Memorial Service Honors Veterans and National Salvation
A large attendance at a Methodist church memorial service featured a male quartet and piano piece by Miss Mary Hunt. Rev. Ray Banks of the Baptist church spoke on Psalm 147, linking God’s promises to America and recalling Civil War and World War II era sacrifices. A resolution urged Congress to oppose Wilson’s wine and beer ban, and a union service at the Baptist church concluded with a Mother’s Day sermon.
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Methodist Church
Mary Hunt
Ray Banks
The
Baptist Church
C. B. McBrayer
Banks
David
Israel
God
Abraham
Jacob
Kaiser Bill
Salvation of
America
Paulina
Friend
Cuba
France
New York
Congress
Wilson
Rev. Banks
Young man Roy Mitchell commits suicide in Danville area
Roy Mitchell 22 son in law of Henry Elmore of Coatesville shot himself at his Danville area home, noon yesterday. Bad health given as cause. He visited Dr. Armstrong’s office in town that morning and said he had made up his mind.
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Roy Mitchell
Henry Elmore
Coatesville
Danville
Armstrong
Tragedy Near North Salem Road Leaves Mitchell Son Dead
A young man identified as Boone Mitchell shot himself at the North Salem area after an earlier threat. Dr. Armstrong attempted to talk him down and he was sent home. The shooting occurred while Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Pike, sisters, and Charles Pike were at the Mitchell home for a meal. Coroner Terrell of Pittsboro investigated. The deceased, married to Eula C. Elmore on December 21, 1918, had recently suffered influenza and lingered in ill health leading to brooding thoughts.
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Mitchell
Terrell
Pittsboro
Boone Mitchell
Eula C. Elmore
Wheat Crop Boom Prompts Storage and Marketing Action
The United States Department of Agriculture urges farmers and elevator firms to plan storage for a wheat harvest exceeding a billion bushels this season, aiming to minimize losses and traffic congestion after last year’s 900 million bushel flood. It notes potential use of existing buildings farm granaries or portable bins and references Markets Document No. 1.
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United States
Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Local Man Seeks German Cannon for Library Lawn
Billy MecAninch of Coatesville pursued a captured German cannon for the town library lawn. He wrote to Congressman Sanders and Senator Watson to note local support for Liberty Loans and war aid. Officials replied that shipping space is needed for soldiers’ return, delaying cannon disposition until arrangements are made.
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Billy MecAninch
Coatesville
Billy
Congressman Sanders
James E. Watson
France
Earthquake Felt in Coatesville and Vincennes
An earthquake shook Coatesville last Sunday morning as Mrs. O F Lakin reported the house trembled briefly in her North Main street home. A Vincennes dispatch described a very severe tremor lasting two minutes with buildings shaken and furniture moved. a bed collapsed in the postmaster’s house, injuring a daughter.
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Coatesville
O. F. Lakin
North Main Street
Vincennes
Ind
Red Cross Thanks Coatesville for Dependable Help in Relief Work
Hendricks county Red Cross headquarters sends appreciation to the Coatesville chapter for 100 percent garment intake and strong cooperation. They packed all garments, sent Belgian relief items, and note total county weight growing from 322 to 1322 pounds with another quota anticipated in fall. Geraldine Blessing signs.
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Hendricks County
Red Cross Organization
Red Cross
Coatesville
Lake Division
Geraldine Blessing
Letter from Hilton Hathaway recounts south trip and farm chores
Hilton Hathaway writes from Magnolia Louisiana describing a recent journey from Greencastle on a Vandalia train to Memphis Effingham Hammond and Denham Station. He notes meeting relatives Uncle George Aunt Stella and Cousin Alice, helping build a roost for turkeys and trimming a driveway, and enjoying strawberries with breakfast.
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Hilton Hathaway
Magnolia
South
Greencastle
Memphis
Tenn
Effingham
I. C
Hammond
Denham Station
George
Stella
Alice
Burnham Beeches
Hilton Haines Hathaway
Soldier Frank Davidson Returns from World War I Service
Sergt. Frank Davidson arrived home Sunday from Camp Taylor Kentucky where he received his discharge. He joined the colors in June 1917 and served about eighteen months at the front in France with the ambulance corps of the Indiana university unit. He participated in major battles including Argonne Forest Soissons Château Thierry and others with only one man killed and one wounded in his unit. He helped in ambulance work amid artillery fire and enemy air activity. Captain Clay Phillips, seen before departure, expects to be sent home by late July.
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Frank Davidson
Camp Taylor
Frank
Ambulance Corps
Indiana University
Allentown
France
Argonne Forest
Soissons
Chauteau
Thierry
Clay Phillips
Clay
Boys Dredge Church Grounds. Tulips Torn at South Main
Complaint alleges boys pulling tulips and trespassing on Baptist church property along South Main Street. Neighbors report repeated incidents and note damage to landscaping and church respect. Authorities may monitor and urge responsible behavior.
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Baptist Church
South Main Street
National Boy Scout Week urges parent support nationwide
A national campaign marks June 8 to 14 to bolster the Boy Scouts of America. The chairman appeals to mothers and fathers to train youth, noting the program has 375,000 members and aims to expand to millions more through associate memberships and financial backing.
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Boy Scouts of America
Congress of the United States
Boy Scout Movement
America
Boy Scout
Boys of America
Boy Scout Organization
Changed Camps In a Letter From Noble Harlan
Noble Harlan of the Great Lakes Naval Training Station writes his grandparents that he has moved to Camp Lawrence after leaving Camp Farragut. He notes better health, compulsory church attendance at Camp Dewey, a Y M C A meeting in the barracks, and limited facilities including a piano music box and a reading room. He mentions 12 hours liberty weekly and serves in Company M of the 22nd Regiment.
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W. B. Swain
Noble Harlan
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Navy
Camp Dewey
Yo M. U. A
Noble
Camp Farragut
Camp Lawrence
Co. M
22Nd Regiment
Dickens Program Highlights Woman's Literary Club Meeting
The Woman's Literary Club met at Mrs. Rose Crews Edwards home with guests present. Edith M. Ryner delivered a paper on Martin Chuzzlewit and led a Dickens era discussion. Wartime reports from soldier sons cheered a homecoming chronicle and a Salvation Army fund subscription was noted. Mrs. Ryner won a prize in a Mother.
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Woman's Literary Club
Rose Crews Edwards
Martin Chuzzlewit
Edith M. Ryner
Soldier Sons and Friends
Salvation Army Fund
Ryner
Goose and Riley Rhyme Contest At Local Gathering
Four contestants vied for the booby prize with Miss Cora Brown taking the win. Mrs Edwards provided delicious refreshments and the departure time arrived quickly. New officers reported: president Mrs J G Sharp, vice president Mrs H H Phillips, secretary treasurer Mrs George Lineberry, program committee Mrs Minnie Hunt Mrs J G Sharp and Mrs Rose Crews Edwards.
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Cora Brown
Edwards
J. G. Sharp
H. H. Phillips
George Lineberry
Minnie Hunt
Rose Crews Edwards
Tire plant plan sparks town consultation in Coatesville
Three men visited Coatesville proposing a non-puncture tire factory with 500 jobs and a $500,000 plant on 20 acres. They seek $50,000 locally but the local inquiry found the odds unfavorable, noting multiple sites in Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana while favoring this Indiana region.
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The
Herald
Coatesville
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Lem Hunter Chooses Bachelor Life Over Marriage Plans
Lem Hunter buys the Oliver Carter property on Bundy Avenue as Coatesville real estate booms. He states he seeks bacheloric quarters to live in peace, dismissing talk of marriage and avoiding a scolding wife.
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Lem Hunter
Coatesville
Lem
Oliver Carter
Bundy Avenue
Tincher Farm Cash Sale Near Coatesville
Farm owner C. E. Tincher of Terre Haute sold the 20 acre tract one mile southeast of Coatesville to John Gorham of Greencastle for 3200 cash equal to 162.00 an acre. Gorham will take possession September first. W. R. Lisby & Co. arranged the deal.
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C. E. Tincher
Terre Haute
Tincher
Coatesville
John Gorham
Greencastle
Gorham
W. R. Lisby & Co
Miss Edith Elrod Returns From Muncie Teaching Post
Miss Edith Elrod came back from a year in Muncie where she taught in public schools and admired the city. The recent high school commencement honored 135 graduates last Friday evening.
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Edith Elrod
Muncie
Elrod
Elmer Nichols Farm Sold in Mill Creek Township
The 40 acre farm in Mill Creek township Putnam county was sold last week to George Wallace. The sale was arranged by C E Wallace Co of Coatesville which also handled Lem Hunter's purchase of a home on Bundy avenue.
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Elmer Nichols
Mill Creek Township
Putnam County
George Wallace
C. E. Wallace & Co
Coatesville
Lem Hunter
Bundy Avenue
Diary Entry From Eighth Atlantic Trip on Agamemapon
Cecil Walton recounts August 27 1913 aboard the Agamemapon during an Atlantic crossing. The Gulf Stream is blue and choppy with seaweed as crew and 300 nurses endure drills, meals, and deck chores while sailors are teased about leadership before rough seas or subs intervene.
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Cecil Walton
Atlantic
Agamemapon
Fur Castle
Gulf Stream
Letters From a Sailor at War Aboard a Destroyer
An enlisted man writes from the Atlantic aboard a ship with Mt. Vernon and The France in sight. He details seas, seasickness, duty as mess cook, engine trouble, and battle drills as his unit nears the war zone. He notes August days at sea, fear of the Kaiser, and plans to reach England for coal, with heavy watch schedules and loading drills.
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Mt. Vernon
France
Kaiser
O. S
England
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Boy Scouts
Liberty Loan
Woman’s Literary Club
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