Man Pleads Guilty in Child Support Case
Clundwyn Peffley, age 24, pleaded guilty in circuit court to failure to support a child. He faces 1 to 7 years at Jeffersonville Reformatory or a $1,000 bond with monthly payments until the child is supported. If terms aren’t met, he faces rearrest and a jail sentence. Peffley deserted his wife about four years ago. the child’s mother and home location are noted, and adoption action is mentioned for another case nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clundwyn Peffley
Pefflys
Bing
Jeffersonville
Ley
Nity
Saving Fanse
Parr
Peffley
North Sa
Zionsville
William Kiingter
Eutor
Indianapolis
Lebanon
Clarence
Josing Reagan
Ur Clayton Lynch
Woniford Iton Lynch
Seymour A. Thomipet al
John R. Pall Etal
Qpietle
Tiffs
William
Baker
Llliam Wilson
Jesse Smith
Rural Blaze Destroys Crane Farm Kitchen and Smoke House
A rural fire last night destroyed the miner kitchen and smoke house on Earnest Crane farm four miles east of town. The loss, about 176 dollars, was covered by insurance with Ohio Farmers Co. A nearby science building stood fifteen feet away and was saved after initial danger. Several Lebanon young men arrived in an automobile to aid in the salvage efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reute
Earnest Crane
Ohio Farmers Co
Lebanon
Crane
Furniture Dealers to Protest Wholesale Price Display
In Indianapolis delegates of the Dealers' Association gather at the Clay Co Hotel to discuss a proposed policy refraining from showing wholesale prices to the general public and keeping such figures for retail dealers only. The move has sparked vigorous debate with many opposing it bitterly. leaders including C. LaPolette Thorntown J. M. Chappell Westfield and John Evans are among the arriving speakers and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hornady
Wieder
Pollette Ia
Asociation
Tnitiana
Ilinoia
Ohio
Sichigan
Missouri
John Clough
Chance- Clough Advertising Area i
Indianapolis
Elmer Gay
Dealers’ Association
Clay“Co
C. LaPolette
Pressi
Thorntown
J. M. Chappell
Secs
Westfield
John Wecond
Evans
Banks Are Assessed At 70 Cents Book Value
The county board of review held hearings on bank and trust company assessments. Banks and trust companies were set at seventy cents book value, down from last year’s seventy five cents. The board also adjusted Indiana Lighting Company and pipeline franchise values, raised some amounts, and reduced others including a Lebanon farmer’s improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Review
James P. Staley
Hugh T. Woody
Charles J. Stewart
Indiana Lighting Company
Stewart
Irwin Brown
Lebanon
Harrigan Township
Phil Adher Cooperative Co
F. D. Reed
Disease Breeder Warns Against Mosquito Breeding
A public health notice warns that hot weather will breed disease and urges homes to clean all alleys, decaying matter, and manure piles. It advises removing water barrels or treating remaining pools with coal oil and notifying health officers if neighbors fail to act to prevent pest harms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Lebanon
Cesa
Horse Stealing Charge Against Thomas Coon
Hamilton county grand jury finished work Tuesday and discharged by Judge Vestal. They reported an indictment against Thomas Coon for horse stealing. Coon is in Michigan City penitentiary serving a one to fourteen year sentence from Boone county for a similar charge. He allegedly stole a horse worth $50 from Frank McKnight at Westfield. warrant for his arrest will be sent to the Michigan City prison. after release he will be taken to Noblesville for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton County Grand Jury
Vestal
Thomas Coon
Coon
Michigan City Penitentiary
Boone County
Frank McKnight
Westfield
Hamilton County
Coons
Michigan City
Noblesville
Rotten Fruit Circular Targets Sale of Decomposed Produce
Circular letters issued by H. E. Barnard state food and drug commissioner warn farmers gardeners and hucksters that selling decomposed rotten fruits and vegetables is a violation of the pure food law. The notice applies to producers canners commission men and retailers and directs health officers and inspectors to enforce the rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Barnard
Atute Food and Drug Commissioner
Fisherman’s Paradise Pushes Indiana as Fishing Haven
Indiana aims to become a premier fishing and hunting state under George W. Miles, state commissioner of fisheries and game. Plans include repopulating lakes and streams, with early work near Lake Wawasee in Kosciusko County led by the Wawasee Country Club and Wawasee Protective Association, aided by Miles’s department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Adirondacks
Rocky Mountains
George W. Miles
Game
Michigan
Wisconsin
Miles
Lake Wawasee
Kosciusko County
Wawasee
Distribution of May Taxes To Townships and Corporations
Deputy Auditor Clare Goodwin has completed distributing May funds to townships and corporations. The report details how taxes collected were allocated among the various township units and the fund amounts allocated to each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Goodwin
Worson
Township Tax Distributions Across Local Jurisdictions
A compiled breakdown shows each township receiving allocations for tax, tuition, special school, and road funds. Marion, Washington, Clinton, and others list amounts for town tax, tuition, and road distributions, with totals ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars across multiple townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Citaton Townahip—Township
Washington Township
Crosk
Thorntown
Jefferson—Township
Tulton
Canter—township
Lebanon
Union—township
Eagle—township
Zionaville
Perry
Harrison—township
Tultion
Jackson—township
Worth
The Humble Potato and Wealth in Potatoes
The Lafayette Journal laments changing potato economics as the crop shifts from sustenance for the poor to a symbol of wealth for kings and multimillionaires. It notes rising prices threaten daily life and calls for favorable weather to secure a late harvest and avert hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Journal
Buggy overturns injures Warren and Ledington in Kirklin
In Kirklin Sunday night Owen Warren and Miss Mabel Ledington of Mechanicsburg were riding when a horse bolted the buggy at Dr Mounts office. Warren struck his head and lost consciousness, later delirious and exhausted. Ledington escaped with minor bruises and no serious injury. Warren was later taken home in Medianburg in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Frankfort
Owen Warren
Mabel Ledington
Mechanicsburg
Kirklin
Dr. Mount
Warren
Big Horse Show Plans in Clinton County Michigan
Michigantown leaders announce a large upcoming horse show to end of July. Local business people and residents express strong enthusiasm and have already raised funds for premiums and show expenses. The event is billed as one of Clinton county’s biggest, based on early excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigantown
Clinton County
Fortune Ityan to Fortune Maker in Nelson County
In Nelson county a 1951 child named Thomas Fortune Ityan grew up to substantial wealth. The text notes a long public life of financier activity with references to the American Tebarce company dissolution, government potential prosecution of Mr. Ryan, and his roles as promoter and reorganizer of electric light and street railways in major cities. It mentions his 1906 control of Equitable Life Assurance stock and 1904 Virginia delegation to the Democratic National Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson County
Thomas
American Tebarce Company
Supreme Court
Ryan
Group of
High Financiera
Wall Street
Boone County Boy Secures Panama Government Post
Paul Carr son of Finley Carr of Elizaville sails tonight from New York for Panama to take a stenographer position in the government commissary department. A Indianapolis business college graduate, he is brother to Carl Carr, principal of U. S. consolidated high schools in the Panama Canal Zone, and the job carries a handsome salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Carr
Finley Carr
Elizaville
New York
Panama
Indianapolis Business College
Carl Carr
U. S
Panama Canal Zone
Sheridan Man Sues Levi Mikels for Divorce and Custody
A Sheridan man sues Levi Mikels a local farmer for divorce from Ida Mikel married May 1969 and separated recently. He cites alleged ungovernable temper and profane language in front of his fourteen year old child Starla from a former marriage. The filing also notes a recent attempted suicide by Mrs Mikels using concentrated lye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Mikels
Sheridan
Thaw
Ida Mikel
Starla
Rex
Mikels
Free For All Fight Breaks Out In Kirklin
Monday night a free for all fight erupted in Kirklin after a disturbance and drunken altercation. Five men participated, all sustaining bruises, cuts, and eye injuries, while several witnesses wore mourning.
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Kirklin
Indiana blue grass home tied to Putnam county claim
Statements by 8 F Lockridge long identified Putnam county Indiana as the home of blue grass not Kentucky. He recalled Henry Clay saying he first grew blue grass seed from a Putnam county farmer, moving it to Ashland stock farm near Lexington. Clay noted Kentucky later cultivated the grass widely. The limestone soil suits its growth. Kentucky gained fame for the grass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Lockridge
Putnam County
Kentucky
Lockridge
Thomas Dowling
Terre* Haute
Henry Clay
Clay
Ashland
Lexington
Blue Ay
East Washington lawn social with Chat family guests
Mrs. J. M. Worley and Mrs. J. R. Bohanon of East Washington Street entertained the families of C. N. T. Chat last evening at a lawn social held at Chat's home. The evening included outdoor games and a general good time with light refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Worley
J. R. Bohanon
East
Washington Street
Dockmen Strike Expands in Liverpool Port
Liverpool June 28 Dock workers extend strike with four thousand more joining. Major ships Cunard Canadian Pacific Dominion White Star Ellerman affected. Stoppage aims at union recognition and removal of nonunion workers. Haverford and other liners deserted in sympathy. Rioting between strikers and strikebreakers erupts in Glasgow with police charges and numerous arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Cunard
Canadian Pacifies Railway
Dominion
White Star
Ellerman
Haverford
Red Star Line
Glasgow
Advertisers' Protective Association targets Dr Wiley
Washington reports the Advertisers Protective Association plans to make Dr Harvey W Wiley a campaign issue. The group, representing food drug and beverage manufacturers with large investments, demands a removal and stricter enforcement of the food and drugs act. They warn of pushing for removal before 1912 and securing pledges from major party nominees. State department officials favor open Senate sessions on treaties and a public release of texts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indianapolis News
Harvey W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Frederick W. Hooper
Hooper
Dr. Wiley
State Department
Department
Senate
J. P. Morgan & Co
Capitel
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Reformatory
Crane Farm
Latoilette
Jehoven Head of Furniture Dealers
Board OF Review
Grand Jury
Barnard
Gut
Fisherman's Paradise
Commissioner Miles
Ptc
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Tobacco Trust
Paul. Carr
Marshal Burgess
Euley Pugh
al Cochran
William Baker
William Siass
John Cochran
Brazil
Squire
Pronken
Birklin
Greencastle
N. T. Club
Worley
Mrs. Bohanon
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