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Newspaper

Carthage Citizen

Location

Carthage, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1940

Page

4

Carthage Citizen Publisher and Schedules

The Carthage Citizen, edited by ED E. Bly, is published weekly in Carthage Indiana. Subscription rates are $1.50 per year, $2.00 Canada, six months 75 cents, three months 50 cents. It is entered at the Carthage post office as second class mail matter.

Carthage Indiana Canada NBC Los Angeles San Francisco NBC Blue Kate Smith Brian Aherne CBS Professor Quiz Washington

March Sky Parade and Political Jibes Roil Local Readers

The piece notes a rare planetary parade after sunset featuring Jupiter Venus Saturn Mars and Mercury likely visible for two weeks as a once in a hundred years event. It also captures local chatter critiquing parents politicians movie stars and fashion with quips from Miss Annie Oldspinster Grandpappy Grump Squire Sage Cousin Jed and shy Aunt Lucy amid a high pitched campaign season backdrop.

Jupiter Venus Saturn Mars Mercury Squire Sage

Local Social and Radio Listings Span Weekend Activities

Charlottesville and area residents host visitors from Crawfordsville Greenfield and Indianapolis. Shown are showers, weddings, hospital stays, farm moves, and a full slate of radio programs and NBC CBS broadcasts for March 2 to March 7 1940, with notable names and locales across Indiana Ohio and California.

Mary Martin Broadway Daddy NBC Dick Powell Fanny

Indiana gavels swing at national committee meeting

Grace B Reyn olds of Cambridge City brought two Indiana made gavels to the Republican National Committee meeting where John D. M. Hamilton presided. The Hoosier gavels ended noise and helped restore order as the national convention date and place were set. The piece notes Dr. W. R. Phillips of Orange crafted them from local timber. The column also reports Navy budget cuts and ongoing economy drives in Congress aimed at avoiding higher taxes and debt.

Grace B. Reynolds Cambridge City Indiana Washington John D. M. Hamilton W. R. Phillips Orange Ind Phillips Rush Fayette County Hamilton House Navy Department Roosevelt Naval Appropriations Subcommittee

Arlington Happenings In Local Social Notes

Arlington residents share visits and events across surrounding towns. Pedestrian updates include gatherings at Gwynneville church, visits to Indianapolis Rushville and Nashville areas, hospital news, birthday celebrations, and club meetings with Bridge and rock games at local homes.

Lowell Hutchinson Lee Mitchell Denning Nelson Mildred Hyatt Eston Macy Russell Northam Owen Long Weldon Cherry Gwynneville Christian Church Jesse Stout Virginia Norma Alsmean Marcella Downey Bernedine Macy Indianapolis Mark Stout Charles Patrick Judy Bert Patrick Rock Lane Clara Ross Muncie Robert Wilder Rushville Merle Stout Arlington Harry Steele Inlow Clinic Shelbyville

Workers strike totals exceed one billion in seven years

The estimated number of workers involved in strikes over the last seven years is 1,190,000,000, compared with 443,000 in the seven years from 1923 to 1929. More than 80 percent of the 525,000 business corporations are privately owned with no securities to sell.

Rush Hughes NBC New York Queens Johnny Nbc-Red Robert A. Taft Ohio CBS Foreign Legion Campbell New Orleans Sam Houston Jones James A. Noe Jones Earl K. Long Noe Long T—W

Economic declines hit factory payrolls and national income

In the last seven years factory pay rolls fell 24 percent, industrial production 21 percent, and national income 88 percent.

Agencies Formed After the New Deal Now House Most Federal Spending

A survey shows more than half of federal expenditures go to agencies and functions created after the New Deal era. The data highlights how government priorities shifted with new departments and programs since the 1930s.

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ED E. Bly Peace Mission CFL Annie Oldspinster Jed Tartly Lucy Charlottesville Herbert Canine Jackie Crawfordsville Earl Addison Anna Carroll Greenfield Daisy Bridges Mary Walker Zumwalt Paul Poer Eee Taylor Adkins Milner’s Corner Walter Jessup Nee George Foust Johnston Iona White Clarence Main Clayton Donard Shields Elizabeth Barrett Trees Cleveland Blanche Adkins Paul Peer Golda Lowe Florence Heifner Vint Cook Ihome Hansel Williams Doris Lon Thomas Methodist Hospital Beverly Ann Arthur Campbell Bertha Mae Lyle Bell Florence Steffy Don Garrett Fred Hill Detroit Teachers’ Institute E. C. Hewson Walter Addison David Mary Orr New England Peoples Columbia Joel McCrea Frances Dee Orson Welles Benedict Arnold Campbell Playhouse Kenneth Roberts Don Ameche Kay Francis Conrad Nagel Silver Theater Cecil B. de Mille Lux Radio Theater Andre Kostelanetz Sibelius Finlandia Washington News Raymond S. Springer Congressional Senate Agricultural and Navy Departments Republican Program Committee Mrs Mary Heath Elsie Eaton Brownsburg Pete Jones James Cadwallader Veterans’ Hospital James Allison Lena Kennedy Ray McCloskey Harry Joyner Herbert Myers Morris Town John Alsman Nelle Heistner Clarence Mitchell Bobby Joe Readle H. G. Conaway Paul Kennedy Ruth Kennedy Jack Wedding New Castle Hugh Kennedy H. G. Wedding Fred McFatridge Harold Sheila Stout Howard Stout Hen Ry Beckner Charles Leisure Carlos Heath Jolly Eight Club Rigsbee Farlow Raymond Overleese Joe Readle Bill Baker Clell Dearinger Clyde Rucker John Richey Nelle Heifner Barbara Bobby Hyatt Betty John Heifner Bob Sharpe Princess Theater Lightner Noah Price R. C. McBane Morristown, Inc A.F. of D. C F Street American Federation of Labor Painters Union Knickerbocker F. Street Congress of Industrial Organizations Jelleff’s A. F. of Jelleff
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