March Weather and Local Happenings in 1808 Tribune
The paper notes a heavy March snowfall, local job moves to Lewisville, and a Kokomo fatality from a fall on ice. It covers Republican primary results countywide, with vote tallies for Congress, State Senate, Representatives, sheriffs and commissioners. Also listed are local deaths, business moves, property sales, Odd Fellows plans, franchise applications, church offerings, and a millinery study trip.
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Congress
James E. Watson
R. Sedgwick
C. C. Binkley
J. C. Stevens
Ros
Modern American Woman Changes and Market Shifts
A McCall's Magazine booklet notes women differ from their mothers as motorbus differs from stagecoach. Silk stocking production rose from 1900 to 1926, with sales surpassing five pairs per female. Domestic electricity, cosmetics, linoleum, and furniture all expanded, while mothers spend 85 cents per dollar in stores. Clearance sales show women favoring style over figures, pushing retailers to tailor to tastes.
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McCall’s Magazine
The Good Old Days Revisited In Modern Times
A reflective column questions the nostalgia of the so called good old days. It contrasts past hardships with present life noting hazards of dodging vehicles, noise, bootleggers as criminals, and unsafe travel. It argues that the era’s legends overlook uncomfortable realities.
Hagerstown Wins Sec Tional Tourney In Overtime
Hagerstown edged the Lincoln Wampus Cats 30 to 29 in a tense overtime at Trueblood Field as Wayne County’s sectional final, praised for sportsmanship and drama. The Wampus Cats fought back from a deficit to force extra time before Hagerstown clinched the title.
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Trueblood Field
Richmond
Hagerstown
Wayne County
Wampus Cats
Connersville
Lincoln Wampus Cats
the Tribune
Lincoln
Hagerstown Captures Sectional Final at Richmond Meet
Hagerstown defeated Cambridge City 30 to 29 to win the Richmond sectional. The victory earns Hagerstown a trip to the Regional at Rushville on Saturday after beating Morton 20 to 18 in the semifinal and earlier prevailing 39 to 22 over Milton. Cambridge City beat Centerville 20 to 12 in the other semifinal.
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Richmond
Hagerstown
Rushville
Boston
Webster
Morton
Williamsburg
Milton
Whitewater
Greensfork
Centerville
Economy
Cambridge City
Corn Borer Exhibit Visits Cambridge City
The Government and Purdue corn borer truck toured Cambridge City last Friday, ending a three day stop in Wayne county. Farmers and townspeople viewed the display and were surprised by the damage the corn borer causes to crops as the truck drew a steady audience.
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Purdue
Cambridge City
Wayne County
Joe Guess Play at Lincoln Auditorium Benefits Dairy Industry
The Farm Bureau and Harris Produce Co present the play Joe Guess Runs a Boarding House to show better feeding methods and lower milk costs. Starring Joe Guess Bob Profit and three cows Molly Bess and Susie. The production, previously at Memphis, visits Lincoln Auditorium this Thursday evening March 8 for a family-friendly event.
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Joe Guess
Lincoln Auditorium
Farm Bureau
Harris Produce Co
Bob Profit
Molly
Bess
Susie
Memphis
Assessors Begin Duty for Sixty Days in Jackson Township
Thomas Jefferson Graves and a team commence their assessment duties from March 1 for sixty days. Graves handles personal property in Cambridge City. M. E. Mason oversees real estate. Enyeart and others cover other local districts with Emma and Mary Graves managing office work. A ten percent reduction on farm land is announced.
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Thomas Jefferson Graves
Jackson Township
Reuben Bertsch
Emma Graves
Mary Graves
Indemnity Life and Casualty Company Leaders Visit
W W Dark, president of the Indemnity Life and Casualty Co of Indianapolis, visited the Tribune last Thursday. He and W E Call organized the company months ago and have seen strong growth in life insurance. Fred Masterson is listed as a director on their advertising material.
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W. W. Dark
Indemnity Life and Casualty Company of
Indianapolis
The
Tribune
W. E. Call
Indemnity Life and Casualty Co
Department of Life Insurance
Imperial Mills painting adopted by Corpus Christi students
The painting Imperial Mills by Marie Wight Phillips, depicting Cambridge City Indiana, is in the Central Light Power office in Corpus Christi while a new schoolhouse is built. Corpus Christi school children raised funds to keep the artwork in their city as word spread that it would return home.
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the Tribune
Corpus Christi
Tex
Imperial Mills
Marie Wight Phillips
Cambridge City
Ind
Cambridge City Tribune
Central Light & Power Company
Hines Seeks State Office for Public Instruction
Arthur H. Hines, superintendent of Wayne county schools, announced his candidacy for state superintendent of public instruction pending May Republican convention. He notes his qualifications and eight years as Cambridge City schools superintendent before becoming county head.
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Arthur H. Hines
Wayne County
Hines
Cambridge City
Pike's Peak expedition recalled in Spotlight article
Jack Beesley of Denver writes for Spotlight about a party of eight Ad-A Man club members and six companions who trekked from Colorado Springs along Barr's trail to Pike's Peak. They faced gale winds and ten degrees below zero over ten miles, with experiences described as dangerous and wondrous.
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Dan Winters
Jack Beesley
Denver
Colo
Spotlight
Ad-A Man Club
Moving Picture Men
Colorado Springs
Pike’s Peak
Carpenter to Visit Knightstown Drug Store in Jolly Absence
B A Carpenter a former local druggist now living near Spiceland will visit the Knightstown drug store of Walter Jolly during the Jollys absence abroad Mrs Ozro Thompson is seriously ill with heart trouble.
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B. A. Carpenter
Spiceland
Walter Jolly
Knightstown
Mrs. Jolly
Ozro Thompson
St Patrick Day Party Treats Folks to Green Themed Fun
A lively St Patrick s Day celebration features bright green decorations, crepe paper attire and humor as guests dress candy lollipops as Irish characters. A tiered buffet displays green confections and a menu highlights tuna salad, lobster salad and nutty treats with mint accents.
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St. Patrick
Ireland
St. Patrick’s Day
Moonlady Musical: Palace of the Moon Lady at Rosemont
Four year absence ends as Bob Harrington returns to Mrs. Montgomery's home. His substitute George Taylor meets Sylvia at a Spanish Piesta while Percival Chetwood and M. Rene LeMon arrive as nobles. A robbery triggers suspicion amid the weekend party at Moon Lady Rooms and Mrs. Montgomery's Garden.
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Bily Maxwell
Taylor
Marjorie Jane Fetters
Montgomery
Hostess
Ccseeeseeeresee
Eya Whiteley
Babbit Martan
Betty Martan
Slyvia
Lila Lavender
Elsie Rittenhouse
Billy Maxwell
M. Rene le
Ulrich Suzanne
Sylvia Montgomery
Maxine Heacock
Latrice Montgomery
Mary Louise Allen
George Taylor
Elias
Bob Harrington
Aay
Hiler
Percival Chetwood
Mary Montgomery
Sylvia
George
M. Rene LeMon
Local ties noted in recent visits and wills
Santford Wilson visited his sister in Greenfield after thirty five years. Mrs. Edna Swiggett returned from Mayo Hospital Rochester Minn greatly improved. Judge Hoelscher is asked to interpret the will of the late W Bent Wilson in a Rushville case against Mary Catherine Wilson Lotus Miller David Wilson and Mrs Mayme C Wilson.
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Santford Wilson
Greenfield
Inlaw
Nancy Wilson
Edna Swiggett
Mayo Hospital
Rochester
Mann
Hoelscher
Wayne Circuit Court
W. Bent Wilson
Jasper D. Case
Rushville
Mary Catherine Wilson
Lotus Miller
David Wilson
Mayme C. Wilson
Mrs Mayme Wilson Returns Home After Cleveland Exam
Mrs Mayme Wilson and her daughter Mrs Lotus Miller arrived home Saturday night from Cleveland Ohio where Mrs Wilson underwent a special examination that found a growth pressing on her throat but inoperable at present. Her condition has improved and gives encouragement.
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Mayme Wilson
Lotus Miller
Cleveland
Ohio
Suspect Joe Carr Arrested in Hamilton Ohio
Joe Carr alleged to be a wanted criminal in Ohio was arrested in Hamilton last week. He says he worked in Cambridge City and came to visit relatives before arrest. He faces theft charges and a murder count in Ohio. Dorothy Vestal of Indianapolis seeks damages in Covington court.
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Joe Carr
Hamilton
Ohio
Cambridge City
Dorothy Thompson Vestal
Indianapolis
Greenfield
Knightstown Banner
Covington
Thomas P. Fitzpatrick
The Month of March in Indiana Hope and Winds
The article notes March as a windy month with dust and blustery days but brings fresh air and rising sun. It mentions better outdoors activity, birds singing, and preparation for summer sports and labors, highlighting Indiana’s seasonal optimism.
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Sun
Indiana
Why School Costs Have Climbed in Recent Years
The piece explains that rising costs in education are not due to population growth or higher teacher salaries or building expenses. It cites one major factor as increased time or days spent in school and longer daily attendance. The article analyzes how extended schooling contributes to overall expense.
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Grant Clark
Lewisville
William Secrist
East Germantown
Kokomo
George G. Hindman
Enos Beard
Harrison Township
Jacksonburg
Susan Prince Baker
Amanda Mauk
Dublin News
Horace Ellabarger
Muncie
Dolly Howren
New Lisbon
John W. Hull
Cliff
Germantown News
Odd Fellows
Nettie Eshelman
Town Board
Christian Sunday
Henry Hussey
Hyde
M. E
Dodbridge Chapel
Mother
ST. Patrick’s
Ak Aacedae
Raymond” Woog
Lymouth
G. Weston Watson
Watson
Forest Hills
Florence Duelk
William Duelk
New York City
Lincoln High School
Moonlady
Hop Sing
Maxine Morris
Betty
Acts
Ewes
Mrs. Montgomery
Rosemont-by-the-Sea
Monterey
California
Lincoln v. Teibune High School
Wrenn Paper CO
Middletown, Ohio
J. J. Hallowell, Secy
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