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Newspaper
Boonville Enquirer
Location
Boonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1923
Page
6
Farmers and Merchants Bank president S W Hart reads a submitted poem titled Rainy Day Sketches. The verse, unsigned, portrays town life with names such as John Colmeier Miss Litse Mhier Bettie and Billie Veck and ends with a note on figures and balances.
Friends of Mort Youngblood, Folsomville post master, push him for the Republican sheriff nomination in Warrick County. They believe he could win the primary if he entered the race. Mrs. Armadillo Hopper wins an absolute divorce from Jas A Hopper after 25 years of marriage.
Henry Ford announced support for President Calvin Coolidge and his re election, signaling a move from independence toward the Republican camp. The Evansville Courier notes Ford’s past as a Michigan senator nominee and his Wil son ties while suggesting the pledge may calm or complicate the campaign dynamics.
Carl Castle opened a grocery business at Paradise. L. D. Rainey, noted Democrat and school teacher, renewed for the Big Boonville Enquirer. St Clements church held two Christmas morning services to large attendance with a 5 AM mass and an 8 AM high mass. Miss Marian Graham led the Christmas music.
The guide emphasizes feeding calves before birth and through early months. It advises a thrifty dam, two days of milk, then hand feeding with consistent milk temperature, regular intervals, and gradual milk increase. Skim milk replaces whole milk at 4–6 months. introduce grain and hay. provide water and salt. avoid shared troughs. winter and fall needs include legume hay and grain. avoid pasture for spring calves.
A telegram from Burbank California reports Claude Koutz a Boonville native who moved west about 18 months ago was killed in an auto accident He drove a truck for the city of Burbank He died the day after injuries from the crash He is survived by his wife a son three brothers and a sister in Boonville Terre Haute and other relatives
The undersigned will sell at his residence one mile south of Lynnville on Saturday January 5 1924 a variety of livestock and farm implements. Items include horses cows hogs tools wagon binder corn planters cultivators and more with terms cash for amounts under five dollars and nine months credit for larger sums. Lunch on ground. L B Rentchler Ottis Wilson auctioneer.
Mrs. Edward Taylor hosted a birthday dinner for her husband with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Reese Young and daughter Mildred, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bohnsack of Evansville along with Mr. and Mrs. William Taylor of Boonville. The town notes a new $8 000 brick bungalow on West Main by Mr. Duncan the lightning rod man. Lynnville high beat Newburgh 31 to 1 in basketball. Traylor Inman had a ninth birthday party at the Inman home. Sheriff Williams arrested James Mason and Kirby Smith of Elberfeld for restaurant theft. Township trustees received school disbursements from the county auditor. Grocers plan a cash-only store starting the new year. Horace Houston, convicted of liquor transportation, was sent to Michigan City with a $100 fine. Elberfeld senior class presented Yimme Johnsons Job.
Edward W. Bassett, zoning committee counsel of the New York board of estimate and father of zoning laws, urges zoning to protect small home owners. He argues zoning prevents displacement by stores and apartments, keeps residents in the city, and spurs detached homes in Brooklyn and Queens while guarding equity against large tenements and garages.
The Milwaukee Sentinel praises city cleanliness and the annual cleanup week for improving both physical tidiness and the moral atmosphere. The effort has led to removing rubbish and tidying stray corners, reinforcing Milwaukee's reputation for civic tidiness.
Los Angeles park commission protects glass covered rules with heavy wire screens to stop a boy from throwing stones. The note, drawn from Popular Mechanics, frames public safety measures and sheltering structures in city parks.
Charles F. Coffin argues city planning should focus on practical methods for better living conditions, not just beauty. He contends planning uses common sense business approaches to develop more attractive, efficient cities, with beauty as a supplementary aim.
About 6.9 million American families own their homes. Builders value the typical home at 5000 dollars, totaling a national investment of 350 billion. Owners pay around 1.5 billion annually in taxes and upkeep, with five percent for repairs and interest.
A quotation attributed to John Wanamaker urges action over words, imagining if hands moved as quickly as tongues to help others. It notes happier homes and stronger communities as benefits of doing more for others.
The Boonville Enquirer lists pricing for political announcements including Congress Representative Prosecuting Attorney Circuit Clerk Recorder Commissioner Sheriff Treasurer Surveyor Coroner.
Warrick county residents authorize announcements for 1924 Democratic primary candidacies including Warren W. Martin for prosecuting attorney and Charles L. Day for county recorder. Jody Smith and Willard H. Eastham also announce candidacies for county recorder, with David Morris and William Samples for circuit clerk. Subscription urged for full Warrick county news from the Big Boonville Enquirer.
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