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Newspaper

Jeffersonville Star

Location

Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1920

Page

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President Wilson and the League of Nations Debate

The article argues Wilson's support for a league of nations hinges on his personal influence. It contends the Dalmatia accord shows the league’s authority, while his Adriatic move rejects collective decisions, exposing his preference for unilateral control and questioning adherence to covenant principles.

Wilson League of Nations League England France Italy Dalmatia League Council United States Britain Mr. Wilson Adriatic

Former Kaiser Faces Uncontrollable Rage Without Secretary

Dispatches report the former Kaiser is suffering from uncontrollable rage and lacks a Secretary of State to whom he might vent his anger.

Dispatches

Auto Storage and Farm Property for Rent in Memphis Indiana

Auto storage $4.00 per month in a heated garage. We never close. Phone 579 Shuck Motor Car Co. 119 121 Spring St. For sale or rent farm 48 acres with six room house barn well on Jackson Highway and interurban line two miles south of Memphis Indiana. C A Reynolds Memphis Ind RF D No 1.

Shuck Motor Car CO Spring St New Meadow Jackson Highway Memphis C. A. Reynolds Ind

Shuck Motor Car Co Ad Promotes Auto Parts and Car Wash

An old classified style ad lists SHUCK MOTOR CAR CO offering auto parts at 119-121 Spring Street and car wash services at Osborn and Vor gang's in the Coors Building, with dates from February 17 to March 17.

Spring Street Osborn & Vorgang's Coors

Murder Trial Opens in Floyd County Court

The case of Ed Crawford charged with murder of Wm Engel opened after a lengthy jury selection. Key witnesses included Fire Chief Louis Strack, Mayor Robert Morris, and Dr J F Weathers detailing the fatal wound and events at the Interurban Station. The trial adjourned for the day after morning testimony.

Henry Dugan Ed. Crawford Wm. Engel Chas. C. Peel Chas. G. Miller Chas. Neely Curtis L. Coombs D. S. Riggles Geo. O. Ogden Taylor Truman Robert 8. McGarvey Fletcher W. Cortner Lloyd White Alex. Wendell Russell Hostettler New Albany Fortune Fred Brown New Albany Tribune Crawford Evansvile Louis Strack Robert Morris Engel Engels Cc. E. Briscoe Floyd County Jacob Tler Tier Morris Iler W. R. Helm Bank Street Joseph Kraft Miss Parquette

Probate and tax notices and estate filings summarized

The report covers probate filings including wills in Elmira Justice sellersburg with Florence Coombs named executrix and bond filed. guardian appointments for Walter Kraemer and Mrs Margaret Kraemer. bankrupt estates and claims by Louisville Grocery Company against W. Bruddell and Auckland Coffee Company. New Washington State Bank files annual tax statement showing capital stock 325000, net earnings 4587.85 and dividends 1500. nominations filed by John H Hunt for Commissioner First District. property conveyances in Leavenworth and Seymour districts and a sale of Memphis lots 86 and 61 for 100 at Memphis subdivision. summary reflects county tax collection progress and deputy assessors handling schedules with few objections.

Gray Louisville Grocery Company Bruddell Auckland Coffee Company Omega Lentz Samuel Lentz Webstar Lentz Sureties Nicholas Lentz Nicholas Ehingers Walter Kraemer Margaret Kraemer John F. Renn Peter Meyer Elmira Justice Sellersburg Florence Ki. Coombs Sallie Seer John Sampte Coombs J. M. Reynolds James E. Taggart Justice Yue New Washington State Bank Thos. L. Stoner John H. Hunt Wood Township Josephine Press Charles G. Sohn Memphis Louise P. Sehneck Seymour Sehneck Leavenworth James T. Ing

For Rent Furnished Apartment Ad March 12 13 15

Furnished apartment for rent advertised with contact telephone 1081 F. Listing dates include March 12 13 and 15.

Wanted to Buy Used Fur Nitare Rags and Stoves

Ad seeks purchase of good used fur nitare rags and stoves. Call Dan Rebbon at 1. Advertisement appears dated February 13.

Dan Rebbon

Musical Program At St. Luke's Sunday Night

A Sunday evening concert at St. Luke's features an organ prelude by Mrs. FB Worrell Anthen and pieces including Party With Me My Saviour Diett Beyond the Western Evening Light Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled Garden of Prayer and Chant de Bonheur with a tenor solo by Salo and choir and a final anthem Lift Up Your Heads. The public is partially invited.

Worrell Anthen Diett P. G. Lchimoff Lillian Frank Salo Garden of Prayer George Groher Worrell

Myo son in law recovers after Mayi’s Wonderful Remedy

A man weakened by stomach trouble becomes a shadow and avoids food until a druggist persuades him to take Mayi’s Wonderful Remedy. In two months he is healthy, can eat again, and works daily. The remedy claims to soothe intestinal inflammation and relieve stomach liver and intestinal ailments with a money back guarantee. Ben Doolittle and druggists everywhere advertise it.

Myo Mayi Ben Doolittle Everca

Indiana May Seize Coal Beneath Wabash River

Indiana may obtain 9,000,000 tons of coal lying under the Wabash River near Terre Haute. The State Department of Conservation would supervise extraction from beneath waterways and royalties could fund fuel needs for domestic and commercial use. Geologist Dr. W N Tagan notes five foot thick seams north and northwest of Terre Haute and reports mining has already occurred via tunneling from the other side.

Indianapolis Indiana Wabash River Terre Haute Department of Conservation WN. Tagan Wateh

Expenditures Rise Alongside Prices in 19th Century Ledger

A clerical note outlines that expenditures grow nearly as fast as prices, affecting household budgets and merchant accounts. It cautions that rising costs pressure income, prompting tighter spending plans and adjusted trade practices.

Blues at the Armory: Worthington vs Apollo

Worthington Blues travel to Jeffersonville Armory to face the Apollo team tonight. Worthington has dominated secondary clubs and nearly beat the K I champions, with Lit Trell a sharpshooter and strong defender. Apollo counters with Voit Seitz Meyer Ridley and Ingram returning to form after injuries for a sure entertaining game.

Phe Elks Apollo ‘Peau Worthington Blues Jeffersonville Armory Worthington Littrell Apollo’s Voit Seitz Meyer Ridley Ingram

Chestnut Street PTA appoints committees and backs teacher pay

At the Chestnut Street School PTA meeting in Jeffersonville a long list of committees was named including program, press, house, membership, pianist, garden and playground with named members. Members adopted resolutions urging adequate teacher salaries to attract and retain quality educators and sent copies to state representatives and local papers.

Parent Teachers Association of the Chestmas Schood Geo. A. Duntai Claude Althands A. Barnett Lena Board Maracet Poindexter Wass and Means Jas. EF. Howard O P. ¢Braham Inas Eaken Ben Yarber Kate Whickston Clevedamdl Shafer Homer Hawes Metjultung G. A. Seber Charles Rose Wilk Young Katherine Wilson Cara Densier Parent-Teacher Association Tas Chestnut O. P. Grahan Miers J.P. Scull G. A. Barnett Alien W. Clarke

Sugar sale at Federal Bakery shocks 35 cent two pounds

An advertisement notes two pounds of granulated sugar for 35 cents on Saturday March 1 at Federal Bakery 340 Spring Street. It promises low automobile values and a quality guarantee with an impressive variety.

Federal Bakery Spring Street

Crooks Crooks Home Robbery Foiled by Crooks

Clyde Crooks and Kim Crooks found a former employee nicknamed Hay inside the Gwin Motor Shops office on Pearl and Chestnut Streets. The man dropped the money and fled as Officer Veazey fired, injuring him in the left shoulder. The police sought the suspect Oscar Ott.

Clyde FL Crooks Pearl Chestnut Streets Gwin Kim Edward Bullington Crooks Bullington Oscar Ott Hay Teved Veazey

Farmers Income Tax Guidance for 1910 Returns Due March 15

Farmers, rangers, herders, dairy men, truk gardeners, vineyard operators and others must file income tax returns for 1919 income. All farm gains are taxable, including exchanges, with deductions for ordinary expenses. Unmarried or widowed farmers must file if net income is $1000 or more, married couples if $2000 or more. returns due to the Collector of Revenue by March 15.

Body of Air Mail Pilot Sent to Home in West

Lieut. Clayton Stones, U. S. air mail pilot, died when his plane crashed west of New Paris. The body was sent to Alva, Oklahoma, for burial, with Fair Nutter of Chicago escorting. Relatives were hard to locate and salvage of the wrecked plane began, with parts of the $4,000 engine shipped to Chicago.

Ogshen Ind Post Office Department Washinton Clayton Stones United States Air Mail New Paris Alva Williams County Olahoma Fair Nutter Chicago Stoner

Auto Crash in Lafayette Hits Train Engine

Charles Rhode and his son Forest, Benton County farmers, escaped serious harm when their car collided with a westbound Lake Erie & Western freight train near Oxford Indiana. The vehicle was hurled into a ditch, burying the men briefly but causing only minor bruises.

Lafayette, Ind Charles Rhode Benton County Forest Lake Erie & Western Oxford Rhode

Funeral for Mrs Mary Fahe at Augustinesy Church

The funeral mass for Mrs Mary Fahe_t was held this morning at Augustinesy Catholic Church with interment in the Catholic Cemetery. Survived by husband and children John H Alonzo Kite Mrs Laura Crane James Ware King. Funeral planned in Borden Sunday afternoon.

Mary Fahe T Henry King Borden John H. and Alonzo Kite Cats Cits Laura Crane James Ware King

Surprise Party For Mrs Kilgus On Birthday Anniversary

Mrs William Kilgus was surprised at her Fast Maple Street home by about thirty guests. Music and dancing filled the evening with refreshments of cake chocolate mints and nuts enjoyed by all.

William Kilgus Fast Maple Street

Clark County Teachers Pay Compared With State Averages

A statement from Oscar H. Williams shows Clark County high school teachers earn 4.34 dollars per day and grade school teachers 3.29 while district teachers receive 2.90. State highs reach 7.04 in Marion County. Crawford County pays 2.04. The note argues salaries are inadequate given required training and ongoing education.

Oscar H. Willams Natanapolis Clark County Marion County Indianapolis Crawford County Ohio River Oscar Williams Williams

Gricket Fighting in Chena Popular with U.S. Marines

U.S. Marines returning from the Orient report cricket fighting as a popular sport in Ghina at Fati near Gantot. Sheds of matting house compartments with tables and vessel stands for matches. Big contests draw large crowds and final results are posted publicly. Owners bury victorious crickets in tiny coffins to ensure good luck.

Ghina U.S Orient Fati Gantot

Oil Boom Reaches Winchester Indiana Area

Excitement rises as reports say an oil well struck in Ohio near the Randolph County line just across from Winchester. A 250 barrel a day well on the Ritenour farm northwest of Union City is drilled. A week earlier drilling began on the Vanlandingham farm three miles southwest, with over 3,000 acres leased nearby.

Winchester Ohio Randolph Gounts Ritenour Union City Vanlandingham Here Winechester

Battery Service at Osborn Adv. Fab. 17 to Mar. 17

An Osborn event advertises battery service by Adv. Fab. from the 17th of a month to March 17. The text is sparse and includes a phone number 874 and fragmented names.

Osborn Vornang Coots Binig

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The Court House Temple OF Justice G. O. P. Councils Mary Garret Hay Republican National Committee Washington Miss Hay Republican Women's National Executive Committee ST. Luke's Hlas-Apollo Worthing Armory Chestnut Street Mrs. Kilgus Wn OF Chena U. Ss
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