Death of Mrs Hattie Viola Sims at Corydon
Mrs Hattie Viola Sims wife of Jel Sims died at her Corydon home January 24 1928 aged 42 years four weeks. She left husband six children two menial kin and a grandchild. funeral at Strimmers Chapel conducted by Rev J F Toombs with a quartet and piano accompaniment. Burial was in the nearby cemetery.
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Hattie Viola Sims
Jel ©. Sims
Corydon
John ©. Sims
Raymond
Forest Blake
Central
Herman
Myrtle
Everett
Rolla
Helen Sims
Rebekah Moody
Franklin Township
W. H. McFall
Strimmers’ Chapel
J. F. Toombs
Corydon A. B. Church
Cecil W. Miles
Fred Daunenfelser
Lee Lockhart
Tlarry Kepner
Mildred Farish
Lawson Brengman
Walter Gilham
Jacob FE. Brown
Ward Wright
Resolutions of Respect from St. Peter's Lutheran Sunday School
The Home Department adopts resolutions on the death of Mrs Louise Vout. They express sorrow, Christian resignation, and hope in God, commend the bereaved family to divine comfort, and pledge continued sympathy and support from the committee.
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St. Peter's Lutheran Sunday School
Louise Vout
Tim
Marriage Licenses Granted in Local District
Stanley Trving Robson wed Blanche Timberkike. Trareld Yeager tied to Amman Mae Brown. Edward G. Sieg joined Acues M. Gettel finger in civil ceremony filings.
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Stanley Trving Robson
Blanche Timberkike
Trareld Yeager
Amman Mae Brown
Edward G. Sieg
Acues M. Gettelfinger
Red Brick Hotel Targeted for Removal in Corryden
The Red Brick Hotel across from the Democrat office, once the Tabler then Martin and Fravel Hotels, is being torn down after Barrison County bought the lot for a court house. Mr. Fravel occupies part of the building during removal. The site has housed guests for forty two years.
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Corryden
Democrat
James R. Taller
Tabler
John 8. Martin
Fravel
Child Dies During Visit in New Amsterdam
Velda Fay Thompson died at age one year two months while visiting her grandparents in New Amsterdam. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse Thompson of Leavenworth. Funeral services were held at the family home and burial followed in New Amsterdam cemetery.
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Velda Fay
Jesse Thompson
Leavenworth
Andy Bruce
New Amsterdam
Public Sale Advertisement Near Corydon
C L Watson of six miles east of Corydon on the state highway will auction his personal property at Pfrimmer farm. The date is Monday February 26 with goods available for display advertising in the Democrat next week and the week after.
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C. L. Watson
Corydon
Pfrimmer
Mer. Watson
Wills
The
Democrat
Aged Woman Dies in Boone Township Home
Mrs. Mutthap Jennings died Friday morning at SiNofelock in Boone township after a declining illness. The widow of Robert Jennings aged seventy eight, she left two daughters and three sons, Emma Hunter Jerrison Chaffin John William and Ben Jennings. Funeral services were held Saturday at eleven conducted by Rev. Cornwall with burial in Otterbein cemetery.
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Mutthap Jennings
SiNofelock
Boone Township
Jennings
Robert Jennings
Emma Uunter
Jerrison Chaffin
John
William
Ben Jennings
Cornwall
Otterbein Cemetery
Calendars Available by Mail and In-Office Sale
The Democrat notes calendars ready for distribution since last Saturday January 27 with hundreds taken by callers. It highlights a historical calendar featuring Jonathan Jennings Indiana’s first Governor and lists from Corydon’s early statehood. Governor Jennings calendar can be mailed for two cents, heavy cardboard format.
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Democrat
Jonathan Jennings
Indiana
Corydon
Jenning
Death of Infant William W Warding
Death notice for William W Warding born October 21 1921 dies January 23 1923 at age 1 year 3 months 2 days at home of Arthur and Tda Stults. Survived by parents two brothers and three sisters with one brother and sister already deceased. Funeral at Musselman’s U B Church January 25 at 11 am conducted by Jes W D Rosenbarger.
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Arthur Stults
William Wwarding
Arthur
Tda Stults
Musselman
U. B
Jes. W. D. Rosenbarger
Conditions of the Ruhr Valley
A German region in the Ruhr Valley under French occupation shows isolation with cut communications and censorship. Berlin links to the Rhineland are severed, rail traffic and postal and telephone services crippled. Some German officials resisting French orders are arrested, and a Monday report from Paris notes twenty Germans killed in a nationalist demonstration.
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Ruhr
Berlin
Rhineland
Daris
Death of Ethel Cooper Miller in Louisville
Mrs Ethel Cooper Miller of Louisville died in Elizabeth after a brief pneumonia illness. She was about eighteen, daughter of Mrs James Timberlake, wife of Miller who survived her. She left a sister, a brother, a half brother and two half sisters. Burial planned in Elizabeth after remains are brought from Louisville.
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Louisville
Ethel Cooper Miller
Elizabeth
James Timberlake
Jeffersonville
Miller
Elizaveth
Customer Ownership Plan Spreads in Utilities Firms
The customer ownership plan of public utilities has been adopted by progressive companies across the U S. Following its adoption by Midwest Utilities Co., Interstate Public Service Co. a subsidiary, tried it and now conducts a campaign to sell securities in its properties through its employees.
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U. S
Middlewest Utilities Co
Interstate Public Service Co
Interstate
Brown Yeager Wedding in Corydon
Miss Anna May Brown and Mr Harold Yeager of Heth township were married last Thursday afternoon at the M E Parsonage in Corydon. Rev J G Moore officiated. The bride is daughter of Jesse Lee Brown of Central. The groom son of Louis Yeager of Mauckport and works as a carpenter.
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Brown—Seager
Anna May Brown
Harold Yeager
Heth Township
M. E. Parsonage
Corydon
J. G. Moore
Jesse Lee Brown
Central
Louis Yeager
Mauckport
Local Auctioneer Promises Satisfactory Service
H O Wiseman of Mauckport says his firm will continue auctioning since years of practice. He asks customers who have heard the “Cry” sales to consider their experience and service.
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Teenn
County Unit School Bill Replaces Township Boards with County Board
The piece details Senate Bill No. 87 the County Unit School Bill creating a County Board of Education of five members elected in 1926 to govern all county schools. It covers power to levy taxes appoint a county superintendent and directors, set salaries, contract staff with health requirements, and provide medical inspection. Critics say it distances authority from local communities and raises partisan concerns despite a single nonpartisan ticket plan.
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Indianapolis
Notin
Ciue
The
Democrat
County Board of Education
County Board of Fednication
Tas
State Board of Education
County Boards of Education
DHS
County Board of
Memorial Day Auto Race Bill Stir in Indiana Legislature
The legislature debates a bill that passed the State Senate to prevent the Memorial Day auto race in Indianapolis. Critics question the clash of honoring national heroes with large crowds while some American Legion posts oppose the measure. The column wonders if Memorial Day should be altered or the race moved to Armistice Day.
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State Senate
Indianapolis
Tuguid
Kansas City
Senate
House
Preachers of
Indiana
American Legion
Professor Reagan Leaves Hanover College
The Triangle notes Prof. Charles A. Reagan departs Hanover College for Missouri Valley College at Marshall. He led the mathematics department four years, helped with endowment efforts, mentored students, and supported campus activities. Miss Cole succeeds him, filling a large niche at Hanover.
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Charles A. Reagan
Missouri
Reagan
Hanover
Missouri Valley College
Cole
Prof
Hanoever
Thut
Hanever
Ind
Winnings at Aurora Poultry Show
F. KE Dropsey and Son of Indian Creek Poultry Yards led exhibitors at the Dearborn County Poultry Show in Aurora Indiana January 13 to 20. They won four premiums including 1st for a S C Brown Leghorn cockerel 4th for a Brown Leghorn hen 2nd for a Light Brown Leghorn cockerel and a second Light Brown Leghorn hen.
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F. KE
Dropsey and Son
Indian Creek
Dearborn County
Aurora
Ind
S.C
S. C
Dr Boston’s Cough Syrup Ad in Corydon Journal
An advertisement for Dr Boston’s Cough Syrup appealing to lingering coughs after influenza or grip. Promotes it as superior to cheap patent medicines, priced at 50 cents, available at Istering’s Drug Store in Corydon Indiana.
Memorial Day Versus Auto Race In Indiana Debate
Text argues for using National holidays for their intended purpose and urges Indiana legislators to vote aye or no on restricting desecration of Memorial Day May 30 Independence Day July 4 Armistice Day November 11. It frames a public vote as a civic duty.
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Indiana
Legislature curbs liquor sentence suspensions by judges
The Indiana legislature moved to strip court and special judges of the power to suspend sentences in liquor law violations. If enacted the bench would no longer delay punishment by jail or penal farm in these cases. The piece questions whether many current judges overuse suspensions in liquor matters.
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Indiana
Death of Elizabet h resident William Plue reported
William Plue, a respected Elizabet h citizen, was found dead Thursday night in a chicken house near Cyrus Barnes. The scene showed no unfinished work and a hanging lantern. Coroner ruled no inquest due to hypertension. funeral services were held Sunday at 2 PM at the MBE church with Rev. Kitt officiating. He leaves a wife, three daughters, and an aged father.
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William Plue
Elizabeth
Mr. Plue
Cyrus Barnes
Tie
Plue
James Wilson
Muncie
Lena
Leora Plue
John Plue
M. BE
Kitt
Pluie
Death of Cecil Stevens Boy in Jackson Township
Cecil Stevens six months and eighteen days old died Monday at his parents home after two weeks of illness from flu pneumonia and complications. He was one of ten children with five brothers and four sisters surviving. Funeral services were held at the residence yesterday at 11 30 a m conducted by Rev Eskew with burial at Bethlehem.
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Cecil
Curt Stevens
Jackson Township
Tie
CL Eskew
Bethlehem
Corydon Christian Church Plans Congregational Meeting
The Corydon Christian church will hold a congregational meeting at the church in the forenoon next Sunday February 4. All church members are invited to attend at the usual service hour.
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Corydon Christian Church
Odd Size Party at Mauck Port School Building
February 3 event hosted by Grade Teachers at Mauck Port School Building with music by Buck Creek Band and refreshments including ice cream oyster soup pie coffee and sandwiches. Attendance includes Sallie Neely and Lucy Beanblossom with local details mixed in.
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Mauckport
Buck Creek Band
Baxter Redden
Sallie Neely Pai
Tee Yree
Lucy Beanblossom
Death of Young Man Charles Benge Died at Home
Charles Benge aged twenty died at his parents home in Morgan township last Thursday night from heart leakage after several months illness. He leaves his father and mother five brothers and two sisters. The family moved from Kentucky near London to this county about two years ago and his body was taken to Kentucky for burial.
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Charles
G. M. Benge
Morgan Township
Kentucky
London
Kenstucky
Resolution of respect for David A. Mounts
Lodge members mourn the death of David A. Mounts who departed January 23, 1028. The resolutions praise his earnestness and upright citizenship, extend sympathy to his wife, drape the charter in mourning for thirty days, and instruct notices to be published in county papers. Committee: John W. Stoker, Jesse E. Daley, Geo. L. Montgomery.
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David A. Mounts
Brother Mounts
John W. Stoker
Jesse E. Daley
Geo. L. Montgomery
Good Corydon home for sale with garden and outbuildings
Historic notice: four bedroom style seven room dwelling in Corydon offered for sale. It features running water, a lavatory, a 30 by 30 basement, hot air furnace, coal grate, and a 14 by 18 garage. Property includes fruit trees and a large garden, poultry house, yard 65 by 300 feet. Inquiries directed to Ivan Grable, phone J-31-tf.
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Corydon
Ivan Grable
Akron tire offer from Grafton B. Davis
Advertisement from Akron Ohio promotes buying standard automobile tires directly from Grafton B. Davis at 44 West South Street claiming a substantial saving and broader service to automotive owners.
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Akron
Grafton B. Davis
South St
Ohio
Hundred Acre Farm For Sale Near Corydon
For sale a 100 acre farm five and a half miles from Corydon and one mile from State Highway. Property has good soil, mail at the door, and a nearby schoolhouse on the farm. Land is new black soil. Will sell or trade for property in Corydon. Inquire at this office.
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Corydon
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Jie
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Hosne
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County Unit School Bill
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Aurora Poultry Show
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