Daviess County Board Ends Review Session
The Daviess County Board of Review adjourned sine die after meeting since June. Comprised of the county treasurer, auditor, assessor, and two judges’ appointees Willard Bowman and R H Bell, it focused on county corporate statements with many firms failing to file. Fixed assessments include Plainville Milling Company 16410.30 and Odon Creamery Association 375. The Holland Specialty Company appears in incomplete form.
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Circuit ‘Court
Willard Bowman
R. H. Bell
Plainville Milling T Company
Caber and Kauffman Mercantile Company Sale Notice
A historical notice lists Caber and Kauffman Mercantile Company with a value of 705 dollars and a sale line referencing Neald and Eskridge at 220 thousand. Perald is noted with a two.
Destructive Tornado Hits Regina Canada City
Regina Canada, a city of 49 000, suffered severe damage from a cyclone. Reported casualties reach 100 with many injured and about 1.5 million dollars in property destroyed. Old inhabitants claim it is their first such storm.
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Regina
Canada
Cvelone
Donation For School Library
A local donor contributes 27.00 to a school library. The item notes a monetary gift intended to support library resources and books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scere Ae School
Wilson Nominated by Acclamation at Democratic Convention
The Democratic convention moved toward Wilson as Missourians and New Yorkers urged harmony. After long appeals and roll calls, states shifted to Wilson, with Pennsylvania delivering 26 votes to push his tally past the 753 mark signaling victory.
Concord Social Guests Include Local Families
John Arney Jr and family hosted by John Arney and family Sunday. Mrs Nuoma Critchlow visited Henry Byrer and family Saturday. Bessie Staniford of Plainville stayed with Grover Wade and family last week. Lewis Russell of Terre Haute visited his parents Thomas Russell and family Sunday. The Misses Bessie Staniford of Plainville and Sadies Mallette with Lewis Mallette spent Sunday with Walter Ritter and family.
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John Arney Jr
Family
John Arney
Family Sunday
Mrs. Nuoma Critchlow
Henry Byrer
Lewis Russell
Terre Haute
Grover Wade
Walter Mallette
Lena Bolling
Charley
Joh Arney Jr. and Family of
Concord
Sunday Socials Around Odon and Vicinity
Ossie Laughlin and family visited Mack Flinn and Ike Andes. Ray Boardman and Otis Courtney of the River Bottoms were in the area. Numerous neighbors shared Sunday visits with relatives and friends including Hastings, McClellan, Long, Wade, Arney, Hackler, and others around Odor, Elnora, Knox County, and Concord.
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Ossie Laughlin
Odon
Mack Flinn
Ray Boardman
Otis Courtney
Wheat Shortage Clouds Daviess County Harvest
Farmers report a poor wheat harvest after a harsh winter. Many fields were plowed under, leaving only thin yields though some heads are filled. Grain merchants predict imports will be needed next fall to meet local demand.
Retired Pastor Writes Verses for the Fourth of July
A veteran Indiana preacher, 87, pens patriotic verse printed in the Indianapolis Star. The poem salutes the flag, free government, and divine blessing, praising the nation’s growth from seafaring to empire and the unity of land, sky, and God.
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Indianapolis Sunday Star
God
Entertains With Dance for Miss Nell Jean at Grand Opera House
The Bunch and Gang staged a dance at the Grand Opera House on Wednesday night honoring Miss Nell Jean of Worthington. Guests included Rena Dearmin Nell Jean Cleta Herndon Beatrice Hases Ola Morrison Floy Williams Cora Laughlin Mildred Bollinger Kathryn Vaughn and others. Refreshments featured grape shaped ice cream and punch was served throughout the event.
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Grand Opera House
Nell Jean
Worthington
Levi Matthews
Roscoe Kinnamar
Rena Dearmin
Cleta Herndon
Beatrice Hases
Ola Morrison
Floy Williame
Cora Laughlin
Mildred Bollinger
Kathryn Vaughn
Rey Garten
Mason Grooke
Sumner Alesander
Chas. ‘Lane
Baleon Explodes In Mid Air Incident Grips Airfield
A large dirigible named Akron exploded in mid air on Tuesday during a test flight. The craft, built under designs by Melvin Vaniman, shattered near the airfield at 1 200 feet altitude, creating a chaotic scene and raising questions about safety and cause.
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Akron
Melvin Vaniman
Quarterly Library Report Reveals Rising Reading List
The report shows sixty books read in the first month with gradual increases, noting thirty five in June across juvenile and adult categories. Ralph Webster leads with fourteen books, Walter Puramon with thirteen, and Hope we strive to improve next quarter. Sella Ackerman, Librarian.
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Ralph Webster Fies
Walter Puramon
Tsb
Fate of a Faithless Sclon In the Reign of Emperor Charles
In the early days of Charles reign Spanish crowds rebelled against a submissive cortes. Lordesillas of Segovia returned home to defend his actions and faced mob fury. Dragged through streets he was hanged head downward on the common gibbet after clergy failed to save him.
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Charles
Lordesillas
Segovia
Tordesillas
E. C. Chatfield Taylor
Castanets
Revolutionary War Widely Recalled in West Ward Movement
Fragmentary note references Justin Winsor and his work The West Ward Movement with emphasis on costs and revolutionary themes. No full details available in readable text.
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Cost
Justin Winsor
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Ind
Furnisher
Hl. E. Marks
the Daviess Counts Board of Review
Odon. Creamery
Holland
Caber& Kauffman Mercantile Com
Neald& Eskridge
Perald
Canada City
Dion
Wilson
Champ Clark
Mayor Fitzgerald
Boston
Stone
Fitzgerald
Foss
Mass
Old Bay State
Woodrow Wilson
Brooklyn
New York
Clark
Lean
Alabama
Underwood
Pennsylvania
Bessie Staniford
Plainville
Thomas Russel
Lette
Walter Ritter
Ike Andes
Elmer Andes
Roscoe Franklin
Family of
Odor
Emery Wade
John Kelsey
Stephen Mailette
Joe Rosenberry
Dillard Boardman’s
Lillie Critchlow
Lula Wade
Frank Brewer
Frank Tark
William Chambers
Near Odon
Harve Ayishe
Clarence Parker
Elnora
Hattie Hastings
Dora York
Edith Wilkey
Ruth and
and Clyda Byrer
Miss Pearl Brown
Liberty
Frank Critchlow
Alva Hattery
Robert Brooks
Hazel
Nora
Nut
Shiloh
Ethel Morrison
Knox County
Alfred Chestnut and
Christopher Long
Jasonville
Alfred Long
Miss Alta Myers
Miss Pearl McClellan
Tom Stout
John Ice
Dan Mowery
Jacob Elkins
Near Mud Pike
Rosa Hastings
Lydia Long
Etta Rarden
Pleasant Hill
Walter Rarden
Harve Sims
John Hastings
Burrell Bolding
Arthur Long
William Hackler
Geo. Arney
Virgil Wikle
William Hastings
Clarence Stoy
James Hackler
Corcord
Wm. Hackler
Curtis Sharples
Homer ‘Boardman
Orville Wikle
Mable
Velma and
Beatrice Wikle
Dlisses Millie and
Lula Long Sunday
Homer Collins
Roscoe Warle
Tom Strowt
Wim. Allen
Family of the River Bottoms
Daviess County
George F. Colmer
Kent
England
Indiana
Methodist Episcopal Church
Indianapolis Star
Ee—U
Baleon
Quarterly Library Report
Sella Ackerman
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