High School Principals Meet for Rural Education Talk
County Superintendent hosts a gathering of high school principals with talks on Arithmetic and History by H. L. Carmack and R. W. Meadows. The January 26, 1924 meeting will feature Home Economics in the Rural School and Devices for Teaching Latin with plans by Meadows, Carmack, and Willis Hendrickson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Carmack
Newburgh
R. W. Meadows
Lynnville
Willis Hendrickson
E. Pearl Castle Skelton
Millersburg
H. O. Brewster
Chandler
Surprise Party Honors Lula Pierce in Boonville
In Boonville a surprise party was held by Mrs John Whitmer in honor of Lula Pierce sister. Friday night featured games and music with iced refreshments served. Attendees included Miss Geneva Powers Ruby Addington Helen Parker Margaret South Dorothy South Nellie Cardige Dorothy Whitmer and Messrs Charles Sutton Otto Sutton Carl Gentry Elmo Rudolph Cledith Pace Oswald Charleston Irvin South Mrs Dan Sutton and Mr and Mrs George Pierce attended.
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Lula Pierce
John Whitmer
Geneva Powers
Ruby Addington
Helen Parker
Margaret South
Dorothy South
Nellie Cardige
Dorothy Whitmer
Charles Sutton
Otto Sutton
Carl Gentry
Elmo Rudolph
Cledith Pace
Oswald Charleston
Irvin South
Dan Sutton
George Pierce
Election of Trustee at St Johns Evangelical Church
Notice for annual congregational meeting at St Johns Evangelical Church Boonville Indiana to elect one trustee for three years at 2:00 pm on New Years Day. Reports of church officers will be presented and all members urged to attend. Church Council.
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St. John’s Evangelical Church
Boonville
Ind
Merchants Report Strong Holiday Trade Over 1922
Local merchants say Christmas sales outpaced 1922 despite bad weather, with many shoppers buying last minute gifts on Monday. They offered better bargains than Evansville stores and expect good trade in the new year despite 1924 being a presidential year.
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Evansville
Singing Boonville Man Heard Over Radio From San Antonio
Howard Taylor a former Boonville resident was heard singing on a radio program at 9 15 P M Sunday. The show broadcasted from San Antonio Texas. J C Hess stranded here a week ago en route to Lawrenceville Indiana left Saturday with his two oldest children. The two youngest are seriously ill at St Marys Hospital Evansville with their mother also critically ill with tuberculosis.
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Howard Taylor
Boonville
San Antonio
Texas
J. C. Hess
Lawrenceville
Ind
St. Mary’s Hospital
Evansville
Democrats Profit Hinted If Ford Backs Coolidge
Senator Ralston of Indiana said Henry Ford backing President Coolidge could help the Democrats in the next national campaign. He noted Democratic leaders hoped Ford would enter the Republican or Democratic conventions, fearing Ford might be a vetoed nominee and could later exact revenge on the party.
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Washington
Ralston
Indiana
Henry Ford
Coolidge
Ford
Evansville Merchants End Rebates After 14 Years
Evansville merchants will stop rebates on traction, boat, and railroad fares after 14 years. About 39 stores reportedly totaled $30,000 in rebates annually, with some large firms paying $4,000 or more. The move aims to keep trade local as readers urge support for home merchants in Evansville.
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Evansville
Mt. Vernon
Western Star
Local notices and society notes from Paradise Evansville Boonville area
Items include Mrs Mary Castle moving to Evansville Mrs Ida Koehler visiting Indiana residents and several medical and family updates Also notes on Earl Spradley becoming Warrick County sheriff foundations at Newburgh high school and funeral for Mrs Winifred Main plus unrelated quotes and poetry fragments
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Earl Spradley
Tennyson
Warrick County
Eskimo Tribes End Two Week Feast To Foster Peace
At Kubeguk, over thirty Alaska Eskimo tribes concluded a two week feast and dance aimed at unity, hoping to live and hunt in harmony. The event followed a successful whaling season with 31 bowheads caught and marks the start of an annual celebration.
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Alaska
Kubeguk
PLAN OCEAN AIR ROUTE TO South America by Zeppelin
Hugo Eckner, manager of the Zeppelin works at Friedrichshafen, says Spain and Argentina talks may open transatlantic air links between southern Spain and South America. The firm plans a 15000 cubic meter air ship capable of 70 mph carrying 30 to 40 passengers plus mail, with a four to five day voyage, predicting a revolution in European South American commerce.
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Hugo Eckner
Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
South America
Spain
Argentina
Herr Eckner
Europe
Alarm sirens for Bank of Hamilton branches raise security fears
Bank of Hamilton installs ear splitting sirens on 110 branches with secret electric buttons for staff to trigger in emergencies. The devices sit high above street level to prevent bandits from disabling them before entry. It is reported all 10 000 Canadian branch banks may adopt the system.
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Bank of Hamilton
Canada
Attempted turkey decapitation ends with finger loss
In Los Angeles California James GQ attempted to chop off a turkey's head but severed his own thumb instead. The turkey fled unscathed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James GQ. Hastory
Los Angeles
Cal
Boonville Police Story and Local Notices
Boonville night officer Bill Julian claims the town faces a record rat infestation. He narrates playing a french harp under a porch to deter rats invading the alley on South Third street. Also reported are Russell Davis joining a Kansas City auto school and a Jan. 21 assault case against Claud Carey in circuit court. An Evansville firm now assists prosecuting attorney H. A. Bippus.
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Bill Julian
Boonvlle
Boonville
Indiana Plains
Bill
South Third Street
Barney
Claud Carey
Carey
Fzoing Lenn
Lenn
Caleb J. Lindsey
Evansville
H. A. Bippus
Otwell High Edges Spurgeon in Narrow City Basketball Duel
Otwell high school defeated Spurgeon on Otwell Friday night by 21 to 20. It marks Spurgeon’s first loss of the season.
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Otwell
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