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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1940
Page
4
The piece argues France fell by government overreach and social reform that harmed productivity. It warns America to reject prolonged work-hour sacrifices and deficits, urging a return to free enterprise to avoid ruin and fifth column threats.
Dr. Clayton C. Miller of Cleveland collects 1409 flutes crafted from glass, hard rubber, plastics, soap stone, bone, jade, ivory, boxwood, ebony, applewood and mahogany.
Social calls and visits across Greenfield Indianapolis Knightstown Columbus and Terrytown surface in a roundup. Names include Lucy Collins Maurice Barrett Claude Walker Jeanette Halgren Gladys Addison Rev L G Sapp Illa Collins Doris Binford Ralph Zapf H L Harness Florence Heifner Roy Bradley Max Copeland Ruthannis.
Reports show fires sweeping dry grass and woods increasing over the last month due to high temperatures and scarce rain. Most blazes started from lighted matches or discarded cigarettes tossed by hikers and motorists into vegetation.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rungel nicknamed the tailors in a trailer tour the United States making and mending trousers while sewing on buttons as they travel.
A fragment from an old Charlottesville paper recalls THIRTY years ago events on August 5 1910 including a fire at the Scott and Comstock implement warehouse and livery barn with five horses destroyed and insurance reported at 5000 dollars. Also mentions brief notes on residents travels and a 1920 picnic reunion.
Public auction for cash of a 1932 Plymouth Coupe with Motor PB80600 at 10:00 A M on August 8 1940. The sale by Wm Keihn in Sexton to satisfy a lien of 36.00 for unpaid charges on Spencer F Wayne’s vehicle.
The notice calls citizens to observe National Aviation Day August 19 1940 by purchasing and using Air Mail postage. It highlights aviation’s role in commerce and defense and credits the Postal Service and Air Mail Service patrons for support and advancement. Postmaster Sam O McCarty signs the alert with August 9 and 16 dates.
A listener to Station WJZ in New York asks for broadcast of a tea service once used by George Washington. The note adds that the set was stolen from the speaker's wife to help pay alimony.
CBS outlines a vivid Aug 2 to Aug 5 lineup with fights on air and music shows. Billy Conn vs Joe Louis headlines a sports quiz on Choose Up Sides, while George M. Cohan debuts a new patriotic song on Streamlined Concert. The week features theater drama Second String and Crime Doctor previews, with notes on Broadcasting Day and NBC and CBS network events.
Preliminary 1940 census shows Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh down slightly since 1930. Chicago edged up by 8,118, while New York City added nearly 500,000 to reach 7,380,259 residents.
Judge John A. Rawlings of Dallas Texas loudly scolded a lawyer from the bench during a trial and fined himself five dollars for contempt of court in a surprising courtroom incident.
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