Cloverdale Notes On Funerals and Local Events
The funeral of Mrs. Gertie Sommers was held at her mother’s home in Cloverdale with interment in the Cloverdale cemetery. The Cloverdale P T A meets next Tuesday at 3 45 in the school assembly room. A Christmas program for children is planned Friday December 19 at 2 pm with gifts on the tree and Santa present. Charles McAvoy sold southwest Cloverdale property to Mrs. O J Shaw and plans to build next spring. Mrs. Shaw sold her Jefferson township farm to Charles Zeis of Green Castle. Mr and Mrs George Knoy visited Mrs Knoy’s mother in Bloomington Sunday. Nelle Leachman, Cloverdale high English teacher, is home in Coatesville with mumps. Jesse McCoy and family visited Miss Funican in Manhattan Sunday. Emmett O’Brien of Indianapolis spent Sunday with his mother. A G Broadstreet, ill with diabetes, shows slight improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie Sommers
St. Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis
Ellen McCoy
Cloverdale Cemetery
Santa
Charles McAvoy
Cloverdale
O. J. Shaw
Mr. McAvoy
Mrs. McMeins
Main Street
Shaw
Jefferson Township
Charles Zeis
Greencastle
George Knoy
Knoy
Brown
Bloomington
Nelle Leachman
Cloverdale High School
Coatesville
Jesse McCoy
Funican
Manhattan
Emmett O’brien
E. F. O’brien
A. G. Broadstreet
Partition Complaint Filed In Putnam County Court
In Putnam County Indiana Circuit Court Ezra Smythe sues George Shockley and others for partition. On December 6 1924 the plaintiff filed the complaint and an affidavit of a competent person identifying Lyminford Shockley as a defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Indiana
Ezra Smythe
George Shockley
Circuit Court
Lyminford Shockley
Indiana Court Notices Defendants Ordered to Appear February 5 1925
The court requires Daisy M Evans Charles Nichols Isaac Hedden William Hedden Addie Jones James Hedden Mrs Thomas J Payne Albert Hedden Grace Baker Elsie Joiner William Smythe Agnes Secrest Donn V Smythe Jr Lola Coffin to answer or demur to the complaint by February 5 1925. The hearing will be held at the Green Castle Indiana courthouse on the 32nd judicial day of the January term. Walter S Campbell Clerk Fay B Hamilton Attorney for Plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy M. Evans
Charles Nichols
Isaac Hedden
William Hedden
Addie Jones
James Hedden
Thomas J. Payne
Albert Hedden
Grace Baker
Elsie Joiner
William Smythe
Agnes Secrest
Donn V. Smythe, Jr
Lola Coffin
State of
Indiana
Greencastle
Ind
Walter S. Campbell
Fay
Hamilton
Quiet title action in Putnam Circuit Court 1924 notice
John W. Day as executor files to quiet title and sell real estate of Sallie D. Welch deceased in Putnam County Indiana. Defendants include United Christian Missionary Society and many individuals with unknown spouses and heirs. Notice requires appearance by January 22 1925 at Greencastle to answer or demur via Putnam Circuit Court clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam Circuit Court
John W. Day
Sallie D. Welch
United Christian Missionary Society
Locust Street
St. Louis
Missouri
Near East Relief
Peoples Bank Building
Indianapolis, Indiana
Lizzie A. Raines
John A. Welch
May D. Welch
Hattie S. Welch
Ernest Welch
Stephen Akers
Molly Akers
Adam McArty
Sarah McArty
Richard Sentclear
Richard Sinkler
Katherine Sinkler
James Sill
Elizabeth Sill
Lemuel C. Catterlin
Mariah Catterlin
Leonard Bowman
Mary M. Bowman
William Matthews
Deborah 8. Matthews
William C. Hopwood
Mary E. Hopwood
Elizabeth Welch
Sarah T. Welch
Lyon & Lyon
State of
Indiana
Vy M. Bowman
William
Township 14
Putnam County
Fillmore
First Street
Section
Local Poultry and Produce Quotations
Tuesday’s market report from Haven Brothers Poultry Co notes prices for eggs and various poultry cuts. Prices include eggs at 48 cents per dozen and several poultry items priced in the range of 10 to 19 cents per pound, with other items listed in and around mid teens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green‘castle
Haven Brothers Poultry Company
Eisavy Hss
Car Repair Tale Sparks Courtroom Admonition
Scraps and Hume recount a radiator leak and a hurried drive at 40 mph to reach a service station. The exchange highlights a dispute over towing costs, with a $20 penalty noted and a $10 towing alternative discussed. The dialogue underscores urgency and financial consequences in a traffic court setting.
What Would He Do Dog Chases Express Train On Platform
A small dog barked loudly and chased a passing express train along a country station platform. A traveler asks the owner what the dog will do if it catches the train, and the owner replies with a thoughtful but evasive remark.
Unreasonable No sah Doctor’s Dinner Dilemma
A dialogue shows a Black narrator Sambo rejecting a new doctor. He explains the doctor told him to eat chicken for dinner and sleep at ten, but Sambo questions how to get chicken if he goes to bed at ten. The exchange reflects racial language and attitudes of the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sambo
Scene at the First and Second Indian Club punch line
A witty exchange frames two clubs as rivals with one declaring the other a dumbbell and the other acknowledging lack of sense in playful banter. The gag centers on club names and a comic double entendre.
Charity and Sting Clash in Human Nature
A two tone reflection on humanity contrasts acts of generosity with those who seek to harm others, underscoring enduring division between kindness and malice in social conduct.
Maiden Confirms Family Support Amid Tension
In a tense exchange, Maiden reassures George that results will turn out fine, citing their mother’s stance. The Swain questions the outcome, while Maiden recalls their mother advising not to let appearances judge him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Swain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cloverdale News
Cloverdale Parent-Teachers Association
State OF Indiana
Lot 34
Texacq
B.&b. . Battery Builders
Ordale, Ind
C. C. Baker
Ivory
A. R. York
Cloverdale, Ind
R. M. Hunter
Cloverdale, Indiana
Hume
Sense
Second
Multi-Mile Corp
W. A. Corns Garage
Fred Triplett Bakery
Carbon
Larkin & Denny
Carbon, Ind
Andy Coffman
H. Denny & Son
E. C. Clearwaters
Mel Rogers
J. A. O’mullane
L. L. Runyan
Ezra McAninch
Eb Quinnette Lawson Bakery
A. H. Manual Cowgil S. P. Early
Percie Duncan Bakery
A. Riseing
S. D. Baird & Son
Bainbridge
Amos Thomson
MT. Meridian
L. Knight & Son
Chas. Gambol
Stilesville
Dickey Bros
Lewisville
L. E. McKamey
Quincy
B. C. Herbert
Stinesville
D. E. McHenry
Clay City— Farmers Cooperative
J. B. Hunt
Pleasant Garden— Poe & Hollsapple
Larkin
Denny
Freed
Eisen
Freed-Eiseman
Coverdale Hdw. & Lbr. Co
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