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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1923
Page
2
Charles A. Rockwell of Indianapolis announced at Greencastle he will join the Insurance department of the Indiana Knights of Pythias after resigning from a state board of accounts post.
Tax revenues and other sums collected by Indiana state from 92 counties in the first six months of 1828 amount to 7,088,784 dollars. Figures were compiled by John B. Seitz state settlement clerk in the office of Robert Bracken state auditor at Indianapolis.
Ten sores of wheat were shocked in two hours by workers from Jurgen's hardware store and Ehmann's meat market. The men went to the fields after work in Terre Haute to answer a call from farmers of Vigo County.
Federal court records in Indianapolis show a decree of foreclosure for the Midland railroad ext ending from Muncie to Brazil. The line formerly Bradford as the Chicago and Southeastern railroad and was placed under sale by Judge A B Anderson.
Public auction in Terre Haute sold 89 houses on the site for the Paul Dresser memorial project. Buyers agreed to move the structures within a short time to clear space for construction.
Joseph C. Beck, 62, of Goshen, retires after 36 years as a railway mail clerk. He started in 1887 on the Chicago to Cleveland New York Central route and has traveled nearly 3,000,000 miles. He leaves with a pension of 70 dollars a year.
South Bend Post No. 50, American Legion, arranged to buy a permanent home near the city center. The two story residence will be used initially, with plans to add a modern office building, auditorium and club rooms within five years.
Judge Frank Chalves of Grant Circuit Court required trustees and advisory board of Jefferson township to issue bonds totaling 86700 for Curry road construction after state tax commissioners denied bond authority. The township officials appealed the decision.
Authorities raided the Shelby county fair grounds quarters of Charles Hardebeck and the H F Bray soft drink establishment finding quantities of liquor. A third of a pint was found at Hardebeck’s rooms and a pint plus bottles at the Bray office, with bottles said to have contained intoxicants.
A 140 foot extension is added to Owens bridge over the Flatrock river north of Columbus. When finished the bridge will run 410 feet. The extra span improves drainage and flood control with a levee above the construction area directing flood water away from thousands of acres previously flooded.
Van derburg Circuit Judge Philip C. Gould in Evansville heard John C. Effinger’s motion to quash an indictment charging conspiracy to embezzle from the Farmers Bank of Newburgh. Effinger’s lawyers argued the indictment is invalid because conspiring to commit a felony is not a crime under the statutes.
The church board of trustees agreed to remodel plans at a cost of 10000 dollars. Bids will be sought soon to proceed with the work.
The Madison County grand jury returned an indictment against John Boyles of Alexandria for involuntary manslaughter after his car collided with a vehicle in which Glen Miller, an Alexandria garage owner, was working, causing the death of Miller.
An unidentified shooter opened fire into a crowd at a Ku Klux Klan initiation at the fair grounds a mile east of Rushville injuring two men as bystanders fled. The article notes the event occurred during a gathering of men women and children in attendance. Police investigated the incident with no immediate arrests or motive disclosed.
A stock judging contest will be held at the Delaware county fair ground in Muncie and is open to stock raisers from eastern Indiana. Prizes will be awarded by local businessmen.
Bonds totaling 35000 were sold to L. G. Newby of J. R. Dunlap & Co. Columbus contractors. The funds will finance the Azalia consolidated school. The issue had been advertised previously without success.
Lex Bricker William Craft and Everett Steves were arrested at Anderson after a car overturned. Police found a jug containing three quarts of whisky near the crash site.
The Public Service Commission at Indianapolis ordered a statewide probe into af fairs of public utilities, bringing 85 plants under scrutiny as part of the investigation begun last week.
Northern Indiana Power Co. strings lines to distribute cur rent to Somerset. A north to south circuit across the county will be finished by July 15 with four steel towers spanning the Wabash River and the Big Four railway completed.
Jack Seitz of Jeffersonville is named playground director by the Jefferson community service playground committee. The panel accepts three playground gifts from individuals and organizations and eyes additional sites including part of the Revolutionary cemetery and bathing beaches on the Ohio River.
A farm demonstration test covering a wheat variety test soil fertility test and typical rotation was conducted at the agricultural experiment field a mile northwest of Huntington. A. T. Wiancko chief of the soils department and G. P. Walker of Purdue University attended.
Decatur is named as one of 27 candidate locations for a $10,000,000 home for children proposed by the Brotherhood of American Yeomen. A letter from A N Farmer, secretary of the locating committee, says the initial list of over 600 U.S. cities will be narrowed to six.
An inspection trip from Huntington will visit Wabash North Manchester Fort Wayne Goshen and Columbia City. County highway superintendent county surveyor county commissioners and county road engineer will join to learn hard surfacing materials for paving six roads leading to Huntington.
Vigo county commissioners opened bids for George O Dix and Marcus Dyer roads in Terre Haute. Carpenter Construction bid 206,929.20 for vibrolithic and 210,174.40 for solid concrete on Dix road, while C W Clark bid 162,147.50 for solid concrete on Dyer road. Contracts were not awarded as bids were taken under advisement.
A large group of Cloverdale residents and friends gathered for a daylong picnic at Brookside Park in Indianapolis. The event spawned the first annual meeting and the election of officers: President Mrs. Frank Jacobs, Vice President Mrs. Mollie Lewis Brower, and Secretary-Treasurer Homer E. Hendricks.
Senator James E. Watson and Frederick Van Nuys of Indianapolis former U S district attorney accepted to speak at the Rush County Society of Anderson reunion in Anderson on August 19. More than 1,000 former Rush county residents now living there are expected to attend. M H Downey city engineer and James B Hurst in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Clifford Simpson, age thirty five, fell while walking along the White river near Anderson and sustained a broken leg. The incident was reported with basic details of location and injury.
Reports filed by 227 Shelby County Poultry Club members show results and standings as of midmonth. Participants reported 4 2 chicks hatched from eggs distributed a month earlier for contes t entries.
Pope condemns sabotage while America seeks share of seized funds in Turkey. President Harding sails for Alaska as Al Smith’s presidential nomination bid gains notice. Harding advocates selective immigration to balance jobs and idle men, prompting debate on policy. Edward W. Pickard reports on reactions and political implications.
The Krupp owners and workers sign an agreement allowing continued work under French guard at Altenessen with 70,000 tons of coal to be shipped. Communists refuse the accord. Franco German reparations talks buoyed by this, while Britain and Belgium push for clear French demands. Pope Pius protests sabotage in Taahr and urges peaceful resolution. Chancellor Giebe warns against violence by plotters.
The article notes disapproval of violent acts undermining passive resistance and alignment with the pope on denouncing saboteurs as traitors. It rejects Labor party demands to treat saboteurs as criminals and cites market pressures lifting wheat prices to around 1.40 to 1.50 per unit.
A Washington note reports Grew seeking a share of 5 million Turkish gold pounds seized in 1918 and distributed among Allies. Angora debates evacuation of Constantinople and Ismet Pasha presses for quick peace talks with remaining obstacles removed.
Geneva session resumes with investigation into French Saar administration pushed by Britain. M. Hanotaux protests fail. A move to extend Washington naval treaties to nonparticipants is postponed. England delays formal talks with the Soviet government while the treaty awaits French chamber ratification with reservations.
President Harding traveled from Tacoma to Alaska following a Yellowstone visit and participation in the Meacham Oregon trail celebration. He delivered an Independence Day address in Portland defending Congress’s alien admission limits and urged deportation or imprisonment for those who threaten U S institutions.
Washington representative Ray Silver urges President Harding and Secretary Wallace to back a warehousing and intermediate credit scheme. He suggests farmers store 200 million bushels on farms under supervision to withdraw supply now and carry forward to next year, financing via intermediate banks to adjust next season's crop.
New York Governor At. Smith declares via National Committeeman Mack his bid for the presidency. Mack believes the Democratic platform may push for a Volstead act modification, with eastern states favoring liberalization while western states back prohibition. Senator Underwood of Alabama plans to decide after home consultations and a late month legislative address. Southern radicals reportedly ready to challenge Underwood in the primaries.
Inde pendence day events at PPAAS HALL denounce the Volstead act and its enforcement while praising Governor Smith. A London American society gathering heard Solicitor General James Beck defend U S liquor laws noting foreign ships and port violations strain diplomacy and law.
Washington Freight statistics show continued strength in transport demand with 1,002,740 revenue cars loaded in the week ending June 23, the third straight week over a million and the heaviest year on record. Merchandise, grain, and livestock totals rose compared with 1922 and earlier years despite some weekly declines.
The average height of humans increases at about one and a quarter inches per thousand years, indicating a gradual, long term growth trend in human stature.
Advertisement extols Red Cross Ball Blue to brighten white clothes after a hard day’s work, promising satisfying laundry results and a crisp finish through the product’s cleaning power.
In a London Opinion snippet a wife tactfully suggests her husband needs a new hat and proposes she buy one for herself as well. The playful exchange highlights polite domestic bargaining and fashion concerns.
An eminent medical authority warns against pills and salts for constipation, claiming temporary relief with permanent risk. The ad promotes Nujol as a safe natural lubricant that aids regular bowel movements without gripping, noting its use in leading hospitals and availability from druggists.
Radio descriptions tell of an eastern heiress who disappeared and a mother fearing her daughter Elizabeth wanders, suffers amnesia or partial memory loss. The text notes rare memory maladies and the common habit of forgetting debts and benefactors, with a burlesque joke about a charge account.
Two Irish boys meet an Episcopalian clergyman. One boy salutes him as Father, but the other explains the cleric is married with two children, provoking amusement in the street.
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