Burle Ray Former Bedford Boy Shot In Eutaw
Burle Ray a Bedford High School graduate of 1913 died from a gunshot wound received in Eutaw Alabama. The shooting occurred after an altercation with a group described as Negro youths. Ray died Sunday morning in Birmingham Hospital after being transported from Eutaw. Burial followed at Gilgal Cemetery with funeral services led by Rev Quincy Short.
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Berle Ray
Ray
Birmingham
Alabama
H. R. Ray
Heltonville
Bedford High School
Renne
Eutan
Robert
Wallace Ray
Renne Ray
Curtis Ray
West Fourteenth Street
Quincy Short
Springville
Gilgal Cemetery
Gilgal
Eutaw
Burle Ray
Newberry Falls to Bedford in Narrow Home Loss 20 18
Newberry basketball suffered its first home defeat on Saturday at Tunnelton, 20 to 18, as Bedford capitalized on a small floor and fouls. Hilburn scored all of Newberrys points, while Strout Snow Patton and Monical led Bedford with multiple field goals and Snow converting 16 of 20 free throws. Effie Starr Dixon dies at Tunne ltoon after paralysis stroke. burial at Pinhook follows.
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Newberry
Bedford
Bedford Boys
Armstrong
Monical
Hilburn
Strout
Snow
Patton
Mrs Effie Starr Dixon Dies Monday Morning
Mrs Effie Starr Dixon passed away Monday morning at 9 o clock after a brief illness. She is survived by relatives and was a resident of the local community where funeral arrangements will be announced.
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Effie Starr Dixon
Fire destroys Evansville steel plant in $45000 loss
The International Steel and Iron Company plant in Evansville was burned out Saturday causing about 45000 dollars in damages, partly insured. County Surveyor McIntire notes the firm holds the Lawrence county bridge contract but shipping status unclear and delays possible. The bridges would duplicate the Mikels bridge east of the city.
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International Steel & Iron Company of
Evansville
McIntire
Lawrence County
Mikels
Not Brother Identified in Exhumation Case
Cc. W. Owens of Heltonville and family attended a funeral in town for Jerome Young then returned home Monday. Mrs. Owens, staying with relatives, had gone to Greencastle to check on a man killed there and identified the exhumed body as not her brother.
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Cc. W. Owens
Heltonville
Jerome Young
Express ships car loads to Wilkesbarre for War Zone
The American Express Company sent a palace stock coach road of mules by Miles Standish to Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on Saturday night and will launch another shipment tonight destined for the War Zone.
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American Express Company
East
Wilkesbarre
Miles Standish
Howd
Store on Washington Avenue Sold to Stewart & Sons
Edward Huff sold his general store on Washington Avenue to Stewart and Sons. Invoices were processed Monday and the new owners will take charge immediately.
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Edward Huff
Washington Avenue
Stewart & Sons
Monster Celebration Marks Mrs. Thursa Way’s 103rd Birthday
Mrs. Thursa Way of North of Georgia turns 103 with a record county celebration. Three hundred twenty five relatives and friends from Illinois Mitchell and local areas gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sanders north of Georgia for a lengthy dinner and tribute to the honored guest. Aunt Thursa, fostered by the Sanders family, reached the milestone Saturday amid a festive yard table laden with food.
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Illinois
Mitchell
Henry Sanders
Georgia
Stuart Rariden
Theresa Wray
Serbs Cornered as Bulgarian Ring Tightens Around Army
London reports the Serbian army trapped in a rectangular area with Montenegrin escape to the west. Bulgarians drive toward the frontier to seal the ring, while French forces reconnoiter Kuprili and, after finding retreating Bulgarian troops, burn munitions depots in the town.
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London
Jinig
Aly
Montnegro
Teutons
Aleksinae-Leskovec
Serbia
Mercek
Kuprilf
Veles
Salonica-Nish
Daily Mail
Salonica
Kuprili
Sudden Death of Mrs. Fred Erwin at Ft. Scott Kansas
Mrs. June Erwin of West Sixteenth street received word Sunday of the sudden death of her daughter in law Mrs. Fred Erwin of Ft. Scott Kansas. The deceased, previously well known here, left at noon Sunday for Mitchell then boarded a 2 15 train to Fort Scott. Surviving are a daughter aged sixteen and a son fourteen. Mr. Erwin passed away a little over a year ago. Mrs. Erwin had visited Mrs. Jane Erwin here.
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June Erwin
West Sixteenth Street
Fred Erwin
Ft. Scott
Kas
Moore Family Travels for Son to Undergo Appendix Operation
Mr and Mrs Wm Moore of West 16th street traveled to North Vernon on Saturday to be with their son Edward Moore employed in the B and O SW train service who is to undergo an operation for the relief of appendicitis. The patient is well known locally with many friends hoping for a speedy recovery.
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Wm. Moore
West 16Th ‘Street
North Vernon
Edward Moore
B&o. SW
Congenial McKnight Party Enjoys Sunday Trip and Picnic
A party including Mr. and Mrs. BE G McKnight and others drove Sunday to Fort Ritner to view the Crazy House left tilted by flood damage and then to Salem for a hearty picnic. They returned via Orleans and Mitchell, ending a memorable excursion with supper en route.
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BE. G. McKnight
Mabel McKnight
Etta Anderson
O. P. Hunter
Will Kruchton
H. H. Launis
Ed Stipp
Raymond
Bernard Lundy
Gertrude
Fort Ritner
Salem
Orleans
Mitchell
Aunt Thursa Tolliver Way’s Long Indiana Life Observed
The article notes Thursa Tolliver Way born November 1812 in North Carolina, moved to Indiana in 1816, living in Lawrence County near Georgia. At 99 she walked a mile to visit a neighbor, remains active, attends Baptist church, and helped neighbors in her prime. Her husband Eli Way died in 1883. most children are gone except one daughter in Kansas. Hundreds visited during a long afternoon, with group photos by Jackson. Local attendees included the Ginnis, Stewart Rariden, William Caines families and others.
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Thursa Tolliver Way
North Carolina
Indiana
Georgia
Lawrence County
The
Baptist Church
Thursa
Eli Way
Wer
Kansas
Jackson
Asquith Seeks Vote for Massive War Credit
Premier Asquith asked the House of Commons to approve a 2.00009 billion pound war credit. He outlined expenditures from April 1 to Nov 6 totaling 743,000,900 pounds for munition needs and 98,360,000 pounds for ally loans, with remaining funds for miscellaneous use. He warned expenditures were rising and cited a daily wartime cost averaging 4.356 million pounds up to Sept 12. Opposition charged government with extravagance.
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Lendon
Asquith
House of Commons
Jury Disagrees in Suit Over Missing Richmond Clerk
In Richmond Indiana the jury in a $10,000 claim by H C Hasemeier against the estate of Miss Louisa Bendage reported a disagreement after 40 hours of deliberation across 17 ballots. Bendage, who managed store finances for years, died by her own act about a year earlier amid a reported $10,000 shortage. Her weekly salary was stated as $11.
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Richmond
Ind
H.C. Hasemeier
Louisa Bendage
Federal Judge Rules U S M Contracts Unlawful
In St. Louis on November 11 Federal Judge Dyer ruled that key provisions in United Shoe Machinery Company contracts with shoe manufacturers are unlawful.
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St. Louis
Dyer
United Shoe Machinery Company
Warsaw Must Pay Tribute to German Garrison
Warsaw papers reaching London report Germany has levied a yearly tribute of 750000 dollars for the maintenance of the military garrison in Warsaw. The payment is to be made annually and reflects German control over the city.
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London
Warsaw
Greek Parliament Dissolved by King Constantine
Private advices report that King Constantine has dissolved the Greek parliament and ordered a general election. London sources note the political move follows tensions over governance and policy formation.
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London
Constantine
Submarines Active in the Mediterranean
German submarines shifted activity to the Mediterranean despite British efforts. Reports say U boats slipped through Gibraltar, with two subs sunk by a British cruiser off Gibraltar. Ancona was sunk earlier, Mercian attacked with 23 dead and 50 wounded, 30 missing, and three British steamers were also reported sunk.
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Legden
Mediterranean
Straits of Gibraltar
Set
United Kingdom
Uncictai
Gems valued at forty thousand stolen from Bordeaux box
The value of gems stolen from a box shipped to New York from Bordeaux on the Rochambeau was set at about 25 900 by the American Express Co. The French Line says the theft occurred in Bordeaux before the jewels were boarded and a man is under arrest there for the robbery. The line asserts the theft was not committed on board or by any crew.
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French Line
Bordeaux
New York
Rochambeau
American Express Company
Consignor
Consignee
Stanley Elected Governor in Kentucky Race
Louisville results show A. 7 Stanley elected governor after county totals, with Republicans contesting in two counties. Democrats prevail by fifty nine votes, and Stanleys lead stands at 366 overall after all counties reported.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Stanley
Mrs Flannigan and son burned in gasoline explosion
In Anderson Indiana on November 11 Mrs Barney Flannigan and her fourteen year old son Albert Hartzell were severely burned when a can of gasoline exploded during auto repairs a torch ignited the fuel. Mrs Flannigan suffered a nervous shock and was prostrated after the accident.
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Anderson, Ind
Barney Flannigan
Albert Hartzell
Flannigan
Bank closes as cashier vanishes in Cisco Texas
Washington reports the Merchants' and Farmers' National Bank of Cisco Texas sealed its doors after the cashier disappeared. Bloomington Indiana notes an extra freight derailed near Campbellsburg damaging six cars with losses over ten thousand dollars and eight hours of main line blockage.
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Washington
Williams
Merchants
Farmers’ National Bank of
Cisco
Tex
Bloomington
Ind
Campbellsburg
Paroled Tuck Pendergraft Freed by Governor at Penal Farm
Tuck Pendergraft, convicted of running a blind tiger near the midway point between the city and Mitchell, has been paroled by Governor Ralston. The case, moved from this county to Monroe County, resulted in conviction, and social authorities were not consulted regarding the parole.
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Tuck Pendergraft
Mitchell
Ralston
Monroe County
Local Notes on Visitors and Illnesses
Several residents and visitors are recorded in weekend movements and health updates. Mrs. Fred Kirby underwent surgery recently and was moved to convalesce on East 17th street. William Hicks, 79, a Civil War veteran, remains seriously ill at his son's home on South G street. The column also lists multiple trips to Owensburg Bloomfield Oolitic Reeds Station Kurtz and Geor gia events and family gatherings.
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Fred Kirby
City Hospital
East 17Th Street
William Hicks
South G Street
New Pastor Gerald Culberson joins First Christian Church
Reverend Gerald Culberson becomes pastor of the First Christian Church while his wife and three children stay at the homes of Dr J B Duncan and Clay Duncombe pending arrival of household goods from Richmond Virginia.
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Gerald Culberson
The
First Christian Church
J. B. Duncan
Clay Duncan
Richmond
Virginia
Mules unloaded at Rivervale and reloaded for Bast
Ned Mitchell unloaded a car full of mules at Rivervale near Miles Standish arm south of the city. He then re loaded the same car with another batch of mules taken from here bound for the Bast.
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Ned Mitchell
Rivervale
Standish Arm
Viola Edwards To Speak On Indiana At High School
Viola Edwards, employed by Lecture Lyceum, will give a talk on Indiana to pupils of the High School during the regular Tuesday opening session in the Assembly room.
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Viola Edwards
Indiana
North Vernon Resident Wilson Returns from Oolitic Visit
W. T. Wilson a Civil War veteran and North Vernon resident was in the city Saturday en route from Oolitic where he had been attending to business matters He had recently married Mrs Sarah Tiaie a well known widow of Oolitic.
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W. T. Wilson
North Vernon
Oolitic
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Pinhook
Stewart Rari
den and Sons
Monster
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Xapril
Fred Mme. Ginnis
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Charlis , Burton
Thomas Jackson
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United Shoe
Joseph H. Choate
United States
I’reas Association
Great Britain
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Florence Lindson
Owensburg
James Stevens
Bloomfield
Fred Smith
Louella
Elza Wray
Zelma
Thad Fields
Hubert Ferguson
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Streighter
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Freetown
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