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Newspaper
Boonville Enquirer
Location
Boonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1923
Page
1
A compact note quotes two maxims about discretion and belief. The first warns that concealing wrongdoing aims at love but repeating it harms friendships. The second urges skepticism, urging that most reported news is often least trustworthy.
The big Boonville Chautauqua has started and organizers urge attendance for a worthy cause. Pro gram offers a splendid lineup and every participant will enjoy the numbers. Proceeds benefit the tiny park, making the entertainment a worthy value.
A jittery office column laments machine trouble, a blistered foreman after swimming, and looming deadlines. The writer riffs on General Sherman and war, insisting future generations will face similar worries as present staff cope with a fragile linotype and waning production.
Extradition case concerns Jourgen Olsen linked to the wrecking of the Farmers bank at Newburgh. Dispatches from Indianapolis say Governor Nestos of North Dakota proposed dates in August for the hearing, with Indiana Governor McCray pressing for extradition. Proceedings were delayed previously to allow Olsen to refinance the Indianapolis banks.
Mr and Mrs Roy Pike Miss Pauline Pike Miss Bess Julian and Charles Baker formed a party that motored from here to the Ohio river last Sunday and spent the day at Walnut Grove and other points on the river. They carried well filled baskets and returned in the cool of the evening. Rev James A Brown of Indianapolis will preach at the First Baptist church Sunday morning at 10 45 and evening at 7 30. Public is cordially invited to these services.
The Kiwanis club heard Colonel George Earl Byers speak on national preparedness after a program highlighted by Miss Gertrude Graham and George Kirk. L. L. Kindermann won the attendance cuff buttons donated by Ara Davis as discussions noted upcoming Vincennes Kiwanis picnic plans.
Strangers Rest Lodge No 21u plans to establish a DeMolay chapter to be named Charles E E Clarke in Boonville. The move honors Clarke, former Boonville public schools superintendent and active Mason who died in 1917, with early talks indicating a strong local turnout and an initiation fee set at five dollars.
A large Boonville crowd gathered Saturday night for a Ku Klux Klan meeting on the south lawn of the Warrick County court house. Rev. A. P. Renn of Indianapolis spoke, outlining Klan principles and urging one hundred percent Americanism. The remarks drew periodic applause and the event was described as one of Boonville’s largest Klan meetings.
Sixty guests gathered at Tezekiah Turpin’s home Sunday noon to celebrate his 90th birthday with a lawn dinner. The surprise event drew three generations of his family, enjoying well filled baskets and a social greeting.
Garrison Chapel Sunday school plans its annual picnic at the church grove on Saturday August 4. A splendid program will be arranged with a basket dinner. The committee invites all to attend and enjoy the day together.
The article notes optimism for a garment factory as leaders anticipate a rush once one sale is secured. Representatives are expected at the next meeting, followed by a tour of the temporary Roth building factory. Louis Roth chairs, with Earl Searies and William F Slattery coordinating the program for next week.
Warrick Post backs erecting a flag pole and supplying a flag at Brackenridge Park at no cost, with a committee to consult the Park Board on location and specifics. The group rails about unspent War Chest funds and proposes using them for a Warrick County memorial, not private gain, while educating the public on proper flag etiquette.
The Boonville Chautauqua opens with strong attendance and the Tzigano Gypsies as the opening attraction. Miss Gertrude Graham arrives to organize, praised by locals, with Roos Mallert taking over as manager to direct through Tuesday. Proceeds go to the city park board, and the program features song revues, instrumental sextets, lectures, and a romantic drama The Storm.
The women’s committee has transformed Brackenridge Park from neglected public land into a cared for area with lawns, trees, running water, iron seating, good paths and new electric lighting. A donated five light lamp by Boonville Electric Light and Power Co inspires broader support for a children’s playground project and more park improvements.
Dr N M Spradley former Mayor Ed A Jarrett Louis L Roth and Andy Franz return from Wisconsin with fish stories after a bear attacked their auto and climbed a tree. The bear was slain with a pocket knife and the group feasted on the bear skin. Roth sold a Ford to a cross-eyed woman during the trip.
Edmund Louis Goerlitz a local businessman and reserve officer received a War Department letter from Robert C. Davis adjutant general urging him to recruit for the regular army. With about 74,000 regulars due to enlistment expiries next year a young man can visit Goerlitz at Owens and Goerlitz Company to obtain details. Henry Hay of Industrial Brick Company visited Evansville Wednesday.
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