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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1920
Page
1
Chestnut Street School hosts Fathers Night with a program led by Mrs Marvin Lewis of Louisville. The event includes music, readings, and a planned audience with fathers and sons attending. a public meeting of community figures and a May 4 special election for a community hospital levy is noted among local administrative actions.
Two thousand soldiers of the defeated Communist army have fled from the British zone. Those remaining in occupied cities have been interned, according to a dispatch from Coblenz. The Supreme Council of the League of Nations will meet tomorrow to consider the German situation.
The seven year old son of Mr Joan Gillooley died this afternoon from diphtheria. Authorities reported the illness as the cause of death for the child.
Special from United Press. Indianapolis April 7 Good selling apple stock has advanced to eight times prewar levels and Indiana nurserymen report limited supply. Richard Lieber notes the US relies on France Italy Belgium and Holland for seed stock but shipments are tight and material costs are high. Seedling prices rise from 10 to 5 per thousand and European stock retails at 75 cents per tree, with 25 of stock now scarce.
The Northern Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church begins its annual session in Centerville, birthplace of the conference. More than 100 automobiles were to carry 500 ministers to Centerville as the old brick church shows few changes since leaders formed the conference over fifty years ago.
Discussion on annexation at the Young Business Men's Club yields explanations but no decisive result. Judge Ridley of Corydon was assigned the case. Judge Fortune from Jeffersonville is ineligible. Ridley reportedly may delay his ruling, leaving the matter unresolved. Some attorney may step forward to clarify the issue.
George Chapman, driver for the New York Laundry delivery wagon, leaped onto the wagon after a runaway horse on Spring Street. He steadied the hearse from the shaft and seized the horse by its nostrils to halt its mad dash past Lunsford and Elliott’s store.
The Interchurch World Movement appoints Ray B. McKinney as Community Director for Jeffersonville while local sailors from Jeffersonville aboard a Star ship share interest with Pittsburg readers.
The American Library Association launches a nationwide Books For Everybody effort to give 60 million Americans free access to quality reading. It calls for expanded technical libraries, Braille books, translations for 45 million new Americans, and support for veterans and public health libraries, funded by a $2 million three year drive.
A crowd of over 30 men leaves Tuesday morning for Dayton, Ohio, led by George Paetz from a base at Charles Bonifer’s Wall and Court Avenue. The workers, mainly mechanics with some laborers, will be housed in bunk houses if lodging is unavailable. The goal is to straighten the Miami River and prevent future floods like the 1913 surge, recalling earlier high water records and the joint coastal efforts that saved Jeffersonville.
Theda Bara appears at the Dream Theater on Thursday and Friday as Kathleen Mavourneen in a romantic Irish tale. The Fox special, directed by Charles J Brabin, marks Bara’s shift to a sweeter heroine after a string of vamp roles.
Miss Emma Ditchen of Cincinnati is the guest of her aunt Mrs Cleve Rend Shafer at 930 East Court Avenue.
The Young Mens Business Club held a Tuesday meeting discussing rest and comfort rooms for visitors, a Watson April 7 rail connections meeting with B&O S W railroad officials and Indianapolis electric line reps, and a State Public Service Commission gas and electric investigation. Members debated Warder Park benches, a census critique, and active support for ladies’ rest rooms with a committee formed to assist the effort.
Paris reports French troops flying the tricolor as five German cities are occupied in the first phase of retaliation for Germany’s neutral territory incursion. The French government deems Germany’s actions a violation of the Treaty of Versailles. A second phase reportedly plans further occupation in the Ruhr district.
Chicago reports prices of meat and other foods climbing as thousands of railway switchmen strike the area. Packers predict a cut of about four-fifths in live stock receipts.
Report notes heated discussion over proposed reforms and living standards. Questions arise about housing construction numbers and accuracy of census data. Participants insist on exposure of issues, though no concrete changes are enacted. The text mentions a belief that Washington will not correct the census even if errors are proven.
The Federal grand jury in Indianapolis prepares to hear testimony on alleged cruel treatment and starvation in the Marion County Jail Federal wing. It may also review violations of federal liquor laws and illicit still operations at the jail. This is the first regular session since October 17 1919, with two specials held since.
The Hoosier Banker, official paper of the Indiana Bankers Association in Indianapolis, praises Homer M. Frank of Citizens Trust Company as a handsome compliment to a local banker and his bank in its current issue.
An article highlights effective advertising practices used by banks and commends Mr Frank for understanding the market. The publication’s praise places him among the top bankers in the state for this insightful feature.
A delightful surprise party was given Monday evening at Miss Annabette Milles home on St E Chestnut Street for her birthday. Guests included Misses Josephine Mb kee Marie Hunkie Bertha Sehrmolt Ethel Weber Katherine Beutel Katherine Biesel Ursula Braun Cleona Hornung Kinora Fugit Marie Louisa Reed Margaret Wiesendanger and Master Theodore Reed. They enjoyed dancing music games and an elegant luncheon hosted by the hostess.
Six tablets attached to memorial trees on a high school campus have been stolen in about a week, despite the site being a sacred memorial.
Clark Lodge No 40 F and A M will meet at 7 50 Thursday evening to perform F C degree work. Caled meeting noted. Allen Clarke W M Perrin Myers Lee.
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