Local residents share Christmas, travel, and visits
Mrs. Ella Gilliland spent Thursday in Indianapolis while others visit relatives across Martinsville, Indianapolis, and Terre Haute. The piece lists numerous individuals from Linton, Lyons, Bicknell, Camp Shelby, and nearby towns, detailing holiday travel, gatherings, and business calls, with notes on cattle losses and a teacher's trip to Edinburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Gilliland
Indianapolis
F. L. Burke
Martinsville
Carrie Johnson
E. R. Cravens
Linton
J. E. Spear
Lyons
Charles Faucett
L. S. Graham
Baptist Church to Welcome Rev John P Williams
Rev John P Williams former pastor will occupy the pulpit at both Sunday morning and evening services. Everyone is invited. Sunday school starts at 9 30 a m with B Y P U at 6 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Williams
The
Baptist Church
P. U
Government to take control of all railroads at noon
The government announces it will assume control of every railroad in the country at noon as a war measure. It explains railroads failed to transport goods promptly and accuses multiple managements of obstructing the war effort, proposing a single general director to direct operations without owning the lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
Popular Couple of Jasonville Wed in Local Ceremony
The marriage of Mrs. Alma Shanklin and Arthur T. Mayfield of Jasonville occurred December 19 at the Methodist parsonage. Mr. Mayfield is senior partner of the Shields & Mayfield law firm and well known in the county. Mrs. Mayfield has long resided in Jasonville and is popular socially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Shanklin
Arthur T. Mayfield
Jasonville
Mayfield
Shields & Mayfield
Indiana Democratic League Formed In Indiana
The Indiana Democratic League is announced by the Democratic State Central Committee with Ralph W. Moss as director. Edward G. Hoffman and Charles A. Greathouse lead the effort to enroll members across Indiana and fund the movement through voluntary annual dues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic State Central Committee
Indianapolis
Edward G. Hoffman
Indiana Democratic League
Indiana
Ralph W. Moss
Fifth
Moss
Charles A. Greathouse
Democratic Party
Greathouse
Robbery at George Baker Home in Jasonville
Two unidentified men with blackened faces entered the Jasonville residence of George Baker last Saturday night, bound Mrs Baker, gagged her, and robbed the house of forty three dollars. The woman reported the incident and police searched the area but could not confirm any suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Baker
Jasonville
Jesse Stevens Writes From Camp Shelby To Deputy Calvert
Greene county recruit Jesse Stevens at Camp Shelby Mississippi tells Deputy Sheriff Calvert the army game is fine and that he is anxious to go overseas but cannot write about camp details due to an order. He notes Shelby as a wonderful camp with comfortable quarters and conveniences not available at Fort Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Calvert
Jesse Stevens
Greene County
Camp Shelby
Miss
Shelby
Fort Harrison
Bloomfield Boys
Earl Baker
Roy Coffey
Gale Hancock
Paul Fuller
Income Tax Officer Arrives in Bloomfield January Move
The income tax officer for this county is due in Bloomfield from January 28 to February 9, 1918. He will conduct business at the courthouse, not the post office as previously announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
Court House
Two Fox Hounds Lost in Linton Indiana
Two male fox hounds missing near Linton Indiana. One is white with a black head the other is white and black with a tan head and about two inches clipped from the tail. Liberal reward offered by RUN MITCHELL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberal Reward
RUN Mitchell, Linton
Ind
Germany and America mirrors of feminism and masculinism
An analysis contrasts German masculinism and American feminism. It cites Herr Voechtines on the American cult of woman and notes German attitudes toward women and prisoners, arguing American masculinism differs in tone from Germany’s harsher, more punitive creed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Herr Voechtines
Germany
United States
Philadelphia
Herr Voechting
Prominent People Married in Christmas Day Ceremonies
Florence Elizabeth Klinsick of Lafayette wed Paul Lamb Maddock at noon Christmas Day in the Maddock home. Rev. Merritt Owen officiated. The couple, with ties to Indiana University, plan a short wedding trip after graduate and farming work. An earlier nuptial joined Miss Rachael Gaynell Bland and Thomas Carl Cravens at the Severn Hotel in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Elizabeth Klinsick
Lafayette
Paul Lamb Maddock
W. B. Maddock
Merritt Owen
The
Christian Church
Anna Klinsick
Indiana University
Maddock
University
Pi Chapter
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Theta Sorority
Bloomfield News
Mrs. Maddock
Indianapolis
Rachael Gaynell Bland
David F. Bland
Thomas Carl Cravens
John A. Cravens
Severn Hotel
Roberts Park Methodist Church
DePauw University
Russelville
Cravens
Morgan County
Martinsville
Close of 1917: Nation Enters World War and Reform
The year 1917 ends with the United States entering World War I after breaking relations with Germany and declaring war. The era saw vast mobilization from 10 million drafted to Liberty Bonds, major battles, and political shifts in Germany, Russia, and elsewhere, with democracy and suffrage advancing while domestic issues like open shop law and coal shortages troubled Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Roumania
Germany
Congress
Austria-Hungary
France
Duncan
Gothals
Red Cross
United States
Russia
Hallweg
Reichstag
Somme
Austria
England
Bagdad
Palestine
Jerusalem
Mexico
Cuba
China
Villa
Carranza
Menocal
Chang Hsun
New York
Supreme Court of the
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Indiana
Supreme Court
Local Health Update From Town Report
Mrs H V Norvell suffered a stroke last Saturday and remains critically ill with her son Max Norvell and his Chicago wife at her bedside. Joe E Shryer has been homebound by illness for two weeks. Miss Ruth Hubbell endures a severe rheumatic attack. John R McGannon, injured two weeks ago when a steer fell on his foot, is now out but uses crutches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth DeBerry
Bicknell
Elmora
Ray Wymer
Camp Taylor
Oscar Wymer
Aden Torr
Greencastle
Will Warnick
Edith Stone
Scotland
P. M. Stone
A. W. McLaughlin
G. W. McGee
Superior
Wis
Rose Kennedy
Rensselaer
A. D. Haig
Samuel Brown
Jennie
C. E. Davis
B. F. McLaughlin
St. Joe
Ill
J. E. McLaughlin
Mae Osbon
Indiana Anti-Tuberculosis Society
Lillie Osbon
Eli Jones
Hammond
O. F. Herold
Jones
David Gary
Elsworth Neal
Fred Neal
Corrine
Ione Neal
Mattoon
Sarah E. Neal
Julia Goff
Chicago University
Josephine Goff
Richland Township
Charles Taylor
Irene
Lilliam
Lois
Grace Moss
Linton
Sheriff
Phillips
Everet Phillips
Edinburg
H. V. Norvell
Max Norvell
Chicago
Joe E. Shryer
John R. McGannon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Raymond Lester
Taylor Township
John D. Alexander
Sexson Springs
John Brandon
W. W. Simpson
Owensburg
Jim Bibos
Fanny Kidd
Clarence DeBerry
Karl Cravens
J. B. Heaton
Jessie McLaughlin
Indianapolis Conservatory of Music
8. A. Snyder
John Riley
Allen Warnick
Illinois
T. H. Warnick
Mrs. Logan G. Hughes
John and
Elizabeth
Terre Haute
James Spainhower
Worthington
E. E. Fuller
Ziba P. Bast
Thos. VanBuskirk
Little Rock, Ark
D. A. Rhinehart
Calvert
Ruth Hubbell
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