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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
4
A fragment mentions a May show and a health update for Mrs. Susie Shea of Meigs Avenue. It also notes a bulldog owned by Raymond Dugan, son of Sheriff Dugan, being given chloroform after suspected rabies. The piece combines event notice with local personal items.
Fred Popp of Bennettsville said today it is impossible to hire farmhands and may abandon farming. He notes many farmers share the view, with some turning fields into meadows or reducing acreage to manage crops.
Local personals note several moves and health updates including Miss Ruth Christensen taking a clerk position at a Spring Street drug store, Nat Haynes selling his Meigs Avenue grocery to L. P. Morton, and updates on residents and visitors around Clark County.
The new garage at Wall and Maple Streets for the Bensinger Automobile Company is rapidly going up. The Primary nears and interest in the presidential race increases with a state wide Republican campaign by all candidates.
City Attorney Wilmer T. F. Fox, Clark County manager, states that Governor Lowden’s campaign or administration stance is being represented in county affairs. The prompt text is incomplete but reflects official advocacy by Fox on behalf of Lowden.
Notice is given that Barbara Deuser as Administratrix filed final settlement of the estate of William Deuser in Clark Circuit Court. The exam is set for May 7, 1920, and heirs creditors or legatees must appear to show cause why the account should not be approved. Witness The Clerk at Jeffersonville Indiana dated April 14, 1920.
St Luke's Church pushes its interchurch campaign and has reached about half of its roughly $13 000 quota. After Friday night the general campaign among members will begin.
The speaker notes about $50,000 already given by local churches for the Interchurch Movement and laments the absence of a hospital, arguing it is easier to raise money for distant charities than for a local essential facility.
Mrs Nate Haynes recovers from paralysis and Can sit up. Miss Margaret Bannon plans Sunday trip to Dayton Ohio to visit friends.
1919 Chevrolet touring car in A Number 1 ran condition for $650. Inquire at 322 E Court Avenue. Advertisement appears in columns for April 22 23 24.
The trial of Fred Badget charged with bigamy is before Judge J W Fortune and a jury. The accused's last wife attended the forenoon sessions and escorted him to jail at dinner time.
Wanted to purchase a first class second hand baby carriage. Call phone 67 Y. Advertisement appears in the April 21 22 23 issue.
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