Indiana Congressman at Large Man Behind Public Building Plans
Watson the Indiana congressman, nicknamed Governor Jim, acts as a de facto statewide representative. His office fields mail from across Indiana, seeks favors, and even relays stenographers to manage requests while the public building bill remains unannounced. A Fort Wayne reader asked for a year’s Patent Office Gazette subscription, a costly favor paid by no one.
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Lince
Watson
Hoosier
Jim
Fort Wayne
Patent Office Gazette
Port Wayne
Card of Thanks from Freeman Family in Columbia Township
The Freeman family expresses gratitude to the people of Columbia township for tender attentions to their mother during her long illness and for expressions of sympathy in their hour of bereavement.
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Columbia Township
HH. Freeman
Miveel
Crops, Cattle, and Township Reform Dominate Friday News
A runaway cow killed on Eastern Avenue near the Buckley horse sparked panic among Fifth Street school children. Citizens demand Mayor action to keep cattle off streets as tension rises over town and township governance and schooling reforms proposed by Fassett Cotton.
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Charles Walz
Jennie Shipley
M. C. Buckley
Eastern Avenue
Buckley
Fifth Street
Eighth Street
Thomas Welsh
Narrow Escape For McCormick Painters On Beck Building
Charles McCormick and his son Louis narrowly escaped serious injury when ladders failed and a board dropped from the Beck building exterior. Louis fell into a trash box and suffered no injury, while Charles sustained a slight injury to his left leg as the cement sidewalk bore the impact. They resumed work shortly after.
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Charles McCormick
Louis
Beck
Loonis McCormick
McCormick
Student with Fayette County top general average announced
Superintendent C L Trus ler informs the News that Misa Net tie Swift of Jackson township holds the highest general average in Fayette County high school work for the year just closing. Her 95 2 3 average leads Jesse Jeffrey of Fairview township by 2 8. Chester Saxon and Berle Hinchiman of Fairview and pupils of Miss Susie Fries earn Eighth Grade honors with 95 averages.
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C. L. Trusler
Misa Nettie Swift
Jackson Township
Fayette County
Jesse Jeffrey
Fairview Township
Chester Saxon
Berle Hinchiman
Fairview
Susie Fries
All Bay Session Brings Everton Aid Societies Together
Members of the GLadies Aid Society of the Everton AM. bk eboard plan an all day meeting on Thursday April 23 with guests from aid societies in the Everton circuit. A joint gathering with program, basket dinner at noon, and broad attendance is expected. Invitations issued to Alquina Quakertown Columbia East Coser favalapess Ville Blasts Grove Mission Cire and other associations.
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Gladies Aid Society
Everton AM
Bkeboard
Everton
Followlop Societieee
Alquina
Quakertown
Columbia
East Coser
Ville
Blasts
Grove
Mission Cire
Washington pie mystery from Comneraville kitchen
A reader recounts stale cake and old pie crust repurposed into a soggy mixture sold to withstand waste. The piece cites Mashed, bread, milk, and fruit to imply a dubious Washington pie claim from Comneraville.
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Washington
Wreck Near Shelbyville Leaves Cars Damaged
The Indianapolis & Cincinnati line traction wreck injured two passengers lightly and caused substantial property loss. Sid Conger and William Bassett received cuts and bruises, with Bassett badly cut. Motorman Tower claimed the brake failed as the car sped toward a curve and jumped the rails. President Henry could not estimate damage until the car was examined.
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Sid Conger
William Bassett
Shelbyville
Indianapolis Star
John Tower
Rushville
Charles J. Henry
Indianapols & Cincinnati Company
Henry
Compiuny
Possie
Advertised Letters List Connersville Post Office April 20 1968
Week ending April 20 1968 lists remaining advertised letters at the Connersville Indiana post office. Callers for these items must request by name including Allison John H Bernstein David Brown J H ark Ernest Fritzgerald Miss Anna Green Mes No M Hamilton GW Hull Ora Jones Charles Chiron B A Leach N Ji Manley W H Morton H S Sexson Miss Clara Jesse Miles K Moffett P.M.
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Connersville
Indiana
Excellent Likeness Portrait Unveiled At Memorial Services
Alden Mote, the Richmond artist, completed a portrait of the late Francis J. Roots of Connnersville. The work is praised by the Connnersville Commercial Club and friends for its exact likeness. Efforts seek James E. Watson to deliver an address at memorial services when the portrait is unveiled.
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Richmond
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