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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
3
Danville residents undertake travels and job changes as Miss Mildred Wilson visits Amo and Jennette Wilson, and Grover Dunlap relocates. Navy enlistment of Nerbert Mason from First National Bank is noted, while marriages and license actions appear alongside local obituaries, firewood shortages, and church events. Community updates include Mother's Day observances, a baccalaureate sermon, and a coffee accident at the election board lunch.
Allen Campbell James Davidson Willan McAninch and Narmon Hathaway attended a Red Cross meeting in Danville to learn about the drive starting next Monday. All townships except Franklin were represented and pledges were made for each apportioned amount. Clay township is asked to raise 1234 dollars. A school night session at the public library featured Ora Leak Mdjyar Blessing and Cy Trumpstanm explaining the work to local workers. The drive funds go entirely to war relief with interest pushing the total above 100 percent and unaffected by last December subscriptions.
Walter S. Greenough, Indiana Liberty Loan publicity director, commends The Herald editor Hathaway for guiding the Third Liberty Loan drive. He credits Indiana’s newspapers and Hathaway's county sales as crucial to the campaign’s success and urges continued readiness for future calls until victory.
A Maine coastal tale recalls old Goodfield a penny pincher who saved a fortune and feared death. After a dramatic misinterpretation of wealth his family sank into tragedy while the village rallies for the Red Cross, sending coats and funds.
W A J Arnold 75 a Floyd township farmer and Willmore resident died Friday after being struck by a fast westbound passenger train while crossing near the Coal Chutes. His Dodge car, nearly new, was wrecked and carried along the engine pilot for about a half mile. Funeral held Sunday at Fillmore Christian Church with Rev A M Hicotman. interment in Fillmore Cemetery. He leaves a widow and three children. A second note urges destroying common barberry to protect wheat fields.
In Indiana the May 7 primaries drew a light vote, with 72 of 150 state legislature nominees already pledging strong suffrage support. Many others indicate friendliness and await party endorsement. Indiana suffragists aim to influence the 1919 legislature depending on the federal amendment fate in the Senate.
Fred W. Thomas of Greencastle plans a recount petition after losing the Putnam county auditor nomination to Ralph W. Knoll by 24 votes. His lawyers seek uniform ballot counting arguing some precincts improperly rejected ballots with marks misread or counted in others.
More than a thousand U.S. Food Administration leaflets and bulletins arrived for free distribution featuring recipes and pledge guidance. A traveling library from the Library Commission has just been received, with 33 books loaned in the past month.
Potatoes are urged as a wheat substitute with several tested recipes. Miss Norton provides Potato Cornmeal Mullins, Potato Cornmeal Patties, Potato Bread, and Potato Loaf, detailing quantities, mixing steps, and oven times for each dish.
Sunday guests include Miss Edith Newman and Baren Nichols of Indianapolis. Local church reports and Red Cross drives loom as war efforts intensify. Residents read weekend notes on soldiers, trains, and postal guidance amid home front life.
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