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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1941
Page
2
Sam Pasquarelli of Greenwich, Connecticut owns a turtle with an artificial leg and has fitted a wire to the shell to serve as a fourth prop for the reptile.
Camp Shelby correspondent recounts recent maneuvers near Camp Polk Louisiana. He jokes about heat damp envelopes and stamps failing, the Colonel’s quip that soldiers are lost, and a bugler's comic mess call as troops moved into position for drills.
The house passed the draft extension bill by 203 to 202 after a close vote led by Rep. May of Kentucky, with Rep. Short of Missouri among those who opposed. The report notes life near Camp Polk in Leesville Louisiana where the 151st regiment rests before the next maneuver and recounts men growing Van Dyke beards and haircuts.
Charlottesville Christian and Charlottesville Methodist churches list pastors and Sunday school times. Reunion attendees include the Lilburn and John White families, Lawrence Wales, Irvin Binford, and F E White at the Phelps reunion in Kennard. Dinner guests from Ohio and Greenfield join Mr and Mrs Ralph Zapf.
Highway courtesy and cooperation are urged by Hoosier Motor Club official Todd Stoops. He outlines clear signals parking lights and right of way rules as essentials for safer driving and better mutual respect on the roads.
An Irish potato weighing six and a quarter pounds, grown last season at the state hospital at Medical Lake Washington, is regarded as the largest on record. Spud raisers of Idaho and Maine are invited to take notice.
In a National Emergency message, L. C. L. shipments show a 52 percent rise in tonnage in June 1941 versus June 1940. More efficient loading reduced required cars by 21,707, freeing them for defense materials, and urging shippers to raise average tonnage per car.
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