Bundle Day urged in Darlington August 16 drive
Darlington joins forty Indiana towns in a Bundle Day to collect cast off garments for Near East Relief. The effort, led by Epworth League youth at the library, aims to supply 3750 tons of clothing for over 1.5 million Armenians in need, with Governor McCray urging statewide participation and collectors visiting Aug 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlington
Indiana
W. K. Bershgetoor
Near East Relief
Near East
Epworth League
Mabel Woody
Indianapolis
Near East Relief Committee
McCray
Warren T McCray
Armenia
Clothing for Europe Appeals for One Million Dollars in Gifts
The American Friends Service Committee in Philadelphia appeals for at least one million dollars worth of clothing to aid Poland Vienna Germany or Russia. The appeal notes severe European clothing shortages and worsening winter misery after World War I, urging donations collected this summer for next winter distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Friends Service Committee
South 12Th Street
Philadelphia
Poland
Vienna
Germany
Russia
Europe
Ice Cream Supper At Garfield School House
An ice cream supper will be held at Garfield school house next Tuesday night August 2. A Parent-Teachers Association will be organized at the same time. Garfield patrons aim to have the association formed before September opening of school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield School
Fire Totals House on A H Bowers Farm
A noon Saturday blaze destroyed the A H Bowers farm residence occupied by Mr and Mrs Cecil Hampton and family. Neighbors aided in saving upstairs furniture, kitchen range lost, barn fire contained, fire started in kitchen, insurance partially covers losses as the Hamptons plan to move to the Dunbar property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Bowers
Cecil Hampton
Hampton
S. A. Hampton
Dunbar
South Street
Automobile Fire Slated in Damon Thompson Garage
Saturday night at about eight o'clock a Milner car in the Damon Thompson garage caught fire during an inquiry into gasoline for a spin. The blaze was smothered with a blanket before the fire department arrived and the vehicle sustained no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P. Milner
Damon Thompson
Fire at Boots house ends with minor damage
A fifth fire in two weeks broke out yesterday afternoon around five o clock at the Boots house in the west part of town. The Maxwell family occupied the home and workers nearby extinguished the flames before significant damage occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boots
Ales Maxwell
Arm Breaks Again While Cranking Car
Baren Stewart broke his right arm while cranking a Hupmobile at his uncle's house last Thursday evening. His left arm was broken at age six, and officials note he has previously broken the same right arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Lough
Baren Stewart
Stewart
Farmer Grain & Seed Manager Buys Country Home
Chas F. Gery manager of Farmers Grain and Seed Company has purchased Dr G E Martin's country home on the cement road west of town and will take possession September first. Dr Martin and family will move to their East Main Street property undergoing extensive improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. F. Gery
Farmers Grain & Seed Company
G. E. Martin
Dr. Martin
Horse Tail Amputated In Threshing Accident
A horse owned by J. H. Smart five miles northwest of here had its tail amputated Tuesday after it swished into a threshing machine. A veterinarian treated the wound with no further injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Smart
Here
Entertained Guests at Dinner from Booher and Stroup Families
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Booher and sons hosted guests at dinner last Tuesday. Rev and Mrs Stroup and their five children Richard Irene Rose Josephine and Leon visited, with J. and Mrs Newt Booher, Mr. and Mrs Dan Booher, and Mr. and Mrs Will Booher calling in the afternoon. Rev Stroup family are en route to their new home in Covington Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Booher and Sons
Stroup
Richard
Irene
Rose
Josephine
Leon
Newt Booher
Dan Booher
Will Booher
Rev.Stroup
Covington
Ohio
Broken Collar Bone A Crawfordsville Child Hurt
Rosalie Kimler the young daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Kimler of Crawfordsville suffered a broken collar bone after a fall from a swing at her parents home last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalie Kimler
Walter
Kimler
Crawfordsville
Notice to water consumers in Darlington during drought
Notice warns of water shortage as wells run at suction limit. Calls on residents to stop wasteful use, avoid leaving any fixture or hydrant running, forbid sprayers or hose nozzle holders, and not to sprinkle at peak heat. Emphasizes enough supply for needful use if waste stops. Darlington Water Works Company.
Corbin Farm Placed in Trust by 1901 Will
The will of Mary A. Corbin, died last week and admitted to probate in Crawfordsville, places her eighty acre farm in trust with Glenn Lodge No.149 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Darlington for sixty years. Income funds the Corbin lot and cemetery upkeep. surplus supports the cemetery. A room in the house is reserved to store current items for the entire trust period. Darlington property to be sold to settle debts. $25 to each of two sisters, Lydia Slater and Ruth Little, who are now dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Corbin
Circuit
Crawfordsville Trust Company
Glenn Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Darlington
Corbin
Odd Fellows Lodge
Modern Dumping Method at Local Elevator
The local elevator has installed an electric lifter that attaches to front wheels of trucks and wagons to lift them and dump grain into bins. This new device speeds unloading, reduces labor, and shows the facility keeping pace with modern transportation.
Aged Minister Dr Charles A Brooke Dies in Hinsdale
Dr Charles A Brooke longtime minister in the Northwest Indiana Conference of the M E Church died at his son Lincoln Brookes home in Hinsdale Illinois on Monday July 25 Funeral was held yesterday at Valparaiso He born October 1882 in Montgomery County near Crawfordsville He established Walnut Hill Cincinnati Trinity Church Lafayette and First Church Valparaiso He was uncle to Mrs Mary Remley of Darlington and often preached in the local Methodist church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Brooke
Indiana
M. E. Church
Lincoln Brooke
Hinsdale
Valparaiso
North West
Walnut Hill
Cincinnati
Trinity Church
Lafayette
First
Brooke
Mary Remley
Darlington
First Drill For New National Guard Company Held
The first drill of the newly organized National Guard Company took place in the gymnasium Tuesday night. About forty men are signed up. sixty five are needed to order equipment and finalize armory plans. Two more rooms will be added, showers enlarged, and a steam heating plant installed if plans mature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Injured Woman in Auto Crash Near New Richmond
Mrs Maurice Coffman of New Richmond was seriously hurt Monday about 2 PM when her car drove from Mrs James Pailons yard and struck a tree. The car owner Mrs Pailon was uninjured but shaken. Coffman, under nurse care, faces uncertain recovery while her family once ran the Shadows Theatre in Darlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Coffman
New Richmond
James Pailon
Henry Family Reunion At Cox Home Draws Statewide Kin
The John Henry family held its annual reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cox last Sunday, July 24. Attendees included Robert F. Henry of Galion Ohio Chas Henry and wife of Eattka kee Hr John Henry and family James Smith and family H A Henry and family of Thorntown Mrs Metta Martin and Mr and Mrs P A Patterson of Linnsburg Mrs Carl Cox and son Robert of Darlington Mr and Mrs Kenneth Cox of Indianapolis Mr and Mrs Almer O Henry of Bloomington Ind Mrs Wiles of Kirklin and Ira Cox and Earl W Cox of Darlington. A grand dinner followed and plans were made for another gathering next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Cox
Indianapolis
Almer O. Henry
Bloomington
Ind
Wiles
Kirklin
Albert Cox
Ira Cox
Earl W. Cox
Darlington
Missionary Society July Meeting at Presbyterian Church
Mrs John Laidla hosted the July gathering of the Missionary Society. Devotions were by Mrs Lee Lafollette, a China paper by Mrs Frank Buchanan, a map talk on southern mountaineers by Mrs James Peterson, and current events by Mrs E Tres sel. A piano duet by Mrs Saidla and Miss Helen Saidla closed the program. The next meeting will be at Mrs Will Holloway’s home the last Thursday in August for Daughter's Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Laidla
The
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Lee Lafollette
Frank Buchanan
China
James Peterson
E. Tressel
Saidla
Helen Saidla
Will Holloway
Armington visitors tour Crawfordsville kin and relatives
Geo Hayes of Armington Illinois and his daughter Hattie McGuire Brownsburg stayed with cousins Huldah Bond and Rhoda Harrison at E H Russells. They dined in Crawfordsville with Marcellus Booher and then traveled to Orleans to visit kin before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Russell
Geo. Hayes
Armington
Illinois
Hattie McGuire
Brownsburg
Huldah Bond
Rhoda Harrison
Russell
Former Minister Visits Here with Family from Chapin
Rev. and Mrs. B. L. Stroup and two daughters, from Chapin, South Carolina, stayed with Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Booker and friends from Saturday to Tuesday. Stroup previously pastored a Lutheran church east of Darlington for two years then went to Colburn to preach before heading to Covington, Ohio, where he is engaged as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.L. Stroup
Chapin
South Carolina
D. V. Booker
Stroup
Lutheran Church
Darlington
Relatives Visit Ends as Mrs. Budd Guests Return
Master Carol Bair came home Sunday after a three week visit with relatives in Bedford. He was accompanied by cousin Miss Frances Hutton. Mr. and Mrs. Alger Budd of Lebanon visited Mrs. Budd's parents Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Miller and Miss Pauline Cox joined them for the return trip and stayed Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Bair
Bedford
Frances Hutton
Alger Budd
Lebanon
Ross Caldwell Purchases Elmer Chambers Tailor Shop
Ross Caldwell, formerly of Indiana polis, has bought the Elmer Chambers tailor shop on West Main Street. He operated a cleaning and pressing business in Indianapolis and will move his family to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Caldwell
Indianapolis
Elmer Chambers
West Main Street
Caldwell
Clothing drive aids Europe and Asia poor
A brief notice calls for aid to provide clothing to impoverished populations in Europe and Asia. The appeal emphasizes immediate need and directs readers to contribute through local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Asia
Campaigns Urge Clothing for War Ridden Regions
Two drives for clothing emerge from wartorn areas with Near East Relief aiding Armenians and a separate committee supporting Europe. Clothing sent to either destination could save lives, per the Herald report. Reverend T L Stovall to attend Rural Pastors Training School in Evanston Illinois next week on a two and a half week course with scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Near East
American Friends Service Committee
Europe
Herald
T. L. Stovall
Evanston, Ill
Stovall
Farm Bureau votes to postpone road building two years
Franklin Township Farm Bureau members meet and vote to delay all road construction for two years due to financial strain and high material and labor costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Township Farm Bureau
Franklin Township Teachers Chosen for Coming Year
Trustee F W Campbell announces the upcoming year’s faculty for Darlington and Franklin Township schools. Named are Charlies R Hertenstine as Superintendent, Margaret Weesner as Principal, with staff in Manual Training Ruth Sanders, Music and Art Laura Joe Darby, Domestic Science Tessie Wisehart, and junior high leaders Will K Kinkaid and Hallie Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlington Charlies R. Hertenstine
Margaret Weesner
Paul Merrell
Ruth Sanders
Laura Joe Darby
Tessie Wisehart
Will K. Kinkaid
H. S
Hallie Smith
E. H. Miller
Chloral Courtney
Nola Reese
Methodist Youth Return From Epworth League Institute
A group of about 725 youths from the Methodist church completed a week at the Epworth League Institute in Battle Ground returning Sunday evening. The event awarded 200 attendance certificates and 15 diplomas. Crawfordsville District won the stunt contest. Darlington participants Miss Helen Louise Cox and John Remley earned key placings in swimming and diving events. The cottage group was chaperoned by Rev. Stovall and Rev. Jeffords and included Clara Woody Virgie Carson Helen Cox Mabel Woody Marietta Cook Ruth Carson James Weaver Robert Cox Maurice Kersey James John Remley Henry Lidikay Frederick Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Ground
Methodist Church
Epworth League Institute
Crawfordsville
Darlington
Helen Louise Cox
John Remley
Cox
Young Remley
Stovall
Visiting Relatives Here in Indiana Visit
John Beck of Des Moines Iowa arrived in Indiana for a family visit. He traveled in a Willys Knight with his son from Culver military academy and friend Mr Cunningham. Beck’s family left the area long ago and he revisited his childhood home in Mace and Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Beck
Mace
Frank Buchanan
Des Moines
Iowa
Indiana
Culver
Mr. Cunningham
Lafayette
Mr. Beck
Mr. Buchanan
Crawfordsville
Wash Bowman
Hertenstine Family Purchases N Booker Residence in Versailles
Mr and Mrs Charles R Hertenstine of Versailles purchased the N Booker residence while in Darlington. Hertenstine, new county superintendent of schools, will not finish his Ripley County term until August 15 and plans to move with his family to Darlington about August 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oes
Charles R. Hertenstine
Versailles
Darlington Tudsay
N. Booker
Hertenwha
Darlington
Ripley County
Hill couple welcomed 8-pound son last Saturday
Mr and Mrs Joseph R Hill are parents to an 8 pound son born at 8 80 Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bixth
Soh
Joseph R. Hill
Pound
Miss howisé He ty ana Ga oe
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Do You Know the Fire Signals in Darlington
Five fires in two weeks triggered by unclear signals prompt Darlington fire officials to re publish district map and siren codes. Signals: three blasts general alarm, one to district1 two for district2 three for district3 four for district4 continuous for burglar alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlington
Laura Peterman
Cecil Hampton
Damon Thompson
Ales Maxwell
Sarah Miller
Dan Booher
Jap Manning
Ruth Butler
Union Services Set Across Darling ton Churches
Beginning Sunday July 31 union services will be held each Sunday evening at five Darling ton churches. Rev T L Stovall will preach at South Christian on opening night and the Male Quartet will sing. August schedule lists G R VanZant at Presbyterian August 7 and Rev L M Reagan at Baptist church August 14. August 21 features Rev rest at Friends church. August 28 Rev W H Bell at Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlington
T. L. Stovall
South Christian Church
G. R. VanZant
Dinner Guests Share Six O Clock Evening Company
Mr and Mrs S A Hampton hosted a six o clock dinner Monday evening with guests including Mr and Mrs N A Booher of Joliet Illinois Rev and Mrs Stroup and children Richard Leon Irene Rose Fisher and Josephine of Newton South Carolina Mr and Mrs Dan Booher Mr and Mrs Will Bouker Mr and Mrs Ernest Hampton and daughter Eileen Mr and Mrs Cecil Hampton and daughters Lucile and Maxine and Ben Honecker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Hampton
N. A. Booher
Joliet
Illinois
Stroup
Richard
Leon
Irene
Rose Fisher
Josephine
Newton
South Carolina
Dan Booher
Will Booker
Ernest Hampton
Eileen
Cecil Hampton
Lucile
Maxine
Ben Honecker
Family Reunion at Bowers Home Crawfordsville
Last Sunday a Crawfordsville reunion brought together Silas Bowers his wife and son Fred along with W. M. Parker and family Clyde and Lois Ester Mrs Fleeta Gould and children Samuel Dorothy and Virginia all from Crawfordsville plus Ira E. Lee and wife from Carney s Point New Jersey The gathering included all their children and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Bowers
Crawfordsville
Fred
W. M. Parker
Clyde
Lois Ester
Fleeta Gould
Samuel
Dorothy
Virginia
Ira E. Lee
Carney’s Point
New Jersey
Visiting Friends Here From New Jersey and Indiana
Mr and Mrs Silas Bowers of Crawfordsville and Mr and Mrs Ira Lee of Carneys Point New Jersey visited Rev and Mrs Guerney Woody on Tuesday. Mr Lee stayed longer visiting old friends. Mrs Lee formerly lived with Pearl Bowers and is well known. Mr Lee is a chemist with DuPont Powder Co in Wilmington Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Bowers
Crawfordsville
Ira Lee
Carney’s Point
New Jersey
Guerney Woody
Lee
Pearl Bowers
Dupont Powder Co
Wilmington
Delaware
Hoel Family Returns to Dayton After Visit
Will Hoel and his sisters Miss Etta Hoel and Mrs. Maggie Roop returned to Dayton Ohio last Friday after a three week visit with their brother David Hoel of Smartsburg. Will Hoel also visited his father in law Ariel Cunningham of this place. Mr and Mrs Cunningham spent last Wednesday in Smartsburg with the Hoels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Will Hoel
Etta Hoel
Maggie Roop
Ohio
David Hoel
Smartsburg
Ariel Cunningham
Cunningham
Hoels
Old Friends Visit Hometown Times
James McClure of Greenfield stopped here last Thursday en route to the South to visit old friends Henrysburg and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Martin. McClure worked twenty five years ago on Mr. Thornes farm. Reverend M H Appleby of Crawfordsville spent the day with Mr. Thornburg and the Martins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McClure
Greenfield
Henrysburg
Walter Martin
McClure
Thornes
M ‘H. Appleby
Crawfordsville
Thornburg
and Martin
House Fire Thanks Local Helpers
A note of gratitude to the community and particularly Mr and Mrs Cecil Hampton for aiding in saving household goods after a fire destroyed their home last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wii
Cecil
Hampton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Perberaier
Friends Church of
Minnie Lafollette
Local Service Committee
Clothing For
Darlington Water Works Company
Mary Corbin
Franklin TP
Campbell
Franklin Township
F. W. Campell
Chloe Burgin
May Hunt
Shannondale
Fred Kinkaid
Flossie Taylor
E. O
E. O. Barger
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