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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1933
Page
3
The Rush Circuit Court in Rushville Indiana will hear the executor's account on October 6 1933. Heirs and interested parties must appear to prove heirship or claims to the estate and show cause why the account should not be approved. Howad E Henley is the executor. Dale Fisher clerk. Samuel L Trabue attorney.
A German high court defines railroad as an undertaking dedicated to repeated movement of people or goods over substantial distances with a metallic base enabling heavy weights or high speeds. It notes motive power from electricity, animals, human effort, or momentum can make it dangerous or useful, per circumstance. The Standard dictionary offers a shorter definition of a graded road with metal rails and sleepers.
The article outlines the origin of the federal income tax, noting the 1913 ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment after earlier failed attempts. It traces prior battles over constitutionality, Civil War-era tax basics, and the successive tax rates from 1 percent in 1913 to 4 percent in 1932, with debate over who bears the burden.
The term carillon comes from quadrillo meaning four bells and refers to bell progressions once played on four bells. Experts disagree on minimum bell counts for a carillon with two chromatic octaves or 23 diatonic octaves and eight semitones. Smaller sets are called chimes or rings for change ringing.
The Interstate Commerce Commission, established in 1887, is a seven member federal agency regulating interstate traffic for railroads and other carriers. It sets rates, enforces safety measures, handles accident reports, and expands powers through congressional acts over telegraph and telephone firms, express services, pipelines, buses, and ships engaged in interstate business.
In Java's hill districts many plantations of tea and cinchona dominate land use. The cinchona groves, grown from imported trees, now yield about nine tenths of the world supply of quinine, with production kept secret behind barbed wire around a Bandoeng factory.
A treaty between the United States and Canada sets maximum water diversion for industrial use at 20000 cubic feet per second on the American side and 36000 on the Canadian side. The accord protects scenic beauty and lake levels while noting the different withdrawal methods with little impact on the American Falls.
A planetarium is an hemispherical auditorium where constellations are projected onto the ceiling by a precise machine. The show lasts about an hour and includes a lecture, presenting the heavens as a dramatic, controllable universe for the audience.
A tapestry once lost for years, deemed France’s most valuable, was found in a dusty closet high in the sacristy of St. Eustache in Paris. The prized textile, now on view, bears Bourbon arms entwined with palms on an edge of lilies and inner clusters of roses.
The Colosseum in Rome was started by Vespasian on Nero’s site and inaugurated by Titus in AD 80. It had three stone arcaded stories with a wooden upper gallery later rebuilt in stone, and likely held 40 000 to 50 000 spectators. Its plan is elliptical with 615 by 510 feet, arena 281 by 177 feet, and a height around 160 feet.
The article explains fagging as a school practice where younger pupils perform tasks for seniors with authorities’ approval. It outlines duties from boot polishing and brushing clothes to running errands and serving teas, noting hours were once unlimited and now reduced to lighter chores.
The piece notes Finland starts daylight saving on June 20 while southern regions begin in September or October. It contrasts perpetual daylight saving in one country with Soviet Russia where clocks stay one hour ahead year round, effectively abolishing seasonal changes.
The Lido near Venice shaped the city’s origin as refugees fled mainland invasions in the Fifth century. German barbarians drove people to the islands, which later formed the barrier between Lido and the mainland.
The passage contrasts national roles in invention with the United States leading in modern innovations tied to electricity aviation submarines and telephones, while early machine age contributions came from Britain. It highlights shifting innovation leadership across eras and countries.
National Recovery Administrator Johnson urges a late September push to boost purchases of autos, clothing, heating systems, and home improvements. He predicts strong backing, a rising price level, and a last chance for value in upgrading properties and possessions amidst a steady recovery.
Miss Mary Ellen McCarty and Miss O Mari de Schipper enrolled at Butler University last week. McCarty, a sophomore in education, and de Schipper, a junior in liberal arts, are daughters of local families. De Schipper pledged to Kappa Kappa Gamma after rush week. initiation planned this spring. About 1200 students enrolled at Butler last week.
Mr and Mrs Max Newby of St Louis visit with Maxs parents Mr and Mrs Roy Newby. Mr and Mrs Howard Henley and son Jimmie were in Indianapolis Monday.
The Crazy Quilt show, a coast to coast hit famed for its starry lineup, comes to the Indiana Theatre in Indianapolis for a week starting September 29 with Anita Page and Smith and Dale among others. Screen features include Brief Moment with Carole Lombard and Gene Raymond.
Marketing schools under the Indiana Farm Bureau inform farmers about surplus products and restoring parity prices. The program aims to educate farm people on market issues and price supports.
Rush county sales show 27 new passenger cars sold in August, per Frank Finney, commissioner of the bureau of motor vehicle. Indiana totals reach 3,816 for August, up from 2,518 in 1932, with overall gains across counties and a stronger three month period compared to 1932.
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