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Carthage Citizen

Location

Carthage, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1940

Page

2

Arlington Happenings From Mrs Thomas Tomerlin Event

Mrs T E Tomerlin hosted the Loyal Women's class of the Christian church at the parsonage with nineteen members and one guest Mrs H G Wedding present The meeting included a candlelight dedication song readings and talks and closed with a prayer and social hour The Priscilla club met with eleven members and discussed My Most Embarrassing Moment

T. E. Tomerlin The Christian Church H. G. Wedding Floyd Woods Bearing the Cross Ben Bacon Mrs. Wedding Priscilla Club Stanley Williams Ralph Hill Dorothy Dix Lowell Ritter

Shower Honors Mrs Floyd Blanton at Home

A miscellaneous shower was held Monday night at the home of Mrs Roy Renegar honoring Mrs Floyd Blanton formerly Miss Kathryn Stout. Mrs Mary Stout assisted as hostess with twenty five guests attending.

Floyd Blanton Kathryn Stout Roy Renegar Mary Stout

Sunshine and Friendship Methodist Classes Convene Meeting

The Sunshine and Friendship classes met jointly Tuesday night at the church. Eight Sunshine members and five Friendship members attended. Plans were made for a penny supper on Friday March 15, followed by refreshments and a social time.

Sunshine and Friendship Classes Methodist Church The Sunshine Friendship

Merry Makers Club Hosts Bunco Evening at Macy Home

Merry Makers club enjoyed a Tuesday bunco session at Mrs. Eston Macy s home with three tables in play and refreshments served. Four guests attended including Mrs. Raymond Wicker Mrs. Joe Readle Mrs. Owen Long and Miss Jean Gardner. Visitors in Indianapolis over the weekend included Mrs. Jesse Stout her daughter Virginia Mrs. Raymond Wicker and Miss Marcella Downey.

Merry Makers Club Eston Macy Raymond Wicker Joe Readle Owen Long Jean Gardner Jesse Stout Virginia Marcella Downey Indianapolis Hugh Kennedy Rushville A. E. Butler Sandra Sue Ridlen Anna Ridlen Lowell Hutchinson Shelbyville Carl Dearinger Burl Addison Homer Fennis Robbins Clyde Heath Greensburg Carlos Heath Earnest Eastor Fountaintown Elmer Wilkinson Jesse Wilkinson Carthage Charles Kennedy Stella Davis Maude Webb Gerald Butler Millie Miller Blue Ridge Henry Jones New Castle D. Overleese Wm. Gallimore Jerry Roberts Orange Marion Harry Holdren James Cadwallader Glen Moore Richard Phillips Nell Samson Howard Stout Bill Baker Lillian Price Charlie Price Herbert Trobaugh Arlington Lee Mitchell Raymond Oldham Helen Nelson Russell Bacon John Woods Princess Theatre Thomas Bird Pete Jones Robert Ramer Ramer Dave Ramer Olney

Mountain Easter Pageant in Zion Canyon Draws Thousands

In Zion National Park near Salt Lake City Utah a dusk Easter pageant re enacts Jesus life crucifixion and resurrection. Grant H Redford stars as Christus with a cast of 300 a 80 member orchestra and 300 voice chorus in a canyon amphitheatre framed by Wasatch peaks.

Salt Lake City Utah Zion Canyon of Zion National Park Grant H. Redford Branch Utah State Agricultural College Christus Christ Brigham Young Zion Canyon

Indiana nurseries to ship four million trees for reforestation

Virgil M. Simmons announces Indiana state forest nurseries will ship four million conifer and hardwood seedlings later this month for public and private land reforestation. The Division of Forestry reports over nine hundred applications and expects shipments to exceed the 1939 total of twelve hundred as growing programs expand at Clark County, Jackson County, Wells County, and Jasper Pulaski sites.

Indiana State Forest Nurseries Virgil M. Simmons Department of Conservation Division of Forestry Indiana Clark County State Forest Jackson County State Forest Wells County State Forest Jasper-Pulaski State Game Preserve

Sunday Visitation Notes Across Several Towns

A series of Sunday and Saturday visits linked Indianapolis, Greensburg, Rushville, Carthage, Homer, Orange, and Greensburg. Local families including Prices, Kennedys, Heaths, Ridlen, Wilkinson, Overleese, and Ram er share dinners, calls, and a funeral for Robert Ramer of Greensburg.

Revival Meetings At Walnut Ridge Church Begin

Revival meetings are in progress at the Walnut Ridge church with Rev. Herman A. Parker of Richmond as evangelist assisting Pastor Ludlow Corbin. Services start each night at 7 16.

Walnut Ridge Church Herman A. Parker Richmond Ludlow Corbin

Parking surveys continue on state highway routes

Traffic signal and parking studies in cities and towns proceed but at a greatly reduced scale due to staffing limits. The State Highway Commission reports that the Bureau of Traffic, cut back with the new budget, now mostly covers signals on state routes and parking controls. Some signals have been removed or relocated for safer, smoother traffic flow. Studies on highway traffic conditions will be completed as quickly as possible.

T. A. Dicus State Highway Commission Bureau of Traffic Alleghany West Indies Rio Grande Republic

MecCormick Reflects on Carthage and America in Decline

The narrator recalls fifty years away from Indiana and outlines a grim view of postwar expansion. He laments rural neglect, urban sprawl, and borrowed resources fueling a fragile economy. He argues nations fall into piracy after exhausting their means and predicts continued decline.

Forty Four Firearm Accidents During Hunting Season

The Department of Conservation reports data on forty four firearm accidents during hunting season from game warden reports. Fourteen fatalities occurred from various causes including loading or unloading guns in vehicles, a discharge while entering a boat, a gun firing during anger while striking a tree, and one death from a discharged firearm. Ten accidents involved hunter to hunter contact, none fatal.

Department of Conservation

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