Local Social Roundup Highlights Town Visits and Meetings
Mrs Elza Baker and children called on Mrs Thomas Townsend Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs James Campbell spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Marvel Townsend. Mrs Sarah Stanfield stayed Monday night with Mr and Mrs Elmer Laughlin and family. Miss Katy Holt of Kennett Mo visited the Townsend family. Mrs Silva Townsend and daughter Mabel of Jasonville visited her parents the Grahams. Several families attended church at Nebo Sunday. A shoulder injury occurred to an unnamed man but with no serious damage. Picnics at Baden springs included Sam Feutz and family Maggie Hand and Margaret Feutz Dan and Cuddle Feutz. Ed Foster returned from Linton for a short visit. Mr and Mrs Fred Chaney Irene and the Haslers from Dog Island visited the Chas Hasler family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elza Baker
Thomas Townsend
James Campbell
Marvel Townsend
Sarah Stanfield
Elmer Laughlin
Katy Holt
Kennett
Silva Townsend
Mabel
Jasonville
James Graham
Iva
Elberta Catron
Josie Miller
Alice Barker
Wilbert Henderson
Lavern
Wilbert Barker
Lowell
Nebo
Robert Denny
Thos. Townsend
John Plummer
Baden Springs
Sam Feutz
Maggie Hand
Margaret
Dan
Cuddle Feutz
Ed Foster
Linton
Fred Chaney
Irene
Blumer Hasler
Dog Island
Chas. Hasler and Family
Local Moves and Meetings Across Bloomfield and Nearby Towns
Julia Collins travels to Bloomfield on business while Alene Hard returns from Bryan Crow's. Ammon Collins visits Marco home over Sunday as Sam Flory and wife with Charley Hard drive to Bloomfield for a day. Mildred Slinkard visits Bloomfield friends this week. Elder T A Cox of Bloomfield conducts a tent meeting at Cincinnati. Local men go to Bloomfield for military duty exams. Revs Brown Smith and Ridgway host services at Sylvana. Clyde Reed and family join Baptist baptism in Sylvana. N B Hardisty and Geo and Troy Fuller help hay at Mr Hardisty’s home. Will McDonald and family attend Ridgport meeting and Sylvana baptism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Collins
Bloomfield
Alene Hard
Bryan Crow
Ammon Collins
Marco
Sam Flory
Charley Hard
Mildred Slinkard
T. A. Cox
Cincinnati
Brown
Smith
Ridgway
Sylvana
Clyde Reed
N. B. Hardisty
Geo
Troy Fuller
Indian Creek social notes and funeral reports
Walter Howe of Koleen bought old iron in the locality on Wednesday. Homer Burch and family visited Mrs. Burch's father Tom Burch, and Sun John Rollison of Bloomfield visited William Garsnett last week. A funeral crowded Sunday for the infant son of John Byers, and many attended Sunday school in Cincinnati with seventy present. Mrs. Martha Weaver traveled to Cincinnati Thursday to visit son Lester in fragile health. The Byers infant died last Saturday and was buried at Carmichael cemetery Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Burch
John Byers
Carmichael
Local Residents Visit And Travel Occurrences
Milford Mullis moved to Lyons to work for Virgil Mullis while Tresia Emery from Scotland visits her grandfather Tom Mullis. Aris Knapp and Edna Payne visit Alf Mullis for a few days. The Mullis family hosts a basket meeting with Chas Cullen. Clinton Smith and wife visit from Illinois at All Mullis'. John Stone and Miss Tillie Daniels travel to Bloomfield. Edith McEvoy visits Sullivan with aunt Mollie Quillen. Henry Ledgerwood and two Missouri ladies visit Peter Hasler. John Smith and son from Chrisman tour to see Rosana Mullis. A. D. Isenogle party heads to visit George Denny in Scotland as M. C. Feutz’s wagon breaks loose and overturns leaving the tongue out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aris Knapp
Edna Payne
Alf Mullis
Chas. Cullen’s
Clinton Smith
Ilinois
All Mullis
John Stone
Tillie Daniels
Bloomfield
Edith McEvoy
Sullivan
Mollie Quillen
Henry Ledgerwood
Missouri
Peter Hasler
John Smith and Son
Chrisman, Til
Rosana Mullis
A. D. Isenogle
Rockwood
George Denny
Scotland
M. C. Feutz
Feutz
State Council of Defense Names Freeman for Coal Talks
The State Council of Defense names Will J. Freeman to head a committee on coal production and arrange a conference between Clinton district miners and President Jackson of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois railroad to resume operations. Indiana miners protested box car rides and the Public Service Commission ordered passenger coaches by August. the council plans a formal statement on the fuel situation August 8.
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The
State Council of Defense
Will J. Freeman
Committee On
Clinton District
Jackson
Chicago & Eastern Ilinois
Clinton
Indiana Public Service Commission
Indiana
Defense Council
William G. Irwin
H. N. Kurrie
Monon Railroad
State Council
Death of Mrs. John Heaton Seventy Seven Lived Days
Mrs. John Heaton aged fifty seven died yesterday at her home four miles east of town after a long sarcoma illness. Confined to bed five weeks she was mother to twelve children, ten of whom survive: Albert Homer Louis Heaton, Mrs Otis Stalcup, Mrs John Workman, Mrs Theodore Buckner, Mrs Morris Ritter, Mrs Eck Bland, Nellie and Mabel Heaton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Heaton
Heaton
Albert
Homer
Louis Heaton
Otis Stalcup
John Workman
Theodore Buckner
Morris Ritter
Eck Bland
Nellie
Mabel Heaton
One Way to Save Shoes Reconditioned at Modest Price
Charley Laughlin promotes repairing shoes at the New Phillips building offering substantial savings. Customers are urged to rummage closets for usable footwear and bring them in to be made nearly new at a modest price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Laughlin
Phillips Building
West Side
A Certain French Port
A poem by Maurice Morris reflects a port in France where Huts and sailors of the United States Navy mingle with khaki clad troops. The piece evokes familiar naval scenes, the starry flag, jollyboats, and the shared bonds of mariners and soldiers across distant shores.
Cornmeal Heralded as Cheap Nutritious Diet staple
Mrs. Mary P. Van Zile of Kansas State Agricultural College argues cornmeal is inexpensive and valuable. Bolted meal offers starch and fat but less tissue building. unbolted cornmeal has more nutrients and flavor. Pellagra danger is unfounded. cornmeal works well as cereal, mush, bread, or griddle cakes. A bread mix of half wheat flour and half cornmeal yields a satisfactory loaf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary P. van Zile
Division of Home Economics
Kansas State Agricultural College
Mother's Cook Book And Good Home Dishes
A period piece shows instructions for kitchen staples and simple recipes. It discusses frugal homemaking, from cornstarch pudding with vanilla and bananas to cake tips, and includes a pickle recipe using corn, onions, peppers and a spiced vinegar boil.
Dainty Banana Fruit Jelly Dessert
A recipe describes beating jelly and egg white to stiff peaks, then folding in chopped bananas. Serve on a platter with optional cream and sugar. Use fruits not too moist such as pineapple, apples, or pears. arrange rounds of cake with the mixture for a dainty dessert.
America’s Busy Bees Honey Output and Sugar Use
Last year bees in the United States produced 250 million pounds of honey, a little over two percent of normal U S sugar consumption. The text cautions against overstraining the heart and stomach after a day of effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Age and maturity in the modern professional world
A New York man argues the current era favors the mature, not the twenty something. He cites historical leaders from 1775 to 1824 and notes many successful writers and editors reach their peak in their forties and beyond, challenging the idea that youth is the prime of achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New York
Irvin Cobb
Cobb
George Ade
Tarkington
Frank Cobb
Sea Moss as Food on Irish Coast and Welsh Markets
The sea moss known as laver is boiled with butter or bacon fat and a splash of lemon juice for fish dishes in Ireland and England. In Wales laver is widely used as lave bread or lava bread, often mixed with oatmeal into round cakes sold in coastal markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
England
Wales
London Chronicle
Two Indianapolis Brothers Run Stores With Misleading Listings
Indianapolis residents discuss two brothers with unclear names possibly John and Richard Jones. Richard runs a grocery store. his phone listing appears under John Jones’ residence. A caller asks for soap, revealing the family’s mix of names and addresses, in a local gossip-like exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
John
Richard Jones
Richard
John Jones
Jones
Jones’ Grocery
Indianapolis News
Discontent and the lure of greener pastures
The Providence Journal notes that dissatisfaction with one’s immediate job is a common human failing. It states that ninety nine of every hundred people feel this at intervals or more or less constantly and that the grass on the other side seems greener and others’ work more desirable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Journal
Making Fire With Ice
A smooth curved piece of ice held in sun rays can act as a lens to focus light onto a small piece of flammable material. This method, used by Arctic explorers when matches and flint are unavailable, can start a flame but ice melts quickly.
Township Expenditures And Taxes For Greene County Schools
The Wright township trustee proposes the 1917 annual expenditures and tax levies for the Advisory Board at the No 10 school house September 4 1917 at 2 PM. Totals include township 1600 dollars tax 14 cents per 100 dollars local tuition 2000 dollars tax 25 cents special school 15500 dollars tax 75 cents road 2000 dollars tax 15 cents poor 800 dollars tax 4 cents. Net taxable property 1575241. Center township follows with 1917 notices for meetings September 4 1917 at 1 PM proposing township 766.83 tax 20 cents local tuition 958.53 tax 25 cents special 996.87 tax 26 cents plus 25 cents per poll bond 690.14 tax 18 cents poor 76.68 tax 2 cents road 766.88 tax 20 cents other road 383.42 tax 10 cents total 4639.30 tax 1.21 per 100 dollars. Polls 186. Price dated July 31 1917.
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Wright Township
Greene County
Ind
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MT. Nebo
Tanner
Indian Creek
Walter Howe
Koleen
Middle Taylor
Milford Mullis
Lyons
Virgil Mullis
Tresia Emery
Vistinge
Tom Mullis
Boys’ Working Reserve
Goodrich
Indiana Franchise League
Hoover Food Conservation Movement
Service Organization
France
Hampton Roads
New York Bay
Decature
Paul Jones
Ken
Maurice Morris
Popular Mechanics Magazine
W. R. Mayo
Elmora Hotel
Mayo
Delaware Street
Wright
WM. G. Moss
Center Township
Ulysses R. Price
Northwest Corner Square
AL Williams
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