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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1920
Page
1
A modern opera date residence with rooms bath and basement. Features include wiper tights furnace and ample space. Ads list various addresses and times with notices for dining rooms and furnished spaces.
Mr George Woehrie of the Charlestown Pike was taken to the Norton Infirmary on Sunday suffering from appendicitis An X ray taken Monday suggested an operation would be performed this morning
Ten year anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America observed from May to June with outdoor activities for boys and girls. Next Sunday evening Scout Night at the Presbyterian Church features Boy Scouts as ushers and general service organizers while the Girl Scout Troop decorates and forms the choir. Rev. Oscar Lee Black will lecture on birds using 75 slides titled Our Feathered Friends and share a list of 67 birds previously observed in Jeffersonville.
Port Fulton fire department responded to a morning alarm to extinguish a blaze in a small, occupied cottage sand owned by a Mr. A if Daffy. Crews laid hose lines about two blocks and quickly gained control, preventing spread to adjacent buildings. Loss estimated at unknown.
The firm Nostit Whitesides & Co received a voucher for 350 dollars tied to a state judgment. The debtor’s letter explains he left Johnson County last month amid serious financial and personal distress but was able to pay the balance.
Help wanted ad notes three furnished rooms for light housekeeping with telephone contact 1081 four. June 23.
A critical reflection argues Spiritualism offers stronger evidence of an afterlife than materialism, praising figures like Mevers and Conan Doyle for shifting belief. It cites Psychical Research Society findings and mediumship as proof of disembodied intelligence, urging readers to escape agnosticism and embrace spiritual life.
Mary Pickford stars in Daddy Long Legs at Le Ange Theater with Thursday and Friday matinees. Evening shows Tuesday through Friday feature the beloved actress in this classic romance on the stage.
Mr and Mrs J String and party traveled to Indianapolis to attend the SCCQ auto race. Ralph DePalola led early but a tire caught fire and he faded from the lead as dust gave way to mud on the drive home. Jeffersonville guests Fielding Wilson and others also attended.
Adarena McBee transfers to Ken Niethe Bogart Merrill DD Hut a parcel for 3825.00. Margaret E Bottore transfers to S. A. Smith in Charlestown for 96. Oscar Smith faces trial for allegedly breaking into Gacia Motor Lates Go office. Rufus and Lillie Newnan sue David Fisher for slander. Dela Whittinghill sues Thomas Whittinghill for divorce. Also Mary Pickford in LE ROSE THEATER Thursday and Friday.
Clark County Farmers Federation launches a wool pool to pool and sell wool at a higher price. About 22 000 pounds of wool produced yearly in the county could gain if prices rise by 10 cents per pound. Committees from Charlestown and Utica will run the pool with dates around June 3 to be announced.
Eight all steel palace cars 62 feet long will operate between Louisville and Indianapolis, Harry Reid of Interstate Public Service Co said. Running time will be cut by thirty minutes and an extra train added daily. Inspections will shift from Seymour to Indianapolis and Louisville.
A Marine mapping party will sail from New York City on June 5 to produce clay ground maps of the Second Division battlefields in France. They will start at Blanc Mont and visit Meuse Ar gonne Saint Mihiel and Soissons before returning in October. A previous party mapped Belleau Wood with similar topographic details.
For sale one large steam whistle. Apply at 431 West Walnut after 5 30 p m adv P113D May 31 June 2.
Jeffersonville lodge plans a summer camp at Arctic Springs on the Tuc-a Pike three miles riverward on the Laura Howard estate. Howard brothers Glyde and Jas K E Howard control the property. grounds are leased with improvements costing 700 to 1,000 dollars. Tents provided for multi day outings at the camp.
Washington June 1 Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee urges a new treaty to end repressive Mexican practices and protect American lives and property. If talks fail, the panel proposes sending naval and military forces to open and maintain all communications between Mexico City and every Mexican port.
London June 1 A sporting effort to fly to Australia alone in a small airplane began with Lieut Hinkley a former British Air Force member. The 435 horsepower craft carries fuel for 600 to 735 miles and will route via Paris Rome and Egypt in a private venture.
Tulsa Oklahoma June 1 two St Louis and San Francisco passenger trains met head on at White Oak resulting in seven deaths. Three were fatally injured while twenty or more suffered less serious injuries. Railroad officials blamed confusion of the train orders. One train was eastbound and the other westbound.
The Adelphians gathered Tuesday afternoon with Miss Janibelle Sparks. Guests included Mesdames Frank Mahaffey Carroll Wells Albert Keller Ernest Buckley Arnold Clege and Misses Eugenia Glossbrenner and Janibelle Sparks. The afternoon featured pleasant social time and dainty refreshments.
The Knights of Pythias of Gark County held a county meeting in Charlestown Monday night where 15 candidates received the first degree. Grand Lodge officials from Indiana and Kentucky attended. Members of the New Albany Commandery Knights Templar will visit and confer the Order of the Temple on one candidate.
North Star Lodge No. 3 F and A M will elect one Trustee to fill the unexpired term of Jessie S. Wilson, who has been removed from the city, at its regular meeting on Tuesday evening June 15. Advertisement CA 12D May 31.
A brief note argues that pulling is more effective than pushing for quick results, but warns that the advantage may fade if the effort lasts too long.
Mrs. Charles Cox announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Lacey Martin Cox to Mr. Ivan J. Zueilmer of Jeffersonville. The wedding is planned for the last part of June.
A Sunday excursion aboard the steamer East included Louis, Tommy Maclan, Forrest Ryan, William Abel, Fred Gill, Mildred Osborne, Esther Utrick, Margaret Yester, and Miss Nellie and Miss Minnie McNeal of Lanisville.
Mary Pickford presents Daddy Long Legs at the Le Rose Theater with matinees Thursday and Friday. An advertisement promotes Burdock Blood Bitters for improved digestion and purer blood, noting a price of $1.25 at all stores.
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