Residents list from English area noted with many visits
A long column records residents and visitors from English and nearby towns. Names include Leo Land, Miss May Luckett, Otto Cummins, Lois A Brown, E L Brown, Thomas Moore, Dr. and Mrs. Fred R Gobbel, Miss Ada Ensow, J A Blevins, George W Roberson, Miss Irene Ashby, Mrs. John Rosenbarger, Everett Enlow, James A Goodwin, Miss Teckla Dodd, Mrs. Emmett Eddieman, and many others visiting, attending camp meetings, or traveling between Louisville Eckerty and English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Land
Louisville
William Patton
Eckerty
Miss May Luckett
Otto Cummins
Richmond
Lois A. Brown
Taswell
E. L. Brown
Huntingburg
Thomas Moore
Indianapolis
Fred. R. Gobbel
Nell Thornbury
Mauckport
J. F. Mercer
Pilot Knob
Charles. S. Temple
Ada Ensow
J. A. Blevins
Grantsburg
George W. Roberson
Russell Pro
Shelbyville
James A. Goodwin
Union Chapel
Teckla Dodd
Emmett Eddieman
Milltown
James Land
Ilinois
Charles Stewart
Julia
Jeffersonville
John T. Adkins
Emma Adkins
E. P. Hooten
Cora Knight
Alice Knight
Rufus
Shelby Boman
Magnolia
Presley Melton
Urbana
Ill
H. J. Loughrier
Seelyville
Stephen Kimmel
Sam Lone
Willie Longest
Sam Walls
Herbert
Anna May Miller
Arthur Byrd
Ernest Leasor
Elsie Blevins
W. E. Wilson
Topeka
Kan
Wilson
John H. Wilson
C. D. Luckett
Miss Mae
A. D. Huff
Celia Hazlewood
Mary Longest
Catherine Gilliland
Queenie Gilliland
Mary Miley
Lima
Ohio
A. Miley
John Crecelius
Riddle
North Madison
Atty
S. A. Lambdin
Everett Prince
Lambdin
Beechwood
S. A. Beals
Internal Revenue Cashier
Terre Haute
Irene Ashby
Southern
Indiana Telephone Office
Otis Pasco
South Dakota
Levi Lambdin
Crawford County Reunions and School Commencement Change
Former Crawford county residents in Indianapolis and Marion county plan an annual reunion at Fairview Park on Sunday September 2 1917 bring a dinner basket and enjoy speakers. County Superintendent Toney cancels the county commencement during Teachers Institute week and graduates will receive diplomas from the superintendent’s office next week, reducing home travel and expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Toney
State Council of Defense
R. G. McCutcheon
School of Music
Depauw University
Teachers’ Institute
Dean McCutcheon
Crawford County
Indianapolis
Marion County
Fairview Park
Owen C. Boyd
Sec
Toney
Courtty
Greenberry Kemp
Mill Creek
Marsh Parr
Merritt
J. M Pearson
Margarite
Kosmosdale
Elihu Pearson
Pearson
Louisville
Lelan Towers
Oriole
Ruth Brady
Roberta Wood
J. B. Wood
Rapid Branch
Marion
Max Holloway
Alton House
Roy Purcell
Moneaqua
Nerve Purcell
U. S
Chas. O. Banner
10Th
U.S. Inf
Dora Harris
Grandview _iInd
DeMoines
Banner
Alton Red Cross Society
T. R. Holcroft
D. S. Gaither
Louisville Family Visiting Mr and Mrs T H Miller
Mesdames J. W. Whitehead and H. C. Roach with Master Harry Roach and Mrs Bessie Whitehead, of Louisville, are spending a few days with Mr and Mrs T. H. Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
J. W. Whitehead
H. C. Roach
Harry Roach
Mies Bessie Whitehead
Louieville
T. H. Miller
Arthur East
Turner
Anne Myers
R. D. Myers
Riverside
Mobilization for War Begins as Local Boards Call Quotas
War mobilization plans outline 687,000 men to be drafted with 6 percent selected locally for Sept 3 4 reporting. Men travel in day coaches to mobilization camps under Provost Marshal Crowder with strict reporting and telegraph notes to camp commanders. Balloting locals, physical exams, and rejections into home return paths are described along with postwar life in camps and early recovery steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
War Department
Crowder
Alton News Briefs Reflect Local Visits and Health
Alton alerts on illnesses as Mrs. Lou Atwood and others fall sick while residents report baptisms, visits, and market activity. Cattle shipments, farm work, and baptisms characterize a busy local week with multiple neighborhood movements and social events.
Community Socials and School Board Names Noted
The report lists attendees at a U. B. conference in New Albany and dinners hosted by local residents. The school board named teachers for the coming term including H. H. Pleasant as superintendent and J. B. Pierson as grammar. Several visiting relatives and local events are also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ercell Taylor
Minnie Eastridge
H. T. Waynick
Cincinnati
Ohio
Detroit
Mich
Perry Key
Plainville
Susan Key
C. L. Stewart
J. H. Taylor
Charles
New Albany
U. B
Christopher C. Taylor
Hugh
Eliza Taylor
Marengo
Columbus
Marquis V
Paris L
Harriet
Christian Church
Old Church
North Marengo
C. A. Frakes
C. A. Jones
H. W. Key
Walter Austin
James Merryman
Blanche Grant
Hope
Clarence Meriwether
Ora Gibbs
Mabel
Ira Toney
Ed Weathers
Ella
Emma Agan
H. H. Pleasant
J. B. Pierson
Garrett Weathers
Lena Randall
Theresa Myces
Sallie Austin
Louisville
Myrtle Weathers
Henry Hancock
James C. Tinkles
Boonville
J. B. Riddle
T. H. Miller
Alfred Howard
New Palestine
F . 9. Taylor
For Sale or Trade Ithica Gun
Classified notice offering a new $50 Ithica gun for sale or trade. Call at The News Office for price details and arrangements dated 7 18 6w.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Orval Longest
John Rosenbarger
Everett Enlow
Jerry Landers
Gilbert Henley
Elsie
Melissa Walker
E. R. Blevins
Joseph Leasor
E L Brown
Leavenworth
Will Cummins
French Lick
James J. Smith
Guy Longest
Julian
J. C. Longest
Syria
Evangelist John W. Marshall
G. W. Gregory
Marianna
Ark
Gregory
Elizabeth Hall
Fred R. Davies
Charlestown
Hartford Live Stock Insurance
James E. Stewart
Ind
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Railway
Lyda B. Pierce
Oliver Denbo
Fair Grounds
W. H. Howerton
W.H. Veatch
State Council of
Indiana
United American Mechanics
State Council of Indiana Daughters of America
Red Men Hall
Elzy Monroe
Anna Downie
Clinton
Order Daughters of America
State Council
D.H. Johnson
Dunkirk
Daughters of America
O F. Hart
Union City
Amos L. Cray
Jonesboro
Geo. W. Unger
Audna Jones
Cecil Byerly
Unger
Marengo Cave Council
Indiana State Council
Ward Stillson Co
Anderson
Marengo Cave
Leavenworth Council
K. P
D. of A
Anna G. Nicholson
Fredericksburg
Albert S. Bossong
Lec
Clifton
Eva Monroe
Grave McVay
Muncie
Lena Long
Rose M. Unger
Sec’y
Thomas R. Brown
O. F. Hart
Elixy Monroe
Itha McFarland
Portland
George W. Unger
D. H. Johnson
Ward Stilson Co
Alton
Lou Atwood
Purcell
P. R. Parr
Perry Co
Cecil Rainforth
Fredonia
W. A. Deuchars
Dorothy
D. S. Deuchars
J.D. Parks
Jno. Cox
Veedersburg
Sam
Tom Harvey
Pleasant Ridge
C. V. Gaither
Westover
Minnie Cox
William Jones
Cape Sandy
Blackley
Holcroft & Fullinwider
Little Bend
Ad Birkla
W.R. Pare
Sidney
Ste. Rowena
Miss Add Parr
Prof
Violet Purcell
Alton Canning Co
R. H. Riddle
Arthur
Hardin, Ky
Sallie Froman
Jalina East
J. B. Parr
Harvey Flat
Emma Holoway
Joe Myers
Frank Staples
Holcroft
Essie Esarey
Venetta Watson
Dada Kemp
Stella Parr
Irene Sheckells
Nona Hendershot
Mabel Sheckells
Clive
Nelson Parr
Herb Cox
Tudie Pearson
Ross Bills
Leo and
Loyd Williams
Lou Meylin
M. N. Fullidwider
Belle Myers
Adeline Parr
Thelma Deuchars
Hazel Gaither
Pauline Harrison
Mae
Clara Neville
Violet Deuchars
Nettie Purcell
Mildred Deuchars
Messrs
Chet East
Alton Baptist Church
Joe Coleman Emerson Coleman
Henry Pleasant
Bernice Pleasant
Nettie Purcel
Gladys Cox
Ethel Harvey
Jno
Bullington Cleon Johnson
E. P. T. Parr
Boone
Jas. P. Culver
Thos Parr
Harvey
B. L. Pearson
Moweaqua, HI
Esarey
Ab Atwood
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