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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1935
Page
2
The Carthage Citizen, a weekly Indiana newspaper, lists subscription rates of 1.50 per year within the United States and two dollars for Canada, with six months and quarterly options available.
The piece discusses weariness from overloading Christmas with gifts and cards. It notes thoughtful givers spend extra time choosing each item and worry about appropriateness. It concludes with advice to reserve energy for New Year celebrations instead of exhausting Christmas Day.
A reflective piece warns that Christmas fires occur when candles or flames touch curtains or clothing. It urges keeping flames near the hearth or stove and guarding against wind and open doors to protect children and family from fire injuries during holiday celebrations.
A Washington conference on December 9, organized by George L. Berry, aims to form a permanent body of business and labor leaders. It urges capital and labor to unite against poverty, stressing shared prosperity through stable employment and higher wages, and warns that internal quarrels harm workers and the nation.
A discussion argues competing drives positive effects for efficiency and progress. It cites animal behavior and human labor to claim competition spurs effort, innovation, and survival. Critics fear greed and inequality, urging duty over rivalry while acknowledging a fair chance to win remains essential.
The piece argues winter fosters closer social bonds than summer. Indoor gatherings, committees, and shared tasks deepen friendships as people interact more than during seasonal outdoor frolics.
The president’s adviser Dr. W. H. Hamilton studies living costs and how to keep them fair without burdening buyers. Middlemen earn by saving costs, and competition plus advertising help buyers find bargains and press sellers to offer better prices.
A Punch passage contrasts lengthy but empty talk with the call for speakers who share real life observations and outcomes. It urges talkers to speak plainly about things they've seen and proven by experience rather than ornate, unfounded rhetoric.
Excerpts from Lewis H. Brown speech to the American Bankers Association in New Orleans argue the hidden tax burden on households. He cites 1934 national income around 48 billion dollars and government costs at one third of that income, urging public will to reduce government expense.
Mrs Weldon Newlin and Charles Lineback of Chicago are to arrive tomorrow to spend Christmas with home folks. Mr and Mrs R C Hill were in Henderson Sunday visiting Mrs Mary Haywood whose condition is serious with little hope of recovery. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Abe Moore on Sunday December 17. An San Francisco newspaper reports Miss Pauline Mathews Mills college student will wed Earl B son of Owen S Henley at Carthage.
A speech by Alf Landon urges economy and merit in public life, praising advertising as a public utility. A real estate sale notice in Rush and Hancock counties Indiana lists bids opening January 20, 1936 with half cash and half in one year terms and a first lien securing deferred payment.
Twenty years ago the marriage of Mrs Mayo and Levi Butler occurred Sunday noon at the home of her sister in Anderson. The couple plan Knightstown as their residence. Accompanist J Riley Small of Chicago, longtime with Mme Louise Homer, visits Indianapolis for the holiday with relatives. Dorothy Sipe returns from Indianapolis for Christmas. Christmas plans include visits with the Jones and Siler families in Anderson and with the Zion family in Knightstown plus other local gatherings.
Ten years ago Mr. and Mrs. Burl Magee planned Friday visits with Terrence Finney and family in Anderson. Grace Doherty and her LaGrange, Illinois son spent holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Winslow. Doherty teaches English at La Grange. Ross Parish considers a Florida trip. Clancy Nigh of Indianapolis visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nigh. Luther Bundy of near Greenfield called on Mr. and Mrs. Byron Ball. Rebecca Binford of Greenfield visited Mr. and Mrs. J. Butler Hill.
Mrs. Ida Jones was summoned to the Gowdy residence of her son Paul Jones as his granddaughter fell ill, prompting family assistance and concern.
The Bush Circuit Court action Verna S. Hill et al Ex Parte seeks partition of real estate. The court-appointed Commissioner will sell the described property as part of the partition proceedings.
The Administrator with the Will annexed of Elizabeth J. Hill, deceased, gives notice that the real estate will be sold by public auction or private sale as directed by the will and applicable probate laws. The notice specifies the administrator's authority, the property description, and sale terms as required by court order and state statutes.
Rush County Court will hold a private sale on January 20 1936 at the office in Rush Indiana to dispose of the decedent's interest in the east half of the northeast quarter of Section 1a Township 15 north Range 8 east Hancock County Indiana containing 80 acres. Terms include a 6 percent note as deferred payment secured by a first lien, with an option for all cash. Dated December 21 1935.
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