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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1940
Page
4
The Carthage Citizen edited by ED E. Bly is issued weekly from Carthage Indiana. Subscription rates are 1.50 per year 75 cents for six months and 50 cents for three months with Canada at 2.00. The paper is entered at the Carthage post office as second class mail matter.
Indiana Department of Conservation reports more than forty oil and gas drilling permits issued in six weeks signaling a potential boom. Weather will boost activity with many wells planned in the southwestern region. some aim to discover new fields outside producing areas. last year saw 375 wells completed, 218 producers, with oil and gas value exceeding three million dollars.
Indiana state game farms at Jasper-Pulaski and Wells County plan to incubate more than 253000 quail and pheasant eggs this spring, aiming to rear about 200000 birds for liberation. Breeding stock totals include 9400 pheasants, 12800 quail and 200 chukar partridge. funds come from hunting and fishing licenses.
Sumner Welles under secretary of state will travel to Europe with a brief to relay firsthand war conditions to the President. The effort may back a peace proposal to belligerents based on comprehensive, on the ground information.
Indiana-Mexico Special page recounts a trip by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Adkins and Indiana residents, a Farmers Institute opening with changes due to illness, and notes on soil care talk by A G Mace. Also memorial for Harry C Wall, new farm projects, a Valentines party, and later items from 1920 and 1930 with community events and local notes.
Nannie F Helms named administratrix for the estate of Maggie Braden of Rush County Indiana with belief of solvency. The Rush Circuit Court clerk Dale Fisher attests. Scotten Hinshaw & Avery represent the estate with notice published February 16 to 23 1940.
State of Indiana Rush County Is dna M Johannsen versus Rolland C Johannsen in Rush Circuit Court January Term 1940 Complaint divorce Notice to Rolland C Johannsen that plaintiff filed a divorce petition with affidavit of nonresidency and that he must appear by April 1 1940 or risk hearing in his absence Witness Clerk and Seal Rushville January 26 1940 Dale Fisher Clerk W B Keaton Plaintiff's Attorney
Mr and Mrs Clyde Patman of Cincinnati were end of week guests of Mr and Mrs Luther Hull and family.
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