Local Notes Highlight Community Visits and Events
W. G. Burger toured Indianapolis while Mrs. James Ricks visited Logansport. The Pioneer Club meets this afternoon with Mrs. Donald Hill near Francesville. Miss Helen Shirtz of North Manchester College visited her parents here over the weekend. Several residents travel to nearby cities for church events and sales, while local families host gatherings and celebrate anniversaries. The area reports sports results, road travel, weather concerns, and upcoming church programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Club
Donald Hill
Francesville
Helen Shirtz
North Manchester College
Shriners Train To Portland Passes Through Monah
A special Murat Temple Shriners train bound for Portland Oregon to attend the imperial council meeting will pass Monah around 1 45 Sunday afternoon based on current schedules It will depart Indianapolis at 11 30 Sunday morning via the Monon with dinner in Chicago and connections to the Soo Line for St Paul and Minneapolis with planned stops
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Shriners of Murat Temple
Portland
Oregon
Imperial Council
Monah
Indianapolis
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
War-Tuberculosis Strikes France Three Million Suffer
About three million people in France are estimated to suffer from war related consumption or tuberculosis. Causes include poison gas poor nutrition and nervous shock. Mortality is high among infants born to French soldiers and war families.
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France
Veteran Monon Railroad Agent Ill in Lafayette Hospital
James P. Gwin longtime Monon agent is hospitalized at St Elizabeth in Lafayette for stomach ulcers. Last week he faced alarming hemorrhages but has shown notable improvement and recovery now appears assured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Gwin
Monon Railroad
Monon
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lafayette
Potatoes Hit Record Prices in Chicago
The price of potatoes soared in Chicago yesterday, with "spuds" stored in city warehouses. A record price of 9.00 dollars per hundredweight was reached amid large stockpiles.
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Chicago
U. S. Public Debt Rises by 30 Million in May
The treasury department reports a May increase of 30,285,230 in public debt receipts and disbursements. The total gross public debt on May 31 stands at 24,974,963,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
France to Receive Indemnity Share After Peace Conference
Premier Millerand told the finance and foreign affairs committee that France will get 55 percent of Germany's indemnity with Great Britain taking 25 percent and the rest divided among Belgium Italy and Serbia. He said the proportions for France and Britain were agreed at the peace conference following conversations with Premier Lloyd George at Hythe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Great Britain
Belgium
Italy
Serbia
Millerand
Finance and Foreign Affairs Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Lloyd George
Hythe
Indiana Farmers To Meet Midwest Group At Ames
Word from Indiana Federation of Farmers Associations says the Mid West state presidents and secretaries will meet in Ames Iowa on June 22. John G. Brown president of Indiana farmers and Lewis Taylor general secretary will attend the conference. The ways and means committee meeting precedes the regular session with Mr Taylor as a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
Farmers’ Associations
Ames
John G. Brown
Indiana Farmers
Lewis Taylor
Ways and Means
Taylor
John Milton Agnew
Winamac
Ind
Elizabeth Agnew
East Chicago
Volunteer Co. L
151St
Indiana National Guard
Delta
France
Albert Thurman Anderson
Clinton County
Mabel Jackson
Frankfort
Camp Taylor
Robert Emanuel Bennett
Woodland
John Bennett
Valparaiso
Camp McClellan
Ala
Thomas Virgil Budd
Greentown
William Budd
Medaryville
Detroit
Mich
Navy
Naval Hospital
Philadelphia
George
Walter , Crisn
Maude LeHorne
Indianapolis
George Crim
Co. A
Ieee
Felanki
Co. C
Colle St
Beaver visitors report missing steer and heifer
John Popp and his daughter from Beaver visited Winamac on Tuesday. They reported a missing two year old steer with a black body and white face and a two year old Hereford heifer. Notification directed to B F Slenker in Medaryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Popp
Beaver
Winamac
B. F. Slenker
Medaryville
Local World War I Veterans Organize Post of the Legion
Community men who served in the World War I prepare to organize a post of the American Legion. The effort aims to support veterans and foster local civic activities during postwar years.
Pulaski County Sunday School Convention Officers Named
The Pulaski County Sunday School Association met in Winamac with Rev L O Brown and W Hobart Hill as principal speakers. Over 250 workers attended and the 1921 officers include President Clifford R Fitz Star City and Secretary Treasurer Jessie Woods Star City among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski County
Association
Clifford R. Fitz
Star City
J. W. Barr
Winamac
Vincent Bechdelt
Francesville
Warren Cox
Jessie Woods
Anna Long
Pulaski
Young Peoples
Schuyler Budd
H. L. Rogers
J. R. Korner
H. R. Martin
Winamac Center
Franklin Township
Traveling Public Uses Pullmans In Place Of Hotels
A nationwide lack of hotel accommodations drives travelers to Pullman sleepers. Railroads report reservations cannot meet demand and few new Pullman cars have been built in recent years. In big cities travelers say reservations must be made a week in advance to secure berths.
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Hare
Mpecrency
Pulaski County Population Decline Shown in 1920 Census
The 1920 census reports Pulaski County losing 937 people, about 7 percent, leaving a total population of 12,385. The shift favors rural areas as manufacturing wages draw workers away from towns, a pattern seen in Indiana counties with growing cities.
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Pulaski County
Indiana
Marriage of Estella Maxwell and Kenneth Shirtz
Miss Estella Maxwell and Kenneth Shirtz wed at West Side Methodist Episcopal Church in Detroit last Thursday. They are visiting Shirtz's parents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shirtz. The bride, formerly of Paducah Kentucky, graduated from Princeton of Kentucky. The groom runs a thriving barber business in Detroit and is well known on the West Side.
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Estella Maxwell
Kenneth Shirtz
West Side Methodist Episcopal Church
Detroit
Albert Shirtz
Paducah
Princeton
West Side
Special inducement in men's suits at Nolans
For Sale folding bed inquired through Charles F Daseke. Frank Nolans offers a large line of Unionalls and work shirts at under price. Mr and Mrs S K Jones visited Saturday and Sunday with Mr and Mrs Gus Daseke. About thirty machines from here traveled to the Gumm Bpoay farm at Remington Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolan’s
Charles
F. Daseke
Frank Nolan
S. K. Jones
Gus Daseke
Gumm Bpoay Fas
Remington
Gold Star List Names From Pulaski County War History
The Indiana War History project will publish the first volume soon and Pulaski County contributes 32 names to the Gold Star List. J. M. Spangler and Miss Johanna O Connell supplied the county data to the Indiana Commission. Names to appear in the history are listed.
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Pulaski County
Indiana Historical Commission
Indianapolis
State Commission
County Council of Defense
J. M. Spangler
Johanna O’connell
Soldiers of Wayne County World War I Dead and Missing
A local roster lists numerous Tippecanoe, Pulaski, and Winamac residents who served in World War I. Entries note birthplaces in Indiana, service branches and units, dates of enlistment, and battle deaths or statuses such as killed in action or missing in action, with family ties and occupations.
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Raymond Pfost
Pulaski County
Ind
William Pfost
Winamac
Camp Taylor
Eng
France
Guy Albert Tunis
Elmus Tunis
Jesse Wayne
Tunis
Hardin
Shelby County
Ohio
James William Tunis
Winamac, Co. G
Mollyville Farm
Edmund Gottlieb
Laporte County
Henry Wagner
Lacrosse
Indiana
Wesle
Saint Thiault
Indiana World War I Dead From Local Area
A list of soldiers from the Winamac and surrounding counties who died in World War I. Oscar Helm Barr died in Baltimore after being wounded in France. Herman Malchow, William Roe, Alva Shrader, and Charles Smith died in France or related theaters. Details include birthplaces, enlistment dates, units, and causes of death.
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Oscar Cloyd Helm
Barr
Logansport
Ind
Oscar Helm
Winamac
Co. D
France
U. S
Baltimore
Herman Charles Malchow
Pulaski County
Jacob F. Malchow
Francesville
Co. C
William Everett Roe
Hamilton County
George Roe
Amac. Co. F
Mobile Hospital No. 2
Chateau de Salvage
Meuse
Alva Shrader
Miami County
Veleta Stelts
Abner Shrader
Fort Sheridan
Charles Ambrose Smith
Gas City
Jefferson Smith
Ora
Huntington
Loth
Chateau Thierry
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W. G. Burger
James Ricks
W. J. Hubbard
Flint
Michigan
Chevrolet
Silas Kopka
Emma Boehning
Tillie Honneger
Monticello
Fred Westphal
Benton Harbor
Tevangelical Church
Walter Randle
Agricultural College
Jasper County Democrat
Anna Stancock
Pennsylvania
Carl Malehow
James Henneghan
Harry Hubbard
Frank Fritz
Hanging Grove
Jasper County
Rensselaer
Wheatfield
St. Joseph College
Mary Hubbard
Francesville Schools
Will Rockwell
Gillam
Michael Kanne
Edward
Arnold Luers
H. W. Bledsoe
Paige
P. J. von Tobel
Chandler
R. R. Nelson Motor Company
James
Charles Ellee
John Bierman
Surbers Hardware
Fairbanks
Mike Tetzloff
Cass Township
John Kruger
Rudy Tetzloff
Elmer Tetzloff
This
The
Christian Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Fred Strong
Hammond
Mrs
Marion Rotruck
Sam Possee
Muncie
Normal ‘College
Bess Hamilton
Ruth
Kokomo
Oriel Haymond
Fred W. Schultz
J. H. Pyle
Thomas Watson
Velma
Mary Comstock
Clara Wilson
Walcott
C. S. Witt
Gordon
Fountain County
Henry Pike
James Hayworth
Harry
State Senate
Louisiana
Frank Rees
Purdue
Frank White
Clay Lutes
Dr. Clayton
Bert Lowe
Arthur Lutes
Anderson
E. H. Byrd
Helen and
Winefred Shirtz
Rex and Paul Shirtz
Judson Fitzpatrick
John J. Pérshing
Earl A. Gray
United States Treasury
Washington
Railroad Board
Wilson
U. S. Supreme Court
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Toledo
St. Joseph’s College
Otto Pheil
White Post
R. J. Ives
Shriners
France III
Monon Man
Polticians
John Brown
Iowa
Dina
MR. and
Mrs. K. Shirtz
Rome Antrobus
Tipton
Pearl French
Spencer Antrobus
Co. H
Inf
Div
Ivan Ellsworth Brown
Tippecanoe County
Emanuel Brown
Perry
E. B. Ferrias
Preny
Henry Drake
Starke County
Celia Drake
Monterey
Ralph Charles Keller
Sophia Keller
William McKinley
Roy Warfield
Lewis D. Warfield
Carter
North Dakota
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