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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1933
Page
2
The item notes second-class matter publication dated May 25, 19/4 with post office and congressional registration details. It lists NORRIS as publisher and references Carthage Indiana and a March 8, 1879 ordinance or act.
Governor Paul V. McNutt used political influence to reappoint an employee fired in August for unkind treatment of inmates at the Madison state hospital. When asked if the hospital superintendent would also be dismissed, the governor implied uncertainty saying he was there today and not sure about tomorrow.
A weathered column critiquing Governor McNutt and Indiana leadership questions state actions on farmers profits and prison escapes. It links Oleomargarine purchases, Indian Farm Bureau president, nudist colony rumors, and a missing $25 000 while calling for reform and integrity in state government.
A brief, opinion style note discusses the National Rifle Association, its critics, and the sense that the organization is facing renewed controversy and challenges. It contrasts public debate with the group’s longstanding influence in politics and media.
Indiana bird law outlines open seasons and bag limits. Quail may be hunted Nov 10 to Dec 20 with a 15 bird limit but not exceeding 45 in three or more consecutive days. Ducks geese and other birds have specific rules and prohibitions apply to trapping selling and possession. Miss Mary Elizabeth Weaver recovering well after appendix operation.
Wall Street gears for a high stakes clash as Winthrop W. Aldrich of Chase National unveils a plan to separate deposit and investment banking and curb private banking power. The move targets J. P. Morgan & Co and allied banks, with Rockefeller wealth looming in the background and Aldrich's family ties linking him to prominent financiers.
The search for gold has brought prospectors back to historic Montana boom camps. The Dexter lode, surveyed in 1868, has seen renewed prospecting while many long-abandoned camps and their buildings are again active as new gold seekers arrive.
The Continental currency issued from June 22, 1775, to November 29, 1779, totaled $250 million in face value. Redeemed in Spanish dollars or gold and silver, these notes had no real backing and depreciated quickly, finally becoming essentially worthless after 1781. Large quantities survive only as collectors’ items.
Miners in a Molong limestone cave unearthed a fossilized tooth and bones of a marsupial lion. The carnivorous species is believed to have lived in Australia from about 20 million to 20 thousand years ago, disappearing long ago.
The 1933 International Live Stock Exposition will run at Chicago Stock Yards from December 29 with exhibitors from across North America. Purebred cattle horses sheep and swine arrive by special trains as 4 H contestants from states and provinces vie for national titles. Judge Walter Biggar from Scotland will select grand champion fat cattle while evening horse shows feature top saddles hunters and jumpers. Closing days include sales of breeding stock and prize auctions. Rev George Holwager resigns at Flat Rock plans to relocate with family to South Main Street property.
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