Divorce appeal filed in Lawrence Circuit Court
Lulu A. Ragsdale seeks divorce from James J. Ragsdale alleging cruelty and improper conduct. The complaint asks custody of two children and $29 monthly child support. Trials and appeals related to adultery and assault charges were noted, with fines, bonds, and release details reported.
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Pata AL Ragsdale
Lawrence
Eit
James J. Ragsdale
Max Harbaugh
Flora Thomas
Mayor Fields
Circuit Court
Harbaugh
Thomas
Purdue Denies Indiana University Reopening Move
Lafayette rumor spread that IU might not reopen after Christmas and could send faculty and students to Purdue. President Stone dismissed the claim as unfounded and said there is no plan or discussion of IU relocating to Purdue.
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Lafayette
Indiana University
Bloomington
Purdue
Thoomington
Winthrop EI. Stone
Ihe
Stone
Indiana
Frank Hughes
State University
Lafayette Courier
Blind horse wanders historic street dragging wagon
A blind horse left unhitched on Tuesday wandered around South I street and dragged a heavy wagon against a stone lamp post. The creature nearly broke a plate glass window of the former Collins meat market room. A store lamp post was scarred as the base turned. William Cosner stopped further damage and held the animal until help arrived.
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South I Street
Collins
William Cosner
Calomiris Brothers to Open Confectionary on South Side Square
Calomiris Brothers and Company plan extensive improvements to their McCarrell building as they prepare to open a confectionary on the South Side of the square. A new front will enhance the place’s appearance. Mrs. Ruby Owens and Miss Leona Owens of Lafayette spent Christmas with the Fairfaxes on West 13th Street and have returned home. Miss Marie Schmidt left Tuesday for Heltonville to visit Mrs. Levi Hawkins and family. Miss Hazel Ham, after Christmas visiting relatives, returned to Shoals Tuesday.
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Calomiris Brothers & Company
McCarrell
Ruby Owens
Leona Owens
Lafayette
Fairfax Morgan
West 13Th Street
Marie Schmidt
Heltonville
Levi Hawkins
Tramp Parade Follows Arrests In Police Court
Ten suspects, labeled as wags by the court, were arraigned and marched out of town after Tuesday proceedings in the police court. Local authorities reported swift action against the group amid ongoing public order concerns.
Went North and South Police Drag City for Rags
Police dragged the city Monday night and ten men appeared in police court Tuesday. Those seeking southern climes stood on one side and those seeking northern places were on the other. Chief Woodruff led the northbound group and Officer Cline the southbound group, each headed to the city edge for departure.
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Woodruff
Cline
Aging Guthrie man William Mattox passes away in Guthrie
Elder William Mattox of Guthrie, father of Oscar Mattox, died Tuesday at about 4 am. He lived in Guthrie and was well known in the county area. He leaves a wife and several grown children.
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Oscar Mattox
Willian Mattox
Oolitic
Guthrie
Bedford High to Barnstorm North Part of State
Bedford High School basketball team left Tuesday for Lebannon to play Lebannon High that evening. They meet Thornton on Wednesday and Shelbyville on Friday. The trip aims for experience with a mix of results possible. the squad plans to return home Saturday.
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Bedford High School
Lebannon
Thornton
Shelbyville
Retrenchment at Monon Office Affects Staff Moves
The Monon railroad trims staff at the Salen street office with the 1st of the year. The car distributor position is abolished and filled by Don Detrich as Salém street operator. One chief clerk merges Trainmasters Clark and Stemm duties. another clerk removed from the chief time keeper’s office. Agencies at Horseshoe Jud will close.
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Monon
Salen Street
Don Detrich
Salém Street
Clark and Stemm
Agenesys
Horseshoe
Jud
The
Nonon Lafayette Courier
January Weather Forecast Foresaw Wave After Wave
Parson Hicks via Parson Slicks predicts January will bring multiple cold waves and storms across the nation. The forecast outlines three main storm periods from the 4th to the 6th, the 9th to the 11th, and the 26th onward, with winds shifting west to northwest, rain turning to snow, and a major cold wave nearing February.
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Venus
Gulf
Mrs Katharine Ratts Dies Former Senator's Wife
Mrs Katharine G Ratts wife of attorney Oscar Ratts of Paoli died at 5 am at her sister's home 1744 Ekin avenue After hospital treatment in Milwaukee she was brought to New Albany last Tuesday She is survived by daughter Edith and by her husband who served as joint senator from Orange Lawrence and Martin counties Funeral arrangements set to Paoli for burial per New Albany Tribune
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Starbeugh
Max Harbaugh
Harbaugh
White River
Katherine G. Ratts
Atorney Oscar Ratts
Paoli
F. J. Collins
Ekin Avenue
Milwaukee
Helen Green
James T. Green
New York City
F. H. Colyer
Carbondale, WI
Local Notes and Visits Echo Bedford Social Scene
Miss Josh Hackett of Seventh street is ill. J B Myers and son Joseph return from two months in Albuquerque New Mexico. Mrs J B Myers will stay in Albuquerque until spring. Miss Jessie Blackburn of Peerless visits Mrs William Bass west of the city. Born Tuesday a daughter to Mr and Mrs Logan Browning east 16th street. John Masserberger moves family from Garvey Lane to Will Jackson property west of the city. Mrs J Hanner returns home in Heltonville after visiting relatives. Mrs Krank Jackson and son Park with Mr and Mrs Rex Jackson visit Virgil Stipp at Shanswick for Christmas. Thomas Stevens of Freedom Indiana visits his brothers during holidays. now a traveling man. Mrs Della Cain of East Oolitic visits Bedford friends then Marion County relatives. Frank Luddell and family on way to Kenown timber Tuesday.
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J. B. Myers
Joseph
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Della Cain
East Oolitic
Bedford
Marion County
Firnee Wisners
Grover Marley Sheeks
Albion
Nebraska
Christian Church
A. Be, Dubber
J. H. Withers
East Fifteenth Street
Sheeks
Davis
Fiel
Local residents and visitors spend holidays across towns
Mr and Mrs J A Zaring return from Christmas with parents in Campbellsburg. Sam Davis leaves for Los Angeles after visiting relatives here. Ralph Mitchell from New York College of Physicians and Surgeons visits family before a Indianapolis trip. S W Matlock returns home after Christmas with Oscar and Mrs Anderson. Richard Clements travels toward Shoals as he surrenders his Mitchell Tree Township trusteeship. Henry Hilton, from the Southeastern railway, heads to Terre Haute after work here. Jack McMann at the 10th and T street crossing is home again due to kidney trouble. W Culbertson recalls Miss Florence Moon with a fruit box from California. Delbert Chamberlain and family visit George Goldsmith. James and Wendell Haverley holiday with Z G George. Miss Henrietta O Brannon of Indianapolis returns home after visiting May Miller. Mrs Euphemia Riley returns from Bloomington. Ernest L Wedekin returns from Louisville. Mrs William Duncan and children visit Campbellsburg relatives. Leota Stephenson returns from Bloomington.
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Ralph Mitchell
New York College of Physicians and ‘Surgeons
Ke. S. Mitchell
Indianapoulis
Jack McMann
T Street
Republicans Gather for County Smokers Evening
Republicans of the county hold a private smoker Saturday at 7:30 in the circuit court room. Precinct committeemen and party supporters were invited by mail. Attendance is urged for those interested, with a program and organization work planned.
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Circuit ‘Court
Colen Adl Is Sire Colen Adl Is Sire
Howard Golden, a seventeen year old who had been missing, wrote from an Oklahoma town that he has a job and is well and happy, easing his parents’ fears after a local police search.
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Howard Golden
Oklahoma
Local residents share Christmas travels and homecomings
Mr and Mrs A L Boyd former city residents returned to their home near Coxton after visiting son Bina Boyd and family. Mrs Claude Philips of Shoals was in town visiting relatives. Theodore Pensor bought the Dr Hunter property on West Sixteenth. Hubert Ferguson of Williams transacted business here. Stephen Byers and family returned from Christmas with relatives in Bloomington. Mrs Belle Vance and children of North Vernon visit Lincoln Avenue. Mrs Judith McFall and Miss Laura Harbaugh returned from Christmas at Leipsic. Charles Martin returned to Louisville after weeks with relatives east of the city. Mr and Mrs D G McLeod and Caroline left for Bloomington to make that city their future home. Frank Shoulty returned to West Clinton after illness in the family of John B Stipp. John Owens moved his family from Cumberland Flats to Boruff House. Mr and Mrs Forrence Gilmore and daughters Irene and Hazel Braden returned home after Christmas at English with Gilmore relatives. Ben Combs of Minneapolis visited Norman Station en route to relatives. born near Norman Station, he prefers Indiana to Minnesota. Harry Barclay, a holiday guest with his children Jane and Barclay, was in town.
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A. L. Boyd
Coxton
Bina Boyd
West 17Th Street
Ben Combs
Minneapolis
Minnesota
City
Norman Station
Mr. Combs
Norman ‘Station
Indiana
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Lafayette Wantolu
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Indianapolis
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West Fourteenth Street
Woodbridge
Sherman DeFord
Decia
Sfeltonville
Fla
Hazel Ham
Shoals
Keach & Meglemre
J St
Foster Block
Bedford, Ind
Peenem Safe
Rendots
William Mattox
ISO
New Albany
Katharine G. Ratts
Rence County
Paole
Josh Hackett
Seventh Street
Jessie Blackburn
Peerless
William Bass
Mis. Logan Browning
East 16Th Street
John Masserberger
Garvey Lane
Will Jackson
J. Hanner
Thomas Stevens
Freedom
Ind
Robert
Samuel
James
Frank Luddell
May of
Bray
Kenown Timber
J. A. Zaring
Campbellsburg
Sam Davis
Los Angeles
California
S. W. Matlock
Kurtz
Salem Stone Mill
Oscar Anderson
East 6Th Street
Richard Clements
Mitchell Tree
Martin County
Mt. Olive
Clements
Henry Hilton
Southeastern Railway
Terre Haute
Henry
Col
W. F. Hilton
18Th Street
W. ©. Culbertson
Florence Moon
Delbert Chamberlain
George Goldsmith
Wife Sunday
James and
Wendell
Phil Haverley
Z. G. George and Family
Henrietta O’brannon
May Miller
22Th. Street
Euphemia Riley
Rom Bloomington
Ernest L. Wedekin
Louisville
Wiliam Duncan
Leota Stephenson
Leavin
Mr. Gre
Miss Grace
Wednesda
Colen Adl
Claude Philps
Theodore Pensor
Dr. Hunter
West Sixteenth Street
Hubert Ferguson
Williams
Stephen Byers
Belle Vance
North Vernon
Mrs
Boyd Vance
Lincoln Avenue
Judith McFall
Laura Harbaugh
Leipsic
Charles Martin
Louisvile
D. G. McLeod
Caroline
Frank Shoulty
John B. Stipp
West Clinton
John Owens
Cumberland Flats
Boruff
Forrence Gilmore
Irene
Hazel Braden
English
Gillahore
Robert Gilthmore
Harry Barclay
Jane
Barclay
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Surprise
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