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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1937
Page
4
The Carthage Citizen edited by Ed E Ely publishes weekly in Carthage Indiana. Subscriptions cost 1.50 per year with Canada 2.00, six months 75 cents, and three months 50 cents. The paper is entered at the Carthage post office as second class mail matter.
The author argues that government actions influence business cycles, noting Roosevelt’s claim that recovery was planned and an economist's view that recovery depends on business policies. The piece contends that if government policy aided recovery, it can also affect the current recession, implying responsibility for both outcomes.
Governor Townsend’s address promotes not welcoming factories that pay substandard wages while safeguarding living wages. He credits Indiana’s industrial peace, praising conciliatory labor policy, urging cooperation among cities, and opposing free tax-site incentives to attract only responsible employers.
The item notes multiple holiday visits by residents visiting relatives in Knightstown, Indianapolis, Spiceland, and Richmond including Purdue students Arthur Binford Roy Bundy Ora Bundy Warren Bundy and Court Hackleman. It reports the accidental shooting death of David Bundy, son of Nathan Bundy, on Christmas Day. The batch also mentions engagements and visits by Mrs. Nelle Parish Mrs. Clarence Weaver and others across Carthage Knightstown and Shawnee Oklahoma.
The item lists marriages, deaths, visits, and family events from Rushville and surrounding areas. Jane Alexander remains indoors. Maxie Newsom, Marie Newsom wed George Apple at the Rushville M E parsonage. Mrs. Elizabeth C. Phelps dies in Arlington. Various visits and social gatherings noted.
Indiana 4-H clubs will make conservation a major project for the coming year through a cooperative effort by the Ward U University Extension Division and the Department of Conservation. About seven hundred local clubs will participate and a hundred members may attend the third annual Conservation Camp at McCormick's Creek state park next July.
The State Seed Laboratory at the Purdue Agricultural Experiment Station conducted 23 000 germination tests and 4 084 purity tests during the year ending June 30 1937.
Finance and business voices predict a brief recession with rising buying power. Babson foresees the first half of next year bringing the greatest prosperity since 1929, while Col. Ayres says factories will restore stocks after Christmas buying. The New Deal’s approach is praised as staving off economic collapse.
The New Albany Tribune comments that some New Dealers claim economic royalists caused the Wall Street crash to spite the administration. It argues such elites are too shrewd to harm themselves for political ends.
Local guidance states that letting chickens roam outdoors every afternoon is safe when the ground is dry, with no indicated risk to birds or neighbors. The advice emphasizes consistent dry conditions for outdoor time.
Internal parasites will cause unthriftiness in colts explained by Purdue specialists. Have your veterinarian examine your colts and provide treatment anytime in January. A New Year's resolution notes farming depends on soil resources and staying within the soil budget for 1938 practices.
Dairymen track feeds, herd size, total production, and net income to judge profitability and manage operations. This concise focus highlights diet, cow count, output, and financial return as central concerns.
Reports from Sugar Creek Hancock county include the marriage of Miss Della Manche to Edward Winslow at New Palestine. Local visits note Roscoe Mattix and Clarence Mattix, with several Winslow family gatherings in Indianapolis. A fire threat endangers Blue River Canning Co. at Morristown. Carthage Colonials lose 38 31 to Charlottesville Eagles. A community Christmas party is listed with aid from Dixon Board Mills Inc and Carthage Minister Association.
The annual family Christmas dinner of William Addison's daughters was held Saturday at Mrs. Mattie Wines home in Cleveland Indiana. Attending were Mr and Mrs R K Winslow Mr and Mrs Albert Ray and son Keith Allen Marice Gray Owen Gray Elizabeth Wiggins Mrs Martha Downing and her sons Doris Boby and Andy.
WHBU radio in Anderson aired a special program honoring Mrs. Emma Newsom whose birthday falls on December 20. She is described as 85 years young and the feature request was Home on the Range. Mrs. Newsom spent Christmas Day with Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Stoten and family in Knightstown.
Alva Bold Bolivar Hardinger marks 70 years at Steuben County Infirmary born there in 1857. Though uneducated he is celebrated as a loyal resident of the institution in Indiana.
The Columbia network will launch 1938 with a five hour New Year’s Eve broadcast featuring Paul Whiteman and Bing Crosby, with a parade of dance bands and man on the street interviews from New York to Honolulu. Additional New Year’s Eve offerings include Hollywood Hotel previews with Ann Sothern, Gene Raymond, and others.
Betty Grable identified by Max Factor as possessor of Ideal Television Skin. Betty Reller from Betty and Bob to visit Richmond Indiana for Christmas holidays. Joe Emerson baritone and daughter Carolyn join a figure skating club. Broadcasts end with wishes for a Happy New Year.
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