Funeral services for Private Will Gillan in Leesville
Funeral services were held Friday in Leesville for Private Will Gillan the third Gillan son to die in World War I. A large crowd from the Leesville area attended with veterans and War Mothers in processional. Rev Bivens and Rev Cox led the service with music by a quartet, and the obituary read aloud before interment beside a floral grave marker with Old Glory nearby.
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D. P. Gillan
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Freak Fitzgibbons
John Colburn
Floyd Lee
Luther Hook
Emery Beavers
Leslie Brock
Lawrence County
Zollman
Frank Holland
WA. Sohn
Wok. McCormick
Wow. Whitnes
Paulino
Tyree Bowminn
Will J. Benzel
J. EB. Pitts
Mire
Or Farner
Ro B F. Soreuil
Mars
Dali Murphy
Charles Knight
Stephen Bartistt
Johnson
Concannon
Arthur Speake
Williams
Evans
Dunlavy
Raberm Reed Mire
D. S. LaForce
Gozer
H. WP. Pearson
Ingalls
Harry Montgomery
Leo Sohn
H. Ee, Askew
S. Meadows
Barbourd
Curt Guthrie
Wil Hatfield
Nellie Duncan
Eugene Reed Severely Injured At Interstate Stone Mill
Eugene Reed, a second hooker at the Interstate Stone company, was badly hurt when his left hand was caught between heavy stones this morning. The injury mashed the middle, third and little fingers, and a local physician said he will be idle for several days.
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Eugene Reed
Interstate Stone Company
Black Diamond
Reed
FAGE BURNED Elza George Injured In Mill Fuse Incident
Elza George a Salem mill worker for Indiana Quarries was burned while installing a fuse in a fuse box. He suffered burns to his finger and hand and minor facial injuries but escaped serious eye damage. A local physician treated him.
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Elza George
Salem
Indiana Quarries Company
George W
Picnic Day Draws Rail Workers and Families to Odon
The Southeastern district of the American Federation of Railroad Workers held a large excursion from Bedford and Terre Haute to Odon. Special coaches carried members and families for a day of picnicking with sixty gallons of ice cream, music by the Odon Band, and a baseball win for Bedford over Terre Haute, ten to three.
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American Federation of Railroad Workers
Odon
Big Grove
Bedford
Terre Haute
O. P. White
Wheat yield tops fields as farm ship delivers first road ton
William Stickney delivered the first load of his wheat from the Lemon Milline Company, yielding 23 bushels per acre, with a fine grain price of 2.11 per bushel. In Lafayette Indiana, a massive fire destroyed the old Monon railroad freight depot at Fifth and Salem, damaging nearby firms and homes.
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William Stickies
Lemon Milline Company
Lafayette
Ind
Monoy Railroad
Fifth and
Salem
National Fruit Juice Company
Monon Railroad
Tire
Western Union
Menen
Ferry Street
West Lafayette
Lieutenant Gainer Reports Recovery After Tonsil Operation
Lieut Ralph Gainer writes home that he has just left the hospital after an operation to remove his tonsils. The Henry Ford hospital, under U S control, will be turned back August 1 and Gainer is unsure if he will be discharged from the service or transferred to camp.
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Ralph Gainer
Henry Ford
U.S
Gainey
Nellie Johnson Sues for Divorce and Alimony
Nellie Johnson through Brooks & Brooks filed a suit for divorce from Henry Johnson. She alleges cruel and inhuman treatment and seeks $200 alimony and $25 per week for their child, plus an injunction restraining disposal of certain property.
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Nellie Johnson
Brooks & Brooks
Henry Johnson
Eureka Edges Fayettesville In Tight 13 12 Ball Game
Eureka won a close Sunday baseball game against Fayettesville by thirteen to twelve with several exciting plays and heavy scoring.
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Eureka
Fayettesville
Married Hogatt and Neideffer Unite in Bono Ceremony
A pretty wedding was held Saturday at 2 PM at the First M E parsonage as Albert Hogatt a Bono farmer and Violet Neideffer daughter of Thomas Neideffer of Bono were married by Rev A Toole. The couple, among the neighborhood’s most prominent young people, were seen by many friends who wished them joy.
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M. E. Parsonage
Albert Hogatt
Bono
Violet Neideffer
Thos. Neideffer
Ht. A. Toole
Pass for the President Sparks Rail Pass Debate
A Washington Herald notice warns railroad men of a lost pass belonging to the son of former Director General McAdoo and raises questions about wartime rail benefits for the elite. The piece condemns dissension in Washington and urges Republicans to open political closets and expose skeletons.
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William G.mcadoo
Washington Herald
McAdoo
Woodrow
White House
Washington
Mail train delayed by drawbar failure near Monon
Monon southbound mail No. 5 was pulled at 4:50 a.m and arrived 90 minutes late on Monday. The delay occurred when a drawbar detached from the mail coach and had to be reattached to the rear to continue its train.
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Monon
Lavenders’ Son Undergoes Appendectomy at Dunn Hospital
Ermal Lavender, 16, son of Mr and Mrs Otto Lavender, was treated for acute appendicitis last week. He was taken to Dunn hospital Saturday and underwent surgery Sunday morning at nine oclock performed by Dr J R Pearson with Dr FE Mitchell assisting. He is reported to be getting along nicely Monday. Miss Belen Hedges of Erie visited the city for shopping Saturday.
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Ermal
St Johns Church Breaks Ground For Expanded Building
The St John s church property lawn hosted a ceremony to break ground for an immediate expansion. Mrs Otte pressed the first spade as the congregation gathered to mark plans for a larger edifice with seating for about two hundred fifty. A recent bishop visit and parish dinner influenced the decision to finish the church in a modified form from the original plans.
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Francia
Willian
Otto
St. John Church
Tana Crogsman Otte
Father Otte
Cincinnati
Ite
Otte
Sixteen Year Old Girl Drowns Near Armstrong Cabin
A 16 year old girl Floy Bernice Black drowned Sunday at White River near the Armstrong cabin during a river outing with a group of 28 at a sand bar. Rescue efforts saved two others while two others and the mother died after a deep hole in the water. The girl, born August 2 1902, worked at the Reliance Shirt factory and is survived by her parents and several siblings.
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White River
Armstrong
Floy Bernice Black
Wo. Grek
North N Street
Miss Black
Cabi
Girkles
Rachach Beck
Marguerite Damisun
Mrev Irene Braden Sexo
Miss Black Wis
Thomas Beck
Richard Gabbart
James F Burk dies after illness at Englewood home
James F. Burk aged 32 dies Saturday evening at his Englewood home after a lingering illness. Funeral services are set for Tuesday with burial at Beech Grove. The notice also mentions several local residents visiting, returning home or discharged soldiers, including Fran Sullivan and Alice Connor of Avoca, Frank Hilton, and Clyde L Montgomery.
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James F. Burk
Englewood
Beech Grove
Bedford Prepares Quarters for Incoming Stone Industry Surge
The Bedford district welcomes 500 to 1000 new workers over the next 60 days as the stone industry resumes. The Bedford Chamber of Commerce seeks housing for families and rooms and board for workers, urging local cooperation to avoid a repeat of previous shortages.
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Lo Lbis
Bedford Chamber of Commerce
Bedford
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