Hunt reunion set at Elmer Hunt home south of town
Community notes describe a Hunt family reunion August 28 near Charlottesville. The column lists local visits, travels, and events including reports from Patty Bond on a Midwest Institute, multiple trips to Greenfield, Shelbyville, Columbus Ohio, plus Willkie speech attendance and church services. It records several family gatherings and social visits across nearby towns.
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Hunt
Mrs
Elmer Hunt
Patty Bond
Greenfield
Friends Church
Midwest Institute On International Ressons
Manchester
Ind
Ripley Township Announces Budget Hearings On Sept 3 1940
Ripley Township Rush County Indiana officers will meet at their regular place on September 3 1940 to consider the budget for the coming year including total funds required for expenses and necessary expenditures to be made from appropriations unexpended by July 31. Taxpayers may speak and after levies are set the County Auditor must file them with the County Auditor two days before the second Monday in September. Aggrieved taxpayers may appeal to the State Board by October 15. Mattie B Publow Trustee.
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Ripley Township
Rush County
Indiana
County Tax Adjustment Board
State Board of Tax Commissioners
State Board
Aceen Wesenanas
Township Special Tuition
Aaron
Y. Q Sen
Germany Limits Responsibility for S S American Legion Safety
Berlin announces Reich cannot assume safety for the American Legion, an asylum ship with 897 refugees including Mrs. Florence Harriman and Princess Martha and her son Prince Harold. The vessel sailed from Petsamo, Finland, with a course near military operations around England, prompting the note to the U S Embassy.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Reich
American Legion
Petsamo
Finland
Florence Harriman
U. S
Norway
Martha
Prince Harold
England
S. S. American Legion
Chicago cop farmer Wade farms corn downtown by river
Leewin A. Wade, a city policeman who also grows corn and tomatoes in Chicago’s crowded downtown by the river, poses with Dorothy Laughlin who offers Dial Lite, a new weekly free magazine for rural box holders in the Middle West.
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Chicago
Ill
Leewin A. Wade
Dorothy Laughlin
Wade
Dial Lite
Middle West
Oxen Team Power Feature Across Crandon Wisconsin
In Crandon Wisconsin a five year old pair of Herefords owned by N R Kegley weighs 3230 pounds and works the Kegley farm while also drawing crowds at local events. The animals serve as a showpiece for tourists with Paul Bunyan festivals and Independence Day gatherings. Kegley, a Kentucky transplant, uses Come Here Go Back signals rather than traditional Gee Haw commands. Included is M F Hicks of Bilings Oklahoma who shingled a large barn using surplus license plates.
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Crandon
Wisconsin
N. R. Kegley
Kegley
Kentucky
Wisconsin Pineries
Shakamak State Park Meet Draws Divers and Swimmers
Thousands of Hoosier fans and visitors from more than a dozen states will attend the sixth annual Shakamak State Park Swimming and Diving Championship Meet this weekend. The two day program features 36 events with a record influx of out of state entries, hosted by the Department of Conservation with Jasonville Industrial Bureau and AAU officials. Final heats and housing arrangements are being completed as trials begin at 10 a.m. with finals from 2 p.m. Each of the two days will feature 18 events.
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Shakamak State Park
Indiana
Park
Department of Conservation
Jasonville Industrial Bureau
Amateur Athletic Union
Shakamak State Park Features In Indiana County Notes
Shakamak state park near Jasonville spans over a thousand acres in Clay Greene and Sullivan counties and hosts a balanced program with Shakamak Open Indiana A A U Mid States and National Junior A A U championships. Lake Shakamak and Lake Jasonare offer beaches and fishing for bass and bluegill among park attractions.
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Ternoon
Indiana
Mid-States
Shakamak State Park
Jasonville
Clay
Greene
Sullivan
Lake Shakamak
Lake
Jason
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