contrasts happiness with an inevitable darkness that follows the joy, signaling an end to a previously cheerful period.
Obituary notice for Charles W. Hahn with memorial lines from family. Local items include visits by Ed Ball and Lyle Brenan, county residents at Greenfield and Indianapolis, and social events at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walker. Also reports on Dale Spencer’s knee injury and Will Reneau’s vacation, plus deaths of Charles Miller and travel to Indianapolis for shows.
Notice declares Louis C. Lambert appointed administrator by the Rush County Circuit Court clerk for the estate of Green berry Watkins, deceased. Date given March 23, 1931, with Attest Clerk Charles L. Newhouse and Henley & Marshall as attorneys.
Guests of Mr and Mrs C V Creek included Mr and Mrs Nichols who stayed a week. Mr and Mrs F C Creek and grandson John Creek of Fairmount were weekend guests.
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