This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1941
Page
1
In a light weekly summary, Beat notes mild weather easing coal concerns and a rush of Christmas shopping. Subscriptions rise at the paper, while local events include a Kappa Kappa Sigma dance in Carthage and plans for a public service hearing on railroad express routes.
Owen Gray son of Mrs Ria Gray underwent an appendicitis operation at Henry County Hospital New Castle He is recovering. Earl Nowotne was ill Friday and underwent an appendicitis operation Saturday at the same hospital He is improving. Fred Jessup was seriously ill Wednesday and lies in a critical condition at City Hospital Rushville John Butler is critically ill at home east of Carthage Mr Butler has been in failing health for months M S Kyser ill for months remains unimproved Geo B Moore has been ill with a cold in recent days
Billy Hugh Small, son of Mr and Mrs Roy Small, among 24 young men who left Rushville by special bus Monday for Fort Benjamin Harrison Indianapolis. They will undergo final physicals before being sent to a camp for intensive military training.
State defense program under Governor Schricker unveils a 100 page Civilian Defense Manual No. 1. Prepared in Clarence A. Jackson’s office, the guide outlines local defense councils across 92 counties, lists cooperating agencies, and urges citizens to serve to keep homes and government in local hands. Will Hays contributes a national defense message urging total mobilization. the WPA Writers’ project compiled the manual at no cost.
The Carthage Citizen urges readers to renew at the $1.00 yearly rate before January 1, 1942, warning that prices rise to $2.00 after. The paper suggests gifting a year of home letters and offers gift cards, noting holiday hours for renewals.
The W. S. C. C. meeting is postponed due to the serious illness of John Butler.
Funeral services were held at the Friends church in Bloomingdale for Rev. Nathan Pickett 65 who died Friday Nov 28 in a Terre Haute hospital. He taught school before entering the ministry and held pastorates in Baltimore and Nashville. At his death he was a member of the Evangelistic Board of the Yearly Meeting. Surviving are his widow a daughter a brother and two sisters.
Rev. Murray S. Kenworthy hosted the Rush County Ministerial Association at The Homestead with eighteen members present. After dinner a business meeting followed and Rev. Lee Tinsley spoke on The Minister's Use of His Time. The next meeting will be in Arlington.
The Raiders edged the undefeated Mays Tigers in a tight Friday night tilt. Carthage raced to an early lead but faded in the second and third quarters as Mays surged ahead.
Rush county treasurer Mrs. Helen Winkler reports fall taxes show $12,790 in delinquent amounts from a fall cycle. Total current taxes due were $258,785 with $245,995 collected, making the grand due $298,282 and $257,142 paid. A county unit table lists current tax collections and amounts due.
At the council meeting Monday night the Town Board voted to obtain workers compensation insurance. The contract for the project was awarded to Russell Parish. Authorization was given to install Christmas lights downtown.
State Highway Commission chairman S C Hadden cites seven safety rules for motorists in snow ice and fog. Emphasizes cautious driving longer stopping distances task with brakes tires windshield lighting and gear braking technique and use of tire chains to reduce stopping distance by 40 to 50 percent while improving control during winter road conditions.
Songstress Betty Kay will perform with Hink and His Melodiers at the annual Kappa Kappa Sigma dance in the Auditorium. The event is Saturday night, December 13, with dancing from 10 p m to 1 a m.
The library recommends Stewart Edward White's Wild Geese Calling as a lasting pioneer tale, Clemence Dane's White Ben as a beautifully written work shaping tomorrow, and Nevie Shute's An Old Captivity for gripping adventure. The books were a gift from Miss Lillian E. Henley.
Carthage team members Philip Winslow Billy Spacey Jimmie Carr Bob White Gerald Gurley Bob Nigh Archie Howard Maurice Stenger traveled to Chicago for the International Live Stock Exposition. They left Saturday evening and returned Tuesday evening and saw the Griffith game on Saturday night.
Mr and Mrs Basil Hedgecock returned the latter part of the week from a thirteen day vacation trip visiting John Henry Hedgecock and family in High Point North Carolina Charleston South Carolina Savannah Atlanta Florida St Augustine Daytona Beach and Tampa Florida into North Carolina Knoxville Tennessee and through the Great Smoky Mountains
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.