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Wednesday, April 12, 2006 Volume XIV, Number 208

did ya know?

Did Ya Know?... A Red Cross Blood Drive will be held at the Church of the Nazarene, 2000 Grand Carthage, Thursday, April 13 from 1:30 to 7 p.m. and Friday, April 14 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Please bring a photo ID.

Did Ya Know?... VFW Post 2590 Ladies Auxillary will host the Annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 15. The Easter Bunny will be present, doors open at noon, Easter egg hunt at 2 p.m. Shrine Train rides, Fingerprinting by CPD, Lite a Bike - Lite a Trike, Free baskets while supply lasts, prizes for all age groups 1-3,4-6,7-9,10-11, free popcorn, coffee, kool aid, $.50 cand ybars, hotdogs, soda pop.

Did Ya Know?... Chapter 41 of the Disabled American Veterans will meet Tuesday night, April 18 at 7 p.m. in the Legion Rooms of the Memorial Hall. Members of the Auxiliary will be meting at the place.

today's laugh

My roommate says, "I’m going to take a shower and shave, does anyone need to use the bathroom?" It’s like some weird quiz where he reveals the answer first. - Mitch Hedberg

In Pakistan, anti-American protesters set a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant on fire. The protesters mistakenly thought they were attacking high-ranking U.S. military officer Colonel Sanders. - Jimmy Fallon

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Mothers of Carthage

Are Your Children Thin, Puny and Ailing? If So Read This.

Vinol will make children strong, robust and rosy or we return your money.

Is there amother in Carthag who will ignore such a generous offer as this? You risk not one cent. We pay for all the Vinol your child takes if it does no good.

There are plenty of children all around us who are puny, ailing and tired all the time. Don’t want to do this and don’t want to do that. Do not blame the children; they have no strength, no blood, no vitality; rapid growth takes all the strength.

Vinol is just what your child needs. It is a delicious cod liver oil preparation and children love it. It creates strength, makes rich, red blood and vitality as nothing else can, and after a severe sickness there is nothing that will build your child up like Vinol.

Wells Drug Co - Home of Vinol

S.E. Cor. Square

 

Today's Feature

Revenue Report.

The City Council Budget Committee met Monday evening in a regular session. City Administrator Tom Short presented the committee with a revenue report.

The proposed total general revenue budget year ending for 2007 is listed at $7.2 million, a 6.01% increase over the budget for 2006. The proposal’s larger components include sales tax, budgeted at $1.8 million for 2007, the Carthage Water and Electric Pilot, budgeted at $385,500, and the Utility Transfer Payment, budgeted at $899,500.

The committee approved a current budget adjustment for travel and training. According to Short, a newly elected officers’ conference will be held in June and the committee appropriated $2,250 for expenses in the case that any new Council members would be interested in attending.

Another budget adjustment was approved in the form of an in-fund transfer to pay for City health and life insurance. The payment is to come from the life and health insurance fund which still has $50,000 in its budget.

The budget hearings are scheduled for Monday, April 24, Wednesday, April 26 and Thursday, April 27.

Stench Report:
Tuesday,
4/11/06

No Stink Reported

 Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',
I still remember that early chess game with some distant relative as a kid. We both were just learnin’ the game, but this kid was bein’ a real jerk about all he knew about the game. After several games, he had prob’ly won more than I had, but he kept insistin’ his superior knowledge of the game and the rules was his advantage.

Durin’ what I recollect as our last encounter, he made a critical move that was an obvious stupid mistake. When I capitalized on the error, he screamed foul and insisted that wasn’t the move that he had intended, he wanted to take it back. I of course reminded him after he removed his hand from the piece, the move stood. He whined and moaned how unfair I was bein’. The rules obviously applied to me but not to him. At that point the game was secondary, the lesson primary.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.
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Mornin' Mail		 Here's A Tip
By JoAnn Derson

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