Farm Bureau Meeting Highlights Jackson Township Event
The Jackson township Farm Bureau met July 12 in Lincoln school auditorium with group singing led by Mrs. Cort Williams. Henry County S and E director. The Home Economics chorus of 25 members under Mr. Cassidy performed. Betty Lou Donaldson of Indianapolis played two numbers. The program ended with the group singing On the Banks of the Wabash. Ice cream and cake served to nearly 100 attendees. A picnic is planned for Creitz park August 13.
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Jackson Township Farm Bureau
Lincoln School
Cort Williams
Henry County
Henry County Home Economics Chorus
Cassidy
Betty Lou Donaldson
Indianapolis
Wabash
Creitz Park
Huddleston and Lawson Visit Huntington Today
Mr and Mrs E R Huddleston and Edith Lawson are spending today in Huntington with plans to return this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Huddleston
Edith Lawson
Huntington
Birthday dinner honors multiple honorees at Richmond gathering
Mr. and Mrs. George Cones and family and Mrs. Ida Simmons of Richmond entertained with a birthday dinner Sunday celebrating Miss Helen Cones Mrs. Fannie Abington and Elmer Fryman. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Marion Oldham and son Lowell and Mrs. Elmer Fryman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cones
Ida Simmons
Richmond
Helen Cones
Fannie Abington
Elmer Fryman
Marion Oldham
Lowell
Picnic Bridge Party At Bi Brook Farm South Of Town
A group of women hosted a Tuesday picnic bridge party at Bi Brook farm south of town. A son, Larry Eugene, was born Thursday to Mr and Mrs Glen Ingermann. Henry Wilson returned home from Strawtown for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Reynolds
Alice Ludington
Harry Bertsch
Charles Kniese
Abiram Boyd
Voylé Martindale
Robert Hicks
Edna Swiggett
Alvin Bertsch
Edith B. Hughes
Beatrice Swallow
Bi-Brook Farm
Larry Eugene
Glen Ingermann
Henry Wilson
Strawtown
WPA Strike Echoes in Gloucester Editorial View
A Gloucester letter lauds the WPA strike as a catalyst to sharpen government labor policy. It critiques the NLRB and argues for lower WPA wages, restricted relief voting, and encouraging private employment to balance labor power by 1941 or 1942.
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Gloucester
Mass
Roosevelt
Tool
General Motors
National Labor Relations Board
CIO Tool
Afoil
WPA
Congress
Afofl
Speed and safety on early highways urged in 1903 warning
The piece notes Charles F. Young’s Mount Holly speed record at 36 mph in 1903. It warns drivers push beyond 35 to 55 or more, comparing a 60 mph crash to dropping from a 10 story height and urges motorists to think before speeding.
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Charles F. Young
Mount Holly
New Jersey
Young
Congressional notes list local visitors and bills of interest
Congressman Raymond S. Springer reports callers from Indiana in Washington. Bills noted include tariff, immigration, and old age assistance debates. adjournment predictions place it by August first. patent bills aim to speed procedures and create a Patent Appeal Court. Miss Elizabeth Newkirk hosts a shower for Elizabeth Newkirk and George Smith of Kokomo is set to marry August 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Circuit Court of Patent Appeal
Elizabeth Newkirk
Max Oliver
Rosalind Newkirk
Newkirk
Mount Auburn
Charles Teeter
Charlene Daugherty
Ruby Martin
Virginia Murray
Mildred Cummins
Hagerstown
G. M. Martin
R. E. Gilmore
Geo. Morris
Richmond
D. Odom
Jacksonburg
Roy Hoover
Straughn
Mesdames
Elmer Newkirk
William Barnett
William Will
Jennie Parker
Ed. Oliver
Katherine King
Charles Scates
Wayne Matney
Wisconsin merchant marine likened to Swiss Navy during luncheon
A Wisconsin luncheon speaker compared the state merchant marine to the Swiss Navy saying humor helps in office. He described politics as a high paying but fragile field and noted the merchant team’s value in Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ips
Lincoln School Kitchen Fire Causes Major Damage
Fire originated in the Lincoln high school kitchen from defective wiring feeding an electric refrigerator. The blaze damaged the kitchen, north hall, and economic classroom, with losses around 5000 dollars fully insured. Also noted is the marriage of R G Shellenberger and Ruby B Kinsey and plans to reside in Rushville.
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Lincoln School
Lincoln High School
R. G. Shellenberger
Ruby B. Kinsey
Edinburg
Ind
Rushville
Shellenberger
Rush
Jackson township events cover Sunday reunions and club outing
Rushville residents visited with neighbors as the Jackson township Republican Women’s club planned a Friday cooperative picnic hosted by Mrs. Elmer Rees south of Richmond with transportation help coordinated by Mrs. Hunnicutt. Betty Wilson and Ronnie Kofski also visited relatives. A Scheidler Kimes Creitz school reunion at Creitz park drew seventy five or more former students. Charles Deebel was elected president and Horace Hoover vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Township
Republican Womens Club
Elmer Rees
Richmond
Arlie Hunnicutt
Hunnicutt
Cambridge City
Mary Sleeth
Rushville
Scheidler
Kimes
Creitz
Creitz Park
Charles Deebel
Deebel
Horace Hoover
Dublin
Are
Park Ulerich
Ulerich
Walter Bertsch
Ida Williams
Moses Shideler
Miami
Florida
Samuel Scheidler
San Antonio
Texas
Elizabeth Motto
Oklahoma
B. F. Wissler
Fayetteville
Ark
Pearl Bowman
Maryland
Merton Grills
Social rounds feature visits across Indiana and Ohio
Miss Rose Griesinge spent Sunday in Indianapolis with Mr and Mrs Harry Hamilton. Mr and Mrs C A Wyer with Mr and Mrs Vernon Wyer and family from Connersville visited Milford Center Ohio with Rufus Boyer and family. Herschel Cummins and daughter Marjorie of Cleveland spend ten days with C B Carey and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Ammerman
Alberta
Marcel Ammerman
West Manchester
Ohio
Herschel Ammerman
Hagerstown
Earl Wickersham
Russell Behr
Lee Hartman
George Faucett
Spiceland
Scott Lichty
Indianapolis
E. O. Beeson
F. H. Davis
Lafayette
Morris Druley
Centerville
Vera Repp
Cambridge City
D. W. Kocher
Carl Snyder
Connersville
Anna Secrest
Cleveland
Ed. Sackman
Rose Griesinge
Harry Hamilton
C. A. Wyer
Vernon Wyer
Rufus Boyer
Milford Center
Herschel Cummins
Marjorie
C. B. Carey
Couple heads west for two week vacation
Dr and Mrs Paul Hill depart Sunday for a two week trip through the West, planning sightsees and relaxation.
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Mrs
Paul Hill
West
Social notes from Indianapolis visitors and travels
Miss Margaret Lott of Indianapolis is the guest this week of Miss Mary Margaret Scheidler. Mrs. Luther Howell and family have returned home from a visit with relatives at Lenoir City Tennessee. Mrs. Joe Bender left Wednesday for a two weeks visit with friends at Mansfield and Columbus Ohio.
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Margaret Lott
Indianapolis
Mary Margaret Scheidler
Luther Howell
Lenoir City, Tenn
Joe Bender
Mansfield
Columbus
Ohio
Snyder Family Weekend Visit at Knightstown
Dr and Mrs C M Snyder and their daughter spent the weekend with relatives at Knightstown. Dr Snyder is able to be at his office following several weeks illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Snyder
Knightstown
Mrs. Woodward Hicks Attend Helen Hicks Club Luncheon
Mrs Will Woodward and Mrs Robert Hicks attended a luncheon and meeting of the Helen Hicks club held at the home of Mrs L V Hawks in Morristown on Wednesday.
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Will Woodward
Robert Hicks
Helen Hicks Club
L. V. Hawks
Morristown
Local residents host visits and club meeting recap
Jacksonburg and nearby towns report numerous weekend visits by relatives and friends from Hartley Hills Hagerstown Fountain City Webster Dublin and Richmond. The Harrison Peppy Peppers 4H club met at the school with plans for a judging contest and a French Seams demonstration led by 4H leaders and guests from Illinois Indiana and Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Wickersham
Webster
B. T. Wickersham
Ray Gilbreath
Knightstown
Hugh Fagan
Dublin
Earl Cain
Economy
Fred Scott
Scott
Floyd Worl
Cambridge City
Chester Morse
Pennville
Bartine Wickersham
Burlist Moyer
George Sharp
Ray Odom
Flora Scott
Richmond
Elias Scott
Millville
Charles Bell
Harrison Township
Rose Johnson
Thelm
Moffett
Mary Louise Foster
Nancy Douglass
Maxwelltown
Australia
Bell
Mildred Walling
Bridgeport
Beverly Goulit
Dearborn
Mich
Ruby Dait
Pattie Leach
Joan Paris
Wahnella Martin
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Farm Bureau Meeting
Germantown
Opal Allen
Norma
Margaret Ann
Dayton
Ray Miller
Elsie Pat
Michael Ann
H. B. Kuster
Evangelical Ladies Aid
Wilbur Personnette
C. R. McMahan
Harry Sourbeer
Willys Personnette
Herbert Boyer
Susan
Harriett Hoffman
Boyer
Hoffman
Sam Kinsinger
Cora Behr
Will Behr
Joe Behr
Lacona
Sourbeer
Lake Wehr
Babson
NLRB
Ne&aws
Raymond S. Springer
Washington, D. C
Emanuel FE. Buckler and Son
Omaha
Neb
R. C. E. Weber
Laurel
Indiana
R. E. Riggs
Navy Yard
Mabel
Marjorie Pierce
Mabel Eanders
Crystal Chase
Louise Scheeny
Helen Laney
Lawrenceburg
Beulah McIntire
Mitchel
Leila M. Brown
Robert E. Bates
F. E. Gregory
District of Columbia
Benjamin F. Grant
Muncie
Howard University
William Glendennin
Mary D. Glendennin
Committee On Immigration and Naturalization
United States
U. S
Roger W. Babson
Pub. Fin. Bureau
the Merchane
Bruce Urbahns
Betty Wilson
Ronnie Kofski
Marshall Wade
Herman Metcalf
Detroit, Mich
Don Murray
Tamers
Mee
Edna Harter
Hartley Hills Country Club
J. C. Dougherty
Fountain City
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