Alleged Confessions to Burglary Ring in Indiana
Fred Gerber and James Little, jailed in Bloomington on a white mule transport charge, reportedly confessed to fourteen break ins in western Indiana towns including Patricksburg. They allegedly dynamited the Jasonville bank and assaulted Henry Steuerwalt near Saline City, with other robberies in Pat Ck? and Terre Haute area.
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Fred Gerber
William Gerber
Clay City
James Little
Corbin Little
Coal City
Owen County
Bloomington
Indiana
Jasonville
Patricksburg
Henry Steuerwalt
Saline City
Terre Haute
Hero Now Owns Home Sergt Alvin York Receives Deed
Sergt Alvin York finally holds the deed to his 400 acre river bottom Ferness county farm. The title was cleared by the Nashville Rotary Club fund trustees after two fundraising campaigns paid off the mortgage. The deed was presented by T J Whealen of Jamestown.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Alvin York
Ferness County
T. J. Whealen
Jamestown
Nashville Rotary Club
Rotarians
Burri s Chapel Social and Visiting Roundup
Mrs Laura Smith and daughter Martha of Linton visit Jess Wright family. Cora Gabbard and sons Earl and Melvin near Linton visit Lou Fainot. Willie Goodman of near Pleasantville visits his parents Charley and Mrs Goodman. A large dinner at David Wright home with Ina Wright Victoria Lindsey Verna Ellis Mary Goodman Audria Padgett Virtue Goodman Zimroe Price Mae Zoie Poole Lawrence and Lex Wright James Fainot Earl Gabbard Jesse Goodman and Mr and Mrs David Wright. Earl Enoch and family visit Rile Padgett. Joe Lindsey and Claude Reed in New Lebanon. Dora Burnette and Mary of Sullivan visit Moody family. Flem Goodman and Elza Wright in Linton. Elsie Padgett of Pleasantville visits grandparents Alonzo and Mrs Poole. Rev Fields of Burris Chapel delivers memorial sermon at Pleasantville. large crowd attends.
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Laura Smith
Martha
Linton
Jess Wright
Cora Gabbard
Earl
Melvin
Near Linton
Lou Fainot
Willie Goodman
Pleasantville
Charley Goodman
David Wright
Ina Wright
Victoria Lindsey
Verna Ellis
Mary Goodman
Audria Padgett
Virtue Goodman
Zimroe Price
Mae
Zoie Poole
Messrs. Lawrence
Lex Wright
James Fainot
Earl Gabbard
Jesse Goodman
Earl Enoch
Rile Padgett
Joe Lindsey
Claude Reed
New Lebanon
Dora Burnette
Mary
Sullivan
Pesky bed bugs and cooties banished by P D Q
An advertisement proclaims P D Q as a quick safe chemical to kill bed bugs roaches fleas and cooties including eggs. It claims a 36 cent package yields a quart enough to kill a million pests and suitable for clothing. Sold by W J Hamilton Drug Co with sealed bottles.
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P. D.Q
W. J. Hamilton Drug CO
Bloomfield Trust Company Stock Transfer Announced
Bloomfield announces transfer of six stockholders stocks to local businessmen. Retiring are F M Dugger Mrs M B Hunt and W R, M E and O E Dugger and EB Dugger of Sullivan. New directors include Dr R C Applegate Henry Haywood Dr E R Mason H W McLaughlin Edward H Stein Myers Slater. C E Gregg elected president and R C Applegate vice president. G W Adams and Lee H Jones remain secretaries until annual meeting. Gregg to return to Bloomfield around August 1.
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Bloomfield
Bloomfield Trust Company
F. M. Dugger
Henry Haywood
E. R. Mason
H. W. McLaughlin
Edward H. Stein
Myers Slater
C. E. Gregg
Vincennes
R. C. Applegate
G. W. Adams
Lee H. Jones
Westphalia Farmer Narrowly Escapes Dragging Incident
Eldo Wollerman, plowing corn near Westphalia Indiana on Decoration Day, was knocked from his plow and dragged by a team of young mules racing through the field. His lines wrapped around him, but he was released miraculously with only a scalp hit. Tom Deer, longtime employee, tried to regain control as the horses bolted, creating a frightening scene. Wollerman survived none the worse for the accident, which could have been fatal.
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Westphalia
Ind
Eldo Willerman
Wollerman
Tom Deer
Footwear for Children and Outdoors Shaping Active Play
The Klaykort is fast and durable providing foot comfort for tennis or outdoor games with an extra set of shoes. Fenway Sandals offer extreme pliability for growing young feet.
Local social notes from Vicksburg area
Miss Dorothy Overton returns home to Bicknell from her grandmother Mrs Emma Brown in Vicksburg. Visits include Jesse Hubble family with Elmer Rhodes and Carl Mull family to Spencer. Ted Lovell from Terre Haute visits Bernice Hanna. Ed Edson family from Linton calls. Decoration day brings cemetery flowers. Mrs Emma Brown ill. Baptist church plans children's night. Frank Brown builds new cellar and summer kitchen.
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Dorothy Overton
Emma Brown
Bicknell
Jesse Hubble
Elmer Rhodes
William Brown
Carl Mull
Spencer
Wm. Stevenson
John
Jasonville
Ted Lovell
Terre Haute
Vicksburg
Bernice Hanna
Ed Edson
Linton
Emmet Edson
Vicksburg Baptist Church
Frank Brown
Lecture Draws Big Crowd Despite Typo Ad
Professor Letterkink notes surprise at large audience for his talk on Cosmic Forces. He jokes he never spoke to more than 40 before, while the local editor quips that a typesetting error left out the 's' in Cosmic in the advertisement.
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Letterkink
No Inducement Read by Unemployed Man
A line from the Retail Ledger in Philadelphia quotes an unemployed man saying they start him without pay, noting his reaction with a dismissive Humph. The exchange reflects hardship and attitudes toward work and wages.
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Retail Ledger
Philadelphia
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Pike
Joe E. Beasley
Linton Drug CO
Very Murray
Jasonville Bank
Citizen
Hero
Burris Chapel
Ing
Milady
Oxford
Hood Rubber Products Co. Inc
Watertown, Mass
Vincennes Street
Frank M. Welch
Will C. Welch
Harmilton
L. F. van Zerm
Western Newspaper Union
LE van Zerm
Lissen Fannie
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