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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1923
Page
4
The author laments Republican newspaper editors losing influence after campaigns end. They claim editors helped campaigns but are ignored by party leaders and coordinators once victories are secured. The piece urges more consistency in recognizing editor contributions.
Miss Wanita Haye and Doris Smith of Danville spent Sunday with home folks. Mrs William Williams and Miss Leola Jones called on business in Danville Tuesday evening. Cora Rumspurt and Vinnie Roberts visited Terre Haute last week. Leone Martin spent time with her aunt in Detroit Mich. Leone Martin and Lane Cla attended the Indianapolis races. E R Jahna and Leon Martin shopped in Danville Tuesday. Mr and Mrs William Barnet of Champaign are visiting the Winters in Champaign.
Advertisement urging families to keep Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand during hot months, claiming it is often needed and worth the investment.
Mrs. Charles Brown of 215 Broadway St Vincennes Ind extols Tanlac detailing relief from stomach cramps bloating and dizziness after three large meals daily now easy housework and restored strength. Advertisement pitches Tanlac as superior medicine with over 37 million bottles sold and urges no substitute.
Community notices describe a church wreshing next Sunday with dinner, and numerous relatives and friends visiting from Rob Roy Danville Kramer Carbondale Chicago and St. Louis. Local families share travel, illnesses and holiday time as crowds gather at the Arch for dancing and music.
The Board of County Commissioners was in session Monday and Tuesday finishing nine night terms work. No business of especial importance was transacted. A floor and painting contract was awarded for the Montgomery county line bridge, but no contract was let for gravel dipping.
The Covington Red Man Band will travel to Perrysville Sunday afternoon to play for the K of P and Odd Fellows Memorial exercises held that day.
Six married couples populate the cast in Is Matrimony a Failure a James Cruze directed Paramount special at the Lyric Theatre next Tuesday. The comedy of matrimonial errors notes its question without answering it with a large, humorous ensemble including T Roy Barnes Lila Lee Lois Wilson Walter Hiers ZaSu Pitts Arthur Hoyt Lillian Leighton Tully Marshall Sylvia Ashton Otis Harlan Charles Ogle and Ethel Wales. Walter Woods scenarized the stage success The Open Door serves as the basis.
The Supreme Court holds that a Hindu is not a white person under naturalization law and cannot become a citizen. The ruling clarifies white person meaning as common usage, not biological ancestry, affecting Ghagat Singh Thind and potentially placing high caste Hindus in California under anti alien land laws with leaseholds in the Sacramento valley rice lands.
Uniontown Pennsylvania doctor Dr. A E Crow sister of late Senator Crow dreamed he found a needle in a woman patient nine years after she swallowed it. He drove to the hospital and, using details from the dream, made an incision and recovered the needle after prior appendicitis treatment. The patient’s name is withheld.
D B Munro argues the Iliad centers on human action and emotion rather than politics or national myth. He contrasts Homer with Virgil Dante and Milton noting Rome religion and politics shape later poets more. The piece stresses pure dramatic interest beyond race or religion in Homeric works.
For sale English Collie pups white with small markings. Male pups five dollars, female three dollars. Inquire at this office.
Job ad seeking berry pickers with good prospects for a large harvest. Earn solid wages. See 8S U Dickinson for details.
Mighty fine lot of plants for transplanting priced at 10c per dozen, 3 dozen for 25c, 100 for 60c. Sweet potato plants 50c per 100. Call at residence or store on Third street, if C. T. Purfeerst.
The Civil Service Commission announces a rural carrier exam in Veedersburg on June 9 1923 to fill positions at Covington and future vacancies. Salaries range from 1800 to 2600 annually with mileage supplements. motor routes pay higher. Open to qualified citizens domiciled in the post office territory with gender considerations noted. Applications to the Commission in Washington at the earliest practicable date.
In the Fountain Circuit Court April Term 1923 A T Livengood as Administrator filed final settlement for the estate of Della Sheaf deceased The final examination is set for June 23 1923 Heirs creditors or legatees must appear and show cause why the account should not be approved The heirs must also prove heirship at that time
Jonathan Rice as administrator files final settlement for Mrs. C. J. Howard in Fountain Circuit Court. Hearing set for June 23, 1923. heirs creditors and legatees must appear and show cause. Heirs must prove heirship. Robert N. Voliva is attorney.
The Fifth Street Christian Church schedules Bible School at 10 00 A M and preaching at 11 00 A M on Sunday June 10 with an evening service at 7 30 o clock The public is invited to all services.
Services at the Presbyterian church include Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. preaching at 11:00 a.m. on Christ's Reply to the Man He Called an Old Fox. Evening services feature Endeavor at 6:30 p.m. and preaching at 7:30 p.m. on A Man Without Fear. Prayer Meeting is Thursday at 7:30. Rev. E. B. Johnson, Minister.
The County Auditor and his team work through Board of Review issues and ensure balances are set for June settlements.
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