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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1933
Page
2
Carthage Indiana newspaper note lists publisher c A Norris and weekly Friday issue. It records second class matter status dated March 25 1907 and post office entry under Congress act.
Hanover College founded in 1827 by John Finley Crowe near the Ohio River plans its centennial commencement in June. Alumni from decades past will return for ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of the first degree to a woman, awarded to Maria Mitchell of Vassar College. The school preserves Presbyterian ties and church connections.
One of the earliest Lincoln portraits has been cast in bronze and erected in Booneville Indiana as a memorial to the life of Abraham Lincoln and his Indiana connection. Judge Roscoe Kiper of Booneville owns the historic photograph and chairs the Indiana Industrial Board. The memorial notes the Lincoln family spent formative years of the boy in Indiana near Booneville. Dedication is planned for Sunday February 12 with Governor Paul V. McNutt delivering the address.
The Rev D A McGregor of the Western Theological Seminary argues the Christian Church must define a message of hope amid widespread unemployment. He warns that ignoring economic distress harms morals and calls for church guidance on true economic salvation beyond political solutions.
The Red Cross thanks donors and sewers for clothing contributions. Mrs. W J Phelps chairs, joined by Miss Virginia McBride and Eugene Gardener, as Sunday guests of Mrs J R Dearinger. Rev Pickett leaves for the State Pastor's Convention in Indianapolis returning midweek. Maxine Ewing, daughter of Mr and Mrs Guy Ewing, underwent appendicitis surgery at Methodist Hospital Thursday afternoon.
New York dairymen report four cent per hundred price support for high testing milk while prewar rates persist for high fat content. Farmers use dairy record clubs and mail order testing to identify low testing cows, testing at home and mailing samples to central labs. Information is available through the farm bureau or the State College of Agriculture at Ithaca.
Article cites official records from the Holstein Friesian Association of America noting high fat yields by cows owned by E. B. Freeman of Modesto an Adohr cow from an unknown farm and a Los Angeles county cow. Four cows averaged over 600 pounds of butterfat per lactation, yielding about the production of fourteen ordinary cows, supporting efficiency through superior stock.
The Wisconsin Agriculturist reports experiments on pea vine silage versus corn silage and alfalfa. Steers fed with alfalfa and silage performed best with corn silage leading, while pea vine silage yielded slightly less. Hog net losses after December were reduced by pork credits at $3.25 per hundred.
A Missouri Farmer notice reports that poorly cleaned utensils and poorly sterilized milking machines introduce millions of bacteria per cubic centimeter into milk, while well sterilized equipment adds under a thousand. Storage at 50 degrees F or below slows bacterial growth for up to 24 hours. Station Circular No. 93 compiles sources of bacteria and dirt in milk and is available free from the Geneva station.
A 100 pound capacity water cap filled with milk averages 108.2 pounds due to milk’s density. Butterfat’s lower specific gravity around 0.93 at 68 F means Jersey milk testing 7 percent may not exceed 1.08, skim milk near 1.088, and 40 percent cream weighs slightly more than water per a Montreal Family Herald writer.
A gallery of light gags contrasts compliments to the bride with a kitchen joke about opening a tin. A private quip reveals a husband’s hidden grievance and a stork joke ends with a playful image of balance and a fall.
A humorous panel shows a cook and a maid joking about nations and beauty. The dialogue notes a grudge on Russia and a declared war on China with a punchline about a beauty style described as a skinned rat look.
Public conversation threads show a traffic stop with remarks from a driver and bystander. Attentive officer questions the scene as a bystander comments on appearance and danger. The piece reflects street language and humorous miscommunications.
In a playful exchange, she asks if losing her would break his heart. He replies that heartbreak would hurt more, but his bank account would mend, highlighting a witty contrast between emotion and finance.
Living Stone Age aborigines in Central Australia are reported by the Mackay aerial survey expedition as primitively modern as European Stone Age men 5,000 years ago. The Pinto tribe warriors wear grass and feather headdresses bound with human hair during corroboree. Natives eat a finger food porridge of ground grass seeds, and fire is made by friction between a wooden shield and a wooden scraper.
A Chicago engineer named Lomax reportedly transformed bituminous coal into anthracite in hours using a plant with a 600 ton daily capacity. The process increases coal volatility from 36 percent to bb percent after carbonization.
The Llanelly, Wales designer H Percy Wilkins completes the largest moon map at 200 inches across. The chart displays thousands of craters, ridges, and mountains with precise scaling. Wilkins began the project fourteen years ago while pursuing astronomy in his spare time.
At Scott Field the bugler’s reveille mess and taps are voiced into a large megaphone hung from a metal pipe. The device projects calls across the camp, letting distant units hear the signals clearly.
A quotation from J. B. 8. Haldane appears in Our Times reflecting that even amid war and revolution he would hope to find time to think. He expresses satisfaction with the life and place he lived, calling it a great show.
The article states the public debt totals about 16 billion dollars, with a per capita estimate around 130 dollars. It notes the debt is funded by citizens and residents who receive interest, and that the United States has no foreign debt.
Sydney E Sugden was dining on his veranda in Wimble ton when an owl attacked him. He drove it away but the bird returned and clawed him about the eyes before carrying off his eyeglasses.
New York state reports a record planting of 22 million trees across 27000 acres in the past year. The total excludes trees planted by counties cities and private conservationists.
Forest fires in New Hampshire are mainly caused by human activity with more than half from human carelessness. About one third result from campers and one fifth from campers. The report underscores the need for fire safety awareness among visitors and residents to protect forests.
The Administrator of the Estate of William L Walker deceased has filed his account for settlement. All interested persons must appear in Rushville Indiana at Rush Circuit Court on January 30 1933 to show cause why the account should not be approved. Heirs and others must also prove heirship or claims in the same session. Attest Dale Fisher Clerk Gary and Bohannon Attorneys.
Minnie B. Ruby deceased has filed her account for final settlement in Rush Circuit Court Rushville Indiana. The court session is January 28 1933 the 24th day of the regular January term to show cause why the account should not be approved. Harold Ruby Administrator. Gary and Bohannon Attorneys.
The undersigned appointed by the Rush County Circuit Court as administrators of the estate of Daniel W. Newsom, deceased. The estate is presumed solvent. Signatories include Pennina N. Bryant and Horace H. Newsom. Date December 21, 1932. Gary and Bohannon Attorneys. Chas. L. Newhouse, Clerk.
A brief note states work is performed with careful cleaning and organization at the office. It highlights tidy results and attention to detail in handling tasks and clerical duties.
William Pearsey father of Dr. Hale Pearsey and Dr. Horace Pearsey of Rushville died at his east 9th street home at 1 10 A M Sunday after a long illness. He was 72. He had been ill three years with condition worsening in the last four months. Survived by two sisters Mrs Morris Winsip of Rushville and Mrs Will Corya of Superior Wisconsin. Mrs Pearsey died in 1915.
The State Department ordered cancellation of Samuel Insull's American passport after he refused to return from Greece for trial. He has settled in Athens for an indefinite stay and now lacks a passport unless Greece issues one.
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