Hendricks County Farmer Delivers Knockout On Wheat Smut
Danville Gazette reports Guy Rushton of Liberty uses a hot water seed treatment to combat loose wheat smut. He sowed treated seed in one field and untreated seed in two others, showing near zero smut in the treated plot and about 15 to 20 percent loss in the others. County agents and farmers praised the results and urged wider adoption with local seed sharing to scrub the blight within two years.
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Hendricks County
Danville
Guy Rushton
Liberty Township
Hendrcks County
Rushton
Troop ship Leviathan sails from Brest with 12000 troops
A Brest dispatch reports the Leviathan sailed Thursday from Brest with 12,000 men in the 6th division aboard. Among the soldiers are Wendell Elrod and Frank Hope, sons of local residents, though their exact status on the ship is unconfirmed.
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Daily
Brest
France
Leviathan
Wendell Elrod
O. O. Elrod
Frank Hope
C. F. Hope
Mrs Millman and Mrs Mark Host Boys Sunday School Class
Mrs Arthur Millman and Mrs Ed Mark entertained Otis Wheelers Sunday school class of boys at the Millman home last Thursday evening. Games were played on the lawn and ice cream was served. The boys enjoyed the evening very much.
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Arthur Millman
Ed Mark
Otis Wheelers
Millman
Home From France Charley Crews Returns Heroic Soldier
Charley Crews son of Mr and Mrs Albert Crews arrives home from France after serving in the 33rd division. He saw active service on three fronts in World War I marching with the British at times and helping wounded comrades while counting many German dead. He trained at Camp Taylor and Camp Logan and landed in France on Memorial Day 1918. He may seek employment in Indianapolis.
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Charley Crews
Albert Crews
France
Herald
Charley
Loren Leitzman
Hazelwood
Camp Taylor
Camp Logan
Texas
Indianapolis
New Clay township teachers list nearing completion
Trustee John Masten reports near completion of the coming year’s teacher roster for Clay township. Listings include Amo High School with C. C. Tillis, Ralph Phillips, Sherman Clayton, Nelle Leachman, Agnes Lakin and Mary Sims. Anno Grades with Wynona Stuart, Glenn Asher, Delia Phillips. Coatesville led by W. F. Greenlee, Elaine Draper, Mrs. Selah Record. Hadley with Pearl Neese and Grace Peer. Reno school to be abandoned. pupils moved to Coatesville. No southeast hack route. one Amo route cancelled. High school students must again pay interurban fare. cost last year approached $1500.
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John Masten
Clay Township
Amo High School
C. C. Tillis
Southport
Ralph Phillips
Sherman Clayton
Nelle Leachman
Agnes Lakin
Mary Sims
Anno
Wynona_ Stuart
Glenn Asher
Delia Phillips
Coatesville
W. EF. Greenlee
Elaine Draper
Selah Record
Hadley
Pearl Neese
Grace Peer
Reno
Amo
Masten
Rattlesnake George Bunten Returns with Monster Snake
Rattlesnake George Bunten of Marion township Greencastle is 85 and active. He says last Wednesday he killed the largest rattlesnake in years, over six feet long, on the farm where he was born and has lived his life. He is well known in Coatesville for many visits.
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George Bunten
Putnam County
Greencastle
Bunten
Marion Township
Mr. Bunten
Coatesville
First National Bank Adopts Evening Hours
The First National Bank will open from 7 to 9 on Saturday evenings starting June 14 and continuing through July and August. The change offers convenience to business people and farmers during the busy season and reflects the bank’s progressiveness.
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First National Bank
Indiana to Compile State War History With County Details
Gov. James P. Goodrich plans a comprehensive Indiana war history covering statewide efforts and each of 92 counties. He will meet Harlow Lindley of the Indiana Historical Commission to finalize plans and urges agencies to preserve all records and photos, warning against relying on unofficial collectors or commercial historians.
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Indiana
James P. Goodrich
Harlow Lindley
Richmond
Indiana Historical Commission
Coal Prices Rising Amid Shortage Warnings
Coal prices climb as production lags and coke costs rise. Dealers warn prices may surge further if demand stays high. Federal fuel administrator A Garfield urges buying now to keep miners employed and avert a severe winter shortage, especially in northeastern congestion zones.
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A. Garfield
Eye Jarred by Fall of Glass Eye on Sidewalk
Joe Wheeler, who recently lost an eye, dropped his artificial glass eye while walking. The eye fell to the cement and broke, a mishap described as minor compared to the prior loss of the real eye.
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Joe Wheeler
Tie
Joe
Annual Session Meets Today at New Winchester
The White Lick Baptist associa tion holds its annual Bible school convention at New Winchester Baptist Church today. Each Bible school will bring one Sunday's offerings to help cover convention expenses. A strong delegation from Coatesville and Reno churches is expected. Miss Myrtle Truckleberry speaks on a Junior program. Rev. A S Clutton and Rev. Seldon Roberts lead talks on Bible school methods.
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White Lick
New Winchester
Myrtle Truckleberry
A. S. Clutton
Seldon
Roberts
First House This Year Starts on West Main Street
Work begun this week on the Elerdis Harlan residence on West Main Street just east of Lawrence Smiths property. It will be a one story five room bungalow with a basement under the entire building. The 60 by 125 foot lot is part of the Elrod land and the house measures 30 by 27 feet. Fearl McDaniel has the basement and foundation contract and Coatesville Lumber may handle the framing. This is the towns first new house of the year and more are expected as Elrod lots are laid out for building this fall.
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Elerdis Harlan
West Main Street
Lawrence Smith
Elrod
Fearl McDaniel
Coatesville Lumber Company
113th Engineers to Return Home from France
The 113th Engineers now in France are expected to depart immediately and arrive in the United States around the end of the month. Kenneth Sharp Noel Rollings and Avon Draper, Coatesville locals, serve in the regiment bringing joyous news to area families. De mobilization will take three to four weeks, and the boys asked parents not to write further as they prepare to start home.
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France
U.S
Coatesville
Kenneth Sharp
Noel Rollings
Avon Draper
Morton man undergoes knee amputation at Indianapolis hospital
Chris Crodian of Morton Putnam County had his left leg amputated at the knee at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis after a foot injury led to gangrene. Doctors performed the operation to save his life.
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Chris Crodian
Morton
Putnam County
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Crodian
Prisoner Escapes Penitentiary Then Is Recaptured
A prisoner at the state penal farm in Putnam County escaped Friday afternoon but was quickly recaptured in Greencastle by Sheriff Harris and deputy Fred Lancaster. He was returned to jail.
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State Penal Farm
Putnam County
Harris
Fred Lancaster
Greencastle
Linotype Machine Praised In Florala News
The Herald notes the Linotype at Coatesville scaled for faster setup and daily printing. Readers are invited to view the machine on Mondays or Tuesdays and a poem extols the device as a wonder of modern composition.
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Herald
Coatesville
Linotype
Memorial Day Petitions Opposes War Time Prohibition Repeal
Attendees at Memorial day exercises at the M. E. church voiced unanimous support for a petition urging Congress not to repeal the war time prohibition law. The petition was sent to Congressman Everett Sanders who replied from Washington on June 3 expressing opposition to repeal.
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M. E
McBrayer
Congress
Everett Sanders
Washington
C. N. McBrayer
Coatesville
Ind
Air
Bank assessments rise as state board replaces county review
The First National Bank at this place is assessed at 40 dollars as capital, surplus and undivided profits. Banks now assessed at 100 percent of these items, replacing the prior 75 percent. Other banks in Franklin township see similar figures: Amo First National Bank 35100, EX R Robards Bank Stilesville 12300, Citizens State Bank Stilesville 30600.
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First National Bank
State Tax Board
County Board of Review
Franklin Township
Amo First National Bank
R. Robards
Professor Smythe Guest Of Frank Brown and Wife
Prof Smythe of Greencastle was the Sunday evening guest of Frank Brown and his wife.
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Prof. Smythe
Greencastle
Frank Brown
Odd Fellows Honor Anniversary With Service And Cemetery Tribute
An anniversary service for Odd Fellowship was held at a Baptist church last Sunday, led by C. D. Knight, with remarks by Elk Pryor. The event marked the ten year anniversary of Odd Fellowship in the country, noting a world membership of over 2 million. The ceremony included poems, tributes to Old Glory, and cemetery grave decorations for deceased members across several local burial grounds, with extensive resting-place details for each.
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Baptist Church
Odd Fellow
Rebekah
Odd Fellowship
C. D. Knight
E Lk. Pryor
Baltimore
United States
Good Samaritan
Pryor
Otis Wheeler
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Id Mark
Fern Wisehart
Oil Delivery Sparks Street Cleaning Drive
The oil came to town at the start of the week and crews began work immediately led by Ott Lisby and Joe Sullivan. They used the O J Larkin Ford truck to transport the oil tank as residents and merchants cleaned streets in preparation for the oil application.
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Ott Lisby
Joe Sullivan
O. J. Larkin
Boy Falls Into Crate of Eggs in Reno Store
Leonard Myers of Reno slipped while playing near N. P. Clingenpeel's store and fell headfirst into a large crate of eggs. About thirty eggs were broken in the accident.
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Leonard Myers
Reno
Young Myers
N. P. Clingenpeel
Arnett Re-Elected Hendricks County Agent At Danville Meeting
At a Danville trustees meeting last week County Agent Ralph Arnett was unanimously re elected to another year. His valuable work with Hendricks county farmers earned him broad appreciation and strong support from trustees.
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Danville
Ralph Arnett
Rat Damage Up To Four Bushels Of Grain Per Year
A single rat consumes or spoils four bush els of grain annually. Feeding a rat on your property costs two to three dollars per year.
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Arnett
Columbus
Gutenberg
George Deatley
John Fultz
J. H. McClure
N. Fe. Siler
S. W. McAninch
J. N. Bourne
L. M. Harlan
Tyre Masten
eRe Pierson
John Redes W. Short
Ay B. Gambold
KE. R. Ellis
J. H. Freenman
Jim N. Smith
Coatesville East
Joe Warren
J. F
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