Class Party At Mrs Lan Freeman Home
Mrs Lan Freeman entertained the Wesleyan Methodist Sunray School class at her North Spring Street home last Tuesday evening. About forty members attended and refreshments of ice cream and wafers were served. The gathering may be the last at her home as the Freeman family plans to move to Jasonville for work at Jos Spurgeon’s grocery and meat market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lan Freeman
Wesleyan M. E. Sunray School
North Spring Street
Freeman
Feeman
Jasonville
Jos
Picnic party views world’s tallest bridge over Nicely shaded dinner
A Nebo based picnicking party drove last Sunday to the Bloomfield viaduct five and a half miles northeast. The group included Ralph Thompson Clay Thompson Lenard Howard Edyth Skemp Marjorie Hostettler Josephine Mildred Alice Barker with Mr. and Mrs. C Skemp as chaperones. They dined under oaks at about one o'clock and enjoyed a view of the bridge described as the largest of its kind in the world, standing 154 feet high and one mile long. Edyth Skemp captured a fine photo of the train crossing the span.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebo
Bloomfield
Ralph Thompson
Clay Thompson
Lenard Howard
Edyth Skemp
Marjorie Hostettler
Josephine
Mildred
Alice Barker
C. E.skemp
Edyth
Japanese Party by O. G. Girls At Miss Seneff Home
Last Friday evening the O. G. girls dressed in Japanese costumes held a Japanese party at the home of Miss Pearl Seneff. A special program on Japan was presented and refreshments served to the group seated on the floor. Attendees included Frances Arford, Claudean Correll, Kathryn Harmon, Sylvia O'Donald, Ruth, Nell, Selah Braden, Evelyn Ward, Margaret Hayes, Ophia Stinkard, Pearl Seneff, and Mrs. Sue Arford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. G
Miss Pearl Seneff
Japan
Frances Arford Claudean Correll
Kathryn Harmon
Sylvia O’donald
Ruth
Nell, Selah
Delen Braden
Evelyn Ward
Margaret Hayes
Ophia Stinkard
Pearl Seneff
Sue Arford
Man Receives Elbow Cut While Working On Car
Dwisht Hayes of Odon sustained a three inch elbow gash while loosening a bolt on a car. The wrench slipped and struck the elbow against the radiator. Dr. I E Bowmar dressed the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwisht Hayes
Odon
Hayes
I. E. Bowmar
Indiana Postmasters Named in Senate List of Renominations
President Wilson sent to the senate a large list of renominations of Indiana postmasters. The names include Oscar H. Cravens Bloomington John Davidson Lyons Daniel Gantz Odon David Corn Petersburg Lewis Walker Loogoo tee James F Hawkins Shoals Mont Herndon working at Mattoon Ill spent Sunday at home Mrs Herndon accompanied him to Mattoon Monday to spend a few days She will also visit relatives at Kansas Ill Chas Cooper and son Carl were at Burns City yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Wilson
Senate
Indiana
Oscar H. Cravens
Bloomington
John Davidson
Lyons
Daniel Gantz
Odon
David Corn
Petersburg
Lewis Walker
Loogootee
James F. Hawkins
Shoals
Mont Herndon
Mattoon
Ill
Armenian baritone to sing at Chautauqua
Armenian baritone Torcom S Bezazian will perform at Chautauqua as a key attraction on the third day with Vitale and his Band. He will present multiple solos both afternoon and evening, using selections from his popular phonograph records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torcom Sbezazian
Vitale
Bezazian
Chautauqua
Mc Kinney Child Dies Friday at Home Near Scotland
Marjorie Edith McKinney ten months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter McKinney died Friday at 2 30 p m at their home about two miles northeast of Scotland from stomach trouble. Survived by parents one sister and one brother. Funeral held Saturday at home with Rev Ernest Roberts in charge. Burial Concord cemetery southwest of the city. Coroner Huette Poindexter called to Reeve township to hold inquest over William A Stewart suffocated in abandoned coal mine shaft on William T Brown farm south of Alfordsville. Verdict: death by asphyxiation. Stewart explored the shaft despite warnings of gases. Burris, accompanying him, tried to help and risked his life reaching the surface after Stewart fell back. Stewart had years of mining experience in small mines near Alfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Edith McKinney
Walter McKinney
Scotland
Ernest Roberts
Concord
Huette Poindexter
Reeve Township
William A. Stewart
William T. Brown
Alfordsville
Stewart
Burris
First Daviess County Draft Drawn Man Leads City Teachers
John Albert Deal, a school teacher in Odon and son of farmer Frank Deal, became the first man in Daviess county drawn for the selective draft in Washington. The county quota is 246, with about 125 already in service, leaving roughly 121 to be drafted. About 242 men will be examined soon, with exemptions possible for disabilities or dependents. A list of initial draftees includes 258 John Albert Deal and many others across Washington, Odon, Plainville, Montgomery, and Elnora. The process, notices, and exemptions procedures are outlined. Continued on Page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Albert Deal
Odon
Frank Deal
Daviess County
Washington
National Guard
War Department
Jonas Wagler
Montgomery
Sidney Green
Ralph L. Raney
Plainville
William E. Able
Edgar A. Staver
Cyrus W. Danr
Cannerburg
Thomas McMahan
Washing
Chautauqua Promises Patriotism and Entertainment
Chautauqua managers pledge support to the President and Congress as the event emphasizes patriotism for the war effort. The program features Imperial Russian Quartet balalaika music, Lorenz Anderson Entertainers, Angelo Vitale Band, Torcum Rezazia solos, Theresa Sheehan Concert Co, Mendelssohn Sextette, and lectures by L. E. Follansbee Edward Elliott Stanley L. Krebs Denton Crowl and ex-Governor Aldrich. Tickets urged now for full attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Russian
Lorenz Anderson
Angelo Vitale
Torcum Rezazia
Victor
Theresa Sheehan
Mendelssohn
L. E. Follansbee
Edward Elliott
Stanley L. Krebs
Eden
Denton C. Crowl
Sam Jones
Aldrich
Local Folks Visit Relatives and Attend Circus
SCOTLAND residents hosted and visited relatives in several states over the weekend. Indianapolis travelers Roy Newbold and family returned home after a brief visit, and many locals spent time with neighbors, including Misses Elpha Henderson and Belma Henderson, and Mrs. Jim Walker with her granddaughter from Nebraska.
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Elpha and
Belma Henderson
Mrs. Herschel Ledgerwood
Jim Walker
Nebraska
Ogden
Charley Ledgerwood
Local residents visit relatives across county lines
James Burris family and others journeyed to Terre Haute and Loogootee visiting kin over the weekend. Typhoid illness voices and dry weather complaints mark the week as several trips, health notes, and highway business frame a busy community update.
Card of Thanks for John L Helm
We thank all for kindness aid sympathy and floral tributes during the sickness and death of our husband father and brother John L Helm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Helm
Auditors Inspect Books at Station
W. W. Dice of American Express and H. D Hammond of C. T. H. and S. E. are at the station reviewing financial records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Dice
American Express Co
H. D Hammond
S. E
Notice 10 Cut Weeds In First Week Of August
Weeds and grass along streets alleys and vacant lots to be cut during the first week of August. J. W. Anderson secretary of the Board of Health.
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J. W. Anderson
Sec’s
Board of Health
Neeremer Burress Family Visit Terre Haute Trip
Mr. and Mrs W R Neeremer and granddaughter Martha Ward with Mr and Mrs Jas Burress and son Kenneth of Eaglesville traveled to Terre Haute on Friday to visit Mr and Mrs D W Bair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Neeremer
Martha Ward
Jas. Burress
Kenneth
Eaglesville
Terre Haute
D. W. Bair
Linton Pairs Take Picnic Trip to Cataract Falls
Miss Helen Gantz and Miss Bert Howe of Linton along with H. W. Steers and Emerson Klim motored to Cataract Falls near Spencer for a Sunday picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Gantz
Bert Howe
Linton
H. W. Steers
Emerson Klim
Cataract Falls
Spencer
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Chas. Cooper
Son Carl
Burns City
Torcom Bezazian
MC Kinney
J. A. Deal
Harley Virgil Wratten
John Green
Herman B. Padgett
Henry Martin McCord
Ermil Lannan
Benjamin George Yeager
Forrest Morris
Roscoe England
Clarence Blaine Myers
Nora
William J. Baker
Alfords
Ville
William Harry Poorman
Logan H. Peek
Robert Barton Parsons
Walter Bert Roach
John L. Hayes
Joseph C. Drew
Curtis William Grube
August Bowles
Walter Lacy Clinton
John E. Brown
Frederick Hart
Oscar Cornelius
George Jake Smith
Frank Lechner
Elisha Fornwald Ward
Leroy Kellams
Elmer A. Stickles
Orville
Thomas Jones
Wash
Ington
Samuel Horace Smith
Gomery
William E. Skeel
William Spencer Bourgholtzer
Charles E. Workman
Gletus Perkins
James Grannon
Daniel Harris
Alforisville
Jesse Ray Leighty
Charles Ragle
Elnora
George P. Reister, Jr
Carl Staver
Ellis F. Mattingly
Alphonsus Ligoni Smith
Charles Homer Burton
Richard Thomas Peek
Roy Edward Norris
Fred Harlan Shepherd
Orville Smith
Charles Allison
Norman Matthewson
Lawrence E. Zinkans
Mont
Ray Allen
William Selby Lemons
Otto McClellan
Harry Raymann
George Washington Hiam
Grover Colbert
Walter Sherman Carnahan
Leren Cox
Eli Ballow
John C. Dosch
Fred D. Williams
Grover Holsapple
Thomas Tutts
Mack R. Burch
Alfred Miles
Charles Thomas Hastings
Roy Newbold
Indianapolis
Carl Nicholson
Son
Illinois
Rev. Eatherton
Kentucky
John Richardson
Bill Stone
Paul Mullis
Will Henderson
Alma
Wilbert Henderson
Raglesville
James Burris
D. W. Barr
W. B. French
James Evans
Miss Ada
Will Seneff
Madison Township
Cash Myers
Jennie Casey
A. M. Clark
John Allen
Lige Chestnut
Byron Allen's
Chloe Swayze
James Karr
Ada Evans
Gladys Dyal
Tom Riggins
George Hackler
Chas. Trueblood and Son
Lester
Margaret Trueblood
Jas. Trueblood
Here
Henry Keck
Bramble
A. W. Stuckey
Fred Shaffer
Harve Riggins
Martin County
Len Ramsey
South van Vuren
Dennis Mattingly
St. Mary’s
James Spaulding
J. B. Spaulding
Chas. Clark
Russell Riggins
Knox County
Wm. Simpson
Wm. Keck
T. G. Wadsworth
Herman Beasley
Walter Sims
Odon Chautauqua
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