Telephone Case Heard Tuesday in Warrick County
Indiana Public Service Commission held a Tuesday hearing at the Warrick county courthouse on Boonville petitions for better telephone service. About 400 residents supported upgrading equipment and extending lines to Lynnville and other towns. results to be announced soon. The commission also urged reestablishment of Lynnville exchange post fire and ordered Bell to connect with Home Telephone Company, boosting countywide service. Boonville merchants welcomed the plan as improving long distance links. Rufus Suttle and the Floyds opened a modern garage after purchasing the former Floyd and Gray building, signaling promising local business.
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Indiana Public Service Commission
Warrick County Court House
Boonwille
Oscar Batts
Maurice Douglas
Carl Wilde
Commission
Roscoe Kiper
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Lynnville
Elberfeld
Kiper
Indianapolis
State Commission
Boonville
Batts
Douglas
G. W. Byers
Clem Williams
Theodore Rickrich
Charles Miller
Home Telephone Company
Home Company
Bell Company
Our Able Representative at Washington
The article profiles William i Wilson representative in congress from the First district now in Washington. It notes his assignment to the Rivers and Harbors committee and praises his work ethic and dedication to safeguarding constituents. His family accompanies him in Washington as he remains a hard working member of the current Congress.
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William i. Wilson
Congress
Wilson
Washington
Boonville Mnquirer
Rivers and Harbors Committee
National
House of Representatives
Olsen Still Among Friends in Extradition Fight
Jour gen Olsen of Minot North Dakota remains in an extradition dispute as Indiana seeks his return to face theft of government bonds from the defunct Farmers Bank at Newburgh. Governor Nestos refused to send him back after three hearings, and prospects of Olsen being brought to Indiana fade. Prosecutor Henry Bipus and Evansville attorney Thomas Lindsey pursued the case amid prior bank failures and linked deaths, with Halvorsen and Effinger also involved and Effinger's Warrick county trial ending in a hung jury.
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Jourgen Olsen
Minot
North Dakota
Warrick County
Farmers’ Bank
Newburgh
Nestos
Henry A. Bippus
Thomas W. Lindsey
Evansville
Olsen
Indiana
Beech Grove Bank of
Indianapolis
Arthur Halvorsen
J. C. Effinger
Effinger
Vanderburgh County
Halvorsen
Eastern Star and Masons to Install Jointly in Boonville
Boonville chapter of the Eastern Star will join Strangers Rest Lodge F and A M for a joint installation Thursday evening December 27 at the Masonic hall. Mrs Emma J Hazen will spend the holidays with relatives and friends at Salem Indiana.
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Eastern Star
Strangers Rest Lodge
Masonic Hall
Emma J. Hazen
Salem
Ind
Five Acre Corn Contest Results in Warrick County
The official 1923 Warrick county five acre corn contest results list Elmer Lant of Newburgh first with 102.74 bu per acre, Chas Espenlaub second, Albert Hanning third, Karl Fehd fourth, and L G Gardner fifth. Lant receives a gold medal, Espenlaub a silver, and Hanning and Fehd bronze medals from the Indiana Corn Growers Association.
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Warrick County
Elmer Lant
Newburgh
Chas. Espenlaub
Albert Hanning
Chandler
Karl Fehd
L. G. Gardner
Boonville
Mr. Lant
Legion Plans Big Meeting For December Night
The Ameri can Legion holds its regular monthly meeting Friday night December 21 at 7 30. New officers will be installed with Dr Goldman Indiana Department First Vice Commander present. Auxiliary members hosted the evening with entertainment, supper and social hour. Membership drive targets 300 by March 1 with 1924 dues set at 3 50 for the year and emphasizes lifelong rights and club privileges with The American Legion Weekly.
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American Legion
Goldman
Indiana Department of the Legion
Legion
Buddie
American Legion Weekly
Strong talk at Boonville Kiwanis Club meeting
Oscar Ratts and Maurice Douglas with the Indiana Public Service Commission spoke at the Boonville Kiwanis Club in the St Charles hotel basement. Judge Roscoe Kiper hosted. Ratts praised Senator James A. Hemenway and stressed public faith in officials amid national unrest. Douglas later spoke and a lively event concluded with a staged “badger” fight ending in the first round.
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Oscar Ratts
Maurice Douglas
Indiana Public Service Commission
Carl Wilde
State Commission
Boonville
State Senate
Judge Kiper
Paoli
James A. Hemenway
Senator Hemenway
Dr. Scales
Dov
Judge Viper
Hatis
Kiwanis
Batts
Ratts
Commission
State Tax Board
Senator Batts
Douglas
Bil” Mason
Brick” Hay
Bill’ Carleton
Mr. Mason
Ernest W. Owen
Middle West
New York
Badger
Orbie Barnett
W. S. Hatfield
Growers Ready for Delivery in Warrick County
Dark Tobacco Growers Association members in Warrick county prepare to deliver tobacco. Registration at the association barn near the Southern railroad depot aims to save time and money by coordinating deliveries and avoiding congestion. Wayne Turpen, manager, notes about six percent of local growers are registered and expects strong participation as delivery of esbecco begins. He estimates about ninety percent of United States dark tobacco this year is in the pool. Prices are anticipated to start well, pleasing members.
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Warrick County
Dark Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative Association
Warrick Cooperative Association
Southern Railroad
Wayne Turpen
Wayrick County
United States
Turpen
Writs Issued In Property of Newburgh Bank Suits
Writs against the property of Lula Faqnay and George Stanley in the Board of Finance of Ohio township suit, tied to the Farmers Bank of Newburgh failure, issued in Evansville Superior Court. The board and 43 plaintiffs secured attachments, the defendants defaulted, and Eugene Sargeant, receiver, was ordered to pay the two defendants money owed. Attachments ranged from 15 to 2434.20 dollars.
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Lula Faqnay
George Stanley
Board of Finance of
Ohio Township
Warrick County
Farmers Bank of Newburgh
Evansville
Board of Finance
Eugene Sargeant
Club postpones Tuesday meeting for Christmas time
The committee announced no regular meeting next Tuesday as members spend Christmas with families. The next gathering will be in the new basement of St John Evangelical church on Tuesday night January 1 with members accompanied by wives and sweethearts. The Rev August Doellefeld promises plenty to eat and will help eat it.
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Mittee
St. John’s Evangelical Church
August Doellefeld
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Pearl Floyd
Floyd and Gray
Carl Floyd
William J. Wilson
Wian
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Purdue University
Farm Bureau
Warrick County Farm Bureau
William Bawel
Wesley Chapel
William Hume
Hume
Big Dom
Kiwanis Club
Public Service Commission
Newburgh Bank
Temple OF
Shadowland
Gladys Walton
Ralph Lewis
Pathe News
Fighting Blood
Thomas H. Ince
Madge Bellamy
Douglas Maclean
Willie Collier
Hoot Gibson
Western Plains
Moving Picture Studios
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