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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1939
Page
3
Charlottesville and Jackson township churches announce a two weeks Vacation Bible School to be held in the school building May 15 through 26. Children aged four to twelve are invited to begin at 8 30 a m Monday May 15 amid a busy social note of local visits and health updates across the community.
The Civil Service Commission opens open competitive exams for auditor and junior tabulating operator with deadlines May 29 or June 1 depending on region. Forestry student aid offered by Forest Service with June 30, 1939 study requirements. Also advice to inoculate legumes with proper bacteria for soil health.
May 7 1909 notes R H Hill & Co sell stock to H R Hall & Co of Marion. Hall new proprietor, an energetic local grower in dry goods. Also brief items: Home Talent Entertainment pleases crowd at Friends church. S L Newsom plans a one story brick block between Henley Block and Bank of Carthage. Misses Henley and Retherford homeless by fire. early auto ownership list. Rushville wedding of Nelle Whittaker and Frank Jessup. 1919 and 1929 notes on local marriages, retirements, school dinner, and notable deaths.
The Fletcher Methodist church schedules Sunday school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 20 a m with Rev R H Myers delivering the sermon. Plans are underway for a Daily Vacation Bible School for children in June.
Wayne Newcum serves as pastor with Forrest Marshall as Sunday school superintendent. Bible school begins at 9 30 a m worship at 10 30 a m and evening service at 7 30 p m. Choir practice is Thursday at 7 30 p m at Mrs Anna Sipe's home.
L Shaw pastor Elvira McCorkle leads Sunday school at 9 30 with lesson Paul Works a Hard Field. Class meeting at 10 36. Mid week prayer Thursday 7 30 pm. District Young Peoples Rally next Saturday announced elsewhere.
Murray S. Kenworthy pastor and Gouldie Kyser S S Supt lead Carthage Friends activities. Bible school at 9 30 a m with the theme Paul Works a Hard Field. Worship meeting at 10 30 a m features a sermon titled Greatness Within.
Wildlife exhibits at Brown County Jasper-Pulaski and Wells County preserves attract thousands of visitors. The displays feature common game and predatory species, snakes, and deer and elk formerly native to Indiana. Bear cubs at Jasper Pulaski draw spring crowds, while open preserves offer picnic areas and observation pens.
The notice invites all to a Thursday 7 30 p m Meeting for Worship and a reading from An Early Christian Psalter. It welcomes newcomers without a church home to join in worship.
Richard F owned by Clarence Henley won the shooting dog stake at the Portland field trials. The Henley dog triumphed among 28 dogs in the event sponsored by the Eastern Indiana Field Trial club. Autumn Irish placed second in the derby. entered by Rigsbee Farlow of Arlington. Over 85 dogs entered across four stakes with a large crowd in attendance.
Notes announce a Brookville Indiana library district meeting on May 25 with board members and librarians urged to attend. The piece also references a biographical story about an American artist as seen through his father Hannah and Helene.
Mr and Mrs Truman Kenworthy of Richmond were Sunday guests of Rev and Mrs Murray S Kenworthy. The visit highlights a family connection to local clergy as the Kenworthys spent the afternoon at the pastor's home.
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