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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1946
Page
3
The Carthage Citizen lists Kenneth Rhodes as Editor and Publisher and Grace Porter as Society Editor in a staff note announcing the paper’s leadership.
Opinion argues Russia, using 18 million workers at low wages and long hours, outproduces goods like automobiles and washing machines. It claims American strikes impair competitiveness, urging labor leaders to unite and boost production to match foreign rivals.
The passage argues for cooperation between captains and employers to sustain production in the future and maintain high efficiency by consistent, conscientious, proven methods.
The 1946 onion crop is forecast at 8,873,000 fifty-pound sacks, a new high. Early onions are being harvested across several states with more from later regions expected soon. The Agriculture Department urges rapid home use to prevent waste as storage is limited. Prices are unusually low due to the large supply.
Aviation Panel reports 100 Indiana air fields approved to teach veterans to fly under the GI Bill. More than 2,500 ex servicemen and women are currently learning to fly in the state.
The piece urges Congress to adopt President Truman's 1948 budget plan emphasizing debt reduction and economy in spending. It warns against continued wasteful programs and argues that public insistence on fiscal restraint is needed to prevent inflation and national ruin. It frames this as critical in an election year.
Taxpayers are notified that the Ripley Township Advisory Board will meet at their regular meeting place on August 27, 1946, to determine tax rates for certain purposes. The notice explains the legal procedures and invites taxpayers to attend and review proposed levies and items affecting taxes in the township.
New claims for disability pensions drop from a February peak of 425000 to 162000 in May with 121000 in June as of July 1 three million four hundred thousand veterans have filed. Fort Benjamin Harrison hospital transfers to VA administration with October 1 patient arrivals. Social work follow up, GI business loans, and guaranteed partial loans show active VA support nationwide.
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