Madison Ind June 20 1918 Local Notes and Visitors
Local brief reports list Mrs B F Donnelly traveling to Anderson to visit sister Mrs Ella Dunn. Cleveland Brooks of Akron Ohio and wife Goldie visiting mother on Second street. Mrs Louis Anger and daughter Martha Louise journey to Mt Vernon Ohio to start new home. Mrs S I Long and son Chester return to Sullivan after visiting Hon Curtis Marshall. Miss Mabel Hillabold and sister Mrs Arnold Farberger with Mabel Emily of Robinson Idaho go to Martinsville for a few weeks at the springs. Demaree Maddox Co receive seven new Ford tractors. Flying Cadet George Barber leaves for Camp Morrison Virginia to join the aviation section of the signal corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Donnelly
Anderson
Ella Dunn
Clell Brooks
Akron
Ohio
Goldie Watson
John Ault
West Second St
Louis Anger
Martha Louise
Mt. Vernon
Anger
S. I. Long
Chester
Curtis Marshall
Sullivan
Mabel Hillabold
Arnold Farberger
Mabel Emily
Robinson, ID
Martinsville
Albert Sheets
Enon
F. S. Wilson
Redkey
Clarence Sheets
Madison
Demaree & Maddox Company
Ford
Jefferson Street
Second Street
George Barber
W. A. Barber
Camp Morrison
Signal Corps
Court News Inheritance Taxes And Divorce Actions
In circuits today the Ross estate faced inheritance tax totaling 2299.94 across seven heirs. Loos estate heirs agreed to 33.02 tax. Emma J Brown estate sole legatee Norman Talley Cincinnati liable for 3.42. Clarence Stephenson granted divorce from Mary Stephenson and custody given to the plaintiff's mother. Stephenson serves in the spruce division of the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth N. Ross
George Loos
Emma J. Brown
Norman Talley
Miss Mary Imel to Wed Roy Byrum in June
Miss Mary Imel bride elect and Roy Byrum plan a June 24 wedding. A miscellaneous shower was hosted by Miss Daisy Dixon at 3217 East Sixteenth Street Indianapolis with many friends sending good wishes.
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Mary Imel
Roy Byrum
Daisy Dixon
East Sixteenth Street
Indianapolis Star
James Imel
North Rural Street
Indianapolis
Death of Mrs Mary Morrison in Switzerland County
Mrs Mary A Morrison died after a short illness at King's Daughters Hospital at two this morning. She formerly lived in Switzerland County and her body will be taken there by Undertaker Haigh at one o'clock tomorrow afternoon for interment in Mt Pleasant cemetery. She is survived by her husband and one daughter.
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Mary A. Morrison
King’s Daughters Hospital
Switzerland County
Haigh
Mt. Pleasant
Services held for Edna Pearl Bentz in Filmore home
Funeral services were held this morning for Edna Pearl Bentz who died Tuesday at her parents home on Filmore street. Rev J W Moody officiated and interment followed in Springdale cemetery. Elsewhere reports say Germany and Austria fear Slavic agitation and warn that uprisings will be suppressed without pity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Edna Pearl Bentz
Manly Bentz
Filmore Street
J. W. Moody
Springdale Cemetery
Germany
Austria
Ninth Annual Meeting of Group Six Indiana Bankers
The ninth annual meeting of Group Six of the Indiana Bankers Association gathers about 150 bankers and families at Chautauqua Park Country Club in Madison. Banks closed at noon for the event with luncheon by Olive Ford Boyer Guild, business session led by Charles J. Johnson, and a prayer by Rev. W. W. Logan. Visitors toured local beauty spots and praised Madison’s hospitality as John W. Tevis and helpers receive credit for the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Bankers Association
Country Club
Chautauqua Park
Madison
Olive Ford Boyer Guild
Second Presbyterian Church
Charles J. Johnson
Liberty
America
W. W. Logan
First Presbyterian Church
Herald
John W. Tevis
Smyrna Township Sunday School Convened at Hopewell Church
The Smyrna township Sunday School Association held its annual convention at Hopewell Church on Sunday afternoon June 9. President C E Stewart opened the meeting with devotion led by Walter Ritchie. The program featured talks by Prof Glenn Culbertson on Loyalty and Prof R S Lawrence on teacher qualifications. Officers for the new year were elected, including Ben Garrett president and Pearl Judkins secretary treasurer. The session noted a renewed focus on missions and temperance, with remarks by several local educators. The article also mentions the new Revenue Bill allowing war taxes to be paid on the installment plan per Ways and Means Committee chair Kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smyrns Township Sunday School Association
Hopewell Church
C. E. Stewart
Walter Ritchie
Smyrna
Glenn Culbertson
R.S. Lawrence
Walter Lawson
John Barleycorn
Gold
Hanover
John Hughes
Smyrna Township
Madison
Ben Garrett
Pearl Judkins
Edna Gabel
Mabel Ford
Harry Underwood
Homer Bramwell
E. Corrie
Earl Clines
Ways and Means Committee
Kitchen
Food Administration Enlists Grocers and Farmers in War Efforts
Park County grocers agree to curb candy sales as proof of cooperation with the Food Administration. The American Hay Company faces contract issues in South Carolina after failing to fulfill deferred orders. Food Administrator Helm kamp seizes ice deliveries from Asherry for refusing to meet price demands. Lincoln Way Brass Foundry must find substitutes for edible flour to meet war contracts. Hoover urges saving the harvest to cover lean periods. Poultry and egg dealers must obtain federal licenses or quit, with bad eggs triggering license suspension. Weights inspectors to check grain scales ahead of harvest. New mill feed price cuts favor more use of coarse grain byproducts. Farm implement dealers require licenses by June 20 1918, with exemptions under $100000 annual business. Prohibited practices include price gouging and monopolistic attempts. inspections of property and records authorized.
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The
Food Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Law Department
U. S. Food Administration
Washington, D. C
Basis of Peace: Wilson Urges Pan American Agreement
President Wilson addresses Mexican newspaper editors and sketches a Pan American framework for peaceful world order. He calls for a common guaranty of political independence and territorial integrity among nations and stresses trust as the path to permanent peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
United States
America
Madge Evans Promotes War Savings Stamp Autographs
Little Madge Evans offers autographed photographs for 25 cents, including a 25 cent War Savings Stamp starter. The scheme invites fans to write for her autograph photo and receive the picture plus a stamp toward supporting the U S government war effort.
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Madge Evans
Madge
Fire at Schroeder’s saddle tree factory promptly halted
A still alarm at 10 o'clock reported a spark igniting the roof of Schroeder's saddle tree factory. No. 4's chemical truck responded swiftly, extinguishing the blaze before significant damage occurred. Prompt action averted a severe loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schroeder
Saddle Tree
No. 4
Beware of Untrustworthy Touts for UATABKE
A garbled ad warns against mercury based elixirs and touts Hall's On tarrh Cure from Toledo makers F J Obensy Co. It claims the remedy contains no mercury and is taken internally. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills and Burdock Blood Bitters with druggist price references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emell
Hall
F. J. Obensy & Co
Toledo
Bayng Hall
F. d.Cheney & Co
Dragmats
Price Thorn
Mountain Romance on the Appalachian Trail
On a mountain path above Horseshoe Bend a retired Army surgeon asks Mary Hilton to care for his daughter Betty as he faces an uncertain fate. He reveals love and the plan to leave Betty in her care if he does not return, seeking a future with Mary if her deep concern proves real.
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Horseshoe Bend
Army and Navy
Philadelphia
Willy Warren
Johnny Peyton
Willy
John
Billy
Toway
Johnny
Mr. Warren
Uncle Johnny
Miss May
Wenus
Billy Warren
John Peyton
Mary Hilton
Betty
Astead
Mary
Oglethorpe
Goat Milk Value Highlighted in Historic Sketch
The passage notes milk from goats has long served food uses since early times and remains valued. It mentions goats as popular domestic animals in Europe and growing popularity here, with lines about high quality feed for thoroughbreds and the potential of goat milk’s value and uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotee
Europe
The Irish Long Car and Its Odd Travel Past
The article recalls the historical Irish long car a vehicle used in the last century that could carry up to sixteen passengers with luggage piled in the middle while the nearby outside cars carried only two. The tone invites readers to laugh at themselves and the world laughs with you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Fischer Denied Murder Charge in Wise Killing Verdict
Coroner's jury rules Joseph Fischer killed Charles Wise with a gunshot and holds him without bail. Sheriff Sanders places extra guards at Trimble County jail as Fischer awaits further proceedings. Fischer, 62, denies the accusation and claims innocence. Elizabeth Wise and two Wise children testified regarding a controversial remark attributed to her amid grief.
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Bedford
Elizabeth Wise
Joseph Fischer
Fischer
Charles Wise
W. S. Sanders
Trimble County
E. B. McCain
McCain
W. G. Milliken
Lexington
William
Blanche Wise
Wise
Bavaria
Germany
Sanders
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Madison Herald
EALY
Fne Herald Company
Oddco
Madison, Ind
Court News
Mary Morrison
Sunday School Association
Smyros Township
Official Food News
Park County
American Hay Company of
Goshen
South Carolina
A. F. Helmkamp
Clark County
Fee Manufacturing
Timothy Asherry
Blarry E. Barnard
Indiana
Aasberry
Lincoln Way Brass Foundry Company
South Bend
Barnard
Herbert Hoover
Federal
Mexi
Hal
Sonslion al Att
Susan E. Claggett
Aoe
McClure
M. Strader
West Third Street
Humphreys
Willem and
Ane Gest
Mew
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