Wrecking Crewmember Harshly Injured in Freight Wreck
R H Wilson of Wayne town a Big Four wrecking crew member was seriously injured about the head Tuesday morning while clearing a freight wreck west of the railroad bridge. Eleven cars plunged over the embankment delaying traffic until morning. Wrecking partner Woebaum of Crawfordsville was cut on the hand. three box car passengers escaped with no injuries. Wilson treated by Dr Wert taken to Danville hospital. Conductor W C Loy and engineer Grebe listed. Cause reported as a broken flange. The three box car men described being jostled during the roll down the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.H. Wilson
Waynetown
Big Four
Trafic
Woebaum, Co
Crawfordsville
Dolne
Wilson
Baum
Wert
Danville
W. C. Loy
Grebe
Acci
Paintwork Brightens Local Commercial Block
Painting at the Tinsley building now improves its lower floor occupied by M. Board undertaking business. The Liberty street corner room at the southwest square also received paint. S. M. McKendree of the Sanitary Cleaning Shop in the Lemp frame building has a white coat attracting attention. Ir. J. Sailor also painted his office on W. Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tinsley
M. Board Undertaking Business
Liberty
Drd
S. M. McKendree
Ir. J. Sailor
W. Washington Street
Philadelphia postcard recalls Lincoln assassination news
Harrison Randolph received a dated April 15 postcard from Ben Waterman of Philadelphia now living with his sister at 4920 Spring Garden Street. Waterman recalls the day fifty years ago when Randolph told him the Lincoln assassination news in front of Aunt Lizzie Thompson's house in Lodi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Randolph
Philadelphia
Ben
Waterman
Fountain County
Mr. Waterman
Fulton Township
Lizzie Thompson
Lodi
Lincoln
Spring Garden Street
Death of Mrs Rebecca Kerns in Danville
Mrs Rebecca Kerns age 64 died at her daughter Mrs Chas Marlatt in Danville after about three months illness. Widow of John Kerns she is survived by daughters Mrs Chas Marlatt and Mrs Beile Martin and son Perl Kerns. Funeral was held at the Marlatt home and burial followed in Cooper Cemetery Wabash township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Kerns
Chas. Marlatt
Danville
John Kerns
Wabash Township
Marlatt
Cooper Cemetry
Clean-up Day Designated for Covington Residents
Clean-up Day on Monday May 3rd designates City teams to haul away trash and rubbish placed in suitable street containers or piles on the street. Ashes and cinders are excluded. Citizens urged to tidy premises to make Covington the cleanest city in the county. Co. C Wert M D City Health Officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciy
Covington
Co. C. Wert
M. D
City Clean Up Day set for May 3 in Covington
City Health Officer C. C. Wert designates Monday May 3 as Clean Up Day for Covington. The city provides tents to haul trash to street piles and Wert oversees operations. He advocates a neat healthy Covington and urges citizen participation.
Woman's Page Expanded on Page Seven in Covington Republican
Fountain county women contribute to the newly enlarged women's page. Readers are invited to submit pieces on topics of interest to women. The feature is promoted as timely and useful with home tips and notable participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountain County
Covington
Chautauqua Date Set for June 13 in Covington
An advance agent announced the Red Path Chautauqua will open June 13 in Covington, backed by 63 signatories forming a core committee. The event will feature top entertainers, lecturers, and music, with preparations and advertising ramping up and accommodations arranged for regional visitors. The organizers hope for an annual event and promote a two year Republican subscription offer this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redpath Chautauqua
Covington
Chautauqua
Wake Up and Paint Up for a Bright Community
The article urges painting as essential for cleanliness, disinfection, and preservation of buildings fences and wagons. It argues well painted premises attract residents and business and urges faster action, suggesting whitewash as a cheap clean alternative. Emphasis on community pride and tidy streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Clean Up the Trash Campaign Urged by Health Officer Wert
Health Officer Wert urges aggressive city clean up campaigns from cellars to yards. He stresses civic pride, attractive streets, and orderly waste disposal to improve first impressions and sanitary conditions.
Columbia Casualty Case Draws Big Legal Array
In Fountain circuit court a suit by Colonial Trust Co and R C Keller against Columbia Casualty seeks under $500 tied to notes through Newtown Bank. The case, in its seventh day, features 12 attorneys including Bingham and McCabe. witnesses include Gary Haines and local figures tied to the wrecked company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Casualty Company
Fountain Circuit
Colonial Trust Co
R. C. Keller
Newtown Bank
Gray
Shultz
Gary Haines
Marion County Grand Jury
James Bingham
Indiana
Fountain County Schools
Casualty
Mr. Bingham
C. EK. McCabe
Crawfordsville
Charles Tittle and Mabel Pyle Wed at Home Ceremony
Charles Tittle and Mrs. Mabel Pyle married Sunday evening at their home near the grade school. Justice James Slim officiated. Tittle works as a plumber for C. J. Doane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Tittle
Mabel Pyle
Justice James Slim
Tittle
C. J. Doane
Mrs Martha McComas Injures Face in Household Accident
Mrs Martha McComas fell from a step ladder striking her face on a box edge. Her nose was believed broken at first but proved only bruised. No serious injury is expected though she suffers considerably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha McComas
New Covington Store Changes Hands as J Loeb Shop Reopens
C D Goodman of Chicago took charge of the J Loeb department store from C W Keach after a six week ownership. He plans a large sale starting Thursday and promises a bigger, modern Covington store with new departments. The sale runs 21 days and Goodman aims to make Covington his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Goodman
Chicago
J. Loeb
C. W. Keach
Mr. Goodman
Covington
Gooman
Local men named to Jubilee committee for Scottish Rite jubilee
Julian M. Martin Russell Allen and Roy A. Rogers of this city named on the fraternal courtesies committee for the Golden Jubilee Celebration of Scottish Rite Masons to be held in Indianapolis May 17 21. The event marks the fifteenth anniversary of Indiana Masonic rites with a banquet for 4000 to 5000 attendees and elaborate souvenirs costing nearly 10000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian M. Martin
Russell, Allen and
Roy A. Rogers
Indianapolis
Indiana
America
State Fair Grounds
Fred I. Willis
Calvin W. Busch
Arthur R. Baxter
Brandt C. Downey
James W. Lilly
Roscoe O. Hawkins
Logan C. Scholl
W. L. Lynes
J. J. Twinanme
Ralph W. Douglass
Mother Dies in Green Bay After Ill Health
Mrs. Manford C. VanDorn received a telegram Tuesday evening announcing the death of her mother in Green Bay Wisconsin. The news came as a surprise though the mother had been in ill health for some time.
Reed chosen class orator at Lexington college
Miss Dorothy Reed daughter of Mr and Mrs Worth Reed has been selected as class orator by the seniors at a Lexington Kentucky college where she and her sister Miss Cordelia are students. Reed also serves as editor of the college annual and the Reeds plan to attend June commencement exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Reed
Worth Reed
Lexington, Ky
Cordelia
Paperhanger and butcher jailed for theft in Veedersburg
Charles Wilson of Indianapolis claimed trades as a paperhanger and butcher. Judge Schoonover sentenced him to one to eight years at Jeffersville for stealing $12 from A. Perlman in his Central hotel room. Police caught Wilson in Sterling while fleeing. He pleaded guilty in Covington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wilson
Indianapolis
Schoonover
Jeffersville
A. Perlman
Veedersburg
Perlman
Central Hotel
Dan Peters
Wilson
Sterling
Covington
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Ben A. Waterman
C. C. Wert
Dr. Wert
Republican
M. D. City and County Health Officer
Columbia Casualty Case
LOEB
C. B. Goodman
Julian Martin Russel Allen
Roy Rogers
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