Local notes on family visits and road work progress
Miss Amanda Corbin improves while Mrs. Kate Bruce returns from Bedford and other locals attend visits in Bloomfield and Shoals. Road improvements with crushed stone are underway as community events at Ashcraft Chapel include sermons, talks, and a $110 pledge for a minister.
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Amanda Corbin
Kate Bruce
Bedford
Brandon Tilford
Bloomfield
Wilkerson
Eula Gilmore
Marguerite Baker
Bill Stultz
Emma
Shoals
Earl Baker
Berthal Mathews
James Gilmore
Frank Horn
Sadie Dobson
Inartatte
Owensburg
Rick Felds
Ott Sexson
Hovey Corbin
Fred Corbin
Ferguson
Indiana editors questioned by federal grand jury over 1928 Lake county vote
The Northern Indiana federal grand jury heard Warren Fairbanks publisher of the Indianapolis News and Boyd Gurley editor of the Indianapolis Times about reports of election fraud in Lake county Indiana in 1928. Also questioned were John D Williams and Walter Schrage with state Democratic chairman R Earl Peters previously questioned. The panel probes Lake county votes amid claims of influx of Chicago blacks and abnormally large gains.
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South Bend
Ind
Indiana
United States
Warren Fairbanks
The
Indianapolis News
Charles W. Fairbanks
Boyd Gurley
Indianapolis Times
Lake County
John D. Williams
Indiana State Highway Commission
Walter Schrage
Whiting
Local Social Notes From Midland June Visit And Birthdays
Mrs Oll Hicks and daughters Regina and Phy lis attended Terre Haute commencement. Dora Pope of Olive Branch, a niece, spent the weekend with Mrs Stell Hobbs. George Taylor and Imogene from Olive Branch visited, as did Orval Smith Friday. Mickey McKee celebrated tenth birthday with friends. Various locals shared visits and weekend gatherings across Midland area.
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Paul Ramply
Oll Hicks
Will Brown
Elmer Warrick
Paul
Jasonville
Joe, Brasier
Linton
Convinced Genius Brings Heartbreak After Rejection
The Vancouver Province quotes a discussion about Bob's reaction to a rejection. He initially feels dazed but concludes her belief that a genius is hard to get along with caused the match to fail.
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Bob
Vancouver
Traffic Arches Warn Drivers to Use Horns Kindly
A Cincinnati Inquirer hint urges motorists not to make pedestrians jump and to blow the horn politely to avoid sarcasm. The note emphasizes courteous driving as a safety measure for pedestrians.
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Cincinnati Inquirer
Match as far as she is concerned
In New Bedford the conversation centers on a match with a bigger purse. Mabel agrees while Ethel cites mutual interest and the count pushes for higher stakes. The Standard reports the ongoing negotiation as local gossip surrounding potential prize money and contenders.
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Ethel
Mabel—O
New Bedford Standard
Love Is Blind in a Spaghetti Scene
A playful exchange recalls a quirky romance in which a speaker jokes about loving someone after watching her eat spaghetti. The fragment hints at affection and humor centered on Lucia and a teasing friend.
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Lucia
Bayuk's Havana Ribbon Cigars Priced Just a Nickel
An advertisement touts Bayuk's Havana Ribbon as a superior cigar with ripe middle leaves and long filler, claiming no scraps or under ripe leaves, offering a five for a nickel and practical pocket packages. It invites readers to try Bayuk's Havana Ribbon at nearby cigar counters.
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Bayuk
Havana
Lyons Group News Highlights Visits and Local Events
Lyons notes show Mrs. Austin Stewart and Mrs. Harry Stevenson visiting Mrs. Busby in the county. A parade of relatives from Indianapolis, Muncie, Newcastle and Terre Haute stop by local homes. Dorothy Kee wed Sullivan, with a shower held. families, trips, and church services populate the week.
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Cilmizhny Lyons
Austin Stewart
Dicknell
Harry Stevenson
Indianapolis
David ‘Busby
Dora Frye
Kenneth Russell
Earl Wolford
Linton
William ‘Fisher
Newcastle
Ind
Ruth “Immely
Muncie
Nariy Kaiser
John Baker
Grace Leavitt
Julian
Earl
Patoka
Roy Hannum
Carl Cullison
Julian Leavitt
M. Tu
Max Stein
Greene County
Tindianapolis
Forest Hubbard
Ralph Nicholson
Sandborn
U. Nicholson
Dorothy Kee
O. M. McKee
Near Lyons
Noble
Fee
Janton
Sullivan
Fd Stalcup
Helen Stalcup
Local Notes on Residents and Visits This Summer
Indianapolis Monday after a week long vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Michael Yancey. Miss Bessie Edwards who has been attending school in Terre Haute has completed her course and returned home Friday to spend this summer. Miss Helen Allen home economics teacher spent last weekend with relatives in Hillsboro.
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A. W. Ashcraft
Koreen
Jank Horn
Greene
Lawrence Orange
Martin
Knox
Sullivan
Monroe
Ashcraft Chapel
Quince Ferguson
Kirby
Paul Haywood
Artie Oliphant Brown
Ruth Evans
Marjory Cullison
Dianapolis
Michael Yancey
Local Dignitaries and Visitors Visit Dugger Area
Mr and Mrs W R Dickey and sons Robert and Floyd return from Anderson for an open ended stay. Margaret Freeman leaves for Pontiac Michigan to visit relatives. Lulu Misher of Somerset Kentucky departs after visiting Ben Freeman and family. Warren Smith and Melvin Anderson conduct business in Terre Haute. Barbara Hayman of Linton visits Mrs Wm Watkins. Harold Reynolds from Anderson visits his mother Mrs Oren Young. Mrs Dan Pigg and daughter visit Mrs Bert Moore and family in Sullivan.
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Dugger
Ind
W. R. Dickey
Robert
Floyd
Anderson
Margaret Freeman
Pontiac
Mich
Gerald Moody
Lulu Misher
Somerset
Ben Freeman
Warren Smith
Melvin Anderson
Terre Haute
Barbara Hayman
Linton
Wm. Watkins
Harold Reynolds
Oren Young
Dan Pigg
Henry Theis
Mary Louise Theis
Pigg
Bert Moore
Sullivan
Outlaws, Pyro and Capper's Weekly Quip
A Capper's Weekly aside jokes about being held down by personal rules after an outlaw encounter. The brief quip contrasts a hypothetical held up by outlaws with being constrained by own laws.
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Pyro
Capper
Lydia Pinkham Product Endorsed By Satisfied Customer
A Philadelphia reader from 1607 Front Street reports a favorable outcome after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial claims the product aided their health and advises friends to consider it, presenting a personal endorsement from a local inhabitant.
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Philadelphia
Lydia
Pinkham
Mags
Anna
Front Street
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