Light on City Road Building Past Court Ruling
Judge Schoon ruled on a case about street paving inside a city and three mile law. The piece notes changes to plans and higher costs, and urges Logan township to fund improvements on east Main street and Summit via a small tax levy to aid farmers and country roads near Jackson street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schoon
Covington
East Main Street
Summit
Logan Township
Jackson Street
J. P. Istey
Acquisition of park sparks civic pride in Weed Weary
The Weed-Weary community bought a park from Col. Trinkle and built an open air pavilion for a chautauqua, marking civic growth. Name discussions arise between Hub Park and Trinkle Grove, with Van Buren suggested but dismissed. Ledger-Press congratulates civic effort and notes retirements at Wingate News as editor changes to Rev. A. E. Bagby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ersburg
Col. Trinkle
Car Ownership in Attica Shows High Tilt Toward Local Ownership
Assessor Allen reports 95 automobiles in Attica before June 1 with several purchased since. About one car for every 38 residents, or one for every eighth family, excluding city garages. Average car cost around 1000 dollars, most spent outside the county, totaling near 100000 dollars in Logan township and contributing to local business lethargy due to money withdrawal from banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Attica
Logan Township
Calamity howl and critique at the Republican convention
The speaker line at the Republican convention is described as a calamity howl while Democrats face hard times and a sinking state. Despite grim tones, attendees are seen in fine clothes beside nearly fifty thousand dollars of automobiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Pacific
Pine Village Notes and Community Events Highlight Summer Changes
Local news covers a social visit by Mr and Mrs John Taylor and Mrs Myrtle McMuhen to relatives near Moorsville, plus a Pine Village banking change to Friday closures and Saturday hours. Community events include a lawn party at Geo Steele’s with music and ice cream, Knights of Pythias memorial services in Oxford, and various visits and church activities around town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Pine Village
Clarence Ogborn
Elizabeth Winchell
Lottie Fenton
West Point
Winchell
Knights of Pythias
Oxford Band
Frank Hole
C. J. Shackleton
Geo. Steele
Oxford
Methodist Church
Will Kelly
Attica
Dr. Shelley of
Our Town
Newtown Socials Attend Picnic Supper In Honor Of Miss Bernadett Butler
Thursday evening Grace McKinney hosted a picnic supper for guest Bernadett Butler. Attendees included Louise Gebhart Lucile Robins Gladys McKinney Esther Campbell Cecil Lowton of Indianapolis Joan Voliva Mellisse Riffle Rev Ingalls and Mrs Florey’s sister Mrs Riffle. Friday funeral for Mrs Daniel Florey noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernadett Butler
Grace McKinney
Louise Gebhart
Lucile Robins
Gladys McKinney
Esther Campbell
Cecil Lowton
Indianapolis
Joan Voliva
Bloomington
Mellisse Riffle
Pleasant Hill
Rev
Ingalls
Colfax
Daniel Florey
Riffle
Florey
Local Social Notes From Crawfordsville and Surroundings
Mrs. John Clark plans to move to Chicago to continue her millinery work after home duties in Clinton. Mrs. Fred Palin hosted the Ladies Aid at the M. D. church with ice cream and cake after the meeting. Pearl Bronson and brother Low Rice visited Indianapolis father George Rice. W. H. Tertick and daughter returned to Crawfordsville from a visit with Mrs. John Kerr. Mrs. T. J. Brown visited with sister Mrs. Fannie Irvin in Wingate. Dr. Robert Claypool, T. J. Brown and Oliver Dodge went to Veedersburg on business. Mrs. Fred Hunt and Win gate children visited relatives here. Jolce Woods returned to Lafayette after visiting relatives here. Mrs. Van Fish of St. Joseph spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Doss Beedle. Mae Tracie of Wingate stayed with aunt Mrs. Albert Shultz. Ed Harris and children of Crawfordsville visited Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clark
Clinton
Chicago
Fred Palin
Ladies Aid Society
M. D
Pearl Bronson
Low Rice
Indianapolis
George Rice
W. H. Tertick
van Fish
St. Joseph
Doss Beedle
Mae Tracie
Wingate
Albert Shultz
Ed Harris
Crawfordsville
Sullivan Man Named Executor of Short Estate
W. W. Harbaugh of Sullivan has been appointed and qualified as executor of the estate of the late Mrs. Angeline Short who died June 9 at her Hillsboro area home. The large estate is to be divided among her children and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Harbaugh
Sullivan
Fountain County
Angeline Short
Hillsboro
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Pine Village
John Taylor
Myrtle McMuhen
Wallace Cain
Moorsville
John
Indianpolis
J. W. Metsker
Kingman
Webb Metsker
Danville
Ill
J.F. Bowen
Silas Cundiff
Mr. Cundiff
Fowler
Shackleton
Ray Ogborn
Arbuckle
Alice
Mr. Shackleton
Roy
Steeley McMahon
Fort Wayne
Mr. McMahon
Irene Cain
Lafayette
Ottie Smith
Newtown
J. Frank McDermond
Specia
Ial
Frank McDermond
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