Residents Visited English on Various Days and Places
A compilation of short notes shows residents from Mifflin, Sulphur, Marengo, Birdseye, Patoka, Dana, Magnolia, Leavenworth, French Lick, Eckerty, Grantsburg, Coalmont, and other nearby towns traveling to English for calls, trading, visiting relatives, and business. Several names appear in multiple items, along with occasional travel to Illinois and Indiana locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Senn
Mifflin
J. M. Harris
Near Sulphur
Earl Roberts
Marengo
J. H. Eastridge
Birdseye
English
F. M. Russel
Winfred Apple
George C. Smith
Patoka
Ed Walls
Charles T. Brown
Corydon
Ivan Toney
Dana
Ola Hart
Near Magnolia
S. E. Grimes
Leavenworth
Otis E. Watson
Flat Rock
Ill
George Dalrymple
Charlies M
Draft Registration Questions for Men Aged 21 to 31
Men aged 21 to 31 must register on June 5. The form requests full name, age, home address, date of birth, citizenship status, birthplace, current trade, employer, dependents, marital status, race, prior military service, and exemption grounds. Also notes Lot No 4 for sale in High School addition with office call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High School
M. E. Church Notes Weekly Announcements
Mid week prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7 45 p m Ladies Aid Society meets Thursday at 2 p m Sabbath school Sunday at 9 30 a m Preaching at 10 45 a m and 7 p m Pastor to preach memorial sermon All friends invited There will be preaching at Temple Saturday evening at 7 30 p m George Dalrymple Pastor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
John Luckett
Temple
George Dalrymple
War talk fades as farmers plan spring plow and harvest
The Montgomery News quotes a farmers call to ignore war and focus on planting and feeding the hungry. Notices in Crawford county outline a June 1 to August 20 1917 voter registration period and separate military registration on June 5th. Sam Benz Dr F R Gobbel improve Water street property. Frank Murray and others seek a new western Patoka township highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Benz
F. R. Gobbel
Water Street
Frank Murray
Patoka Township
Crawford County
H. W. Mack
George W. Cuzzert
Thomas S. Austin
Court House
Deen Appointed to Crawford County Board by Governor
Governor Goodrich named Dr. H. H. Deen of Leavenworth to replace Elwood G. Boyd on the Crawford County board as the conscription law requires a physician on each county panel. The appointment follows Boyd’s resignation, with praise for Boyd’s effective service and Deen described as a capable successor. Also noted are a kitchen range for sale and the death of Mrs. Irma Rawson, with funeral plans pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
H. W. Mock
J. D. Hammond
Elwood G. Boyd
Goodrich
Boyd
Crawford County
H. H. Deen
Leavenworth
Aston
Government Registration Instructions For June 5
The article explains who must register on June 5 and how to answer questions. Men aged twenty one to thirty and others must present themselves at their polling place between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. on that date under penalties. Cut out the article, study it, and take it when registering.
For Sale Webster's New International Dictionary
Classified notice offers Webster's New International Dictionary for sale at a cheap price. Call at The News office for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Websters
How Quickly a Fire Can Raze a Big City
A November 9 1872 blaze in Boston consumed 779 buildings and 65 acres, with $75 000 008 in losses. The fire lasted over a day, aided by Cambridge and nearby cities, until control was gained. James E Stewart displayed posters of the conflagration in his Main Street window. L A Helmbrecht updates his East Fifth Street property with new paint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Kingston
Summer Streets
Fire Department of
Cambridge
James E. Stewart
Reliable Insurance Companies
Main Street
L. A. Helmbrecht
East Fifth Street
Teachers Offered Paid Writing Work In Schools Countywide
Timed opportunity for school teachers to earn extra money during vacations with no investment required. Send names and the school you teach. Timber Investment & Securities Co in Indianapolis lists contact details. Public notices praise patriotic support from editors and anticipate loan subscriptions and recruit calls with upcoming features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timber Investment & Securities Company
K. of P. Building
Indianapolis
Indiana
White Plymouth Rocks Eggs for Hatching Ad
White Plymouth Rocks eggs for hatching from Sloan's Fisher Strain. Prices: 15 eggs at $2.00, 30 eggs at $5.00, 45 eggs at $5.00. Sloan's is advertised as the world's best White Rocks. J. W. Sloan, Temple Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Fisher
J. W. Sloan
Temple
Ind
Indians Shut Out Leavenworth In Sunday Clash
The Indians lost 11 to 7 at Leavenworth to the Leavenworth Leaguers. Hooley started on the mound for the Indians and weakened, leading to a box visit. Ike and Melton finished, but Leaguers built a lead. Hooley resigned as manager, with Indiana and Arwin Longest named as replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenwort
Leavenworth
Big Hooley
Mana
Indiana
Arwin
Han
Agners
Dath
Marengo Community Notes Highlight Local Delays and Visits
Marengo residents attend or plan trips to Danville Indianapolis and Louisville for school work banking and missionary events. Local service groups and scouts promote community activities while numerous residents visit relatives in Kentucky Ohio and Indiana.
Local Social Notes From Princeton and Nearby Towns
Mrs Ward Escow returned to her Princeton home Monday after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Henry Jones north of town. Miss Edith Austin and friend from New Albany were guests of Miss Mettie Key Sunday. Mr and Mrs James Merryman and son Knoefel visited relatives near Liberty View Sunday. Mrs T H Miller and grandson Marvin Stroud visited friends at English Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N Luckett
French Lick
E.G. McCullum
Gerald
Leavenworth
John T. Temple
Hugh
Beechwood
Charles Stewart
Julia
Milltown
M. G. Real
Eckerty
Celia Hazlewood
P. N. Vandeveer
Louisville
Lucile Canady
Lawrenceville
Ill
Seward Smith and
Hugh Harvey
Near
Ethel
Winfred Apple
Ivan Bobbitt
Charles McMahel
Bobbitt
Anna May Miller
W. H. Miller
O. A. Goldman
Grantsburg
Grover Bemis
Jacksonville
J. L. Lewis
Wm. Bullington
George Cox
Hattie Ellsworth
Leonard Cummins
Jesse Leasor
Otis
Watson
H. W. Mack
A. C. Walker
Guy Longest
T. H. Roberson
C. C. Funk
J. S. Melton
Navy Gobbel
J. E. Stewart
George Cummins
Denas Bennett
L. A. Helmbrecht
Min
Clarence Coleman
Grace
Emma
Florence Benz
Mary Stone
Danville
Guy Stewart
First Kentucky Regiment National Guard
B. H. Cohagen
Velma
Columbus
Ohio
Florence Vanmetre
Dorothy Fields
Blanche Gottfried
Indianapolis
Indiana Central University
R. ¥. Stewart
Georgetown
U.B. Church
Wichita
Kan
Lelia Vanmeter
Ercell Taylor
Carrier L. R. Davis
Ford
W. J. Hawkins
Bank of
Marengo
Indiana Bankers
Corydon
C. A. Jones
Ola Hanger
U. B
Odon
L. M. Stewart
Southern Telephone Co
Jesse M. Wilson
Orwell
Hattie Hyslope
Edith Stroud
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Ing Department Store
Pete Gottfried
M. E
W. O. Simpson
Catt
Willam Austin
Newport
M. E. Austin
Frank Mack
A. K. Summers
Hugh Trinkle
S. R. Davis
Francisco
Likens Littell
Harrodsburg
T. H. Miller
English
Thelma Sloan
Sarah Sloan
Dorothy Marie
W. A. Deuchars
Jesse Hanspire
Fall City
J. D. Parks
Riverside
D. Deuchars
Gorden Mills
Kenneth Purcell
Market Square
Christopher Luxembourg
Perry Co
Rink Allen
Ernest
Trent Place
Max Holloway
Turner
Bess Casky
White Sulphur Springs
Mary Birkla
St. Louis
Joseph Birkla
William Jones
Elmer Cox
Pleasant Ridge
Joseph Esarey
Jno
Nellie Parr
Elbow Bend
Bert Purcell
Eugene Montgomery
Oriole
Fredonia
Cora Falkenberg
Bessie Capky
Joe Birkla
Leonard Wiseman
Harvey
Evansville
Jno. Beals
Sol Springs
Chas. Harp
Meade Co
Allen Harp
Helen Sanders
Kentucky
J. N. Neville
C. E. Yates
Alton Wharf
Edith Austin
Friend
New Albany
Mettie Key
James Merryman
Knoefel
Liberty View
Marvin Stroud
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. D. and
David Hedden
Near Riddle
J. W. Bosley
Liberty Township
Sarah Sivan
Simon Miller
Coalmont
Eild. W. H. Scott
Nlinois
M. E. Chruch
France
Montgomery News
Bent
Conscription Board
Irma Rawson
C. E. Conn
Grandview Monitor
White Plymouth Rocks
Presbyterian Church
Rev. E. St. Clair
P. T. Grant
Jacksonville, Fla
Southern Railway
Guss Miller
Business College
Boy Scouts
Hazel Gaither
Miss Katherine Boone
F. H. Purcell
Marion Archibald
Archibald
Red Onion
Jno. Watson
Violet
Rachel Purcell
Purcell Mussel Camp
Esarey Landing
Philip Megrady
Elihu Pearson
Pearson
Cora J. Parr
Stella Meade
Rapid Branch
Jas. P. Culver
Pickey’s Hall
Farmers’ Association
Sheridan Purcell
Jno. R. Fancher
Gordon Mills
Blue River Bridge
Richard Lawrence Owings
Wolf Creek
Richard Rhea
A. S. Roberts
Walnut Street
Chas. Nashbauer and Family
Crothersville
Belle Hardin
Chloe Kings
Alverado
Mollie Hardin
Kings Point
Emery Batman
D.S. Deuchars and Son
Archibald Pool
Chas. Nachbauer
Alton Canning Co
J. B. Parr
Chas Harvey
Imogene
Ridge
F. M. Cox
H. T. Carr
F. & A. M. Lodge
Grand Lodge
Vanie Morgan
Short Bend
Tim
W. H. Shacklett
Ferry Farm
Jas. Howard
Alf Cummings
Green Burch
Cape Sandy
Clarence Esarey
Essie
Mae
Clara Neville
Rosa Brooks
Jno. Purcell
Dude Parr
Concordia
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