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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1914
Page
8
The Borden State Bank has declared an annual dividend of eight percent on capital stock payable February 2. Directors of Citizens Trust Company and First National Bank plan meetings later this week to declare their semi annual dividends.
Christmas entertainments and festivals at Borden were canceled due to diphtheria and scarlet fever. Roy C. McKinley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard McKinley, died of scarlet fever. Mr and Mrs Pearl Marshall lost a son Clyde Marshall to diphtheria.
Senator Floyd Parks representing Clark Scott and Jennings counties and Representative Bass K Friend travel to Indianapolis on January 5 to attend caucuses. Lieutenant Governor O Neil will preside over the Senate while the House Speaker has not yet been chosen. Homer Cook, who presided last session, is now Secretary of State.
Mayor Ernest W. Rauth announces the three year reappointment of Charles A. Schwaninger to the Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners. Schwaninger was first appointed when Rauth took office last January 1 and previously served under ex Mayor James Burke.
Plans for a canning factory at Borden take definite shape with arrangements nearly complete. The project aims to be ready by the next tomato season and could offer growers a better price by selling locally instead of to Louisville firms.
A meeting of stockholders of the Farmers' Union Telephone Company of Wood Township will be held Tuesday morning January 12 at 10 o'clock to elect officers and directors.
Tony Poskotu was sent to the Indiana Reformatory from Lake County to serve a sentence for grand larceny.
Governor Samuel M. Ralston issued clemency to eight inmates of the Indiana Reformatory on the recommendation of Superintendent D C Peyton. Papers arrived and release will take days as work placements are found. One inmate, Claude Sewell of Louisville, was convicted of bigamy. Sewell’s reconciliation with his first wife and forgiveness for their two children were noted.
The Rev. Fred Goss of Borden officiated at the marriage of Jesse M. Beyl, 22, and Miss Sola. B. Jackson, 16, both of Carr Township. The ceremony took place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Jackson.
Reported marriage occurred at Christ Church Cathedral Cincinnati. Beulah Kleespiel, longtime resident, wed Dr Walter List assistant superintendent of Cincinnati City Hospital. The bride is a niece of Frank Bybring.
Mr and Mrs M J Kehoe announce the engagement of their daughter Estella Maguerite to Earl Miles of Abingdon Virginia. The couple were students together at Hanover and both are graduates. The ceremony will take place during the holidays.
Jeffersonville resident Mrs J Dobson of 731 Missouri Ave says Doan's Kidney Pills eased chronic backache lameness and kidney discomfort after using three boxes. She notes improvement after purchasing at Doolittie's Drug Store and credits the remedy with reducing pain and strengthening her kidneys.
Representatives from six churches completed the Jeffersonville Sunday School Athletic League setup. The executive committee, team managers, and two boy and four girls teams are formed with age rules, referees, and time keepers named. Games start January 28 at the Armory with 15 cent admission to promote wholesome activity and Sunday school attendance.
Temperatures fell to 3 above at 4 am marking the second coldest day of the year. A cold wind yesterday kept many off the streets and thoroughfares were nearly deserted throughout the day.
Island Falls Maine December 24 Deputy Sheriff Henry C Hillman active against prohibition has disappeared officials fear kidnapping or murder A laborer detained on suspicion due to threats tied to liquor seizures may be involved in the case
Wibur Mauzy files for divorce from Nora Mauzy in Clark Circuit Court alleging cruel treatment. He says she left home often and stayed away overnight without telling where, even for days, while living with her parents at 819 Mechanic Street. They wed July 4 1914 and separated in December. She was Nora Evans from Campbellsburg Washington County.
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