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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1921
Page
2
The Fire Marshall orders prohibition of sky rockets paper balloons Roman candles and all aerial fireworks that rise more than ten feet during Independence Day celebrations in Indiana.
A merchant returning from Indiana melon growing areas says indications point to a good yield this year. Plants are growing well but not spread far from the sprout yet. Some cantaloupes may reach markets near producing points in a week or two, but it could be several weeks before consumers can buy Incars grown watermelons and cantaloupes.
Members and guests gathered for a picnic hosted by Mrs. John Potter at the Frank Potter farm near un spring. Attendees included Mrs. Guy Smith and two daughters, Mrs. T. J. Mitchell, Mrs. Carl Carpenter, Mrs. Ward Goodwin and two children, Mrs. Irma Harper and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Holzbog and two children, Mrs. Henry Dilger, Mrs. W. FE Sayer of Louisville, and several Meyer and Potter families sharing a baskets meal on a shady nook.
The June settlement for spring taxes, prepared by County Auditor Thomas L. Stoner, totals 422,941.74 with 411,962.61 current collections and 10,979.13 delinquent. After $4,208 in advancements, 38,714.03 goes to the State, distributed to benevolent institutions, highways, schools, vocational education and more, with various county and township allocations and bonds.
The S. S. K. meets with Miss Melusinia Scott for an afternoon gathering. Wall Street Boy Scout lawn fete planned on the church lawn. Eastern Star meets at Masonic hall at night. Mr. and Mrs. A Roy returned to Shelbyville after visiting daughter Mrs. Stansi fer of Ohio Falls.
A nostalgic list by Richard B. Bennett catalogs mundane wartime relics and memories. Items include a boiler, a kettle lid, Maggie’s broken plates hidden away, a phonograph, lingerie, a mattress with missing mat, Grandma's trunk, a rat trap, a bouquet scent, a phonograph that can’t phone, a table lamp, clothesline, pants, garden hose, gag fittings, rocker, canary cage, a niblick, a baseball bat, a bedstead, and the car in the shop, framed by a sense of domestic history.
Don Walker recalls spring loves and fall coal fires as Murphy hens and Taylors cow invade a garden. Father rebuilds after each pest, from Thursday to Saturday, ending with a declaration to Murphy Taylor and Wilson that pests are finally penned.
Charles Wendell notes that the Office Cat column is rotten but likens it to a girl who cannot be perfect at all times. The playful remark signals mixed views on the column’s quality and consistency.
An ancient Greek philosopher Themistocles reportedly drank hemlock and died. The verse notes his brains yet calls his style crude. It ends with a modern jab about drinking wood alcohol and kicking off while intoxicated.
A Jeffersonville woman wins a lighthearted rivalry described as the jealousy contest. The piece mocks stock phrases and quirky dialogue about a car ad and a humorous scandalous scene, with playful digs at a Mrs Softheart and a Henry flivver remark.
The O F J B met Wednesday night with Miss Horace Himmel. Music and dancing were enjoyed and dainty refreshments were served. Members present included Myrtle Resch, Viola Resch, Emma Kenny, Margaret Kenny, Edith May Leap, Mary Heckel and Horace Himmel. Guests were Edwin Kratz, Chas Kenny, William Osborn, Elmer Beyl, Arthur Frantz and Bertman Moss.
The Hotel Committee of the Chamber of Commerce will meet at 8 this evening to hear a report on hotel site prospects. The hotel project has been dormant for several weeks and awaits renewed action.
Port Fulton prepares a July and August tabernacle in the town park with services and Sunday school to be held there. Evangelist Rev. H. V. Todd of Louisville begins August 2. The attractive Port Fulton park in Jeffersonville is expected to host well attended meetings.
Charles H. Zaun is listed as an Independent candidate for mayor in the November election for 49246.
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