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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1920
Page
2
A note identifies a local figure as a paver in the City of Jacksonville, noting civic work and community improvement efforts attributed to the named person.
The D A R meets Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Will Morris for the last business meeting and officer elections. Needle Craft Club meets Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Carroll Wells. Tri Kappas meet Tuesday night with Mrs. Chester Wilcoxson. Triangle Missionary Society meets Tuesday night with Miss Lois Beeson. Boy Scouts of Wall Street Church meet Tuesday at the Church.
The Twelve Needles Club and Mrs. Frank Ellis host Wednesday events. Mrs. Will Robinson hosts Calumet Club. Wall Street Junior League meets at 4:00 PM. Rose Hill School Parents Teachers group holds a Wednesday business meeting. Womans Club meets with Mrs. Elnora Jilston. William Alexander of Louisville to lead prayer at Morton Memorial Church. Presbyterian Aid Society all day Thursday. Christian Church Aid and Circle meet Thursday. Wall Street and Morton Memorial Aids Thursday afternoon. Embroidery Club hosted by Mrs. Emily Ettel Thursday night. Stitch and Chatter Club meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Robert Howard. Fathers Night observed by Rose Hill P T A Friday with a program and social hour. Presbyterian Guild meets Friday afternoon. May Musical Festival set for Friday night at the high school.
The article reviews Andre Boillot, famed French ace and Peugeot driver, for his reckless style and daring during his European era and his American debut at the Indianapolis 508 mile race. It notes his wartime audacity carried into racing and references his near finish in the 1919 Targa Florio and the impact on speedway rules limiting piston displacement to 183 cubic inches.
Public notice offers fortune reading services and birthdate checks citing Hazel House Los Angeles with dates May 7 44 24 28. Also requests blacksmiths and a painter to stripe and fetter at Holzbog Jeffersonville Indiana with May 7 8 10 ad references.
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