Baby Contest Nominees Speak for W R C Voting Opens
Nominees for the W R C No 151 Baby Contest include Kenneth Moffett Carolyn Sue McGuire James Thom Eddie Junior Longnecker Helen Louise Stone Jacqueline Sims David Lee Deaging Gary Dean Dearing Everett Baker Veda Irene Dickerson Tommy Butler Lou Ann Ammon Jimmie Cheesman Marlin Ducine Nan Etta Lowry Vivian Anna Tiefenthaler. Ballots will be cast at Dearing's grocery Henderson store Rihm's meat market and Butler's cigar store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Moffett
Carolyn Sue McGuire
James Thom
Eddie Junior Longnecker
Helen Louise Stone
Jacqueline Sims
David Lee Deaging
Ray
Gary Dean Dearing
Guy
Henderson
Rihm’s Meat Market
Butler’s Cigar Store
Real Estate Boom Ahead Says Babson Park Analyst
Babson Park Massachusetts September 1 A sharp rise in real estate values is seen as inevitable amid a long cyclical recovery. The projection highlights a shift to low cost housing and notes rents and property values rising, with six key factors driving demand from underbuilt housing to inflation hedging and favorable financing. Recommendations urge buying or building now and securing long term leases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson Park
Mass
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Federal
NRA
Hagerstown Young Republican Card Party Planned
The Hagerstown Young Republican club will host a card party at the Perfect Circle reception hall on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock CST. Bridge and euchre games with table prizes will be played. Democrats are invited along with Republicans to join Cambridge City’s Young Republicans in Wayne County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Young Republican Club
Perfect Circle
Cambridge City
Wayne County Republican Organization
Miss Patricia Martindale Plans Miami Jacobs Enrollment
Miss Patricia Martindale will depart this week to attend Miami Jacobs business college at Dayton marking the start of her higher education pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Martindale
Miami- Jacobs Business College
Dayton
Paul Jones Spends Weekend in Pebbles Ohio With Parents
Paul Jones spent the weekend with his parents in Pebbles Ohio. The trip appears to be a family excursion with no additional events reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Jones
Pebbles, Ohio
Milton Items Reflect Local Socials and Visits
Social notes from Milton describe Mrs John Posey Jones hosting four tables of bridge, attendance from residents including Mrs Russell Wilson and O H Cress, and a series of church activities. Members and visitors attend Sunday school, choirs enjoy a weiner roast, and a missionary society meeting at Mrs Arthur Hylton's home. Reports cover hospitalities, school outings in Indianapolis, family visits in Indianapolis and Cambridge City, and a cooperative dinner party near Shirley with eighteen attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Posey Jones
Town
Russell Wilson
Dover
Del
O. H. Cress
Bellville
Ill
Howard Beckman
Oliver Wallace
Lloyd Parkins
Olin Davis
Harry Caldwell
Carl Caldwell
Charles Dickerson
Harper Lindsay
Eunice Eichinger
Hester Newman
Walter Hurst
John Brown
Lloyd Heller
Walter Templin
Charles
Richmond
Methodist
Shelbyville
Methodist Sunday School
Ruth Trine
Womens Foreign Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church
Arthur Hylton
Sallie Scholl
Scholl
Edith Heller
Friend
Gertude Manlove
Suchell
Abel
Cora Wise
Gertrude Manlove
Iate Box
Rose Hoshour
Ruth Huddleston
Little Light
Lillian Hylton
King’s Herald
Heller
Manlove
Miss Wise
Carrie Michael
O. H. Cross
Hylton
Hazel Hall
Helen Lamb
Mays
Willard Lamb
Russell Smith
Wilson High School
Riverside Park
Indianapolis
M. E
Lake Wehr
Imogene Tipton
New Castle
L. N. Abel
Mary Louise
Vera Lucille
James Lyon
Will Hussey
Phoenix
Ariz
Lindley Hussey
Mis
Louie Hussey
C. C. Gause
Mary Ann Kulmer
Earl Johnson
Disne
J. C. Gause
Amanda Crosson
Rosa
Mary McCrory
Glenwood
Arthur Rusche
Wash Klotz
Pennville
Cmanliver
Emerson Gause
Chicago
Harry Gause
Thomas Gause
Shirley
Ind
Howard Villars
Wissler family returns home after Olney visit
Rev. and Mrs. Orpha Wissler and daughter Carrol left for Olney Illinois on Sunday after a week with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wissler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpha Wissler
Carrol
Olney
Ill
Jacob Wissler
Biser Couple Touring Cleveland Event Then East
Mr and Mrs Raymond Biser enjoy a ten day vacation visiting the Great Lakes exposition in Cleveland and plan to tour points of interest in the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Biser
Cleveland
East
Dukates Return From California Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Dukate of Rockford California have returned home after spending their vacation with Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Clifton and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omer Dukate
Rockford, Calif
W. D. Clifton
Beeson Couple Told of Relative's Death in Mooreland
Mr and Mrs Ed Beeson were summoned to Mooreland last Thursday by the death of a relative, prompting family gathering arrangements and obituary notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Beeson
Mooreland
Mrs Rhinehart Visiting Indianapolis With Swain Family
Mrs. Frank Rhinehart is spending the week in Indianapolis with her daughter and family Mr. and Mrs. Earl Swain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rhinehart
Indianapolis
Earl Swain
Charles Boyd and Blandis Visit Friends Near Winchester
Charles Boyd and his daughter Blandis spent Wednesday of this week with friends near Winchester enjoying a casual gathering and social companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Boyd
Blandis
Winchester
Hypochondriac on canal accidents and rail safety
The speaker insists railroads act as safety hypochondriacs by constant inspections and signals, arguing motorists should heed accident data from 1935 including 36,100 deaths and 895,280 injuries. He urges brake, steering, and tire checks and careful driving with clear warning about crashes and defective equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erday
Travelers Insurance Company
Williams Ends Life at Riverside Cemetery
Monte Williams, known to Cambridge City residents, died by suicide in a car near his parents’ graves at Riverside cemetery. The Indianapolis bailiff had suffered a month of illness and despondency. Survivors include wife Martha, siblings Cora, Vestal, Ruth, Curtis, Ancil, Harry, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were in Indianapolis with burial at Riverside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Cemetery
Will Ingermann
Lewis D. Williams
Indianapolis
Matthew Williams
Ingermann
Monte
Cambridge City
Williams
White
Martha
Cora Williams
Miami
Florida
G. K. Vestal
Ruth G. Weaver
Bertsch and Beam Family Reunion Planned Sunday
Bertsch and Beam families hold a reunion on Sunday September 6 at Creitz Park with neighbors and friends invited. If rain interrupts the outdoor event it will move to the Dublin Legion Rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertsch
Creitz Park
Dublin Legion Rooms
Beam
Local Couple Married in Dublin Ceremony
Theodell daughter Esther Theobald and Maynard Bertsch son of Clinton Bertsch exchanged vows Monday afternoon read by Rev. Frank Guyatt at his Dublin home. Attendants were Roberta Riser and Lloyd Howard. Bride wore green crepe with pink rose bouquet. Riser wore blue. Thebert couple will reside in Cambridge City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Guyatt
Dublin
Esther Theobald
Andrew Theobald
Maynard Bertsch
Clinton Bertsch
Cambridge City
Roberta Riser
Lloyd Howard
Miss Riser
Mrs
Bertsch
Milton High School
Funeral services for Albert B King in Richmond
Rev. M. L. Scheidler officiated at the funeral for Albert B King age 50 of Richmond husband of Rut Scheidler King. King, a Pennsylvania railroad engineer from Logansport to Cincinnati, died of a heart attack before breakfast prior to his train run. He is survived by his widow three sons Lowell Robert and Charles and daughter Kathleen Helms with his parents and two brothers. Burial was in Earlham cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Scheidler
Richmond
Albert B King
Rut Scheidler King
King
Pennsylvania Railroad
Logansport
Cincinnati
Anderson
Lowell
Hagerstown
Robert
Charles
Crocker Couple Visit Relative in Bristow Oklahoma
Mr and Mrs Charles Crocker of Bristow Oklahoma spent Tuesday of last week with his sister Mrs Estelle McGeath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Crocker
Bristow
Okla
Estelle McGeath
Huddleston takes sales position with Fort Wayne firm
Local notes report Alpheus Huddleston leaving Monday to begin work with a Fort Wayne company. Several residents returned from trips and visits, including Mrs Beulah Lamberson from Crystal Springs Ohio and Miss Charlotte Beeson from Lafayette. Families gathered in Richmond for a Crull Lamott reunion and various weekend visits occurred among Worthington Danville and Indianapolis connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpheus Huddleston
Fort Wayne
East Coast Driver Pending Home Visit This Week
Ross Lannerd, driver for a Cincinnati auto transport firm, is due home this week for a family visit after spending most of the summer in West Virginia and other southern locations. He plans several weeks with relatives. Don Mann and Paul Seffrin spent the weekend with Misses Feealene and Ethel Bogard in Sedalia, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Lannerd
Cincinnati
Ross
West Virginia
Don Mann
Paul Seffrin
Misses Feealene
Ethel Bogard
Sedalia, Ohio
Boyd family long weekend with relatives in London and Sedalia
Orville Boyd spent the weekend with relatives in London and Sedalia Ohio. Mrs Boyd and the child ren returned home with him after a two week visit with relatives there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Boyd
London
Sedalia
Ohio
Boyd
Local visitors Trinidadied by Indianapolis and Cleveland ladies
Dr and Mrs George McCoy and Mrs Rohm of Indianapolis and Mrs Charles Rohm of Cleveland Ohio visited Mrs Harry Kuster on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McCoy
Rohm
Indianapolis
Charles Rohm
Cleveland
Ohio
Harry Kuster
Riverside Cemetery Dedication in Cambridge City History
The piece details how early settlers formed a cemetery society to fund Riverside, north of Cambridge City, selecting twenty four acres at 250 dollars per acre. Trustees organized lot sales after dedication planned for November 21 1868 with oration by George A Johnson and ceremonies led by several religious and fraternal groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County
Old Milford Meeting
Cambridge City
Capitol Hill
Riverside
Lutz
The
Western Mirror
Sol Meredith
Abner Bond
Levin Swiggett
Elbridge Vinton
Dublin
General Meredith
Meredith
George Weast
Dick Cornell
John Cokefair
Aaron Vestal
John Callaway
Benjamin Grove
Louisville
George A. Johnson
W. A. Patton
M. S. Metz
J. B. Sharp
Thomas Newby
Masonic Order
Joseph Peters
Main Street
Reminiscences on Cambridge City and local landmarks
A Pittsburgh reader recalls places and people from Cambridge City, Indiana, including Swertzercup near Moses Myers, Goose Heaven northwest of town, the west end toll gate on the National Road, trainer George W. Shultz, old Johnny O'Brien the conductor, the Kirby hotel at Main and Jones, and the Central hotel transition under Billy Stahr, with mentions of Elbridge Vinton and his daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Tribune
Swertzercup
Moses Myers
Goose Heaven
Cambridge City
Dublin
George W. Shultz
Simons Creek
Planing Mill
Old State Road
Johnny O’brien
Kirby Hotel
Billy Stahr
Central Hotel
Elbridge Vinton
Main and
Jones Street
Mrs. Mary Wright
Cambridge City Centennial Book Promises Historic Pictures
Centennial book available for one dollar including mailing. It features tales of humble life and notable figures, plus pictures of past and present. Frontispiece by Margaret Overbeck shows the covered wooden bridge over Whitewater River. Limited supply. order to Mrs. Robert Hicks to receive the volume by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Overbeck
Whitewater River
Robert Hicks
Washington and Congress on Unconstitutional Laws
The piece recalls the 1792 pension‑claims law and how Congress and President Washington confronted circuit courts that found it unconstitutional. The Pennsylvania circuit objected that the act exceeded judicial power, prompting Congress to accept the court's view and amend the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Marshall
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Pennsylvana
Circuit Court
United States
Conress
Try-Outs Sept 3 4 at Hagerstown for WLS Talent Show
The Prairie Farmer WLS Community Talent Show plans two nights of try-outs at the Hagerstown Community Hall at 7:00 p.m. September 3 and 4. Local artists may perform impersonations of radio stars, singing, instruments, and acts, with the Ladies Aid of the Methodist Episcopal church sponsoring the event and auditions led by Floyd L. Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Farmer Wls
Hagerstown
Eighth Street
Chicago
WLS
Ladies Aid Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cambridge City
Floyd L. Miller
Prairie Farmer
WLS Community Service Department
Uncle Ezra
Lulu Belle
Spareribs
Oleg Yonson
Georgie Gobel
Henry
the Lazy Farmer
Ma Smithers
Joe Kelley
Jack Holden
Prairie Ramblers
Hoosier Hot- Shots
Patsy Montana
Red Foley
Skyland Scotty
Arkie
Jacksonburg Social News Reflects Nearby Visits and Meetings
Jacksonburg notes detail visits near Hagerstown and Dublin, relatives from San Bernardino traveling to see family, a Lake Montcalm trip in Michigan, and local gatherings. The Ladies Aid, Home Circle, Home Economics clubs meet, with plans for a Community Fair and Flower Show, and multiple dinners and guest stays outlined. Local clergy and residents host and attend various appointments and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Young
Hagerstown
Hugh Fagan
Joan
Gene
Gerald Murphy
Dublin
Dolph Personnett
George Fadely
Pershing
George Personnette
George Fagan
Richmond
Smith
Fred Scott
Reba Innes
Irene Wiliams
Irene Kiser
Bessie Jenner
Ula Worf
George
Willadean Crye
Marcella
Wilma Jean Innis
Bernard
Betty Taylor
Reba Innis
Marion Haisley
Malcolm Haisley
Economy
Lake Montcalm
Michigan
Ladies Aid Society
Marie Haisley
Georgia Scott
Dougherty
Declan Dougherty
Miss Hester
Edith Secrest
Lulu Lindley
Aaron Lindley
Crown Point
Noblesville
Thomas Lindley
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Babson
BY Roger W. Babson
Publishers Financial Bureau
Mr. Jones
Monte Williams
Theobald—Bertsch
Glen Douglas
Alfred Wiseman
Betty
Milwaukee
Russell Miner
Charlotte Beeson
F. H. Davis
Lafayette
W. D. Williams
Worthington, Ohio
Mary Williams
Danville
Crull- Lamott
LY Maude
M. Manlove
John C. Farrell
Vouchsafes
Constitutional
Max Berns
Washington and the Courts
Vance
Jacksonburg
Charles Goldsberry
Marjorie Haisley
Russell Edwards
Spartanburg
Home Economics Club
Irene Keiser
Merle Taylor
Lena Lindley
Louise Lindley
Jerry Lindley
Pauline Scruggs
Vernon Brown
George Allen
Irene
Irmalee Crye
Harriett Lindley
Mabel Dougherty
Maxine Ammerman
Martha Crye
Scruggs
Brown
Emma Dougherty
Hester Daugherty
Edith Lindley
Zoe Scott
Widan
Ralph Farquhar
Joyce Ann
Charles Riggs
Marjorie
Geo. Personnette
Stamper
Springport
Joe Brooks
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