Devoted Wife and Mother Claimed by Death in City Home
Mrs William F Blackard 67 died at 1 30 am at her daughter Mrs Welby Monroe’s home after a period as an invalid. Maiden name Helen J Douglas daughter of Jeremiah and Martha Douglas pioneer county settlers. Survived by husband two daughters Melvin son four sisters and two brothers. active West Madison M E church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Blackard
Welby C. Monroe
Helen J. Douglas
Jeremiah
Martha Douglas
Hamilton County
Ohio
William Blackard
W. C. Monroe
Harry Gill
North Vernon
Melvin Blackard
Jerry Douglas
Frank Douglas
Indianapolis
Eva McGuire
Minnie Douglas
Cy Gordon
Louisville
William Keefe
Dayton
West Madison
Ledgerwood Dies After Long Illness at 68 in Ryker's Ridge
Ebenezer Hillis Ledgerwood aged 68 passes after several weeks illness at the home of his sister in law Mrs. William Ledgerwood at Ryker's Ridge. A lifelong resident respected for community service he never married and is survived by three sisters and a brother, including Mrs S A Rowlison and Miss Martha Ledgerwood of Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer Hillis Ledgerwood
William Ledgerwood
Ryker's Ridge
Mr. Ledgerwood
S. A. Rowlison
Ryker’s Ridge
Martha
Anna Ledgerwood
Los Angeles, Cal
Daniel Ledgerwood
Fire destroys Harry Keel home near Manville in midnight blaze
A two story frame house on Wolf's Run near Manville burned completely on Saturday night. Mr Harry Keel and his wife and two children escaped in night attire as cold weather hampered rescue. The family found refuge at Mr Woodfield's home after jumping from a second story window. Insurance partly covers the loss. One child had just recovered from measles and the other likely exposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Keel
Wolf’s Run
Manville
Wm. McCauley
Keel
Wm. Woodfield
Spy plot center in wartime German network
Washington reports Walter Sporrman, a paid German spy, as the head of a German spy system in custody and facing possible execution. arrests expand to Baltimore with Marius Asch linked to the case as letters and chemicals are found. Army officials press for a firing squad as details of the master plot unfold amid strict secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dan
Walter Sporrman
Department of Justice
Baltimore
Sportman
Marius Asch
Sporrman
Army
Sporrolain
Aleyed
Boved
Black crowd raids coal train in Indianapolis
About two thousand Black residents swarmed a coal train in Indianapolis on January 15 hoping to seize fuel for free distribution. Police reserves dispersed the crowd without violence or further incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Immediate registration of all 21 year olds since June proposed
A joint Senate resolution by Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, supported by the War Department, would require immediate registration of all men who reached age 21 since June 5. The plan aims to add about 500000 to the fighting forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Chamberlain
Oregon
War Department
Sweep of fuel conservation bill introduced in Congress
The fuel administration proposes a sweeping mandatory conservation measure for households. Senator Pomerene and Representative Lever introduced the bill in both houses of Congress this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Congress
Pomerene
Lever
Sale of Tobacco Brings Better Prices For Farmers
Report from Friday sale of 28 500 pounds of tobacco averaged 22 6 per hundredweight with better grades improving. Farmers noted higher prices across good and common grades as the season progresses. Red Cross receipts totaled 26 dollars while growers anticipate further gains in upcoming sales and overall conditions improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vl G. Bray
Moorefield
George Lyon
Dow
John AL Romans
Vevas
Dhs
Sewers to receive higher pay for wartime sewing work
The article reports wage increases for women sewing at a sub-station converting a sewing HQ to boost production. Prices for shirts, mattress covers, and bed sacks rise with daily outputs, while transport costs shift to the workers as duties shift to donations if needed.
Vatican seeks peace as German raid prompts reevaluation
Telegram report from Rome notes cautious optimism for an early peace, while Vatican officials press Pedicoullis for terms. In Britain the North Sea bombardment by German destroyers kills several and wounds many as trains and factories shift under war demands.
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Leeedon
Han
Leis
Yarmouth
North Sea
Ces Aian
Weta
Vinetia
Vita
Lion
Cnaw-Howne
Doan's Kidney Pills End Kidney Pain Say Mrs Hall
Madison resident Effie Hall reports severe backache headaches and dizziness from kidney trouble. After taking Doan's Kidney Pills from Rogers Drug Store she says her kidneys and health improved and she keeps a supply for future trouble.
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Effie Hall
N. Mulberry St
Madison
Down
Rogers’ Drug Store
Doan
Mr. Hall
Foster-Milburn Co., Props
Buffalo
N.Y
Adv
Timber listing ad from Indianapolis firm blocks six inches
Blocks six inches and larger thirty inches long any kind of timber except oak and hickory describe your timber Indianapolis Timber and Manufacturing Company Office 217 East Maryland Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Timber & Mfg. Co
Maryland Street
Shakeup in German Government Looms in Turbulent Era
Report from Amterdam indicates a government shakeup as military factions clash with moderates. Journal notes that Von Bethnoge and Von Kuehlmann may resign under pressure while hardline groups push for military dictatorship, signaling intensified political upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Dbethnoge
von Kuehlmann Wordee
Pablok
Peter von Phinadenburg
Kent Parsonage Becomes Matrimony Hub For Youth
In a blizzard era, 21 year old Raymond Stutsman and Velvin Cook traveled seven miles through heavy snow to the Kent parsonage. They wed after obtaining a license from Clerk Prewatt last Wednesday. Rev. Joseph Cooper performed the ceremony, offering a short service. The couple then returned to the bride’s home and began their life together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Parsonage
Joseph Cooper
Methodist Church
Raymond Stutsman
Velvin Cook
Scott County
Cooper
Death of George Middleton in Portsmouth Ohio
George Middleton died at his Portsmouth Ohio home after a several week illness. A Madison native and husband of a wife and father to four year old Bea, he had worked as an electrician at the Drew Selby Shoe Co factory in Portsmouth. He is survived by a sister Mrs Charles Maberry and by his family. Funeral arrangements are not yet announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
George Middleton
Portsmouth
Kate Middleton
Bea
Charles Maberry
Middleton
Drew-Selby Shoe Company
Federal examiner Bouslog to aid coal supply relief
Julius A. Bouslog of the Federal Trade Commission arrives in the city to investigate coal shortages and assist in securing ample coal through normal channels. He warns the matter will take time and that he cannot take independent action but will provide needed help to relieve the distress faced by Madison's residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C Fuel
Woollen
Julius A. Bouslog
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, D. C
Bousley
Chicago
Bouslug
Madison
Mince Pie Demand Among Cadets and Home Chefs
Cadets and families seek mince pie during wartime encampment era. Text notes how mince pie sustains troops and home cooks, praising moisture, cost, and shelf life of a labeled package. Mentions War Pie and Food Administration guidance and a store offering affordable, clean preservation suitable for pies and desserts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nord
Harley Graham Fracture Moves to Hospital for Treatment
Harley Graham who suffered a severe fracture of the right leg last Sunday was moved from his Ryker's Ridge home to King's Daughters hospital yesterday morning. Dr. Cook and Dr. Hatch treated him promptly after the accident. His condition remains about the same, the fracture being several inches above the knee. Friends express sympathy and hope for a speedy, permanent recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Graham
Ryker’s Ridge
King’s Daughters Hospital
Cook
Hatch
Graham
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Ity
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Telegraph News
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Vatican
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Piers
King's Daughters’ Hospital
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Anil Boydustrial
Pega Tent Testas
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Naval Service
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Kode
Ralph Bo Peddie
Ots
Cfis
Chauncey FE Phillips
I. RO
Carl Gistilety
Otto CL Brittenbach
Brooksburg
Howard HH. Setioteid
City
Louis S. Johnson
Dupont
Clarence W. Davis
Star Route
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Chass
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Cits
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Bert Coryva
Wirt
Virpul Powell
Chester Willams
Archie Pender
Lesington
Norman A. Heath
Floyd F. Gudgel
Albert W. Breidenbach
Henry Shanks
RKO UL
Roy L. Jones
George J. Maurer
Perry Vo Mouser
Win. HH. Gibbs
Clyde A. Hutchinson
N. Madison
Henry R. Bente
Jacob Heid
Harry Bo Sterm
Chiss
Hayden
John Reynolds
Markley Bush
John L. Carlisle
Frank H. Rusk
Clements Dilk
R. R
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Cate
Wyo Poendent
Fate
Tuthie
End
Inch. Meyer
Columbia Graionolas
Adit Sa
Sibi
Hubber Toalwear
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Hertz’s
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