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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1923
Page
5
Local residents and visitors are listed with brief notes on taxes, errands, and social visits. Advertisements for rugs tires and motors appear alongside mentions of theater shows and upcoming gas station work. Community life centers on exams travels and neighborhood happenings in a midwest town.
The Covington High School lists students with a general average of 90.6 percent or higher across freshmen to seniors, noting 25 pupils with unsatisfactory work and several 85 percent achievers. Additional items mention local business ads, a hospital purchases, a fire incident, and community notices including theater ads and social events.
A discussion on how merchants and clerks adapt to customer needs and the importance of supporting local stores. It argues that towns relying on distant purchases weaken their ready access to goods and services, urging residents to patronize home stores to sustain stock, advice, and community commerce.
Harold Martin a DePauw junior is the school’s only member of Sigma Delta Psi the national athletic fraternity He is the sixth member of the local chapter installed in 1915 He qualified at Indiana University last summer The fraternity founded in 1912 now has chapters at major schools Yale leads with 39 members Martin excels in track and is a varsity baseball pitcher.
The county clerk lists recent marriage licenses. Charles L. Spicer and Bullah J. Martin of Grape Creek were wed by Justice Tipton. Fred P. Moore and Helen G. Timmons of Waynetown and Veedersburg tied the knot with Rev Bleam. Elwood R. Grecar and Stella A Wickman of Danville were married by Mayor Wert. Elwood Jones and Helen siecoagh of Newport also appear in the record.
Eddie Hearne, age 33, backs a new “boy speed king” as two of his proteges prepare for the International 500 for $50,000 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Decoration Day May 30. Harry Hartz, 22, and Harlan Fengler, 20, both from Hearne’s circle, join Cliff Durant’s team as one man cars split the trio’s setup.
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