Veedersburg Homicide? No Funeral for Local Leader Edward Walter
Edward Walter 50 former Veedersburg Machine Works owner died at his home after a two year illness. He was a prominent local businessman and K of P member. Funeral held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. with burial at Rockfield cemetery. He leaves wife and three children: William 15, Daniel 7, Maxine 10.
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Edward Walter
Bright
Veederspurg Machine Works
William
Daniel
Maxine
Walter
K. of P. Lodge
Methods Church
Rockfield
Yeddo Items Death of local resident Helms
Yeddo area obituary notes the death of Deal Helms of Veedersburg after weeks of illness. Survived by widow, five brothers Monroe Vernon Veeder Hardy Charlie all of Veedersburg and two sisters Mrs Ora Semples and Mrs John Reath. Father John Helms Sr. a prominent local farmer near Veedersburg. Several social visits and church attendance mentioned.
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Deal Helms
Herveysburg
Monroe
Vernon
Veeder
Hardy
Charlie Helms
Veedersberg
Ora Semples
John Reath
John Helms
Veedersburg
Real Estate Deals Recorded in Year-End Period
During the last fifteen days of the old year real estate deals were recorded, detailing property transactions and recorded transfers. The notices summarize parcels, purchasers, and financial considerations in the closing market period.
Attica Land Transfers Reported in Local Notices
Indian district deeds show numerous quitclaim style transfers across Attica Covington and nearby townships. Transactions include Elmer Metsker. Julia Ritchey. Mery Townsley Pavey. Walter Hayworth. Charles Murdoch. William Mansey. Emma Hatton. Morris Herzog. Archibald Roberts. Forest Livengood. and James Black among others. Several deals involve mortgages or assumed indebtedness notes. Farm locations span Richland Davis Jackson and Cain townships with villages such as Mellett Roberts Yeddo Covington and Attica nearby.
Movie stars as presidential candidates forecast by Folwell
Arthur H. Folwell argues in Leslie's that a popular movie idol could win the presidency if he has honesty and a strong public image. He notes voters, including movie fans and flappers, could rally behind a star like Reid Wallace or Ray Charles for leader if beauty and charm shaped the appeal.
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United States
Reid Wallace
Ray Charles
X-Man
Arthur H. Folwell
Leslie
White House
Balm of Gilead Bee Wine Gift Across Britain
A correspondent describes Balm of Gilead or bee wine a yellow aromatic gum brewed from fungus pieces grown in a glass jar. Soldiers returning from Mesopotamia brought it. The unfermented balm is used for whooping cough and other ailments. it is said to be passed as a love gift and linked to healing trees in the East.
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Great Britain
Gilead
Mesopotamia
East
Death of Mrs Dick and Local Social News
Mrs Dick, 75, died at her daughter Marion Huckery’s home in Marion Indiana after a life in Wallace and Alamo areas. She is survived by daughters Mrs Huckery and Mrs Elmore and sister Mrs Laura Gilkey of Alamo. Funeral in Alamo Christian church with interment at Alamo cemetery. Nearby notices include a birthday surprise for Mr Johns, real estate moves from M Grady to Forrest Keller in Attica, Mrs Lambdin buying Osborn flat, Q S club gathering at Oscar Johns, and several local visits and arrivals.
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Gertrude Hesler
Earl Kennedy
Covington
Asa Osborn
John Hesler
Weedersburg
Wingate
Mrsdick
Daugher
Marion Huckery
Marion
Ind
Wallace
Alamo
Huckery
Elmore
Laura Gilkey
Christian Church
Roy Elmore
Glen Elmore
Hillsboro
William Johns
John
Sam Largent
C. B. Starnes
Helen
Palmore
Ida
Johns
Lyvron
Earl Compton
Veedersburg
M. C. Grady
Forrest Keller
Attica
Keller
H. B. Odle
Draining the Zuyder Zee and canal plans
At Rotterdam inland shipping congress the drainage of the Zuyder Zee dominated discussion. Proposals urged building new canals and villages with churches near canals and factories near dykes to aid shipping and prevent polder water pollution while preserving waterways linking Zuyder Zee ports and creating new harbors as polders extend inland.
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Rotterdam
Zuyder Zee
Scientific American
Surprise Finds Ball In Rough By Caddie’s Quick Eye
A Boston golfer nearly abandoned a shot in the rough when his young caddie spotted the ball. The caddie cried triumphantly that it was found, correcting the groan with a bold cheer, and the golfer recovered the play with renewed hope.
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Boston
Boston Transcript
Beavers Escape From New York Zoo Colony
Beavers at the New York Zoo have tunneled under a foundation wall and escaped to the surrounding grounds, prompting a containment effort. Zoo officials report no injuries and are fencing the area while relocating the animals.
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Zoological Park of New York
Burress and Miller Reported Trading in Chicago This Week
L. L. Burress and Joe Miller were engaged in business activities in Chicago this week, indicating routine commercial dealings or negotiations.
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L. L. Burress
Joe Miller
Chicago
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Universal
the Shark Master
Grover Holmes
Robert William
Beast Hesler
Bessie Evedyn
Walter Mayhan
Crawfordsville
Charles Slusser
I. N. Kerr
Bloomington
Harry Kerr
Emma Martin
Mildred
Danville
Ben Townsend
Noah Townsend
Nelie Davis
Greensburg
Vera Scherer
Little Comcaeer Hae
A. T. Galloway
Newtown
YEDDO
Etna Fletcher
Emma Orvis
Catharine Hutts
Carl Hite
Mrs. Raspite
Charles Clapp
Stat- Line
Samuel Bonebrake
Emma Arvis
Wm. Renicker
Ruth Summers
W. H. Myers
John Newman
William Grady
Ruby Smith
Janie Sowers
Harriet Allen
Near Grange Corner
Addison Corey
Julia C Ritchey
Davis Township
William H. Ritchey
Roberts
Mery G. Townsley Pavey
William A. Pavey
Decatur County
Wwilliam B. Gray
Jesse A. Miller
Grace Miller
Delaware County
Steward F. Miller
Laurence S. Miller
Adz Miller
Toim
Martha C. Miller
Charles E. Gary
Charles L. Murdoch
Newton County Land Company
Logan
Shawnee Townships
Charles Murdock
Mutual Benefit Insurance Company
Wilbur F. Stilwell
Sadie E. Stilwell
Emporia
Kan
Pratt
William R. Mansey
Hugh Abernath
Nancy ‘Abernath
Millcreek
David W. B. Cory
William R. Massey
Mary Z
L. Guy Faust
Daisy R. Faust
John E. Stephenson
Logan Township
Emma Hatton
Jesse Mitchell
Ollie E. ,Mitchell
Parke County
Jackson Township
William A. Wilson
Charles B. Wilson
Morris Herzog
Cain Township
William T. Willett
Montgomery County
John W. Metsker
Sarah Z. Metsker
Archibald Roberts
Pike County
Vine
Ella B. Goldbach
John Goldbach
Forest E. Livengood
Joseph Chatt
Hays
Heffner
James M. Black
W. Layton
Guardian
Wilcmos Tat
Wendy Ocr
Pierce Sa Lae
England
Q. S
Oscar Johns
Ralph Hesler
Henry Ramsey
Walter Whittaker
Frank Deth and Son
Thurman Long
Glen Pitman
Byron Hesler
Sherman Shade and Son
Will Nine
Jewell Tinsley
Miriam Taylor
Elwood Davids
Carl Leighty
Tom Livengood
Milton Livengood
Elia Clodfelter
Near Here
Rev
Howard
Trinity M. E. Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Harry Thomas
Here
Mary Louise
Ernest Hesler
Bessie Evelyn
Hesler
Dottie Board
Goodenow, Nl
Claude York
Evelyn Stebbins
Mrs
F. A. Stebbins
Fred Graves
New Richmond
Bertha Nolen
Indianapolis
Ruth Blackford
Rolland Keeling
Mrs. Palmore
Lizzie Carter
John Bangert
Arizona
Drairie
Douglas
Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Theodore Roberts
Fee Fletcher
Shuler’s
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