Greensburg social notes report visits and travels
NEWPOINT James Meyer and sisters Loretta and Leonella shopped in Greensburg Monday. John Kuert and his Cincinnati wife spent Sunday here with his mother. Mrs Clyde Puttmann visited relatives in Illinois starting Monday. Will McDermott and Indianapolis family spent the weekend with James McDermitt’s family. Anna Tellas and Margaret Swango traveled to Cincinnati Saturday to visit relatives. E O Behymer spent the weekend with his wife and the Hoff couple. Margaret Kessing Sundayed with John A Meyer and family. Bert Paramour and sons returned to Indianapolis after attending Thelma Colson’s funeral. E Schnader and wife of Indianapolis visit Fred Neimeyer for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Meyer
Loretta
Leonella
Greensburg
John Kuert
Cincinnati
Clyde Puttmann
Illinois
Will McDermott
Indianapolis
James McDermitt
Anna Tellas
Margaret Swango
E. O. Behymer
John Hoff
Margaret Kessing
John A. Meyer
Bert Paramour
Little Thelma Colson
E. Schnader
Fred Neimeyer
Local Visits Highlight Clarksburg Social Roundup
Sunday gatherings feature Miss Hope Sample from Indianapolis visiting J. L. Barnes and wife. Harry Richey of Milroy spends weekend with John Tarplee and family with Jamita and Miss Alice Johnson. Fred Erdman and family stay a few days with M. B. Hite. Ed Brickles and family host Harry Brant and Miss Mildred Davis from Shelbyville. Mrs. M. S. Greenbaum of Chicago visits her mother Mrs. M. E. e. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stout of Fairmount visit A. L. Monfort and family.
Entertaining Sunday Guests Across Local Families
Frank Hodson and family were entertained Sunday at dinner by Mrs Fannie Mitchell and daughter. Howard Williams and wife of Letts Wadas were their guests Sunday for dinner. Earl Taggart and wife of Greensburg visited with Mr and Mrs Clintie Cooper who welcomed a six and a half pound girl Saturday afternoon. All well. Mr and Mrs Woodson Carpenter of near Letts hosted Mr and Mrs Thomas Ardery of Grammar and Mrs Emma Beagles of Letts at Sunday dinner. Don Pieak returned from Indianapolis after visiting his sister Miss Bernice Pleak and we Depree. Minnie Whitaker of Greensawn stayed Monday with Arthur Tudor and family. Mr and Mrs Lynn Layman of near Napoleon were Sunday guests of John Hockersmith and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hodson
Fannie Mitchell
Don Pieak
Indianapolis
Bernice Pleak
Minnie Whitaker
Greensawn
Arthur Tudor
Lynn Layman
Near Napoleon
John Hockersmith
Change in Outing Date for Indiana Republican Editors
Indiana Republicans shift the Turkey Run summer meeting date from July 23 to about July 30 after Washington guidance on Senator Harding's notification. A final time will depend on a conference with Senator Harding and his availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Washington
Harding
Schortemeier
Republican State Committee
Richard Lieber
Department of Conservation
Ed Hancock
Turkey Run
Snator Harding
Mrs Blanch Hitt Goes to Mayo Brothers at Rochester
Mrs Blanch Hitt leaves for Rochester Minnesota to consult the Mayo brothers. Dr Sanders, her physician, accompanies her and will be in his office here on Saturday June 26. In Rochester Sanders will visit the Mayo brothers hospital departments to observe them.
Indianapolis groom weds Nellie Button in Brownsburg area
Saturday afternoon Bernard Kitchen of Indianapolis married Miss Nellie Button from near Brownsburg. At noon Sunday the groom’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kitchen hosted a luncheon for the couple. The newlyweds will reside in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Kitchen
Indianapolis
Nellie Button
Brownsburg
Ind
Frank Kitchen
Earthquakes Cause Major Damage in Los Angeles
A quake sequence began at 6 47 and lasted until five on the following evening, inflicting property losses estimated at 90000 pounds. Officials report widespread damage across the city with numerous buildings affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Obituary of Oscar M. Elder in Greensburg community
Obituary notes the large funeral attendance for Oscar M. Elder born February 4 1859 on a Greensburg area farm. He served as street commissioner, died after appendicitis surgery May 10 following a five week illness. Survived by wife Cora Thomas Elder daughter Willa Downey son Edwin M Elder two sisters Lyte Williams Anna Allison and brother Lycurgus Elder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar M. Elder
Mr. Elder
James and
Sarah Layton Elder
Greensburg
Elder
A. T. Shaw
Christian Church
A H Pitkin
Methodist Church
K. of P. Brotherhood
Cora Thomas Elder
Willa Elder Downey
H. S. Graduate Pursues Electrical Engineering
Raymond Anderson, one year from a Carnegie Institute electrical engineering degree in Pittsburg, Pa., visits his parents near town. A 1911 G. H. S. graduate, he studied at Cincinnati University and Carnegie for seven years, served 22 months in World War I, and declined a $12 a day job to rest and finish his studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Anderson
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburg
Robert L. Anderson
Raymond
G. H
Cincinati University
William Snyder Returns With Illinois Masters Degree
William Snyder arrived for a visit with his mother Mrs Mollie Snyder and aunt Miss Rebecca Daily. He has completed study at the University of Illinois and received his Masters degree. On his way home he stopped at the Methodist hospital in Indianapolis and had his tenails removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Snyder
Mollie Snyder
Rebecca Daily
Snyder
University of Illinois
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Death in sanitarium from poisoning of tonsils
Earl Edward Ashcraft died around 9 30 this morning at D Grovers Sanitarium after arriving for treatment last Saturday. He was nearly 21, a resident near Milroy, and left a wife. Burial is planned for South Park cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Edward Ashcraft
D. Grovers Sanitarium
Mr. Ashcraft
Milroy
South Park Cemetery
Young Rector to Teach in College in Greece
Dr and Mrs Will Gavin of Cincinnati say their son Rev Frank Gavin an Episcopal rector is in London for a world convention. He serves as chaplain to the bishop of Wisconsin and will teach in an Athens Greece college for two years as part of the New World Movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Gavin
Cincinnati
Frank Gavin
London
Protestant Episcopal Church
Wisconsin
Athens
Greece
Marriage licenses issued to several couples across towns
Licenses issued today to Ola A. Sjanstad of Tagus North Dakota and Mildred Leone Blackmore of Greensburg John L Moeiler and Dorothy Marie Helimich Jacob Castor of near Sardinia and Mary Carter of Westport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola A. Sjanstad
Tagus
North Dakota
Mildred Leone Blackmore
Greensburg
John L. Moeiler
Dorothy Marie Helimich
Acob Castor
Near
Sardinia
Mary Carter
Westport
Howe-Dodge Exhibition by Fire Truck Demonstration
A fire truck from Anderson gave a demonstration this afternoon before the mayor and firemen. The event showcased firefighting equipment and procedures to attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Complaint on Account and Divorce Suit In Circuit Court
Lula Wagner filed suit for divorce against Cary Wagner alleging cruel treatment and threats, failure to provide for their 16 month old daughter Frances Elizabeth, married September 3 1919, separated May 18 1920. The record includes other court actions such as a property possession case, a divorce denial, a sale of real estate, and a debt claim by Rich Shoe Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Wagner
Circuit Court
Cary Wagner
Frances Elizabeth
Max Daimbert
Frank Adams
Henry Rump
Annie Rump
Edgar T. Dean
Carl Snedeker
John W. Craig
State of
Indiana
Thomas Robbins
John W. Donnaker
Columbus
Alonzo Blair
Albert Wray
Shelbyville
Will M. Sparks
Titsworth
Rushville
Rich Shoe Company
T. N. Donnell & Son
H. M. Settle
Denial Filed by Greensburg Democrat Company
The Greensburg Democrat Company answers the complaint for 425 dollars for services with a denial. The filing was made today in response to the suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg Democrat Company
Death in Indianapolis Woman Mrs Burke Dies After Illness
Mrs Luella Burke wife of Richard Burke a Big Four conductor died at her Indianapolis home Monday night after a two week illness of cerebral meningitis She was twenty two years old leaving a husband a seven month old son John Lawrence her parents three brothers and three sisters The body will be brought here this afternoon to 713 West Main Street for private funeral services tomorrow due to the disease He was the daughter of Henry Rolfing and wife of Napoleon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luella Burke
Richard Burke
Indianapolis
Burke
John Lawrence
C. H. Brown
West Main Street
Henry Rolfing
Napoleon
Beveridge Sees Liberal Gop Backing Harding With Labor Autonomy
Former Senator Albert J. Beveridge said liberals and liberal Republicans will back Warren G. Harding for president but will draft their own labor policy on the stump. He added Harding’s aims include party restoration and constitutional governance through party control. Beveridge spoke after a conference with Harding and national committeemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Warren G. Harding
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Harding
Beveridge
National
Former teacher chosen head of history department
Miss Minnie Weyl, a former teacher in the public schools, has been elected head of the history department in the Muncie division of the State Normal. She studied at Columbia University and has since been connected with the history department of the State Normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Weyl
Muncie
State Normal
Miss Weyl
Columbia University
Greensburg Knights Templar confer Order of the Temple
Greensburg Commandery No. 59 Knights Templar held five candidates in the degree of Order of the Temple last night. Eldest member James B. Lathrop attended, with S. Rhinhart of Cincinnati as guest of his daughter Mrs. Homer H. Russell at Clarksburg. Recipients were A. T. Brock Homer H. Russell James Tresler Melvin Carter and W. B. Rimstidt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg Commandery
Knights Templar
Order of the Temple
James B. Lathrop
Knight S. Rhinhart
Cincinnati
Homer H. Russell
Clarksburg
A. T. Brock
James Tresler
Melvin Carter
W. B. Rimstidt
New Jersey Advantages Highlighted By Dr E D Sharp
Dr E D Sharp of New Jersey addressed the Rotary Club noting state benefits and its drawbacks. Will Pulse discussed lumber costs and material price shifts influencing building. A Geneva picnic committee was named with autos and luncheon groups set, and nearly all who RSVP'd will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Sharp
New Jersey
Will Pulse
Rotary Club
Roberts Cafe
Pulse
Frank Donnell
Sam Bonner
Reynolds
Pennsylvania
Sharp
Geneva
Stantin Guthrie
Will Lanham
Harry Hulabold
Ed. Schultz
Stanton Guthrie
Kate Emmert
Helen Batterton
Menzie
Legion Delegation Plans State Convention Trip
At Joe Welsh Post meeting final plans were made for delegates and alternates attending the state convention. The delegation meets Sunday at 8 a m at the Pierson cigar store and travels by auto to North Vernon to catch the B and O to Vincennes. Commander Philip Stapp also named a four member membership committee to check eligibility of new applicants: James Lanham Ernest McMillan James Jones and Eugene McCoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Welsh Post
American Legion
Pierson Cigar Store
North Vernon
Vincennes
Philip Stapp
James Lanham
Ernest McMillan
James Jones
Eugene McCoy
Mrs Kyle Receives Letter From Daughter Aboard Adriatic
Mrs Sarah Kyle gets a letter Monday from her daughter Mrs Clyde Wildman on the steamer Adriatic describing a quiet uneventful crossing. She notes the voyage felt long and they long to land, the first word since Mrs Wildman sailed May 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Kyle
Clyde Wildman
Kyle
Decatur County Woman Dies After Paralysis
Mrs. W. C. Maupin wife of the pastor of Grace M E church Madison Indiana died at home yesterday after a stroke of paralysis. Formerly lived in Decatur County with relatives here. Husband two daughters survive. Former Clarksburg resident. Funeral Thursday afternoon in Madison with Rev. William Whitsitt officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Maupin
Grace M E
Madison
Indiana
This
Granddaughter Pioneer Merchant of This City
Mrs. John St. John visiting from Vincennes is a granddaughter of Aaron Stout a Greensburg merchant 60 to 70 years ago. Stout lived on East North street where Greeley Robbins now resides in the Van Dyer property. Stout moved to Olney about 50 years ago. Mrs. St Johns husband was a son of Gov. St. John of Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John St. John
Vincennes
Aaron Stout
Greensburg
Mr. Stout
East North Street
Greeley Robbins
van Dyer
Olney
National Chairman Hays Backs Front Porch Plan
Washington June 22 Senator Harding will be formally notified of his nomination on July 22 at his Marion Ohio home July 17 had been set as tentative. Governor Coolidge Massachusetts will be notified as Vice Presidential nominee on July 27. Hays praised Harding and Coolidge saying front porch campaigning is proper and will aid the campaign. The committee will gain 5 members including women and personnel debated. Smoot bade Harding farewell before his departure to Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
Marion
Ohio
Coolidge
Massachusetts
Republican Party
Hays
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Ator Harding
Collidge
Chicago
Kellogg
Minnesota
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Marion Butler
North Carolina
Peter C. Pritchard
Smoot
Utah
Silvercrest Residence to be Sold in Greensburg
Mr and Mrs Stanley O Wood arrived from Cincinnati to finalize arrangements for selling Silvercrest the late Thomas M Greene s residence at 202 North Franklin Street The house long occupied by Mrs T Burns Peery and Mrs E J Heeb will be disposed of as Mr Wood plans a move to California and Mrs Greene wed Mr Howard M Bellows of Columbus Ohio The home built about twelve years ago is one of Decatur County s finest show places
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley O. Wood
Greensburg
Cincinnati
Silvercrest
Thomas M. Greene
North
Franklin Street
T. Burns Peery
E. J. Heeb
Greens
Stanley Wood
California
Greene
Funeral of Rush County Woman Held in Shelby
The funeral for Mrs. Deloris Kuhn of near Moscow Rush county was held at 2 30 this afternoon at the Evangelical church in Shelby county. She died by suicide Sunday morning after three years of ill health causing despondency. She was 24 years old and survived by her husband and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deloris Kuhn
Moscow
Rush County
Evangelical Church
Shelby County
Adulteration of Wool Cloth Shown Want Percentage Stamped on Garment
Chicago reports 1919 data from the National Sheep and Wool Bureau on shoddy wool use. Half a billion pounds of shoddy and a billion pounds of virgin wool stocked in stores contrasted with production of all wool cloth. The bureau cites figures for yardage losses and adulteration affecting consumer clothing and policy momentum behind the Fabric bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Sheep and Wool Bureau of America
South la Salle Street
Chautauqua Tickets Available From Local Guarantors
Guarantors listed by name offer Chautauqua tickets at 1.50 each, with no other sources selling. Buyers must obtain tickets only from these guarantors and ware is available through them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. B. Patterson
Ira Rigby
F. S. Chapman
Ira G. Stark
P. C. Bentle
M. D
A. C. Rupp
G. G. Welsh
P L. Doles
Geo. H. Templeton
C. Gilchrist
D. W. Weaver
J. C. Glass
J. B. Fugit
M. A Hudson
Chas
F. Risk
Gordon Templeton
Will Ryan
Ed. S. Hamilton
Taylor Templeton
Will Goddard
E. J. Hancock Henry L. Sefton
H. H. Brown
Seymour Cole Will C. Woodfill
City and County Attend Indiana Sunday School Convention
Crawforsville hosts the Indiana State Sunday School Association convention with about 2,500 at the opening session in the high school. The program featured The Story Jesus Told in Song and The City Beautiful pageant, with remarks by Crawfordsville Mayor Kennedy and association president Hasemier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Crawfordsville
Ind
Indiana State Sunday School Association
A. Augustine Smith
Ministry of Music
Boston University
Charles W. Ross
First Christian Church
Smith
Jesus
City Beautiful
Dumont Kennedy
FE. H. Hasemier
Rachel Lewis
The
Disciples of Christ
M. A. Henline
International Sunday School Association
Local residents visit relatives across Indiana towns
Milford John Wright and wife and Forest Jones and wife visit Indianapolis relatives on Sunday. Raymond Bullard and wife and son from Indianapolis visit his parents James Bullard and wife for a few weeks. Lute Rosencran and family visit from Letts. George Dale and family from Shelby county attend Ernest Lewis’s home and the M E church events. Ernest, Emmett Christian, Ambrose Barnes and Forest Jones take a trip to Rushville. Thelma and Evelyn Dale of Shelby county visit cousin Freda Lewis. Mel Miner returns to Indianapolis for work. Horace Banaby and wife of Indianapolis stay a few days. T C Goff the merchant visits Greensburg. William Christian buys the ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wright
Forest Jones
Indianapolis
Raymond Bullard
James Bullard
Lute Rosencran
Robert
Letts
George Dale
Shelby County
Ernest Lewis
M. E. Church
Ernest
Emmett Christian
Ambrose Barnes
Rushville
Thelma
Evelyn Dale
Freda Lewis
Mel Miner
Horace Banaby
T. C. Goff
Greensburg
William Christian
Eight American Women to Be Presented at Court This Year
In London on June 23 the British royal court tightens rules for American applicants. Only eight of many seeking presentation will qualify, with strict marital and legal criteria. The embassy warns applicants of dress changes, economy moves ban head feathers and trains, and bans men from buskies on pumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
White House
Graveled Holes Spark Curiosity Near Waymansville Farm
Freshly dug holes found on William Barksheimer’s farm near Waymansville in Bartholomew county cause local consternation. The first pit measured about six by four by six feet, resembling a grave, with reports of strange men and an automobile seen nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Barksheimer
Waymansville
Bartholomew County
Knights of Columbus Memorial Service at St Marys School
The Knights of Columbus will host memorial services for deceased brother Knights in the auditorium of St Marys School next Sunday at 2 30 PM. Several speakers have been secured for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
St. Mary’s School
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Newpoint
Mayo Brothers
Rochester
H. S
Dee
T. N. Donnell & Son—Democratic Company
Decatur
Gerald
Louis Zs Levenstein
Ae Levenstein
Shelby
W. H. Schorling
Ralph Donnell
Tra M. Ainsworth
Robert F. Donnell
H. Ewing
S. A Bonner
Ira E. Wonn
Livy
J. Eward Walter Ehrhardt
M. E. Richey
H. O. Craig
W. Owens
B. H. Kirby Noah T. Rogers
Locke Bracken
J. Dowden
Nell Doles
George Diewert
R. C. Kanouse
W. E. Jackson
Gertrude Walker
D. W. Mercer
Margaret Turner
J. A. Welch, M. D. Cecil Cory Lewis J. Newhouse
Harry E. Pavy Ed Dayton Woodward
Carl E Brown
Sherman Brown
U.S. Holdcraft
J. H. Christian
Bert Morgan
G. O. Barnard
John IW. Craig Sue Kemble
H. M. Kirby
W. A. MecClintic
Paul Perry
Rufus S. Moore
Dorothy Beam
Frank L. Donnell
Mary E. Craig
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