Ripley Two Farmers Hear Facts On Wheat Program
Nearly one hundred farmers attended a Wednesday night wheat meeting at the Ripley school. County agent C. F. Brown explained government contracts and the new adjustment plan including what to do with surplus acreage and changes in landlord tenant relations under crop payment contracts. Roy Herkless chaired, outlining how contracts affect crop division and adjustment payments between landlords and tenants in various ownership setups.
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C. F. Brown
Ealso
Ripley Township
Roy Herkless
Brown
Secretary of Agriculture
Owl Club Goes Camping trip to Lake Wehi
The Ow! club of the Friends church left Tuesday morning for a two weeks camping trip at Lake Wehi. The group traveled in Mr Dunns ambulance and Chevrolet with chaperones Mr and Mrs Frank Guyatt guiding the trip to ensure everyone enjoys a safe, fun visit with plenty to eat.
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The
Friends Church
Lake Wehi
Mr. Dunn
Chevrolet
Frank Guyatt
Library Notes Miln The Soul of China and Ashton Doctor Serogold
A library note highlights Milns The Soul of China glimpsed in tales of today and yesterday and Ashton s Doctor Serogold praised for sincerity charm and sympathetic observation of everyday life with a keen dramatic sense.
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Miln
China
Ashton
Doctor Serogold
Old Gas Bills From 1919 Noted In Local Shop
Editor finds two old gas bills dated November 11 1919 signed by the late Harry Stager showing a rate of 40 cents per 1000 cubic feet. Also mentions visitors from Indianapolis Statesville NC and local social notices including Jack Ball's improving health.
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Harry Stager
County Commission Approves Short Term Loan and Bond
Regular meeting grants a 20000 dollar short term loan and a 16390.60 dollar poor relief bond. Bids on gravel, coal contracts, and a deed claim for old traction line right of way were discussed with officials approving purchases and setting terms.
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Paul Harris
Court House
Roscoe Wagoner
Henderson
John W. Sullivan
Arlington
J. W. Peters
Rushville
Arthur Weidner
DeHare Corporation
Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
Frazee Coal Company of
Frazee Company
Indiana
West Virgina
W. W. Nelson
Nelson
Eastern Kentucky
Mrs White and Family Visit Local Residents
Mrs Oliver White arrived Wednesday to stay several days with Mrs Verna Hill. She recently spent time in Smyrna Turkey and is well known locally. Mr and Mrs Frank White of Charlottesville will also visit Mrs Hill on Wednesday.
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Oliver White
Verna Hill
White
Symrna
Turkey
Frank White
Charlottsville
Hill
Snake Scare In Yard Ends With Firearm Intervention
Ross Parish and Marion Munden were mowing and weeding when they spotted a large water moccasin under a grape arbor. Parish shot the snake with a rifle to end the threat.
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Ross Parish
Marion Munden
Mr. Parish
Charlottesville Man Home After Mysterious Disappearance
Earl Addison, who vanished from his Charlottesville home last year and had been missing for months, has reappeared in good spirits and health after a quiet return weeks ago.
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Earl Addison
Town Board Orders Weeds Mowed by August 15
Notice issued by Town Board requires all weeds to be mowed by August 15 or the work will be done by others and charges billed to the property owners. J A Lineback, clerk.
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Order of Town Board
J. A. Lineback
Local residents visit Urbana and Chicago World’s Fair
Mr and Mrs Chas Benson called on Mrs Charlott Cofield and Mr and Mrs Henry Fort at Greenfield Sunday afternoon. C M Hackelman and Mr and Mrs Arthur White visited Prof J C Hackelman and a family at Urbana Illinois last week. They also attended the World’s Fair at Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas Benson
Charlott Cofield
Mr. and Henry Fort
Greenfield
C. M. Hackelman
Arthur White
J. C. Hackelman
Urbana, Ill
Chicago
Cyanide Contamination of Blue River Draws Attention
An Indiana feature traces decades of cyanide pollution from Chrysler waste into the Big Blue River at Newcastle. Investigations by Prof Diggs and Superintendent Mannfeld confirmed ongoing dumping despite promises to stop. The tale describes fish and cattle deaths, legal actions, and local resistance amid factory pressure and costly cleanup debates.
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Knightstown Banner
Diggs
Winchester
Indiana
Conservation Department
Blue River
Mannfeld
Knightstown
Indianapolis Daily Times
Arch Steiner
New Castle
Tonneau
Newcastle
Chrysler Corporation
Big Blue
Labatory
State Bureau of Sanitary Engineering
State Bureau of the Sanitary Division
Explorer spends three hours in Stromboli crater
An explorer describing a perilous descent into Stromboli's active crater wore an asbestos suit and breathing gear. He mentions watching boiling lava like a sea in a storm and pits ten to thirty feet deep with lava seething like porridge while ash clouds and sulfur vapor filled the air.
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Stromboli
Hell
Phoenicia A Narrow Strip With Vast Historical Reach
Phoenicia, though a small province, left a large mark on world history. Renowned mariners and traders built Carthage, contributed to literature, and fostered early colonization. Its coast spans 12 to 20 miles wide and 120 miles long, with Tyre Sidon Beyrout harbors and Lebanon mountain springs feeding fertile crops and rich fruit orchards.
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Phoenicia
Phenice
Phenicia
Carthage
Rome
Mediterranean
Palestine
Mount Carmel
St. Jean d’Acre
Lebanon
Tyre
Sidon
Beyreout
Westminster Abbey the Royal Cemetery of England
Westminster Abbey has housed a church for over thirteen centuries. The present abbey dates to Edward the Confessor who built a church here between 1049 and 1050 and named it the Collegiate Church of St Peter. He was the first monarch buried there in 1066, his shrine later rebuilt by Henry III, and since then thirteen kings and five queens have been interred within its walls.
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Vera Miller
Indianapoli
F. M. Miller
Ella Kelso
New Saem
Ie Chrysler Corporation
Big Blue
Knightstown
Frank Tritt
Blue
Newcastle
Indiana
Ike Walton
Westminster Abbey
Edward the Confessor
Westminster
Peter
St. Peter
Henry III
Edward
Thirteenth Century Rent Re-enacted at Law Courts
A London re enactment in the Law Courts recalls Henry I s grant of moorland rent and a forges tribute. The king s remembrancer observed the city solicitor paying a long owed quit rent in faggots six horseshoes and 61 nails were counted in a staged ceremony.
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Law Courts
London
Shropshire
St. Clement Danes
Henry I
Montreal Herald
Black Widow Spider Dangers and Public Fear
Hygieia Health Magazine cautions against overestimating spider benefits and warns that naturalists’ praise of the Black Widow as a household helper risks lax safety. The piece reviews actual dangers and argues for careful handling of spider lore.
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Hygeia Health Magazine
Owl Club boys camp at Lake Wee-Hi this week
The Owl's Club boys camp at Lake Wee-Hi with Frank Guyatt and wife as chaperones. Union Sunday Worship will be at Fletcher M. E. church next Sunday with Mr. Pickett preaching and singing by the Christian church choir.
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Owl's Club
Lake Wee- Hi
Frank Guyatt
Union
Fletcher M. EF
Pickett
The
Christian Church
Walnut Ridge
Charlottsville
Women's Missionary Society
Minnie Adkins
Florence Parker
Christian Endeavor
Fletcher M. E
Young People of Friends Quarterly Meeting
Donald Spitler
Spiceland
East St Church Young Meeting Plans Monday
East St. Christian Church announces a Young Meeting Monday night with Sunday School at 9 30 a m Union Services at Fletcher M E church at 7 30 Rev Pickett will preach and our church will conduct the singing
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Fletcher M. E
Pickett
Our Church
Rushville 4-H Club Exhibits Set for Friday Display
Arrangements for Rush County 4-H Club annual exhibit are announced by the county extension office and officers. Girls’ exhibits will be at the courthouse and boys’ at Kirkpatrick garage on South Morgan Street. Premiums depend on Tag Week funds. officers and directors for 4-H events are listed with multiple club assistants named.
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Rush County
Rushville
Kirkpatrick
South Morgan Street
Artle Price
Burl Matney
Jesse C. Brooks
Harold Seall
Newton Halterman
Paul Thorpe
Fred Bell
Ora Lower
Ernest Berninger
Lawrence Smith
Gail Abernathy
Ertle Price
Robert McColley
Colt Club
Harold Beall
Harold Aikin
Corn Club
Lowell Harton
Pig Club
Ollie Cross
Evelyn Harton
Mary Eleln Cross
Canning and Health Club
Leanore Myers
Maxine Morris
Irene Gilson
Visitors Reported From Andersen And Fortville This Week
Betty Jean Hill visited Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hill in Andersen last week. Milton R. Taylor of Fortville visited Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Norris this weekend.
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Betty Jean Hill
Mrs. Earl Hill
Andersen
Milton R. Taylor
Fortville
C. A. Norris
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Ripley Two
OWL Club
Library Notes
John C. Henley
Indianapolis
H. E. Noel
Jack Ball
Mrs White
Charlottsville Man Home
Explorer
the Royal Cemetery
East ST. Chistian Church
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