Why the Farmer Needs the Rain Poem
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Newspaper
Cambridge City Tribune
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1931
Page
1
Mount Auburn Marshal Captures Car Thieves
Mount Auburn Marshal Bert Smith nabbed two youths, Tony DeMarco and John ONeill, who tried to steal James Zuttermeisters car and roll it downhill. The pair, ages 20 and 18, fled but were caught with help from Cambridge City residents and turned over to Sheriff Dan Chapman. They pleaded not guilty in Wayne circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Smith
Mount Auburn
James Zuttermeister
Tony DeMarco
John O'Neill
Wayne Circuit Court
Marshal Smith
Cambridge City
Dan Chapman
Former Dublin Resident Buried in Muncie Tuesday
Funeral services for Charles D. Gray 74 former Dublin resident who died Sunday at his Muncie home were held Tuesday. He was a Christian church member and had worked in milling oil farming and later retired in Dublin. He married Serilda Harris in 1876 and after his first wife’s death remarried Mrs Josephine McKinney of Muncie. Survivors include his widow a daughter Nellie G Harbaugh Indianapolis a sister Mrs H B Johnson Dublin and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ind
Charles D. Gray
East North St
Muncie
Gray
The
Christian Church
Joseph Gray
Here
Serilda Harris
Greensfork
Josephine McKinney
Nellie G. Harbaugh
Indianapolis
H. B. Johnson
Shaffer Family Reunion Notes Local Gathering
Descendants of William and Sarah Fouts Shaffer held a reunion Saturday afternoon July 18 at the Williams home northwest of town. Attendees included Lewis Shaffer and family from Altoona Iowa, Ben Bowman Maud Williams of Indianapolis and others from Richmond Greensfork New Lisbon New Castle Connersville Centerville Detroit Dublin and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Sarah Fouts Shaffer
Williams
Lewis O. Shaffer
Junior
Betty Heller
Altoona
Iowa
Dar Brown
Elizabeth
Herbert
Waneta
Ben E. Bowman
Maud Williams
Indianapolis
Charles Bradway
Richmond
Ed. Hatfield
Greensfork
Will Shaffer
New Lisbon
Wm. H. Wiliams
New Castle
Clarence Wise
Marilyn Ruth Wise
Connersville
P. A. Bond
Centerville
Robert Hoover
Detroit
Alice Elliott
Mary Hoover
Dublin
Ida
Elizabeth Williams
Wilmington Woman and Family Vacationing With Mrs Locke
Mrs Curren Kelley and her Wilmington son stay two weeks with sister Mrs E L Locke and Miss Mildred Doney. Mr and Mrs George Doney of Minneapolis vacation with Mrs Locke Miss Doney and Mrs Kelley.
John Hornbuckle Tours Evanston With Brother
John Hornbuckle visits Evanston Illinois with his brother who stayed a week in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hornbuckle
Evanston, Ill
Hig gins Girls Visit Relatives Near Bentonville
Misses Miriam and Ruth Hig gins are spending the week with relatives near Bentonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam
Ruth Higgins
Bentonville
Golden Rule for Work Ethic and Aging in the Workplace
The verses discuss avoiding age bias in hiring and promotion, urging that workers should be given fair chances regardless of age. It contrasts older workers with ageless effort to show value in continued labor and moral duty in management. A seventeen year old's beauty is noted, but the focus remains on merit and sustained work.
Public Service Co Buys Cambridge Light Co
Public Service Company of Indiana authorized to acquire Cambridge Light and Power Co for 93820.73 with securities of 94000 to cover the cost. The change in ownership will not affect management or personnel of the local firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Light and Power Co
Public Service Company of Indiana
Public Service Commission
Theurchasing Company
Big Four Interurban Crossing Is Removed on Main Street
The rail crossing of the T. H. I. and KE Traction line with the Big Four railroad was taken out Monday yielding a quieter faster right of way along Main street. Cement work will be laid this week in the old Big Four rail bed on south Green street. Mrs. Robert Wharton has been quite sick the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Four Railroad
Main Street
Big Four
South Green Street
Robert Wharton
Colonial residence on Main Street with rich history
The article describes the FE H McCaffrey and Ralph Ludingtons ownership of a cream and grass green trimmed colonial home opposite the Tribune building on Main Street. It traces the property from its 1836 Cambridge City purchase through numerous owners, noting renovations by Mr. Guyton and Mrs. Hahn, and highlighting its age and landmark status as one of the finest residences west of the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. H. McCaffrey
Ralph Ludington
Main Street
Tribune
Cambridge City
Ira Lackey
George W. Whitman
Leonard S. Avery
Capitol Hill
W. F E. Eliason
James Raridan
Raridan
Marshall Starr of
Straughn
Franklin S. Rey
Ek. W. Tuttle
J. W. Carpenter
Carpenter
W.S. Pierce
Anna M. Spriggs
Catherine R. Amann
Omer Guyton
Hahn
Mrs Nellie Smith 82 Died in Milton
Mrs Nellie Smith aged 82 died Friday at the home of her daughter Mrs H E Knipp in Milton Beside the daughter she leaves two sons Roy and J W Smith both of Edmonton Ky Twelve grandchildren and six great grandchildren Also surviving are the immediate family Short services were held in Milton and the body was taken to Edmonton Ky for funeral and burial Rev L O Sheffield led services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Ind
Nellie Smith
H. E. Knipp
Knipp
Roy
J. W. Smith
Edmonton
L. O. Sheffield
1-H Club Girls Health Exams Schedule Released
County health nurse Miss Glant and Public Health Nursing Ass'n supervisor Miss Sater examined about twenty five 4-H club girls last Thursday to determine contest entrants. Junior Lincoln Leaders met with Ruby Rudisell presiding. Rowena Bertsch spoke on the Glen Miller park picnic July 23 and the 4-H club conference August 1 to 7. Further meeting date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Glant
Miss Sater
Public Health Nursing Ass’n
Lincoln
Ruby Rudisell
Rowena Bertsch
Glen Miller Park
Clifton Family Dines With Munice Residents
Mr and Mrs Wm Clifton and their daughter were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Perry Paul in Munice. The社 event highlights local social ties and hospitality within the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Clifton
Mrs. Perry Paul
Muncie
Mrs J W Marson Returns from Paris After Nephew's Death
Mrs J W Marson has returned from Paris Illinois where she was called due to the death of her nephew John Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Marson
Paris
Ills
John Logan
4-H Club Picnic At Glen Miller Park Richmond
Local 4-H club members enjoyed a picnic at Glen Miller Park in Richmond on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Miller Park
Richmond
Purdue man to inspect 4-H club work Friday
Robert Amick of Purdue will inspect the 4-H club work in the community Friday. He was formerly a vocational agriculture teacher at Lincoln High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Amick
Purdue
Robert
Lincoln High School
Help One Another Club Picnic At DeHays Park
The annual picnic by the Help One Another club will be held Sunday in DeHays park for members and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Help One Another
DeHays Park
Local Hosts Welcome Two Indiana Couples Last Week
Mr and Mrs Grant Clark and Mr and Mrs William Warner of Indianapolis were guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Allison last week in an event reflecting social ties in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Clark
William Warner
Indianapolis
Frank Allison
Danner Family Welcomes Guests From Indianapolis
Mr and Mrs Harry Danner and family and Miss Adelaide Smith of Indianapolis spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Amos Danner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Danner
Adelaide Smith
Indianapolis
Amos Danner
Petro and Hall Couples Spend Day in Muncie
Mr and Mrs Willard Petro and Mr and Mrs Harry Hall spent Monday in Muncie for a day trip with no additional activities noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Petro
Harry Hall
Muncie
Indiana Financial Responsibility Law Affects Drivers
Indiana law requiring financial responsibility for auto damages takes effect Oct 1. It suspends an operator’s license and vehicle registration for those guilty of specified highway offenses or who forfeit bonds until they prove ability to pay for future damages. The measure supplements existing motor vehicle laws and aims to boost highway safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Taps for Samuel Morris Died Last Thursday
Samuel H. Morris aged 85 a Civil War veteran and retired farmer died last Thursday at his sister Mrs Linda Mills home in this city. He belonged to Sol Meredith post No 55 Richmond. W R C held funeral services at the Mills home Friday night. Burial was Saturday at the Lutheran cemetery Pershing with Rev L O Sheffield in charge. Surviving are sister Mrs Mills another sister Mrs Milton Miller of Hagerstown a brother John T Morris of New Castle and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H. Morris
Malinda Mills
Sol Meredith
Richmond
Mills
Mulberry Street
L. O. Sheffield
Per
Catherine Hussey
Henry Mueller
Connersville
Logan Traylor
Geraldine
Philip Traylor
Near
Eaton
Isabelle Booth
Centerville
J. C. Gause
Eugenia Urich
Greenwood
Earl Crawford
Farm Bureau of Economy
Ella Hazelrigg
Hattie Manning
Indianapolis
Milton
Paul Hoffman
Cincinnati
Charles Hoffman
Kenneth Knipp
Robert = Davis
Clara Pitman
Doris Doddridge
Rushville
J. C. Kellum
Main Street
Mildred Erisman
Eldorado
Ohio
Royden Wolfgang
Elizabeth Kimmel
George Rothermel
Frank
Monroe Bertsch
Pershing
Bertsch
Rothermel
Emerson
Chicago
Gause
Carl Caldwell
Oliver Wallace
Lee
Rollie Grigsby
Martha Caldwell
Paul Caldwell
Lowell
Floyd Hines
Sue
Greenfield
I. E. Brenner
Mary Marlatt
Winchester
Fred V. Miller
O. H. Cross
Bellville
Elliott
Scholl
Lambersons Vacation Stay with White Family
Mr and Mrs Ray Lamberson spend ten days with Mr and Mrs G H White near Cleveland. Carl Lamberson and his wife have been staying two weeks at the Whites summer cottage and will return home with Ray and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Lamberson
G. H. White
Cleveland
Mrs
Carl Lamberson
White’s
Ray
Frank Gillian Moved to Sister’s Home in Anderson
Frank Gillian was taken to his sister’s home in Anderson on Sunday. He was accompanied by Mrs. Howard and Mr. and Mrs. Gaylon Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gillian
Joe Howard
Anderson
Howard
Gaylon Howard
Mrs. Emma Myers 71 Found Dead After Farm Work
Mrs. Emma Myers aged 71 was found dead by her husband on his return from threshing Saturday. Death appears due to a heart attack. She lived south of Heiser's Station. Survived by husband John Myers a son Orie Lawrenceville Ill two brothers Peter Richie Middetown Ind and David Richie Fort Wayne a sister Mrs Mary Miller Middletown two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were held Monday at Miller Dunkard church near Middletown with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Myers
Heiser
Miller Dunkard Church
Middletown
Picnic at Creitz Park Ends With Lost Brooch
Mr and Mrs John Fair hosted a family outing at Creitz Park Sunday with guests from Philadelphia Newark Sunman Pershing and Creitz. During the day Mrs Fair misplaced a cherished brooch kept as a keepsake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fair
Creitz Park
Harry Drunn
Philadelphia
Robert Drunn
Newark
New Jersey
George Walker
Sunman
Edith Harold
Pershing
George Duebel
Chas Duebel
Clara Blempke
Mary
W. A. Creitz
Mrs. Fair
Teaching Staff Listed for 1931 32 at Central School
Miss Bernice Baynes is hired to fill the vacancy created by Miss Jeanette Springer leaving last spring. The staff list shows Baynes joining room 1 alongside principal Baren F. Taylor and other teachers assigned to rooms 2 through 8 with subjects including art music physical education science and languages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Baynes
Central School
Cloyd
Miss Baynes
Jeanette Springer
Salem
Ind
Teacher's College
Indianapolis
Cambridge City
Indiana Financial Responsibility Law and Auto Accident Limits
Indiana law requires drivers with judgments of 3100 or more in civil actions to satisfy limits up to 5000 for single injuries or death, 10000 for multiple injuries or deaths, and 1000 for property damage. Non residents face license suspension until requirements are met and policy evidence must cover all cars owned. aim is safer driving and lower accident toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicle
Indiana
United States
Canada
Patches and Pride in a Quarrel’s Topsy Turvy Tone
A reflection on how high status exposes faults and how a fearless encounter with a rival ends conflicts. An elderly acquaintance is teased about old times as a memory cue.
25 Years Ago In This Community
A collection of local notes recounts Lynn Clark moving to Terre Haute, a Cambridge City circus next Saturday, the Hagerstown Fair underway, and the death of 90 year old Oliver C. Green in Dublin. Local commerce includes a new pool room in Kepler block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Clark
Terre Haute
Cambridge City
Hagerstown
Oliver C. Green
Dublin
Germantown
Fred Clark
Kepler Block
Hugh Compton
Harriett Boughner
Pennville
Harvey White
Milton
Mary Warman Clawson
Geneva
Milton Christian Church
Rebecca Lowery
Ann Rothermel
E. B. Newman
Alonzo Bertsch
Lutheran
Eatin
Mary Filby
Indianapolis
Isaiah Fricker
The Three Fates Poem on Cal Coolidge Al Smith and Herbert Hoover
A verse outlines Cal Coolidge choosing not to run and enjoying leisure while Al Smith runs and loses, and Herbert Hoover as president who chose to run but is not having fun. The poem contrasts political ambition and personal sentiment across three figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal Coolidge
al Smith
Altho
Herb Hoover
Will of Lorenzo S. Dale Filed for Probate
The will of the late Lorenzo S. Dale was filed for probate in Wayne Circuit Court. Ada Harned named executrix with bond $10 000, Fidelity and Deposit Co of Maryland as surety. Heir list includes Ada Harned Anna Jacobs Lewis Dale Selma Dale O'Conner Sanford Jacobs Lawrence Harned Edna Jacobs Lily Dale Wright Ruth Dale Donaldson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo S. Dale
Wayne
Ada Harned
Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
Dale
Anna Jacobs
Lewis Dale
Selma Dale O'Conner
Sanford Jacobs
Lawrence Harned
Edna Jacobs
Lily Dale Wright
Ruth Dale Donaldson
School Board Lets Bus Driving Contracts to Close
The Cambridge City Jackson Township consolidated schools board met Monday and awarded the school bus transportation contract to the same bidders as last year Frank Clark Dublin John Kaiser Pershing and C F Close city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser and Clark
Cambridge City - Jackson Township Consolidated Schools
Frank Clark
Dublin
John Kaiser
Pershing
C. F. Close
City
Shaffer Family Attends Shultz Reunion at Brick Church
Mr and Mrs L O Shaffer along with two grandchildren from Altooona Iowa attended the Shultz reunion held last Sunday at the Brick church located west of Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. O. Shaffer
Altooona
Iowa
Shultz
Brick Church
Hagerstown
Foster Scudder Family Hosts Sunday in Knightstown
Mr and Mrs Foster Scudder spent Sunday with their parents in Knightstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Foster Scudder
Knightstown
Milton Community News Dates and Social Gatherings
A Milton section recaps a July 12 Kimmel reunion at Creitz Park. It lists illness, church and farm bureau activities, visits from relatives, and social events including a sunken garden conversion on Main Street. Notables include the Scholl family christening, Rotary convention notes, and a grandchild’s christening witness list.
History of Dublin Public Library in Dublin Indiana
This 1931 history recounts the 1859 founding by William McClure, early book losses in a fire, and the 1880s stock company that reestablished the library. It notes catalogues, growing volumes from 795 to 5319, librarian tenures, and the 1931 library board plan to build a central reading room in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ind
William McLure
Cambridge City
Main Street
Hiram Elliott
Samuel Boyd
Benjamin Maxwell
Oliver White
Charles Long
Solomon Crull
Norton Wilson
Luggist
Virginia Stubbs
Bertha John
T. H. Elliott
Georgia Hicks
Julia Morgan
L. M. Tweedy
Margaret Smith
Nora Evans
Lester Snyder
Dublin Public Library
New York
Goldie Elliott
Annabell Ridenour
Martha Linginfelter
C. G. Laymon
Wayne
Inez Money
Herbert Cain
Paul Lamberson
Goldingfiliott
Dublin Free Fair Association
Unknown Biblical Spot The Valley Of Baca
The valley of Baca appears in Psalms as an unidentified place meaning a valley of weeping. Baca trees are described as either mulberry or balsam in regional traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baca
Vultures Noted for Acute Senses and Distance Scenting
The article asserts that vultures have highly developed smell and vision, with claims they can scent food up to 40 miles away, reflecting popular natural history observations.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mt. Auburn
Shaffer
J. T. Reese
Public Service Co
Cambridge Light Co
Samuel Morris
Baren F. Taylor
Katherine Kniese
Eleanor
Pershing School
A. E. Cain
Pauline Morris
Ruth Price
Carolyn Wilson
Cliff McLane
Harry Winter
James Bozoarth
Paul Lamberston
Fredora Gable
Maxine Scott
James Barker
O. W. Winks
Phoebe Nickels
J. C. Smith
Lester Vickers
Helen Allen
Mary C. Dickson
Frank Vanderbeck
T. M. Bales’ Field
Fort Wayne
Mich
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Will
L. S. Dale
Kimmel
William Jeffries
History of Dublin Public Library
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