Five Eighth Grade Graduates Receive Diplomas
Five pupils from the eighth grade were awarded diplomas and medals at a parish school ceremony after mass led by Rev. Chas Keyser. The top grades ranged from 87 to 95.6 percent, with several students receiving gold medals and honorable mention for high academic standing. George Dahike and others were noted for perfect attendance.
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Catholic Church
Chas. Keyser
A. E. Lafontaine
Ft. Wayne Diocese of
Chas Vogeleesang
Gertrude Held
Regina Winkowski
Victor Dusek
Agnes Sindelar
George Dahike
Jos
Smutney
Vogelgesang
Borkoyee
Feld
Vanek
Dolezal
Louis Sindelar
Dusek
Chas
Vogelgesane
Lillian Dolezal
Mamie Sm
How To Reduce Accidents On The Railroad
The C I S Railroad warns agents and the public that walking on tracks or jumping onto trains is illegal and dangerous. It urges strict law enforcement, parental supervision, and public cooperation to cut deadly accidents and protect travelers. The piece also notes a health PSA on flies and a Col lier's Weekly poison recipe for reference.
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C. I. & S. Railroad Company
Insect Advice Offered Free by State Entomologist
Cr H Baldwin state entomologist announces office ready to advise on insect problems across Indiana. Write to State House Indianapolis with specimens and conditions for guidance. Inspections may be sent for serious cases and rare insects may be identified. services are free to the public.
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Cr. H. Baldwin
State House
Indianapolis
July Fourth Picnic Planned at English Lake with Band
Plans unfold for a large Independence Day celebration at English Lake led by the North Judson band. Christensen's grove on the Kankakee will host games boating bathing fishing and a ball game vs North Judson Newsboys to benefit the band with more details to come.
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English Lake
North Judson
Little Lown
Christensen
Kankakee
North Judson News
Convention Call Noted as Reed Low Again
Mr. George J. Long of Chicago visited his brother Gust Long who fractured his leg last week from Saturday to Monday. Mrs. Milton Enyart of Fulton and Mrs. Cora Enyart and daughter of Lafayette visited over Sunday with the Horton and McCormick families. Frank Dusek, wife and son Ralph, Joseph Sindelar and wife, and Frank Dahlke and wife attended commencement exercises Tuesday at St. Joseph's College Rensselaer.
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George J. Long
Chicago
Gust Long
Milton Enyart
Fulton
Cora Enyart
LaFayette
W. F. Horton
P. H. McCormick
Frank Dusek
Ralph
Joseph Sindelar
Frank Dahlke
St. Joseph’s College Rensselaer
Indiana Private Banks Approved as Postal Savings Depositories
Harry G. Arnold, chief clerk in the bank department, reports a U.S. attorney general opinion allowing private Indiana banks to serve as depositories for United States postal savings banks. Indiana is excused from a lengthy list of states prohibiting such use.
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Harry G. Arnold
Office
the Auditor of State
United States Attorney-General
Indiana
United States Postal Savings
United States
Remarkable Holstein Cow Attracts Attention Near South Bend
A cow weighing nearly 1900 pounds and producing twelve gallons of milk daily draws attention at Edward Neetler's farm northeast of South Bend. The $31,000 animal, bought from a Traverse City herd, is under study by a Purdue University representative conducting tests.
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Edward Neetler
South Bend
Neetler
Traverse City
Mich
Purdue University
Local business visitor and moves noted in LaPorte
EF M Cawby visited the county capitol on Monday and J V Lain moved his family back to LaPorte for a good position with the Rumiley people. The News wishes them well and will report on the old home. State Game Warden Miles proposes stocking Indiana lakes with large young fish and rain bow trout to populate creeks.
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EF. M. Cawby
County Capitol
J. V. Lain
LaPorte
Rumiley
Miles
Indiana
Wawasee
Papakeechie
Michigan
Pennsylvania Railroad Planting Trees Across Its Lands
A new report details the Pennsylvania Railroad system's conservation efforts over ten years. It notes 4,615,257 trees planted, 515,708 shipped last year from Morrisville, and current nursery stock of 2,296,838 with 2,072,166 forest trees and 224,667 ornamental plants.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Morrisville
Peranent
Pennsylvania
Alma May Taylor to Perform at Burch's Hall Friday June 27
Friday program by Miss Alma May Taylor at Burch's Hall features humorous readings pantomimes and impersonations. Tickets 25 and 35 cents on sale Wednesday evening at Wakeman's Drug Store.
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Alma May Taylor
U. B
Burrows Camp Plans July 4 Celebration at Kankakee
Burrows Camp near Dunn's Bridge on the Kankakee will host a July 4 celebration with boat and launch races dancing music a ball game and other amusements. Everybody is invited to enjoy the day at this popular resort.
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Burrows
Dunn’s Bridge
Kankakee
Reformer Eyeing Fish Tales Across States
A Warsaw minister weighs a one pound six ounce fish to prove a tale true while in Cannelltown Indiana two fishermen duel over a jet catch with a revolver, likely fatal. The Rochester Sentinel urges reformers to study fish as a promoter of evil.
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Warsaw
Thomas
Warsaw Union
Cannellton
Ind
Rochester Sentinel
Rural Carriers Win New Pay Increase Across Routes
The post office department approves a July 1 raise for rural route carriers. A standard twenty four mile route earns 1074 dollars annually, paid monthly, with 44.75 dollars added per extra mile and a proportional reduction for shorter routes. Any fractional mile over half earns a full mile.
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Post Office Department
Big Show In Chicago Sparks Fierce Convention Skirmish
A Chicago audience witnessed a heated session over the temporary convention organization with comments that the fight was the fiercest in the nation’s history. Notables like Teddy Roosevelt and Billy Bryan were among the big guns seen in the convention city, while inquiries were made about North Judson friends.
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Chicago
Teddy Roosevelt
Billy Bryan
North Judson
John Blaschke Spends Sunday at Crown Point with Her
Local note reports John Blaschke spending Sunday at Crown Point with a companion described only as her. Details on identity or event are not provided.
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John Blaschke
Crown Point
How Base Balls Are Made In A Harpers Weekly Excerpt
A detailed 19th century description explains base ball production from cork core to final cover. Workers test size and weight, machines wind blue and white yarn, cement soak, then hand sew horsehide cover, iron seams, polish, stamp and wrap, yielding a five ounce ball with nine inch circumference weighed five times.
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Harpers Weekly
Indiana report details social diseases in small towns
A forthcoming state health board report on social diseases in Indiana rural areas shows prevalence among married and unmarried alike. May lab findings include 977 examinations with 122 tuberculosis positives of 496. 24 of 117 diphtheria cultures positive. 21 rabies positives. 23 negatives. Two typhoid carriers found using new apparatus.
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State Board of Health
Indiana
Flies Pay Admission at Rushville Theater Promotion
Rushville theater owner schedules Saturday matinee where dead flies serve as admission. Patrons must present 25 swatted houseflies or ten blow flies to gain entry. Children carry improvised fly swatters and tuna-tin cans while the owners prepare large receptacles to dump the flies at the door.
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Rushville
Record May Auto Registrations Hit New High
Emphasis on a big rise in automobile registrations in Indiana for May. 2,435 licenses issued, many to farmers and small-town residents. The month set a new record with a notable price range shift as sales increased from $900 to $1,400.
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Indiana
Visitors and homecoming in South Bend and Elkhart
Rev. Chas. Keyser and his mother visited in South Bend and Elkhart on Monday. Clare Beetham returned home from Indiana University for the summer break last Wednesday.
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Chas. Keyser
Mother
Bend and Elkhart
Clare Beetham
Indiana University
Our Ball Players in Great Demand Sunday
North Judson and Knox squads dominated the baseball scene last Sunday. Knox defeated Winamac 7 to 2 with Judson’s Madsen and Kuester in the battery aided by Leslie and Williams. North Judson News Boys beat Knox Blues 15 to 6 to end the day, with Ches Foust pitching well and a crowd watching at Enterprise grounds for a Groverstown rematch next Sunday.
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North Judson
Herm Madsen
Irving Kuester
Knox
Winamac
Logansport
Sknox
Judson
Winaimac
Carl Leslie
Jimmy Williams
Knox Boys
Winameckers
Rudy Trinoskey
Chumimny Dahike
English Lake
Denham
News Boys
McVey
Beetham
Enterprise
Grovertown
Grovertown Boys
Trinoskey Hostetter
Eis Vores
Weal
Chris Newby
Governor seeks guidance on burial aid by township trustees
Attorney general states township trustees are only obligated to pay the $50 burial cost for war veterans when the deceased is a pauper or the family would face serious financial hardship. The practice of indiscriminately funding all funerals is common in many areas, prompting gubernatorial scrutiny.
Mrs Ed Houck and Children Visit Hammond Friends
Mrs. Ed. Houck and her children are in Hammond visiting friends and relatives, enjoying time with family across the city.
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Ed. Houck
Hammond
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