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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1920
Page
1
A garbled OCR passage discusses fishing licenses, dates, agencies, and officials. It references water authorities, permit validity, and potential penalties, but the exact details and entities are unreadable.
Announcement states Bensinger Lo opens a new branch on Broadway in Leawisville and Gabo W to combat theft trade. It notes many customers have faced losses from criminals and the store aims to improve service while repairs at nearby streets in Albany create ongoing needs.
Tirmeni of the Missionary Series of the Reformed Churches held a meeting at Stoduke’s Church with several representatives present. The gathering featured a playlet titled The Missionary Finie with participants including Carrie Hasris Carl Gallrein Win nercherdhmg George Benner M D Schlosser Hiram Heaton and others, noted as a quarterly event with plans for the next gathering at Nususi Shawnee Park under the Missionary Society arrangement.
The Jeffersonville Your Business Men group hosted a Moonlight Excursion aboard the Steamer America. Guests enjoyed a formal voyage with interior dining, orchestra music, and about three hours of dancing despite rain. Captain Futters was praised for a fine effort and widespread invitations.
The new serial THE SILENT AVENGER debuts at Le Rose Theatre this Monday with WA ERUNGAN Inouw Millian Dadlar starring in the leading role. The show marks the start of a super-serial run at the local venue.
Representatives from Jeffersonya de Loadee and others returned from the State Elks Convention Wednesday. Dolortys Rawhmoaped, Hobson, Leveired, Cran dall, Lindley, and Ba ker drove two automobiles to Jahord and arrived home yesterday evening after a very enjoyable meeting.
A local advertisement promotes the Million Dollar Super-serial The Silent Avenger showing at the La Rose Theatre on Vonday staged by WE DUNCAN. Ady appears in the promo copy.
The event includes infant baptism, songs and recitations by children. Mr Gray of Rochester will address the Sunday school and is to be welcomed at these exercises.
The Wirenstein family hosts a cross bats gathering with the Young's Club of Lot isville. The schedule lists participants and roles including Hugeard Loto lerk and Wacker Ist with several others.
The body of Mrs. Sarah FE. Biges, 78, who died late Wednesday at her son Charles Bigs home at 511 Indiana Avenues, will be taken today to Henryville for burial. She is survived by three sons and four daughters. her husband Josepha Bis died years ago.
An old style guide explains staking and training tomato vines. It advises strong stakes, careful tying with soil-friendly materials, weekly checks, pruning to three main bearing stalks, and keeping plants upright to avoid rot and pest damage while increasing ripening speed.
Advertisement notes a rental listing for three furnished rooms suitable for light housekeeping. Contact via telephone 1081-4. Published in Planet ad section.
Mr. Phulwell chief electrician for the Marine Electric Co. Of Onisville was seriously injured Wednesday while repairing on the steamer Van at Howard Shipyards. A tiller beam swung, striking his head and knocking him about ten feet to the deck. He suffered a long gash on the face, was unconscious, then taken to a physician and in later reports was improving.
The Inca Million Dollar Snuper serial titled The Silent Avenger opens Monday at Le Rose Theatre in Fortville Indiana. A local company reports its second well on the Sehializ farm near here producing an estimated ten to fifteen barrels a day.
Washington The House approved the third deficiency bill authorizing 352,893,017 in appropriations. The measure reallocates 356,600,000 to cover pay for the army for 1979 and 1920 to fund increases for officers and enlisted men under the recently enacted army and navy pay bill.
William Duncan headlines a regional feature as a large scale serial advertisement campaign unfolds. The piece outlines the scope of promotions and the backing company behind the million dollar advertising push.
Miss Helen Thrihtwell will leave later this month for Ethelville Kentucky to attend the Epworth League Convention of the Louisville District. City Clerk W B Thornley announces that street repair work is expected to begin soon in several parts of the city. Mrs Chris Bower and two children from St Louis are visiting Mrs Ower’s sister Mrs Chas Seiberi on Meigs Avenue.
The Jeffersonville Supply Depot Quartermasters Corps seeks temporary workers including 35 carpenters 15 machinists 20 electricians 100 electrician helpers 25 seamstresses and 250 laborers. Applicants should apply at the Personnel and Employment Branch of the Jeffersonville Depot.
Miss Ethel Hilton visits in the country and Mr and Mrs Wik Hilton return from kinfolk. Mrs George Murphy visits sister in New Albany. Miss Elizabeth Sauer plans to go to Indianapolis to see Dorothy Dix. For sale oak bedstead and box mattress and kitchen table at 952 E Court Ave. Silver Jubilee events announced for Father Oderic July 11 with a June 16 armory entertainment admission 10 cents and reserved seats 100 cents extra.
The remark notes that people rarely undertake major tasks while feeling constrained. It implies a lack of motivation to act when conditions are restrictive or unfulfilled desires linger.
New Albany reports J. Monroe Alsott of Harrison County may die from exposure after a fall while climbing a fence between his daughter Mrs Barrow’s Nevin home and his son's residence. He hanged himself for about forty eight hours, drenched by rain, without food, found by Barrow.
Rear Admiral Bassett at Great Lakes Naval Training Station bans visiting from station personnel due to race riot incidents between Marines sailors and black civilians in Waukegan. Marine Emhurst Huckfeldt of Holstein Nebraska hospitalized with buckshot wound. shooter unknown.
The Senate approved without a record vote a bill raising pay for postal employees. The House acted earlier, and the measure moves to conference. Effective July 1, it would add about 32 million dollars to the postal payroll in the first year.
The Ladies Aid Society of Wall Street Church held an all day meeting outlining a summer break plans. They scheduled a picnic at Glenswood Park for the latter part of June.
Modern up to date residence with bath and basement priced with water lights and furnace. George W. Stoner at 807 FE Court Avenue Jeffersonville Indiana offers a reasonable price. Also advertise Dean's Regulets mild laxative 3c at all stores.
After eight ballots the Clark Circuit Court in Jeffersonville yesterday afternoon found Schlichter sane and ordered his release from custody. Schlichter of Owen Township had been in Indiana Colony for the Criminal Vi sane in Michigan City after being found not guilty of grand larceny. The verdict stated no finding of insanity. Judge James W. Fortune released the prisoner after the verdict.
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