City council names new Freeman Hospital board
An adjourned council session appointed a 8 member hospital board for Freeman City Hospital under the bequest of Job Freeman. The slate includes two physicians two businessmen two miners and two women. The council also confirmed steps on East Vincennes street improvements and voted to hire Frank Dean to sprinkle city streets for the rest of summer.
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Freeman City Hospital
Job Freeman
W. F. Craft
M. N. Thayer
Horace Humphreys
W. C
Vincennes Street
First Street
Ninth Street
Frank Dean
Two Horses Die in Lyons Barn Fire at Figgins Farm
A barn on Jesse Figgins farm near Lyons burned late Thursday but was not found until dawn. Two horses perished in the blaze along with a Chevrolet touring car and farm tools. Loss estimated at $2,000 with no insurance. A Lyons meat market also burned around midnight but was fully destroyed by morning.
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Jesse Figgins
Figgins
Lyons
Pay for Speed Charged in City
Howard Robling and Delnis Shearn faced Mayor Inman after being cited for speeding on brick streets. Officers Harbett and Pinkston arrested them on North Main Street. Both pleaded guilty and were fined 15.80 dollars plus costs, then released.
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Howard Robling
Npereas
Delnis Shearn
Switz Cit Y
Inman
Harbett and
Pinkston
North Main Street
City Council Urges Shade Tree Trimming After Meeting
City council last night urged all property owners to trim shade tree branches to a height of at least eight feet above the pavement. Officials said overhanging limbs threaten passersby and requested prompt compliance with the new clearance wishes.
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Podes
Forest Fire Ash Alters Stream Water for Trout
Damage from forest fires raises ash deposits in streams, altering pH to alkaline levels that harm fish life. The fragment notes forests typically adapt to trout but ash from fires disrupts this balance, posing risks to aquatic ecosystems.
Speaking of Fruit in Farm Life Style
A humorous rural observation contrasts a hopeful date with a peach that seems promising but ends as a fig in a prudent man’s view, noting how a promising mate may reveal herself as an uninteresting choice. The playful line critiques courting beliefs with light regional wit.
Pike County Kluxers Watch Rural Roads
Petersburg Indiana June 23 A street talk centers on whether Ku Klux members have kept a vow to protect pure womanhood. Reports say uniform Klansmen patrolled country highways at night near Winslow, silent as they warned drivers about parking along rural roads, prompting fear and mixed reactions.
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Petersburg
Ind
Ku Klux
Ku Klux Day
Ku Klux Society
Wats
Winslow
Ku-Klux
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McKinley
Columbia Music Steve
Linton
Jasonville
Maxwell & Persons
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Hannum Bros
C. E. Goodman
CTY Council
NEW Hospital Board
Willard
Gerin
Waite
Marco, Ind
Fred M. Neal
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Ax & Fry
Aristos
Pride
Mutual
W.h.scholl
Eal Sts
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K. M. Ingle
Pike County
Kluxers
Johnson’ S Poultry & Fruit
Unnton
Maintreet
Chas. W. Joheinson
G. F. Chapman
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