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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1920
Page
4
Authorized notice announces Fredde Lehr as a Republican candidate for County Commissioner First District subject to the May 4 1920 primary election.
The Barnes family and Jefferson Loder note gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness during Mrs. Willis Barnes illness and death. W. L. Barnes and Family. I. O. O. F. held a third degree initiation for seven candidates with large attendance.
Officers Donovan Veasey and Cat lin captured Foster Kelly after a chase at Market and Chestnut Streets. Kelly, wanted in Louisville for malicious cutting, refused to surrender without a requisition and was seized by Louisville police later in the day.
Mrs Elizabeth J Boyce died after an illness at her home 016 FE Court Avenue Spout Mondays. She was born in Elizabethtown Kentucky and is the widow of Wo Bower. She is survived by one
The funeral for Mrs Boyce will be conducted by Rev. O L Black from the residence at 2 30 pm Wednesday. Interment follows in Walnut Ridge Cemetery. Her son Robert Boyce is mentioned in relation to the services.
In the 1920 April Term the petition of Mary Sullivan seeks Daniel Riley be declared an absentee. Complaint No. 9496 will be heard April 27, 1920. Defendant must appear in Clark Circuit Court Jeffersonville to answer or demur or the matter will be determined in his absence. Clerk Charles K. Zollman. Ads run March 23, 30 and April 6.
The report suggests German use of clover seed for making phosgene gas, sourced from France via Holland. Seed obtained through Holland, shipped from France, may have produced clouds of gas over French lines.
In another column the Republican nomination for county commissioner First District is announced. Fred J. Lehre is a Carr Township resident born there with a reputation for honesty and competency in all affairs. Voters would fare worse with any other choice. Lehr would be a capable commissioner if elected.
An old time advertisement touts Turpo, a golden salve of turpentine menthol and camphor, for post shave relief. It advises rubbing on the face and applying a hot towel, claiming daily use firms and smooths the skin and treats many injuries and ailments. A druggist sells the jar.
A. E L Gordon of New Albany serves as division manager overseeing operations and regional staffing in the latest company roster update.
Mrs William Wesley a cook at the Old Ladies Home for seven years will move to Louisville tomorrow with her two daughters. Work on the LeRose Theater progresses rapidly with men at the big entrance hall past midnight installing inlaid wall work. The great auditorium is developing a finished look and is described as one of the state’s handsomest theater spaces.
Classified notice seeking a cook for the Jeffersonville Orphans Home on Meigs Avenue invites inquiries at the Home. Telephone 255. Advertisement runs March 30 and 31 and April 1 to 4.
Paris reports France has banned clover seed exports after prices soared to 1,100 francs per 100 kilos. The item appears in a column noting ongoing news from the war era and market controls amid shortages.
In Corona L I William McMahon, wounded in the July offensive and October Argonne, is believed dead in action with an honorable discharge. A city fire crew tackled small blazes at 231 Graham Street and Seventh and Walnut, while the Black Beauty coal office on West Court Avenue suffered rear damage worth several hundred dollars.
Berlin reports from American sources that several U S finance houses have pulled back commitments to aid Germany’s trade revival after the Kapp coup. The Tageblatt notes the withdrawal stems from the political upheaval and related instability.
A notice notes that shipments of large quantities of potash to America have been nearly finished but indefinitely postponed. No final date is given, and delays affect suppliers and buyers awaiting the chemical import.
Citizens Drug Store and Sorbol Company in Mechanicsburg Ohio are cited as sources for further information. Advy is mentioned as a point of contact or reference in the local listing.
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