Two More Killings at Blanford In Serbia Night Downfall
A Sunday night gun battle at a Blanford pool room left two Serbians dead and five wounded including Sheriff Newland and deputies. The clash erupted during a Serbia wedding party with about 200 attendees, as officers confronted a drunken crowd after a report of store shots. Deputy Sturm and others responded. details of the shooter and other injuries remain uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosier
Newport
Blanford
A. B. Anderson
Newland
George Price
Rose Carlyle
van Etta
Theo
Sheriff Newland
Harry Newland
Clinton Township
Ro~ van Etta
Ed W. Sturm
Hell Township
Helt Township Horseshref Detective Association
Sturm
Jacksonville
Paris and
Clinton Roa
Ross van Etta
Price
Pioneer Resident Taylor Cronk Dies in Veedersburg
Veedersburg mourns Taylor Cronk 75 a life long resident who died at his nephew Charles Cronk's home after heart trouble following influenza. He left two sons Victor and Anthony of Veedersburg and Raymond of Little Rock with three brothers John William both in Veedersburg and Dr Frank Cronk of Little Rock. Funeral plans not yet announced.
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Veedersburg
Taylor Cronk
Charles Cronk
Cronk
Victor
Anthony
Raymond Cronk
Little Rock
Ark
John
William
Frank Cronk
Little Rock, Ark
Drug Store Sold to Hastings and Hunt in Berz Building
John Belles sold his drug store to James Hastings and Sharon Hunt who now operate the drug store in conjunction with their jewelry shop in the Berz dahl building. A new capable pharmacist will head the drug department. Belles plans to move to Fudianapolis soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Belles
James Hastings
Sharon Hunt
Berzdahl
Belles
Fudianapolis
Marriage Licenses Issued by County Clerk Bodine
County clerk H. E. Bodine reports new marriages since the last notice. George M. Henderson 19 of Crawfordsville and Mabel B. Elmore 19 of Hillsboro. Louis F. Stube 34 and Bessie Stephens 34 of Danville Ill. Burle Shoal 19 and Velma Flora 16 of Veedersburg. William O. Slauter 20 and Margarette Teague 18 of Attica. Charles A. Musk 21 of Milford and Vera B. Frazier 19 of Catlin Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Bodine
George M. Henderson
Crawfordsville
Mabel B. Elmore
Hillsboro
Louis F. Stube
Bessie Stephens
Danville
Til
Burle Shoal
Velma Flor
Veedersburg
William O. Slauter
Margarette Teague
Attica
Charles A. Mu
McDermond Honored By Indiana Republicans
Attica Indiana January 29 J Frank MccDermond Jr editor Ledt er and Tribune returned from Indianapolis where he attended the legislature and the Indiana Republican Editorial association meeting of which he is Ninth district chairman He was made chairman of the committee on nominations The session was noted as the best in its 59 year history with more editors in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attica
Ind
J. Frank MccDermond, Jr
Ledter and Tribune
Indianapolis
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
McDermond
Attica Cor. Commercial News
Aged Lady Abernathy Passes Away In Yedd Area
Grandma Abernathy died at her daughter’s home near Yedd on Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services are scheduled for today.
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Grandma Abernathy
Yedd
Sheriff Fires In Pool Hall Clash After Serb Attack
Sheriff Newland fires at a would be killer in a pool room melee involving a Serb deputy Sturm and 200 foreigners. Several guns are tossed out windows as officers arrest eight men and call the coroner and prosecutor. The sheriff laments blood shed inevitable in such mob behavior.
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Sturm
van Etta
Sheriff Newland
Hoosier
Clinton
Dan Butts Dies At Home Near Stone Bluff
Dan Butts died at his home near Stone Bluff Friday afternoon at 3 15. He was born near Stone Bluff in 1865 and married Rebecca Ritel in 1882. He is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs Everett Douglass and two sons Earl and Guy all of Stone Bluff two sisters Mrs Ella Williams of Veedersburg and Mrs Lucy Gawson of Terre Haute. Funeral services were held at the Little Brick church at Stone Bluff Sunday afternoon Rev Charles Howard of Veedersburg officiating.
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Dan Butts
Stone Bluff
Rebecca Ritel
Everett Douglass
Earl
Guy
Ella Williams
Veedersburg
Lucy Gawson
Terre Haute
Little Brick Church
Stone Bluf
Charles Howard
Dorothy Smith Secures First Assistant Dietitian Post
Dorothy Smith oldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy E Smith of this township recently completed a four year course at the Woman's College in Jacksonville Illinois and will graduate at year end. She has been chosen as first assistant dietitian at Y W W offices operating six restaurants in St Louis. Her duties include arranging daily menu and supervising the help department. The position was secured through a college faculty member and offers good pay and rapid advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Smith
Roy E. Smith
Woman's College
Jacksonville
Ill
St. Louis
Carnival Benefit by Good Humor Club at Chamber of Commerce
The Good Humor Club hosts a charity carnival in the Chamber of Commerce room on February 9 and 10. The event features varied booths and a war relic collection arranged by Ed Harris, promising enjoyment for all ages and inviting broad public attendance.
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Good Humor Club
Benefit of Charity Fund
Chamber of Commerce
Ed Harris
Rev Kern to Lecture on Americanism at Stone Bluff
Rev R B Kern will speak next Tuesday night before the Brotherhood at Stone Bluff church. His subject will be Americanism. All are invited to attend.
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R. B. Kern
Brotherhood
Stone Bluff
Bargain Sale at Darnell Variety Store Continues
Bankrupt sale continues at the Darnell Variety Store with further reduced prices to take effect Friday morning. Two thirds sold out, with three 8 ft show cases and a cash register also up for disposal, announced by trustee L. P. Little.
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Darnell
L. P. Little
New County Board of Review Appointments Announced
Judge Ratetaft appoints Allen Summers of Cain and Evan Heath of this city to the County Board of Review. They join the County Assessor, County Treasurer, and County Auditor as members of the board.
Covington High School Basketball Schedule and Local News
Covington High School basketball list shows games against Hillsboro Newtown Veedersboro Perrysville Melloct with locations here or there and a sectionals tournament in March. Oscar Kerr recovers after a brief illness, Mrs Purfeerst returns from Indianapolis with spring millinery, Harry Shuler ill and absent from work, Mrs Arla Marilove visits her parents William and Mrs Richardson here last week.
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Hillsboro
Newtown
Veedersboro
Perrysville
Melloct
Oscar Kerr
Sol Purfeerst
Indianapolis
Harry Shuler
Arla Marilove
Fountain
William Richardson
Covington High School First Semester Honor Roll
The list records Covington High School students with high averages. Honors include a general average of 90 percent or above with no grade below 90 in a department across freshmen to seniors, plus a second tier with 85 or above. Names span freshmen to seniors, with multiple repeats and OCR errors present.
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Helen Anderson
Orville Buser
Esther Cline
Marjory Elliott
Lucille Randolph
Louise Schesley
Genevieve Schma
Sam Schwin
Kathryn Wann
Ruth Yerkes
Allene Bants
Louise Glover
Harlan Livengood
Margaret Mayer
Frances McComas
Josephine McMahon
Magdalen Mce- Mahon
Alvin Murray
Gazet Print
Dale Pryor
Helen Rodgers
Mildred Bodine
Fred Cates
Mary Cline
Elizabeth Coffine
Marie Gouty
Elizabeth Little
W. D. Smith
Charles Spinning
Thelma Tittle
Kenneth Zimmerman
Edwin Lambright
Ralph Little
Frances Luke
Luke Morgan
Gladys Spinning
Merle Zimmerman
Raymond Derringe
Floyd Edwards
Marjorie Dickinson
Melissa Fairchild
Frank Jackso
Helen Koebler
Frank Smith
Helen Bodine
Ruhama Clem
Barney Cox
Pauline Meade
Viola Moody
Ruth Neal
Russell Smith
Ruth Banta
Rut Beckett
Lara Bodine
Berniece Cramer
Catherine Dice
Gertrude Fairchild
Estella Mead
Bernard Miller
Elizabeth Schma
George Schwi Ernest Smith
William Smith
John Stevens
Billie Tipton
Gyneth Yerkes
Hazel Clark
Newlin Completes Second Term as County Auditor
The Attica Tribune notes A. W. Newlin has just finished his second term as county auditor, claiming a record unmatched by any incumbent in recent years. The paper adds a wry remark that some may not want such a record.
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Attica Tribune
Fountain County
A. W. Newlin
George S Madden Named ADS Manager at Wasson Co
George S Madden formerly with the Ledger Tribune in Attica has become advertising manager for the H P Wasson Company in Indianapolis. Madden is described as a hustler.
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George S. Madden
Ledger-Tribunee
Attica
H. P. Wasson Company
Indianapolis
George
Sunday Dinner Socials and Local News Notes
Earl Myers and family hosted Sunday dinner with Earl Shuler and family. H C Reed of Steam Corner suffered a severe back pain and summoned a doctor. Samuel Glascock did Kingman business on Saturday. Ladies Aid will serve lunch at Dinsmore’s Sale. Sunday School Convention drew many to Kingman Christian church. W S Drollinger and wife visited daughter Myra Bowers in Covington Thursday. Glascock also shopped in Hillsboro on Saturday. Mrs Kate Glascock is on the sick list. Austen Myers and wife entertained Arch Williams and family for Sunday dinner. Rosa Tinder visited Mrs John Palmer in Yeddo Saturday and Sunday.
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Earl Myers
Earl Shuler
H. C. Reed
Steam Corner
Samuel Glascock
Kingman
Ladies Aid
Dinsmore
Kingman Christian Church
W. S. Drollinger
Myra Bowers
Covington
Mrs Sullivan and Sister Visit Danville Guests of Mrs Minor
Mrs Elizabeth Sullivan and her sister Mrs Minor spent the weekend in Danville as guests of Mrs J A Minor of the Holland.
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Elizabeth Sullivan
Mrs. Minor
Danville
J. A. Minor
Holland
County tournament at Hillsboro scheduled with eight teams
The county high school basketball tournament will be held at Hillsboro high school on Saturday February 3. Eight teams participate in three sessions morning afternoon and night with matchups listed and a predicted final between Covington and Hillsboro.
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Hilboro High School
Hillsboro
Covington
Christmas Seal and Health Bond Chairman Report
The county reports totals raised by township chairmen for the Public Health Nurse program. Individuals and amounts from Amity Troy to Wabash Archie Price are listed, totaling 1,984.06 dollars. County Chairman Russel B. Kern presents the 1922 fundraising results.
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Am‘. Troy
Anna Dunlap
Logan
F. W. McCoughtry
Frank Sims
Cain
Foster D. Poe
Richland
C. Smith
C. Huff
Millcreek
Gordon Sowers
van Buren
Russel B. Kern
Organized Company Formed in Evansville by C F Lowe
C F Lowe state organizer visited Evansville last week and organized a National Horse Thief Detective Association unit. He said there is demand for police powered companies in the area to aid law enforcement and protect citizens amid insufficient formal enforcement.
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C. F. Lowe
Evansville
Kansas Supreme Court Orders Klan Officers to Court
The Kansas supreme court overruled a motion to quash summonses served on Ku Klux Klan officers in Kansas. They are cited to appear in the state's ouster suit against the Klan. The court gave the defendants 20 days to answer the petition.
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Peka
Kansi
Kansas Supreme Court
Ku Klux Klan
W. L. Wood
Kansas City
Kas
Col. J. S. Dean
Topeka
Klan
Bibl
Methodist Church Sunday Schedule and Sermon Topic
The church offers Sunday School at 9 45 a m and Morning Worship at 11 a m with the sermon The Prophet with The Burning Message Epworth League meets at 6 15 p m and Evening Worship at 7 p m Pastor Russell B Kern leads the services as announced in the town notice.
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Epworth League
Russell B. Kern
Chamberlain's Tablets Tackle Indigestion and Constipation
A reader from Middle Grove New York Melard F Craig praises Chamberlain's Tablets calling them the nicest and most pleasant medicine for indigestion and constipation. He notes they work like a charm without gripe or unpleasant aftereffects. Adv.
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Chamberlan
Melard F. Craig
Middle Grove
N. Y
Covington Defeats Jackson Township in Local Showdown
Covington outplayed Jackson Township on the local floor Saturday evening by 25 to 15. The win featured sharp passing and quick team play as Attica guests watched to scout Covington for the upcoming tournament opener. Covington had defeated Mellett 27 to 15 on Wingate floor Friday night.
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Jackson Township
Covington
Attica
Mellett
Wingate
Mary E. Linton dies at 66 in Covington Indiana
Mary E. Linton born May 3 1856 in Vermillion County Indiana daughter of David A Reed and Nancy Fishard died at her Covington Indiana home December 26 1922 aged 66 years 7 months 23 days. She married Thomas L Linton March 3 1876 and is survived by husband five sons one daughter one grandchild two sisters and one brother. She joined Sugar Grove Illinois Methodist Protestant church in early life and suffered a long illness after a fall five years prior. She had moved from the northern part of the state to Covington recently.
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Mary E. Linton
David A. Reed
Nancy Fishard
Vermillion County
Indiana
Covington
Ind
Thomas L. Linton
Bert
Virgil
Archie Alphonso
Robert
Cora Thomas
Sugar Grove
Illinois
Methodist Prottestant Church
Linton
Newtown Defeats Veedersburg High 17 to 11 in Close Contest
Veedersburg high suffered another defeat as Newtown blanked them 17 to 11 on Saturday. Veedersburg showed little spark while Newtown produced a stronger than expected offensive effort.
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Veedersburg High
Newtown
Veedersburg Boys
Red Men Urge Meeting for Banquet and Pow Wow
All Red Men are urged to attend a meeting Thursday night February 1 at the Red Men Hall. Plans are under way for the annual banquet and pow wow to be held Washington's Birthday February 22. The gathering aims to finalize arrangements. Order of Sachem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Men
Washington
William Parks dies after illness near Perrysville
William L. Parks, about 61, died Tuesday at his home west of Perrysville after weeks of illness. Funeral services by Rev. McHargue of Kingman were held at the Parks home at 10 30 a.m. Thursday, with interment in Hicks Cemetery west of Perrysville.
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William L. Parks
Perrysville
Priscilla Dean Stars in Conflict Tonight
Priscilla Dean headlines the Lyric’s Thursday program in a vivid drama about rugged male characters. The film, marketed as a bold clash of wills, screens at the Lyric Tonight.
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Priscilla Dean
LYRIC
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the New Board OF Review
Covington High School
Covington H. S
Scott's Prairie
Durham Tobacco
Kansas
Chamberlain
M. F Thurch
Inewtown
William Parks
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