Pigeon Roost Oil Well Drilled. Ridge Well Pumping Progress
Reports say the Pigeon Roost Oil Company well was spudded on Friday and shows promise of oil despite a stop on Decoration Day. Local president Preston Grubbs leads a firm that hopes for a strike while the Ridge well continues pumping with water output falling as 70 gallons per hour is drawn. External buyers have offered double to triple investments to members.
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Pigeon Roost Oil Company
Preston Grubbs
Ridge
Mary E Harrell Dies in Sellersburg at Age Unknown
Mrs. Mary E Harrell aged about 85 died at her Sellersburg home Tuesday evening from old age infirmities. A Clark county native she was daughter of Amazing Cleveland. Survived by five sons Milton David Thomas Andrew Jesse and Joseph Harrell and two daughters Amy Berry and Miss John Buchell. Two step children Sallie Harrell and Joseph Harrell. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Mary E. Harrell
Sellersburg
Clark County
Amazing Cleveland
Milton Harrell
David Harrell
Illinois
Thomas
Evansville
Andrew
Jesse Harrell
Amy Berry
Missl
John Buchell
Sallie Harrell
South Dakota
Joseph Harrell
St. Louis
Public urged to boycott high peanut prices nationwide
The piece urges consumers to abstain from buying peanuts when prices rise to curb profiteers. It argues this self imposed restraint can be applied without organization, though society should act in concert against greedy vendors in any field.
Morton Memorial Sunday School Plans Children's Day
The Morton Memorial Sunday school will observe Children’s Day on the second Sunday in June. The Presbyterian Aid society will hold its annual picnic on June 9 with the location not yet decided.
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Morton Memorial Sunday School
Presbyterian Aid Society
Morton Memorial Ladies Aid to hold all day meeting Thursday
The Morton Memorial Ladies Aid society schedules an all-day meeting on Thursday with a request for full attendance by all members. The Wall Street church Ladies Aid plans their final all-day meeting and business session of the year to resume in September. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Askins welcome a healthy baby boy at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rinke, 214 West Maple Street.
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Morton Memorial Ladies Aid Society
Ladies Aid of
Wall Street Church
Robert Lee Askins
Paul Rinke
West Maple Street
Tulsa oil worker reports drought hitting region hard
Charles LeGrande of Tulsa, Oklahoma, visiting family, says the oil fields in the area are suffering as no rain has fallen in two months, leaving many wells dry and local operations strained.
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Charles LeGrande
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Clarksville Driver Hits Streetcar Stand In Scare
Mrs. Simon Crum of Clarksville loses control on Spring Street near Court Avenue as her horse spooks and backs into a streetcar stand. No injuries or damage reported.
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Simon Crum
Clarksville
Spring Street
Court Avenue
Services at Old Ladies Home May Charge by Rev Munday
Rev W J Munday led the May services at the Old Ladies Home. Rev C L Black will follow with the next series of services.
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W. J. Munday
Hi-Mose Baseball Club Moonlight Boost for Park
The Hi-Mose Baseball Team plans a moonlight event on June 24 to raise funds for the club. After defeating top state teams, organizers urge the public to support and attend at Glenwood Park to back the drive for a city baseball park next year and attract five hundred rooters.
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Hi-Mose
Jeffersonville
Glenwood Park
Calumet Club
New Albany
Library Break-In Reported After Closure
A public library was robbed yesterday during closure with books and other items stolen. Vandalism included broken doors and drawers, scattered card index cards, and damaged papers. intruders accessed the building via a rear water pipe and window light.
Boy Scouts Return Visit From Indianapolis
A large delegation of Boy Scouts from Indianapolis visited Troop 4 in this city and returned home Monday evening after a pleasant stay. Wall Street church ladies hosted a bountiful dinner, and a ball game saw the Jeff boys victorious. The visitors enjoyed games and a shirt trip on the ride home, marking a cheerful exchange for both sides.
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Indianapolis
Wall Street
M F L Club Meets Ferry Road Completion
Contractor Will Sweeney completed the road to the new ferry. The macadamized, rolled and oiled surface is reported in good condition with no difficulties boarding the Christy.
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Will Sweeney
Tthe New Ferry
Christy
Claysburg Team Travels to Corydon for Sunday Baseball
The Claysburg baseball squad heads to Corydon Junction for a next Sunday road game. The matchup features regional teams in a nonleague schedule with season implications.
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Claysburg
Corydon, Junction
June events and dates in early American history
A collage of dates notes Flag Day on June 14 and Franklin demonstrating electricity on June 45 1752. It marks a Savannah skirmish on June 24 1782 and New Hampshire and Virginia ratifying the Constitution in June 1788.
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Franklin
Savannah
New Hampshire
Virginia
June Named for Roman Goddess Juno
June derives its name from the Roman divinity Juno revered as a matron and housewife.
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June
Juno
First U S Census Announces Population In 1790
The first United States census announced on June 4 1790 counted a population of 3 929 214 across the new nation.
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United States
Four states admitted to the Union in June
The entry lists Kentucky on June 1 1792 Tennessee on June 1 1796 Arkansas on June 45 41836 and West Virginia on June 19 1863 as states admitted to the Union with dates and a numeric anomaly in Arkansas.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
West Virginia
U S Declares War on England and Mexico in June Dates
The United States declared war on England on June 19, 1842, marking one conflict. Mexico declared war on the United States on June 4, 1845, initiating another war in the same month.
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United States
England
Mexico
Calendar note on June and bridal rites in old Latin lore
A fragment discusses the old Latin calendar month of June described as the month of brides on the third day. It mentions crops and a historical reference to timing or rites tied to that period, noting how the season and ceremonies were perceived at that time.
Tragedy Strikes Grimm Family as Mrs Grimm Dies in Crash
Mrs Grimm, widow of John Grimm fatally harmed by six convicts in May, died after a car collision with William Speed at Fourth Avenue and Liberty Street. Speed surrendered to police and faces serious charge. Mrs Hazel Mofield, gravely ill at Norton Infirmary, is her daughter.
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John~Grimm
Herrick McGarty
Fred Mullet Charles Lempké
Nick Harakas
William Lapinskas
Clifford Knipp
John Grimm
Norton Infirmary
Hazel Mofields
Grimm
William Speed
Fourth Avenue
Liberty Street
Grimmagesha
Speed
Speed-Parker Engineering Firm
F. M. Coots
Virginia
Clarksville
Tobias Himmel
Henry
Falls
John Freeman
Albert
Mofield
Tulsa Riots Escalate as Negro Quarter Burns
June 1 Tulsa reports a widening riot with at least six white and fifty negroes dead and many wounded. Guards guard armories and jail camps as 2,000 negroes are confined at Convention Hall amid arrests after Dick Rowland's alleged assault case sparks violence.
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Tulska
Okla
Tulsa
Sunset Hill
Convention Hall
Baseball Park
Dick Rowland
McCullough
Rehearing Denied in United Gas Rate Case
The Indiana Public Service Commission denied a city of Jeffersonville request for a rehearing on United Gas & Electric Company rate increases. An April ruling, May hearing, and arguments failed to change the decision, and the commission kept the original order allowing higher electric rates though implementation timing remains unclear.
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Jeffersonville
Indiana Public Service Commission
United Gas & Electric Company
Commission
Indianapolis
United Gas & Electric. Company
Congress Faces Struggling Statesmen Since Raider Cleanup
A fragmented report notes Congress may develop a pattern of statesmen forming branches to curb raiders in appropriations. Judge Holman cites Indiana context and Johnson supporters amid broader political debate.
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Holman
Indiana
Gentry Show to Parade Through Jeffersonville on June 4
Town buzzes as Gentry Bros advance man Robert W Thompson announces June 4 show day with noon parade. Big red circus cars, tents, and exotic acts including Shetland ponies elephants and trained dogs promised, along with clowns and Tauskcal displays, in Wilmer H Dickey area. Proceeds and property transfers noted for local residents and a will probated leaving all to Ivan McWilliams with witnesses Rev A L Washington and FG Bigler.
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Johnny
Mama
Gentry Bros
Kiddies
Gentry Advance
Robert W. Thompson
Jeffersonville
Wilmer
H. Dickey
George
D. “Goben
Albert
Illinois
Marysville
Marty G. Groher
Thomas L. Admire
Katie
D. Norman
Katherine Normen
Virginia M. William
Ivan
Mc Williams
Rev. A. L. Washington
FG. Bigler
Harry Bird to accompany Maude Bit on England trip
The News editor Harry Bird will travel with his sister Miss Maude F Bit to England visiting relatives and the French battle fields. They depart Saturday evening, spend days in Washington and New York, sail June 41 on the Lapland for Plymouth arriving around June 19 or 20, visit London and provinces, and plan to return around September 1. This is Bird and Maude’s first trip to their homeland since 1941.
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Harry ‘Bird
Est
News
Red Star
Lapland
Plymouth
England
London
Migs Bird
Bird
Wear Ever aluminum demonstration at Port Fulton
A Saturday night aluminum demonstration was hosted by Mrs. Wm. Woodruff Jr. in Port Fulton. Attendees included Cora Place Charles Farabee George Dunham Henry Deible Marie Deible Daisy Yarber Katherine Crum Christina Crum Leanora Enlow Kathryn Derry and others. A prize aluminum pan went to Marie Deible and each guest received a pudding pan. The next demonstration will be at Mrs Henry Deible's Plank Road home.
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Wm. Woodruff, Jr
Port Fulton
Cora Place
Charles Farabee
George , Dunham
Henry Deible
Marie Deible
Daisy Yarber
Katherine Crum
Christina. Crum
Leanora
Enlow
Cora ‘Place
Kathryn Derry
Aepi Louisa Property Transaction Noted
Fragmentary OCR cites Clark selling lots 4 and 5 in block 6 at Ohio Falls for Pyne. Details are sparse and uncertain in the surrounding text.
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Clark
Ohio’ Falls
Government Costs Highlight 1812 to 1920 Per Capita Figures
The item cites U S per capita government expenditures from 1850 at 1 77 dollars, 1880 at 2 01, and 1920 at about 46 dollars. It quotes Aldrich and Underwood advocating businesslike reform and mentions Walter F Brown chosen by Harding to draft economizing plans.
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United States
Aldrich
Senate
Underwood
Toledo
Walter F. Brown
Eent Harding
Tri Kappa Picnic Near Meyer’s Grove Celebrates Pledges
The Tri Kappa sorority hosted a picnic yesterday evening in Meyer’s Grove with autos and a feast. Four new members were pledged Misses Rut Baldwin Lucy Davis Evelyn Coleman and Elizabeth Chambers though Elizabeth Chambers was not present due to DePauw College. Attendees included Misses Jennie Taggart Percie Poindexter Bertha Mary Elrod Amy Poindexter Lora Burtt Letitia Perry Lois Beeson Joretta Bamber Margaret Poindexter Dorothy Wilson Edith Eberts Eugenia Grossbrenner Marcella Coll Mabel Veasey Ruth Baldwin Lucy Davis and guests Mrs Hope Haag and Mrs Homer Frank with Mrs C E Grazier and Mrs Carl Stoll.
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Tri Kappa Sorority
Meyer’ S Grove
Rut Baldwin
Lucy Davis
Evelyn Coleman
Elizabeth Chambers
Stilln DePauw College
Jennie Taggart
Percie Poindexter
Bertha
Mary Elrod
Amy Poindexter
Lora Burtt
Let
City Council Takes No Action on White Way Plan
The City Council last night took no action on the proposed White Way project on Spring Street as it undergoes rebuilding.
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White Way
Spring Street
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BOY Scouts
M. F. L. Club
Muskogee
Indiana Public Service
Muley
TRI Kappa
Mickie
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