Fatal Accident Near Clayton In Interurban Collision
An eastbound interurban struck a Ford roadster west of Clayton just after 4:00 PM killing Clarence Lambert and injuring Lee Weesner. Lambert died at the scene. Weesner was taken to a Clayton doctor then to Indianapolis hospital. Weesner later regained consciousness but could not recall the incident or his friend.
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Clayton
Clarence Lambert
Lee Weesner
Lambert
Weesner
Indianapolis
Roy Brown
Sherman Crayton
Amo High School
Stacey
Smith
Mr. Peck
Greencastle
Officers Elected at All-American Post 189
A special meeting of All-American Post No 189 of the American Legion elected officers including L N Rollings as president Marion Knetzer as vice president Hilden Harris as secretary Avon Draper as treasurer C F Hope as district representative Hershel Cline as war risk insurance officer and an executive committee of Harlan Harlan Cowgill and Broadstreet A committee was named to arrange a Christmas entertainment with the first executive committee meeting set for Tuesday Dec 16 and the post’s next meeting slated for the last Tuesday of the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All-American Post No. 189
American Legion
I. O. O. F. Hall
L. N. Rollings
Marion Knetzer
Hilden Harris
Avon Draper
C. F. Hope
Hershel Cline
Herdis Harlan
L. B. Cowgill
Roscoe Broadstreet
H. A. Harlan
Elmer Harlan
John Ellett
Otis Terry
Sunshine Girls Hold Christmas Exchange Party
Fourteen members of the Sunshine Girls class of the M. E. Sunday school gathered Saturday evening at teacher Mrs. Charles Gambold home for a Christmas exchange. Misses Ruby Terry and Genevieve Greenlee hosted as a luncheon was served then stories told. The house was decorated and a grand march opened hunting for concealed presents.
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Sunshine Girls
M. E. Sunday School
Charles Gambold
Ruby Terry
Genevieve Greenlee
Boil Forcing Railroad Brakeman Off Work Returns to Duty
Paul Hope a Pennsylvania railroad brakeman spent part of the past week at home due to a large boil on his knee. The condition left him unable to move without a cane. He resumed work at Terre Haute on Monday.
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Paul Hope
Pennsylvania Railroad
Terre Haute
M. E. Church announces weekly services and pastor
Sunday school begins at 9 30 a m with a preaching service at 7 00 p m. A prayer meeting is set for Thursday at 7 00 p m. C N McBrayer serves as pastor.
Funeral service for James Simms in rural Indiana region
James Simms aged 72 died at his home west of Fillmore Monday night. The funeral was held at his son Charles Simms's home south of Coatesville on Wednesday, with burial in Stilesville Cemetery.
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James Simms
Fillmore
Charles Simms
Coatesville
Stilesville
Appeal To Hearts And Souls For Armenian Relief
The message urges Christmas aid for Armenian destitute children and mothers on a bleak Armenian road. It cites Hoover on preventing 200000 more deaths and 500000 at risk, urging readers to donate food and clothing through Near East Relief. John H. Holliday cites biblical duty and provides payment details for Indianapolis contributions.
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Mr. Hoover Cables
Caucasus
Christ
Armenia
John H. Holliday
Near East Relief
Thomas C. Day
Treas
City Trust Bldg
Indianapolis
Ind
Danville Gazette to Raise Subscriptions to $1.50 in 1920
The Danville Gazette announces a January 1 1920 price hike to 1.50 per year, leaving The Herald as the only Hendricks county paper at 1.00. Publishers argue country weeklies will limit subscriptions and delinquent readers will be dropped, while many papers raise advertising rates by 50 percent due to rising print costs.
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Danville Gazette
the Herald
Hendricks County
Indiana
Gazette
The Herald Printed Stationery Services for Farms
The Herald office offers printed stationery for farm use including letter heads envelopes bill heads shipping tags and sale catalogs for pure bred stock. It promises prompt satisfactory printing and can assist in designing attractive forms to give farm correspondence a business like look and stronger impact.
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Herald Office
Herald
Mrs Lennie Crews Returns from the South
Mrs Lennie Crews and her husband Lennie Crews lived in Indiana but visited Nes in Cleveland Mississippi for several weeks. They found the southern winter milder and more pleasant than Indiana. Ierson Norman joined them for the holidays before their departure. Cleveland reported no fire needed to warm the house during their stay.
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Lennie Crews
Nes
C. W
Cleveland
Miss
Ierson Norman
When Christmas Time Comes Round
A nostalgic verse about Christmas lifting worries and reviving youth. The speaker feels cheerful, watches windup toys, and longs to be Santa Claus to visit orphans, cripples, and the poor. The piece imagines angels above listening to voices from home and recalls snow and bells.
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Santa Claus
Jjinglin
Walton-Snapp Couple Marry in Danville Marriage
Miss Minnie Walton age 16 or 416? and McKinley Snapp aged 23 wed in Danville Illinois after obtaining a license on Saturday. They returned to Indiana the next day and plan to live on the groom’s farm with intent to spend winter in Tennessee.
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Minnie Walton
Charles Walton
Reno
McKinley Snapp
Charley Layman
Danville
Ill
Lester Walton
Tennessee
Mrs. Snapp
Indiana
Present Day Club Meets. Women in National Affairs Topic
The Present Day Club met with Mrs. Frank Draper and 14 members attended. The discussion, Women in the Affairs of the Nation, was presented by Mrs. Frank Brown with Mrs. Ada Draper and Mrs. Jennie Webb as guests. Webb spoke on England conditions. Elaine Draper performed a musical number. Next meeting with Mrs. C. D. Knight on Tuesday, Dec. 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Draper
Frank Brown
Ada Draper
Jennie Webb
C. D. Knight
Yearling Wethers Exhibit From Forrest Home Stock Farm
Yearling wethers from M. E. McHaffie’s Forrest Home Stock Farm near Coatesville Indiana were shown in Chicago last week. The two leading entries came from a lot purchased last August at 10.25 per cwt, with 500 head at 80 pounds. The farm is noted for Hereford cattle breeding draft mules and sheep, with recent show sheep from McHattie farm adding novelty.
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M. E. McHaffie
Forrest Home
Coatesville
Indiana
Forest Home
McHattie
Live Stock Report
Stubborn Case Of Mrs Swain Cancer In Terre Haute
A letter to the editor from Mr and Mrs W B Swain at Terre Haute reports Mrs Swain is improving under treatment for facial cancer. The doctor says he has the stubbornest case he ever treated but believes she will get along and they hope to return home once she is cured.
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W. B. Swain
Terre Haute
Mrs. Swain
Property Transfers Record From Center Middle and Clayton Townships
John Q. Adams and wife transfer 50 acres in Center Township to Mary C. Moberly for 7000 dollars. Sarah E Hogate and others transfer 160 acres in Middle Township to Robert Blanton for 825600. Ben M. Rynerson and wife transfer a lot in Clayton to Nancy P. Litten for 1800 dollars.
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John Q. Adams
Mary C. Moberly
Center Township
Sarah E. Hogate
Robert Blanton
Middle Township
Ben
M. Rynerson
Nancy P. Litten
Clayton
Cars Return to Normal on Brazil Division After Strike
After the coal miners' strike is settled the traction line operates its full car schedule. Four cars on the Brazil division were removed for three weeks but service has resumed so riders can catch a car anytime they wish.
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Brazil
Indiana quota filled for prohibition enforcement posts
Bureau of Internal Revenue officials say no more applications for appointment in the prohibition enforcement service can be considered from Indiana. The number on file is large enough to fill the full quota with well qualified men immediately. Local officers cannot investigate and report on additional applicants.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
Prohibition Enforcement Service
Indiana
Santa Letters From Coatesville Children 1919
A local school in Coatesville Indiana prints December 9 1919 Santa letters from primary students Ruth McDaniel Doris Kelly and Donald. Each child requests modest gifts ranging from a ring doll games and candy to a flying electric plane drum and toy house. The children sign with affection and hope Santa visits their homes.
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Santa Claus
Letter from Maurice Hunt to Santa with gift requests
A child writes to Santa Claus offering affection and listing numerous requested gifts including an air gun steel traps an electric engine an electric airplane football basketball tennis set steam engine revolver pop gun and caps. The letter closes with love from Maurice Hunt.
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Maurice Hunt
Warne McCammack
Wish List Letter From Children For Christmas
A handwritten plea lists Christmas desires including electric trains, a toy wagon, airplane and air gun, balls and bats, candy, a toy store, a boat, books, tools, and a passenger train. Signed by Warne McCammack and John Howard Beck with heartfelt wishes for Santa.
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Coatesville
Ind
Santa Claus
John Howard Beck
Christmas Eve Preparations by the Brown Children
The Brown children plan a Santa supper on Christmas Eve. Alice proposes a note to invite Santa Claus and the family arranges cookies apples ginger ale and a glass on a doll table for Santa. The scene blends Christmas cheer with childlike creativity.
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Alice
Santa
Wright
Santa Claus
Night Before Christmas Tales From Two Brown House Entries
Two variations of a Christmas eve tale describe children preparing supper and a note for Santa. In one version Santa eats the supper and leaves a green tree, while a second recounts cookies apples ginger ale and a note promising a Merry Christmas.
Local Social Notes from Coal Creek Area
Residents and visitors in Coal Creek area report recent activities. Mrs Alice Ransom and others spent Saturday in Greencastle while bidirectional visits to Fillmore Coatesville Amo and Colorado occur. Navy furloughs and minor injuries noted along with corn shredders operating nearby.
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Alice Ransom
Eva Walls
Marie Lawson
Mary Shuck
Greencastle
Baptists Circle Holds Regular Meeting at Church
The Baptist Circle met last Wednesday at the church with Mrs. Robert Storm leading devotional. A Xmas story was read by several members and music provided by Mabel Brown and Frances Mark among others. Nine new members joined, and refreshments followed social hour. Next meeting will be with Mrs. Jesse Masten.
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The
Baptist Circle
Robert Storm
Lola Stewart
Clara Broadstreet
Fern Wisehart
Mabel Brown
Frances Mark
Anna Millman
Ira Masten
Clyde Masten
Lena Muonnett
Flossie Alcorn
Swift
George Wise
Frances Peer
Clara Grimes
Ella McDonald
Jesse Masten
Farrow and Graves Tie The Knot At Greencastle
George Farrow a farmer from the Claud Iddings farm wed Emma Graves a No 7 school teacher at Greencastle Sunday afternoon. They plan to live on the Iddings farm and Mrs Farrow will finish the current school year. Farrow’s first wife died about three years ago in an Indianapolis hospital after an operation.
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George Farrow
Claud Iddings
Emma Graves
No. 7
Greencastle
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. E. Church Notes
C. N. McBrayer
Coatesville, Ind
Ruth McDaniel
Doris Kelly
Donald
Richard
Dolly
North Forest
Richard Knight
Carrie Morehart
Glen
Sarah Campbell
Colorado
Anna Goodwin
Sam Campbell
Washington, D. C
Frank Garrett
Lela
Lucy
Will Shuck
Alva Wright
Mrs. Campbell
Mrs. Shuck
Paul Bohannon
California
Navy
Emma Morgan
Merle
Tommy
Amo
Robert Shuck
Jo Campbell
Dr. O'Brien
Mr. Hunt
the Baptist Circle
Farrow
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