Madison Herald July 8 1920 local notices and society items
The Madison Herald reports hospital visits and medical care including Mrs. Robert Jackson Sr at King's Daughters Hospital. County Board of Review session concludes after ten days at the courthouse. Nearby residents and travelers are noted including Ed Troy Scheik party departure to Indianapolis and trips by the Hummel and Niesse families. Local marriages, health updates, Shriners events, and neighborhood social news are described with several named individuals and places in Madison and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jackson, Sr
R. R. 11
King's Daughters Hospital
County Board of Review
Court House
Ed Troy
Louis P. Scheik
Indianapolis
Charles Hummel
Ernest Tummel
Charles Haak
Joseph Niesse
Morraie Boonse
Joseph Shontee
Mannie Jonas
Dadge
Cdi Dios
Ben Ot
Hanover
Sas
Riverwle
Gyaadartia
Mr. Few
Brown and Davis Wedding at Carrollton
The marriage of Miss Cecelia Mae Brown and Mr. Herbert Davis, both of this city, was celebrated in Carrollton, Kentucky on June 26 by Rev. Allen. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Brown and the groom the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Davis. Friends extend good wishes for their life together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecelia Mae Brown
Herbert Davis
Carrollton, Ky
Allen
Guy Brown
James Davis
Girl Burned When Firecracker Explodes in Greencastle
A three year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Leslie Grimes of Kokomo, visiting Greencastle, was seriously burned when her clothing caught fire from a firecracker. The injuries are to the upper body and face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Ind
Leslie Grimes
Kokomo
Roosevelt Chosen as Democratic Vice President Candidate
Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York was chosen by acclamation at the Democratic National Convention after a lengthy deadlock over the presidential nominee. The convention, in session since June 28, selected Roosevelt, who was then an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, to be the party's vice presidential candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Franklin
Roosevelt
New York
Mother Wanted Son and Cattle Theft Plot Report
Mrs Catherine Diawis and cousin Jesse Nelson arrived in Madison by noon tram and took 13 year old Ralph Thoas to Charles Heath farm near Brooksbury. The boy was later shod and clothed in Madison then ferried to a hotel, with the sheriff pursuing the pair. Court cases include Mary W Anger administratrix and State v Samuel Moreland with jurors finding the defendants not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Diawis
Jesse Nelson
Madison
Clartes Heath
Brooksbury
Ralph Thoas
Davis
Laver Bros
Jacob Luecht
Dettersomoo Street
Totel
Sherif Dutamer
Brooksburg
Sherto
Pottoman Smith
Bealph Pasis Wa
Mountains Court
State Board of Capito
Heath
Droorsburg
Davis Claus Ste
Ian
Nelson
Sheath
Charities
Mary W. Anper
Chartes A. Anger
Pete Non
Duadge Ciehth
Samuel Moreland
Randal
Edgar Moreend
Brattery
Archibaid Melton
Ho Jeariog
Tor Cameton
Pook
Bear
Byron Munser
Griffith
Madison News Notes Show Visits and Local Court Action
Miss Garnett Shirley leaves Madison by train for Indianapolis to visit friends while Miss Mary Kelly spends days in Cleveland and Youngstown Ohio. Miss Nenes Demaree guests of Miss Esabelle Turner for the Fourth. The Midlothian party visits include Mrs. John Baker and two children from Annapolis with Mrs. Sarah Beachout on West Third Street. Local court action includes the divorce of Helen Ritchie vs Willem Ritchie and naturalization of four applicants with Judge Griffith adjourning for term finalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnett Shirley
Manville
Indianapolis
Mary Kelly
West First Street
Cleveland
Youngstown
Ohio
John Bo Baker
Dadnapolis
Sarah Beachout
West Third Street
Helen Ritchie
Willem To Ritche
Plamtdi
John Witham Ritchie
Kwammer H. J. Groff
Bureau of Naturalization
Dixon bord bridge project awarded to Kentucky Bridge Co
At the July county meeting a contract was let to the Kentucky Bridge Company of Louisville for a 240 foot Dixon bord bridge on the Dixon township line with a 16 foot roadway. The bridge will be steel with concrete abutments and piers and will be among the county’s largest. The county awarded coal supply at the courthouse and jail to Madison Coal & Supply Co at 7.45 per ton. no bids were received for the county house coal. New cost estimates were filed for the Ditzler road between Hanover and Republican townships and for Stewart road in Graham township. The board adjourned for the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky Bridge Company
Louisville
Dixon Bord
Graham Township
Court House
Madison Coal & Supply Company
Charles T. Ditzler
Hanover
Republican
John M Stewart
Morton Vaughn Dies After Long Illness at 54
Morton Vaughn, a respected resident and carpenter, died at 3 a.m. at his brother Herman Vaughn’s home on East Second Street after a prolonged illness. He was 54, unmarried, born in the county, and spent most of his life here. Surviving siblings are Herman Vaughn, Garfield Vaughn, Louis Vaughn, and sisters Mrs. John H. Taylor, Mrs. Lena Hole, and Mr. Michael Barrer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton Vaughn
Herman Vaughn
East Second Street
Louisville
Mr Vaughn
City
Garfield Vaughn
Louis Vaughn
Indianapolis
John H. Taylor
Lena Hole
Michael Barrer
Jackson
Tenn
The Flower of Happiness excerpt at Johnson tale
Eleanor Garrow overhears Keith Ditsey discuss a Johnson trip and a hoped for engagement while Jessy Glynn contemplates money and love. Keith admires Beryl Armistead and the Ninth Street church choir as tensions over money and marriage rise among friends and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
Eleanor Garrow
Hal
Keith Ditsey
Johnson
Eleanor
Halbert
Jessy
Jeanor
Jesse Glynn
Beryl Armistead
Tvata
Socialife
Ninth Street
Reith
Desperate Plans and Heartbreak Amid War Sentiments
In a small town narrative a couple face separation as Halbert Garrow contemplates going to France as a Y worker. Eleanor comforts him while debts mount from Hal’s earnings and a shared home. Beryl Armistead questions loyalties as relationships strain under wartime pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal
Eleanor
Halbert
Keith
Nell
Beryl Armistead
Litsey
Halbert Garrow
France
Romance of Arabella Stuart Through Turmoil and Martyrdom
Lady Arabella Stuart, daughter of Charles Stuart, faced royal plots and marriage intrigues under Elizabeth I. Secretly marrying William Seymour, she fled imprisonment to the tower and back, ending in sorrow as she dies in 1615 after a life of captivity and peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arabella
Arabella Stuart
Charles Stuart
Elizabeth
Willian Seymour
Beauchatip
Eizabeth
di Shead
Seymour
Plena Parry
Gadsen
Street accident in Pennsylvania coal mine rescues Casey
A mine incident in Pennsylvania ends with Casey partly buried under earth and rescued. Callahan leads the rescuers and calls down that Casey may be alive while a muffled rebeck voice asks for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Casey
Callahan
Tim
Harper’s Magazine
Tennessee in commission with 14 inch guns at Brooklyn Navy Yard
The Tennessee battleship debuts at New York Navy Yard. Twelve 14 inch guns crown the main battery while the ship, electrically driven, measures 625 feet long and 98 feet wide. Its fighting top includes advanced observation range finding and calculation devices, setting it apart from other vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
New York Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Uncle Sam
Woman Suffered Broken Arm In Auto Accident
Miss Alice Younge fractured her right arm when a car swerved off the road near the Chas Dufour place above Vevay Friday evening. Win Ogle and daughter Josephine were en route to her home. no others were hurt and she is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Younge
Chas. Dufour
Vevay
Win
Ogle
Josephine
Miss Young
Davour
Miss Younge
Ford to Buy Banner Fork Coal Properties in Kentucky
Ford Motor Company of Detroit has purchased the Banner Fork Coal Corporation properties in Harlan County Kentucky. The sale price is reported at 1 500 000 dollars and the purchaser will assume control this week. The Banner Fork Coal Corporation lists Virginia capitalists as its owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Banner Fork Coal Corporation
Harlan County
Virginia
Remarkable Forty Foot One Man Torpedo Boat Described
Record maunet tests reveal a forty foot one man torpedo boat with submerged hull like a submarine and a forward torpedo chamber forming a U shape. The craft weighs about 28 000 pounds, carries a single torpedo, and a hinged deck gate floods the chamber to launch the weapon under its own propulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maunet
Popuker Mechanics Magazine
Wetlehs
Young Henry Hoanhammer Ploosler Speaks At Christmas
Indianapolis News recounts a humorous Christmas moment from a Ploosler youngster named Henry Hoanhammer who, amid prohibition in Indiana, comments on a bright Christmas tree. He sighs “Gee, It’s all Attie,” reflecting a mix of innocence and mood at the holiday gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hoanhammer
Indiana
Henry
Indianapolis News
Wwe
Malta's match industry and Caesar cipher mystery
Fragmented note mentions the matches industry as a major Maltese sector and references Caesar devising a cipher system that remained undecoded for 1400 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceasar
Homemade remedy for catarrh and colds spreads fast
Thousands use a home remedy for catarrh and colds. Purchase a quarter ounce of Mentha piperita arcine, mix with two pints of boiled water, gargle the throat, and snuff or spray the liquid into the nostrils twice daily. Keeps nasal passage and throat clean to hinder flu germs.
Dentrifice Recommended as Ideal by Army Dental Surgeons
Army dental surgeons recommend the dentrifice as an ideal aid for dental care. The suggestion highlights its practicality for soldiers in field conditions and routine use, aiming to improve oral hygiene and prevent disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Bio-feren Tablets touted as quick nerve remedy
Joseph E. Webb of Muncie Indiana praises Bio-seven saying it restored him to normal after nervous and run down conditions. The ad claims two tablets after meals and at bedtime for seven days then one after each meal and at bedtime until exhaustion with a money back guarantee if health does not improve. All local druggists carry or can obtain the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Webb
Muncie
Indiana
Early facts and figures from the United States history
The text notes that the United States has supplied English cotton manufacturers with raw cotton since 1791. It adds a wry line about men born too soon, a demographic claim about Russia where two thirds are peasants, and a historical note that Pennsylvania led U S wheat production seventy years ago.
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United States
Russia
Pennsylvania
U. S
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