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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1940
Page
6
Mrs. Katie Walker of Homer Indiana says she couldn’t get along without The Citizen. She recalls injuring her ankle in Carthage over two years ago and has improved from crutches to one cane. Her friends will be glad to hear of her progress.
Forecasts for 1940 predict higher hog production as sows farrow this spring, but weak price indexes over recent years dampen farmer expectations. Many farmers believe peace and industry, not war, will be needed to stimulate farm prices despite the favorable hog forecast.
A 1939 retrospective shows Carthage community life with Kappa Kappa Sigma dances raising funds for school and charity, clubs and church socials adding recreation, and five auto crash deaths including Billy Small and Claude Wells. It notes 20 deaths, 27 marriages, 81 births for the year, corn king Clarence Dyer, and local civic works led by the Carthage Service Club.
St Nick visits and exams finish as Christmas program—led by Mrs Phelps—goes smoothly at Carthage High. The Raiders lose a basketball doubleheader to Charleston County’s Wildcats and set a goal to win ten straight games. Coaches Masters and staff prepare for the county tourney as the holiday break ends and faculty share varied vacations.
Sunday school next Sunday at 9 30 a m with the lesson The Christian s Confession of Faith. Morning service at 10 30 evangelist Rev Dorothy Dobie to preach. Y M W B at 7 00 Evangelistic service at 7 30 See revival notices elsewhere in this paper.
C V McMillan urges all in Carthage to join a union service at 7:30 PM after morning worship at 9:30 Sunday School and 10:30 preaching. The event unites Friends Christians and Methodists with Brother Kenworthy to deliver the sermon.
A Carthage Friends church notices the first week of the New Year with 9:30 a m Bible school on the Christian's Confession of Faith 10:30 a m Meeting for Worship 7:30 p m Union service at the Methodist church sermon Trailing off with the Trivial Thursday 7:00 p m Mid week Worship at Samuel Newsom home January 4 Washington Gladden hymn O Master Let Me Walk With Thee All are welcome without a church home.
Wayne Newcum is pastor with Forrest Marshall as Sunday School superintendent. The church cancelled last Sunday’s every member canvass due to difficulties and will hold it this Sunday January 7 after a morning worship and pitch in dinner. Furnace repairs are complete making Sundays warm again.
John Melvin De Schipper returned to Indiana University Tuesday. Miss Joan Charles of Indianapolis spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Brooks.
The will of Villora Buscher filed for probate in Rush circuit court directs debt payment and conversion of property other than farm and apparel to cash. Walter Bitner named executor with a $13 000 bond by London and Lancashire Indemnity. Bequests include Myrtle Weber 2500, Ruby Weber 2000, Fletcher Methodist Church Carthage 1000, Walter Bitner 1000, Dr. John Waller 506, and Warnie Mann with wife Perme lia Mann receive an 80 acre farm and apparel. remainder to Rosa Herkless and Effie Diverbliss.
The name of Lynda Ann Pitts daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse Pitts was unintentionally omitted in last week’s births resume for Carthage and Ripley township. The baby was born in the Methodist hospital at Indianapolis.
Mrs Grace Doherty and Richard of La Grange Illinois visited Mr and Mrs Howard Winslow and family. Rev C S Winslow and wife, in Indianapolis for a visit with Don ald Winslow and family. Miss Margaret White returned to Friendsville Tennessee after vacation with her parents. Mr and Mrs Carlos Brooks joined a New Year party with friends in Hagerstown.
Real estate turnover for November 1939 records 49 transfers at the county recorder’s office per Mrs. Anna F. Downey. Three local properties involve Raymond and Velma Siler, Ralph and Faire Siler, and Arthur A. Lesley with related releases and quit claims, values mostly $1 or listed as to perfect title.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Graff and daughter Marlene spent the holidays with Mrs Graff's parents Mr and Mrs Roy Copher and family in St Louis Missouri.
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