Attica Schools Set to Open September Eighth
Attica city schools will begin the new term September 8 with enrolment expected to exceed last year and some grades likely crowded. High school book changes will have little effect as most adopted texts were already in use. Superintendent Mullinnix visited Covington to arrange next term’s book orders. J G B Fannin will return as janitor. Mr and Mrs Guy Kerr of Newtown are visiting Winona Lake for the week.
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Attica
Mullinnix
Covington
Livengood
J. GB. Fannin
Guy Kerr
Newtown
Winona Lake
Clover Leaf Rail Move Raises Local Passenger Service Doubts
New Richmond notes the Clover Leaf railroad may abandon local passenger service on its division to favor through freights. The piece questions the impact of public utility law and the state railroad commission on this shift and hints at possible government ownership trends. Postal authorities respond by setting a September 1 deadline.
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Clover Leaf Railroad
State Railroad Commission
United States
New Richland Enterprise
Old Settlers Day at Yeddo Marred by Rainfall
The thirty fifth annual Old Settlers gathering at Yeddo on August 14 drew about three thousand attendees though expectant crowds of ten thousand were dampened by a heavy morning rain. John W. Myers of Los Angeles, born and raised locally, received warm greetings, and A P Burnside delivered the address on citizenship in early Fountain County history.
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Yeddo
John W. Myers
Los Angeles
Myers
Fountain County
Charles Brown
Andrew Marshall
A. P. Burnside
Greencastle
California
W.S. Ephlin
M. G. Baker
Henry Smith
Aston Walton
Joshua Cates
Tom Glasscock
Dennis Wilson
Bayless Raypole
Cornelius Bonebrake
Billy Roach
Elizabeth McCoy
Indiana
Rachel Marks
Old Settlers Day Keeps Yeddo Town On The Map
The article notes Yeddo once thrived during Old Settlers Day which organized the village. Today the town has a few stores with strong trade but lacks earlier pep and ginger. The Old Settlers event remains the central feature and residents vow it will grow and endure.
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Yeddo
Portage Uses Armory for Youth Recreation Program
Portage Wisconsin with 6000 residents and a three commission form government passes nine o'clock curfew. A mass meeting leads to a recreation committee, using the Wisconsin National Guard armory rent free, city heat, businessmen funds, and volunteers for games. Opening night attracts 500 youths nine to sixteen with parents present. An empty room will be equipped with baskets and access given to the police chief for coordinated youth activities.
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Woman’s Home Companion
Portage
Wisconsin
Wisconsin National Guard
Engines Collide on Lake Erie Bridge at Lafayette
Two locomotives collided on the Lake Erie & Western bridge in Lafayette after air brakes failed on a gravel train. Four workers on the bridge leaped into the river. no injuries. A flat car with a derrick and pump sank, but both engines were only lightly damaged and traffic resumed within hours.
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Lake Erie & Western Railroad
Lafayette
Pastor Vater Accepts Call to Bethany Church Oregon
Reverend W. D. Vater, former pastor of Attica's Presbyterian church, leaves for Grant's Pass Oregon to lead Bethany Presbyterian Church. He previously served in St. Louis where he grew church membership and led North Presbyterian to self support before merging with the Covenant church.
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W. D. Vater
Presbyterian
Bethany Presbyterian Church
Grant’s Pass
Oregon
Vater
Attica
Water
St. Louis
North Presbyterian
Covenant Church
Lafayette Fair Promises Bigger Event With 208 Speed Contest Entries
Charles W. Travis, longtime Tippencanoe county fair secretary, visited Attica Monday to promote the 1913 Lafayette fair running for four days starting Monday. He notes the event is to be bigger and better, highlighting 208 entries in the speed contest alone.
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Charles W. Travis
Tippencanoe County
Veterans Hold Glad Reunion at Brown Home
The Co. H 72d Indiana regiment memorial reunion drew 68 attendees at Cyrus and Sarah Brown’s McDonald Street residence. Veterans, families, and guests enjoyed a noon banquet, speeches by Elder Jackman, music by a Boy Scout choir, recitations, and reminiscences before officers were reappointed.
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Co. H
Indiana
Cyrus Brown
McDonald Street
Ward and
Johnson
Hoopeston
Paxton
Jackman
Tesie Carlson
Ray Allen
Mary Small
Dolly Gray
Eudora Fouts
West Point
James Bottenburg
James Cassell
Chas. E. McClure
Fountain County Sunday Schools Enrollment Report
A state association report shows 24.4 percent of Fountain County residents attend Protestant Sunday schools. Yearly enrollment reached 4,482 with 2,619 in attendance. Melott Christian school leads with 313, followed by Methodist Episcopal in town with 250 and Hillsboro Disciple school at 225. Twenty-three other schools range 180 to 16. towns include Newtown three, Hillsboro four, Kingman four, Veedersburg nine, Covington nine, Attica eleven. The piece notes Dr. P Marion Simms urged consolidation to one large At tica Sunday school to boost effectiveness.
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Fountain County
State Association
Christian School
Mellott
Methodist Episcopal
Disciple
Hillsboro
Newtown
Kingman
Veedersburg
Covington
Attica
P. Marion Simms
Chautauqua
May Be Candidate for Clerk in Fountain Circuit Race
G Leonard Cory of Kingman is reported to consider entering the Democratic nomination for clerk of Fountain Circuit Court. The move would heighten an already interesting scramble with Clint Florey and Joe Stahl in the race and more candidates likely before the convention.
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G. Leonard Cory
Kingman
Fountain Circuit Court
Cory
Clint Florey
Joe Stahl
Reverend Kessler Resigns to Join Denver University Chair
The Rev. Borden B. Kessler, formerly pastor of the Veedersburg Methodist church and latterly St. Paul’s in Lafayette, will retire from the ministry at the end of this school year to accept the chair of practical theology in the divinity department at Denver University in Denver, Colorado. He previously filled the chair of history last year with credit.
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Borden B. Kessler
Veedersburg
Lafayette
St. Paul’s Church
Denver University
Denver
Colo
Kessler
Sandtown Melon Patch draws crowds on uncle John Hardesty’s farm
Uncle John Hardesty abandons politics for farming near the city, developing a celebrated watermelon patch west of town. Neighbors say his melons rival Charley Miller in former days, with ample supply and no talk of a poor crop.
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John Hardesty
Sandtown
Downn
Charley Miller
Veedersburg
Restful voyage through memory and calm
A reflective poem invites easing fatigue with a quiet drift across memory. The speaker loves the past as a gentle sea and urges a peaceful pause before the future, using nature imagery like grasses, daisies, lilies, and distant sails.
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Junes Whiteonds
Riley
Mary Holms Sues For Second Divorce From Arthur Holms
Mrs. Mary Holms of Wingate files a second divorce suit against husband Arthur W. Holms after an earlier action was dismissed. She alleges two separations before July 21 and says he mistreated her after each reconciliation. Also notes Mrs. James Beach and daughters visited the Pecks in Winthrop.
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Mary Holms
Wingate
Arthur W. Holms
James Beach
Louie and
Bernice
Winthrop
Arthur Peck
Remarkable Brood of Chickens Earns Local Rave
Uncle Hugh McCrary wowed The Star with a mother hen hatched February 2 1918 that began laying June 20 1913 and hatched eleven chicks by August 11 six months after the hen's own hatching. The claim draws doubt but McCrary stands by the tale with hen and brood on view in his yard. Robert Bradley to move to Carbondale to manage Elwood Carlson’s store. Fred Burkhart returns to Wells Fargo duties after visit.
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Attica Ledger
Hugh McCrary
Star
Robert Bradley
West Point
Carbondale
Elwood Carlson
John T. Carlson
Fred Burkhart
Wells Fargo Express Company
Michigan City
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New Richmond
Attica Floral Co
A. L. Swank
Municipal Recreation
GLAD
BROWN
Welon Patch
Omar C. DeSelms
Optometrist
Mr. McCrary
Senna
Cascara
Crigler’s Drug Store
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