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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1938
Page
4
The Carthage Citizen edited by E. Bly outlines publication in Carthage Indiana with weekly schedule and subscription rates. Rates run 1.50 per year, Canada 2.00, six months 75c, three months 50c, with post office class mail status noted.
The Carthage community mourns Milks wife Virginia Alexander Newsom Alva Newsom and Chuck McFatridge all noted as longtime contributors. Newsom pioneer in farming with husband dead years ago. McFatridge long respected figure who spent recent years in Florida. Death spares no one and leaves a gap in town life.
Indiana state parks hosted over eleven hundred campers in the first week of June despite poor weather Virgil M. Simmons commissioner of the Department of Conservation said many campers traveled by trailer and facilities were set up accordingly Dunes state park reported the most campers and trailers with 593 campers and 55 trailers while Shakamak and Clifty Falls followed with the next highest counts Group camps at Dunes Pokagon and McCormick's Creek drew 1 144 campers and 367 people a record high expected to rise as reservations increase summer families from Chicago and nearby cities use Dunes park as a seasonal home with homeowners commuting to work.
Motorists at night benefit from reflector buttons on bridges signs and guard-rail posts. T A Dicus head of the State Aghnay Commission said reflectorized signage has become standard for highway information. Buttons mark bridge ends helping drivers gauge width and stop if narrow while guard rail buttons show shoulder edge and warn of direction changes.
The column critiques Senator Minton’s press crusade and recounts Marion county political drama in Indiana. It notes Minton’s push against unfriendly papers, the re recount dispute between Feeney and Lutz, and previews Bruce Barton as keynote at the Indiana Republican state convention.
The head of a large U.S. advertising agency ran for Congress to prove business methods can work in government. He sacrificed income to try politics, surprised observers by winning, and insisted his campaign was meticulously planned.
The Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for several positions including Operating Engineer Marine Diesel at $2,600 yearly, Photoengraver at $1.44 hourly, Instrument Maker at $1,260 yearly, and Medical Officer and Associate Medical Officer at up to $3,800 yearly. Applications due July 18 or 21 depending on state, with full details available from the Commission in Washington or local post offices.
A fifty six page Indiana Lakes Guide lists lakes over five acres with name location area depth bottom type and facilities such as hotels cottages boats and fish species. It includes bag limits open seasons and conservation properties with the booklet available from the Indiana Department of Conservation Indianapolis.
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