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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1936
Page
7
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Leisure and their son Howard hosted a Sunday noon dinner. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jessup, Mrs. J. F. Leisure, Mrs. Floyd Reddick and her son Roy, and Rev. and Mrs. George Holwager with their son.
Mrs Nora Mattix entertained with a dinner Sunday at her home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Earl Mattix of Greenfield Mrs Anna Anderson and daughter Marjorie of Carthage and Mrs James Jackson and son Presley of Garrett Indiana. The society planned a meeting at Mrs Mabel McCarty with Rose Overman as leader.
Mrs. Sarah Stager hosted the Women’s Foreign Missionary society of Fletcher M. E. Church at her home last Thursday. Roll call yielded a repeated name as notation followed by a devotional led by Mrs. Russell Parish. The discussion centered on Almighty King and included the article Human Leopards read by Mrs. Myers.
Local residents and neighbors gather for weekend visits with family and friends across Knightstown, Rushville, Indianapolis, and Cincinnati. Names include the Binfords, Hunts, Ray family, Tarbets, Addison pair, McCarty, Webb, Nugent, Holwager, and Bradburns among others.
Examinations begin Tuesday at noon and run until Wednesday noon with dismissal. Students return at 1 PM for report cards and Christmas gift exchanges. Gifts are given in a spirit of goodwill and the season is highlighted by reflections on giving and helping others. Mr. Behr serves as temporary music director in Miss Warren's absence due to illness and Christmas entertainment is canceled until her return.
The snippet lists multiple sale notices including ten and twelve pound turkeys offered by Mrs. H. H. Foust on December 11, 1918. It also advertises a good used eight piece solid oak dining room suite from The Pearson Co Inc Rushville. Additional entries include a six room house in Carthage with one acre, 45 acres of land with buildings, Cannon Ball Store for sale, and local real estate services Knightstown Indiana.
Rates listed for five lines or fewer with 25 cents for one insertion. Two insertions cost 40 cents and three insertions 50 cents. Over five lines pricing applies with 50 cents for one insertion, 80 cents for two, or 1 dollar per three insertions, with five words per line.
A historical notice lists insurance types including life accident hail live stock plate glass burglary and workman’s compensation. The compilation names policy areas and risks covered under storm and risk protections in the era.
The Citizen lists weekly Bible questions on lesser discussed topics. It asks where houghing horses is mentioned, the manna boundary, the first riddle ever asked, why Ruth is in the Bible, and what is peculiar about Ruth. Answers appear on the paper’s last page.
Experiments show less liquid loss during canning when air bubbles are removed from jars by thrusting a knife down the sides and when jars are filled to within one half inch of the top.
A car that develops 100 horsepower at sea level loses power with altitude falling to 82 HP at 5000 feet and 60 HP atop Pike's Peak. Milk bottles are now being made in colors.
The entire basketball squad attended the Butler Pittsburg game in Indianapolis Monday night as guests of the Athletic Association. Pittsburg defeated Butler 32 to 21 despite the crowd’s enthusiasm.
Carthage 72 at Rushville 2046 score line appears in legal notices listing firms and contact numbers for representation in Rushville Indiana with Carthage clients.
Lewis Taylor of Warrick county longtime Indiana Farm Bureau Inc. leader died in Pasadena California at 71 He served in numerous roles since 1918 and had been president since November 1934 Funeral services were held January 9 at Yankeetown M E church with many attendees and floral tributes from across the state.
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