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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1925
Page
2
The notice states it is published every Friday and identifies C. G. Hill as proprietor It also records mailing details that the paper is entered as second class on March 25 1907 at the Carthage Indiana post office under the 1879 act.
O. O. F. No. 255 Carthage Lodge I O G T E 255 holds weekly meetings Tuesday evenings at 7 30 o clock in the upstairs room over White and Son s hardware on Main street Visiting members are always welcome.
Ahe Rush Lodge No. 580 F and A M holds a regular meeting on the first Wednesday of each month. Members are reminded to attend and observe customary routines and formalities.
Carthage saw a flood of advertising bills from towns within twenty miles as they vie for business. The influx highlights local competition and the drive to attract customers amid regional advertising pressure.
Report notes a possible June 1 start for an experimental passenger service between Dayton and Cincinnati. Five round trips daily planned with a 14 hour total time and a $25 fare.
An observer remarks that despite mail and express, railroad divisions show weaker passenger service compared with bus transport. He argues that when a train or two is taken, the remaining service highlights gaps and questions about efficiency and schedule reliability.
Twelve bandits robbed the Brook bank of 2500 dollars at 3 am after cutting town light wires. The night operator could not sound the fire siren due to blown fuses. residents were stirred from storefronts and forced to sit on the curb. The Dill Foundry plant in Rushville burned at midnight, valued around 30000 dollars, with rebuilding planned. Purdue reports a 10 million dollar statewide frost loss affecting crops. warm day then sharp freeze damaged vegetables. DeSchipper Canning Co sequestered 300000 field plants under fireproof cover to protect the tomato crop for the season.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Henley announce the engagement of their daughter Isabel to Louis M. Wildman of Columbus Ohio. The wedding is planned for June 24.
A Ford touring car owned by Mayne Magee was stolen Saturday evening from its parking place on Main Street near First. Magee went to Indianapolis earlier this week to look for the machine.
Local notes report Miss Martha Bentley at St Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis and the Walnut Ridge school property set for sale Friday. Various social and civic updates include the E L B O W meeting Monday night with Mrs T J Passwater, Emma Peacock leaving Sunday for Lapel, Camp Custer fire practice surprise, and gatherings of the Herkless and Addison families visiting Hartford City and Miami Florida. Also mentions upcoming America show at Auditorium Theatre with D A R support, and several school principal changes among Indiana towns.
Gerald Stewart, operator of a pool room on East Mill street, reports an attempted hold up about 11:30 Tuesday night. A man stepped from the alley north of the hotel, ordered him to raise his hands, but Stewart fled via East and First streets and later secured a gun to watch the premises for over an hour. A description of the men is given.
A blaze was found on the roof near a chimney of Newton Smith’s North Market Street house about 8 30 p m Tuesday and was quickly put out with water. The electric fire siren failed to sound due to corrosion and rust in the mechanism. Repairs and tests followed Wednesday morning. Two motor fire fighters were brought out for the response.
Mrs Lon LeMay Mrs Wilbur Rhoades and Mrs Schilling of Indianapolis visited Wednesday. Arlington traction station roof damaged by fire Friday likely started by sparks from a railroad work train engine.
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