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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1917
Page
2
Secretary David F. Houston urges households to dry, can, pickle and preserve perishable fruits and vegetables this year. With backyard gardens and markets yielding extra harvest, officials warn against waste and stress home conservation to ease railroad supply burdens and free factories for other needs.
Raymond Goins a colored boy facing one to eight years for pig theft was spared after Web Woodfill offered to sponsor him. Goins will work for Woodfill while under probation and may regain freedom if he behaves, avoiding Jeffersonville detention.
Louis Nunn was arraigned after noon on a charge of complicity in the theft of John Hayyes’s automobile at Burney. He pleaded guilty and asked the court for mercy citing good character and family. Neighbors testified to his prior conduct as Judge Donaker considered the case.
The article notes Claude Lemmon, a former Greensburg jeweler, sent a $50 donation to the Y M C A. A letter from Lemmon, sent via Washington Iowa, mentions a war fund and references Army morale. The piece includes local social context and remarks on community support.
Very truly, C. S. Lemmon. The writer is one of the best young men Greensboro ever produced as is evidenced by this letter. He is a brother of Arthur Lemmon, of this city.
Report describes a 12 year old boy, Elmer Miller Jr., taken to Shelbyville by a man selling Kellogg’s corn flakes. The boy was returned by train and said he was kept at a Shelbyville hotel without meals or rest. Prosecutor to file charges after sheriff questions the salesman and may call him to court.
Six Indianapolis officials were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiracy to intimidate and deprive citizens of voting rights during the October 1914 election. Judge Ferdinand Geiger instructed the jury, which deliberated after two days of arguments. The defendants face a minimum ten year prison term and fines. bonds were to be set at 650 dollars.
Judge Thornton ruled that the act calling a constitutional convention is valid but that the 1017 Legislature cannot enfranchise women to vote for delegates or to vote on the submission of a constitution. The decision focuses on the limited suffrage law and postpones broader tests until possible appeals. Charles Martindale indicated an appeal to the Supreme Court will be filed promptly.
Message from Dayton reports that the Miami River would be dynamited to recover the body of Charles C. Dursette. The body was recovered at 11 o clock but burial followed due to decomposition.
Jones of Rushville operates the Pair Store here and in Rushville. He has taken over the Maugy store stock in Pushville and plans special sales in both cities. Warry Tillabold has assisted in Rushville for two weeks handling invoicing and the purchase takeover.
Thomas Thurston and wife with Mor ean Thurston drove to Columbus on Wednesday. Mrs. Margaret Proctor accompanied them home. Mrs. Lille Robertson and children visited sister Mrs. Cora Powell in Pope Thursday. Ary Tass was called to his mother in Shelby county. Reanees Tardy of Indianapolis visited a friend. Mrs. Susan Taw sen and Tel Pupyte were among local acquaintances at batt. Mrs. Howard Fox and children from near Burney visited A. C. Bass Thursday. Thurston and Proctor visited Frank Scott and danced in Jennings county Thursday. Freddie Nugent, six, is very sick. Miss Mary Johnson is improving. Thomas Church and wife visited daughter Mrs. Bertha Bucklam Sunday. Budder family of Shelby county visited here Sunday. Mrs. Tiertie Fads and granddaughters from Jennings visited Mrs. Jeleth Sunday. E. G. Sims and family visited relatives in Columbus Saturday night. Wilbert Thurston bought a new load of A. P. Powell agent at Greens. Ora Maple and family motored to Westport Sunday to visit Homer Chesser. Samuel Mears suffers from back ailment. They will preach here next Sunday afternoon. W. R. Tumelick and wife east of Westport visited son George Sunday.
Clarence Thurston and wife of Bartholomew county visited Ed Thurston and family Sunday. Wilbert Thurston and Frank Van Scoyo and family were in Greensburg on Saturday. Relatives attended the funeral of Andrew Jones at Westport Saturday. Edward Pierson spent Sunday with C. C. Nugent and family. Many attended children’s exercises in Sardinia Sunday night.
An article by Clive Marshall explains the meaning of seven billion dollars in cash and credit. It compares the sum to a world of numbers, notes the scale of the U S war loan, and offers vivid analogies from everyday objects to convey the magnitude to readers.
The piece compares 87,000,000 to a colossal hoard of silver. A train of 3,940 freight cars, each fifty tons, would be needed and would stretch thirty four miles. The mass could form a 50 by 509 foot column, near the Washington monument size, with 41,000 miles of coins in a single stack. It notes the vast sum as “a lotta money” with little doubt group consensus.
A reader's tale recalls a three year wait for confirmation of a health claim. Mrs Homer Kennedy credits Doan's Kidney Pills with restoring strength after back and kidney trouble. Mrs Neanedy also notes long term kidney relief from the same remedy. Sold everywhere. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A group of Zoller’s young friends gathered at the station to bid him farewell as he left for Culver Military Academy. His mother accompanied him to Indianapolis and visited her son Karl at Fort Varrison. Auditor Barbe plans to travel to Chicago tomorrow evening for the Paul Jones naval camp event at the training station where Frank Marlin is a leading figure. P. H. Spohn underwent an operation at St. Vincent hospital yesterday afternoon and is recovering well with Mrs. Spohn by his side.
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