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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
2
A Camp Devens bulletin warns pencils may hide explosives and cites German make as used in other detachments. A string of quirky notes follow, from a Malvern druggist’s dog stealing postage stamps to a Brooklyn man’s marriage, and weather and livestock anecdotes.
Nathan Masten longtime Amo area resident Civil War veteran died at 73 after a life spent near Amo Indiana. He was born May 24 1845 son of John and Sarah Masten and served in Co B 117th Indiana. Survived by his wife four children eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The service was held at the Amo Baptist church with burial in Amo cemetery.
Herbert and family at Reelesville and numerous visits from relatives and friends include Mrs Hannah Richardson and Miss Blanche Richardson from Terre Haute at Center Valley farm. Weddings, travel to Indianapolis and Danville, and local church events fill a weekend full of family and community activity.
Local residents from Fillmore and nearby towns visit friends and relatives across the week. People called on families at Will Shucks and Brownsburg while fishing trips at Eel River are noted. A serious horse-accident injures Hlattie Garrett with medical teams tending the broken thigh.
The Present Day Club held its annual Dinner Day on Sunday June 23 with Mr and Mrs Clarence Johnson. Nine members plus families and guests enjoyed a dinner from overflowing baskets and boxes. Music and visiting filled the afternoon, a gala occasion especially for the club children.
U S Standards effective July 15 1918 define red winter wheat grades and dockage terms. The guidance lists disqualifying conditions such as smut garlic dirt heat damaged kernels and mixed rye content, and notes government price setting on June 29 with railroad supply expectations.
The Indiana State Council of Defense urged sugar saving and rationing of ice while promoting nurse enrollment, agricultural camps at Purdue for Working Reserve youths, and patriotic thrift. It urged Tennessee-like measures for munitions, endorsed Liberty bonds, urged farmers to organize help, and suggested fireproof railway elevators as a food-saving priority.
The Indiana State Council of Defense on June 1 adopted publicity and education efforts aimed at overcoming German and foreign-born disloyalty. A special committee report praised progress in Americanizing foreigners and urged patriotic messages in their languages during Fourth of July events. The council also endorsed expanding the U S employment service to all counties with county councils supplying a member to work with the federal push to allocate labor for wartime needs.
The Calendar club will meet next Wednesday afternoon at the church with Mrs. Emma Masten and her weeks. The meeting was postponed a week on account of Mrs. Hunt's funeral.
A sequence of property transfers and deeds including Thomas F Schnette to Julia A Larsson for 725 dollars in Plainfield Carter's addition. multiple conveyances involving Henry E Newton, Martin W Brogan, Wyatt Cosner, Nannie Miller, Creo L Hunt Cum, Thomas J Sandusky, Georgia W Smith, Washington H Balee, The Ladoga Canning Co, The Princeton Canning Co, Daniel Burden, Nathaniel W Turley, Oliver M Fordyce, Rollie Garner, Norgan Hacker, Warren Realty Co, Margaret I Busby, Charles W Thompson, Artelia Tomlinson guardian, Murray H Morris, Albert Gentry, William L Witman, Fred G Parker, Jesse J Wilson, and others with various parcel descriptions and values ranging from 200 to 81 900 dollars.
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