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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1923
Page
2
Display advertising rates listed at 40 cents per inch, 19 and 25 Locals per line per insertion. Front page locals six cents per line each. Second insertion rates on application. Regular agents commission on foreign advertisements. Ads continue until forbidden. 1.50 This line likely part of the notice.
Miss Margaret Randolph will hold a recital at the Baptist church in Lodi Friday night. Christian Penner attended the Coleman Reunion at Covington. Mr and Mrs Roy Airhart and families spent Sunday at the Lodi resort. Margaret Randolph visited Vivian Reed. Other local residents listed: Silverwood Dafford Yorkes Ford Roadster owner and Don Berto family, plus Hawkins and Reed households visiting Rockville and surrounding towns.
Washington reports a curious tale of how Peculiar Missouri earned its name. The Post Office rejected suggested names until a discouraged official noted the town was “mighty peculiar,” prompting residents to adopt Peculiar. The piece notes the naming rule of one town per state and lists popular names across states, including Clinton Chester Arlington Washington and others, plus the postal issues caused by duplicate names and similar spellings.
Notice to taxpayers lists budgets for Millcreek Township and Wabash Township Fountain County Indiana to be considered September 4 1923. It details Township Fund Road Fund Special School Fund Bond Fund Library Fund Tuition Fund and Poor Fund allocations with amounts to be raised by taxation and revenue estimates, plus appeal rights to the State Board of Tax Commissioners.
Taxpayers hear the Richland Township budget at the Trustee’s office on September 4 1923. The notice lists bond fund tuition fund poor fund road fund and special school fund revenues and expenditures, amounts raised by taxation, and appeal rights to the State Board of Tax Commissioners by the fourth Monday in September. Dated August 4 1923 Trustee W H Carman.
Miss Ethie Brissey spent Monday night with Miss Ida McElwee and other local residents enjoyed visits and dinners. Arthur Alward bought a Ford last week and Reed Starns hurt his knee while working the bailer. Several couples hosted Sunday dinners. Rev. Brock conducted services. Ethie Brissey visited kin near Veedersburg. McElwee and Dawson families visited Kingman and Kingman relatives.
Services at Fifth Street Christian Church for Sunday August 26 1923 include Bible School at 10 00 AM and preaching at 11 00 AM The evening union service will feature all Protestant churches with the Christian Church minister delivering the sermon on What and Where is God The minister is W G McGaughey
The world congress of master printers in Gothenburg ends with 150 delegates from 18 countries. They vote to establish a central bureau in Sweden to share information on disputes unemployment cost accounting standardization and unit prices with bulletins in English French and German and support from national printers associations.
Berlin residents report a surge of Austrian migrants as the German mark’s weakness lowers costs versus Vienna. The trend reflects broader economic differences driving cross border movement between Austria and Germany.
Several University of Pennsylvania summer school students donate blood at the university hospital to help pay expenses for study and training, as reported by the hospital authorities.
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