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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1920
Page
1
The Young Business Men's Club of Terre Haute adopts a resolution urging higher salaries for teachers in public schools and educational institutions to improve standards and attract qualified staff. The measure calls for appropriate policies and funding to raise wages for teachers across city and state systems.
Major Crum of the Organized States Army stationed at Fort Riley Kansas arrives with wife and two children to visit his parents. The item notes a local business reference and nearby addresses including Shuck Motor Car Co. on Spring Street.
Sam Kendall said he secured two coal loads for residents and hopes more arrives soon as roads and mines face storms and cold. Officials warn coal supplies remain tight and expect a thaw next week to ease the shortage in town.
Horace Hopkins in Washington has completed probation and secured a government role with a salary of 82,000. The notice lists his career change and mentions multiple funerals and family references.
At your service any time on Spring Street. repairs for any make model. We guarantee the work and invite your next job to prove customer satisfaction. Phone 579-119-121.
Large gathering attended the funeral of Nicholas Lentz at Union Chapel Utica Township on Saturday. Rev. J. M. Vawter led services with Rev. W. E. Watkins assisting and organist playing Lead Kindly Light as the casket was interred. Lentz was a German descendant tied to early Pennsylvania settlers and local families in the county.
Storage ad promotes heated garage space at 4.00 per month with 24 hour access. Irregular hours stated as never closed with contact phone 579 119-121 and location 121 Spring St.
The Rev. Oscar Lee Black will officiate this afternoon at the funeral for Charles E Lampheare held at the residence 4 West Market Street. Interment is planned at Eastern Cemetery.
The funeral for August Meyer was held from St. Anthony's Catholic Church at 9 a.m. today with interment in St. Louis Cemetery, Louisville.
Mrs Anna Ahrendt who died at her home east of the city will be given a service at the residence this afternoon conducted by Rev D A Winter. Interment will be at Eastern Cemetery.
Indiana faces a teacher shortage with many resignations and new entrants. The article notes 1,905 teachers resigned last year, 41,772 new teachers entered, 547 below standard, and a shortage of 197 teachers. A table compares U S wages for teachers with industrial wages in Washington.
The Tri Kappas report ongoing talks with the Anti Tuberculosis Society and expect to secure a Red Cross nurse soon. The groups are coordinating to improve care and support for TB patients.
The A. O. Club was organized last week at the home of Miss Bes sie White. Officers elected include Miss Jane Wells Bolton as president Miss Bessie White secretary and Miss Ruth Baldwin treasurer.
Help seeking ad by G. S. Nudson care of Diamond Pure Food Co requests a modern three or four room cottage or flat for rent. Unfurnished preferred. Adv. Mar 5 to 11.
An Indiana crop report notes farmers plow and seed early in the south, while much ground remains frozen. Wheat damage from freezing and Hessian fly is limited though uncertain, rye looks better, and spring wheat planting is scarce. Tobacco plans rise as 75 percent of tobacco has been marketed at good prices, with many farmers moving from Kentucky to southern Indiana. Livestock conditions are strong and labor supply is adequate except where roads are under construction. More farms change hands this spring, with lumber price rises and a new plant planned by Staulebaker Corp for cement file manufacturing.
South Bend corporations including Studebaker and Oliver plant owners discussed building about 3000 houses for workers. Real Estate Board members pledged to assist in securing sites and support for the project.
Mayor Sewett purchases a male Poland China hog for 10 000 at a Marion County sale near Winchester and Indianapolis. The mayor also buys four registered brood sows from the same farm, totaling five head to be shipped in a month to the mayoral farm in Marion County. The animals originated from Johnson's farm, home to a herd of forty registered Poland China pigs.
Miss Luelle Herold, daughter of Q. P. Herold, sailed from New York on February 8 and was married at Puerto Plata by the ship’s chaplain. Clem Christie, her fiancé and Purdue graduate, is the American representative of a Louisville firm in the Dominican Republic. Christie served in a famed infantry unit during the war.
The document outlines who must file income tax returns, exemptions, and what counts as income. It covers single, married, and head of family exemptions, thresholds for joint income, and required timing for returns and payments to the collector of internal revenue by March 15.
Health commissioner reports 20 total deaths in February in Glack County with fourteen from influenza. Names and ages include William Henry Farley 66 and Pearl Farley 38 of Bethlehem Township. Flora M Alexander 40. James Montgomery Devol 66. Edna J Applegate 74. George Alexander Poeyrin 45. Virginia George 25. Ina Ethel Murphy 13. Delia Myrtle Hampton 3. Obadiah Cleveland 78 of Monroe Township. Lloyd Jackson 15 of Washington Township. Dr Warrick Barnett 37. Additional towns listed include Carr and Wood Townships and Jeffersonville Township.
At least two Jeffersonville establishments build phonograph cases and prosper. American Car & Foundry Company shifts from war work to peaceful furniture, making Edison cases and employing about 200 workers, many women. Jeffersonville Manufacturing Company, led by Mayor N H Myers, makes Pathe cases and uses many men. Both hold large contracts.
The sudden cold snap draws complaints yet general satisfaction as the old saying Marek comes in like a lion is recalled. Fruit trees are delayed in budding and blossom, leading to hope for a good fruit year despite the chill.
Harry Quinn and Ray Coleman were received at the Indiana Reform atory under sentences for robbery and vehicle taking, ranging from six months to five years. David Jackson and Russell Williams were admitted to serve one to fourteen years for grand larceny, all from Marion county.
A 22 by 22 foot relief map of the Belleau Wood sector shows the terrain Marines fought in during the war. Topographical experts from the Marine Corps prepared the model using data gathered by a Marine mapping party returning from France.
Mayor N. Ho Myers filed a protest with the Interstate Commerce Commission against raising the Jeffersonville Louisville car fare to ten cents a trip.
Cars washed at Osborn and Vor gang s. Phone 374. Cools Bulg. Adv. Feb 17 to Mar 17.
Marion county records show land conveyances totaling 175.66 acres for 10000. An election filing announced for county treasurer. Circuit Court heard cases on shooting with intent to kill, divorce support, child desertion, and attorney fees petitions. Tax, wait times, and land sales in Clark and Utica townships documented with multiple heirs and transfers.
SHUCK Motor Car Co offers to revitalize vehicles removing rattles squeaks and knocks with guaranteed work and customer satisfaction. The shop presents itself as properly equipped to handle the most difficult jobs. It emphasizes the payoff of pleasing customers.
A note from Raymond McCuloch to his mother Mrs Charles McCulloch says he is well in Glendale California where he works in the auto business and they are pleased with the place Mrs McCulloch's mother Mrs J Peart of Regina Saskatchewan Canada plans to join them for health reasons and to escape cold winters
Osborn and Vorgang advertise auto overhaul services at the Coots Building. Phone 374. The ad runs from February 17 to March 17.
The column records a variety of notices including the Kwasind Tribe Red Men fair plan and Jefferson Lodge degrees tonight. It notes the marriage of William Hall and Mildred Neal in Oldham County, and mentions local church services, retirements, and personnel changes involving J Howard Ingram and William Ingram with U S Navy Pacific duties.
Mrs Vena Roos of 0 FE Vendle Street has recovered from a trontan illness accompanied by a severe cold.
Mrs. Robert Roos of Ghostouf and Fulton streets has recovered from a serious illness.
Alonzo King age 71 of Avon was seriously injured in a accident. Names and details of the incident are not clear in the readable text.
Harry Dugan son of Shool Henry Dugan after undergoing an operation at Norton Infirmary returned home and is improving.
Charles Sherrod and Brown S talio t barber J ie Fass Court Avenue are reported seriously ill with injuries. Police and local authorities investigate the incident at the noted address.
Cuttler Shirpell 509 FE Market Sr shows improvement after several weeks of illness, with health observers noting signs of recovery and renewed activity forthcoming.
Peter Smith a timber buyer and Mrs Ada Spencer both of this city were married Saturday evening at the home of Mrs Taebraua Avenue in New Col. Black.
Mrs. Walter Lewman and young Dorothy and Mary West Lewman stay with Mrs. Lewman’s mother Mrs. Pres West in Charlestown. They plan to travel to Charleston, Tennessee to join Mr. Lewman, with Mrs. West accompanying them.
After April 1, barbers in the city will raise prices by five cents for shaving and hair cuts, affecting local patrons and shops.
Sheriff Dugan and deputy Ray mond Dugan returned Sunday evening with Clifford Goodwin who was arrested in Indianapolis on a charge of child desertion.
Miss Cleta Graves of Charlestown Pike and Miss Rubie Hall visited Mrs. Charles Reeder of Meigs Avenue during the weekend, according to local social notes.
Deputy Coroner AL Osborn Gounds who underwent gallstone surgery at St. Joseph Infirmary has resumed duties after about a month in confinement, returning to the coroner’s office of Froeman Coots.
Due to coal scarcity services at St Luke's Reformed Church were conducted yesterday in the Sunday School rooms which were filled and comfortable.
The Board of Trustees of the Reformatory meets in session as a parole board to review cases and consider release recommendations. Members convene to evaluate inmate eligibility and prepare decision actions.
An unknown man entered John G. Loomis drug store Sunday tapped the register for 1.50 dollars and fled.
The Interstate Service Company asks the Indiana Public Service Commission for authority to issue 226 000 prior view stock. Hearing is held today.
An advertisement promotes guaranteed automobile values and quality protection at a dealership located at 119 121 Spring Street, highlighting a wide variety of vehicles. The message emphasizes trust and value in the purchase.
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