B F George Dead Former Lafayette Harness Maker
B F Bert George a well known former resident, died at St Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette Ind from a stroke at 11 30 Wednesday He was 70 and had lived in Lafayette three years previously in Montezuma He worked at the Lafayette harness shop 207 Columbia St with no known immediate relatives The body was taken to the Soller Harrington establishment
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Lafaette
Ind
George
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Third Street
Lafayette
Montezuma
Columbia Street
Soller-Harrington
New Bank Officials Named for First National
Mr. R. W. Johnston elected Vice President of the First National Bank after sixteen years with the bank in roles from book keeper to cashier. Mr. Prank Arn to succeed Johnston as Cashier. W. P. Montgomery, president, will split time with Terre Haute Twelve Points State Bank and visit Montezuma weekly.
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R. W. Johnston
First National Bank
Prank Arn
Johnston
Arn
Montezuma
W. P. Montgomery
First National
Iis
Terre Haute
Twelve Points State Bank
Montgomery
Regular church services at Presbyterian next Sunday
Announcement of morning worship at 11 A M and evening worship at 7 P M sharp. Mr Henderson oversees the furnace in fine shape and Miss Henry keeps the room comfortable. All welcome including strangers and youths. morning subject The Fountain of Perpetual Youth and evening Cities of Refuge.
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Presbyterian Church
Henderson
Henry
Legion Meeting Planned Tuesday at 7 P M
Local American Legion holds a meeting on Tuesday at 7 P M in the K of P Hall request all former soldiers to attend.
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American Legion
P- Hall
Bloomingdale visitor W Gray Stephens praised for poetry
W Gray Stephens of Bloomingdale visited town last week as a business caller and is noted for composing several poems and songs of merit.
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W. Gray Stephens
Bloomingdale
Mr. Stephens
Local Notes Include Moves and Property Transfers
S. E. Moore moved into the J. F. Lee house on Thursday. Marred-Austin Pearl Mayse wed Grace Francis Swinford near Hillsdale. Dr. Cone sold Main Street property to Mary Broderick for 2500 cash. Alva Fortner injured seriously at Snake Hollow clay plant Saturday. Dr. M. C. Phillips bought Rockville property and will move soon. Pythian Sisters held a George Washington party at K. of P. hall Thursday night. Marriage licenses issued at Rockville: Walter H. Wimmer to Ina I. Swaim, Judson. Harvey W. Nolan, Dalton Ill., to Bertha Bartley, Rockville.
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Austin Pearl Mayse
Grace Francis Swinford
Near
Hillsdale
Alva Fortner
Snake Hollow
George Washington
K. of P. Hall
Rockville
Walter H. Wimmer
Ina I’.Swaim
Judson
Harvey W. Nolan
Dalton
Ill
Bertha Bartley
Obsessive talk turns to fashion and infidelity in tale
A frustrated wife keeps secrets from her husband as he flirts with a neighbor's wife. The couple travels into the city, she endures a tense ride, and fears exposure while pondering wardrobe fixes and marital strain amidst social temptation.
Indiana Farmers Urged to Duplicate 100000 Bushels for Near East Relief
Scottcounty donors Harry Bell Jr and Bernice Bell contribute corn from God's Acre. Indiana farmers urged to match last year's 100000 bushels to feed Near East orphans. Prof G I Christie leads Grain Committee with state officials coordinating rail, ship transport and cash gifts. A three reel motion picture tour titled Uncle America Sees it Through will promote the cause in February.
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Bible Lands
Near East
Indiana
Scott County
Harry Bell, Jr
Bernice
H. A. Bell
Scottsburg
Harry Bell
G. I. Christie
Near East Relief Grain Committee
Christie
W. H. Settle
Indiana Farm Bureau
Cc. B. Riley
Grain Dealers’ Association
E. G. McCullum
Farmers’ Grain Dealers’ Association
C. E. Troyer
Corn Growers
I. Newt Brown
William M. Jones
State Board of Agriculture
Gag. C. Bryant
Ad W. Sims
Millers’ Association
Jett McClure
Aurora
R. A. Greencastle
Agricultural Agenta
Bates
Christie Russell G. East
Shelby County Rest
American Shipng Board
New Orleans
Grain Committee
Peoples Bank
Indianapoli
Smyrna
Armenia
French Sahara Expedition Uses Fast Tractors To Reach Timbuctoo
A fleet of small tractors and motorcars left Algeria December 15 and neared Timbuctoo on the Niger, crossing the Sahara at high speed and proving a motor route that links Congo and Niger with the Mediterranean. French authorities praise the expedition as a landmark achievement and expect broader commercial and military uses for rapid transport across deserts.
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Sahara Desert
Paris
Algeria
Timbuctou
Niger River
Sahara
New York
Denver
France
Germany
Congo
Mediterranean
Europe
Equatorial Africa
Occidental Africa
Middesert
Hoggar
Georges Haardt
Audoin Deubreuil
Government urges people to eat more meat
The government calls for higher meat consumption while not urging retailers to lower meat prices. The text notes many students feel studying detracts from football hazing episodes and class rushes.
Baluchistherium Lesson From Ancient Races And A Bronx Zoo Tale
A Baluchistherium fossil inquiry notes the ancient rhinoceros like giant perished due to environmental changes and cautious evolution. In Bronx Zoo a fatally darting Porky the porcupine earns respect after a dog attack reveals his hidden quill defense and saves his life.
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Porky
Zoo
Bronx Zoological Park
New York
Buffalo Range
Boston Road
Metaphor and Precision in The Problem of Style
J Middleton Murry argues metaphor is a natural byproduct of seeking precise epithets. He suggests writers invent names for new qualities, often using old metaphors, and that avoiding metaphor risks imprecision. He cites Aristotelian views and defends metaphor as essential to clear thought.
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Heaven
J. Middleton Murry
The Djumi Maritza and the Slivnitza Battle Tale
The Maritza river boundary tale links to Thrace and 1885 Bulgaria under Prince Alexander. Serbia warfront scarcity led to bayonet charges in the three days at Slivnitza, with Bulgarian bands in action playing the national air Djumi Maritza to spur troops.
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Maritza
Thrace
Bulgaria
Alexander
Serbia
Slivnitza
Old Skeesicks the Kind Farmer Man
A reader defends an elderly farmer nicknamed Old Skeesicks, recalling his quiet generosity. He helped a struggling family with food and money, tended a sick neighbor, and worked despite rheumatism, urging readers not to judge by rough clothes.
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Skeesicks
Tony
Perry
Edger i Viccat
Poland Elects Wojciechowski President
The text notes Stanislaw Wojciechowski being elected president of Poland and contrasts expectations of improvement with threats to freedom should he face trouble. It reflects political tension and a hypothetical reaction to potential events affecting Wojciechowski’s leadership.
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Stanislaw Wojciechowski
Poland
Freedom
Kosciuska
Wojciechowski
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J. F. Lee House
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Mary
Golden Harvest
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Queen
Nature
Baluchiatherium
Toledo Blade
Milton Sills
Florence Vidor
Hope Hampton
Stardust
Lloyd Hamilton
Speeder
Harry T. Morey
Mary Carr
Silver Wings
March
Henry Walthall
Marjorie Daw
Ralph Graves
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