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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1940
Page
2
Summer brings vacations and outdoor activities but also fire hazards. A clean up campaign should raze old shacks and reduce dry grass. Secure heating systems now to avoid winter repairs. hire an expert for safety and comfort this season.
May 6 1910 notes recall senior girls Ruth White Florence Miner Bessie Smith Ruth Phelps Grace Webb Mary Haywood and Chester Wall Paul Norris Frank McCullough. Local moves include Charles W Foust buying a farm south of Willow Branch and Hunyaks on Big Four tracks celebrating Easter. Jesse Newsom becomes Knightstown ice plant engineer and will move this week. Town council enforces speed law for autos and horses. Well known couple Ruth Helen McIlvaine and Ralph Gray wed. Ruth Helen was Bank of Carthage assistant, Gray owns Carthage Machine Shop. 1920 graduates listed. Mrs John Butler undergoes Rushville operation. John Julian becomes Marshall. Ten years ago notes Dr William S Coleman nomination and John H Johnson death. Large 1930 class at C H S. engagement Marcella Lineback to James Bowen. Pearle Coffin and others in Liberty visit. Walter Klentworth uses tractor radio for market reports.
A humorous column of quips and vignettes describing domestic scenes and old time sayings. The piece features jokes about ransom, Florida trips to escape winter, fly paper mishaps, painter jokes, a rainy trip to Riley town, a clumsy umbrella incident, and a Connecticut law banning love letters to a forbidden girl.
Mrs. Carlos Long hosted a Saturday party in Gwynneville for her son Jan's sixth birthday. Guests included Loretta Thurston Patricia Hite Alberta Poston Iona Janet and Loretta Tracy Wanda Lea Pollitt Norma Lee Robbins Anna Lou Crampton Kay Gene Nigh Bobbie and Jack Wilcoxon Bobbie Keaton Johnnie Nugent Cedric Ham Gene Springer Mr and Mrs Mort Macy Mr and Mrs Vernal Long Mr and Mrs Harlan Long Marjorie Nigh Helen Wilcoxon The afternoon featured games and refreshments of ice cream and cake.
Robert Hurst of near Gwynneville was selected as a sophomore Utes club member for 1940 41 based on activities personality and scholarship. He attends Butler University majors in business administration and is a Lambda Chi Alpha member with football and basketball duties. Twenty five men were chosen.
Rex Mays prepares for qualifying at Indianapolis aiming to break the speedway records. He recently posted an unofficial practice lap of 131.58 mph, challenging the official mark held by Jimmy Snyder who logged 130.757 mph in 1939. Known as the Glen Dale Ghost, Snyder has long been a sensation at Indianapolis since 1934. Mays, flashy and fearless, seeks a breakthrough to become the 1940 Indy champion with the right racing breaks.
CBS veteran announcer has logged nearly 50,000 miles traveling to announce Wayne King programs each Saturday night, delivering veteran broadcast presence across venues.
An apparent purse-snatching incident leads to investigation naming W. C. Talley of Danville Virginia as a suspected participant. A separate feature notes Ben Horlacher, a Kansas bus driver, who studies passengers and carves them in wood with works shown in art exhibits.
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