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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1920
Page
1
A Renamed roor Meadow Memorial Chired reestablishes the Scout troop News with about a score of members. Scoutmaster B A Sykes leads weekly Tuesday meetings and plans Saturday hikes to study birds trees and county life. Other items include a job ad for an assistant matron at Jeffersonville Joanna Home on Meigs Avenue and a note on a camping term.
Members of the Daughters of Isabella held their regular parenethiv meeting at St Atsaistine's Anedifariina, with talks by the Eetuisville Circle and a birthday celebration for Miss Marie Crave. A surprise bouquet and warm wishes marked the event attended by about fifty members.
Washington May 1 Rebels seize Polis territory from Carranza and plan for further clashes. Mexican agents report several hard battles ahead as rebels occupy Juarez and open the road to Torreon.
Funeral arrangements set for Tom St An, a single resident of the city. He was well liked by neighbors and will be buried Thursday with services at St. Anthony's Catholic Church.
Fragmentary text indicates a dispute over fares and a company leader involved. Mentions a president and a figure named Meenael Frathelz, but details are severely garbled with missing context and names.
The article extols radishes as the simplest vegetable to cultivate and harvest, noting their quick turnaround from planting to edible produce. It highlights early turnip radishes, rapid development, and advises seeding sessions, soil care, and season suitability for early and late varieties.
A damaged OCR passage speaks of a widow named Sue a Southern heiress, her claim to a grant, and propriety in a legal matter. It describes court curiosities about manners, authority, and a female client in need of formal resolution, noting her residence and recent employment.
An apartment ad offers two front rooms for light housekeeping at 215 West Clerket Street. The rest of the text discusses radish varieties, highlighting Lleide and early scarlet types, winter radishes, and guidance on planting times, storage, and regional cultivation trends.
Voters show little interest as both parties struggle to mobilize turnout. Reports indicate many blank ballots may be cast in the first wave while attempts to sway Democratic and Republican supporters continue amid a tense press spotlight.
Court records show multiple transfers including Thomas B Weathers to Elizabeth Boerherding in Maple Street area, Sid Sistelle Crockett to Townsene and Warbo, plus several deeds in Henneyville and Utica Township. Divorces granted include Bethel Martin from Harry Martin, and Fiossie Monroe seeks divorce from Hugh Monroe. Contracts awarded include Herman Fisher to build the David Spieth Road for 87 650. various land conveyances and estate claims listed with amounts and parties.
Charles Selamat reports his brother John was seriously hurt in an incident in New York. Limited readable text mentions a ber and vague cooperation details. no clear dates or locations found.
Indiana Reformatory did not transfer 20 men to the Indiana Farm Quality for the feeble minded in Butler. Superintendent Joel Supt and Chief Cheek, FooH Sage, were in charge of the transfer.
Peter Naechand president of the Clark County Bank is reported with stomach trouble at his home on Coit Avenue and is said to be improving.
Getting a passport for travel to Europe is now a lengthy process. A tax certificate from the Revenue Bureau showing income tax paid is required, followed by a permit from the post of embarkation officer, and finally the passport from the State Department.
In Washington and Philadelphia observers are urged to skip carnations for Mother's Day Sunday May 9 and instead display American Flags. The association cites high flower prices last year with white carnations selling up to 1 dollar each. Miss Anna Jarvis leads the movement in observance guidance.
An advertorial claims Bulgarian Blood Tea cleanses poisons and purifies the blood. It promises to sweeten the stomach and lessen nidness, marketed as sold by all Draszcosts and Grocers Everywhere.
Walter Househall of Ohio County arrived at the Indiana Reformatory to begin a term of six months to five years for vehicle stealing.
Notice asks finder to return a lost amethyst rosary engraved with initials T FE to 1032 FE Chestnut Street Liberal offering a reward. Dates May 4 5 6 7 8 noted.
Jeffersonville High School basketball players launch a drive to collect old newspapers and magazines to fund next season uniforms. Call Miss Yolito at Head School to arrange pickup or drop off of donations.
Paris reports that France seeks a reparations payment from Germany totaling a concrete sum of 550 trillion marks. The amount is to be paid in annual installments per the understood terms.
Administration officials close to President Wilson say the Knox Peace Resolution will be vetoed if adopted by Congress. The clash signals a sharp early test of Wilson's foreign policy stance and the Senate's ability to support or block the administration’s aims.
A ten foot square yard plot can yield a steady supply of green salad with rich soil and sun. Lettuce plus endives and other greens thrive, tomatoes and cucumbers trained on fences, careful succession planting keeps harvests steady and fresh.
A faction from the Transworld Alien Lodge visited New Viechy for a works mission to oversee candidates for the Patriot Dead Party. The event included a session led by New ATH and a formal meeting with local officials.
A fragment notes roots kept in a cellar or dried for months. It mentions the herb Celeriae entering use in winter and becoming common in Chicake grocery stores.
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