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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1931
Page
2
Mr and Mrs Folland H Jessup of Charlottesville announce the marriage of their daughter Lucile to Joseph N Walker. The couple wed New Year’s day at Jamestown Indiana with Rev Bleam officiating.
The Barthage Citizen of Garthage Indiana lists publishers Charles Virgil Creek and E John Creek with V Creek as editor and manager. It notes weekly Friday publication, second class matter status, and entry at the Indiana post office under federal act of 1872.
Knoxville, Tennessee January 16. W L Hackworth a gray haired farmer was acquitted on a charge of possessing a still and is now jailed on the accusation of taking a drink in the federal case. The report notes he faces trial in federal court.
While awaiting the jury in the Suil case, Hackworth reportedly drew a flash from his pocket and drank alcohol aboard the marshal’s office prisoner’s deck, as described by Prohibition Chief Carroll Cate.
Former deputy Ollie Mays testified he hid on Frank Birkle’s property and saw a still. Judge Frank P. Baker ruled the search warrant and raid illegal, citing improper timing, and dismissed the operating a still charge against Birkle.
President Hoover signed the Stobbs bill easing parts of the Jones prohibition act. The measure requires proof of intent to profit from liquor and sets felony charges only when sales exceed one gallon and the defendant has prior prohibition violations within the last two years.
The quibblers and obstructionists in Congress drew a stinging rebuke from President Hoover. He asserted that their politics harmed human misery and spoke a sharp, truth-telling line that provoked sharp protests from opponents in the Chronicle’s framing.
A reflective note asks readers to judge their own worth beyond money, focusing on brains, heart, purpose, and character as true measures of value. It frames self-truth as a guide to personal integrity and growth.
The report lists cash receipts of 10604.48 and total disbursements of 5878.39 for January 1 1930 to January 1 1931. Totals show balance in treasury 4726.09 with no indebtedness. Auditors A W Winfield and Walter Newsom verified Jan 14 1931.
The United Gas Improvement Company president says the firm will spend over $31,000,000 in 1931 on construction without regard to low spirits in business. He believes prices have bottomed and plans to begin projects wherever feasible.
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