Christian Church Women Host Three Sections Meeting
The Woman's Union of the Christian church Sections One, Two, and Three met at Mrs. John W. Young's West Poplar Street home. About sixty five members attended a program with readings, a duet, and a piano solo, followed by refreshments. The year’s work was reported as progressing satisfactorily.
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Woman’s Union
John Young
Woman’s Union of the Christian Church
John W. Young
West Poplar Street
Young
Nellie Frances Wright
Melvin Coffman
Crosby
Mildred Nicholas
Driving Safely Through Indiana Roads Warns Auto Association
The Hoosier State Auto Association urges drivers to slow down at intersections and crossings after many deadly accidents. The statement calls for anticipation of danger, obeying road laws, and courtesy to others to reduce fatalities and injuries on Indiana highways.
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Auto Association
Ilinois
Automobiles push for road safety funds in Indiana drive
The Indiana auto association appeals to car owners statewide to join and fund safety work. It warns that thousands of danger and direction signs are needed and that progress relies on growing membership, stressing no profits and a duty to protect children in small towns and villages.
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Auto Association
Indiana
Fourteen Miners Hurt in Clinton Mine Accident Near Vermilion
Fourteen teen miners at Vermilion Coal Company's mine six miles west of Clinton were injured when a runaway cage dropped them over 100 feet to the shaft bottom. They were rushed to Terre Haute hospitals. engineers and officials investigate the cause as the cage was later used to bring injured men to the top. A miner first aid team aided on site.
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Clinton, Inc
Vermillion Coal Company
Clinton
Terre Haute
Small Game To Be Plentiful This Fall
Indiana foresees an abundant small game season with plentiful quail rabbits and squirrels. George N Mannfeld reports widespread abundance across the state crediting stronger wildlife laws and wardens for deterring violators and preserving breeding stock.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
George N. Mannfeld
Fisheries and Game
State Conservation Department
Mannfeld
Mrs Ruth Smith Returns to Rochester After Indianapolis Visit
Mrs. Ruth Lawton of Rochester New York formerly Miss Ruth Lawton returned to Rochester after visiting relatives in Indianapolis. She will spend the rest of her visit with sister Mrs Edgar Shamel and family and other relatives.
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R. M. Smith
Rochester
N. Y
Indianapolis
Edgar Shamel
Smith
Ruth Lawton
Four Killed in Vandalia Freight Wreck Near Crawfordsville
Four members of a Vandalia train crew died when a switch engine left the tracks three miles north of Crawfordsville Indiana at 6 PM. Engineer Morris J Courtney and conductor Harry Tracy were among the dead. J P York and W C Lennon survived. The wreck caused a coal spill and fire with two wrecking crews clearing the line. ten children were orphaned and three widows bereaved.
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Crawefordsvile
Ind
Harry Tracy
J. C. Denby
Logansport
Morris J. Courtney
W. C. Lennon
J. P. York
Courney
Terre Haute
Courtney
Prosecutor Kills Dealer in Liquor Trap Near Lafayette
In Lafayette Indiana at 6 30 p m Prosecuting attorney Morris R Parks shot and killed 32 year old Carl B Stierle after a liquor trap was sprung John Lyle an officer from the U S Lesh attorney general office helped arrange delivery of the liquor Lyle and Lyle aides were involved in the staged delivery and shooting of Stierle
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Joe Jackson
Parks
Stierle
State Penal Farm
Lafayette
Ind
Carl B. Stierle
Morris R. Parks
John Lyle
U. S. Lesh
Lyle
Fire Threatens Cloverdale Saw Mill
A Thursday night blaze at the J. B. Rickey Saw Mill in Cloverdale started on the roof above the boiler room and spread quickly to cover the entire roof before volunteers arrived. A water pump and bucket brigade helped control the fire, with losses estimated in the hundreds of dollars.
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J. B. Rickey
Cloverdale
Local Woman Poet Featured in Hearst International
Mrs Ethel Arnold Tilden wife of Prof F C Tilden of DePauw University gains a full page feature in Hearst's International August issue with the poem Enchantment illustrated by Charles C Curran. The piece marks her first publication under her own name after years of contributions to major magazines. The poem describes a blue gold day by the sea with music like sleep and a sense of simple joy.
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Ethel Arnold Tilden
F. C. Tilden
Depauw University
Hearst's International
Charles C. Curran
Hearst
International
Mrs. Tildren
Goal Housekeeping
The
Woman Citizen
American Poetry Magazine
Literary Digest
Ainsley’s
Hearst’s
Enchantment
One Bootlegger Killed in Harlem Gun Battle
One man was killed and two detectives wounded in Harlem's Black Belt during a bootlegger gun battle. Police clashed with bootleggers, and authorities identified Frank Amico as the man believed killed.
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New York
Harlem
Frank Amico
Lake Tippecanoe Vacationers Enjoy Fishing Spree
Letters from Miss Metta McCoy Miss Helen Browning Miss Nellie Browning and Mrs Lee Williams describe a two week vacation at Lake Tippecanoe. They report they are having the time of their lives and catching lots of fish.
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Metta McCoy
Helen Browning
Nellie Browning
Lee Williams
Lake Tippecanoe
Three local veterans to attend railroad veterans convention
W A Vaughan J S Dowling and Frank Anderson will travel to Indianapolis Saturday for a convention of the Pennsylvania Railroad Veterans Employees Association. Eligibility requires more than twenty years service. Greencastle lists five veterans O D Swaim and J J Harhold among them. illness and business keep Swaim and Harold from attending. Vaughan 27 years Dowling 40 years Anderson 45 years.
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W. A. Vaughan
J. S. Dowling
Frank Anderson
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania Railroad Veterans Emloyes Association
Greencastle
O. D. Swaim
J. J. Harhold
Swaim
Harold
Vaughan
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dowling
Anderson
Daring Aviator Quits Cross-Continental Flight Near Rock Springs
Lieut Russell L Maughan failed in his second attempt to span North America from dawn to dusk when an oil cooler leak forced a landing at Rock Springs Wyoming. He had covered two thirds of the journey 1925 miles at 170 mph toward San Francisco before the leak ended the daylight effort. He planned to try again if air service officials authorize a return to the air.
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Trans-Continental Flyer
Rock Springs
Wyoming
Wyo
Russell L. Maughan
North American
United States
Cheyenne
Maughan
Salduro
Utah
San Francisco
North Platte
Neb
Continent
Air Service
Washington
Visitors From Brazil And Indiana Call On Local Relatives
Mrs. T. H. Lett and her daughter from Brazil and Miss Mary Lewis of Knightsville were guests Thursday of their sister Mrs. Ralph Knoll and Mrs. Knoll. Mrs. T. T. Woodson and son Durbin returned to Indianapolis Friday after a brief visit with her mother Mrs. J. P. D. John.
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T. H. Lett
Brazil
Mary Lewis
Knightsvile
Ralph Knoll
Knoll
T. T. Woodson
Durbin
Indianapolis
J. P. D. John
Beer Greek Bridge Nears Completion On National Road
The Indiana State Highway Commission nears completion of a 225 foot reinforced concrete arch over Deer Creek east of Putnamville on the National Road. Pavement work will start soon and traffic may use the bridge by August 15. The rebuilt route returns to the 1875 path, abandoning the hazardous Reelsville Hill and two railroad crossings, shortening the drive and reducing accidents.
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Monon Crossing
Putnamville
State Highway Commission
Deer Creek
John D. Williams
Commission
Indianapolis
Illinois State Line
Williams
Monon
Glenn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Reelsville
Putnam County
Highway Commission
Reelsvile Hill
Indianapolis Stock Yards Market Report
Hog prices fell as carryover from yesterday boosted layovers leading to mostly 10 cent declines. Prices ranged 7.00 to 7.65 for pigs with top at 7.70 and sows weaker. Cattle and calves stayed steady while sheep and lambs eased about 50 cents. Early sales totaled 8,500 with 4,500 by outside buyers as traders eyed good clearance prospects.
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Indianapolis
Farm Barn Destroyed by Fire Near Ladoga
A barn on Shorty McLean’s farm one mile west of Ladoga burned Thursday night around six o clock. The cause is unknown and insurance status unclear. Mrs A J Duff and daughter Helen are visiting relatives in Bluffton.
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A. J. Duff
Helen
Bluffton
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Hoosier State Auto Association
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Crawfordsville
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