Preparations to Open Court and Jury Selections
The court prepares to convene next Monday with the judge clerk and sheriff arranging the first sessions. Grand jury will meet Nov 26 and petit jury Dec 3. burglary and murder cases head list with other unarrested parties to be examined. Notable cases include restraining order disputes over ditch construction and a real estate note dispute worth about 7000 dollars. Divorces requested by Golda Wonders, Rose Gillett, and Elizabeth Moss report alleged mistreatment and misconduct.
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Petit Jury
Grand Jury
Golda Wonders
Harve Wonders
Golda
Harve
Rose Gillett
David Gillett
Rose
Elizabeth Ellen Moss
Clayton E. Moss
Divorce Action Between Mollie Newcomb and Albert Newcomb
Midland residents Mollie Newcomb seeks a divorce citing curse beating and habitual drunkenness by Albert Newcomb. She states she cannot live with him. The docket also lists Edwin Scott v James Pigman on note for 100 dollars and Standard Oil Co v George Price on an account for 75 dollars. State ex rel Iona Eaton v Claude Quillen contains a paternity charge. Thomas E. Slinkard, highway superintendent, v William H. Johnson and Gideon Johnson seeks an injunction over ditch construction. George W. Walker v Isaac Ellingsworth et al seeks to quiet title in Greene County real estate.
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Mollie Newcomb
Albert Newcomb
Midland
Edwin Scott
James Pigman
Standard Oil Company
George Price
Iona Eaton
Claude Quillen
Thos. E. Slinkard
William H. Johnson
Gideon Johnson
George W. Walker
Isaac Ellingsworth
Greene County
Wills Probed in Greene Circuit Court
The Greene Circuit Court processes wills including Samuel Eli Davis wife Mary Bell Davis John A Cravens executor and five share distribution to Warren Rude Carrie Webb Jannie Hummel W L Rude Jr Ruth Naomi Mary Esther Rude. Martha Carnahan devises items to several relatives with noted legacies and grave monument fund. Will dated Nov 3 1917 witnessed by Alda C Dyer and Arthur Lowe.
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Samuel Eli Davis
Mary Bell Davis
W. L. Rude
Carrie F. Rude
Warren Rude
Carrie E. Webb
Jannie J. Hummel
W. L. Rude, Jr
Ruth
Naomi
Mary
Esther Rude
Dick Rude
Martha A. Carnahan
Samuel Carnahan
E. ¢. Miller
Franklin
Mrs. McCrea
Alda C. Dyer
Arthur Lowe
John A. Cravens
Burglary at Lyons Bank and Red Cross Corn Sale Event
Burglars pried open the Lyons bank door but fled after a failed safe blow. Insurance covers the loss. Thomas Overbay offered a wagon load of corn for Wheatland Red Cross, sold publicly in Vincennes with proceeds to the charity.
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Lyons
Emil Stein
Thomas Overbay
Wheatland
The
Red Cross Society
Vincennes
Thanksgiving gifts sought for Bloomfield children at Greencastle
The Methodist Childrens Home in Greencastle opened its doors to four Bloomfield motherless children and a Thanksgiving box drive is organized. Miss Florence Chamberlain will collect clothing fruit jelly potatoes turnips apples and other offerings at the Methodist church lecture room next Saturday.
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Methodist Childrens
Greencastle
Bloomfield
Florence Chamberlain
Methodist Church
Feeling the War Involves Local Soldiers in Trenches
Residents read of war’s toll as reports confirm two wounded or missing from the Congressional district. Private Louis A. Delfer of Sullivan is wounded while Private Hoyte D. Decker of Vincennes is missing or captured after the first skirmish with German forces.
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Sulivan
Vincennes
Louis A. Delfer
Sullivan
Hoyte D. Decker
Home Fire Destroys Henry Sparks Household
Last Thursday morning a kitchen stove blaze in Henry Sparks home north of town grew rapidly. Neighbors tried to move items through a blocked door but the fire fanned through the front of the house, destroying all possessions. Sparks had no insurance on his property or contents.
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Henry Sparks
Sparks
Farmers urged to let corn dry in field as moisture rises
The advisory urges farmers to leave corn in the field until dry, noting field drying yields best results. It warns that spoiled ears contaminate good stock and only a subset of Greene county corn is merchantable. Specific moisture limits are given for No. 2 to No. 4 grades. The seed corn condition in the belt is described as serious.
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Greene County
Fertilizer costs cited as drivers of high inputs
The article notes nitrate and fertilizer prices rising due to shifts in transport and materials costs. It highlights burlap from India, increased labor, and higher rail and air transport costs. It also urges farmers to place spring orders and to send a county youth delegation to Purdue for a one week farmers course.
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United States
India
Greene County
Purdue
Distinctive Marks For Hunting Licenses Listed
The clerk E. K. Ashcraft records varied descriptions of distinguishing marks for hunting license applications. Descriptions include a black mole on the left hip, scars from a ballbat and baseball, a black and tan hound, a cocked eye, a stiff neck, and a wooden leg.
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E. K. Ashcraft
Heaele
Jail Inmates Await Transportation And Prosecution
The county jail holds several inmates charged with serious crimes. Isaac Harris awaits transport to the penal farm for his fifth drunkenness sentence. James Roberts Felix Huffley and Alonzo Coutier await prosecution for burglary. Charles Fougeniese is confined on a murder charge against a fellow Frenchman.
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Isaac Harris
James Roberts
Fiex Huffley
Alonzo Coutier
Charles Fougeniese
Cravens Named Morgan County Food Administrator
T. C. Cravens, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Cravens, county agent for Morgan county, has been appointed Food Administrator for the same county on the recommendation of the County Council of Defense. He accepted the role though it adds duties beyond his county agent work.
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T. C. Cravens
John A. Cravens
Morgan County
County Council of Defense
Martinsville Democrat
Cravens
County crackdown idea backed by federal authority
An unnamed speaker describes building a county organization to enforce the letter of the law under federal authority, asserting it will be a highly responsible effort. The remark frames a broad, coordinated enforcement plan as essential governance.
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Indiana
Huntington
Indiana State Dairy Association
Purdue University
Cravens
Don’t Let Anyone Camouf You War Word Lessons
George Ade argues against wartime camouflage of truth and pro German rumors in Indiana. He urges Hoosiers to discard gossip about the Red Cross Liberty Bonds and food pledges, demanding proof and reporting slander to county defense councils.
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Indiana
State Council of Defense
State Council
Red Cross
Indianapolis
Michigan
County Council of Defense
Local Notables and Weekend Sales Highlight Vincennes News
Hon John A. Riddle of Vincennes visited on legal business. Weekend sales drew crowds in the county with items like a coal hot blast stove offered. Numerous residents and visitors from Worthington Indianapolis Greencastle and Cincinnati gathered for visits and shopping. A fire at C F Engle’s home caused minor roof damage but was contained by a garden hose.
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John A. Riddle
Vincennes
Richland Mills
Newt Jean
A.L. Mann
Worthington
W. L. Cavins
L. A. Denny
Marco
Lexie V. Deckard
Samuel Bynum
Frankfort
Elizabeth Cushman
Charles Flory
Oscar Smith
Highland Township
Marjory Wiltrout
Indianapolis
Samuel Blackmore
Taylor Township
Franklin Ramsey
Peter M. Stone
W. L. Slinkard
Lyons
Joseph Torr
Greencastle
N. Y
Frank Lovell
Baptist Church
Switz City
James Hardin
Cincinnati
Will Heaton
Sharkey
Tri Kappas
John Lehman
Dick Hays
C. F. Engle
Death of John D. Moore of Newberry at seventy seven
John D. Moore of Newberry died Sunday night after years of illness. He lived on the John T. Slinkard place near Newberry among family. He served as Cass township trustee and was a successful farmer and trader. Funeral at his family residence Wednesday November 21 at ten in the morning with burial in Slinkard cemetery west of Newberry.
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John D. Moore
Newberry
John T. Slinkard
Henry W. Moore
Terre Haute
Cass Township
Slinkard
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Fairplay Township
Jesse Rollison
Washington
Ed Dayhoff
Wright
William VanMeter
Richland
Homer Lowder
Fairplay
Jesse Crow
Center
Erastus Price
Stockton
Milton Lynn
Lee Crance
Byron Cassner
Beech Creek
William Johnson
Highland
John Callahan
Norman Riddle
Jackson
John W. Fry
Stafford
Roy Shelkett
George Pickard
Henry Branstetter
Logan Holmes
John Boruff
Jackson Township
Lovell Sinclair
Palmer Hamilton
Isaac M. Yoho
Theodore F. Rainbolt
Charles Wilborn
Roy Cade
James Deckard
Danville
Deckard
Cade
Ed Slinkard
William and
Judge Slinkard
Ziba P. East
Robert Shelburn
Greene
C. H. Burrell
Jasonville
Union Hospital
Odon
Wabash Bottoms
Gibson County
Potoka
Wabash River
Posey County
Edmund L. Wall
Jeffersonville Reformatory
McCulloch Farm
Paul Poynter
Indiana Fuel Administration
George Ade
Hoover
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