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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1940
Page
3
Arlington community notes record social visits and club activities. Residents attended luncheons and bridge sessions while several members traveled to Indianapolis and Rushville to see Gone With The Wind. A Methodist Aid meeting hosted quilting and a covered dish luncheon as Carthage and Indianapolis guests were noted.
Mr and Mrs Howard Stout host Valentines south of Arlington. Delbert Winkler visiting Danville with Ed Ray family. Pete Jones and relatives visit near Ray McCloskey and James Cadwallader in Rushville. James Haywood with Rushville guests Arlington Saturday. Ruth Ridlen visits Rushville Friday. Hugh Kennedy returns from New Castle. Cleve Ketchum moves farm south of Rushville. Joe Readle son and Francis Fancher attend Rushville Connersville game Friday. Anna Ridlen returns from Indianapolis. A E Butler and Sandra Sue Ridlen accompany her home. James Allison visiting Covington Kentucky.
Indiana and Purdue renew the two game series for Big Ten lead in Bloomington. Indiana brings a veteran lineup as Purdue sits atop the standings with four straight conference wins. If Indiana wins and Michigan wins the same night a three way tie for first is possible. Indiana then hosts Michigan next Monday before a long layoff.
Persistent snow and cold weather have boosted use of Indiana state parks. Visitors at Pokagon McCormick's Creek Spring Mill and Clifty Falls enjoy skating tobogganing sleighing and snow trail hikes. Ice boating on Lake James and bobsled trips at McCormick's Creek attract hundreds especially on weekends. The parks aim to be year round outing places beyond vacation months.
A Cleveland banker visits Dick Huddleston’s Pine Ridge General Store in Arkansas center of Ouachita National Forest. The piece notes the town’s Wallace family ties, Lum and Abner highway naming, and plans for growth from a tiny two store community with a blacksmith and sawmill.
Chevrolet dealers report a strong upward trend with 41.5 percent higher sales for the first 20 days of January versus a year earlier, totaling 47,293 new cars and trucks. For Jan 10–20, 25,226 units were retailed, up from 18,405 in 1939, while used car sales also climbed 17.6 percent in the second ten days.
The copy extols a car as a smooth-flowing, luxurious leader among its price class. It highlights a 181 inch length from grille to rear and urges readers to see the star for styling and performance.
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