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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1922
Page
8
Mr Rath P Willer quotes as groom’s brother in law daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Miller tied to Albert Dyke in a home ceremony southwest of Til Gere. Attendees counted about TA guests as Rev Aim hart officiated. Nearby residents joined a birthday dinner at Mr and Mrs Matt Parks.
The Novant club held a social evening at Mr and Mrs John Rees home. About five hundred was played and refreshments were served. Guests enjoyed a very pleasant evening with in home entertainment.
A devastating cyclone in Warren county leaves ten dead and numerous injured. Ruth Gritton, 3 months, and Paul Gritton, 6, die alongside several family members and neighbors. Anthony Gritton, Jarves Downey, and multiple Anderson and Gritton relatives are among the injured. Telephones, roads, and homes suffer severe damage as responders treat victims.
The release lists numerous individuals including Leslie Smith Ralph Smith Glen Dorney Mrs Glen Doney and many others from Hedrick Wichita Hoopeston and surrounding areas. It notes that many of the victims were buried Thursday at West Lebaron and other points.
Plant sale notice offers a choice lot of plants of all kinds for sale to the trade. Buyers may take any quantity they want. Call phone 194 for details.
The piece argues that opposition to the current Republican party leadership is not about vendetta or personal gain but about fairness. It condemns the Clifton faction as seeking a new, nonpartisan structure that serves the party’s broad interests rather than a few individuals.
The Brazil Mo Coal Road running the county length faces scrapping. Citizens and officials have tried to save it but efforts failed. Loss would threaten many prominent river towns and local business along the line.
A promotional notice from The National Republican urges readers to sign up new subscribers. The offer provides six weeks of the weekly political and government review for ten cents, with mailing handled and the regular price listed as $1.50 a year. It emphasizes educational value for children and civics learners and invites addresses to the Circulation Department in Washington.
Wallace grades ended Friday after a seven month term while the high school remains in session until May 5. Commencement is set for May 5 with Hon. M. E. Foley of Indianapolis to deliver the address. The baccalaureate sermon is April 30. Senior class includes Evan Weeks Laoma Bowman Chas Goodin Geneora Myers Ralph Stockdale Nettie Hanni Oma Spreggs and Herman Hamm.
A citizen urges voters to check incorporation, road, and allowance records at the clerk and auditor offices and to remove those who aided misrepresentation. The note laments high taxes and calls for a remedy by cleaning out implicated officials.
Hon Otis Gulley representing Mr Beveridge for U S Senator and Col Unversaw candidate for Congress will address the public at the courthouse Saturday night. The event offers a chance to hear both speakers and begin the campaign.
Covington lumber yard owner D J Young died Sunday after an illness lasting a year. He was in Mercy hospital Chicago nine months and held three yards locally and interest in forty three yards across Texas Oklahoma and Kansas. He owned 137000 acres of timber land and never married. Survived by three sisters and many nephews. Chicago loses a civic minded Christian gentleman. Workers felt he was a real friend.
Three weeks of union services among four Fifth street churches conclude with a final Deceptible Church gathering Sunday evening before Easter. Pastors designate the work and say services offered a general uplift though no special spiritual movement occurred. Christian church services planned to continue were also closed Monday night.
The Lyric showed Rip Van Winkle Tuesday night to a big audience. Mildred Maupin and Clara McMahon hosted violin solos while LaVeta Lowe entertained on Thursdays. Mae Murray's The Right to Have and Peacock Alley were promoted as standout pictures for the coming week.
In Athens visitors learn Greek family practice that brothers remain unmarried while sisters marry, oldest sister must wed first, dowries drive this tradition, and loyal brothers save for their sisters before marrying themselves. This custom explains many Greek men staying single until family duties are fulfilled.
A lively roar urges readers to pursue work and action after the war. It praises optimism, hard work, and taking advantage of good times ahead, while warning against complacency and drone-like laziness. Salome Arizona Sun notes Clover-filled pastures as a metaphor for recovery and growth.
Three rookies faced the commanding officer after a squabble at the boat camp. Two marines admitted exchanging blows while a rookie witness testified he was present when the fight began. The scene, reported in The Leatherneck, centers on the altercation and testimony.
A Lancet description of a boy who became a habitual thief after encephalitis lethargica. At eleven he was in stupor for five weeks then emerged with uncontrollable criminal tendencies. He remained intelligent and docile before illness and has since been convicted of theft multiple times.
London Opinion reports King George, a sane man, harbors a superstition that any ringing of a wineglass at his dinner table signals a family death. He rises and the household and guests must stand in silence at the slightest ting.
An old lady at the Ssmith Center store on a Saturday recalls a younger fashion era. She says she would have run down a man years earlier if she dared wear knee length skirts like the girls do now.
A garbled note cites ongoing interest with reference to interference in a situation affecting a woman’s preferred choice and asserts no observed decrease in the outcome. No clear names or dates are readable.
Local residents report on a cyclone wreck at Hedrick and visits to Covington. Attica resident Mrs. Cora Cadwallader toured with her mother Mrs. Jaze Hancock. Frank Beymer sought medical care in Indianapolis. Mrs. Geldie Kalor and numerous neighbors visited Covington. Rev. Chas E. Howard schedules services this weekend.
A farmer near Patten Mills New York recovered from rheumatism after using Chamberlain's Liniment. C P Rayder reports the man returned days later, straight and paid for another bottle, claiming it cured him and should be kept at home.
Morris Newmark has gone to St Elmo Illinois for health treatment. Miss Gladys Wilton of Hillsboro visited Miss Hester Kay Tuesday night. Monroe Haas made a business trip to Indianapolis Monday and returned Tuesday. Mr and Mrs M V Lind are moving to Crawfordsville where Mr Lind will enter automobile sales. Mrs Zula Bever left Saturday for Lafayette to serve as companion to an elderly lady. Ed Rhodes of Covington was a caller here Wednesday. David Knowles and John Foster were Attica callers Wednesday. Mrs S A Moore of Mellott spent Wednesday with relatives here. Kenneth Rusk of Covington was a caller here Tuesday. Charley Diehl and Fletcher Kerr made a business trip to Terre Haute Friday. Mr and Mrs John Daulton of Williamsport were business callers here Tuesday and stayed with Mr and Mrs Wren Poffenbarger.
A large show window at the Leader displays new spring suits dresses and dress materials along with curtains and draperies. The attractive window highlights the work of a skilled decorator and adds to the store’s visual appeal.
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