Plan to Boost Michigan Road Improvement Tour
Indianapolis and South Bend boosters organize a July 18 trip along the Michigan Road from Indianapolis to South Bend to spark farm and business support for highway reconstruction. Parties will speak in towns en route, aiming to enlist governors officials and locals for volunteer labor and gravel donations, with Logansport likely meeting point. The 170 mile route traverses Boone Clinton Case Fulton Marshall and St Joseph counties, seeking statewide interest and lasting impact on rural property values.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
South Bend
Logansport
Ralston
Thomas Taggart
Bell
Charles A Bookwalter
Addison ©. Harris
W.H. O'Brien
Charles W. Fairbanks
Carl G. Fisher
W. S. Gilbreath
Boone, Clinton
Case
Fulton, Marshall
St. Joseph
Algo
Begansport
Rochester
Plymouth
Annual Banquet of Sitoan Lodge No 603 Masons
Sitoan Lodge No 603 F and A M Mechanicsburg invites all Masons in the jurisdiction to attend the annual banquet on Wednesday evening July 8. The notice states a cordial invitation to members to join the event at the lodge.
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Sitoan Lodge
Mechanicsburg
Zionsville Wedding Unites Lena Morrison and Ralph Click
Miss Lena Morrison and Mr Ralph Click wed in Zionsville at a newly furnished bungalow. The bride, daughter of E R Morrison, studied at Butler College and Indiana University, while the groom is a University of Winds graduate and Sigma Nu member. The couple planned a lakeside trip after the ceremony and will reside in Zionsville after July 1.
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Zionsville
Lena Morrison
Ralph Click
Morrison
E. R. Morrison
Butler College
Indiana University
Click
Braduate
University of Winds
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Hundred workers sought at Lebanon Boss Glove plant
Charles M. Gregg of Boss Glove company visited the Lebanon plant on Wednesday. The facility currently employs 100 girls and women, with twenty more workers needed to fill open positions.
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Charles M. Gregg
Boss Glove Company
Lebanon
Mee
Sugrano Soloist Wows Weekly Band Concert Crowd
A large Wednesday night audience enjoyed Mrs. Walter McDaniel as the featured soloist. Her clear soprano voice carried over the outdoor venue and drew enthusiastic encores with many praising her as a strong candidate for future open air solo performances.
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Walter McDaniel
Sullivan Contract Bid Beats Rivals by Narrow Margin
Tom Miller funded a ten thousand dollar street paving contract at Sullivan on Wednesday. Three bidders competed with a Sullivan contractor, and Miller outbid the closest rival by 25.92 dollars. Work starts in a couple of weeks after completion of a prior small Sullivan project.
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Tom Miller
Sulivan
Sullivan
Birthday Party for Cecil Head Celebrates Eight Years
Mrs B F Head hosted a birthday party at her Indianapolis avenue home for her son Cecil who turned eight. Hollyhocks and ferns adorned rooms as games entertained the guests, with ice cream lemonade and favors of blue ribbon bells. Attendees included Robert Nelson Clayton Allen Joe Ashley Rush Procter Chas Butner Philip aia Paul Kunze Donald Horner Ronald Bowen Rush Stewart and ee Higgins.
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B. F. Head
Indianapolis Avenue
Cecil
Robert Nelson
Clayton Allen
Joe Ashley
Rush Procter
Chas Butner
Philip Aia
Paul Kunze
Little Girl Burned Playing With Matches in Front Yard
Dorothy Scott, 3, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Scott of EastFim street, was severely burned when her clothing caught fire while attempting to shoot a firecracker. Parents quickly extinguished the blaze. doctor says burns on chest and neck not expected to prove serious.
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Dorothy
William Scott
East Fim Street
W. Hi. Williams
Interesting program at First Christian Church service
The missionary society presented a devout afternoon program led by Rev. D. C. Coy who reviewed The King's Business by Maude Raymond. Miss Letha Debard performed a piano solo and reading, with Miss Helen Fuller delivering an impressive reading. The group closed with the Lord's Prayer in concert.
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Missionary Society of the First Christian Church
D. C. Coy
Maude Raymond
Letha Debard
Helen Fuller
Flora Hopp Sues for Divorce in Montgomery Circuit Court
Flora Hopp filed for divorce from Fred Hopp in Montgomery circuit court on a Wednesday. She says they married in Lebanon and alleges abuse, curses, drunkenness, and lewd associations. She also claims lack of support, notes two children, and that one child is in his custody. She seeks a divorce, her maiden Flora Peyton name, and proper relief.
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Flora Hopp
Fred Hopp
Montgomery
Lebanon
Mission Work at Gary by Mrs Rhodes Inspires Local Group
The June July meeting of the Women’s Mission Society at First Baptist Lebaon heard Mrs. William Rhodes of French Lick Ind discuss missionary work among foreigners in Hammond and Gary. She highlighted Rev F H Adams the former pastor. Mrs T H Martin led the devotions and hostesses served angel food cake and fruit punch during social hour.
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Women's Mission Society
First Baptist Church
William Rhodes
French Lick
Ind
Hammond
Gary
F. H. Adams
T. H. Martin
Mrs. Rhodes
Leba
No Mo Coaster Brake For Jo After Narrow Escape
Joe Chinn a colored porter at the Interurban station rode a bicycle toward the Farmers State Bank corner when a horse and buggy approached from Main Street. His coaster brake failed and he leaped to avoid collision, landing on a brick street with a bruised knee as the horse and buggy passed over him. He quipped that there would be no more coaster brakes for Jo.
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Joe Chinn
Farmers State Bank
Main Street
Joe
Herse
Local Minister Seeks Harvest Work in West
Rev Louis Egnew, pastor of Walnut Street Baptist, has applied to the Minnesota Labor Bureau for harvest work in the West. He says his vacation from the church is for useful labor and to see the country, planning a two month trip and expects to return physically improved. He notes he is used to hard work and grew up on a farm.
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St. Paul
Street Fight Near Busy Bee Ended In Disfigurement
Coulter and Ed Grout man fought in front of the Busy Bee restaurant on South Street last night. The street bout lasted about twenty minutes and left both men badly disfigured with bloody noses. Coulter also had an eye swollen shut. Arrests anticipated today. Laura King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. King, suffered a stroke at 5 AM Wednesday from stomach trouble but is improving and able to be up. recovery will take several days.
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Ivan Ted” Coulter
Ed Groutman
Thes
South Street
Coulter
Laura King
W. H. King
Oak Street
Hutchings Grocery Company
Lebanon High Teacher Heads to Cornell Summer School
M. M. Jones a Lebanon high school faculty member and his wife left Xenia Ohio for Ithaca New York to attend the agricultural department at Cornell summer school They will return in late August for the opening of the school and will reunite with friends W A Adamson of West Virginia and Grace Bryan another Lebanon teacher enrolled at Cornell.
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M. M. Jones
Lebanon High School
Xenia
Ohio
Ithaca
Court appoints receivers for C H and D Railroad
In Cincinnati on July 2 receivers were appointed for the C H and D Railroad. Former Governor Judson Harmon and Jude Rufan B. Smith were named and bonds fixed at 50000 each. The petition cites default on interest for large mortgage and refunding bonds totaling about 29.19 million, plus 3.162 million and 4.722 million bonds for related lines, with Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton owing 6.25 million and lacking means to pay.
Tea In Honor Of Mrs Samuel M Ralston At Irvington Home
Mrs Hubbard hosted a charming afternoon tea at her Irvington home in Indianapolis for Mrs Samuel M Ralston. Sumptuous summer decorations, lilies and zinnias, pink rose centerpieces, and delicate iced treats accompanied by music from a harpist. Attending were Mrs John W Atherton Mrs Clinton B Marshall Mrs Leonard Ensminger Mrs Robert Bowes Miss Grace Jackson and others including Mrs Julian Hogate Mrs Courtney Mrs George F Stanton Mrs Robert Springsteen Mrs Jenkins Mrs HilTon A Brown and Mrs E I Vincent.
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Indianapolis
Frank McKinney Hubbard
Irvington
Samuel M. Ralston
John W. Atherton
Clinton B. Marshall
Leonard Ensminger
Robert Bowes
Grace Jackson
Earl Stafford
Duncan Holliday
William Lilly
Move offices shift to Tilman Beikes building
Dra Beck and Higgins plan to relocate their offices from the First National Bank building by week’s end or early next week. They have rented rooms in the Tilman Beikes building, vacated by the Masonic lodge, for occupancy until the bank completes a new building.
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Dra
Beck
Higgins
First National Bank
Probalty
Masonic Lodge
Bebank
Advance Bank Consolidation Sees Sale To Farmers Bank
Stockholders approved selling the State Bank of Advance to the newly formed Farmers Bank of Advance. The Farmers Bank will assume stock loans building and fixtures, operate in the same building, and be privately held with capital of 16,000 dollars. Officers include James A. Bawmac president Thomas Demarce vice president and Chas Forbes cashier. Directors listed as Frank Beck Arthur Yager A N Lewis James Brown Pst Shahan.
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State Bank of Advance
Farmers Bank, of Advance
Farmers Bank
Te Old Bank
Advance State Bank
W. J. DeVol
John S. Weldon
IH. C. Epperson
Farmers Bank of Advance
Advance
James A. Bawmac
Thomas Demarce
Chas
M. Forbes
Frank Beck
Arthur Yager
A. N. Lewis
James Brown
Pst
Missing Rochester Rural Carrier Found in Kirklin
Arthur Bates, a Rochester Indiana rural mail carrier on route six, left his home on a motorcycle for the post office seven days ago. He was located in Kirklin yesterday, and relatives there notified Bates' wife in Rochester that he had been found.
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Arthur Bates
Rochester
Ind
Kirklin
Barnes
Plot Against Huerta Uncovered in Mexico City
Veracruz July 2 reports another plot against General Victoriano Huerta. General Aurelanio Blanquét, minister of war, said he was offered 250000 to assassinate Huerta. Generals Villar Velasco, two prominent officers, were arrested. Velasco defended Torreon against Villa's forces.
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Vera Cruz
Victoriano Huerta
Mexico City
Genenal Aurelanio Blanquét
Huerta
Villar
Velasco
Torreon
Viile
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