Armament Debate Shapes War Prep Policy shift
The Carthage Citizen discusses the administrations plan seeking 552 million for arms plus a one and a half billion total for military expansion in 1940. Public opinion polls show strong support for armament while experts warn major arms races risk wider wars. Guam’s status as a potential first class naval base draws debate over national defense limits and feasibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Yong
Canal Zone
America
Institute of Public Opinion
Germany
France
Chamberlain
Guam
Winter Driving Precautions on State Highways
State Highway Commission warns of increased winter use of the state highway system and outlines driver precautions. Recommendations include testing brakes, checking wipers and tire chains, driving slowly on snow or ice, using second gear on descents, braking with the clutch, taking curves carefully, and airing the car to prevent fogging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
T. A. Dicus
Indiana
Commission
Too True: Call for Study Over Talk from Dean Russell
Dean William F. Russell of Teachers College Columbia University urges more scholarship and less propaganda. He notes abundant knowledge across mills markets farms and schools and stresses coordinating and applying it effectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Russell
Teachers College
Columbia University
War as a Pleasure Resort Among Some Rulers
A quotation notes a shift in view from civilized rulers pursuing war as a last resort to foreign rulers who treat war as a pleasure resort, attributed to H. J. Phillips of Associated Newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Phillips
Asso
Well Known Speakers to Address S and E Conference in Indiana
Plans advance for the ninth Annual Social and Educational Conference of Indiana Farm Bureau women on February 23 and 24 at the Murat Temple in Indianapolis. Led by L M Busche Purdue assistant agent, the lineup features Ralph Maggart Paul Kuhlman Edna Shankland George Coup Gerald Alexander John Thomas and others with Judge Camille Kelley slated as banquet speaker. District S and E leaders and eliminations for the Young People's Public Speaking Contest are noted as part of the two day program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Farm Bureau
Murat Temple
Indianapolis
Lillie D. Scott
L. M. Busche
Purdue University
Ralph Maggart
Carroll County
Paul Kuhlman
Dearborn
Fourth Farm Bureau District
Verl Boys
Camille Kelley
Juvenile Court
Memphis
Tennessee
Scott
France
Verne K. Harvey
State Board of Health
Julia Landers
Department of Public Safety
State of Indiana
Hassil E. Schenck
Larry Brandon
Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc
Social and Educational Department
Civil Service Exams Open for Junior Professional Assistant
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive examination for the Junior Professional Assistant at 2000 dollars yearly with junior grade options in fields like agronomist bacteriologist biologist botanist engineer entomologist forester geologist home economist pharmacist plant pathologist range examiner soil scientist statistician textile technologist and veterinarian. Applicants need a four year college course and may include senior students under conditions. Applications due February 27 for eastern states and March 2 for Colorado and western states. Information from the Secretary of the United States Civil Service Board of Examiners or from Washington, D. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Colorado
Secretary of the United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Washington, D. C
Carthage Seniors Eligible for Earlham Merit Scholarships
Carthage high school seniors may apply in February for Earlham College Merit Scholarships. Awards total up to 400 dollars, paid 100 dollars yearly if the recipient maintains high scholarship and a justified college record. Applicants should send forms to the Earlham Scholarship Committee in Richmond, Indiana by May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Indiana
Carthage High School
Earlham College
William C. Dennis
Earlham
Do You Remember When Death of Miriam Pitts Mentioned
THIRTY YEARS AGO February 5 1909 notes the death of Miriam B Pitts widow of Jesse M Pitts and the passing of her spirit at noon February 1 five months after her husband. Also reports social visits farm sales basketball results and community notices from Carthage and surrounding towns.
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Miriam Pitts
Miriam B. Pitts
Jesse M. Pitts
Clay
Grace HB. Porter
Sam O. McCarty
Margaret Neffner
Weisburg
Joseph Miller
Henry
Samuel Addison
Sarah J. Bundy
Carthage
Westland
Bentley
Winslow
Small
Johnson
Clark
Reba Fall
Tipton
Edna Wilson
Reba
Ripley
R. E. Henley
Henry Riclt
Rushville
M. F. Lovett
Russell H. Phelps
Eunice H. Publow
H. J. Catt
Ada Binford
Rolla W. Alexander
Arlington
Dixon A. C’s
Orme Oil Club
Cambridge City
Thomas Buckingham Gary
Rush County
Posey Township
Ralph Moore
Arminta Jean
Little Blue
Howard Tetrick
Fairmount
Rockville
Final Settlement Filed in Phoebe N Newsom Estate
Administrator of the Estate of Phoebe N Newsom has filed for final settlement in Rush Circuit Court Rushville Indiana. Heirs and interested parties must appear February 7 1939 to show cause why the account should not be approved and to prove heirship. Pennina N Bryant administratrix Gary Bohannon attorney Dale Fisher clerk attesting.
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Phoebe N. Newsom
Rush
Rushville
Indiana
Pennina N. Bryant
Gary & Bohannon
Dale Fisher
Music of the Orient and American pop tunes on radio schedules
The essay contrasts Oriental minor-key music with American popular sound, noting underlying longing in both. It then lists CBS and NBC broadcasts for February with Olivia de Havilland, Helen Hayes, Loretta Young, Joan Crawford, Morton Downey, Adelpne Menjou, Zasu Pitts, Joan Blondell, and Kay Kyser among others from February 4 to 9, detailing program times and networks.
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Orient
America
India
Indiana
Memphis
St. Louis
Olivia de Havilland
Hollywood
Kate Smith
Edward Bowes
Bay City
Michigan
Helen Hayes
Campbell Playhouse
Dr. Arrowsmith
Atlantic
Professor Quiz
Ferne
Fred Waring
Waring
Waring Gang
Co. B. S
Loretta Young
Silver Theater
Joan Crawford
John
Elaine Barrymore
George
Mrs. Arliss
CBS
Adelpne Menjou
Verree Teasdale
al Jolson
Zasu Pitts
Comedienne of the Movies
Fibber McGee
Chicago
NBC
Star Theater
Ken Murray
Joan Blondell
Kay Kyser
College of Musical Knowledge
Lucky
Lincoln Day meetings urged across Indiana for 1940 campaign
Indiana Republican leaders call for Lincoln Day events in every county as the opening push for victory in 1940. Mrs Grace Evans and 250 black women Republican clubs plan Lincoln birthday observances to strengthen party optimism and recruit volunteers for county campaigns. James M Tucker listed as meeting speaker in several cities with dates in February.
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Grace Evans
Colored Bureau
Indiana
Republican State Committee
Lincoln
Bobbitt
White House
State Committee
Methods of feeding birds discussed in Indiana program
Virgil M. Simmons, commissioner of the Department of Conservation, discusses the state's emergency wildlife feeding program. He recommends hopper feeders or piles of screenings and grain such as cracked corn, poultry feed, mill screenings, and wheat, with meat and table scraps usable in extreme cold. He warns feeding stations must have two openings to avoid trapping birds.
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Virgil M. Simmons
Department of Conservation
Indiana
Mans husband mental spiral sparked by hobby, says psychologist
A psychologist reframes a man’s drastic change as a rare reaction to his hobby, noting the impact on his wife. The remark underscores the strain on the spouse in such cases.
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Minneapolis Journal
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