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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1933
Page
3
The court appoints an Executrix for the estate of E. Carroll Williams, deceased, in Rush County Indiana. The estate is described as solvent. Dated May 23 1933 and attested by Clerk Dale Fisher. Ratliff Ratliff attorneys listed as 312
The Cleveland Plain Dealer urges Americans to honor veterans and reflect on past wars while pledging to prevent future conflicts. It calls for peace through prudent policy, while recognizing that total nonresistance by all nations is unlikely.
The piece traces Memorial Day’s origin from General Logan’s 1868 decree for decorating Union graves and notes Confederate memorials in the South. It highlights varying observance dates: April 26 in several states, May 10 in North Carolina and Kentucky, June 3 in Tennessee, and Virginia’s common tribute on the same day as northern Union ceremonies.
The Bloody Angle at Spottsylvania Court House is described as a brutal 1864 clash where 86 000 soldiers fell across both sides. The vicinity preserves trenches rifle pits and gun emplacements, with three granite memorials marking New York New Jersey and Ohio regiments. The site has been gifted to the United States by Mr and Mrs Edward T Stuart.
The article notes General Lee's surrender to General Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9 1865 virtually ending the Civil War. It mentions subsequent surrenders by Johnston and Kirby Smith and reflects on soldiers and national gratitude for their faith and fight.
The article explains how nature cleanses water: sunlight kills many bacteria, photosynthesis provides oxygen, sedimentation and aeration aid cleansing, and beneficial microbes in streams consume filth. Dilution in large waters reduces infection risk by spreading germs.
Ira Hall, the rubber man of racing, is entered in the Indianapolis 500 on May 30 at the Speedway. A former boxer with 87 pro bouts, Hall switched from boxing to dirt track racing and endured numerous crashes and many bone fractures in past events. He once ran a Terre Haute candy parlor and is noted for his clean-living habits.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Guyatt and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Stone attended the May Day exercises at Earlham Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bentley, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Henley and family and Miss Lillian Henley attended the May Day festivities at Earlham last Friday.
Ice safety depends on source. Artificial ice mirrors water safety. natural ice can be cleaner as it freezes but may carry germs. Do not use ice with sediments in drinks. use cautiously from clean sources and avoid sediment after melting.
In the past excess by businesses and individuals led to hardship when values declined. Now government spending remains high despite sharp drops in national income. If government retrenches, capital can reopen opportunities and create production.
The passage argues that high government costs and taxes will crush the farmer, with over half of farm taxes in arrears and thousands of acres state taken. Tax burdens are said to outpace income, making recovery futile unless government trims expenses to fit the nation's pocketbook.
Public urges immediate spending to counter unemployment and distress. Inflation and potential dollar gold backing shift prices, making home repairs and renovations a means to stimulate jobs, with cheap rates now and quicker returns than charity in the future.
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