Big coal boom near Petersburg sparks major mining plans
Petersburg gears up as Indianapolis and Chicago capitalists move on a large shaft on the Dr Kime property with Barker Beatty hired to supervise and 250 miners to be employed. Windy Hill Coal Co starts a shaft on Harrell Grove with aim to operate by October 1.
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Petersburg
Indiana
Dr. Kime
Indianapolis
Chicago
Barker Beatty
Windy Hill Coat’ Company
Harrell Grove
Homer Basinger
Windy Hill Coal Company
Clark Whitman
Rogers
Rogers Coal Company
Gladstone
Clark’s Station
Bicknell
Perrott Convicted Former Police Chief Receives Four Year Sentence
Indianapolis police chief Samuel V. Perrott, convicted of election fraud, was sentenced to four years in the Federal Prison at Ft. Leavenworth by the judge who presided at the trial. The Press recalls Perrott helped install the local waterworks plant and had many friends here who regret his troubles. He is described as having abused his authority as an officer and is tied to the Taggart political machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel V. Perrott
Indianapolis
Ft. Leavenworth
Perrott
Presbyterian Church Notes and Union Evening Services
Good attendance reported for Sunday morning service and the first Union evening meeting. Rev. A A Cohn preached before leaving on a one month rota tion with relatives. Bible Study Circle met Wednesday. Sunday School at 9:13 a.m. Preaching 10:30 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p.m. Union services at 7:30 p.m. in the Presbyterian church with Rev. Fish preaching. Pastor WL Clarke urges neighborly attendance and inviting friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theee
A. A. Cohn
Christian Endeavor
Union
Rev. Fish
WL. Clarke
Whitman Department Store Expands Into Rickrich Building
Whitman Department Store rents the Rickrich building and plans to connect it to its existing store to gain more space for the fall stock. The Willeyan Company reports strong business and anticipates record sales this fall. Names include Mr and Mrs Thongs Boo Wisin, May Garricon and wife of Greenville, and Mr and Mrs B Henidrigks of Princeton.
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Whitman Department Store
Rickrich
Whitman Company
Willeyan Company
Mro
Thongs Boo Wisin
May Garricon
Greenville
Goio
Mr. and
Mire
Onde
Princeton
Myo
B. Hen Idrigks
Indiana War Labor Proclamation for Boys Working Reserve
Governor James P. Goodrich proclaims August 6 to August 12 as Special Enrollment Week in Indiana for the United States Boys Working Reserve. He urges 16 to 20 year olds to enroll, notes non military service aids war effort, and appeals to parents and the public for support while affirming education and work protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Department of Labor
United States Boss’ Working Reserve
Indiana
I. James P. Goodrich
Indiana State Council of Defense
United States Boys’ Working Reserve
Germany
Indianapolis
Lly
James J. Goodrich
En. Jackson
Wells Pop Up in West Field as Ohio and Bement Strike
Ohio Oil completes a 40 barrel well on the John Tyler Rumble lease and Bement Oil nets a 40 barrel well on the Doug Barker lease, sand at 940 feet. Barker well is a wild cat one half mile east of production. Ohio locates a 20 barrel well on Willie Hayden lease three miles west. West field shows high activity with 15 wells. dry hole count low.
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Ohio Oil Company
John Tyler
Bement Oil Company
West Field
Doug Barker
Bement Company
New West
Ohio Company
Willis Heirs
Pike County
All Star
Willie Hayden
Here
Officers Examination Held Across Indiana In Vincennes
Posey Kime Courtney Fowler Arthur Chandler Claude Bureh Shirley Kinman Thomas Stone W E Treanor Supt City Schools Hugo Harmeyer Ford P Veeck took part in Vincennes on Monday for the officers reserve examination. Guy Norman and Alva Redman traveled for the same test while seventy or eighty applicants were examined. About 2300 applications remain with 448 appointments to Lemide. Pike County boys hope for fair Petersburg representation at Ft Benjamin Harrison training camp opening August 27 with results mailed August 10.
Chautauqua Season Ends in Lincoln with Net Loss
The Lincoln Chautauqua Association closed its season with pleasing entertainments and lectures but did not attract enough support, resulting in a net loss of 600. Sponsors, numbered two, faced an assessment of 11.00 each, and organizers plan to attempt another chautauqua next year.
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Lincoln Chautauqua Association
Eyorts
Woman Struck by Garden Hose Injures Eye in Town
Mrs Moses Warren wife of the town marshal was struck in the eye by a stream from a hose while sprinkling a street Monday. The injury was feared serious but doctors now say sight will be saved with no lasting damage.
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Moses Warren
Warren
Proclamation Talk At County Defense Meeting
The County Council of Defense holding a gathering at the High School Auditorium where Hon. A H Taylor will explain the provisions. Scout Master Prof. W E Tresnur and other leaders will attend with loyal scouts and eligible youths invited to participate.
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County Council of Defense
A. H. Taylor
W. OE. Tresnur
Lee
The Knitting Fund Receives Strong Local Support
Town organizations respond generously to the knitting drive for Navy League articles. No. 8 and No. 5 needles and yarn are stocked or promised, with samples loaned from Washington and Indianapolis on display at P. C. Hammond Millinery Store. Free supplies offered to any signer pledging to knit items. cards to circulate next week. supplies may be sold at cost to other county clubs.
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Navy League
Washington, D. C
Indianapolis
P. C. Hammond Millinery
Caution Urges Safe Drug Purchases During War
Warnings alert the public to avoid buying drugs from strangers and travel agents after reports of court plaster tainted with tetanus germs. Officials urge purchases only from local druggists or dealers as the nation faces a feared enemy in wartime.
Bugg Coal Mine Sold to Indiana Railways and Light
The T. C. Bugg coal mine located one and a half miles south of Oakland City has been sold to the Indiana Railways and Light Company, operators of traction lines from Kokomo. The small mine, with a 300 ton capacity, will be used by the buyer for its own needs.
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Oakland City Journal
T. C. Bugg
Oakland City
Indiana Railways and Light Company
Kokomo
Boys to Organize War Effort Proclamation Issued
Governor Goodrich calls on Indiana boys to organize and do their share in supporting the war. Read the full proclamation in this issue and govern yourself accordingly. Parents should encourage and support the boys in this effort.
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Goodrich
Indiana
Canning Factory Opens as Tomato Harvest Surges
Hot weather accelerates ripening of tomatoes leading to a rush to open a canning facility. Mrs. Alden J Hearing of Winslow Dispatch undergoes planned surgery in Evansville. James Miley mourns a mare death after an accident on Elijah Smith farm in Clay Township.
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Alden J. Hearing
Hearing
Winslow Dispatch
Evansville
James Miley
Elijah Smith
Clay ‘Township
Miley Hid
Pike County Race Meet Draws Big Crowds and Automobiles
The Pike County Race Meet fills the fair grounds with cheers and festivities as five daily performances entertain crowds. Entries include 22 in the 2:20 trot and 14 in the 2:25 pace, with a 300 dollar car race set for Saturday. The event blends racing, free acts, and night shows while wartime news unfolds with an Allied offensive on the Belgian coast and Russian army purges reported.
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Pike County
Flying Ortons
Tennessee Warblers
Petersburg
Red Fox
Nancy Greenlander
Silent Night
Tom Bryant
Fred Whitelock
Fred Grable
Madison farmer Likely Tops County Wheat Yield Record
Riley Foust of Madison township threshed 12 acres for 456 bushels at 38 bushels per acre. At 2 25 a bushel the value is 1 026 dollars. He may clear about 100 dollars per acre with seed sales. The Columbia variety performed well and the writer invites reports of comparable yields.
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Riley Foust
Big Madison Township
Foust
New Columbia
Basinger Buys Hawthorne Street Residence in Mailisen Township
Temas K Basinger of Mailisen township purchases Hawthorne Street property at Avearsore and Ninth Streets for a residence. He intends to rent his Alagiean township farm property on which it has been found. The text includes garbled names and unclear terms.
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Temas K. Basinger
Mailisen Township
Hawthorne Streatteass
Avearsore and
Ninth Streets
Me. Basinger
Mary J Burkhart widow of Columbus Burkhart dies at 66
Mrs Mary J Burkhart wife of Columbus Burkhart a well known farmer of Western Madison township died last Saturday after a two year illness Funeral services were held at the family home near Union with Rev Noble of the Union M E church in charge Interment was at Poplar Grove cemetery She aged 66 years 2 months and 16 days She is survived by her husband two married daughters Mrs Oscar Waltz Princeton and Mrs Warner Ropp near Union and two sisters living at Oakland City
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Mary J. Burkhart
Mary J
Columbus Burkhart
Madison Township
Union
Noble
M. E. Church
Poplar Grove
Oscar Waltz
Princeton
Warner Ropp
Near Union
Oakland City
New Millinery Store The Vogue Opens in Carpenter Building
The Vogue, a new millinery store in the Carpenter building, opens by Misses Claire Kiefer and Mabel Gladish. Both are popular, respected county residents with Miss Kiefer as an expert trimmer. The venture is well regarded and backed by bright prospects.
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Carpenter
Claire Kiefer
Mabel Gladish
Kiefer
Conscription Notices Mailed From Winslow Next Week
Notices to young men subject to the draft will be mailed from Winslow on Monday as part of the county quota of 147. W J Harris says the exact number called is not yet known. Professors Treanor Harmever and Ford Vee head to Vincennes Monday for camp administration in Indianapolis later this August.
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Winslow
W. J. Harris
W. E. Treanor
Hugh Harmever
Ford P. Vee
Vincennes
Indianapolis
Athos
Emis
Porthos
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Presbyterian Church
Whitmans
State OF
Rene
Bugg
Fair Ground
England
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