Local residents and visitors frequent Linton district on Saturday
A crowded slate of names shows Oscar Smith, Joe Turner, James Freeman, and others visiting for business or social reasons. Draft notices draw crowds at the clerk’s office as Parsonages and families travel between Jasonville, Linton, and Highland with multiple relatives, work trips, and civic events noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Smith
Tulip
Joe E. Turner
Linton
James Freeman
Cincinnati
Ind
David Owens
Highland
Federal Grand Jury
F. R. Vanmeter
Jasonville
J. H. Humphreys
Roscoe Byers
Mattamoras
Troy Mood
John W. Mood
Aden
Manard Torr
Greencastle
M. A. Thomas
Les Good
Nowre
Carl Coerker
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Fort Beujamin Harrison
Bonnie Bennett
Indianapolis
Dovelly New
Claud Rose
Jessie F. Weisman
Horace Humphreys
C. FE. Yates
Lew Good
A. D. Rinehart
Little Rock
Ark
Thomas van Buskirk
Local Grocery Sale Slashes Prices Across Numerous Goods
A 5 cent counter showcases A B Naptha Swift's Pride and Borax soap at 5c. All 10 cent items reduced to 5c. Tin quart cans sold by the dozen for 60c and 25c. Glass and self sealing cans priced 70–90c. Coffee brands including Mrs Bowers and Rio O Tam discounted from 40c to 25c per pound. Climax and Excello blends down to 20c per pound. Macaroni and select beans also discounted.
Campfire Ramana Gathers at Miss Ethel Johnson Home
Clubs and societies report a Campfire Ramana entertainment at Miss Ethel Johnson's home. The Mothers' Club hosts a picnic at Mineral with members' families as guests. Tri Kappa picnic enjoyed in Cavins' Grove. Out of town guests include Mrs. Hickam Spencer Mrs. Bushfield Columbus Ohio Mrs. Lagrange Franklin and Mrs. Lawshe Nevada. The Thimble Club joins Red Cross by sewing surgical dressings at G A R hall Red Cross HQ with future meetings planned there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Johnson
Mothers’ Club
Mineral
Tri Kappas
Cavins’ Grove
Hubert Hickam
Spencer
Charles Bushfield
Columbus
Ohio
C. B. Lagrange
Franklin
H. D. Lawshe
Nevada
Thimble Club
Red Cross
G. A. R. Hall
Hed Cross
Women of State Enroll for Food Conservation Work
Indiana plans to enroll 10 000 women on August 15 for state and federal food conservation efforts. A general enrollment, with 10 000 selected to assist, divides the state into precincts each with a coordinator. Activities include patriotic meetings, pledge registration, and coordinated efforts with the Indiana League for Woman's Service and the federal food administration led by Herbert Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
H. E. Barnard
Indiana League of Woman's Service
National Food Director
Federal Conservation Service
Indiana League For Woman’s Service
League
Seymour
Julia Landers
Indiana League For Woman's Service
Carl Fisher
Marie Chomnel
James Statesman
Service For Food Conservation
United States Food Administration
State treasury June balance and fund breakdown revealed
Oz McMurtie and Otto Kinuss released the June treasury statement showing a June 30 balance of 7 411 463 05 with disbursements of 806 396 52. The report lists fund totals including general 1 718 937 81 school revenue tuition 1 896 065 58 benevolent 849 085 21 debt sinking 486 877 60 educational 842 962 48 college fund principal 3 810.00 and other entries with a grand total and outstanding warrants of 88 426 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oz McMurtie
Otto Kinuss
State
State Treasury
Treasury
Benevolent Institution Fund
Educational Institution Fund
College Fund
Indiana University
Indiana War Relief Funds Top Two Million Mark
Indiana has contributed 2 097 806 65 to the Red Cross wartime relief fund up to July 9 with Indianapolis providing 483 414 15, later adjusted by 16 694 85 due to duplicate and erroneous reports. Fort Wayne 111 000 Evansville 100 518 84 and Gary 100 082 97 rank high among Indiana city gifts. The Indiana National Guard totals 8062 with 249 officers, and officials expect 10000 before departure to Hattiesburg for training, noting 2000 more than at the Spanish American War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
National Red Cross
Indianapolis
American Red Cross
Washington
William Fortune
Fort Wayne
Evansville
Gary
Indiana National Guard
Harry B. Smith
Smith
Hattiesburg
Miss
Indiana War Effort Emphasis At State Defense Council Meet
Will Hays, president of the Indiana council of defense, urged war oriented state organization at a session in the state house with county defense representatives and invited newspaper men. The meeting reviewed conservation of food supplies and pledged close cooperation with county councils to boost efficiency. Meanwhile the public service hearing on a 15 cent freight rate increase saw Samuel A. Royse announce withdrawal of protests for the Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators Association and Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce after talks with railroad officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Council of Defense
Indianapolis War Recreation Service Bureau
James Edward Rogers
Will H. Hays
State Council
Rogers
Isaac Born
Home Department
Y. M
Fort Benjamin Harrison
John Shaw
Blanch Shaw
Theresa Born
Pauline Wolf
Katrina Fertig
Bureau
Edwin F. Glenn
James Y. Goodrich
Joseph E. Bell
Charles W. Fairbanks
Joseph M. Francis
I. M. Gavish
Caleb S. Denny
Co. J. Buchanan
H. N. Sanborn
C. C. Barnett
David Ross
Herbert T. Wagner
Gilbert Hurty
Curtis Hodges
J. A. Stuart
George W. Stout
Indiana
Indiana Council of Defense
County Couners of Defense
Hays
Mays
Public Service Commission
Indiana Railroads
Con
Samuel A. Royse
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
Railroad
Operators’ Association
Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce
Sunday School Picnic Plans and Vesper Services
Mrs H W Letsinger led a Sunday school picnic with her class and the Baptist Missionary Society met Monday. Clyde Parsons and J D Smith classes plan a joint Methodist picnic next Friday in a country grove. Union vesper services at the park drew good crowds and may grow. The Bloomfield Democrat and Terre Haute Tribune offer a yearly subscription deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Parsons
J. D. Smith
Methodist Sunday School
Bloomfield Democrat
Terre Haute Tribune Daily
Also Mentioned on This Page
David N. Alkire
Marco
John Hasler
Merrill Smith
Battle Ground Epworth League Institute
Fay Marshall
James Walker
Chautauquas
Eli S. Jones
Hammond
QO. F. Herold
Wilson
J. A. Faucett
Morgantown
Julia
Highland Township
Vincennes Bridge Company
White River
Eel River Canal
Worthington
Clyde Moss
Dorothy Ann
Bogalusa
Louisiana
Homer Knox
Moss
Boston
Terre Haute
W. M. Moss
The
Democrat
Bogalusa Enterprise
Swift's Pride
al Williams
Clubs and Society
Food Production and Conservation Committee
National Administration On
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Food Administration
State Financial Report
Indiana Guard
H. W. Letsinger
Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Orval E. Cain
General Hardware
Bloomfield
Weber Wagons
George Delker
McCormick
Spooner & Hays
Burt & Packard
Moore, Shaffer & Co
L. H. Stalcup
Kahn
Klothes
Hannah
Bloomfield, Ind
Stalcup Grocery
Chase & Sanborn
Phoenix
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