Judge Sparks Delivers Inspiring Talk at Alert Church
Rushville judge Will H. Sparks spoke at Alert Methodist Church to a crowded heat‑softened audience. He urged living a life of service and obedience to country and neighbor, noting love fulfills the law and praising the church’s role in democracy.
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Methodist
Alert
Will H. Sparks
Rushville
Oses
Sparks
Igher
Golay
Harry Upchurch
Clifford Fulton
E. J. Hancock
Greensburg
Crawley
Leaviz
Justee Fulton
Jessie Anderson
Leota Anderson
Charles E. Snaugh
Sherman Towler
Glenn Welch
Mary Crise
Marie Golay
Opal Hash
Herschel Garbett
Mary
Epworth Leagues Condemn Tobacco at Shelbyville Meeting
Epworth League societies in the Connersville district concluded a three day Shelbyville gathering urging a Sabbath reverence and the discouragement of Sunday commercialized recreation. They adopted a resolution opposing Memorial Day timing for the Speedway classic in Indianapolis and elected Rev. R. O. Pierson of the Waldrond M E Church as district president.
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Indianapolis
Epworth League Societies
Connersville
Shelbyville
R. O. Pierson
Waldron M. E. Church
Local Residents Report Visits and Travels Among Communities
Lucy Wagner visits Batesville relatives in Columbus while Fred Wolfe and family plan a Waldton gathering with Harold Wolfe and family from Newpoint. Edna Ford of Indianapolis stays with relatives, Lon Burton and daughter Ava spend a day in Indianapolis. Mable Clemens Marjorie Clemens and Eleanor Ernst depart for Terre Haute to attend state normal. Louise Ewing travels to New York to visit Oscar Ewing then to Cornell for summer study.
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Lucy Wagner
Batesville
Columbus
New York
Oscar Ewing
Cornell
George Edwards
New Albany
Eugene Kellar
Bloomington
Jesse Evans
O. B. Trimble
Cc. A. Kuhn
Sunman
F. I. Galbraith
C. J. Erdmann
Indianapolis
Connersville
Greensburg
Epworth League
Shelbyville
August Ernesting
Cincinnati
Edw. J. Hancock
Ernesting
Eva St. Clair
Raymond
Jiavpy) Suttles
Maude Thompson
Louisville
Suttles
Mabel
Marjorie Clemons
Terre Haute
State Normal School
Silver Summett
Lyte Summett
Mildred Davis
John Hill
Nolan
Westport
Carl Wolfe
Mary Elizabeth
J. R. Kanouse
Lula Ketchum
Dalm
Homer Glidewell
Milroy
Adam Sample
Ira Moore
Liberty
Moore
County Hospital Construction Delayed by Bedford Stone Strike
Work on the county memorial hospital is delayed as Bedford stone trim fails to arrive due to a quarry strike. Walling has reached about three feet in height while crews await the stone.
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County Memorial Hospital
Bedford
Federal prohibition chief to tighten Indiana enforcement
Bert Morgan, Indiana prohibition director, will gain full power to enforce prohibition laws in Indiana after a message from Senator James E. Watson. He plans to appoint 20 or more agents, bases group headquarters at Terre Haute and Richmond, and reorganize operations from Indianapolis with Chicago as a regional hub. Morgan emphasizes merit over politics and will focus on illegal liquor sales.
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Bert Morgan
Indiana
James E. Watson
Senator Watson
Morgan
Terre Haute
Richmond
Indianapolis
Hammond
Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin
Ohio
Michigan
Mr. Morgan
Tri Kappa Homecoming Ends With Dinner and Dance
Greensburg Omega Chapter of Tri Kappa held a three day homecoming ending with a dinner and dance at a Milan hotel. Eighty attendees traveled by car at 4 30 p m arriving 28 miles later for a meal and lively dancing led by Col Fred L Thomas. The event benefited sanitarium guests and celebrated the chapter founded in 1907 now grown to thirty active members.
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Greensburg Omega Chapter
Tri Kappas
New
Milan
Grensburg
Fred L. Thomas
Sanitarium
Tri Kappa
Frank Hamilton
Homer Meek
Will Lanham
Bright Emmett
Lillian Hamilton
Erle Hamilton
Carlos Harrison
Guy Guthrie
Isabelle Hamilton
Helen Thomson
Omega
Mary Littell Tremain
Lelia Robbins Christian
Helen Lumbers
Ruth Bonner Meek
Mary Isgrigg Hamilton
Anna Bird Thomas
May Wright Sewall
Indianapolis
Clyde Wilder Dies After Four Day Illness
Clyde Wilder aged about 3 years, a farmer on the Henry Peek farm near Ewington, died Friday night at 8:30 in Indianapolis Methodist Hospital after a four day illness. He was operated on for a punctured bowels and is survived by widow Ethel Roszell Roles, a daughter Jane Louise, and two stepchildren Virgil Doles and Thelma Wilder. Funeral plans were pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Wilder
Henry Peek
Ewington
Methodist
Indianapolis
Schultz Undertaking
Ethel Roszell
Jane Louise
Virgil Doles
Thelma Wilder
Sand from Kes terman Farm contains no gold
The state geologist reports sand from Joseph Kesterman’s farm in Marion township Decatur County Indiana contains no gold. The white sand shows small mica particles and no precious metals. Luther S Ferguson assistant state geologist concludes the analysis.
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Joseph Kesterman
Marion Township
Decatur County
Ind
Luther S. Ferguson
Indiana
Intercity Taxi One Gains Approval for Greensburg to Indianapolis Line
Proposal for a Greensburg to Indianapolis taxi route draws strong local support. Advocates cite Decatur County resorts as attracting Indianapolis visitors and boosting ridership, with Indianapolis patrons expected to favor car travel for county outings. A Snapp Taxi Service representative is anticipated to advance the plan.
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Greensburg
Indianapolis
Decatur County
Snapp
Qld Resident of Greensburg Coming Back
Estella L. Alyea arrived home Friday from Pittsburg Pennsylvania after an extended visit to Mrs. Martha D. Hume and daughter Mrs. W. J. Oliver. Hume, 80s, a remarkable woman, plans a trip to her old town to reconnect with friends before returning to Santa Cruz California to finish her days.
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Estella L. Alyea
Pittsburg
Martha D. Hume
W. J. Oliver
Hume
Mattie D. Conner
Greenup R. Conner
West North Street
Centenary Church
Santa Cruz
California
O. O. F. Home Resident Dies Saturday Night
Jane McFadden a 57 year old resident of the I O O F Home died Saturday night of tuberculosis. She had resided at the home for three months after coming from Portland Indiana. Funeral services were held at the chapel at 2 30 this afternoon with burial in South Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane McFadden
Portland
Ind
South Park
Rhodes Turns Pacer Exh to 2 05 Mile at Shelbyville Track
Shelbyville trainer John Rhodes showed his pacer Katcha Koo to a 2:05 mile on a Friday workout at the fair grounds track. The 2:08 horse sped last season with Rhodes’s guidance and has odds to be a strong money winner this year. Rhodes, a school teacher in summer, is known for turning out fast pacers.
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Sunday Star
John W. Rhodes
Shelbyville
Rhodes
The
Star
Ind
John Rhodes
Katcha Koo
Fair Grounds
Ess
H. Kay
Mr. Rhodes
Greensburg Visitors Attend Masonic Home Service
Mr and Mrs Amos Loper of Greensburg visited Mr and Mrs A N Crecraft on Sunday. They attended Greensburg lodge services at the Masonic home. Mr Loper was a former pupil of Crecraft at Fairfield Indiana. Over twenty five machines brought the Greensburg crowd here. Franklin Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Loper
Greensburg
A. N
Local Families Plan Visits and Travel Highlights
P W Robertson and wife return from Fillmore with grandsons Chester and John Robertson. George Edwards heads to New Albany and Bloomington to visit daughters and their families. Several other families plan weekend gatherings in Sunman, Shelbyville, Martinsville, and Letts. News notes include marriages, school attendance, and civic activities among Greensburg area residents.
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P. W. Robertson
Hame
Fillmore
Indianapolis
Chester
John Robertson
North Siders Triumph Over Chicken Pickers 15 11 at Fugies Park
North Siders beat Chicken Pickers 15 to 11 at Eagles ball park yesterday morning in a fast, exciting game. Over 100 fans attended as errors aided a late rally with Mitchell and Izzy Schreiber on the mound for the winners and Rockover catching.
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Fugies Park
North Siders
Eagles
Chicken Pickers
Mio
Mitchell
Izzy” Schreiber
Rockover
Frank Loyd
Hoosier Girl Among 404 Graduate From Walter Reed
Ruth K. Compton of Milroy was among twenty Indiana girls who graduated from Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington D C last week. General Ireland presented the diplomas noted the Indiana connection and the total of 404 graduates.
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Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington, D. C
Ruth K. Compton
Milroy
Gen. Ireland
Indiana
Former Resident Dies at Home in Cleveland
Mrs. Anna Redington Miller, daughter in law of the late Mrs. Nan cy Treman, died Saturday night at her Cleveland home. Burial will be in Canton on Tuesday, June 21. She leaves two daughters Fay Redington Lamar and Grace Redington. formerly a Greensburg resident, she was well known here.
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Anna Redington Miller
Nancy Treman
Cleveland
Ohio
Canton
Fay Redington Lamar
Grace Redington
Miller
Greensburg
Family of Ricf ranchman on visit in Nebraska
Mrs. Ira Hubbard and daughter Dorothy of Gering Nebraska visit sister Mrs. J R Crawley. Hubbard's husband owns a large ranch in Scotts Bluff County and has made a fortune since locating there several years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Hubbar
Drothy
Gering Neb
J. R. Crawley
Georgia farmer letter defends Ku Klux Klan
A Georgia farmer writes to a New York paper arguing the Ku Klux Klan is a movement to stop black people from making home brew and protect white men in the illegal activity.
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Georgia
New York
Ku Klux Klan
City Teacher Leaves for Home at Goodland
Miss Helen Constable who taught grades seven and eight in the city school leaves today with her sister Miss Louise Constable for Washington Indiana where they will attend the wedding of a friend before returning to Goodland. She has been the guest of Miss Dorothy Siling and will not teach here next year to the regret of many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Constable
Louise Constable
Washington
Indiana
Goodland
Miss Constable
Dorothy Siling
Redmond Shines as Greensburg Beats Hope 3–1
Greensburg Eagles defeated the Hope American Legion team 3 to 1 Sunday. Redmond pitched a strong game allowing six hits and keyed the late rally in the seventh inning. Moore and Redmond led the offense with two hits apiece as the Eagles capitalized on timely plays and solid defense.
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Greensburg Eagles
Fast Hope American Legion
Redmond
Eagles
Hope
Biedgley
Overman
Jones
Matten
Rabbitt
Teller
Darringer
Favors
Luta
Murphy
Lambert
Allen
Schrever
Schrieber
Moore
Schrerer
Ma‘terns
Lutz
Murray
Puvurs
Westport Woman Hurt in Fall at Daven Port
Mrs. Elizabeth Williamson, living with her daughter Mrs. John McIlwain near Westport, was badly hurt Friday night when she tripped and fell against the Davenport.
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Elizabeth Williamson
John McIlwain
Westport
James Agnew 91 Dies in Ft Wayne Home
James Agnew 91 died today at the home of his son Charles in Ft Wayne. The body will go to Westport Wednesday then to son Elmore Agnew in Sardinia. Funeral set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. He was well known in Westport.
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James Agnew
FT. Wayne
Charles
Westport
Elmore Agnew
Sardinia
Baptism at Robbins Ford by Liberty Baptist Church
Baptismal services were held at Robbins Ford yesterday afternoon by the Liberty Baptist church with ten candidates. Rev R W Thorne officiated.
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Robbins Ford
Liberty Baptist Church
R. W. Thorne
Wreck at Knightstown Delays Train Five Hours
Passenger train No. 1 on the Michigan division of the Big Four was due at 8 50 this morning but delayed five hours by a bridge wreck near Knightstown. A freight derailed on the bridge tearing up the track.
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Michigan Division
The
Big Four
Knightstown
Local National Guard unit planned for Decatur county
Many enlistments roll in for Company L as Major Rich of the Inspector General's Department prepares to muster in the unit at 8 PM Friday at the Y M C A gym. Dr. D W Weaver named medical examiner for Co L 2nd Battalion 152nd Regiment with enlistment exams on Wednesday at seven at the Y M C A.
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Rich
Inspector General's Department
U. S. Army
D. W. Weaver
152Nd Regiment
National Guard
Decatur County
Weaver
Philip Stapp
Indiana Bell seeks rate hike before Public Service Commission
Indiana Bell Telephone Company plans to petition the Public Service Commission for higher rates. The Indianapolis firm with 171000 subscribers across 91 exchanges says it needs 2071000 dollars in new revenue for the year ending next March to cover debts and fund a seven percent dividend on its 15000000 dollar stock. The company warns current rates would leave a 140000 dollar operating-deficit. Initial proposals urged about a 50 percent rate rise, with specific increases for business and rural service.
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Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Public Service Commission
Indianapolis
Ind
Public
Servic Commission
Frank Wampler
Wampler
Muncie
Children’s Day Exercises Draw Large Crowd at Mt Aerie
A Mt Aerie Baptist Church program last night drew a capacity crowd for Children’s Day exercises. The flag drill by several boys was especially well executed and praised as one of the best programs the church has presented.
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Mt. Aerie Baptist Church
Kodak contest at St John Guthrie drug store awards second and third
Dr C A Kuhn won first in the Kodak contest at St John and Guthrie’s drug store with a late entry sent at 7 45 Saturday evening. Charles Evans took second and Richard Miller third as sixty five entries created county wide interest. The top prize was a 2 A Brownie folding camera second prize a No 2 Brownie and third prize a dollar’s worth of Kodak work.
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C. A. Kuhn
Kodak
St. John & Guthrie’s
Charles Evans
Robert St. John
Fassoto Company
Cincinnati
Kuhn
George Perry
Newt Tichenor
Dr. Tindall
Harry Braden
Charles Remy
William Erdmann
Phil Stapp
Sanford Starks
William Ryan
Elmer Sefton
Walter Lowe
Walter Johnston
M. C. Jenkins
Collision damages two cars on Fort Wayne pike north of city
A Buick roadster driven by Cortus Jonyes and a Ford car driven by Joe Schulte of Hamburg collided at the cross roads on the Fort Wayne pike five and one half miles north of the city. The Ford veered into a field and the Buick suffered severe damage. Schulte escaped with bruises while his passenger Hinkle Willis was unhurt. Tonyes was said to be driving fast and Towyes accompanied him but was uninjured.
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Cortus Jonyes
Sam Tonyes
Williamstown
Joe Schulte
Hamburg
Fort Wayne Pike
Schulte
Tonyes
Towyes
Hinkle Willis
Delegation Seeks State Highway Status for Greensburg to Aurora Road
A Batesville and Sunman contingent led by Walter Bonner and others met Indianapolis officials to push making the Greensburg to Aurora route via Newpoint Batesville and Sunman a state highway. Governor McCray supports the idea, noting no existing eastward road between Versailles and Brookville.
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State Highway Commission
Greensburg
Aurora
Walter Bonner
L. P. Dobyns
J. P. Thompson
E. J. Haneck
John Hildenrand
Batesville
D. McCallum
Walter Fitch
Sunman
Everett McClure
Charles Rushworth
Indianapolis
Newpoint
Highway Commission
McCray
Versailles
Brookville
Owens family to attend Chicago conventions and events
E. E. Owens wife and daughter Rosemary left yesterday for Chicago for two weeks and will stay at La Salle hotel. They will attend the Edison Caravan convention Monday and Tuesday at the Drake hotel. Mr Owens will also attend the Gulbranson Piano convention for several days. Mrs Owens and Rosemary will attend Chicago Musical College commencement and concert on Wednesday.
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E. E. Owens
Rosemary
Chicago
Daily News
la Salle Hotel
Edison
Drake
Lake Front
Owens
Gulbranson
Masons Propose Franklin Property Sale and Washington Temple
The Masons of Columbus propose selling their Franklin street property and building a new temple on Washington street. A meeting is set for June 28 to consider the plan.
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Masons of Columbus
Franklin Street
Washington Street
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Hemphill
Ball
George Baumgartner
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Tommy
Sunday School Report
Frank L. Donnell
Elbert E. Meek
John T. Meek
Fugit
Col Christian A
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Home Dept
Richard Miller
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