Local Society Items and Chautauqua Anticipation
Miss Fanchon Torbert and Mr Thomas J Bickers wed in Terre Haute at seven Monday evening. They depart for a brief honeymoon in Indianapolis. The bride is sister of Mrs R B Myers of this place. Prof H M Towell and family return to Danville after a ten day visit. Cayuga chautauqua runs September 8 to 13 promising top entertainment. Kingman area expected to send visitors to Cayuga and Veedersburg. Garland Steinbauzh of International Correspondence Schools spent Sunday home. Mrs Harry Slascock and daughter Katie visited in Veedersburg yesterday.
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Fanchon Torbert
Thos. J. Bickers
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
R. B. Myers
H. M. Towell
Danville
Ind
Cayuga
Kingman and Vicinity
Veedersburg
Rushcreek church family reunion draws forty to fifty attendees
The Marines held a family reunion at Rushcreek church last Friday with 40 to 50 attendees enjoying a day of socializing. An afternoon program featured people over 50, old poems, and short speeches by D. Maris and C. W. Lindley. Next reunion planned at Bloomingdale with John Allee as president. Mr. and Mrs. A. B Andrew attended Samuel DeBaun's funeral, DeBaun age 84, formerly on a farm near Sylvania, later in Bloomingdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushcreek Church
D. Maris
C. W. Lindley
Bloomingdale
John Allee
A. B Andrew
Samuel DeBaun
Mr. DeBaun
Sylvania
Eastern Liberty
Russells
Kennedys
Bristol Ridge
John Quincy Brown
Grimes
Ephlin
Howard
Dead Letter Office Abolished and Mail Distribution Changes
The dead letter office in Washington is abolished after a final sale realizing 4500 dollars. Eighty staff were discharged or reassigned as Uncle Sam streamlines mail handling. Misdirected mail will be routed to fifteen cities nationwide while the office closes. Clem Ratcliff and family visited relatives in Sheldon Illinois over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Department
Washington
Sam
Clem Ratcliff
Sheldon, Ill
Sugar scramble and Indiana farm labor figures in census release
War induced sugar shortages push prices higher as Britain buys near 100000 tons in New York and governments limit colonial sales. Indiana census shows 344454 farm workers among 1,036710 working residents with 199206 farm operators and 814 dairy farmers. nationwide 5.865 million farm operators employing 5.975 million workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America
Germany
Austria-Hungary
England
New York
Great Britaan
Indiana
United States Census Bureau
United States
Indiana Irish potato patch yields and prices reported
Estimates from the United States Crop Reporting Board show Indiana stocking 75,000 acres with a production of about 5,145,000 bushels at roughly 1.03 dollars per bushel. National figures: 3,708,000 acres planted and 360,614,000 bushels produced. last year 331,525,000 bushels on 3,668,000 acres, selling at 90 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
United States Crop Reporting Board
United States
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Lee and Miss Musie Tribbett Visit Hublers
Tribbett and Miss Musie Tribbett from near Pine Village visited their uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. B O Hubler on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Musie. Tribbett
Near Pine Village
B. O. Hubler
Miss Gerta Moore and Gordon Moore in Veedersburg
Miss Gerta Moore and her nephew Master Gordon Moore were in Veedersburg Saturday. For Sale four tons of baled timothy hay offered by C L Steinbaugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerta Moore
Gordon Moore
Veedersburg
Timothy Hay
C. L. Steinbaugh
Also Mentioned on This Page
H .J. McAlister
Ira Bonebrake
Garland Steinbauzh
The
International Correspondence Schools
Harry Slascock
Katie
Ora Philpott
Liberty
Rev. Smith
Friends Church
Amo
Rushcreek
Institute
Rockville
Rockport
West Union
Rev
Calahan
David Commons
Kokomo
Tangier
H. P. McCrary
Kingman, Indiana
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