Memorial Day Address Praised for Unity and Patriotism
Dr Blodgett lauded Memorial Day as sacred to flag and nation, urging unity no south or north, and praise for Civil War victories. He condemned disloyalty, urged English as a world language, and noted industrial progress, reform, and the need for public schooling. The Rev Harry Lett gave the invocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil War,” Dr. Blodgett
Dr. Blodgett
Blodgett
Riedcott
Madgett
America
Dr. Blodkett
Grant
Winona Deiwert
O. M. Evans
James Littell
Meeting features pageant with singing and Gettysburg address
At a meeting led by Thomas post commander William McCune presided as Grand Army men gathered. Miss Gertrude Wilson sang Whispering Hope beside piano accompaniment while Mrs. Carl Mitchell recited Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Rev. James J. Lathrop gave the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Wilson
Carl Mitchell
Lincoln
James J. Lathrop
William McCune
Pap
Thomas Post
Knights of Columbus State Convention Reported Successful
Carl R. Scheidler George F. Rederman and E. A. Dannacher returned from Terre Haute where the Knights of Columbus state convention met in the Gibault Home suite at Allendale. They noted a large membership increase and re election of all old officers. The next convention is set for Michigan City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl R. Scheidler
George F. Rederman
E. A. Dannacher
Terre Haute
Knights of Columbus
Gibault
Allendale
Michigan City
Legioners Plan for Their Drive
Joe Welsh Post of the American Legion plans a township wide membership drive before June 9. Precinct captains Leland Taylor John Morris Walter Lowe Arthur Lemmon Jack Foster Charles Seitz Happy Eberhart Clyde Woodward Esmer Seward and Daisy Powell will organize Legion and Women's Auxiliary teams to canvass the entire township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Welsh
American Legion
Legion
Leland Taylor
John Morris
Walter Lowe
Arthur Lemmon
Jack Foster
Charles Seitz
Happy Eberhart
Clyde Woodward
Esmer Seward
Daisy Powell
Women‘s Auxiliary
Faulty Timing Confuses Officials in 500 Mile Race
In Indianapolis on May 31 motor speedway officials admitted a faulty timing device misled them about lap leaders. Jimmy Murphy was declared winner and Hartz led some laps between the 74th and 122nd laps, but later corrections credited Murphy with leading throughout. Murphy receives 6100 plus 10000 prize and trophies. four drivers share top prize money.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Motor Speedway
Jimmy Murphy
Harry Hartz
Los Angeles
Shaps
Peter Depedo
Leon Duray
Hartz
Depaolo
Murphy
Four Passengers in Maxwell Sedan Escape Injury in Roadside Turnover
Mrs Rosenberg suffered a slight cut above the eye while four occupants from Clarksburg escaped serious harm when the Maxwell sedan they rode in left the road and overturned near Harr y Logan's home on Tuesday afternoon on the way to Memorial services at Spring Hill church. The vehicle was only slightly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omer Hadley
Katie Rosenberg
Ruth
Clarksburg
Maxwell
Harrys Logan
Springhill Church
Rosenbury
Phoebe A Jewett Granted Request for Continuance
Circuit court granted Phoebe A Jewett's request for a continuance in the guardianship action brought by Effie Kercheval and others. Plaintiff Tremain Turner Godard Hite opposed with a counter affidavit. Defense Wickens Hamilton represented the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe A. Jewett
Effie Kercheval
Circuit Court
Tremain & Turner
God Gard & Hite
Wickens & Hamilton
Lad Insensible After Fall From Hay Mow on Farm
Spetwood Christian, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Christian Jr., of Jackson and Washington streets, was unconscious for about ten minutes after falling from a hay mow on the Christian farm near Sandusky yesterday afternoon. He recovered and had only a stiff neck by today, as the family had stopped there on the way home from a Decoration Day picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spetwood Christian
Henry Christian, Jr
Jackson
Washington Streets
Christian
Sandusky
Marie Troutman
Hester Phelan
la Grange
George Hamilton
Kingston
Frank Robison
Frankfort
Jean Rankin
Indianapolis
Carl Creech
James
Frank Creech
Ades
Kokomo
Alex Gardner
Letts
Forest Goodwin
Memorial Hospital
Harry Lawson
Connersville
Ernest McMillan
Spencer Clemens
Mary
Gillesvie
Jil
W. A. Clemons
Mechanicsbore
Clay Clemons
McDermot
Ohio
Adelaide Robison
Elma Self
Cora Self
Marion Callon
Greenwood
Joethlyn Concert Co
Ladies of the Liberty Raptist Church
John C. Hancock
Greensburg High School
WOF
Dianapolis
Franklin Street
Hoover and Patton Family Visit Ends
David Hoover and Mrs Grace Strawsburg and daughter Mary Elea of Pennville with Mr and Mrs Lou Hoover of Portland left today for home after visiting Brent Patton and family on East Walnut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Hoover
Grace Strawsburg
Mary Eleanor
Pennville
Lou Hoover
Portland
Brent Patton
East Walnut
Zoller Family Reunion in Illinois Visit
Mrs. Charles German of Kansas City Mrs. Maggie Porter of Cincinnati and Mrs. W E Lewis of Watseka Ill were guests of their brother Charles Zoller and family the first of the week and left for Cincinnati to visit Mrs Porter then plan to go to Connerville to see Will Ansted and family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles German
Kansas City
Maggie Porter
Cincinnati
W. E. Lewis
Watseka Inl
Charles @ler
Porter
Connersville
Will Ansted
Memorial Day Observances Across Indiana Regions
Memorial Day was observed as a legal holiday with stores and banks closed and post office operations limited. Decorations and ceremonies drew local attendance while Indianapolis events and Decatur County residents enjoyed baseball games and auto races.
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Indianapolis
Decatur County
Account Case on Trial Here Today
Trial of the Capital Paper Co against Samuel E Moore continued before Circuit Judge John W Craig. The case involves an account and a request for a receiver under the Bulk Sales law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capital Paper Co
Samuel E. Moore
John W. Craig
Rollin Turner to Deliver Knights Memorial Address
Rollin Turner local attorney selected to give the Knights of Pythias memorial address at the K of P opera house Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollin Turner
Knights of Pythias
K. of P. Opera House
Hugh Beall Heads to Nebraska for Graduation
Miss Thellma Beall of Clarksburg travels to Lincoln Nebraska for commencement. Her brother Hugh Beall will graduate next week from the University of Nebraska. He is son of Dr C F Beall and well known in Clarksburg.
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Thellma Beall
Clarksbure
Lincoln
Neb
Hugh Beall
University of Nebraska
Beall
C. F. Beall
About Thirty From This City at Indianapolis
Approximately thirty local Democrats gathered in Indianapolis for the state party convention focusing on platform drafting and the home rulers versus conservatives split. Attendees included Anderson Ketchum E W Corsby Wm Kincaid Ed Koff and many others with reports of illness and travel, plus social visits and a radio experiment by John C Hancock in Greensburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Anderson Ketchum
E. W. Corsby
Wm. Kincaid
Ed. Koff
Ed Buckley
J. F. Hamilton
Wm. Smiley
Walter Hungerford
J. Rae Deniston
George Perry
E. Hite
S. N. Patterson
John F. Russell
G. L. Tremain
C. J. Hamilton
C. M. Schwabe
W. E. Douglas
Charles Ferris
M. M. Carter
Londa Wricht
Hugh Wickens
William Porter
Charles Link
John W. Layton
Warning to Keep Off Pavements Chief Urges Curb On Street Oil
A public notice from the Chief of Police requests that during oiling and drying of streets all dogs be confined and bicycles and roller skates kept off sidewalks in all parts of town. It praises tidy yards and urges city residents to avoid tracking oil and dog marks onto steps and porches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southland
Expenses Filed by Primary Candidates for Nominations
Primary candidates filed expense accounts. W C Pulse, GOP nominee for joint representative from Decatur and Jennings counties, listed charges including steam and traction fare 4.05, lunch 15.00, advertising 24.50, and cards 9.00. Other officials such as Edward A Porter coroner and several trustees and officials showed no expenses or small amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Pulse
Decatur
Jennings
Republican Central Committee
Edward A. Porter
Stanton Guthrie
Smith McConnell
Washington Township
Charles A. Gossett
Jackson Township
Albert E. Moncrief
John Schoettmer
Frank Walker
Decoration Day Guests and Visits Reported in Greensburg
Local notes list visitors and travelers on Decoration Day. Families from Indianapolis Logansport Lafayette McAur bin, Cincinnati and Brownsburg shared time with Greensburg residents and relatives. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Bert Morgan and son Henry, Misses Lillian Bowman Marie Joerger, Rev Jerman and family, William Francis, Mareta Douglas, and others visiting or returning to Purdue Waldron Brownsburg and respective towns.
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Bert. Morgan
Henry
Indianapolis
Lillian Bowman
Marie Joerger
George Wallace
Jerman
Westport
Greensburg
William Francis
Logansport
Hope
Ernest Brown
Jean
Lafayette
Ira Clark
South Broadway
E. T. Shaw
Mc Auburn
Cincinnati
Sammons
Buckley
Will Buckley
Brownsburg
Indiana
Frank Buckley
F. N. Coy
Mareta Douglas
Lombard College
Galesburg
Ill
Robert L. Meek
Purdue
Will McDuffy
W. Simpson
Waldron
J. C. Marshall
Carl Goddard
Arthur Mendenhall
Paul Sharp
Herman Pettit
Ed M. White
Oscar Miller
Michigan Avenue
John Porter
O. Robbinson
Harvey Cart
Robert Porter
Ohio
John Goddard
Lockhart Funeral Held At Home Service
The funeral of A. L. Lockhart was conducted at the family home at 9 30 Sunday by Rev. Harry F. Lett. About seventy five members of the Christian Bible school attended. The body was shipped to Sparta Kentucky Sunday afternoon.
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A. L. Lockhart
Harry F. Lett
The
Christian Bible School
Sparta
Fishermen Bring Home Large Catch From Flat Rock Banks
Arthur and Maurice Fuchtman and family members reported a large catch Tuesday on the banks of Flat Rock. They brought home enough fish to last several days, with Mrs. Mat Fuchtman and Mrs. Harry Ernstes among those fishing.
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Arthur
Maurice Fuchtman
Mat Fuchtman
Harry Ernstes
Marcella
J. C. Huber
Flat Rock
In Loving Remembrance of Claude Palmer
A memorial note honors Claude Palmer who died June 1 1920 at a border land we left him. Family mothers brothers and sisters write of safe passage and eternal reunion beyond storms and trials.
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Claude Palmer
Joe Stonecipher suffers severe burns at Kline's
Joe Stonecipher is recovering today from severe burns received while melting tallow at Kline's. Fear of blood poisoning is held by attending physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Stonecipher
Kline’s
Local residents hosted and traveled through week activities
A string of visits and travels tied residents to Indianapolis, Shelbyville, Greensburg, Burney and nearby towns. Guests included Mrs Elizabeth Styers, Miss Cecilia Spitmesser, Mr and Mrs Troy Hamilton, and many others visiting relatives, attending games, or returning from trips to Indianapolis, Rushville, Newcastle and Washington. Notable notes mention wedding trip return of Frank Templeton and the naval cadet son in Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Turner
Indianapolis
Elizabeth Styers
South Broadway
Donald Ewing
Wek
Pat Ewing
Ewington
Ed D. Donnell
Irvington
Dan Henry
Chicago
Mills Henry
Everett Grinstead
Shelbyvill
Greensburg-Hope
Cecillia Spitmesser
Dennis Spitsmesser
Connersville
Troy Hamilton
Dauhter
Evelyn
Jerry Walker
Eva Walker
Harry Cellier
John Menzie
Oldenburg
Rose Bristow
Shelbyville
Elma Self
Burney
Florence King
North of
Greensburg
Newcastle
Recorder’s Office
Billee Taylor
Louisville
W. A. McCoy
John Handiges
Kingston
Sexton Sanitarium
Rushville
John Roberts
Walter McCoy
Ed Roberts
Rushvile
Jethro C. Meek
Jethro Jr
Eleanor
Ids. Lay
Nona Lowe
Margaret Alice
Satuday
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
John W. Rhodes
Rhodes
Annapolis
William
U. S. Naval Academy
Walter Werking
Werking
Clark Palmer
Anderson
George Jones
Greensboro
Dinnie Palmer
Ed SheXy
Anna Stewart
Westport
Charles Friott
Local Market Summary and Grain Prices Across Regions
Receipts and prices for cattle hogs calves and sheep vary with declines of 10 to 20 cents in many categories. Chicago and Indianapolis figures show steady to higher grain values with mixed oats and firmer hay markets. local notes mention community visitors and a music teacher in Indiana towns.
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Indianapolis
Alee Needa
Wealeslves
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Dannacher
K. of C
Zoller
N. B
United Priss
Chicago Grain
East Buffalo
Worbers
Turkey
J. M. Hansel
Renceburg
Ivy F. Lett
M Sel
Poseyville
Lburg
Hansel
Scootensville
Pect
Indiana University
Sen Lion
Gil
Rev
Kanol
Rhee Feiler
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