Harvard at three hundred years old and the stock of knowledge
The essay praises Harvard University's tercentenary since its 1636 founding and notes the author’s ancestor Dr. Benjamin Stockbridge as an early student. It reflects on Harvard’s origins, New York cotton road experiments, pig myths, bat lore, and a New York law raising age for work papers, with views on formal schooling versus practical learning.
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Harvard University
Harvard
Benjamin Stockbridge
John Harvard
Cambridge
Nathaniel Eaton
America
New York
Board Elects Virgil Tetrick To Replace Jesse Kiger
The town board met Tuesday at Town Hall with all members present. Virgil Tetrick was elected to replace Jesse Kiser on the council after Kiser moved outside the corporation line. The board discussed sidewalk blocking during demolitions and water works testing while about 115 residents had signed up to receive water from the new system. The panel plans a Friday session with engineers from Matthews and Lennox.
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Howard Henley
Main
Mill Streets
Lineback
Jesse Kiser
Morris Henley
Virgil Tetrick
Newby
Matthews
Carthage Graduates Head to Colleges
Fall brings departures of area graduates to colleges. Miss Ramona Winfield goes to Butler University in Indianapolis, Paul Norris to Indiana University, Miss Mary Louise Hill to Ball State Teachers College in Muncie, Maria Henley and Clarence Parker to Earlham, and Martha Jo Bentley with Howard Henley return to Earlham for a second year. Winfield’s photo appeared in Wednesday morning’s Star.
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Ramona Jane Winfield
Butler University
Indianapolis
Paul Benton Norris
Indiana University
Mary Louise Hill
Ball State Teachers College
Muncie
Maria Henley
Clarence Murray Parker
Earlham
Martha Jo Bentley
Howard Earl Henley
Earlham College
Annual Conference of M. E. Church Opens in Connersville
The Methodist Episcopal annual conference meets at First M. E. Church Connersville from Tuesday September 15 through Sunday September 20. Afternoon and evening sessions feature several speakers with Dr. Clovis Chappell of Birmingham Alabama preaching evangelistic services Tuesday Wednesday and Friday evenings. All are invited to attend.
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Methodist Episcopal Churches
M. E
Connersville
Clovis Chappell
Birmingham
Ala
Margaret Hill McCarter Club Plans September Meeting
Notice to members announces an all day meeting at Mrs. Dean Stanley’s home on Thursday September 17 with a pitch in dinner.
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Margaret Hill McCarter Federated Club
Dean Stanley
Shirley Temple in The Poor Little Rich Girl at Auditorium
Shirley Temple visits town Wednesday September 16 for a one night showing of The Poor Little Rich Girl. The film features Alice Faye Gloria Stewart and Jack Haley with five new songs including Oh My Goodness When I m With You and Military Man. Stars songs and dances promise an entertaining program and the listing ranks among the month s top ten films.
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Shirley Temple
Alice Faye
Gloria Stewart
Jack Haley
Impulsory School Attendance Fails Many Boys to Work
A brief critique notes that most boys seeking work gain little value from compulsory schooling. It argues attendance does not translate into practical job preparation or earnings, suggesting inefficiencies in the system and the need for reform.
Carthage Schools Open Semester With 345 Enrolled
Carthage schools began the new term at 8 30 am with 345 pupils, twelve fewer than last year. Grade counts total 197, high school teachers listed, and superintendent notes families moving away as the cause of lower attendance rather than student dropouts.
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Carthage
Ada Chappell
Gladys Smith
Faye Norris
Lucille Chappell
Mabel DeMoss
Alta Carfield
Lucille Marsh
Elsie .George
Reginald Shultz
Claude Sipe
Less Traveled Indiana Highways Offer Scenic Value
Hoosier motorists are urged to abandon heavily traveled routes and explore lesser used state highways for richer scenery. James D. Adams, chairman of the State Highway Commission, notes these roads still carry standard hazard signs and provide drivers a better sense of the state’s landscape and maintenance challenges across Indiana’s nine thousand mile system.
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James D. Adams
State Highway Commission
Indiana
Highway Commission
Funeral Services Held for Clester P Winslow
Funeral services were held at Arlington home for Clester Paul Winslow age 43 who died Tuesday night at the Arlington canning factory after a stroke. Survivors include his wife a daughter Pauline Richey of Rays Crossing a grandson Danny Dale Richey two sisters Mrs Owen Long and Mrs Weldon Cherry a brother Lindley Winslow and several nieces and nephews. Burial followed in Arlington cemetery.
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A. L. Winslow
Arlington
Clester Paul Winslow
Arlington Canning Factory
Pauline Richey
Rays Crossing
Danny Dale Richey
Owen Long
Layro, Ind
Weldon Cherry
Rushville
Lindley Winslow
Franklin
Arlington Cemetery
Furbays Thank Carthage Community and Invite Visit
Reverend and Mrs James R Furbay express gratitude for two years of service at Carthage Friends Church and in the Carthage community. They praise the friendly spirit, cooperation among churches, and support shown. They extend best wishes to successors Mr and Mrs Cecil Haworth and invite friends to visit their new home at 1515 South Adams Street Marion Indiana.
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Carthage Friends Church
Carthage
Cecil Haworth
South
Adams Street
Marion
Indiana
James R. Furbay
Indiana Congressman Gray to Broadcast Electricity Talks
Congressman Finly H. Gray of Indiana will deliver a series of radio addresses on WIRE Indianapolis about conserving electricity as a natural resource for farmers and urban residents. The first talk airs Tuesday September 15 at 11 45 A M CST and will continue weekly for at least five weeks. Gray promotes electrical service expansion under the Rural Electrification Law and the creation of The Electrical District. Tune in at 1400 on the dial.
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Finly H. Gray
Congress
Indiana
WIRE
Indianapolis
Gray
Visual Education Class Set for Shelbyville
Rushville teachers will enroll in a visual education course taught by Prof. Hervey A. Henderson of Butler University Evening and Extension Division. The class meets in Shelbyville each Tuesday evening for three hours of academic credit, with teachers from Franklin and Greensburg also planning to join.
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Rushville
Hervey A. Henderson
Butler University Evening and Extension Division
Shelbyville
Henderson
Franklin and
Greensburg
Roosevelt Gains Slight Lead In National Straw Vote
National straw poll shows Landon with 65.2 percent to Roosevelt 34.8 percent in 41 states with 360,302 votes. Lead changes include Nebraska Connecticut Michigan and Montana Shift widens Landon advantage in 30 states to 6 for Roosevelt while five states show scattered, meaningless totals Arkansas Delaware Idaho Mississippi Nevada. The Carthage Citizen joins the poll inviting local voters to clip ballots and mail them to New York for national tally.
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New Mexico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Wyoming
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Roosevelt
Landon
Lemke
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Publishers Autocaster Service Offices
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Carthage
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Thomas Colvin Browder
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Lele
Jann Ene
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Stockbridge
New York State
Mohawk Valley
Ellis Parker Butler
England
Uncle Sam
Texas
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Jesse Kiger Tues
M. E. Church
Carthage School
Clester P. Winslow
Mrs. JR. Furbay
Friends Church
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Thomas Oo
New Winneeseses
Colvin
Browder
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