Ghost Town Garnettsville Hosts Annual Graveyard Homecoming
In Meade County Kentucky Garnettsville once a bustling town now a graveyard site hosts 150 former residents for a yearly homecoming. They recall churches schools a blacksmith shop a gristmill and a textile mill while visiting graves near Otter Creek. The event draws relatives from Louisville Muldraugh Brandenburg West Point and Birmingham Alabama where Old Stamping Ground is remembered.
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Brandenburg
Meade County
Garnettsville
Otter Creek
Fort Knox Military Reservation
Louisville
Indiana
Muldraugh
West Point
Maude Yates
Birmingham
Ala
Fort Knox
Orville W. Lawson
Lawson
James Garnett
Kentucky
Squire Boone
Daniel Boone
Oakwood Installs Nation’s Largest Fluorescent Street Lights
Oakwood Ohio announces the installation of fifty two six foot fluorescent fixtures in Far Hills business district. The units will cover about a mile with 30 foot standards and 100 foot spacing on a central boulevard. Mayor Bergman says the system boosts safety and beauty and signals a new era for U S fluorescent street lighting.
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Oakwood
Ohio
Far Hills
United States
B. Bergman
Moving permit law in Mayhood New Jersey town
In Mayhood New Jersey residents moving in or out must secure a moving permit from the borough collectors office with no fee, but only after all taxes are paid. Police stop moving vans to check permit status. The late 1840s ordinance, authorized by the state, aims to curb departures with unpaid personal taxes and imposes a five dollar fine.
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Mayhood
N.J
Farmers Face Drought As Clark County Struggles For Water
In Clark County a dry spell lasts weeks with no rainfall and livestock water shortages. Farmers urge hunters to prevent fires, demand landowner cooperation, and allow no smoking on property. For cattle, a simple ABC plan guides buying, feeding, and marketing to improve income and soil fertility.
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Clark County
Linors
Property transfers flood Casey area deeds dated 1952
Land transfers list warranty deeds and contracts for Casey and surrounding townships dated October 24 to November 11 1952. Transactions include lots and acres in Dulaney’s additions Lee’s additions and Westfield with values from $1 to $5000. Named grantors include Kenneth Mildred Claypool Gipson Barbee Pinnell Wigkiser and Wesser with grantees such as Kennedy Crane Sherman Gipson and Parker.
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Kenneth and
Mildred Clypper
Jack N
Cora E. Crane
Margaret Wilcoxson
Kenneth
Mildred Claypool
Joseph B
Jessie A. Tate
Kenneth Claypool
Ernest Reedy
John H. Sprague
J. E
Rachel M. Barbee
Weatfield
Lee
Casey
Harry F
Ruth M.gipson
Bessie
Melvin Gipson
Ruth .M. Gipson
Ada Pinnell
Roland
Rhea Wickiser
Dulaney
D. L
Lolita Arbogast
Alan
Audrey Parker
Westfield
Bessie Lindley
John and
Nellie Wesser
Card of Thanks from Mrs Dora Skelly
I thank all who remembered me with cards and flowers during my illness and birthday. I also thank ministers Rev Peterson and Rev Gower and all at Ohio Chapel for their interest and prayers in my behalf.
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Peterson
Rev
Gower
Ohio Chapel
Dora Skelly
Notice of Claim Day in Howell estate Clark County
Estate of William Edward Howell deceased. claim date set for Monday December 1 1952 in Clark County Illinois County Court. Claims may be filed on or before that date without summons. Notice to all persons. Omer T Shawler Attorney Marshall IL Adv 45-3.
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William Edward Howell
Clark County
Illinois
Supplement benefits hog fattening in corn belt trials
A twelve to thirteen experiment study in the corn belt finds protein supplement fed to fattening hogs in a corn field increases daily gain by about 0.04 pounds and adds roughly 4.5 pounds of pork per bushel of corn compared with no supplement.
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Corn Belt
Addi
Alice Trefz Family Thanks for Kindness
We thank friends and the friends of our mother for thoughtfulness during her long illness and after our loss. We are joined in our thanks by her sisters and brother, The Alice Trefz Family.
Gratitude Note for Hospital Stay and Recovery
A reader expresses thanks to friends and neighbors for cards and letters during hospitalization and convalescence at home. The note closes with blessings for all recipients.
Card of Thanks for Friends and Neighbors
I wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the many flowers and cards received while I was in the hospital.
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New Jersey
Robert
Bob) Hollenslee
Arthur Guinnip
Marshall
George “Spoony
Sloan
Spoony
Wiliam Edward Howell
Omer T. Shawler
Fred Haughton
Marshall, Ml
Heath
L. S. Heath & Sons, Inc
Robinson, Ill
Alice Trefz
Rons Ali Oros
Chicago Motor Club
U. S. Comnstitution
Magma Charta
Wee
Swaya
the Fashion Shop
Marshall, Ill
Sentaor
Robert W. Lyons
NASH
Lion’s Club
Clark County Fairgrounds
The
Ed Parker
Ralph Goekler
Rex King
Russell Junker
George Manning
James Jackson
Paul Goble
Everett English
Bud Krock
Kenneth Cole
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