Drowning Tragedy At Hawks Dam Claims Calvin Forney Jr
Calvin Forney Jr nine years old drowned at Hawks Dam near the Waterford Goshen highway after playing in a boat. Lifesaving efforts by Arthur Parker Russell Martin Dr George Gingerich and others failed. The boy was reported in the water for about 200 minutes before recovery. Funeral planned for 2 30 PM from the Forney home with Rev Melvin Stutsman officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Forney
Mix
Waterford-Goshen
Russell Martin
Walter Larue
George Gingerich
Messrs
Larue
Martin
Arthur C. Parker
Ash
Elmer Culp
Culp
Gingerich
Forney
Master Forney
South Fifth Street
Chandler Buildings
Brethren
Arleine
Mary E
Paul
Goshen Mfg. Co
Melvin Stutsman
Elkhart Woman in Critical Condition After Suicide Attempts
Mrs. John Orit of Elkhart is in critical condition after swallowing carbolic acid in a second suicide attempt. Earlier she took sugar of lead last Thursday. Family worry over her son’s forgery charge is believed to have driven temporary insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Orit
Elkhart
Death by Self-Inflicted Gunshot in Corunna
Joseph Becker, 60, unmarried, died at his Corunna home from a self-inflicted 22 caliber revolver shot in the right temple. Despondent over continued poor health, Becker had formerly worked in the confectionery trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Becker
Corunna
Becker
Licensed to Wed in Albion for Wolf and Galbreath marriage
Fonso C. Wolf a express man aged 51 of Ligonier and Lena Galbreath a housekeeper of Ligonier were granted a marriage license at Albion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fonso C. Wolf
Ligonier
Lena Galbreath
Albion
Council schedules meeting for next Monday night
For the first time in three weeks the common council will meet next Monday night to discuss agenda items and potential actions pending during the current session.
Oklahoma objectors to draft harassed in raids
Authorities in Sasakwa Oklahoma pursue bands resisting the selective draft law. Rioting is alleged as farmers face terror and disruption from arson of bridges, traffic demoralization, and robberies. A regional council in Hughes Seminole Pontotoc counties coordinates the crackdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sasakwa
Okla
Hughes, Seminole
Pontotec
Mission to the United States Explained by Holland
The Hague, Aus. Minister of Agriculture Posthumo outlines Holland's reasons for dispatching a mission to the United States. He says the aim is to overcome difficulties in commercial relations and securing food and fodder supplies as Holland faces extreme need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Hague
Aus
United States
Holland
Former President Taft Visits Fort Harrison Today
Indianapolis Aug. 4 William H Taft former president of the United States was today a guest at Fort Benjamin Harrison He spoke on public sentiment about the United States entering the war with Germany and reviewed the events that led Congress to declare a state of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
William H. Taft
U. S
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Chicago Honors Men Taken In Draft
Chicago marks the selective draft by closing downtown businesses for two hours as drafted men parade with military escorts through the streets honoring service and duty. The event highlights civic esteem for those called to serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Aus
Merchant Vessels Requisitioned by Fleet Corp
Washington August 4 The emergency fleet corporation requisitioned all merchant vessels over 2 500 tons now building in American shipyards. The move will employ double and triple labor shifts to speed construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Albert Thomas to Remain as Munitions Minister
Paris reporters note a chamber vote of 5 to 9 approved Albert Thomas continuing in the government as minister of munitions. H. Thomas stated his reasons for remaining in office during the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Thomas
H.thomas
Lewis Named Brigadier General to Lead I N G Brigade
Indianapolis Aug 4 Col. E M Lewis of the regular army was named Brigadier General by Gov Goodrich to command the Indiana National Guard brigade which goes into federal service tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
E. M. Lewis
Regular Army
Anglo French offensive in Flanders stalls as rains halt actions
The big Anglo French attack in Flanders, begun last Thursday, stalled by heavy rain has not resumed. German lines show pressure as French advance west of Cabaret and British recover positions near Arras. Russians resist in Eastern Galicia and Bukowina while retreating between the Dniester and Pruth rivers and evacuate Dorna Watra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
Tme
Teutons
Cabaret
Arras
Galician
Dniester
Pruth
Carpathians
Dorna Watra
Six Conscripts Passed After Examinations
Six conscripts out of over 60 examined Thursday and Friday by the local board led by Sheriff Sanford and Clerk Rimpler with Dr. Inks report passing the physical tests and having no exemption claims. Sixty submitted exemptions. 16 were disqualified for physical defects. Plomer Michael Fraver Allman J P Frankenstein and Roy E. Lake are in government service. Three more will be examined elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conscription Board
Sanford
Rimpler
GC. A. Inks
Nappanee
Price
Plomer Michael
Fraver Allman
J. P. Frankenstein
Roy E.lake
Government
Love's Expression sermon at court house park service
The Rev Cr Van der Mel of the Reformed church will give the address at court house park tomorrow night on Love's Expression. A Winona director leads the song service at 7 10 with the orchestra under Mr Roscoe. Additional seats accommodate many, inviting friends to share in Christian unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cr. van der Mel
The
Reformed Church
Court House Park
Winona
Roscoe
Fellowship of Christian Unity
Miss Mable Pfeiffer Drowned in Seattle
Miss Mable Pfeiffer 26 formerly of Fort Wayne drowned in Seattle Washington. Eight years earlier she worked in the Fort Wayne telephone exchange. Her father and her uncle Morris Schneider were clubbed to death by robbers at Goldbox near Seattle two years ago. Recently she had been employed as a stenographer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Pfeiffer
Fort Wayne
Seattle
Wash
Butler Killed in Auto Crash at Taggart Hyannisport Home
George Kinslow a butler for Thomas Taggart of Indianapolis was killed in a car accident at the Taggart summer home Hyannisport Massachusetts. John Wright another Negro butler with Kinslow also died in the same crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kinslow
Thomas Taggart
Indianapolis
Taggart
Hyannisport
Mass
John Wright
Kinslow
Pioneer businessman and politician Philip Mekatinsky dies at home
Philip Mekatinsky, noted Gary business leader and public figure, died suddenly at his Gary residence from a heart ailment. His wife awakened by a sharp cry found him in distress. he expired within minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Mekatinsky
Gary
Collar starch quarrel in Mau Maurer divorce case
In Fort Wayne divorce proceedings Charles Mau er accuses Vera Maurer of causing domestic friction by starching his collars against his wishes. He reportedly flew into a rage when she starched them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Maurer
Vera Maurer
Fort Wayne
State campaign for clean soda fountains
State authorities launched a campaign urging clean soda fountains after reports of germs found in some facilities. Officials emphasized sanitation standards and routine inspections to protect public health.
For Rent Modern House on Pike Street
For Rent. Modern house on Pike Street offered by L. J. Brooks. Property details not fully readable in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike Street
L. J. Brooks
Ligonier Nine to Open Series With Rogers Greys
Ligonier baseball team arrives from northern Indiana for the opening game of the annual series with Rogers Greys at Rand Park. The lineup features a former major league battery, Patsy Donovan, Sack, Adams and Toughey with Stacy Bowman added in the infield. About 200 fans expected as Rogers band of 22 pieces and Almon Girard of Warsaw officiate umpiring all games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ligonier
Indiana
Rogers’Greys
Rogers’ Greys
Ligonier Boys
Herman Sack
Arthur Briggs
Patsy Donovan
Goshen
Sack
Adams
Toughey
Stacy” Bowman
Southpaw
South Bend Central League
Rogers
Elkhart
Wll
Almon Girard
Warsaw
Milk price spike hit Goshen and South Bend dairies
Beginning tomorrow Goshen residents must pay 10 cents per quart for milk as dairymen reportedly unite. In South Bend 11 cents per quart draws a grand jury probe with possible indictments for alleged price conspiracy in St. Joseph county. A bread price reduction campaign is planned amid claims bakers used flour hikes to lift loaf prices to 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
South Bend
St. Joseph County
Indianapolis
Religious Scruples Drive Draft Exemptions in Goshen District
Registrants claiming religious scruples prevail in Goshen draft examinations. A widower with a ten year old daughter and a Wakarasa area farmer with five children filed affidavits stating opposition to war. Each affidavit alone would have sufficed for exemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Wakarasa
Northern Indiana Deaths Chronicle Local Tragedies
Mrs Charles Glaub 21 dies at Plymouth home after childbirth. Ermin Bussie six of Chicago and grandson of Smith Cunningham of Topeka dies from appendicitis. John Motter 55 hangs himself near Bluffton. wife and four children survive. Miss Inez McDonald 24 dies of tuberculosis at Corunna where she worked at the telephone exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Glaub
Plymouth
Ermin
James Bussie
Chicago
Smith Cunningham
Topeka
John Motter
Bluffton
Inez McDonald
Corunna
Young suspect Percy Knowles held in Albion jail
The 15 year old Percy Knowles is in the Noble county jail at Albion awaiting proceedings related to a reported criminal attack on a seven year old police chief's daughter from Kendallville and an eight year old girl from J Hornet in Kendallville near Bixler Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Knowles
Elkhart
Noble County
Albion
DuWan
Kendallville
J. Hornet
Bixler Lake
Kendallville Council Uses Boys to Clear Moths
Kendallville council hires boys to remove tussock moth cocoons from shade trees. After an hour the workers suffered skin eruptions from poisoning and abandoned the task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendallville
Kidder Rooms to Become Motion Picture Theatre
Negotiations for converting the H. F. Kidder rooms on East Lincoln avenue into a motion picture theatre are still pending though plans have been drawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Kidder
Lincoln Avenue
Hottel's Drug Store Offers Hurry Up Delivery
Hottel's drug store advertises a hurry up delivery service with contact by phone number 177 for swift purchases.
Goshen Soldiers Hatfield and Rupholdt Camp Near Syracuse
Two Goshen youths Frank L Hatfield and Louis Rupholdt serve in Company G 38th Infantry United States Army and are stationed near Syracuse New York after leaving the New York state fair grounds. Hatfield, 19, son of Mr and Mrs James Hatfield of Dumaps, born Goshen, enlisted May in South Bend and went via Fort Thomas Kentucky to Syracuse. Rupholdt, 19, son of Mr and Mrs August Rupholdt of 316 West Douglas Street Crosden, enlisted May 14 at South Bend, went to Fort Thomas then Syracuse, spending six weeks at Fort Thomas. He writes of army life to relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Company
38Th Infantry
Syracuse
N. Y
Synacude
Frank L
Tommy) Hatfield
James Hatfield
Dumaps
Ai Gositen
Louis Ruphholdt
August Rupholdt
West Douglas Street
Crosden
South Bend
Fort Thomas
Bunholdt
Engagements announced for Loretta Manion and Joyce Kinney
Society notes report Miss Loretta Manion engaged to Raymond GC Beehler of Garrett, son of Peter I Beehler. fall wedding planned. Beehler, manager of a Garrett vaudeville house, is visiting at aunt Kate M Greene’s home 403 East Lincoln Avenue. Also announced are Mrs Elsie Krau and Floyd Culp wedding invitations for Aug 18 at the bride’s parents’ home 501 South Main Street. Joyce Kinney engaged to J Dana Cramer of the Chicago-Detroit Bag Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta Manion
Raymond GC. Beehler
Peter I. Beehler
Garrett
Goshen
Beehler
Kate M. Greene
East
Lincoln Avenue
Elsie Krau
William P. Krau
Elkhart
Floyd Culp
E. Culp
South Main’ St
Joyce Kinney
Martin H. Kinney
River Avenue
J. Dana Cramer
Chicago-Detroit
Mrs Aletha Hart to Speak in Goshen Court Park
Mrs. Aletha Hart of Richmond will speak in Goshen on Wednesday August 8 at 8 p.m. in Court Park. Known as a forceful and interesting speaker, she invites the Goshen audience to come and hear her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aletha Hart
Richmond
Goshen
Court Park
Hart
Neighbors complain of peeping and cabbage theft
Residents of North Ninth and North Eighth streets report people peeping into bedroom windows and note cabbage thefts in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ninth Street
North Eighth Street
Open Pickle Station At Stroh Opens Soon
A new pickle station is planned for Stroh with a grand opening announced. Activities include rover skating boating and bowling at Blosser Park tomorrow, creating a busy day of family entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stroh
Rover
Blosser’ Park
Well Known Farmer Daniel S Billman Dies After Accident
Daniel S Billman 51 a longtime farmer two miles east of Wakarusa died last evening at his home from injuries suffered in an equal ray incident days earlier. His brother John Billman who was riding with him has three broken ribs. Surviving are his wife Emma three daughters two brothers five sisters and two grandchildren. Funeral Monday with friends meeting at 9 39 AM and services at Yellow Creek Mennonite church 10 30 AM Rev David Yoder officiating Interment Yellow Creek cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel S. Billman
Wakarusa
John Billman
Emma
W. W. Lechlitner
Benjamin ‘Wogeman
Marton Yoder
John
Reuben Biliman
Ezra Culp
John Hartman
Amon Smeltzer
Fred Holdeman
Jacob ‘Culp
Yellow Creek Mennonite
David Yoder
Yellow Creek Cemetery
Helena Cole and Dirk Stolk Wed in East Goshen Home
Miss Helena Cole daughter of Rev and Mrs Cole and Dirk Stolk were united in marriage last evening at the home of the bride's parents in East Goshen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena Cole
Exemption Board Finds Most Registrants Fit in Lagrange
In Lagrange County the army draft exemption board reports 99 percent of registrants are physically fit, yet almost all seek exemptions. The finding highlights a strong desire to avoid service despite fitness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagrange County
Army
County agents meet in South Bend for regional conference
County agents held a conference today in South Bend with representatives from St. Joseph, Elkhart and LaPorte counties. The notices also mention a property at 509 South Third Street available for rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
St. Joseph
Elkhart
Laporte
Anti-Draft Law Agitation Faces Crackdown Across States
Provost Marshal General Crowder and Assistant Attorney General Fitts met to outline steps to curb anti draft agitation. Officials warned that four‑person resisters and others opposing the draft will be prosecuted, with efforts concentrated in North Carolina Georgia Oklahoma and other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
Oklahoma
Crowder
Fitts
North Carolina
Georgia
Military notes reflect local men in federal service and training
Ligonier resident Floyd Folker failed medical for the draft after losing part of a foot and was rejected for military honors. Yariar of Nappanee earned a second lieutenant commission at Fort Benjamin Harrison and will join the quartermaster’s department likely in Philadelphia. Ian Clem Brown, previously in the county auditor’s office, moved from Fort DuPont to Fort Adams, with plans possibly to France in a heavy artillery unit. Arthur Holycross, a cavalryman on the Mexican border, reports good health after earlier fatality rumors. Sergeant I. R. Wort of Lagrange, previously naval recruiting chief at Fort Wayne, becomes chief officer aboard the interned Koenig Wilhelm II. Karl Blessing of Boston, ex-Elkhart, drafted, and the second officers training school opens August 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ligonier Banner
Floyd Folker
Ligonier Refrigerator
Burton
Yariar
Nappanee
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Yariaga
Quartermaster’s Department
Philadelphia
Ian Clem Brown
County Auditor's Office
Fort DuPont
Del
Fort Adams
R. I
Brown
France
I. R. Wort
Lagrange
Fort Wayne
Koenig Wilhelm II
Mr. Wort
G. B. Wort
Bremen
Wills Filed For Atkinson and Williams Holdings
Two wills were filed. Chas D Atkinson provides all property reverts to wife Minnie G Atkinson. Burton Williams left a will signed with his mark dividing property equally between wife and three sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. D. Atkinson
Minnie G. Atkinson
Burton Williams
Boston Bull Dog Killed at Third Street Lincoln Ave Intersection
A Boston bulldog belonging to FL J Casey was killed this afternoon at the intersection of Third Street and Lincoln Avenue. The incident occurred in broad daylight, with witnesses describing a collision or hit and run. Authorities were not immediately available for comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
FL J. Casey
Third Street
Lincoln Avenue
New Ford Sold by Kelly Garage to E E Lehman of Goshen
The Kelly Garage sold a new Ford to E E Lehman of Goshen. This transaction confirms the model and buyer details recorded for the dealership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly
E.E. Lehman
Goshen
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Calvin Forney, Jr
HAWKS
Ening
Associated Press
President Taft
Fort Harrison
Fleet Corp
M. Thomas
Paris
Lewis
Geaman Lines
Galicia
Bukowina
Dorma
Watra
United Religious Service
Butler
Wiliam Fleming
Ligonier Nine
Rand Park
Sracuse, N. Y
Louis Nupholdt
Chamberlain School
Tommy
Sp. Bend
Fort Thomsas
Syracuise
United
Homa, Georgia and
Military News
Arthur Holycross
Vv. V. Bowman
Aviation Corps
Jefferson Barracks
Karl Blessing
Superior Court
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