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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1940
Page
3
A responsible married salesman will cover an established Rushville food products route. Good income for a hustler. Write W B Wallace Box 187 Columbus Ohio May 10 17 24.
Help wanted advertisement seeking a reliable man or woman aged 25 to 50 for an established Watkins business in Rushville. Special offer presented with potential average pay of 18 dollars weekly to start. Respond immediately. Carthage Citizen.
Early era boxing match ends in a draw after Jack Dempsey is knocked down four times in one round by the Swede Sudenberg who had earlier been floored four times by Dempsey. The bout highlights Dempsey’s early career and Sudenberg as a challenger.
Indianapolis racer Cliff Bergere, known as Hollywood’s ace stunt artist, returns for the 500 mile race with a strong record including seven money finishes and 4 745 competitive miles in 500 mile events. He trains hard with road work and stunt drills, aiming for another top finish.
Social notes from Arlington detail a Margaret Hill McCarter club gathering with reports on county events, a library donation to the McCarter library, and a discussion on motherhood. Local visits and family news follow, including illness, dinners, and Mother's Day observances across Arlington and nearby towns.
Ten members of the Missionary Circle held a pitch in supper at the Christian church Tuesday evening. Officers elected include Marjorie Cole Stock president, Edna Downey secretary, Geraldine Logan treasurer, Doris Coffin news reporter. Members planned future meetings in members' homes and formed committees. Several attendees visited events and towns including Indianapolis, Greensburg, Shelbyville, Morristown, Carthage, Knightstown, and North Vernon with various relatives and guests noted.
Fred Hawn of Grandview Washington was elected city attorney by voters unaware he was not a lawyer. After the oversight emerged he resigned from the post.
A Bardstown Memorial on Court House Square remembers John Fitch the steam boat inventor. The bronze plaque cites Fitch’s early experiments and patents predating Fulton, noting his ships on the Delaware and the 1927 unveiling.
Charlie Smith walked into the Coeur D Alene city jail and said he had escaped from the state prison twenty years ago and that his conscience was bothering him. Newark IRS officials opened an income tax return envelope and found a three dollar check and headache tablets. the tablets were returned to the taxpayer.
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