Affidavit Filed Against Burrell and John Doe in Burglary Case
J W Douglas brother of Miss Sal fie Douglass of Heltonville caused affidavits to be filed here against Harry Burrell and John Doe for burglary. John Doe gave the name M Price of South Bend and the tattoo M Castle on his arm. They will be returned to this county for trial soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Douglas
Salfie Douglass
Heltonville
Harry Burrell
John Doe
M. Price
South Bend
Demas Deming Faces Prohibition Charge in Terre Haute Trial
Demas Deming 78 wealthy banker and financier from Terre Haute was to stand trial on a liquor violation charge. Prosecutors relied on two painters who said they stole twenty two quarts of whiskey and a quart of gin from Deming’s wine cellar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Deming
Thomas
William C. Mitchell
Walter Fallowell
Indianapolis
Mitchell
Fallowell
Oscar Bonham
Bonham
Wheat rushed to market as farmers thresh early
Lenmon Milling Co leases the stone front Anderson building on East 16th street and stores wheat in sacks to prevent shrinkage rats and fire. Farmers rush wheat to market this season as soon as threshed to lock in government prices and safeguard against loss for next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenmon Milling Co
Anderson
East 16Th Street
Dinner Party At Town and Country Club Tuesday
A dinner party for twenty was hosted Tuesday evening at the Town and Country Club by Mrs. J. M. Winstandley Mrs. C. E. Francis Mrs. Nelson Joyner and Miss Harriet McDonald. Out of town guests included Misses Hiland and Mrs. Hiland Mrs. Edward Moore and Mrs. Moore of Mitchell Mrs. Lau der of Chicago Miss Dorothy Myers of Wabash and Mrs. R. R. Boruff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town and Country Club
J. M. Winstandley
C. E. Francis
Nelson Joyner
Harriet McDonald
Hiland
Noble Moore
Mitchell
Edward Moore
Lauder
Chicago
Dorothy Myers
Wabash
R. R. Boruff
Shawswick Township Federation Farmers Elect Officers
The Shawswick Township Federation Farmers Association met at the Erie Church and elected officers led by President Chas Lee Secretary Laura Hir schen Treasurer Adtison Younger with directors Jr A Anderson W E Foster Thos Younger Will Wood and Wm Write. Anderson spoke on Organization and Kline Co Agent followed on farmers organizations and benefits. Members pledge strong enthusiasm and invite all good farmers in the township to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawswick Township
Missouri Doctor Pays Pace Fine After Police Chase
Dr. L. J. Eads of Missouri paid a total of 11 dollars in city fines after speeding about forty miles per hour. He admitted his son was driving too fast and said he had warned him to slow down. Mayor Allen and Chief of Police Martin, returning from a city trip, spotted the speeding car and halted it near the Southeastern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Eads
Missouri
Allen
Martin
Chicago couple guests of local residents return home
Mr. and Mrs. David Harper Sr. of Chicago, guests of Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Freeland, returned to their home Monday evening. Mrs. McClure Smith visited Shoals for an extended stay with her daughter Mrs. B. R. Clifford and family. Mrs. Agnes Hydes remains homebound due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Harper, Sr
Chicago
J. T. Freeland
Agnes Hydes
Demand for Eight Hour Day Sparks Employee Strikes
Bloomington Indiana July 29 eighty eight employees of the Nurre Mirrors Plate company strike while workers at the Showers Bros. furniture factory threaten to strike if their demands for an eight hour day increased wages and union recognition are not met by tomorrow. Nurre workers organized under a charter from the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators walked out yesterday. The Nurre plant is a subsidiary of Showers Bros. company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Nurse Mirrors Plate Company
Showers Bros. Furniture Factory
Nurre
Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators
Showers Bros. Company
Sugar Buy–Bloomington Merchants Report Bedford Shoppers
Local merchants report Bedford residents travel to Bloomington to buy sugar, citing Bedford prices at 14 cents a pound while Bloomington retails at 11 cents. Train and auto trips said to bring Bedfordites to town for the lower rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Bloomington
Nephew of Mrs. C. H. Allen Dies in Indianapolis
Mrs. C. H. Allen learned of the death of her two year old nephew Wilbur Allen the son of Mr. and Mrs. Noble Allen of Indianapolis. The child died at 9 15 p m Wednesday night at Methodist hospital after an operation for an abscess. Mrs. Allen and her mother Mrs. J P Allen and sister Miss Carrie Allen of Tunnelton traveled to Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Allen
Wilbur Allen
Noble Allen
Indianapolis
Methodist Hospital
Underwent Surgical Operation on Appendicitis
Evelyn Toon twelve year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Mont Toon Burns City was brought here Thursday over the Southeastern by her parents and taken to Dunn hospital where she underwent an operation this afternoon for appendicitis. Mrs H J Accam who has been with her daughter with Mrs H C Fox West Sixteenth street has returned to her rooms on West Tenth street. The two year old son of Mr and Mrs John Fuller Ninth street is quite ill with diphtheria symptoms. Misses Ruth and Marie Smith have returned home from a visit with Indianapolis friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Toon
Mont Toon
Burns City
Dunn Hospital
H. J. Accam
H. C. Fox
West Sixteenth Street
West Tenth Street
John Fuller
Ninth Street
Secretary Lane Links Race Riots to German Propaganda
Washington July 31 German propaganda may underlie race riots nationwide says Franklin K. Lane secretary of the interior in an interview He cites wartime efforts by German agents to stir Negro communities and warns activity may persist after the peace treaty He praises Tuskegee and Hampton schools for instilling moral duty among Black people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Franklin K. Lane
Chicago
Tuskegee
Hampton Institutes
Strike Halts Scranton Electric. 100000 Idle Workers
Scranton July 31. The Lackawanna valley industrial scene reached a critical phase as the strike nearly stops Scranton Electric company operations. Industry after industry has quit and over 100000 workers are idle. Silk mills iron works and many small mines cannot operate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Lackawanna Valley
Scranton Electric Company
Army board finds no radical defects in court martial system
Washington reports that a special army board appointed by Secretary Baker to investigate the court martial system found no radical defects in its present operation. The War Department announced the result, stating the system remains sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Special Army Board
Secretary of War
Baker
War Department
Labor radicals win out in Winnipeg split
Winnipeg Trades and Labor council adopted the constitution of the One Big Union by a large majority. In Lincoln Nebraska Chancellor Avery denied admission to technical training at the University of Nebraska for students identified with the federal soviet republic of Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Trade and Labor Council
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Trades and Labor Council
One Big
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Avery
University of Nebraska
Market prices for flour hay butter eggs and livestock
A dense price list of commodities and livestock trading figures. Flour and milling products show per barrel and bag rates for various brands and qualities while hay butter eggs and live poultry prices follow. Cattle hogs sheep and related meat prices span prime to common grades with per head and per hundred weight ranges.
Local notes from Pinkook and Tunnelton area
Pinkook correspondent reports social visits among Brooking and Fountain families in Tunnelton and Cox ton. Wheat threshing finished with about 14 bushels per acre. Rev. Brock and Rev. Lappin announce church services in August. Numerous small trips to Bedford and nearby towns noted.
Tunnelton Notes of Local Appointments and Visits
Mrs Tom Beasley of near Bedford visited her parents Mr and Mrs Cooper. Mrs Williams visits Mrs Violet Mathes near Buddha. Henry Crawford and wife were at Pinhook Friday. Frank Cooper of Indianapolis visited his parents last week. Lawson Mathis and family visited relatives at Pinhook. Ralph Beavers is improving. Homer Ingle and family visited Mrs Mary Ingle at Pinhook. John Lewis Beaver visits his father at Pinhook. Mrs Sellar Cooper is improving. Homer Ingle works at Bedford on police force. Mrs Case from across the river visited her son Everett and wife. Marian Anderson, visiting her father, goes to Indianapolis to become a nurse. Mrs Stanley Lemon and two children leave for Tunnelton to visit relatives. Mayme Swango visiting Harrodsburg with grandparents Mr and Mrs Holder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Ingle
Tunnelton
H.W. Ingle
Everett Ingle
John Flinn
Mary Ingle
Mayme Swango
Harrodsburg
Mrs. Holder
Heavy Rains Reported Across Putnam And Montgomery Counties
The Greencastle Banner notes a Monday night storm hitting Putnam and Montgomery counties. A barn on Orin I. Hall’s farm east of Maysville burned after a lightning strike around 7:30 PM, with hay and corn destroyed but no livestock or tools lost. Similar heavy rain and lightning damaged barns on T D Straughan’s farm near Mono and affected Franklin township, Roachdale, Mt. Meridian, Amo, and areas north toward Bainbridge, with scattered showers elsewhere and cloudbursts near Waveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Orin I. Hall
Maysville
Greencastle Banner
Hall
Ohio Farmers’ Co
Hurst & Landes
Greencastle
Bainbridge
Coatesville
Filmore
Montgomery County
Franklin Township
Roachdale
Mt. Meridian
Amo
Waveland
Southeastern switchman crushed under fifteen cars at Latta
James Parcells, a Southeastern switchman, fell beneath a train at Latta Tuesday morning. Fifteen cars passed over him before he was found missing. A brake beam wounded his left chest and may require removal of tissue. He suffered serious leg and foot injuries and was taken to Terre Haute hospital. Parcells was well known in Bedford for years of passenger runs through the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James’ Purcells
Southeastern
Latta
Terre Haute
Parcells
Bedford
Pretty wedding unites Herschell Edwards and Ruby Williams
The Methodist church parsonage hosted a noon Wednesday wedding for Herschell Edwards and Ruby Williams both of Huron. The couple, children of local families, pledged their vows in the presence of eight friends and plan to reside on a farm near Huron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschell Edwards
John Edwards
Ruby Williams
John Wiliams
Huron
Weather report notes scattered showers across several towns
Thunder was heard in Bedford on Tuesday afternoon with only light rain in the area. Showers reached Kurtz Medora and Popcorn India with more distant rainfall reported around Springs and Burns City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Kurtz
Medora
Popcorn
India
Burns City
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Bank Presi
Dent of
Shawswick
Federa
Chas
Lice Court
John Pouch
D. G. McLeod
Clarence Hartman
Armstrong Cabin
Ruth
Marie Smith
HMS
Germany
Secretary of the Interior
Lane
Scranton, Pa
LABOR
J. A. Brooking
T. A. Allen and
Robert Brooking
Nancy Brooking
Coxton
A. T. Fountain
Joel Crawford
Ona
W.V. Haws
Caxton
A. T. Fountain and Family
Frank Brooking
Lawson
Mathis
Robert
Ea Conley
Haws
Brown County
William Allen
Brock
Guy Dixon
Sunday
C. M. Brooking
Porcles
Lappin
The
Christian Church
C.M. Brooking
Ambrose Crawford
A.'T. Fountain
Duncan
Brooking
James Doddson
Buddha
Fleta
Tom. Beasley
Mrs. Cooper
Mrs. Williams
Violet Mathes
Henry Crawford
Pinhook
Frank Cooper
Lawson Mathis
Ralph Beavers
John Lewis Beaver
Mrs. Case
Across the River
Everett
Marian Anderson
Stanley Lemon
Nam and
Montgomery
Deec
Browning
White Rabbit
Bloomfield
Doc
Will
Linton
Tran
M. E. Parson
Ereckola
Enos Spencer
Peds
Arty Lindsey
Secy
Commercial School
Guthrie Street
Postoffice
Louisville
Kentucky
Bedford Marble & Granite Wks
17Th Street
James O’connell
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