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Franklin

Location

Franklin, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1917

Page

2

Franklin residents note social visits and college events

The fragment lists numerous Indianapolis visits and weekend plans. Helen Kelly Opal Wright Crawford Raymond Byers Marguerite Hall Marguerite Campbell Miss Mildred Byers Ruth Cole Harold Hastings Ruth Dwyer Mae Robertson Wil Nelp Harold Tilson Roy Hunter Esther Griffith Mary Yeagardin Catherine Crowell Mary Beard Elizabeth Lemon and Mildred Byers are noted with visits, theatre outings, a Delta Zeta party, and a college trip. The Franklin track team plans a May 5 meet at Crawfordsville against the Little Giants.

Catherine Crowell Mary Beard Elizabeth Lemon Mildred Byers

Appetite and digestion warnings echo in editorial and Indiana bill notes

The piece discusses fear over food causing digestive issues and advises confidence in chosen foods. It notes the Indiana senate bill to legalize Sunday motion picture exhibitions but says Franklin will keep Sunday shows tabooed regardless of approval. It ends with a stray reflection on razor blades and a miswritten proverb about the shadetree vendor.

Senate Indiana Franklin

Suffrage Passed and Liquor Bill Defeated in Indiana Legislature

A flare headline proclaims suffrage approved and alcohol bill killed in a single day in Indiana. The two actions mark a dramatic shift in state policy and reflect rising standards of Hoosier citizenship amid months of political vigor.

Indiana

Phi Delta Theta Initiates 12 Men on Monday Night

Phi Delta Theta initiated Parker Wilson Mose Pruitt Yandell T Cline Robert Laudhner Gordon Dunn Shenck Wainscott Gimbert Hyde Dale Welch Leland Clark Paul Cross and Harold Bergen. The old fashioned nickel that bought something faces a hard winter as prices rise.

Phi Delta Theta Parker Wilson Mose” Pruitt Yandell T. Cline Robert Laudhner Gordon Dunn Shenck Wainscott Gimbert Hyde Dale Welch Leland Clark Paul Cross Harold Bergen

Town Daughter Faces Harsh Job Raising Father

A fragmentary note suggests a small town tale of a daughter tasked with caring for her father, reflecting social pressures and family duty in a tight community. No further details are readable.

Patriot Who Knows the Hymn Revealed in School Contest

A national patriotic program spotlights a student who can recite the words of the national hymn from memory. Teachers say the winner embodies the spirit of civic pride and proper ceremony.

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