Young Webster Township Man Dies of Pneumonia
Cecil Shewmaker of Webster township died Sunday night after a week long pneumonia illness. He was fourteen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Shewmaker and survived by five half siblings, one sister and four brothers. Funeral was Tuesday at Salem church with Rev. J. H. Toombs. burial in the church cemetery. A brother died two weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Shewmaker
Webster Township
Joshua Shewmaker
Salem Church
J. H. Toombs
Corydon Canning Plant Seeks Tomato Contracts
Farmers urged to supply tomatoes to secure the Corydon cannage plant and pulp factory. Owners plan to expand to fruits and other crops if enough business is provided, stressing the need for contracts soon to prevent relocation.
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Corydon
Coryden
Southern Hotel Sold and Open for Guests in Corydon
Charles G. Smith announces purchase of the Southern Hotel in Corydon and invites the public to use the hotel for accommodations. The building has nine well kept rooms, meals offered at reasonable prices, and an auto for hire for short or long trips.
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Corydon
Has. G. Smith
Corydon Men Win Patent For Fly Exit Device
Robert B. Watson and Jesse Bittermann of this place have been granted a patent for a fly exit device for screens. Exhibit shows a door window screen with a top opening for flies to exit while preventing entry at that opening.
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Robert B. ‘Watson
Jesse Bitterman
Mgr. Watson
Easter plans at U B Church announced by Pastor Battram
The U B Church reports 168 attending eight o clock service last Sunday with 105 at the preaching service. Easter all day program planned for April 20 with a fine evening program. Mrs Hudson and daughter Miss Bess spent last Thursday in Louisville.
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C. Endesvor
John
Hudson
Bess
Louisville
Public Sale of Farm Property Near Georgetown
Public Auction on the Philip Brubeck farm three miles west of Georgetown on the New Albany and New Salisbury road begins at 10 oclock A M Friday April 4 1919. Items include horses cattle milkers farm machinery lumber potatoes and miscellaneous farm gear with many articles too numerous to mention.
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Georgetown
New Albany
New Salisbury Road
Philip Brubeck
Jersey
I. C
New
Osborne
Jones
Oliver Chill
Kellogg
Agricultural meetings at three school houses this week
Farmers invited to hear Hon. Chas W Thomas speak on agriculture and Hon. Frank Self discuss new tax and road laws. W Clyde Martin and Miss May Frank with the Expression Club will entertain. Meetings listed for Tue Wed Thu Fri at 7 30 P M No 9 Pit AM ms No 4 Blase No 8 Heb No 21 New School House Clyde Martin Auction note: sums 5 and under cash in hand over 5 credit of nine months bankable note required. Discount for cash. Property not removed until terms met. George Adolph John Wolfe Auctioneer.
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Chas. W. Thomas
Frank Self
W. Clyde Martin
Miss May Frank
Expression Club
George Adolph
John Wolfe
Brethren Church Plans Spring Quarterly Meeting
The Quarterly Meeting of the brethren church will be held at Grandall A B church next Friday afternoon April 4. Rev W H Todd of New Albany will preach there Friday night. Mrs Elmer Hudson and daughter Ola Margaret of Shelbyville Ky visited a week with Mr and Mrs George Crawford and the family of J Y Hudson. Elaer accompanied them but returned home Sunday.
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Thesle
Elmer. Ddudson
Ola Margaret
Shelbyville, Ky
Pératite
George, Crawford
J. Y. Hudson
Elaer
Sailor Ernest Boone Returns Soon from Navy Service
Vast Boone and family of Boone township visited Corydon describing Ernest Boone in the United States Navy. Enlisted June 1918, he served at Great Lakes, Puget Sound, sailed the Pacific, passed the Panama Canal, and headed to Newport News and England before crossing back toward the United States aboard the Edgecomb. He expects to return by May 1.
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Rush
Vast Boone
Boone Township
Corydon
Vast
Ernest
United States Navy
Great Lakes Training Station
Chicago
Puget Sound
Washington
Pacific Ocean
Panama Canal
Newport News
Virginia
Atlantic
England
Holland
Frante
United States
Edgecomb
Local Garage Advertises Ford Repairs in Central Indiana
J. A. Fowler promotes a garage at Central Indiana offering a complete line of genuine Ford repairs and general auto work including repairs for other cars. The notice emphasizes readiness to assist when on the road.
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Central
Ford
J. A. Fowler
Ind
Posey Township Men Visit Coryllon on Feal Business
William H. Wilson Oscar M. Rice Horace Ba Farnsley Robert R. Williams and Frank Bower of Posey township were in Coryllon last Monday on feasible business and were pleasant callers at this office Mr Neal Mr Rice and Mr Farnsley renewed their subscriptions to the Democrat.
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William H. Wilson
Oscar M. Rice
Horace Ba
Farnsley
Robert R. Willams
Frank Bower
Posey Township
Coryllon
Neal
Rice
Farnssey
Democrat
Death of Thomas F. Highfill in Stillwater Oklahoma
Word reached that Thomas F. Highfill died at his home in Stillwater Oklahoma on March 26 at age sixty two. He was born near Gordyson and left in 1889 with companions to settle on a government land claim in Oklahoma. He never married and is survived by a sister Mrs. Charles Fair of Winfield Kansas and a brother John Highfill of near Stillwater.
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Rabie
Koe Grable
Thomas FF. Highfill
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Mr. Highfill
Gorydon
William Pennington
John DeMoss
Daylight Saving Time Shift Across Government and Railroads
Government officials required clocks and railroad timepieces to move forward one hour at two o clock last Sunday morning. Civilian clocks were urged to follow. Farmers opposed the change and a repeal bill failed due to a Senate filibuster, blocking further action at the session’s end.
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Senate
Young Corydon Student Recovers from Tonsil Operation
John W. Graves seventeen year old son of Roy Graves of this place was confined to his home after tonsil surgery at the Deaconess Hospital Louisville performed by Dr Claude T Wolfe. He returned home last Thursday and is improving though still affected. Dr Wolfe visited Sunday. John is a junior at Corydon High School.
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John W. Graves
Roy Graves
Deaconess Hospital
Louisville
Claude T. Wolfe
John
Wolfe
Corydon High School
League of Nations debated as path to peace
The Saturday Evening Post argues that delaying approval of a League of Nations by hypothetical objections risks harming world security. It contends a living constitution will evolve through experience, and the key aim is to settle Europe now to minimize war danger, regardless of exact form.
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United States
George
League of Nations
League
Europe
Evening Post
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Michigan Mutual Life Insurance
the Southern Hotel
Charles G. Smith
U. B. Church
J. L. Battram
Chevrolet
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Ontario
Bay City
Michigan
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St. Louis
Missouri
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New York
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Indiana
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