Dirigible ZR.2 Crash Kills Engineer Near Hull England
Lam J Steele aged about 26, a mechanic in the U S Air Service, was killed when the giant dirigible ZR.2 collapsed over Hull, England. Steele, from Bainbridge, Indiana, had enlisted in the war and hoped to help bring the ship to the United States. Eight more Americans and many others were reported dead or missing as the craft plunged to the Humber river amid a crowd of spectators.
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Lam J Steele
Bridge
Indiana
S. Air Service
Hull
England
Steele
Bainbridge
U. S. Aire
U. S
Eng
Atlantic
United States
Green
Cy Ummell
An xi
Brothe Steele
DePauw
Wallac
O. Walker
Commerce
Tex
United States Navy
Howden
Pulnam
Hon.drome
Humber
Tor
Miss Maude Willis Delights Greencastle Rotary Club
Miss Maude Willis a Community Chautauqua entertainer read That Something a tale of climbing from despair to wealth and happiness to Greencastle Rotary club and wives. Guests enjoyed fried chicken served by church ladies after which Harry Freeman introduced Willis.
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Miss Willis
Greencastle
Roachdaale
Roachdale
Shock Resigns as Principal of Local High School
Joseph Shock of Lafayette has resigned as principal while recovering from an appendectomy. Ivan S. Glidewell of Plainfield is named as successor but may be delayed due to contract in Wisconsin. Eugene Hamrick and the Greencastle school board weigh salary and timing to find a qualified leader. Gilbert Rhea and Maria Nelson fill other local posts as the district adjusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Gilbert Rhea
ROACH
Dale
Joseph Shock
Lafayette
Shock
Ivan S. Glidewell
Plainfield
Glidewell
Washington, Indiana
Earlham College
Wisconsin
Eugene Hamrick
Hamrick
Greene‘astle
Dodson
Indiana
Rhea
Roachdale
Maria Nelson
First Ward
Needlecraft Club to Meet Friday at 2 30 with Miss Hatfield
The Needlecraft Club will meet Friday afternoon at 2 30 at Miss Nannie Hatfield's home on South College Avenue.
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Needlecraft Club
Nannie Hatfield
South College Avenue
Amendment No 10 seeks tax relief through property classification
The argument supports amending the constitution to allow different tax rates by property class based on ability to pay and benefits received. It cites examples from bank deposits, intangible property, and Kentucky practice, arguing twenty two states adopted similar provisions without returning to general property tax. It questions fears of legislative abuse and defends representative government.
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Kentucky
Commonwealth
Indiana
Engaged Lois Goff to Charles Simison of Romney
Mr and Mrs C M Goff of Wingate announce the engagement of their daughter Lois to Charles A Simison son of DP Simison of Romney Ind The wedding is set for September 7 at the bride home Crawfordsville Review Also note three inmates Frank Pinnicks Loys Marshall and Jack Rogers escaped from the county jail and remain at large with authorities searching Brazil Indiana Brazil Times
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C. M. Goff
Wingate
Lois
Charles A. Simison
DP Simison
Romney
Ind
Frank Pinnicks
Loys Marshall
Jack Rogers
Liberty
Wallace
Brackney
Bolin
Brazil
Zinc Mill and Cement Teams Set for Rematch
The second baseball game between the IPC and Zinc Mill teams will be played Sunday at the Indiana Porting Cement Company Park in Limedale. Rex Crash and wife returned from a week in the northern part of the state, while Estelle Hamrick visits Mooresville with Prof and Mrs Jones.
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I. P C
Zinc Mill
Indiana Porting Cement Company
Limedale
Mrs
Rex Crash
Norther
Estelle Hamrick
Prof
F.N. Jones
Mooresville
Jackson Township Junior Curoe Breeders Association Formed
Jackson township farm bureau plans an organized pig club to be financed by First National Bank. The bank buys pigs and takes two gifts from the first litter, then distributes them among members. After a Wednesday meeting the group will select gifts from E R O Hair’s herd and return them home. The club will own a registered herd boar in equal shares for breeding.
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Jackson Township Farm Bureau
Jackson Township
First National Bank
E. R. O'Hair
Greencastle
Women to discuss amendments Friday
All women interested in proposed amendments to the state constitution will meet Friday afternoon at 3:30 in the city library basement. Local residents FA Hays Louis Hays Wm Jackson and Charley Waggoner attended the Parkersburg Old Soldier's Bean Dinner held today, an annual event since the Civil War.
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FA. Hays
Louis Hays Wm
Jackson
Charley Waggoner
Parkersburg
Local residents travel and attend hog sale auction
Mr and Mrs Ellis Slass and daughter Mary Estelle returned to Indianapolis after visiting Mary E Grubb. Mrs Emma O'Hair visits daughter Mrs John Huffman near Fillmore. Clarence Vestal and Ott Dobbs, local auctioneers, attended a hog sale given by Kenworthy Bros. at Mooresville.
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Ellis Slass
Mary Estelle
Indianapolis
Mary E. Grubb
Emma O'Hair
John Huffman
Fillmore
Clarence Vestal
Ott Dobbs
Kenworthy Bros
Mooresville
Birthday Surprise for James McCoy in Colfax Indiana
On August 21 1921 James McCoy of Colfax Indiana marked his 71st birthday with about 30 relatives and friends visiting from Fillmore. Nearly 50 relatives gathered at his son Will McCoys home three miles from Colfax for noon dinner and a violin performance by Uncle Jim. Attendees from Fillmore included Columbus Christy Ezra Arnold Frank Day John McCoy Forrest Clark Glen Clark Claire Robinson Lafe McCoy Mable McCoy John Clark James Wright W D Wright and Lee Wells of Greencastle.
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James McCoy
Colfax
Clinton Co
Ind
Fillmore
Will McCoy
Jim
Columbus Christy
Ezra Arnold
Frank Day
John McCoy
Forrest Clark
Glen Clark
Claire Robinson
Lafe McCoy
Mabel
John Clark
James Wright
W D. Wright
Lee Wells
Greencastle
Maggie
Quarterly Love Feast At Locust Street Tonight
The Locust Street M E Church holds the Closing Quarterly Love Feast at 7 tonight with Rev. H C Clippinger listing deceased members and a memorial service. Supt W H Wylie preaches the last sermon of the year, and the Fourth Quarterly conference is set for tomorrow night with full officials expected. Charles A Hughes of Hagerstown and Dr H E Bridges and Kenneth L Bridges of New York City are in town following the death of Mary E Bridges.
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Locust Street
M_ E
H.C. Clippinger
W. H. Wylie
Charles A. Hughes
Hagerstown
H_ E_ Bridges
Kenneth L. Bridges
New York City
Mays
Mary E_ Bridges
Things One Would Forget at a Church Refreshment Table
A young man recalls an embarrassing moment at a church refreshments table. After escorting three girls and leaving his pocketbook at one table, a deaf cashier offers change, prompting a public confession of having no money as onlookers giggle.
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Chicago Tribune
Breeches Through the Ages From Babylonia to Modern Times
Breeches, a leg covering distinct from trousers, appear in Babylonian times and spread through Gaul and Rome. The garment evolves from padded, voluminous styles in Elizabethan and Jacobean eras to loose knee breeches in Charles I and tight, knee-length forms in William III, yielding to trousers in the 19th century.
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Babylonia
England
Europe
Gaul
Rome
James I
James
Charles I
William III
Meteor falls in Tennessee near Chattanooga
A meteor weighing between 500 and 600 pounds crashed to earth near Chattanooga Tennessee. The loud swishing noise was heard for blocks and the meteor buried itself in the ground.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Robbery at Fred V. Thomas Store in Waverly
The Waverly store, formerly Jap Jones, was robbed Saturday night. About 400 dollars in money and checks were taken from the safe by unknown thieves using a worked combination. Goods were not stolen. Bedford bloodhounds traced a trail from the store to a local home five times, but no affidavit filed.
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Waverly
Jap Jones
Fred V. Thomas
Bedford
Martinsville Republican
Brown Family Reunion celebrates 14th annual gathering near Morton
The Brown family met at Leslie and Ferrand home near Morton on August 21 for dinner under an elm, a day of readings, songs, and music, followed by elections and plans for next reunion at Carl Ferrand’s near Greencastle. Attendees included Glidewell, Perrand, and Grantham families from Indiana. A Potomac County Sunday School convention is set for September 18 at Canaan Church, with a Presbyterian meeting tonight and a funeral in Danville for Mary E. Bridges.
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Brown
Leslie Ferrand
Morton
Caleb
Ferol Ferrand
Charles Davis
Daisy Davis
Cary
Grandmother's Yard
Margery Ferrand
Leona Ferrand
Louise Ferrand
Harold Davis
Ivyl Flint
Berkley McGlathlin
Martha Ferrand
Sec
wWeven
Carl Ferrand
Greencastle
Pot ‘Nam
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Ingridge OY
Ang
Charles Jackson
John Quinlisk
Madison
Tennessee
Fred Thomas
NEAI
Waverley
Robert Glidewell
Clarence Glidewell
Hamnton
Kenneth Glidewell
Nawton
Lawrence Forrans
Merrill Perrand
Famille
Rockville
J F Grantham
James Francis
Ladoes
Rave Fall
Orrell
Moverdale
Jane Glidewell
Muncie
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian
Mary E. Bridges
Buria
Danville
Indiani
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