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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1934
Page
3
The Charlottesville Citizens Bank in liquidation reports on hand 17118.62 and deposits plus common claims totaling 86612.72. Willard J. Gemmill of the state banking department requests a twenty percent dividend, noting this is the first payout since closure.
Attendance at Indiana state parks surged in August with Virgil M. Simons noting a busy season through September. More than 346000 visitors had entered parks since January 1, with statewide totals already 30000 higher than 1932 and gains expected despite Lincoln Bass Lake Beech Muscatatuck not recording admissions.
A traffic survey for the Indiana State Highway Commission shows one sixth of vehicles on state highways are from other states. The study notes tourists increasingly travel through Indiana, with vehicles entering and leaving Chicago via northern Indiana routes. The data guide highway construction plans and surface improvements for future expansion.
Indiana will extend forest fire protection to about 500000 more acres with six new steel towers in timberlands. Virgil M. Simmons, Conservation Commissioner, says U S Forestry Service supplied towers bringing Indiana’s total to twenty. Existing fourteen towers protect over 1500000 acres and relay fire warnings via telephone to nearby communities.
A stranger asks a boy at the field for the score. The boy replies forty four to nothing with none out, notes the home team has not batted yet, and doubts their chance to win.
Lesson on Micah 2 1 3 6 8 emphasizes judgment for evil planners who scheme at night and seize land and homes. It outlines divine rebuke of rulers and prophets, and calls for justice mercy and humility as God’s required path.
A B Simpson quote urging believers to honor God and their captain by conducting themselves righteously in battle, to be a credit to their cause and thus glorify God through their campaign and deeds.
A brief religious reflection notes that those who deny need of Christ or doubt his help hold extreme views about him. The quote emphasizes reliance on Christ for salvation and daily aid, urging humility and trust in divine power.
The Indiana State Fair hosts an Educational Village display September 1 to 7 1934 built near the Poultry Building. A modern brick two building complex will expand to four rooms with a primary classroom demonstration directed by T D Weir Indianapolis Schools. A pioneer log cabin, crafted with period tools, sits on the corner lot with greenfield high school Marion county and technical high school pupils in old time garb. The exhibit, overseen by Leighton Bowers state superintendent, features the Hobby Tent and Parade of Champions as part of the Special Schools Exhibit 1934.
The F. E. Gooding Amusement Co of Columbus will present over a dozen shows and more than 20 rides at the Indiana State Fair from September 1 to 7. Rides will be inspected for safety and run daily and nightly at their regular fairground locations.
Purdue University Dean J H Skinner lauds the Indiana State Fair as a premier Midwest educational exposition running September 1 to 7. He notes agricultural exhibits in the Purdue Building offer practical solutions for producers and highlights a broader display of products, crops, livestock, and youth participation.
Public debt totals at year end show 1921 23.9 billion, 1925 20.5 billion, 1929 16.9 billion, 1933 22.5 billion. The latest close on June 30 stood near 27.0 billion, reflecting changes under revised fiscal conditions.
The new government subsistence homesteads are priced at about $5,250 each, implying significant investment per unit as the program rolls out. This figure marks a notable cost level for intended affordable housing initiatives.
The write up notes that 118 different taxes are levied on the oil industry and that 425 cities along with 26 counties in the United States have adopted the manager plan of government.
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