Picnic Day At Glenwood Park Draws Large Crowd
A big crowd gathered at Glenwood Park for the third annual Chamber of Commerce picnic. Attendees enjoyed baseball, swimming on Silver Creek, and music from the Masonic Concert band. Despite a shower, the day was described as a success with funds reportedly around $700 raised.
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Glenwood Park
Clarksville
Claysburg
Silver Creek
Claude McBride
Masonic
Chamber of Commerce
Civics Club
Traction Company
Lovy Adrvice
Indiana to fast track National road links this summer
Indianapolis announces that Indiana will complete the National road through the state this summer and connect Terre Haute to Richmond as 66 miles remain. Lawrence Lyons of the state highway department says priority will be given to bridging gaps and expediting the project to provide a continuous hard surface from coast to coast at about four miles of progress per month.
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Indiana
Terre Haute
Richmond
Gray
Highway Department
Brazil
Plainfield
Indianapolis
Greenfield
Knightstown
Cambridge City
Hoasier Commonwealth
Ind
Hlinois
Hoosier
Lawrence Lyons
State Highway Department
Lyons
Large Memphis Truck Brings Load of Chickens to Jeffersonville
A Memphis trucker J. W. Carter delivered about 800 chickens in a five story load valued at roughly $600. Additional trucks from Charles town and Utica haul friers and fowl sold locally. Estimated weekly chicken consumption in Jeffersonville during the season reaches about 2500 birds.
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Memphis
J. W. Carter
Charlestown
Utica
Jeffersonville
Saeson
Two men recover from broken legs at depot and on avenue
Al Langston who suffered a broken leg at the Q M Depot is able to use crutches. Frank Biesel of Illinois avenue also recovers from a similar accident.
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al Langston
Q. M. Depot
Frank Biesel
Illinois Avenue
Approves Dig Bond Issue for County Roads
Auditor reports the State Board of Tax Commissioners approved a county road bond issue totaling 94 400 with interest not to exceed six percent. The plan names specific toll roads named Manford S Durham Perry Spurgeon William M Bower Henry Schubnell and David W Spieth across multiple townships.
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Thomas L. Stoner
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Board of County Commissioners
John L. Brown
Clark County
Manford S. Durham
Wood Township
Perry Spurgeon
Monroe Township
William M. Bower
Owen Township
Henry Schubnell
Carr Township
David W. Spieth
Union Township
Contractor Sweeney Seeks White Way Subscriptions
W O Sweeney asks that subscriptions for the White Way be turned in promptly as he will be busy with the rebuilding of Spring Street starting next week. Mayor H Myers is expected to return from Washington.
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W. O. Sweeney
White ‘Way
Spring Street
H. Myers
Washington
Handsome New Homes Planned at Lakeview Station
Two new residences rise at Mc Culloch station on the Interurban with brick veneer bungalow and a large bungalow for Mrs Day and Miss Anna Day, costing about 8000 and 7000 respectively. Lakeview’s utilities include waterworks and electricity. A third remodel at 126 East Chestnut Street by Wilbur Lunsford will convert the old house with a stucco exterior and modern features costing about 2000.
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Lakeview
McCulloch
Bennett Gwin
Ford Motor Agency
Geo. Day
Anna Day
New Albany
East Chestnut Street
Wilbur Lunsford
Lunsford
Art Elliott
Clarence Howard
Heat blamed for stroke death of George M Beyl in Ohio Falls
George M Beyl aged 58 died at 3 pm after a heat related stroke at his home 717 West Front Street Ohio Falls He worked for American Car and Foundry Company He leaves widow Margaret and children Edna Alma and Elmer plus numerous relatives His funeral will be Sunday at 2 30 pm at 1717 West Front Street with Reverend Scull officiating burial in Walnut Ridge.
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George M. Beyl
West Front
Ohio Falls
Beyl
American Car & Foundry Company
Margaret Beyl
Edna Beyl
Alma Beyl
Elmer Beyl
John L. Beyl
DePauw University
Greencastle
Oliver Bey
Indianapolis
Frederick Beyl
Chas. Beyl
Joseph. Daniel
Tulsa
Okla
P. Crone
Harry Drake
This City
Ernest Thomas
Cartwood
Ind
Anna Beyl
Blue Lick
Sunday School Class Picnic at Ohio Falls
The Christian church Sunday school class held an all day picnic at Ohio Falls. Girls swam and enjoyed a meal outdoors. Attendees included Mrs Dunlevy Naomi Strauch Mars Grat Wilson Leona Howard Marylyan Kennady and others.
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Dunlevy
The
Christian Church
Ohio
Falls
Lane
Chamber of Commerce thanks merchants for picnic success
The Chamber of Commerce expresses gratitude to merchants and the public for a successful third annual picnic. It lists prize numbers and note that only one prize has been claimed while others await holders, including first prize 4895 and second prize 2891.
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Chamber of Commerce
Beatrice Logsdon
Ohio Falls
Clarksville Nine Beats Claysburg in Picnic Clash
The Clarksville nine defeated Claysburg 7 to 3 on Glenwood diamond during the Chamber of Commerce picnic yesterday afternoon. Claysburg, a new team, showed promise while Clarksville's lineup included seasoned players. Claysburg heads to Bethlehem Sunday morning by mail boat at 9 a.m. with supporters to cheer them on.
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Clarksville
Claysburg
Glenwood
Chamber of Commerce
Claysburgs
Bis Spring
Clarksvilliangs
Bethlehem
Only Citizens Can Vote Surfaces in Indiana Suffrage Debate
Foreign born residents of Indiana would lose voting rights in city elections next November if a September 6 special election passes a proposed constitutional amendment on suffrage. The measure would enfranchise women while restricting the franchise to native citizens and foreign born fully naturalized, with some rights retained for those who have declared intent to become citizens.
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Indiana
Entertaining Jeff Township Home Economies Club Members
Mrs. Guy Smith hosted the Jeff Township Home Economies club in her Applegate Lane home. Green and gold decorated the event with two contests won by Mrs. Ward Goodwin and Mrs. John Potter. A two course lunch was served to a group including Mesdames Stevens Potter Schowe Goodwin Asher Carpenter Matthews Seigle Mitchell Shoemaker Brown Gordon Taylor and guests from St. Augustine's Fla New Albany and the Carpenter and Goodwin families.
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Guy Smith
Jeff Township
Applegate Lane
Ward Goodwin
John Potter
Mesdames
Hugh Stevens
Edward Schowe
W. ©. Asher
Carl Carpenter
Reed and Haga Wed At Wall Street Methodist Parsonage
Misg Grace Reed daughter of Mr and Mrs A S Reed Wall Street and William Haga son of Mr and Mrs G Haga Rosedale were married at the Wall Street Methodist church parsonage with Rev John T Scull performing the ceremony.
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Misg Grace Reed
A.S. Reed
Wall Street
William Haga
G. ‘Haga
Rosedale
Wall Street Methodist Church
John T.scull
Indiana man jailed for attempted murder of former lover
Walter Clevenger, once Lorena Hunt’s sweetheart, is sentenced to two to twenty-one years at the Indiana Reformatory for assault with intent to kill. On November 20, 1920, Hunt, carrying her baby, fled to a neighbor after Clevenger shot her and wounded himself. He claimed amnesia and no involvement.
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Kokomo
Ind
Walter Clevenger
Indiana Reformatory
Lorena Hunt
Clevenger
St Augustine Commencement by School Sisters Attracts Large Audience
The Parochial school of St Augustine's Catholic church held its commencement with a comedy drama The Snob featuring 30 actors. Eighth graders received certificates while a group earned penmanship and commercial certificates from the A M Palmer Institute. Sisters led by Sister Superior Mary Allodin guided about 300 pupils, with notable needle work on display.
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St. Augustine’s Catholic Church
A.M. Palmer Institute
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Melvin Black Francis Coy
Edgar Ehringer
Kennedy Ford
Maurice Knight
Clifford Miller
Leo Noon
Micheal Raidy
Catherine Cowman
Margaret Carroll
Louise Fackler
Margaret Gleason
Florence Hirstenberg
Virginia Knight
Delia O’neal
Clara Reed
Margaret Roster
Alma Seitz
Elizabeth Voigt
Anna Cowman
Ruth Dennison
Loretta Dixon
Margaret Loesch
Ruth Finn
Clara Kipper
Helen Knight
Corri
St.Mary’s
St.Mary’s In the Woods
Pink Warble Dies. Noted Louisville Real Estate Man
Louisville real estate figure Pink Warble died this morning. He was a prominent local businessman respected for decades of activity in the property market.
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Pink Warble
Louisville
Paris Fashion Trend Pushes Short Skirt Into Style
A fashion note from Paris declares the short skirt a rising trend as designers push a new silhouette. The commentary frames the look as a bold statement in contemporary dressing.
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Paris
Court sentences for shooting and theft at boarding house
William Cunningham negro shot at William Davis motor man and Alonzo Morris convicted for stealing from a boarder at Lutz boarding house receive final releases from the Reformatory. Lozier 43 pleads guilty to attacking a girl aged five and is sentenced to 2 to 24 years but suspended if he marries and leaves the state.
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William Cunningham
William Davis
Alonzo Morris
Lutz
Reformatory
Zollman
William Lozier
Lozier
Paddon
Clayton Barnes
Bottorff
Citizens Trust Company
W. T. Ingram
Griffith
Floyd County
Citizens Bank
Foreign Bonds Being Floated
The Republican Publicity Association cites international bankers pushing European and Japanese bond issues in the United States. It warns funds may be used to rival US interests or finance military build up abroad. The piece advocates safeguarding US industrial and commercial interests before aiding European reconstruction.
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Washington
League of Nations
Republican Publicity Association
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
Japan
United States
Europe
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Carter
White Way
George Beyl
ST. Augustine
Asia
U. S
Mickie
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