Legion Auxiliary Sets March Activities in Legion Hall
Legion Auxiliary held a Monday evening meeting. Edith Allen reported outreach to senators on Legion bills and read acknowledgments to Ernest Fennell and James Kane for adopted soldier gifts. March plans include remembrances, safety article discussion, and a birthday program with a 6:30 coop supper. A naval print prize will be awarded March 16.
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Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Edith Allen
Ernest Fennell
James Kane
Marion Hospital
Noah Short
Ruth Reed
Gary
Legion
Theatre Party To See Jane Eyre In Indianapolis
Miss Mary Hinsky Mary Louise Allen Phyllis Shirkey Dorothy Fulton Agnes Morris Valetta Olga Bachmann Betty Diffenderfer Jean Shrawder Adelaide Smith of Indianapolis will attend a theatre party at the English theatre Indianapolis this Thursday evening to see Kathryn Hepburn in Jane Eyre.
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Mary Hinsky
Mary Louise Allen
Phyllis Shirkey
Dorothy Fulton
Agnes Morris
Valetta
Olga Bachmann
Betty Diffenderfer
Jean Shrawder
Adelaide Smith
Indianapolis
English Theatre
Kathryn Hepburn
Jane Eyre
Cooperative Dinner Guests Share Sunday Evening
Mr and Mrs Alva OBrien hosted a cooperative dinner party Sunday for guests Mrs Adeline Stombaugh and sons David and Eugene Mr and Mrs Ray Hinsky and daughter Mary Mr and Mrs Beale Hinsky Will and Charles Ingermann Donald Mann and Lowell Gilbert of Straughn Ethel Weber announces the engagement of her daughter Faye to Merle Craig with a Saturday afternoon ceremony at the Methodist parsonage Rev Wm H Harrison officiated the single ring ceremony Alma Weber and Paul Weber sister and brother of the bride served as attendants and will reside on Church street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva O’brien
Adeline Stombaugh
David and
Eugene
Ray Hinsky
Mary
Beale Hinsky
Will
Charles Ingermann
Donald Mann
Lowell Gilbert
Straughn
Ethel Weber
Faye
Merle Craig
Methodist Parsonage
Wm. H. Harrison
Alma Weber
Paul Weber
Church Street
Milton Items Highlight Local Socials and Events
Mrs John Reed entertained the Home Circle with a cooperative supper for a long list of couples and individuals. Helen Murray of Cambridge City visited family this weekend. Milton Cary club hostesses and youth conference plans noted. Embroidery and Ruth Circle activities, bazaar planning, Easter Star district meeting, and local dances reported with multiple hosts and attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Reed
H.kirlin
Grover Slonaker
Chas. Kirlin
Wm. Larson
Flora Larson
Justus Alfred
Dorothy Bertsch
Wilbur Clevenger
Helen Murray
Cambridge City
Lloyd Parkins
Milton Cary Club
Elsie Hert
Maytag
Taylor University
Maurice Ingermann
J. Brown
Harold Larson
Howard Kirlin
Embroidery Club
Sallie Scholl
Christian Church
Ruth Circle
Tiny Ohmit
Milton Easter Star
Williamsburg
Paul Caldwell
Roderick McCormick
Ohio
Wilson High School
Centerville High School
Clarence Chase
Psi Iota Xi
Alvin Bertsch
Margaret Griffin
Leland Beeson
Connersville
Spring Business Outlook from Babson Park 1937
Roger W. Babson reports at Babson Park Florida on the 1937 business outlook. Attendees note the boom is partly artificial with forward buying and stockpiling in anticipation of higher prices. Some fear heavy inventories and rising commodity prices, with metals up over 50 percent since last summer.
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Babson Park
Fla
Babson Park Florida
Ince
Industries Show Recovery and Labor Fears Ahead of 1937
The discussion notes heavy industry still below normal but advancing, with machine tool and locomotive orders hinting at gains. Labor concerns pose strike risks in coal and steel, while inflation worries and federal outlays loom. Despite jitters, optimism persists that 1937 will outpace 1936 as durable goods approach normal.
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John Lewis
No Civilization Without Churches Advocated
A call to attend church emphasizes the church as the supreme institution shaping morality economy and politics. The message asserts the church has transformed society from heathenism to civilization and from slavery to freedom, urging public faithfulness.
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Church
Go to Church Next Sunday Go Every Sunday
A call to religious duty urges believers to attend church regularly. The message argues the church upholds home purity, personal virtue, national morals, and charitable institutions, warning that absence invites vice and economic decline.
Moses Myers Returns Home After Seventeen Years
Moses Myers living northwest of town and east of Pleasant Hill church returned Sunday after leaving home in 1920. He traveled across many states and in 1932 was struck by Louisville notables vehicle, breaking both legs and spending a year in hospital. he now walks with crutches.
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Moses Myers
Pleasant Hill Church
Mr. Myers
Louisville
Kentucky
Cambridge City Shakes as Miniature Earthquake Grips Midwest
A small quake rattled Cambridge City at 9:48 am Tuesday, with about nine shocks felt along north south directions. Telephones buzzed as inquiries rolled in. tremors were reported across Indiana Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia, notably shaking Columbus and Urbana structures and cracking plaster in Indianapolis.
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Cambridge City
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Columbus
Urbana
Indianapolis
Mrs Clayborn King and Centerville Visitor
Mrs Clayborn King and her daughter from Centerville spent Saturday with local family and friends in town.
Maple spends weekend with Indianapolis family
Richard Maple of Indianapolis visited over the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Floyd Maple.
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Richard Maple
Indianapolis
Mrs
Floyd Maple
Bradburns relocate from Lincoln Drive to West Main Street
Mr and Mrs Harry Bradburn move their residence from the Williams property on Lincoln Drive to the Wolfe property on West Main Street reflecting a local neighborhood shift.
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Harry Bradburn
Williams
Lincoln Drive
Wolfe
West Main Street
Mrs Ancil Williams Recovers From Pneumonia Illness
Mrs Ancil Williams is slowly recovering after a serious pneumonia illness. She is under medical care and showing gradual improvement with friends and family offering support.
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Ancil Williams
Mercer Family Weekend Visit With Grover Sells Family
Mr and Mrs Jamel Mercer and their Indianapolis family spent the weekend with sister Grover Sells and her family in a family gathering noting kinship and hometown ties.
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Mrs. Jamel Mercer
Indianapolis
Mrs. Grover Sells
Thomas Dairy Visits Clingman Family Weekend
Thomas Dairy of Muncie spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clingman and other relatives.
Mrs Ben Johnson Hosts Bridge Club This Afternoon
Mrs Ben Johnson will be hostess this Thursday afternoon for her Bridge club.
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Ben Johnson
Jolly Lincolneers Form Club At Miss Roberts Home
Eight girls east of the river bridge organized a literary club to be called the Jolly Lincolneers. Members include Lorena Clifton Alice Hinebaugh Marjorie Rush Ruth Chapman Maxine Smith Geraldine Bowman and Marjorie Roberts. They will be entertained March 19 at Miss Rush's home.
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Marjorie Roberts
Jolly Lincolneers
River Bridge
Lorena Mae Clifton
Alice Hinebaugh
Marjorie Ellen Rush
Ruth Chapman
Maxine Smith
Geraldine
Betty Bowman
Miss Rush
Local Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits and Illness
Several residents report health improvements and weekend visits across Cambridge City Greensfork Dublin and Richmond. People named include Elizabeth Ellen Rush Marjorie Ellen Rush Ruth Faucett Maude Williams and Linville Swallow with mentions of the Rush and Bertsch families and a Penny Supper at the Evangelical church Homestead Inn.
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Marjorie Ellen Rush
Marjorie Roberts
Cambridge City
Stephen Gubi
Ida Jamieson
G. F. Gipe
Ruth Faucett
Henry Bertsch
Lee Hartman
William Bleill
Harry Rodenberg
Near Greensfork
Christina Dryer
Jeannette Tatman
Indianapolis
Elizabeth Heck
Dublin
Abner Langston
Catherine Duff
Richmond
Earl Wyrick
Homestead Inn
The
Evangelical Church
Fern Ashbaugh
Psi Iota Xi
Margaret Griffin
Maude Williams
Robert Rush
Linville Swallow
Barbara Barefoot 102nd Birthday Noted in National Tributes
Mrs Barbara Barefoot died at her son Earl Barefoot’s home on February 25 1937 She would have turned 102 on March 28 If life honored by radio and press for her age she was known for a radiant character The funeral was at the Methodist church with Rev William H Harrison officiating and burial in Riverside cemetery
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Barbara Barefoot
Earl Barefoot
Barefoot
Methodist Church
Riverside Cemetery
William H. Harrison
Tribute to Mrs Barbara Barefoot 102 Years Remembered
A tribute recalls dear friend Mrs Barbara Barefoot who lived nearly 102 years. The writer, once a summer acquaintance in 1884 in Dayton and now in Richmond, honors her as a second mother and dedicates verses to her memory.
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Barbara Barefoot
Journal of Dayton
Richmond
Tribute to Mrs Barbara Barefoot Ends 72 Years of Life
Poem memorial thanking Mrs Barbara Barefoot, longtime mother figure to a Dayton family. Obituary notes she lived to almost 102, died Saturday morning, February 27, 1937, at Lamar Apts in Dayton. Writer John Emory Walker recalls her unselfish love and Christian bounty and honors her memory for future inspiration.
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Wayne County
Lamar Apts
Dayton
Ohio
John Emory Walker
The
Prince of Publicity
Miss Elsie Kappen to Speak at Baptist Night
Baptist state worker Miss Elsie Kappen will address the Baptist Missionary Society in East Central Association on Wednesday March 17. A cooperative supper at 6 and program at 7:30 will follow in the church basement. An invitation goes to every Missionary Society and church in the association and to the public. Miss Kappen is described as a forceful speaker. The East Central Association Women’s Conference will be at Calvary Baptist Church on Friday March 12 with Miss Mary L. Parrish of Peger Burma as principal speaker and several local women expected to attend.
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Elsie Kappen
Baptist Missionary Society
Miss Kappen
Missionary Society
East Central Association
Calvary Baptist Church
Mary L. Parrish
Peger
Burma
Bean Supper by W. R. C. Proves Most Successful
The W. R. C. report last week’s bean supper as the most successful in years. James Dearing received the lamp award. The committee thanks the public and all supporters for their help.
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James Dearing
Mr and Mrs Paul Roberts Plan Indianapolis Weekend Visit
Mr and Mrs Paul Roberts will spend the weekend in Indianapolis with their parents, joining family members for a brief gathering and travel from their home.
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Paul Roberts
Indianapolis
Mrs Hat Tie Brewer Spends Tuesday in Richmond
Mrs Harry Turner and Mrs Hat tie Brewer spent Tuesday in Richmond with friends.
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Harry Turner
Hattie Brewer
Richmond
Mrs Anna Smith Recovering After Auto Crash
Friends report Mrs Anna Smith of Cincinnati formerly of this city is recovering from injuries suffered last month when knocked down by an automobile.
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Anna Smith
Cincinnati
Practical Folks Should Heed Warnings
A Wichita reader warns that timely warnings and appeals may be ignored. The piece argues it is better to send a brief note about safety than to express sympathy after a preventable accident. It cites a workman injuring a toe on a nail and needing lengthy hospital care as a cautionary example.
Wayne Implement Company to Locate in City
W. J. Everett of Richmond and Stanley Gehr organize Wayne Implement Company to handle J I Case implements and a line of paints. The firm will occupy the Judkins room once the Library space and Everett will serve as manager, moving here soon.
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W. J. Everett
Richmond
Stanley Gehr
Wayne Implement Company
J. I. Case Implements
Judkins
Cambridge City
Mr. Everett
Helen Hunt club votes on Supreme Court question
At a Monday meeting the Helen Hunt club held a secret ballot on the Supreme Court issue at the request of the General Federation of Womens clubs. Mrs. W. D. Judkins spoke on the History of the Churches in Cambridge City. Mrs. L. F. Miller presented Main Street A Comparison outlining a century of changes.
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Helen Hunt Club
Supreme Court
General Federation of Womens Clubs
W. D. Judkins
Cambridge City
L. F. Miller
Help One Another Club Meeting in Dublin
The Help One Another club will meet next Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Charles Fagan in Dublin.
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Charles Fagan
Dublin
Bertsch Brought Home From Rushville in Serious Condition
Lloyd Bertsch was brought home from Rushville Monday and is seriously ill.
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Lloyd Bertsch
Rushville
Morris Family Visit Siblings in Martinsville and Louisville
Mr and Mrs Charles Morris together with her sister and her husband of Martinsville and Miss Agnes Morris spent Sunday in Louisville Kentucky.
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Charles Morris
Martinsville
Agnes Morris
Louisville, Ky
Comforters Made by Church Missionary Auxiliary
Members of the Presbyterian church and neighboring ministers along the Ohio River in the southern state were provided comforters. The items were crafted yesterday during an all day session at Mrs. J. C. Smith’s home by the church Missionary Auxiliary.
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Presbyterian Church
Ohio River
J. C. Smith
Church Missionary Auxiliary
Mrs. Raymond Furgason Returns From Indianapolis Visit
Mrs. Raymond Furgason came home Monday after a week in Indianapolis visiting Dr. and Mrs. Paul Furgason and other relatives.
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Raymond Furgason
Indianapolis
Paul Furgason
Sorority Milk Fund Donations and Meetings
New Albany and Jeffersonville Psi Iota Xi chapters received contributions for their milk funds this week. The sorority held a business meeting Monday at Alvin Bertsch home with hostess Miss Maragret Griffin. Mrs. Robert Hampton and Misses Mary Janet Kienker and Anna Mae Griffin performed a musical program. Mrs. Chester Langston is to host the social meeting Monday evening March 15.
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New Albany
Jeffersonville
Psi Iota Xi
Alvin Bertsch
Maragret Griffin
Robert Hampton
Mary Janet Kienker
Anna Mae Griffin
Chester Langston
Dublin Items Highlight Local Visits and Engagement News
Local social notes show Mr. and Mrs. Everett Gray hosting relatives near Jacksonburg and H B Demaree visiting Lawrenceburg and Aurora. An engagement announcement for Miss Margaretta Davisson and H L Golay is reported, with the marriage planned this month in Dublin.
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Everett Gray
Hugh Fagan
Jacksonburg
H. B. Demaree
Lawrenceburg
Aurora
I. V. Kirk
Indianapolis
Arthur Connor
Roy Adams
Connersville
James Allen
Hagerstown
James Lawrence
Donner
Gertrude Foster
J. C. Huffman and Son
Robert Rush
Pershing
Maude Williams
Richmond
Elizabeth
Ida Williams
William Brumfield
O. E. Stewart
Harry Sullivan
Wayne County
George Enfield
Purdue
S. W. Milligan
Harry
Lincoln High School
Peggie Shafer
Lillian Byba
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R. H. Kopp
Spring Business Outlook
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