Big English Reunion Aug 15 18 and Soldiers' Reunion
English hosts an eight day festival starting August 15 with the 29th annual soldiers' reunion and a five day chu t auqua. Local residents note travel and cultural events as crowd plans unfold. Other items include war veterans and community notices plus Wheat Campaign meetings in Crawford county with dates in English Rid dle Curby Eckerty and Eckerty.
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Indiana Committee On Food Production and Conservation
Crawford County
Army of Sucessful
Riddle
Curby
Eckerty
Indiana Conscription Office Telegrams on Selective Service Rules
Indiana Adjutant General's Office forwards federal telegrams interpreting Selective Service Law. Guidance covers dependency via marriage and allotment of pay, discharge discretion, and death benefits. emphasizes retention of physical exam records and cautious use of discharge for recent marriages to avoid exploitation. Jesse Esbach signs as Conscription Agent.
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State of Indiana
Adjutant General’s Office
Indianapolis
wWe
Washington, D. C
Indiana
Selective Service Act
Crowder
English County notices and county fair events
Property notes show a depot poultry house plan by Robert Longest and Stephen Kimmel of English Indiana. Crawford County Jersey Cattle Club head William Veatch reports strong community donations for the butter fat test at Marengo Fair Grounds September 5 6 7 with speakers promised. Also announces Big Soldiers Reunion and Home Coming August 15 18. Meat prices across Germany included and misc. local market figures.
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Robert Longest
Stephen Kimmel
Crawford County Jersey
For Sale or Trade Ithica Gun
Notice of sale or trade offers for a new $50 Ithica gun. Seller invites reasonable offers and requests contact through The News office. Date 7-13-6w.
English Canning Company advertises 1917 canning work
Wanted 100 women and girls to peel tomatoes at the Canning Factory season 1917. Jobs at 4c per bucket. Applicants must be 12 years old or older. English Canning Company.
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English Canning Company
Farms for Sale Near Temple Listed by Agent
James E. Stewart, real estate agent, advertises two farms for sale near Temple totaling sixty five acres and eighty acres respectively.
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Temple
James E. Stewart
Marengo Social Notes Benefit From Local Visits and Meetings
Miss Dorothy Fields and Miss Hester Hyslope attended Indiana Central University in Indianapolis this week. Dr W Miller sailed to Eastern Kansas to assess oil land offers. The U B church held its final quarterly meeting with Dr W E Snyder presiding. A garage site is being prepared on L L Jenner’s land. Various locals visited friends and relatives in nearby towns and states, with several travelers departing for work or positions in Logansport and Oklahoma.
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Anna Blanche Pro
Aden Curtis Leasor
New Albany
Eld. H. G. Connelly
Central Christian Church
James R. Pro
Pro
Dorothy Fields
Hester Hyslope
Indiana Central University
Indianapolis
Miss Fields
Blanche Gottfried
W. Miller
Kansas
Niller
U. B
W. E. Snyder
L. L. Jenner
Fords
Harry Byerly
Sallie Austin
Geo
Deliveries and the rising cost of home service in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia Ledger quote contrasts past shopkeeping with modern delivery. It notes a local merchant paying over 10000 to carry customer packages, questions the high cost of home delivery, and criticizes daily tax-like charges. It asserts that direct cash payments and home delivery habits drive prices down, highlighting the evolving retail landscape.
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Philadelphia
California
Philadelphia Ledger
Blunders of the administration blamed for Camp Taylor fire
The New Albany Tribune denounces government waste after a blaze at Camp Taylor Louisville destroyed valuable houses and lumber. It argues conservation letters mislead while public property is burned, urging sale or giveaway of lumber to spare taxpayers.
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Camp Taylor
Louisville
New Albany Tribune
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Big Soldiers
Ike Cohen
Wh. E. Moore
George H. Riddle
Beechwood
James H. Weathers
Marengo
P. L. Vandeveer
Jeffersonville
Howard Newton
Geo. W. Roberson
Grantsburgh
G. B. Collins
Dubois
Sam Lambdin
Yancy Lane
Near Wickliffe
English
L. M. Helenbrecht
James P. Culver
Alton
Elid. Kendall
Perry County
M. M. Terry
John G. Sloan
Omar Weathers
James Tadlock
Beatrice Rosenbarger
Shelbyville
James F. Jones
Chas
Gregory of
East St. Louis, Ill
Chas. S. Temple
James M. Tower
Claud
Near Leavenworth
Garrison Byrd
E.S. Roberson
Vaneta
St. Louis, Mo
Albert Nash
Mifflin
W. B. McWilliams
J. H. Brown
Chas. M. Ogborn
John C. Newton of
Cecil
Earl Stewart
Auditing Department of
L. N. Railway
Jess Wiseman
St. Louis
George Wiseman
F. J. Stanberry
Charleston
Lil
Mr. Stanberry
Noah Vaughn
Depauw
J.ew. Spencer
Navy
Norfolk
James Sloan
Sarah Sloan
Ellis Moore
Marines
Virginia
France
Selah Austin
John Schoonover
Wh. Blevins
Ruth Carr
Taswell
C. J. Sams
Scott Miller
Grantaburg
Logan Miller
Princeton
Halleck Goldman
Huntingburg
Guy Longest
Julian
J. C. Longest
Leo Land
Indiana Infantry Band
Glenwood Park
Eneoeh Rainforth
Norton Whitcomb
Simon Grimes
George Mix
Jesse Conrad
E. P. Leavenworth
Elmer Merrilees
Earl Grimes
John Craig
Arthur E. Stewart
O.a.adams
H. H. Deen
Wm. Fesler
Leavenworth
Union Chapel
Major W. Funk
Corydon
John K. Longest
M. J. Brown
Frank Murry
James S. Hanger
J. &. Stephenson
J. H. Senn
Evansville
Court House
Wyandotte Cave
Sulphur
Samuel A. Leasor
L. C. Kendall & Heldt
James Scanland
Orwell
Jesse Esbach
Hartford Live Stock Insurance
Ind
Germany
Harry Stewart
Peter Gottfried
Guy Stewart
Kentucky
Zenor Froman
Detroit
Mich
Mattie Hannum
Oakland City
Jno
A. J. Stewart
Josie Key
Logansport
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