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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1940
Page
4
Walter P. Paepcke of Container Corporation of America releases quarterly and annual financial results. Comparisons show nine months and twelve months figures against last year with figures for 1939 and 1940 projections. Tax provisions under new federal law may add about $400,000 to nine month taxes.
E. J. Meinhardi, renowned Chicago rupture expert, will appear at the Claypool Hotel in Indianapolis on Saturday October 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. He promises the shield halts protrusion in about ten days regardless of rupture size or activity. Demonstrations are private and free for invited men only. white attendees only.
Do You Remember When recalls the October 21 1910 Rushville Horse Show with Carthage participation and Alfred Dyer earning second premium at Morristown. The piece notes local moves visits illness typhoid fever and a 1930 farming and packing company update including DeSchipper Packing tomatoes yield and earnings along with social visits among residents.
Hoosier waterfowl hunters opening season from October 16 must also carry a Federal Duck Stamp along with an Indiana license. The stamp funds habitat work and is required for taking ducks geese and brant by hunters over 16. All hunters need an Indiana license and both documents must be carried.
Alex Cizaski of Seattle slips away in a night shirt and blanket after glimpsing gleaming instruments intended for his opera, frightening him and prompting an abrupt exit.
The U S Civil Service Commission invites open competitive exams for office specialists in the Bureau of Employment Security. Salaries range from 2600 to 4600 dollars yearly with retirement deductions. Applications due November 8 for eastern states and November 12, 1940 for western states.
A compact classified notice promotes trying citizen ads with a promise of convincing results. It urges readers to test the service and assess its effectiveness through direct experience.
Louis A Carroll executor of William R Johnston estate announces sale of 25 acres in Rush County Indiana. Sale to be at 10:00 AM November 18 1940 at First National Bank Knightstown with private sale thereafter pending Hancock Circuit Court approval and full appraised value. Scotten Hinshaw Avery attorneys. Oct 18 25 Nov 1 8.
In New York City an assembly of 100 Jewish rabbis passed resolutions stating they would not seek deferment or exemption from military duty for themselves or rabbinical students under the new conscription law.
Indiana’s autumn scenery lures ten thousand miles of travelers known as color tourists. The state’s varied regions offer hills lakes and farmland with parks and roadside stops. Highway construction reduces detours, enabling smoother trips through fall and into winter.
Mrs. Claude Sullivan hosted the Margaret Hill McCarter club gathering with 9 members and 6 guests. Discussions covered last year’s work safety applied education and the September district convention plus reflections on why fall is liked.
An all day meeting of the Methodist Aid society was held Thursday at the home of Mrs Henry Wolf south of Arlington. A pitch in Immcheon was enjoyed at the noon hour by the members and the Rev and Mrs R E Walker. The afternoon was occupied in a social way.
Two tables of rock were in session Thursday afternoon when Mrs. Ervin Bitner entertained the Jolly Night club with guest Mrs. Carlos Heath. Delicious refreshments closed the gathering. Prizes were won by Mrs. Heath, Mrs. Harry Hinton and Mrs. Howard Stoat.
Mrs. Jesse Stout entertained the Tarry Awhile club with two bridge tables and refreshments. Prizes went to Mrs. Clell Dearinger Mrs. Leroy Moore and Mrs. Oldham. Multiple visits and dinners followed among local residents including Pete Jones Raymond Oldham and families with many guests from Indianapolis Brownsburg Rushville and Shelbyville. A birth announced: a seven-pound John Paul Loudenslager born to Mr and Mrs Russell Loudenslager of Allentown Pa.
Gwendyoln Farrell guest on CBS with Al Pearce and his Gang. Molly Kool, Helen Bullock, and Josie Bishop featured on Bob Ripley’s Believe It or Not. Sam Taub and Bill Stern at ringside for Billy Connell McCoy bout in Boston. Ohio State Minnesota grid match to be broadcast over WLW. Father Flanagan and Boys Town programs on WLW. Civil Aeronautics Administration long-range airport plans on WLW. Dick Bray handles WLW football play-by-play and predictions. Indiana Vocational Field Day corn-shocking contest on WLW. NBC election coverage across 204 stations with separate bulletins and combined flashes. Network notes adjust WLW pre-dawn start. Army camps to be covered by NBC after conscription. CBS Invitation to Learning to discuss 26 of world’s greatest books.
Mrs. Eugene Barnhart of Evanston Illinois asked police for a guard to accompany her two dogs during their daily airing, seeking protection or assistance from authorities.
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