New Maysville Union Aid Guest Day at Mrs Watson Job Home
New Maysville Union Aid held a guest day meeting at the Roachdale home of Mrs. Watson Job. Attendees from the area included Myrtle Grantham Florence Patrick Ida Steward Laura Steward and several others. Also noted were visits by Carlson Trent family and John Cramer party with social with a club picnic at Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Hattie Kendell
Della Job
Mona Grantham
Lena Asher
Opal Conrad
Indianapolis
Carlson Trent
Sam Isenberg
John Cramer
Ida
Laura Steward
B. F. Weller
Lulu
Dan Weller
Watson Job
Roachdale
Cornelius Hyspher
Social calls and Sunday visits in Southwest Jackson
Bloomingdale residents Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wilson and others visited Clark Wilson and family on Sunday. Nearby Mrs. Clara Wilson and Miss Elsie Newby also connected with local households including the Langfords and the Rowes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Wilson
Bloomingdale
Lowell Russell
Lester Wilson
Indianapolis
Clark Wilson
Clarence Langford
Hester Langford
Charles Newby
Fincastle
Will Newby
Clara Wilson
Elsie Newby
Harry Jobe
Roachdale News Social Roster and Local Happenings
Local families hosted and visited in Roachdale with extended gatherings. Attendees include Walter Jeffries C L Hutchins Lydia Allen Craw fordsville Ward Lovett and Billy Eads among others. Dan Bymaster funeral at Haw Creek church noted with relatives attending. Orville O Neal surveys new asphalt street. Fay and Mrs Anderson report a productive Oregon trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Jeffries
C. L. Hutchins
E. D. Hutchins
Charles Lane
Lydia Allen
Crawfordsville
T. J. Lovett
W. D. Lovett
Ward Lovett
Billy Eads
Thomas Walsh
Ella
Kate
Mary Anderson
Clint McCormack
Weisner
Hallie Sidener
Ladoga
Bertha Hyten
Mollie Batman
Dulla Skilman
Raccoon
Dan Bymaster
Haw Creek
Charles Young
T. D. Young
Poplar Bluffs
Missouri
Orville O'Neal
Fay Anderson
Oregon
Miss Mary N MeBroom writes her own obituary
West Lebanon Ind July 17 Miss Mary N MeBroom authored and arranged her own funeral and obituary and requested the Rev Mrs Me Gangbey Veedersburg to preach a sermon she wrote. The officiating pastor called it a remarkable example of planning ahead.
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West Lebanon
Ind
Mary N MeBroom
Me Gangbey
Veedersburg
MeBroow
Frankie Mason Dies After Tuberculosis Fight
Frankie Mason age 39, once America’s flyweight champion, dies in Fort Wayne Indiana after a four year battle with tuberculosis. He worked as a newspaper proof reader before illness. Mason born Frank McCan lost his title in Toledo to Jimmy Wilde of England.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Frankie Mason
America
Mason
Frank McCan
Toledo
Jimmy Wilde
England
Social notes from Palestine and surrounding towns
Mrs. Nan Hylton and others visited Mrs. Clifford Shinn Tuesday afternoon. Families and individuals from Palestine and nearby areas called on friends, with mentions of Miss Nola Baker, Edna Baker, Charles Hodson, and Mrs. Henry Os born. Several visits to Bainbridge, Indianapolis, Greencastle, and New Maysville are listed along with illness updates for Mrs. Dill Michaels.
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Nan Hylton
Clifford Shinn
Tara Sutherlin
Nola
Edna Baker
Charles Hodson
Henry Osborn
Dil Michaels
Ben Solomon
Ford
Junior
Arinna Pierson
Indianapolis
Nora Pierson
Marie Beck
Mable Smith
Cecil Knauer
Dill Michaels
O. Osborn
Hazelwood
Fred Beck
Charles Baker
Edna
Kate Timmons
Bainbridge
Carol Summers
Meanest thief in Hoosierdam nabs bedclothes at dying woman home
In Pittsburg Indiana on July 17, a thief entered the home of Mrs. Sarah Parker during her final moments and stole bedclothes clothing and fruit. Police describe the act as particularly cruel in this report from INS.
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Pittsburg
Indiana
INS
Former Ladoga Youth Drowns at Lafayette
Herman Burk, 20, formerly of Ladoga and now a Lafayette resident, drowned Monday night in shallow water at Lafayette. He suffered a broken neck from a dive, died hours later. He worked at Haywood Printing and was a nephew of Mrs. Edna Robbins. Survivors include his parents Charles and Mrs. Burk, Lafayette, a son, two brothers Harry and Halbert, and sister Josephine.
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Crawfordsville
Herman Burk
Ladoga
Lafayette
Burk
Haywood Printing Company
Edna Robbins
West Pike Street
Charles Burk
Harry
Halbert
Josephine
Deadly weapon charges filed against Peru man
Elmer E. Conner, a respected local resident, filed two affidavits in Circuit court accusing Lincoln H. Scott of pointing a revolver at him and carrying a deadly weapon in Peru Indiana. The incident was reported from Peru on July 16.
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Peru
Ind
Lincoln H. Scott
Elmer E. Conner
Scott
Automobile kills son. parents sue for $10,000
James Moffett of Orange County files a $10,000 damages suit in Daviess Circuit Court against Nellie and Thomas Cole of Washington. The action follows the death of Karl Moffett, 10, on May 26, allegedly struck by a car driven by Mrs. Cole at Prospect in Orange County near West Baden.
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Washington
Ind
Daviess Circuit Court
James Moffett
Orange County
Nellie
Thomas Cole
Karl Moffett
Will Remove Deadly Fumes In Refrigerators
Chicago moves to replace methyl chloride in half of its 75 000 electrical refrigerators with sulfur dioxide after three deaths from fumes. Health officials pressed for elimination amid rising poisonings and local police powers to halt use if needed. The Painter family, with infant James, died in their apartment, underscoring the danger.
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Chicago
Arnold Kegel
Herman Bundesen
Joseph Painter
Mary
James
Bundesen
Reelsville Crowd Enjoys Ice Cream Social and Contest
More than 400 residents attended a community social in Reelsville featuring an ice cream social, a Jew's harp contest, a cake contest, and whistling solos. First prize in the cake contest went to Mrs. Unger. Mr. Fox won the Jew's harp award.
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Reelsville
Unger
Hill
Pickett
Conway
Chew
Harris Cooper
Epworth
Ripening Green Tomatoes with Gas in Vincennes
Knox County truck farmer J Napier Dyer reports using ethylene gas to ripen green tomatoes in Vincennes Indiana. He says the process improves quality and speeds ripening to about 48 hours.
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Vincennes
Ind
J. Napier Dyer
Knox County
Dyer
Water turkey studied at Hovey's Lake near Mount Vernon
Indiana ornithologist Samuel E. Perkins and assistants study a rare bird dubbed the water turkey at Hovey's Lake. The bird, about the size and shape of a domestic turkey, was first spotted near the shore during a survey of other species.
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MT. Vernon
Ind
INS
Hovey’s Lake
Here
Samuel E. Perkins
Perkins
Left on Railroad In Front of Train Fatal Attack
Dallas reports say John O'Keefe aged 35 died after attackers slugged him and left him on a railroad track in front of an oncoming train. He could not identify his assailants. His legs and left arm were mangled by the train. found by baggage crew.
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Dallas
Tex
INS
John O'Keefe
O'Keefe
O’keefe
Widow of Civil War Veteran Defrauded of $53
The Brazil Times reports Mrs. Elizabeth O'Brien widow of a Civil War veteran in Bowling Green was swindled by a man posing as an eye doctor. He drove a Pontiac with Florida plates, treated her eyes for $50 plus a $5 war tax, and fled town after warning her not to reveal the scam. The conman used the alias Dr Noble and blamed his outside work on hospital rules.
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The
Brazil Times
Elizabeth O'Brien
Bowling Green
Florida
Duffey Hughes Taken to Indianapolis Hospital
Duffey Hughes, colored, was taken to Indianapolis city hospital for observation by Dr. Larue Carter brain specialist after a brain concussion from fumes while painting at H. A. Sherrill garage. He recovered at the county hospital then relapsed twice, worsening in the past two weeks prompting transfer for specialist care.
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Duffey” Hughes
Indianapolis
Larue Carter
Hughes
H. A. Sherrill
St. Louis Plane Begins Fifth Day in Air at Lambert Field
The Curtiss-Robin monoplane nicknamed The St. Louis Robin entered its 97th hour and fifth day aloft at 7:17 a.m. in endurance testing of the Challenger air-cooled engine. A second plane, The Missouri Robin, planned to join later today for similar testing.
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Lambert ST. Louis
INS
St. Louis
Capital City gun play leaves one dead in neighborhood fracas
Indianapolis July 17 Marion Baird on 27 was killed and Benjamin Adkins 54 was arrested after a neighborhood fight escalated to gunfire. Adkins allegedly blew off part of Baird's head with a shotgun though he claimed the shot was accidental. Neighbors said Adkins aimed at Baird and then turned the gun on Clyde Bess but it failed to explode. The disturbance began over a quarrel between Raymond Bess and his wife Pearl drawing a local crowd including Adkins' son whose remark inflamed the scene.
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Indianapolis
INS
Marion Bairdon
BeNjamin FE
Adkins
Rairden
Rairdon
Clyde Bess
Raymond Bess
Pearl Bess
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Jackson
Roachdale News
Palestine
the Herald
Turkey
Crook
Clay County
Dupfy Hughes
Betty Bronson
Richard Walling
First National Picture
Veneaste Theatre
Benjamin E. Adkins
Voncastle
Dorothy Mackaill
Jack Mulhall
THURS
FBI
Alec B. Francis
Ben B. Lindsey
MGM
BUICK
Marquette
Fisher
Lovejoy
G.M.A. C
Buick Motor Company
Flint
Michigan
Constel Motors
McLaughlin
Oshawa
Oni, Corporation
Buick and
Moffett
S. Jackson
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