Forest Lands Fall Before Lumbermen
Cleveland June 27 Dr Richard T Ely land economist warned before the National association of real estate boards that five million acres of forest land are cleared yearly. He urged national and state land policies, government ownership of forests, land classification, and a national land commission to balance use and protect recreation and timber security.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Richard T. Ely
University of Wisconsin
National Institute For Research In
Ely
Farm Lands Division
National Association, of Real Estate Boards
Lake States
Connecticut
Michigan
National Land Commission
Burney Garage Owner Lining Interior With Metal
William McClintic, owner of the Burney garage, is lining the inside with metal panels and constructing a concrete floor as part of a shop modernization.
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William McClintic
Burney Garage
State Board of Accounts Opens 2912 Accounts for Review
Indianapolis June 27 The present State Board of Accounts faces examining 2912 public officer accounts this year. Of these 1004 are delinquent from the Eschbach administration. Lawrence F. Orr, current chief examiner, reported to Governor McCray yesterday.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Accounts
Jesse H. Eschbach
Lawrence F. Orr
McCray
Orr
Eschbach
Woman sheriff aids seizure in Liberty liquor raid
Ben Smith aged 35 pleaded not guilty in Union circuit court to unlawful possession of a still and unlawful manufacture of intoxicating liquor. He was held on a $1000 bond after a raid at his home one mile east of Liberty with federal agents and local officers including Sheriff Emma Ponder. A still, 80 gallons of mash, jugs and a keg were found. the setup hid under a cowshed floor.
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Liberty
Ind
Ben Smith
Cecil C. Tague
Union Circuit
Smith
Here
Omer Manlove
Roy Holopeter
Federal
Prohibition Enforcement
Emma Ponder
Virgil Shouse
Elmer D. Bossert
Connersville
Judge Denies New Trial in Gas Company Suit
The Citizens' Natural Gas Oil and Water Co. of Shelbyville won a verdict for 8505 against Louis Friedman of Muncie. Judge John W. Craig overruled Friedman's motion for a new trial, directing a venue change to Greensburg and setting an $11000 appeal bond.
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Citizens’ Natural Gas, Oil and Water Co
Shelbyville
Louis Friedman
Muncie
Friedman
John W. Craig
Decatur
Greensburg
Shelby County
Harvest Hands Needed in County
Arrangements have been made to convert the county agent's office into an employment agency for the harvest season. Farmers needing help should notify the office and laborers seeking work should call 1176 or leave orders at the Daily News building.
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Daily News
Masonic Lodge Sells Church Landmark to Albert Hiles
Trustees of the Masonic lodge sold the old Methodist church building to Albert Hiles for 100 dollars. The walls were torn down yesterday and the landmark’s last remnant disappeared from view.
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Masonic Lodge
Albert Hiles
Elderly Woman Injured In Backyard Fall
Mrs. Mary Woodruff, long time Hartsville resident, sustained serious injuries after falling in her backyard when her cane broke. She dislocated her right knee and broke her leg, a prior stroke leaves her relying on a cane for mobility.
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Mary Woodruff
Hartsville
Decatur City Among 27 Sites for National Yeoman Home
Decatur Indiana is listed as one of twenty seven potential sites for the ten million dollar National home for the American Yeoman. Lake McCoy appears on the list and may be narrowed to six entrants soon.
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Decatur
Indiana
Lake McCoy
Rebekahs Grant Degrees at Philo Lodge No 75
Philo Lodge No 75 Daughters of Rebekah held a regular meeting and initiated two candidates, Adeline Cupp and Henry Herrick, expanding the lodge roster. Ice cream cones and a social period followed the ceremony.
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Philo Lodge No
Rebekah
Adeline Cupp
Henry Herrick
Vacation Bible School Doubles Attendance at Baptist Church
The Daily Vacation Bible School at the Baptist church reports strong progress with enrollment doubling from the first day. Seventy-five children participated today, seventy-six yesterday, as Miss Verna McGee leads habit talks and Charles Clifton handles Bible stories. New instructors join the program for four weeks of activities.
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Baptist Church
Verna McGee
Charles Clifton
Mae Worland
Overman
Carol Jerman
H. B. West
Hildred Back
Lela Mc Tntire
Cars Clash On Main Street In Slow-Rate Collision
James Gard of Buena Vista driving a Buick truck bumped the rear of a Durant car driven by an Ohio man at Main and Franklin streets. Both cars were eastbound and travelling slowly when the Durant driver slowed abruptly at the corner. No injuries reported. minor damages on both vehicles. The matter was settled quickly and both drivers left.
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James Gard
Buena Vista
Durant
Main
Franklin Streets
Gard
Buick
Man 89 Lands Big Lake Mc Coy Bass
Isaac Palmer aged 89 of Newpoint fished Lake Mc Coy with a worm bait and caught a 3% pound bass nineteen inches long. It is the season’s biggest catch at the lake.
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Isaac Palmer
Newpoint
Lake McCoy
Naomi Schrieber Visits Batesville For Day of Calls
Miss Naomi Schrieber traveled to Batesville this morning and spent the day visiting friends, keeping up with social obligations and local acquaintances.
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Naomi Schrieber
Batesville
Craig to Hear Still Case in Rush County Court
Judge John W. Craig will hear the State of Indiana versus Capp Miller charged with unlawful possession of a still. The case is slated for Rush Circuit Court with Gates Ketchum serving as prosecutor.
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John W. Craig
Capp Miller
Rush County
Rush
Gates Ketchum
Indiana Highway Warns After Greensburg Accident
The Indiana State Highway Commission warns motorists to display lights at night after a car struck a parked vehicle on State Road 6 near Greensburg injuring two men. Officials say dimmed headlights contributed. driver reduced lights to pass another car, and reform is urged for public safety.
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Indiana State Highway Commission
Greensburg
State Highway Department
A. H. Hinkle
Former Banker Wingate Dies at 79 in Cincinnati
William C. Wingate, formerly of Batesville and founder of the town’s first bank, died at his sister Mrs. Florence Grether’s home in Cincinnati after a hip fracture. A Civil War Union Army veteran and Indiana pioneer, he also survived by sister Mrs. Alice Neill of Versailles. Funeral services planned in Cincinnati and Versailles.
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William C. Wingate
Batesville
First Bank
Florence Grether
West Eighth Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Indiana
Grether
Alice Neill
Versailles
Ind
Wingate
Ripley
N. Vernon Doctor Appointed to State Board of Health
Governor McCray announced the appointment of Dr. John H. Green of North Vernon to the Indiana state board of health. The board, led by the Governor and including Ed Jackson and Robert Bracken, will add a Democratic appointee named by Bracken to fill terms expiring May 1 for Dr. John Hewitt of Terre Haute and Dr. Charles Kern of Lafayette.
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McCray
John H. Green
North Vernon
State Board of Health
Health Board
Ed Jackson
Robert Bracken
Bracken
John Hewitt
Terre Haute
Charles Kern
Lafayette
Prayer Meeting Elks Strand Theatre K of P Theatre
City event roundup notes prayer meeting at Strand Theatre Elks lodge gathering at K of P Theatre. Local groups host community events with location details and attendance likely noted in brief notices.
Anderson Frank Bloemer Injured in Car Crash
Frank Bloemer suffered severe injuries when the steering wheel buckled causing his car to veer into a tree.
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Anderson
Frank Bloemer
Weather outlook for Indiana unsettled with possible thunderstorms
Forecast calls for unsettled weather in Indiana with likely thunderstorms tonight. Thursday will be cooler with a northwest portion tonight and a cooler trend continuing into Thursday.
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Indiana
Legion Dance Set at Dalmbert’s Hall Tomorrow Night
The American Legion will host a dance at Dalmbert's Hall tomorrow night described as the summer event of the season. The Miami Lucky Seven will provide the music and are highly recommended. Some confusion exists about the date, but the dance is scheduled for tomorrow night.
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American Legion
Dalmbert’s Hall
Miami
Klan Demonstration Draws Large Waldron Crowd
The Ku Klux Klan held a preliminary meeting at the schoolhouse and an open gathering west of Waldron where several hundred members attended. An initiation and fiery cross were reported with no disorder, as estimated Klansmen in Waldron and nearby areas numbered in the hundreds.
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Waldron
Ku Klux Klan
Forest Grove
Carl Wolf Catches Possum On Pole
R C Kanouse reports at Owen's dam in Rush county that Carl Wolf of St Paul snagged a live young opossum while fishing for catfish. Wolf landed the animal on the bank in what was described as a humorous, first known instance of a wolf catching a possum.
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R. C. Kanouse
Owen’s Dam
Rush County
Carl Wolf
St. Paul
Gosh
Kanouse
Wolf
Maxwell roadster wrecks curb as wagon driver darts away
Clarence Bayless steering a Maxwell roadster on North Broadway at Central Avenue swerved to miss Lon Roszell’s vegetable wagon after the horse shied. Bayless’s front axle was badly twisted when he struck the curb. no injuries were reported.
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Clarence Bayless
Maxwell
North Broadway
North Broadwy
Central Avenue
Lon Roszell
Mr. Bayless
Mr. Roszell
Grocery wagon crash injures driver on East Central
Ivan Aultman of East Central Avenue drove a grocery delivery wagon when a westbound truck driven by Will A. Watson struck it at noon. Aultman sustained several broken ribs and was treated by Dr. P. C. Bentle.
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Ivan Aultman
Will A. Watson
East Central Avenue
Young Aultman
P. C. Bentle
Picnic at Lake McCoy by Standard Bearers Society
The Standard Bearers Society of the Methodist church enjoyed a Lake McCoy picnic yesterday with swimming and boating as main diversions. A 6 30 picnic supper followed, and about 25 attendees and guests participated.
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Standard Bearers Society
The
Methodist Church
Lake McCoy
Emerson Smith Visits City From St Paul
Emerson Smith of St Paul arrived in the city today, drawing local attention as the visitor toured landmarks and met residents during a short stay.
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Emerson Smith
St. Paul
Oldest Greensburg Church Site Becomes Masonic Temple Ground
The 1834 Greensburg Methodist church building, the town’s oldest, was torn down to make way for a future Masonic temple. The site, bought in 1834 from Silas Stewart, has a rich history with trustees, former residents, and notable early local figures including Henry H. Talbott and Col. Thomas Hendricks, linking church, residence, and county leadership.
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Greensburg
Edward Kessing
Indianapolis
Silas Stewart
Methodist Episcopal Church
Decatur County
Indiana
James Freeman
Isaac Plough
John F. Roszell
Hamlet Sparks
Washington Street
First Methodist Church
Henry H. Talbott
Abram Héndricks
Francis F. Randolph
John N. Wallingford
Frank M. Dowden
Charles B. Kessing
Greensburg Lodge No
W. M. Daily
C. Bonnell
Scott
L. M. Reeves
A. Bussey
Melville Wiley
E. G. Wood
W. B. Ross
G. C. Beeks
J. W. Sullivan
F. C. Holiday
Eliza Christian
J. H. Christian
J. P. Long
E. E. Doles
Talbott
Jennings
Thomas Hendricks
Wool Market Strength Reaches New High This Year
Wool sales in Decatur County show prices rising from 35–40c last year to 42–48c this year. Market dipped to 42c two weeks ago but current price holds firm as producers hold back wool. Local buyers Samuel Levenstein and W H Weaver report steady activity and a large volume handled.
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Decatur
Samuel Levenstein
W. H .Weaver
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Shelbyville Gas Co
Supreme Court
Woodmen
Lebanon
Rushville
Lone Tree Camp
K. ‘of P. Hall
Kokomo
Memorial Park
Forester
Jos, Riedeman
Royal Neighbors of America
Decatur City
Rebekahs
Craig
Indiana Highway Commission
N. Vernon
Legion
Owens Dam
Wagon
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