Child Killed By Auto At Bainbridge Street
Six year old Helena Johnson died instantly when a Ford roadster struck her in front of her Bainbridge home on a Wednesday afternoon. Edward Chapman, driver of the eastbound car from Indianapolis, stopped and expressed shock at the tragedy. Funeral services were held Friday at Roachdale with funeral expenses paid by Chapman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bainbridge
Helena Johnson
Charles Johnson
Edward Chapman
Indianapolis
Roachdale
Chapman
Greencastle
Woman's Missionary Society Meet Seeks Christmas Lecture
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Christian church met at Mrs. Rose Draper's home on Thursday December 2 with Mrs. J G Sharp presiding. Mrs. Henry Phillips led devotionals and Mr Blooah will lecture at the church December 12. Four new members were added and the next meeting is set for January with Mrs Sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Rose Draper
M. F. Bennett
Terre Haute
J. G. Sharp
Henry Phillips
Blooah
O. QO. Kirod
Mrs. Bourne
Olive Bourne
Elaine
Eloise Draper
Mrs. Sharp
Hazlett Strikes Gas Pocket New Well Deep
James Hazlett drilled anew gas well and struck a pocket at four feet. He has used gas near his home for twenty years and the new pocket shows stronger pressure. The discovery promises to save coal for cooking and may inspire other farmers in the area, per Russellville News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hazlett
Hazlett
Russellville News
Ed McVay and Family Move to Countesville
Ed McVay and his family are now residents of Countesville marking a new household relocation in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed McVay
Countesville
Dr W M OBrien Improves. Surgical Decision Pending
Dr W M OBrien, who traveled to Chicago for illness, has improved but Chicago doctors have not yet decided if a surgical operation is needed. If required, he would travel to Philadelphia for the operation under his son's care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. O’brien
Chicago
Philadelphia
Revival Deepens at Methodists With Cordrey Sermons
Revival at the Methodist church gains momentum in Coatesville as Rev Cordrey preaches powerful heart searching sermons. Young people join, old members renew interest, and A C Watson from South Carolina adds singing leadership and new choirs. Special invitation to attend both services.
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Methodist Church
Cordrey
Coatesville
A. C. Watson
South Carolina
Watson
Asbury College
Wilmore
Mrs John Casady Dead In Local Home
Mrs Phebe Masten Casady dies at home east of town after years with diabetes at age OS years. Survived by husband John Casady four children Luther of Fillmore Fred Manuel of east of town Lena Pruitt of Bainsbridge and sisters Martha Montgomery and Joe Carter. Funeral Thursday at 10 30 a m at home with Rev A N McBrayer likely officiating burial in I O C F cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phebe (Masten) Casady
John Casady
Casady
Luther Casady
Fillmore
Fred and
Manuel Casady
East of Town
Lena Pruitt
Sunday schools asked to fund Near East Relief drive
Hendricks county Sunday schools unite for the Christmas season offering to aid Syrian and Armenian children. Checks are to Cleveland Hr. Dodge, Near East Relief treasurer, mailed to 1 Madison Ave New York with attention to Jonathan Lowe Hendricks county chairman.
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North America
Hendricks County
Jesus
Kingdom of God
Cleveland
Hr. Dodge
Near East Relief
Madison Ave
New York
N.Y
Jonathan Lowe
Hendricks County Sunday Schools
First Club Meeting of the 20th Century Club
The 20th Century club holds its first meeting with Mrs. Mabel Brown on Friday evening December 10 at seven. Members should bring a gift for the exchange.
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20Th Century Club
Mabel Brown
Local News Flurry of Visits and Community Notes
Indianapolis resident E M Straus visits Oran while Wm Ellis and family spend weekend at Newcastle. Various locals host friends across Amo Cartersburg Fort Wayne and Clay ton with church rallies and social calls. DePauw address by Charles Blooah the African student highlighted.
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Wm. Ellis
Newcastle
Ill 22-year-old Pointer Affected by Typhoid Pneumonia
Seriously Sir Loyd Pointer age 22 son of Mr and Mrs Ellsworth Pointer west of Stilesville is very ill with typhoid fever and pneumonia. He has been ill for several weeks. A nurse came the first of the week to take care of him.
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Loyd Pointer
Ellsworth Pointer
West of Stilesville
Work Begins on Local Electric Light System Upgrade
Work was begun last week on improving the electric light system at this place by the contractor. The project aims to enhance street and building illumination and reliability.
Local Social Roundup at Coaling Station and Nearby Homes
Several families and visitors were noted in a community roundup. Eliza Strain and three others from Indianapolis and Coatsville visited Mrs. Will Shuck and Mrs. Ransom. Gladys Reed stayed with Gladys Morgan, while Phi Pruitt and sons built a barn for Will Shuck. A birthday gathering for Merle Wright drew about thirty youths with games and treats.
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Eliza Strain
Indianapolis
Alice Ransom
Marie Lawson
Allen
Will Shuck
Merle Wright
Baker couple transfers land in Center township
Charles E. Baker and wife convey land in Center township to Perry B. Smith for 87 500 dollars, recording the transaction in the local property records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Baker
Perry
B. Smith
Center Township
Local society and business notices from Plainfield area
Ihahlon Lechman and wife along with Mrs. Clarence Wade and children visited Elmer Lechman family. Ella McDonald returned from Gosport after visiting Orville Storm and wife. Mrs. John McAninch, Joseph, and Mrs. Josephine Minter joined Mrs. Win Parrish for dinner in Greencastle. Jennie Webb and Ada Draper returned to Coatesville for winter after Harrison, Ohio stay. The Tuesday club meeting date was moved from Dec 14 to Dec 21. Frank Johnson, Lizzie Weesner, and nearby residents visited Sig Bowen’s family. Will White from Terre Haute visited W. C. Gilbert. Harry Gilbert of Indianapolis was home Sunday. Local students dismissed for W. E. Greenlee’s absence. Multiple guests of Harlan, Masten, and nearby households noted. Stockholders meet First National Bank Jan 1 at 2 p m to elect directors. Wall pockets and pictures advertised at The Herald for 5c. Frank Shumaker of Indianapolis visited Lawrence Smith. Mrs. Julia Shields and Lena Stults visited. Marion Grimes spent time with Frank Scotten in Stilesville. Clarence, 8 weeks, Scotten baby, ill with pneumonia but improving. James W. Wampler, 62, died in Gosport. formerly with U S Government’s bureau of animal industry. survived by widow. Everett Newlin announces candidacy for principal door keeper of the house of representatives. previously ran in 1917 but narrowly defeated.
Local social notes from Stilesville and area
Week end visits and social calls in Stilesville and nearby towns include Mrs. Cora Whitten improving, Miss Madeline Morris visiting Leona Buis, and Miss Viola Hanlon with her grandmother Malinda Sims. Residents Mr. Sutton and Mrs. Lineberry are mentioned with various errands and visits. The death of Helen Irene Wallace, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ennis Wallace, occurred November 26.
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Viola Hanlon
Malinda Sims
Helen Irene Wallace
Ennis Wallace
Local growers win chairs at Chicago corn show
E. H. Norman of Russellville and Leo Hazelett of Greencastle broke into the win column at the Chicago international corn show last week. Hazelett took 18th in white corn ten ear class while Norman placed 35th. Norman also earned 44th in yellow corn ten ear class.
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E. H. Norman
Russellville
Leo Hazelett
Greencastle
Chicago
Hazelett
Norman
Mr. Norman
Christmas Seal Sale Supports Tuberculosis Work
The annual Red Cross Christmas seals sale runs this week. Students, banks, and the post office sell seals to fund tuberculosis work in the state and nation. Over 150000 lives are lost yearly to TB. Coatesville quota is 45 dollars or 4500 seals.
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Red Cross
United States
Coatesville
First Quarterly Conference Of Ame And Cottesville M E Church
The Ame and Cottesville M E Church held its first quarterly conference after a revival service on Tuesday night. District superintendent Rev. W F Switzer attended and delivered the revival sermon. The estimating committee’s salary proposal was approved, setting the pastor’s annual pay at 1500 dollars to be shared equally by the two churches.
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Ame
Cottesville M
Last Day for Fourth Installment Tax Payment
December 15 is the final date for the fourth installment of income and excess profits taxes for the year. Payments must reach the internal revenue offices by midnight that date to avoid penalties. Inquiries show a belief in a ten day grace period, a provision removed by the 1918 revenue act.
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Collectors
Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Mrs Earl Chappell Nearing Return Home
Mrs Earl Chappell, long at Methodist hospital in Indianapolis, shows marked improvement after three weeks. If progress continues, she is expected to be brought home by week’s end. Local friends express relief and hope for her full recovery.
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Earl Chappell
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Fox catching noted in Plainfield neighborhood
Marcus Dixon caught a fox following reports that others in the area had trapped red foxes. George Hadley and Emil Hadley also succeeded in capturing a red fox south of town with more possible captures suspected in the neighborhood.
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Marcus Dixon
George
Emil Hadley
Plainfield Messenger
Lewis Shaw Passes Away in Indianapolis
Lewis Shaw, former resident and merchant, died at his home in Indianapolis on Monday. He was brother-in-law to town resident David Wallee and left a wife and one daughter. Funeral services were held on the following Wednesday.
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Lewis Shaw
Indianapolis
Shaw
David Wallee
Missionary Baptist Library Supper Held
Members of the Missionary Baptist church enjoyed a splendid social time at a library supper last Friday night with a well attended program and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Davidson
Amo Baptist Church
Missionary Baptist Church
DePauw Student Shot in Greencastle Driveway
Miss Hilda Varney of Malden Massachusetts, a DePauw sophomore, was shot in the right shoulder blade in the driveway behind William Sackett’s Greencastle home. Sackett fired but Varney and Mark Bills had walked from a Kappa Kappa Gamma house before the shot. Varney improved by Wednesday and was on the way to recovery. Sackett aided afterward.
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Hilda Varney
Malden
Mass
DePauw University
William P. Sackett
Greencastle
Sackett
Miss Varney
Mark Bills
DeAdaw
Bills
Bis
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
Mr. Sackett
Ue- Pauw
Kappa Sorority
Tucker
Zaring
Clark
Indianapolis
Johnnie Collins Marries Grace Hopkins at Danville
Johnnie Collins son of Mrs Elmer Steward and Grace Hopkins daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Hopkins were wed at Danville last Thursday. The couple will live with the Steward family for the winter then move to Clayton in spring where Collins works as a blacksmith.
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Johnnie Collins
Elmer Steward
Grace Hopkins
Arthur Hopkins
Pecksburg
Danville
Mr. Cullins
Fillmore
Frankfort
Stewart
Shop at Home Holiday Slogan Encourages Local Gifting
The Herald highlights the Shop at Home campaign urging shoppers to shop early and trade at local stores. Advertisers propose many gift ideas as local shops overflow with holiday spirit for a vibrant Christmas season.
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Herald
Bridges Near Completion On National Road South of Town
Work on the new bridges south of town on the National road is nearly finished. Traffic will be allowed over the bridges about January 4 or soon after, marking a milestone in local infrastructure.
Heart Trouble Hits Local Highway Inspector
James E. Southard of Laporte county, inspector for the state highway commission on the National road project, is seriously ill with heart trouble at his home in Michigan City, a well known figure in the vicinity.
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James E. Southard
Laporte County
State Highway Commission
Michigan City
Furnace installation underway at Coatesville State Bank
A new furnace is being installed at Coatesville State Bank, signaling upgrades to the building’s heating system. No disruption to bank operations is reported as workers proceed with the project.
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Coatesville State Bank
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W. M.S
T. Beck
Pres
Jesse Masten
C. D. Knight
The
Federal Reserve System
First National Bank
Coatsville, Indiana
E. M. Straus
Hollweg
R. H. Carlin
Ben Harlan
Mrs. Willis Bundy
Amo
Opal Bowen
South of Town
Arthur Awbrey
Cornelia Hadley
Mooresville
C. R. Shortridge
Blanche
Mary Benbow
Cartersburg
Wid Walton and
John Walton
Harmon Hathaway
Sanford Applegate
Ella McDonald
Lena Stults
Ft. Wayne
S. A. Chatham
Kate McAninch
D. D. Pruitt
Frances Garner
Loyd Knight
Eustace Harlan
Roy Grimes
Mrs. R. L. Whitney
Cat Nichols
Lewis Hubble
A. J. Nichols
Everett McCloud
A. R. Russell
Wmn. McCloud
New Maysville
Margaret Knight
Mary Wisehart
Wilbert
Clayton
Charles Blooah
DePauw
Christian Church
Morris Campbell and Sons
Alva Wrights
Gladys Reed
Gladys Morgan
Roy Hodson
Coatsville
Ransom
Phi Pruitt and Sons
John Ellis
South America
Mollie Goodwin
Eva Walls
Sarah Snodgrass
Charlie Knetzer
Morris Campbell
Lewis Garrett
Ihahlon Lechman
Clarence Wade
Elmer Lechman
Gosport
Orville Storm
John McAninch
Joseph
Josephine Minter
Win, Parrish
Jennie Webb
Ada Draper
Harrison
Ohio
H. H. Hill
Frank Johnson
Lizzie Weesner
Sig Bowen
Nan Vaughn
Will White
W. C. Gilbert and
Harry Gilbert
W. E. Greenlee
Ed Stark
Harry Flanigin
Ruth Fisher
J. J. Gambold
Herdis Harlan
Henry Bowen
Margaret Masten
James Masten
Jack Buttorff
Howard Starr
Anno
Mary Starr
Ray
James Starr
John Montgomery
Ollie McCloud
Duane Phipps
Stilesville
W. T. Beck
James Reed
Mary Moffett
Sadie Beck
Herald Office
Frank Shumaker
Lawrence Smith
Julia Shields
Marion Grimes
Frank Scotten
Clarence
James W. Wampler
U. S
Bureau of Animal Industry
Wampler
Everett Newlin
House of Representatives
Newlin
Charles Sutton
Marie Lineberry
Leona Buis
Robert Kivett
Cora Whitten
Madeline Morris
Mrs. Seldon Allee
Norvetta Allee
Frank Lineberry
James Baldock
Plainfield
Mrs
Lee Bryant
Ora Dorsett
Mrs. Leon Hall
J. E. Hall
Lotha Garrison
James Elliott
E. R. Robards
Red Fox
Oscar Stanley
C. W. Bridges
Vivb
Edward E. McGvay
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