Doddridge to Speak on War and the Y M C A
The Rev J H Doddridge travels to Adams Saturday at 8 pm to deliver a talk titled War and the Y M C A. Attendance urged as the topic bears vital interest. Marion Thompson injured by a nail. he is recovering at home after helping tear down a barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Doddridge
Adams
War
C. H. Thompson
St. Paul
Liberty Church
Marion Thompson
Minnie Woersdorfer
Indianapolis
David A. Myers
Woersdorfer
Supreme Court
Three young ladies volunteer for war registration work
Three patriotic young women offer to assist County Clerk Fraley with heavy clerical duties arising from the war registration. The volunteers are Miss Marie Jones, Miss Lutie Gordon, and Miss Rebecca Luggenbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraley
Marie Jones
Lutie Gordon
Rebecca Lugenbell
Earl Jarrard heads to war with law degree honors
Earl Jarrard, long time local reporter, just graduated Indiana law school with high honors and passed the Officers' Reserve Corps exam at Fort Harrison. He will delay practicing law until after the war, choosing duty to country first. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Jarrard. County Auditor J. C. Barbe received a letter from Frank Marlin, in training at Great Lakes, with a photo of his marine company. Mrs. Edgar Ware is ill at home on North Franklin. Prof. Roscoe Gilmore Stott has a poem in Ladies' Home Journal Current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl TV. Jarrard
Indiana Law School
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Fort Harrison
Earl
J. F. Jarrard
J. C. Barbe
Frank Marlin
Great Lakes Naval Station
Marlin
Jay Bird
Elephant
Roscoe Gilmore Stott
Ladies’ Home Journal
Eight-year-old girl injured by falling brick near new government building
An eight-year-old girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Espy of West Main, was seriously hurt Friday morning when a brick fell from a wall at the construction site of a government building as she walked to school. The blow scraped her head, but the wound was not fatal. The injured child is resting at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Espy
West Main Street
Warage
Poly
Inick
Cowardly Act Reported During War Time Draft
A garbled wartime notice references individuals connected to Greenboro and Arizona, mentioning a U S army arena and President. The fragment hints at disciplined actions or admonitions among peers amid military service and travel. The readable parts indicate a context of wartime occupation and personal conduct within the armed forces.
Clarksburg Couple Visit Sister in Cincinnati Hospital
Bert Fee and Miss Bessie Fee of Clarksburg traveled to Cincinnati to see their sister Miss Mary, who is hospitalized and hoped to return home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Fee
Bessie Fee
Clarksburg
Cincinnati
Mary
Property remodeling at 620 East North street expands with new room and bath
Edward Dannacher reports remodeling of his property at 620 East North Street adds one room and a bath. Joseph Oliger directs a large crew laying the foundation and overseeing heavy work at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Dannacher
East North Street
Joseph Oliger
Westport notes on pick prospects and moves
W F Gilchrist and Rev R H Hook return from Dallas where they represented White Water Presbytery at the National convention and report a grand meeting. The Higgins family sells their hotel and home and moves to Anderson to join Mr Higgins at Hays wheel factory. Thirty five Westport families have moved to Anderson for factory work. Alex Cornutt from Westport telephone exchange plans to depart soon. Mr and Mrs Lewis Willey have rented 303 West Walnut and will reside there after their recent marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Gilchrist
Rev. R. H. Hook
Dallas
Texas
White Water Presbytery
William Higgins
Westport
Lewis Willey
Eustace Foley
West
Walnut Street
Physicians to France Arrangements Made for July Voyage
Dr. Charles Houghland of Milroy travels to Indianapolis to arrange a July midmonth departure for France. He will be joined by five physicians total, including one from Bloomington, one from Fort Wayne, and three from Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Houghland
Milroy
Indianapolis
France
Bloomington
Fort Wayne
Orlando visitor Henry Kammerling returns home cheerful
Henry Kammerling from Orlando arrived here near noon last night and, though feeling hale and happy, spoke gloomily about the orange crop in his region due to an unfavorable season. He will stay about a week or ten days while friends give him a warm greeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kammerling
Orlando
Fla
Indianapolis Visitors Stay With Dr Gullefer Family
John Gulliefer and his wife and sister Lyde of Indianapolis visit their brother Dr T B Gullefer and will be guests over Sunday, staying at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gulliefer
Lyde
Indianapolis
T. B. Gullefer
Mrs Etheridge to Sing at Christian Church Tomorrow
Mrs Mary Etheridge and her son form Milroy will visit Rev F Z Burkette and family on West Hendricks street for Sunday. Mrs Etheridge will sing at the Christian church tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Etheridge
Ferman
Milroy
F. Z. Burkette
West Hendricks Street
Etheridge
Christian Church
Local Notes From North Vernon And Indianapolis Moves
Miss Blanche Snodgrass plans permanent residence in the city, living with the Mesdames Hatch Wallingford and Dennison on Library Square. Harry Anderson will work at a barber shop on Ohio Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis, after leaving the county. The Howell family moves to Indianapolis for work, with Gladys to undergo another operation. Mrs. Howell long served as Burney’s Review correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Snodgrass
Melissa Dennison
North Vernon
Miss Snodgrass
Mesdames Hatch
Wallingford
Dennison
Library Square
Harry Anderson
Ohio Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Indianapolis
Harry
L. T. Howell
Burney
Greensburg Boys At Fort Benjamin Harrison Train For Sharpshooter
Greensburg youths in camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison show steady nerve with target practice. Da Batterton hit the bull at 200 yards on first shot but missed the next. Davy wishes he had quit after the first display. Jimmy Lanham missed but is seen as a promising shooter. Friends at home expect the rest to soon ring the bell with regularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Batterton
Davy
Jimmy Lanham
Commencement Week Full Of Interesting Features
The program for commencement week lists varied events and activities designed to engage graduates and guests. It highlights speakers, ceremonies, and related cultural offerings within the campus calendar.
Moores Hill College Commencement Week Events
Commencement activities run May 31 to June 6 in Moores Hill with graduations, sermons, and programs. Highlights include May 31 public school graduations, June 1 academy graduation with Ohio Mechanics Institute President John L. Shearer address, June 3 baccalaureate sermon by Alfred E. Hughes, June 4 annual music concert, June 5 trustees meeting and alumni events, and June 6 commencement with Dr Ernest C. Wareing address and degree conferrals by President Alfred F. Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moores Hill College
John L. Shearer
Ohio Mechanics Institute
Cincinnati
Alfred E. Hughes
Christian Asso
Edward A. Robertson
D. D
Boonville
Ind
Board of Trustees and Visitors
Ernest C. Wareing
Western Christian Advocate
Cincinnati, C
Alfred F. Hughes
Burney notes of local visits and moves to Indy
Dr Williams and wife return to Whiteland after visiting Huber Moore. Glen Galbraith and family from Sardiana visit Andrew Galbraith. Mrs Helen Howe visits son Lloyd in Upland. Mrs Frank Bostic of Milford visits relatives. Mary Margaret Tomson leaves for Indianapolis after visit with grandmother Mary Tomson. L. T. Howell and family move to Indianapolis. he works in a store. Mrs Thomas Galbraith visits Dr Wayhinger in Upland. Herbert Lawson and wife of Milford visit J C Hayes. Ollie Price and son Gilbert return to near Columbus after visiting her parents, Will and wife. Ernest Lawrence and mother to live in former L T Howell house. Mollie Gartin visits daughter near Greensburg. Local men donate teams to plow Tremain Sasser’s twenty-five acres. Elwin Gibson paints house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Whiteland
Huber Moore
Glen Galbraith
Sardiana
Andrew Galbraith
Helen Howe
Lloyd
Upland
Ind
Frank Bostic
Milford
Mary Margaret Tomson
Indianapolis
Mary Tomson
L. T. Howell
Howell
Thomas Galbraith
Wayhinger
Herbert Lawson
J. C. Hayes
Ollie Price
Gilbert
Columbus
Will Thurston
Ernest Lawrence
Mollie Gartin
Don Webb
Greensburg
Clay Alexander
Otto Deitrich
Delbert Cruser
G. M. Miner
W. B. Miner
Clifford Burney
Braden Miers
Tremain Sasser
Elwin Gibson
Milford social notes from Burney and surrounding areas
Milford residents and visitors are listed in a Burney centered social roundup. Names include Garnet Kanouse Lloyd Rosen Ralph Conk and families with multiple calls and visits across Burney Indianapolis Shelbyville Greensburg and Greensburg area residents. Wayne Miers contracts typhoid fever as part of the local social scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnet Kanouse
Lloyd Rosencrans
Ralph Conk
Burney
Virgil Galbraith
E. E. Lewis
Indianapolis
Lottie Lane
Eugene Goff
Ambrose Barnes
Lane
Fannie Minner
James Cook
Marion Lane
William Trouse
Minnie Luther
Ezra Russell
Freda Lewis
Naomi Swift
Shelby County
Maud Christian
Oval Trouse
Criss Reiger
Roscoe Creech
St. Paul
Belle Haldeman
Mary Darnes
Nelson Henderson
Greensburg
Grace Barnes
Ed Barnes
Clell
Gus
Aliie Hill
William Christian
Near Adams
Henry Christian
Eldo Barnes
Shelbyville
Blanche Peterson
Alice Mitchell
Carrie Rodman
Ella
Ethel Miers
Wayne Miers
Fannie Miner
Mammie Cook
Vocational Girls Ready for Summer School at High School
About twenty girls answered Miss Carrie Stewart's call for a summer vocational class at the high school. The three month course starts next Monday offering half day sessions in the morning, with sewing and cooking on the curriculum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Stewart
Castor Accepts Chicago Post With Ensley & Co Water Wells
Frank Castor traveled to Chicago today to take a position with the water well drilling firm Ensley & Co. The move marks Castor’s shift to a new post in the drilling industry headquartered in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Castor
Chicago
Water Well Drilling Company
Ensley & Co
County Sunday School Officers Plan Countywide Work
A Kirby parlors meeting of county Sunday school officers laid plans to organize broader countywide efforts. Township superintendents were elected and delegates will be appointed to the State Sunday school convention in Terre Haute on June 19 to 21. Attendees listed include Robert Buell Sandusky Roy Kenady Clarksburg Crawford Letts Edith Patton Myrtle Osting H. J. Moody William Zetterburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby
Terre Haute
Robert Buell
Sandusky
Roy Kenady
Clarksburg
Crawley
Letts
Edith Patton
Myrtle Osting
H. J. Moody
William Zetterburg
Purdue Entomologist Advises Spraying for Wormy Apples
Lafayette Indiana May 26 P W Mason of Purdue University warns fruit growers to spray before coddling moth eggs hatch. Emergence began May 16 19 with scattered timing. spraying in late May should catch most worms, with dates shifting about a day per twenty miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
P. W. Mason
Department of Entomology
Purdue University
Indiana
Orleans
Lawrence
Orange
A New Danger Threatens U.S War Time Labor Shift
A citizen letter argues the nation must halt production of luxuries and unnecessaries to free workers for essential goods, ships, and war materiel. It cites 3.75 million autos and rising production of nonessentials and urges immediate public action to reallocate labor toward food and military needs. Voices call for patriotic restraint until victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Behold the farmer a king with a windfall cinch
Henderson Kentucky Gleaner describes a wealthy farmer in a luxury spree. He visits the village bank to discuss bonds and crop prices, buys wares at Saxon warerooms, and spends cash freely on silk underwear, shoes, hats, and a rich cigar. The tale ends noting prices of crops rose while he spent, making his cash mere illusion.
Elston Golden Wedding Anniversary By Irvington
Mr and Mrs John W Elston who will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary at Irvington Tuesday are former Milroy residents and well known in that locality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Elston
Irvington
Milroy
Bell Telephone Official Reports Storm Damage Costs
Fred Thomas of the Bell Telephone Company says recent Indiana storms caused heavy financial strain due to extensive repair work. He notes the company has borne substantial expenses from the weather events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Thomas
Bell Telephone Company
Indiana
Local notes mix of health, travel and community events
Miss Mae Perry recovers from typhoid fever threats while Harry Lathrop coping with lumbago. Mr and Mrs Harry Black of Letts visit North Vernon to view storm wreckage. C J Dowden and daughter Margaret visit Leslie Emmett family near town. Will J Dobyns and Ed D Donnell of Irvington to attend Masonic lodge Friday Masters degree. Miss Mabel Day part of DePauw senior class. June 6 commencement hosts 138 graduates. Bible Study Club to linger until late June with wives as guests. T E Davidson's guidance praised. Mose Linegar family depart for Hamilton Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Black
Letts
North Vernon
C. J. Dowden
Margaret
Leslie Emmett
Eward
Will J. Dobyns
Ed D. Donnell
Irvington
Masonic Lodge
Mabel Day
DePauw University
Hazel
DePauw
T. E. Davidson
Local Briefs: Visits and Health Stays Near Cincinnati
Mr and Mrs C Sleighbaum of near Cincinnati visit Mr and Mrs John Alexander near Mill housen for a few days. Frank Klene of North Broadaway, recently ill, has gone to Grover Sanitarium for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Sleighbaum
Cincinnati
John Alexander
Millhousen
Frank Klene
North Broadaway
Grover Sanitarium
Bluffton guests of W D Morris family over Sunday
John A Morris and his wife C B Larrimer with daughter Anna Louise of Bluffton visited W D Morris and wife over Sunday staying at their home for a social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Morris
C. B. Larrimer
Anna Louise
Bluffton
W. D. Morris
Flag Pole Raised Before Muddy Fork Gas Office
A twenty-five foot flag pole was placed in front of the Muddy Fork Gas Company office on North Franklin Street. Old Glory flies from the top, visible to passersby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muddy Fork Gas Company
North Franklin Street
Erdmanns Hear Margaret Wilson Sing in Indianapolis
Mr and Mrs William Erdmann and their son Ernest traveled to Indianapolis yesterday to hear Margaret Wilson daughter of President Woodrow Wilson sing at the Murat theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Erdmann
Ernest
Indianapolis
Margaret Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Murat Theatre
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James Donnell
French Lick Springs
Donnell
William Porter
Hope
Simon Nading
Connersville
Frank Russell
Ernest Erdmann
John H. Oliver
Edgar Ware
Ralph Hawn i
Ce Cowan
Army Arena
Frrizona
Burg Boys
Ples
U.S
Mae Perry
Harry Lathrop
Lumbago
Mr. Lathrop
Mose Linegar
Martha
Hamilton
Ohio
Stolus
Feook
I Chas. C. Stoll Oil-Co
Louisville, KY
Warran
Pulse & Porter
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