Boonville Fair Set to Open Big week Aug 27
Boonville Fair promises the largest event in Warrick county history from August 27 to September 1. The program features an extensive race calendar, free acts, a midway, exhibits, and a large list of officers and stockholders. Balloting and premium lists note entries close August 22 as crowds from Indiana, Kentucky, and Meansville expected to attend.
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Boonville
Warrick County
The
Fair Association
Central West
Indiana
Evansville
Meansville
Kentucky
Texas Ranger
Beautiful Girls
Tom Brown
Ney
Joo
Seetecen Pteee Segtenee Ee
J. A. Bennet
C. C. Ferguson
Ik. C. Pelzer
Charles A. Roberts
J. Guy Hoover
H. G. Shafer
James Sharp
W.T. White
Chas. Hebner
John E. Baker
Curran A. Reed
James A. Miller
Frank Derr
Charles H. Taylor
Julius Bohrer
A. L. Beeler
Ivor J. Robinson
Ed Rudolph
William J. Veeck
Roscoe V. Hay
Erbie Day
Eurah Day
Fred J. Stock
Frank E. Pharr
Carl C. Gardner
William N. Roth
Henry J. Maurer
Charles H. Garrison
Albert Derr
Frank N. Derr
Alfred Bennett
J. A. Bennett
W. Taylor
William T. White
Hougland & Miller
R. G. Hougland
Kenneth Weyerbacher
W. F. Weyerbacher
James R. Wilson
L. A. Folsom
E. C. Hargrave
E. C. Pelzer
C. F. Roetzel
Snappy Program for Local Club Meeting at St Charles Hotel
The Whiwanians hold a lively weekly meeting at the St Charles hotel with lively remarks from Doc Scales. J H Thornburgh wins the attendance prize a hair brush donated by Judge Roscoe Kiper. New member John I Mason joins as Evansville Kiwanis Club members invite all to a September 6 chicken supper near Boonville.
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St. Charles
T. D. Scales
J. H. Thornburgh
Roscoe Kiper
Pelzer
Karl Scales
E. A. Jarrett
Evansville Club
J. A. Dixon
Dark Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative Association
Warrick County
Tie
Boonville
Groupe 12
Charles Roberts
J. J. Simms
Oakland City College
Geraldo Bohrer
A. C. Fleshman
Teachers’ College of
Syracuse N. Y
W. I. Dearing
Kenry Christ
Baker
Boonville Fair Boost Urges County Entries
County fair officials urge residents to enter livestock crops and poultry, offering cash prizes and free acts to boost the event. They promote premium lists for beef cattle horses dairy cattle poultry grain and corn contests, urging neighbor participation to make the fair Indiana's best.
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Indiana
Tobacco Growers Rally Warrick County For Co operative Drive
Warrick county tobacco growers and Boonville area business men organize a fall drive to recruit members for the Dark Tobacco Growers' Co operative Association. Speakers include J A Dixon and Frank Mosley as meetings spread through Spencer county and Warrick towns leading to the Boonville Fair tent headquarters. Estimated Warrick crop 3,400,000 pounds.
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Warrick County
Dark Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative Association
Spencer County
Indiana
Boonville
Dale
Rockport
Pelzer
J. A. Dixon
Frank Mosley
Owensboro
Kiwanis Club
George R. Murray
Murray
Court House
Lynnville
Mosley
Turpen School
DeGonia
Tobacco Growers’ Association
Farm Bureau
Mt. Olive
Hart Township
Folsomyville
Dickeyville
Owen Township
Notice to Taxpayers of Boonville school levies balance
taxpayers of Boonville Warrick County Indiana are advised the Board of School Trustees will meet September 10 1928 to consider pay for teachers total tuition fund estimated expenditures and balance on hand the notice explains how much local tax is needed and how to appeal if aggrieved with the levy filed August 21 1923 by president Kohlmeyer treasurer Wilson secretary Robinson and trustees
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boonville
Warrick County
Indiana
PTR Eee I Erat Peepee
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Mosbach
Baadeee Gretenee
Eas Eee
Peer Ieneaenee Eee
Stensyne
Eteteeans
Abbott Named City Engineer In Boonville
At the Boonville city council meeting Warren Abbott was named city engineer to complete Third and Fourth street improvements. He succeeds William Slattery on leave. Inspector for Fourth street chosen as J W Davis with Gwen Gowen resigning. Walter Meece approved for 280 dollars for land taken by city lake. Police Chief Finch ordered more patrolmen for rain week. A Kiwanis water supply meeting led to a mayoral committee to pick an engineer for a city survey.
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Boonville
Warren Abbott
Flo
William F. Slattery
Mr. Abbott
Slattery
Gwen Gowen
Fourth Street
J. W. Davis
Walter Meece
Lewis D. Finch
Kiwanis Club
Thomas C. Mullins
W. FE. Stevens
Rudolph Ruble
BR. A. Jarrett
WK. WH. Weyerbacher
Warrick County Teachers Institute Closes After Large Attendance
The fifty seventh annual Warrick county teachers institute met at the high school, with wide county participation. Organized by county superintendent L B Barker, the program featured Dr W P Dearing of Oakland City College, Prof A C Fleshman of Syracuse Teachers College, and Prof J L Simms of Oakland City College. Mrs C A Cook and Miss Geralda Bohler performed, with a representative from the Teachers Retirement Board present. The session was praised as instructive and entertaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrick County Teachers’ Institute
Theigh School
L. B. Barker
W. P. Dearing
Oakland City College
A. C. Fleshman
Teachers’ College
Syracuse N. Y
J. L. Simms
C. A. Cook
Boonville
Geralda Bohrer
Teachers’ Retirement Board
Board of Education
Barker
Garment workers enjoy picnic at Roths Grove
Employes of the Moses-Rosenthal underwear factory rode to Sam Roths grove on DeGonia road for a Saturday afternoon picnic. The event featured transportation, ice cream, lemonade, and vaudeville stunts by George Kirk. Kiwanis secretary K H Weyerbacher spoke on factory success and local business support.
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Moses-Rosenthal Underwear
Sam Roth
DeGonia Road
Sue Biagi
Charlotte Roster
George Kirk
K. H. Weyerbacher
Kiwanis Club
Boonville
Roth
South Third Street
Elberfeld Woman of 103 Takes First Communion
Evelyn Lynn aged 103 of Elberfeld received her first communion at the Rescue Mission in Evansville last Sunday night. Rev Frank Lenig preached the sermon at the ceremony with remarks by James S Johnson secretary of the Evansville Chamber of Commerce. She was given a special seat and earlier this week was baptized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Lynn
Elberfeld
Evansville
Frank Lenig
Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church
Janes S. Johnson
Lynnville Stages First Chautauqua This Week
Lynnville hosts its inaugural chautauqua starting Thursday and ending Saturday with six performances across three days. The event is in a school grounds tent, organized by the Community Chautauqua Association of Chicago and Indianapolis, with twenty prominent locals backing its success.
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Lynnville
Community Chautauqua Association
Chicago
Indianapolis
Tent Services Extend At Evansville Move
The Apostolic Pentecostal meetings in a South Third street tent continue under Rev. J R Armstrong after Rev J Johns left for revival work in Henderson and Princeton. A second tent was raised last Saturday and meetings will run two more weeks as the Pentecostal movement grows. The local church operates from the Trimble building and plans a new church later.
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South Third Street
Evansville
J. Johns
Johns
Henderson
Princeton
J. R. Armstrong
Armstrong
Trimble
Thomas Weighan in Back Home and Broke at Theatre
George Ade stage and film style comedy drama presented Thursday and Friday August 30 31 featuring Tom Meighan as the go-getter who returns to town Lila Lee and Ruth Roland also billed Comedy matinee and night shows with 10c 25c pricing specifics noted.
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Thomas Weighan
George Ade
America
Tom Meighan
Lila Lee
Ruth Roland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boonville Fair
Leroy Gardner
William B. Bethell
Haskell Sharp
Henry G. Whittinghill
Warnay
J. M. Kohlmeyer
Pres
Robert R. Wilson
Treas
Secy
Trustees of School City of
Ind
Abbott
Roth’s Grove
Temple OF
Shadowland
Gladys Walton
Betty Compson
Bert Lytell
May McAvoy
Paramount
Allstar
Pathe
Dorothy Dalton
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