Meeting of Tourist Club Presents An English Romance
At a Monday evening gathering of the Tourist Club at Dwight Murphy’s home a three part original composite story titled An English Romance was read. Authors Mrs Laura Cumback Mrs A R Beach and Mr A M Willoughby produced a mystery set in Yarmott England with a London sequence and a double wedding ending. Out of town guests included Mrs Parsons of Rushville and Mr Green of Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Murphy
Laura Cumback
A. R. Beach
A. M. Willoughby
England
Dr. Voss
Ben White
David Voss
Beach
Mr. Willoughby
David
London
Voss
Jabez Wilkins
Miss Parker
Miss Banks
Children’s Day Exercises at Burney Baptist Church
Children’s Day events were held Sunday evening at the Burney Baptist church. Ruth Biddinger and Freda Levenstine, two bright local girls, performed recitations and presented a dialogue that enhanced the program’s enjoyment.
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Baptist
Burney
Ruth Biddinger
Freda Levenstein
Disastrous Freight Wreck Closes Route at Brewersville
Freight train No. 63 on the Big Four division from Greensburg to Louisville derailed eighteen cars in heavy rain, piling into a heap. Telegraph poles and wires dropped across a hundred yards. no injuries reported. The wreck caused heavy property loss to the company due to a broken wheel flange.
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Brewersville
Michigan
Big Four
Greensburg
Louisville
Chickens Drowned In Storm At Two West Walnut Areas
Mrs. Joseph Kelley of West Walnut Street loses twenty five young chickens drowned in her barn during Saturday’s heavy rain storm. Mrs. Matilda Warner of West Sheridan Street also reports a large number of young chickens drowned in the same storm.
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Joseph Kelley
West Walnut Street
Matilda Warner
West Sheridan Street
Deep Water Rescue From Flooded Farm Bridge Incident
Will Bussell on the George Ewing farm South of town rode home when the Mort Christy bridge end washed out. His horse fell between the bridge walls and embankment, becoming trapped. Mort Christy and five neighbors freed the horse after a crew pried it loose. Bussell suffered a crippled back from the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Bussell
George Ewing
Charles I Ainsworth
George Anderson
Mort Christy
Here
Christy Bridge
Will
Christy
Russell
New School Trustee Elected to City Board
Dr. C. B. Ainsworth was chosen at Monday's city council meeting to join the City School Board, succeeding Robert Nagel whose six year term expired. Nagel retires praised for steadfast service to schools and the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Ainsworth
Robert Nagel
Ainsworth
Nagel
Carriage Overturned Near St Paul After Funeral Visit
Warren Reed and family from Indianapolis, former St Paul residents, were in St Omer for a relative's funeral when their carriage was overturned after a horse bolted at an oncoming car. All occupants escaped with only minor bruises, though fear was high. Also noted: cash paid for ginseng and yellow root by J B Whatley.
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Warren Reed
St Paul
Indianapolis
St. Omer
St. Paul
Lightning Strikes Homes and Livestock in Local Storm
A severe Saturday storm caused lightning damage to the Beaver home on South Monfort street, injuring Mrs. Beaver and shattering windows. The Pentecost church, Michael Darmody’s home, and a dairy cow owned by Wood Gageby were also struck with minor or no injuries reported. Strauther Pleak’s two year old colt was killed by lightning, insured against the loss.
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Elisha Beaver
South Monfort Street
Michael Darmody
Wood Gageby
Gainesville
Strauther Pleak
Memorial Day Observances by K of P Lodges
Greensburg lodge 148 will observe memorial day Sunday at 2 PM in the K of P Hall with public invited. Hon. D D Woodmansee of Cincinnati will deliver the address. Letts Corner lodge will hold memorial day at Union church at 4 PM with the same speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg Lodge No. 148
Knights of Pythias
K. of P. Hall
D. D. Woodmansee
Cincinnati
Letts Corner Lodge
Union Church
Thomas Swift Weds Ada E. Todd at Centenary Parsonage
Wednesday at eleven o'clock Rev. A L Bennett united Thomas Swift and Ada E Todd in marriage at the Centenary parsonage. Swift, a government mail clerk from Indianapolis, and Ada from near Osgood will reside in the state capital.
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A. L. Bennett
Thomas Swift
Ada E. Todd
Indianapolis
Osgood
Garden Tea Honors Richmond and Cincinnati Guests
Invitations issued by Mrs. Thomas E. Davidson and Mrs. Louis Zoller invite guests to a garden tea at Mrs. Davidson's home tomorrow from four to six in the afternoon. The event honors Mrs. James Zoller of Richmond and Miss Droppelman of Cincinnati.
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Thomas E. Davidson
Louis Zoller
Davidson
James Zoller
Richmond
Droppelman
Cincinnati
Rushville High to Hear Class Address by Rev J W Turner
Rev J W Turner will deliver the class address to Rushville High School graduates this evening. School officials are congratulated on selecting a speaker described as brilliant and eloquent.
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J. W. Turner
Rushville
Newpoint Schools Hold Graduation Exercises
Newpoint schools held their graduation exercises on Wednesday evening. Rev. T. H. Kuhn of Richmond delivered the class address urging an upright Christian life for all listeners. Graduates named Flossie Barnard Edward Meyer Jennie L Myers and Mayme Snider diplomas presented by Trustee Ora Cheek with music by Prof Rol Adams orchestra.
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Newpoint
T. H. Kuhn
Richmond
Flossie Barnard
Edward Meyer
Jennie L. Myers
Mayme Snider
Ora Cheek
Rol Adams
Egyptian Dinner Honors Egyptian Returnees in Kingston
Miss Emma Donnell of Kingston hosts an Egyptian dinner for Dr. L. M. Henry and family of Assiout, Egypt. Guests include Rev. McCall of Spring Hill, former Egypt teacher, Mae Marshall a former nurse in Egypt, Della McLaughlin who visited Egypt, and Donnell who spent years there. The group recalls being among the few white residents in a wide radius. The reunion in the garden spot of the world brings unexpected pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Donnell
Kingston
L. M. Henry
Assiout
Egypt
Dr. Henry
McCall
Spring Hill
Mae Marshall
Della McLaughlin
Powerful Sermon Lashes Greensburg Lawlessness Speaker
An overflow crowd heard Rev. James Mailley frame a sermon on courage and conviction at the Christian church. He described a “Most Dangerous Man in Greensburg,” not as a criminal, but as the citizen who sees lawbreaking and does nothing, urging Republicans to clean up the city administration.
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James Mailley
Christian Church
Greensburg
Bro. Mailley
Republican Party
Mr. Mailley
Republican Party of
Reunion and Birthday for Isaac Woodward at West Home
A family reunion and 77th birthday for Isaac Woodward were celebrated at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gussie West on North Franklin Street. Twenty relatives attended, honoring a Decatur County figure born in Kentucky who once ran a drug store and a general store in Adams before serving as postmaster and retiring to enjoy the fruits of a long business career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gussie West
Franklin Street
Isaac Woodward
Woodward
Decatur County
Kentucky
Adams
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BOC
Brussels
Dalmbert & CO
Dorothy Dodd
Edmeades Bros
Eeec
New School
J. B. Whatley
Edna
John Downey
Downeyville
P. Memorial Day
Jane
Newpoint Schools
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