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Carthage Citizen

Location

Carthage, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1958

Page

3

The Carthage Citizen Issued Every Friday

The Carthage Citizen is produced on a weekly schedule completing one year of issues with fifty two editions published every Friday.

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Harvey Opposes Senate Freeze on Farm Prices

Congressman Ralph Harvey of Indiana opposes a Senate backed plan to freeze commodity support prices at 1957 levels as the House debates the farm bill. He favors a long-range constructive program for agriculture and warns the quickie proposal would jeopardize bipartisan drafting efforts. He supports dairy price safeguards but calls the dairy livestock plan unrealistic for the Corn Belt.

Harvey Senate Washington Spl Ralph Harvey Ind House House Committee On Agriculture Congress

General Telephone Releases 1957 Annual Report

General Telephone released its 1957 annual report showing record results with revenue of 22,126,684 dollars, up from 21,312,524 dollars in 1956. District manager Paul F. Stearley noted higher operating expenses for wages taxes and depreciation on new public-use plant reduced earnings.

General Telephone General Paul F. Stearley

General Telephone reports record 1957 construction and expansion

General Telephone announces a 1957 construction spend of 12.16 million dollars the highest in a year. The company converted 3 exchanges to automatic service serving nine communities boosting the statewide plant and property to 79.44 million dollars and adding 13 616 telephones for a total of 298 081.

General Stearley General Telephone L. H. Meyer Fort Wayne Indiana

Purdue unveils portable hay feeder to save forage

Purdue University engineers announce a new portable hay feeder that reduces waste. The 5 by 16 foot design serves 20 to 25 cattle on hay alone or more with silage and can be built on farm using native or dressed timber. Materials cost about 60 to 70 dollars with plans available from Purdue University agricultural engineering.

Lafayette Ind Purdue University John R. Foley Purdue Purdue Plan Service Agricultural Engineering Department Foley

Children Should Look All Ways Before Crossing Streets

AAA safety poster stresses looking in all directions including behind before crossing. Rich ard T. James cites dangers from turning vehicles and urges parents to model safe crossing since many pedestrians overrun safety rules. Mary Eliz Sklepko’s poster from West Junior High School, Youngstown, Ohio won first prize in AAA’s 1957 contest and is distributed nationwide.

Richard T. James Hoosier Motor Club James AAA Club Mary Eliz Sklepko West Junior High School Youngstown Ohio Mary’s American Automobile Association AAA United States

Turbo-Thrust V8 Powers 1000-Mmile Argentina Run

In a transcontinental test the Turbo-Thrust V8 powered a 1000 mile run on Argentina’s General San Martin Highway. The Turboglide transmission and Full Coil suspension handled 30 percent grades and 12,572 foot altitudes as the car completed a 41 hour 14 minute round trip to Valparaiso and back without engine shutdown.

Chevrolet General San Martin Automobile Club of Argentina Buenos Aires Pampas Andes Pacific Valparaiso Chile

Championship season ends with South Side victory in 1958

A sprawling season wrap reports South Side as the 1958 state champion at Indianapolis with Crawfordsville and Muncie Central as runners-up. Haslam earns the Trester Award for spirit and performance. Kentucky University takes the NCAA honor in Louisville. The column notes surprise teams, injuries, and future hopes as fans look to next November. Other items include a Community Center dance on April 5 and a weekend visit by Rev. and Mrs. Shockney to Winchester.

Indianapolis South Side Trester Haslam Muncie Pd. Adv Robert Shockney and Olive Harris R. E. Geeding Winchester

Notice of Additional Appropriations in Ripley Township

Taxpayers of Ripley Township Rush County Indiana are notified the Trustee's Office will convene at 7 30 P M on April 7 1958 to consider extra appropriations to meet an extraordinary emergency Township Fund Fire Department 500 00 Taxpayers may speak at the meeting The final appropriations will be referred to the State Board of Tax Commissioners for a hearing within fifteen days at the Rush County County Auditor's office or designated location

Ripley Township Rush County Indiana Fire Department State Board of Tax Commissioners

Remember When March 26 1948 Losses Reach Pacific Dead Wave

Sgt Tinsley Jack Fitch son of Mrs Martha Fitch Rush county’s fifth serviceman to be buried arrives with 3 295 Pacific war dead aboard Walter W Schwenk on the journey home. Fitch killed March 15 1945 on the third wave assault. Mrs Katherine Kennedy back to Indianapolis hospital for treatment and observation.

Sgt Tinsley Jack Fitch Martha Fitch Rush County Walter W. Schwenk Fitch Sgt Fitch Katherine Kennedy Indianapolis Thompson Frank Overman Kennedy Jacqueline Parish Diana Sue Kennedy Charles Weaver William Weaver George C. Wright Wright Shelbyville I. W. McAdams Marion Elmer Hunt Sharon Hunt Russell Nigh Ria Gray

1938 Carroll County briefs celebrate sales and unions

Milestones include the sale of Dr F M Miller property on North Main Street to Parvel Moore manager of a local sawmill. Mrs Mattie B Publow announces Republican nomination plans for the May primary following appointment to fill her husband’s term. John Adam Warren and Flora Loveaul wed in Carthage with Rev Robert H Myers officiating. DeSchipper Packing Co transfers 53 percent of location to Russell C Nigh and Mildred O Nigh for 4012.50.

F. M. Miller North Main Street Ernest Bradford Lawrence McDaniel Parvel Moore Carthage Mattie B. Publow Ripley Twp J. Russell Publow John Adam Warren Pulaski County Flora Loveaul Robert H. Myers Fletcher M. E. Church DeSchipper Packing Co Russell C. Nigh Mildred O. Nigh N.E

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