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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1939
Page
3
Mrs Weldon Cherry served as hostess for the Tarry Awhile club on Wednesday afternoon. Two tables played bridge followed by refreshments. Three guests attended Mrs Ollie Gastineau of New Salem Mrs Pete Jones and Mrs Howard Stout.
The society column notes gatherings of the Bakers, Stouts, Earnests, Dyers, Adams, Swains, and the Earnest family across town. Mrs. Bill Baker hosts a reception with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stout in attendance, followed by varias events including Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Earnest and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dyer.
Miller Mr and Mrs D M Dearinger Mr and Mrs H G Conaway Mr and Mrs Carlos Heath Miss Betty Wed ding Frances Jean Miller Frances Fancher and Jimmie Kemple all attended the State Fair Thursday.
Mr and Mrs D M Dearinger hosted a large dinner with many attendees from Homer Rushville Indianapolis and surrounding areas. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Chester Dearinger Mrs Glen Carr and others while several residents toured towns and schools across Indiana and Ohio.
The list features Long Wharf by Howard Pease about an 1850 San Francisco ship left deserted in a tale of California gold fields. Hannah Courageous by Laura Long follows a Quaker girl artist. Apache Gold and Alone by Richard Byrd entice adventure fans. Also Mary W Thompson High Way Past Her Door appeals to girls. For younger readers Thimble Summer, Animals to Africa, and Children New York are recommended.
The Mid-West Dirty Track Racing Association concludes its local season at Bartholemew county fairgrounds in Columbus on Sunday September 24. Five events promise a close program as Chick Smith of Frankfort Ky seeks to seal the Midwest title with Bobby Mays of Dayton OH challenging him after Mays’s recent run in Franklin where he led Smith before fuel issues. Les Duncan of Indianapolis and Charlie Szekendy of South Bend are among top finishers in the feature and elimination heats, with Duncan also winning the consolation race.
State and national figures join a ceremony near Burns City Martin county for the White River Land Utilization Project. The 32000 acre site will be developed by the U S Soil Conservation Service and later administered as a wildlife refuge and public recreation area. Dillon Myer Governor M Clifton Townsend and Mr Simmons attend the 1 30 program.
Virgil M. Simmons, commissioner of Indiana's Department of Conservation, calls for caution by motorists picnickers campers and others in handling matches tobacco and fire to prevent forest fires. Thousands of acres burn yearly destroying young timber and vegetation. economy losses have declined but can fall further with careful outdoor fire handling.
Tourists at Carthage and Nauvoo learn about the Joseph Smith murder site and a long running Mormon schism. The article outlines the 1903 Utah Mormon purchase, restorations, rival claims over polygamy revelations, and the 19th century church split leading to Brigham Young's Utah group and the Reorganized Church.
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