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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1921
Page
2
A brief newspaper notice from Jeffersonville Indiana notes second class mailing status under an 1878 act, lists subscription details by day week and year, and provides a 410 telephone line, identifying the paper as Republican in alignment.
The New York Tribune notes President Harding will not rush decisions at the disarmament conference. He plans to delegate to Senate representatives and capable leaders, relying on teamwork and public opinion to ratify outcomes. He seeks normalcy in international relations and prudent, consultative methods.
Adelphians meet with Mrs Albert Keller in the afternoon. Chautauqua Board gathers at the Chamber of Commerce at night. D of A Lodge meets at the bank building in the night.
Mrs. Claude Lindley hosts a bridge club meeting in the afternoon. The Philathea class at Morton Memorial church gathers in the evening. M F L club meets with Miss Helen Rauth at night. Rotary club assembles at the Elk's camp in the evening.
Wednesday events include an all day sewing with Mrs Edward Mitchell, an American Legion picnic at Glenwood Park, Park Church aid, and a Tabernacle gathering from 3 to 5. Junior Girl Scouts meet with Miss Dorothy Rodgers in the afternoon, and B S meets with Miss Edna Lee Honnaker in the afternoon.
Readable notes show a Thursday schedule with a Stitch and Chatter club and a Glenwood Park picnic in the afternoon followed by St Pauls Guild at the Parish House also in the afternoon and Mrs B A Theis hosting her club in the evening.
An all day hiking trip led by the Wall Street King group is planned for Friday. In the evening the Eastern Star holds a meeting at the Masonic Hall, with activities scheduled for night hours.
The Saturday gathering of St Luke’s Woman’s and Young Woman’s Missionary societies, plus Mr Henry Divbel, hosts an afternoon picnic for overall employees at Damon Park with a night program.
Washington reports an order halting government surplus property sales pending a Budget Bureau system. Inventory and requisition controls aim to save millions yearly, shifting transfers between departments and reducing purchases from open markets.
Philadelphia readers may see ice houses designed by Leo Pollak of Budapest. The engineer plans a Philadelphia plant to manufacture dwellings that provide cooling without rivers or coasts, using infusorial earth material in the construction.
Major Charles H. Houstis recalls 1865 moment when President Lincoln asked a regimental band to play Dixie at the White House after news of Richmond’s capture. The scene left the president wiping tears as the crowd cheered and Houstis recalls hearing the tune ever since.
Miami University gave Percy MacKaye a fellowship near campus to live and follow his art not teach. The University of Michigan awarded a fellowship to Robert Frost not tied to teaching. Both are forty five and have achieved literary success with MacKaye more prolific. The Dial will pay 2000 dollars annually from January 1 1922 to a young American writer who contributed to the Dial during the war. This support aims to let writers pursue art without worrying about bills.
A fragment notes that young writers, including men in Michigan, face the enduring problem of turning their craft into a sustainable living. It underscores ongoing struggles to translate talent into earnings and professional status.
Charles G. Dawes, Director of the Budget, announced that savings totaling 112 million 512 thousand 628 dollars will be realized this fiscal year if departments follow the plans. He notes a shift toward leaner spending and efficiency, arguing that future appropriations should be used to maximize value and where feasible, accomplished for less than authorized. The administration targets reduced deficits and stronger fiscal discipline.
The Adv notes Glenwood will resemble Palm Beach in Jeffersonville with events or attractions planned for August 10, signaling a seasonal push by the local scene.
Forest service experts say lightning often strikes in fixed zones within national forests. Mapping these zones could guide fire lines, grazing controls, and dead tree removal to curb lightning-caused fires, which have ranged from 30 percent of fires 1914–18 to over 50 percent in 1920.
Three Coblenz men found a way to live inside the large William I statue at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle rivers in Portland. They gained entry through a loose copper plate and installed a bed and wine supplies, staying until city authorities intervened.
A wild, disheveled man bursts into a dentist office asking for gas to be put to sleep. After lively dialogue the man demands a gas engine to pull a porous plaster from his back, while a secondary line mocks moral knowledge without sense.
Reading of NYU quiz replies yields witty, satirical answers about anatomy language and social mores. The snippets include misdefined body parts and humorous takes on governance credit marriage and debt with playful editorial voice.
A comic description recalls a caveman suitor who wooed with a club and avoided flowers. A New York hotel owner built a glass rooftop house for singer guests to rehearse, preventing droppings on performers. Mike Schneck notes prohibition spurred American home brew inventions.
A wartime dispatch notes Turkish advances capture two towns prompting shifts in Greek strategy. Allied observers monitor the border as Turkish pressure grows along the front.
A nostalgic note recalls a girl described as old fashioned who looked around before boarding a streetcar, capturing a moment of city transit from a bygone era.
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