Three Generations in Dearborn Lodge of Lawrenceburg
Dearborn Lodge No. 49, K of P in Lawrenceburg features three generations in its ranks. Charter member John H. Russe joined in 1874. son John H. Jr. joined at 21. grandson Harry Russe entered at 18 under a new age rule. Russe later served as Grand Lodge officer when No. 48 began in Greensburg in August 1886.
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Dearborn
K. of P
Lawrenceburg
John H. Russe
John H., Jr
Harry Russe
Mr. Russe
Greensburg
Salvation Army unit honors with farewell service
Ensign Frankovich and Lieutenant Hamlin held a farewell service in this city. Hamlin will move to Newcastle and Frankovich begins a three week furlough before new assignment. They report 88 conversions and extensive outreach including 28,353 senior attendees and 854 total youth attendees across 171 open air and 287 indoor meetings.
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Salvation Army
Ensign Frankovich
Hamlin
Newcastle
Frankovich
Boat Capsize on Lake Pinafore Drowns Seven Children
A Sunday school picnic near St Thomas Ontario ended in tragedy when a boat carrying 20 children and a few adults overturned on Lake Pinafore. Seven children aged up to 12 and one adult drowned in the accident. The joint party of St Johns Sunday School St Thomas and St Luke's Yar mouth Heights was planned to end with a moonlight boat ride.
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United Press
ST. Thomas, Ont
Lake
Pinafore
St. John’s
St. Thomas
St. Luke’s
Yarmouth Heights
Former Teacher Now Located at Atlanta
Ora Burton and daughter Rachael of Atlanta, Ga., are guests of Allen G. Taylor and family, six miles northwest of Greensburg. Burton was principal of the Letts school about twenty years ago and later represented Swift Packing Co. in Atlanta. He is a son-in-law of Taylor and Will A. Burton of Franklin is his brother.
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Ora Burton
Rachael
Atlanta
Allen G. Taylor
Greensburg
Burton
Letts
Swift Packing Co
Mr. Taylor
Will A. Burton
Franklin
Zeigler-Springmire Family Reunion at Lake McCoy
The Zeigler-Springmire reunion gathered over eighty relatives at Lake McCoy on Sunday. Attendees enjoyed a pitch-in dinner and afternoon boating and swimming. Out-of-town guests included Edward Menkhaus and son Clarence of Cincinnati, Helen Witherby and the Witherby brothers of Apopka, Kate Schreiber and William Anthony Schreiber, Ora Cline and Della and Kathryn Cline, Thomas and Lowell Cline of Rushville, and Thomas Hargitt and family of Bloomington.
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Zeigler-Springmire
Lake McCoy
Edward Menkhaus
Clarence
Cincinnati
Helen Witherby
Roland
Robert Witherby
Apopka, Fla
Kate Schreiber
William A Anthony Schreiber
Ora Cline
Local Society Notes and Visits Across the Area
The Ladies' Aid Society held an ice cream festival on Horace McDonald’s lawn. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Warneke spent the weekend at North Vernon. Naomi Amos visited near Glenwood with the Callons. Dale Hull and family and Mary Katherine LaHue and Margaret Waybright picnicked at Lake McCoy. Milton McDonald of Indianapolis is home for the summer. Mrs. Ora Meek hosted the Ladies' Aid meeting. The Martin family visited Hilmer Dwenger near Turner's Quarry. Mrs. Frank Peters and family returned from Urbana. Thrine, injured in an auto wreck, came home and is recovering. Mary Troutman returned to Indianapolis after a visit. John Carr and family spent the Fourth in Brown County. John Kirchoff and son Woodrow visited Osgood.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Sec
Horace McDonald
Charles Warneke
North Vernon
Naomi Amos
Marion Callon
Glenwood
Dale Hull
Mary Katherine LaHue
Margaret Waybright
Lake McCoy
Milton McDonald
Indianapolis
Ora Meek
Robert
Hilmer Dwenger
Turner’s Quarry
Frank Peters
Urbana
St. John
Mary Troutman
John Carr
Brown County
John Kirchoff
Woodrow
Osgood
Mrs Swain B burns Hand in Nitric Acid Mix Up
Mrs John Swain of Lake McCoy suffered a severe burn to her right wrist after mistakenly pouring nitric acid on it while mistaking the chemical for mosquito preparation. A doctor treated the burn and she is rapidly recovering.
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John Swain
Lake McCoy
Girl Catches Hand in Washing Machine Rollers
Loretta Reed eleven daughter of Frank and Mrs Reed of West Hendricks street was badly injured when her left hand was pulled into running rubber rollers of a washing machine yesterday around 11 30. Six stitches were needed to close a deep wound and she is resting easier though in pain.
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Loretta Reed
Frank Reed
West Hendricks Street
Miller surrenders city park property for $600
O. G. Miller and wife transfer proper ty in city park to Roscoe T. Earhart and Sarah E. Frush for six hundred dollars.
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O. G. Miller
Roscoe T. Earhart
Sarah E. Frush
City Park
Rotary entertainer Hillabold recalls Cleveland convention
Rotarian Marry Hillabold of Greensberg recounts his Cleveland International Rotary convention experiences before the local club. President Van Woodfill praised the entertainer and the Methodist church dinner. He urged continued high attendance as Hillabold shared impressions of a productive and pleasurable trip from registration to the closing amen.
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Marry Hillabold
Greensberg Rotary Club
Cleveland
van Woodfill
Hillabold
The
Methodist Church
Rotary convention pageant and grand display across states
A Rotary convention in a great hall featured a 75 piece symphony and 400 cast. Episodes showed creation Christ and disciples on Jerusalem streets and Mount Olives, and a chariot race with Rotary winning. Florida, Colorado, Texas led displays. 400 foreign delegates appeared on stage. highlights included prizes for attendance and speeches by Roy Davis and Arthur Sapp.
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Rotary
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives
Florida
California
Colorado
Texas
Larkin Ladies
Rotary—service
Self
Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
Hillaboid
Goose” Goslin
Hillabold
Punta Gorda
Fla
Barney Tucker
Decatur County
Roy Davis
Greensburg
Colorado Springs
Bill Hays
Taxpayers in Adams Township list $10k plus assessments
The 1925 Adams Township assessment roll shows names and valuations of property assessed at $10,000 or more. The list includes Solomon Apple, Daniel W. Apple, A. F. and Myrtle Anderson, C. D. Allison, Effie L. Brown, Abigail Brown, and many others with values ranging from ten thousand to over seventy thousand dollars. Also noted is word from Lewis Moss about an automobile accident near Princeton, Indiana, involving a Big Four maintenance corps member escaping with facial and head scratches.
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Adams Township
Board of Review
Solomon Apple
Daniel W. Apple
A. F
Myrtle Anderson
C. D. Allison
Effie L. Brown
Abigal Brown
Sarah A. Bailey
Lydia Boicourt
Sherman and
E. Brown
Roscoe L. Bright
James H. Bird
Henry H. Brown
Abigail Brown
Nellie Covert
Francis V. Bailey
James G. Davis
Anna Doggett
John F. Deem
A. F. Eubank
Ben and
Vesta Finley
Mary E. Gosnell
Greeley Stone Co
Truman Guthrie
Stanton Guthrie
Eva S. Hurst
Phoebe Jewett
Frank and
Charles Jewett
Earl D. Jewett
Susan Kemble
Anna M. Kennedy
A. M. Kirby
Mary Kerr
Jesse Wilson
Virgil Kelso
Jefferson Lantz
James R. Leach
James W. Reed
Kittie E. Reed
John Reiger
John L. Shelhorn
Elmer Shellhorn
Lafe Shelhorn
Manford Slifer
James L. Smith
Don and
Cora D. Shelhorn
Lewis Moss
Joe Moss
Princeton
Ind
Moss
Big Four
Big Four Railroad
Farmers urged to grow soft winter wheat over hard Michikoff variety
Interviews from the farm bureau elevator manager and Garland Milling Co advise county farmers to favor soft winter wheat. They warn hard winter wheat sells at a discount, risk of mixing reduces values for all, and premium potential supports continuing soft wheat cultivation. Millers note flavor advantages and premiums for grain meeting standards.
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Farm Bureau
Garland Milling Company
Wheat Pool
Lackey
Cort Hunter
Indiana
United States
Garland Milling CO
Wheat variety guidance from Decatur County Farm Bureau letter
A 1925 letter from Cort L. Hunter of the Decatur County Farm Bureau discusses wheat variety recommendations. It favors Michikoff wheat for black soils due to winter hardiness, while light colored soils in southern Indiana may not winter kill. Parkhoff is suggested for general use, with evidence from Jennings and Ripley counties. County Agent Potts at North Vernon can provide a seed list for interested farmers.
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L. Hunter
Decatur County Farm Bureau
Greensburg
Indiana
Michikoff
Jennings
Ripley
Potts
North Vernon
Miss Marie Justice Off Duty At Dalmbert and Co Store
Miss Marie Justice was off duty at the Dalmbert and Co store today due to illness, prompting store operations to proceed with reduced staff.
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Marie Justice
Dalmbert and Co
Florence Hamilton Leaves Memorial Hospital After Tonsil Operation
Miss Florence Hamilton was discharged from Memorial hospital Saturday after undergoing a tonsil operation.
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Florence Hamilton
Memorial Hospital
Decatur Lodge to Install Officers Tonight
Decatur Lodge No. 103 I O O F will install its officers tonight in a formal ceremony. Members and attendees are expected to gather at the lodge hall for the event and follow customary procedures.
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Decatur Lodge No
Voters List Shows Many Seniors in Adams and Washington Townships
The serennial report lists Adams Township with 469 voters this year vs 531 in 1919. Washington Township gains with a long list of men aged 70 and over, including dozens in 70s and 80s and a few in 90s, headed by Daniel Davis and James B. Lathrop nearing 100. The Greensburg and Washington totals reach 2,239 voters, up 92 from six years prior, with city population rising toward 5,600 as of 1920.
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Adams
Washington
Daniel Davis
James B. Lathrop
David A. Ray
W. H. Buckley
E. H. McLaughlin
James Oliphant
Marshall Mauer
Frank Bryan
Henry G. Short
Henry Miller
Sam Wier
Thomas Clark
Thomas Terrill
Wm. Schofield
Thomas Vanderbur
William Miller
Ed Davis
John Barclay
Hank C. Snell
C. A. Case
M. F. McNaught
Thomas Eubank
J. E. Mendenhall
S. E. Cline
J. A. Purvis
Charles Bates
H. N. Gaunt
R. H. Watson
C. H. Templeton
E. J. Dils
S. B. Russell
Carey Hunter
Wm. McCune
Frank Litzler
W. L. Bennett
Geo E. McKee
Alonzo Murphy
F. H. Duhmee
Lafe Masten
John C. Powner
Talbert Trisler
Gus Brown
Jerry Foster
Nick Studer
J. S. Wamsley
E. A. Hart
George Shafer
Taylor Stevens
Reuben Smalley
J. N. Rannis
Wm. Shane
Wm. S. Davis
Jerrey McNew
Nathan Robbins
Thomas Roszell
M. P. Hobbs
Frank Elder
Mike McCormack
John Harding
James Anness
Jesse Phillips
Sam Level
Wm Gardner
Lafe Roszell
Henry Long
John McKinney
Daniel Toothman
Alonzo Broons
Frank Scott
George Woods
Riley Sweezy
Christ Horstman
Amasa Munger
Cornelius Ogden
John Weathers
Greensburg
Washington Township
McDonald Family Vacation Visit At Edinburg Cottage
Mr and Mrs Horace McDonald and their Sandusky children spent yesterday with his brother Earl McDonald and family at their summer cottage in Edinburg.
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Horace McDonald
Sandusky
Earl McDonald
Edinburg
Smiths Return to Connersville After Visit
Mr and Mrs W J Smith and their two daughters have returned to Connersville after visiting their daughter Mrs Howard Beckman and family here in the city.
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W. J. Smith
Connersville
Howard Beckman
Miss Selah Rimstidt Visits Family From Camp Hilltop
Miss Selah Rimstidt a teacher at Camp Hilltop near Nashville Brown County spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs W B Rimstidt.
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Selah Rimstidt
Camp Hilltop
Nashville
Brown County
W.B. Rimstidt
Miss Anna Bewley Returns to Shel byville to Resume Work
Miss Anna Bewley returned to Shel byville this morning to resume her work after spending the past week with her mother Mrs. Sarah Bewley of south of the city.
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Anna Bewley
Shelbyville
Sarah Bewley
Rushville Visitors Call on Miss Meeks
Miss Eleanor Meeks hosts a group from Rushville including Misses Millitine Cross Miriam Hunt and Eleanor Lambert and Messrs. Robert Hayden and William Beher who visited yesterday afternoon.
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Millitine Cross
Miriam Hunt
Eleanor Lambert
Robert Hayden
William Beher
Rushville
Eleanor Meeks
Indianapolis man heads north on business trip
Homer Meek of Indianapolis set out this morning on a business trip to northern Indiana. He traveled with his father, Matt Meek, from near the city.
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Homer Meek
Indianapolis
Indiana
Matt Meek
Cincinnati and St Louis guests visit West Walnut street
Wendell C. Jenkins of Cincinnati and Rollin Adams of St. Louis were guests of M. C. Jenkins and family on West Walnut street yesterday.
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Wendell C. Jenkins
Cincinnati
Ohio
Rollin Adams
St. Louis
M. C. Jenkins and
West Walnut Street
Carol Nelson Improving After Illness
Carol, the young daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Nelson, is slowly improving after a serious illness of intestinal trouble followed by rheumatism.
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Carol
Frank Nelson
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