Bond heist at Bainbridge bank nets over thirty thousand
A Bainbridge state bank was robbed of between 30 000 and 35 000 in Liberty Loan bonds Wednesday night. The thieves burned a hole in the vault door with an acetylene torch then escaped by automobile. The money safe remained untouched and no injuries or decisive clues were left behind. Charles Moffett and James Reed report the loss and that patrons held the bonds for safekeeping. The bank directorate includes Lincoln Wimmer Samuel Miller and J M Steward.
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Bainbridge Bank
Liberty Loan
James Reed
Bainbridge
Charles Moffett
Reeds
Charley Moffett
Lincoln Wimmer
Samuel Miller
J. M. Steward
Roachdale
Reed
Moffett
Greencastle Herald
Christmas Bazaars by Junior Red Cross Planned Nationwide
Christmas bazaars will be staged across the United States during Christmas week by American boys and girls members of the Junior Red Cross. Items made or grown by the youngsters will be sold to raise funds for relief work worldwide, including toys, basket work, flowers, and plants.
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Red Cross
United State
Orld
Christmas Bazaar Preparations Across the Nation
Candies cakes and various goods are offered for sale as Red Cross bazaars gain momentum. The absence of imported Germany presents is hoped to boost demand for toys made by American children from Canada to Mexico, with Junior Red Cross chapters nationwide coordinating sales and local authorities cooperating.
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Germany
Canada
Mexico
Red Cross
Sermon on Christian Work At the Methodist Church
Rev. McBrayer delivered a practical sermon on Christian work and living. He urged followers to take up their cross with full strength, avoiding easy paths offered by the devil, and to persist with constant effort toward the Master. The talk is part of a centenary series ahead of a revival.
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Methodist Church
McBrayer
Christ
Donation totals reported for Flying Squadron Foundation meeting
Ex Gov J Frank Hanly acknowledges a Sun Sunday service offering at the Baptist church. The cash presented was 807 dollars with 87.05 dollars in unpaid subscriptions, totaling 806 02. The letter thanks the community for courtesy and assistance to support the Foundation’s anti prohibition work.
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Ora Storm
J. Frank Hanly
Baptist Church
Stewart
Lhereby
Flying Squadron Foundation
Pres
White Star in Every Window in Coatesville Christmas Eve
Every grown up in a Coatesville home will display a white star on Red Cross service flags next week to show 1019 adult memberships. School children are not solicited for one dollar memberships, and 1919 members need not be marked.
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Red Cross
Coatesvlille
Coatesville
Parents anxious for sons missing in France after armistice
Mr and Mrs W V Rollings fear for their two sons in France as casualty lists rise daily. One son had been on the front until just before the armistice and was on a brief leave.
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W. V. Rollings
France
The Day and the Work Anthems for a Man’s Timeline
This piece assigns each person a unique personal task to complete within a finite day. It urges dedicated effort, noting that only the individual can carve his marble and fit it into life’s grand wall. The voice calls to seize the appointed labor before leaving.
Ask For Suffrage Bill From Indiana Woman's League
The Woman's Franchise League of Indiana pursues suffrage through ratification of the federal amendment or a 1919 Legislature resolution, plus a presidential suffrage bill. The program, adopted unanimously in Indianapolis, notes bipartisan support and plans temporary State House headquarters for the session. Women have voted for president in several states via legislative action.
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Woman's Franchise League of
Indiana
Senate
Indianapolis
State House
League
Michigan
Rhode Island
North Dakota
Nebraska
Fifth Liberty Loan Sees District Leader Urge Preparedness
The Seventh District Federal Reserve director says the fifth liberty loan should not be hard to place, noting continued U S occupation costs in Europe and recon struction expenditures. He cites the district's 4,300,000 subscribers in the fourth loan and urges maintaining oversubscription to uphold the record.
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Federal Reserve
United States
Europe
Enlargement of Elrod addition plat attracts attention
James Davidson enlarged the Elrod addition plat onto a large board making dimensions clear. Davidson is an expert at the work. Citizens show strong interest in the proposed subdivision and believe the board of trustees will respond to Elrod's petition if he proceeds. The location is viewed as an ideal subdivision by residents.
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James Davidson
Elrod
Davidson
Board of Trustees
Big Change for Lester Walton Moves Across the Nation
Lester Walton son of Mr and Mrs Charles Walton has shifted his base from Norfolk Virginia to the Pacific coast near Seattle Washington after months aboard a harbor ship in Norfolk and a recent transfer toward the jumping off place on the westward route. He passed through Indianapolis but could not stop at home.
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Lester Walton
Charles Walton
Lester
Norfolk
Pacific Slope
Seattle
Wash
Indianapolis
John May
Knox County
May
Inle
Lawrence Akre
Vanbouren
Cay County
Cromwell
Brazil
Akre
Abra
Union
Terre Haute
Spooks Visit Greencastle Garage Night
Fay Black, night man at the Greencastle garage, reports a Halloween style scare when a muffled horn sounded from inside the garage. Investigators traced the noise to short circuited wires in the Andrew Hanna hearse under a white cover. Black vows to quit if it happens again.
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Fay Black
Greencastle
the Herald
Black
Andrew Hanna
Mrs Draper and Mrs Webb Travel to London From Harrison
Mrs Ada Draper and Mrs Jennie Webb visited London from Harrison Ohio after two months away. Webb plans to reach England to see her daughter living in London and notes wartime ticket and passport difficulties. Her daughter has served in England throughout the war with YMCA and canteen work for American soldiers.
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Ada Draper
Jennie Webb
Harrison
Ohio
Buy at Your Own Price Sale
Frank Arnold offers a sale where buyers name their own price for goods next Sunday, promising a large turnout and appealing to readers to pay what they choose.
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The
Herald
Frank Arnold
Frank
Death of James Ferrand Interurban Agent at Fillmore
Fillmore citizens learn of the death of James Ferrand a longtime Interurban agent in Fillmore He died at noon last Friday from pneumonia after a bout with influenza He was about 55 He was widely respected by all who knew him His wife Mrs Ferrand has been dangerously ill with the same illness The funeral was held on Monday
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James Ferrand
Fillmore
Ferrand
Got His Fingers Caught In Gas Engine Incident
Lewis Hubble suffered a crushed right hand after fingers were caught in a gas engine during startup. Three fingers were badly damaged, leaving him with a crippled hand. Cecil Miller and family spent Sunday with Claude Iddings and family.
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Lewis Hubble
Cecil Miller
Claude Lddings
Tit for Tat Leads to Dual Sentences in Local Theft Case
James Redman of the Bert Sandy farm near Cloverdale was arrested after stolen bed clothing from the Smiley Martin farm was found in his home. He pleaded guilty to theft in Putnam circuit court, received a one to eight year sentence suspended due to family hardship, and was released on good behavior. Later Brown was jailed for stealing chickens from James Broadstreet and corn from Niles Martin, and sentenced to one to eight years in the penitentiary.
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James Redman
Bert Sandy
Cloverdale
Smiley Martin
Redman
Thomas Morgan
Greencastle
Putnam
Squire Frank
Greencastle Herald
Hughes
Brown
James Broadstreet
Niles Martin
Slughes
Red Cross Membership Drive Opens in Coatesville
National roll call for Red Cross membership began Monday with soliciting committees active in Coatesville. C. R. Shortridge chairs the drive as committees report progress gathering membership dollars. First District E C McDaniel and W E Greenlee lead. Second District Joe Davidson A A Wright Mrs Rose Edwards. Third District Frank Brown M F Bennett Mrs J G Sharp Mrs M F Bennett. Fourth District Mervyn Hunt O F Lakin Mrs R C Knight Mrs C B Gambold. Fourth District C N McBrayer Allen Campbell James I Davidson Mrs C W Bridges.
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Red Cross
Coatesville
C. R. Shortridge
E. C. McDaniel
W. E. Greenlee
Joe Davidson
A. A. Wright
Rose Edwards
Frank Brown
M. FE. Bennett
Government Employ David Pruitt’s Daughter Returns Home
Farmer and bus iness caller David Pruitt of Amo reports his daughter Odessa, a high school graduate two years ago, has been working in government service in a large city with a good salary. He expects her early return now that the war has ended.
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David Pruitt
Amo
Herald
After Many Years James McVay Visits Iowa
James McVay returned from a trip to Iowa where he planned an extended stay but fell ill with influenza. He notes the epidemic is as prevalent there as in Indiana and speaks of the many changes since his last visit nearly fifty years ago.
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James McVay
Iowa
Indiana
Mr. McVay
Hawkeye
English visitor admires Forest Home stock farm
Visitor L. E. Jones of Desford England stays with M. I. McHlattie and family at Forest Home stock farm. Jones once dealt in English blooded stock and plans to return to England in spring. He praises Mr. McIlaine's sheep and notes a mock of 500 as a notable sight locally.
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L. E. Jones
Desford
England
M. I. McHlattie
Forest Home
Mr. Jones
Old Country
Mr. Mellatte
Mr. Mcllaine
New Printer in Town Arrives in Coatesville
A new printer arrived in Coatesville last Sunday morning and lodged with the junior publisher of The Herald. The infant Herbert Randall Hath away weighs 8 pounds and is said to have strong lungs. Parents report mother well and father elated. Lona Smith and family visited Lawrence Smith and wife.
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Coatesville
The
Herald
Herbert Randall Hathaway
Father
Influenza declines as cases rise in Indiana state farm
The state reports forty influenza cases easing, while Green Castle mourns the loss of Mrs. Glenn Hamrick to influenza pneumonia at 34, leaving a husband and two children. Meanwhile a rare cream pricing strain hits Shoals vendors at 67 cents per pound.
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Shoals
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London
Fillmore Citizen
Dias
Lona Smith
Lawrence Smith
Glenn Hamrick
Hamrick
Earl Reed
J. W. Reed
Huntington
Federal Food Administration
Ft. Harrison General Hospitalson
Edgar King
Army Medical Corps
Randell Hunt
Frank M. Neal
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