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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1922
Page
1
In a county meeting, Laird outlined road department priorities and praised Commissioners Small and Mellott for selecting a superintendent committed to taxpayers. He stressed road work as vital and detailed the patrol plan and district assignments, noting observers will monitor progress.
Titus and county leaders including G. D. Snoudy WJ Melott Ed Small and LL Po Little surveyed the old wagon bridge on Tuesday with intent to wreck the structure. The Tribune notes readers hoped the bridge would remain for crossing the river.
Trustees Yan Buren Cain and officials report a trying year with high waves and little help yet show splendid financial handling of township business, detailing ongoing repairs and necessary work across Jackson township.
Shirley Mason stars in The Final Close-Up as a small town department store clerk who dreams of cinema. Clyde Cook presents The Chauffeur in Lyric on Wednesday, a polished shift from stage to screen.
The Fountain County Board of Education met Monday January 9 to discuss Township Institute matters. A February County Institute will replace one Township Institute. The teachers pension topic was reviewed and the board decided to grant the County Superintendent an assistant.
Three men robbed a local business, forced a woman at gunpoint into a vault and gathered currency. They fled north and have not been heard from since, according to initial police reports.
Prosecuting Attorney John Brissey attended a Taafanapolis conference called by State Also Lesh for consultation on better enforcement of the prohibition law. Sheriff police chiefs and present officials discussed strategy and legal action amid nationwide debates.
Report outlines plans to build a new four bedroom bridge over the river with access to the north side. The new span would be about seven hundred feet long and curve around the present station, tying to sections west of the current bridge.
Nathan Lind, killed in a Veedersburg train incident Friday, was buried in Muncie. Thomas Murray, who was with Lind, accompanied the remains. Lind was an ex soldier and papers show he enlisted at age 18.
Mrs. Zerelda Petty an aunt of Zack Ciem and former Lower Warren county resident died at the Soldier's Home in Lafayette. She was a sister of Charles Ritcher. Funeral services were held at Benson on Tuesday with interment at Mound cemetery.
Calvin Coolidge will address the Indiana Republican Editorial Association in Indianapolis at the Claypool Hotel on January 9th in connection with its annual convention. The event aims to draw a large Indiana Republican turnout with editors, businessmen, and party members invited. reservations are required.
The city of Attica honors Chephe Beamer for decades of service as city marshal since the 1870s era. Beamer retires after a long career marked by municipal duties and community leadership as the town experiences generational shifts and leadership turnover.
All interested farmers are urged to attend Friday at 1 79 p m at the Cameron picture show for a round table on farmer conditions. Oscar Larm director of the State Farmers Association will speak. McM Coffine secretary treasurer notes Attica tonight and urges support.
An engineer from the Peoria and Eastern Railroad was fatally injured while riding a passenger car near Indianapolis. He was leaning from a window when struck, dying at St. Elizabeth's shortly after the incident. The top of his head was crushed and the body remained inside the cab.
Tuesday morning Mr Heller, his wife and children were at the bedside of a relative. Mrs Heller plans to return to Indianapolis with their son and daughter to attend the funeral of James Chartes, a former showman, at the Urbana venue.
The January monthly meeting installed officers for the coming year at the Masonic Hall. Key positions include Miss Tara Spinrine as conductress and Mrs. Harry Veltg as associate matron, with a long list of officers named and sworn in. Local residents visiting included matron Anne Punto and Conduetress Helen Dee, among others. A Danville homicide was reported as a highway robbery victim, Danis Cohen, 43, a prominent local businessman, died after injuries.
Latest advices confirm the State Highway route remains unchanged from Hillsboro to Walace and thence south. The line would cut out the Veedersburg to Turkey Run segment via Steam Corner and two miles east of Kingman.
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