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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1938
Page
4
The Carthage Citizen edited by Ed E Ely is a weekly Indiana newspaper from Carthage. Subscriptions run 1.50 yearly with Canada at 2.00 and six months 75c or three months 50c. The paper is entered at the Carthage post office as second class mail matter.
Dividends will be declared this Christmas as purchases of Christmas Seals in 1937 bring cheer to thousands. Seals fund medical research and sanatoria, helping curb tuberculosis through testing, treatment, and prevention campaigns led by physicians and funded by lay supporters. A future dividend of health remains payable next year if more Seals are bought.
Local residents gather for family visits and church events. Lists of weekend guests include the Irvine, Poston, Kemp, Nigh, and Pollitt families among others with multiple dinners, shopping trips, and a Willing Worker class gathering at the U B church. A Christmas bash for Loretta Jayne and illness notes for John Unger are mentioned.
Notice states the executor and administrator filed their final settlement for an Indiana estate. The court sets Tuesday January 10 1939 as the day to show cause why the account should not be approved. Heirs and interested persons must appear to prove heirship or claim. De Bonis Non. Newby and Newby attorneys. Clerk Dale Fisher.
Indiana licenses for 1939 are issued by 92 county clerks and become valid January 1. Virgil M. Simmons, conservation commissioner, notes larger licenses with expanded signature space. Four license types include resident hunting fishing trapping. non resident hunting fishing trapping. non resident fishing. and a special 10 day non resident fishing license.
The Fletcher M. church conducted morning devotions for Miss Mabel De Moss in the fifth grade room on Monday morning.
The entertainment committee of the Service Club Christmas anne puay met Monday Sem at the O C Mc Carty Drug St.
The listing covers John Boles lead on Kate Smith Hour and Jane Warren rising star on Rudy Vallee Hour, with Sophie Tucker Show on CBS, Christmas concert by New York Philharmonic, Don Wally on Professor Quiz, John Charles Thomas on Magic Key, Wings Over Jordan host, Carole Lombard signing for a Kellogg sponsored NBC series, Freddie Bartholomew on Jolson, Kentucky carol program, Star Theater sketch with Frances Dee and Adolphe Menjou, and One Man's Family serial on NBC.
A playful Carthage girls segment shifts from formal phrasing to a lighter tone. The writer extends holiday wishes as Christmas nears, sending a cheerful Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to readers.
A nine year old girl from Carthage Indiana writes to Santa on December 6 1938 requesting a birthstone ring snow pants a sewing machine a color book a book to read and a Dopey puppet in a heartfelt Christmas note.
Your kind expression of sympathy is gratefully acknowledged and deeply appreciated by Mr. and Mrs. Harlan B. for their loss.
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