Drowning of Ottis Scraper at Holmans Ferry
Ottis L Scraper aged 25 drowned Friday evening in the White River about one hundred yards below Holmans Ferry after entering the water with friends. Rufus Morgan located the body after eleven o clock that night. Scraper, a Petersburg resident and trusted mechanic with Charles H Carlisle, vanished while attempting to assist a friend near a sand bar. Funeral held Sunday at Main Street Presbyterian Church with Rev James Claude McClung officiating.
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White River
Acraper
Anc
Holman's Ferry
Rufus Morgan
Beulah Helfenpein
Florence Burlingame
Lela Carpenter
Myrle Gray
Myrle Gray, and Messrs
Merman Helfenbein
Ottis Scraper
Virgil Rumble
Baker Buren
Holman’s Ferry
Scraper
Henry Holmarche
Petersburg
Ottis Scrapter
Albert Scraper
Jefferson Township
Charles H Carlisle
Ruval Ford
Mr. Carlisle
Mr Carlisle
Carlisle
Main Street Presbyterian Church
James Claude McClung
Walnut Hills
Highway commission sees need for southern road link to Boonville
State Highway Commission director John D. Williams and two members visited Elnora and other towns to discuss extending the highway through Daviess and Pike counties to Boonville. The effort centers on securing takeover of the Washington to Petersburg route and a White River bridge, with broad southern support and hopes for reducing travel distance to Indianapolis by about thirty miles.
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John D. Williams
State Highway Commission
Williams
Elnora
Daviess
Pike Counties
Boonville
Winslow
Oakland City
Princeton
Petersburg
Daviess County
Washington
White River
Daviess and
Pike
Evansvillle
Indianapolis
Evansville
Indiana
New Reads
Petersburg He Scraper Funeral Draws Large Turnout
Early press edition notes Ottis Scraper’s funeral in Petersburg led by the local Masons. About two hundred automobiles surrounded the church and more than a hundred cars formed the procession for the largest funeral known in town. Survived by two brothers Claude of Petersburg and Dennis of Cato and one sister Mrs Bessie Willis.
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Order of Masons
Scraper
Petersburg
Ottis Scraper
Claude
Dennis
Cato
Bessie Willis
Women Appointed to Pike County Republican Precinct Committees
Chairman Bryant announces a slate of Republican women to lead precinct committees across Pike County. Names include Della P. Gray in Washington Tow nship and Laura Selby in Hawkins Precinct, with dozens more listed for each precinct, reflecting an expanded party organization for the upcoming campaign.
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Pike‘ County
Bryant
Republican County Centre Committee
Pike County
Washington Township
Alford
Della P. Gray
Petersburg
Hawkins
Laura Selby
Dixon
Percy Benjamin
Court House
W J. Schaefer
Read
Lola Riggle
Clay Township
Union
Mary Pha Me- Atee
Catt
Will Bullard
Madison Township
Bowman
Lophie Thomas
Receiver Appointed for Logan Oil Corporation
In Jasper, Judge Dillion of the Pike Circuit Court named Joe O'Brien, cashier of First National Bank Petersburg, as receiver for Logan Oil Corporation at the plaintiff Charles W. Welman's request. Welman seeks about 2200 dollars for work and materials and seeks foreclosure of a lien. the suit cites insolvency and asset waste. The court acted without notice due to urgency, with attorneys J. L. Sumner and Ely and Corn representing the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charbers
Jasper
Logar Township
J. L. Sumner
Ely
Corn
Barn Fire Destroys Bradfield Heirs Property at Algiers
A barn and contents belonging to the Bradfield heirs burned Saturday around four o clock at Algiers. A poultry house behind the Cox restaurant also burned. A roof ember ignited the restaurant but was put out by a bucket brigade. The village faced a major blaze scare, with insurance insufficient to cover the loss from hay stored there. The fire origin remains unknown.
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Bradfield
Algiers
Cox
Mrs. W. W. Allen Guests in Washington Home
Mrs. W. W. Allen of Washington is visiting Mrs. Harold Hull as a guest, sharing time at the Hull household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Allen
Washington
Harold Hull
Race Week Sparks Pike County Fair Roster
Pike County gears up for a big race week with an expected 20 to 30 cars in the Saturday auto race. Harness and running horses number near 100 on the grounds, with 70 to 80 in harness and the rest in running events. The Byers Boys Band provides free attractions as the association touts better, cleaner entertainment and urges strong attendance across days.
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Pike County Racing Association
Pike County
Preas
Byers
Evansville
Race Association
Mrs Henriette Bell Obituary in Algiers at 74
Mrs Henriette Sullivan Bell died at her Algiers home July 30 at midnight aged 74 years 7 months 11 days from a stroke of apoplexy. She married Jesse Bell and left a daughter Mrs Howard Painter of Aleviers along with two sisters and three brothers. Funeral by Rev Rumbley at the igiers M E Church Tuesday at 10 with interment in Public Cemetery beside her husband.
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Henriette Sullivan Bell
Algiers
Jesse Bell
Howard Painter
Aleviers
Rumbley
Orwell
Igiers M. E
Martinsville Visit Ties Local Leaders to Races
Mr and Mrs John W Anderson and Miss Margaret Phelps of Martinsville visited Mr and Mrs J Boonshot during the races. Anderson, formerly of Petersburg, has lived in Martinsville for two years and was elected mayor for two consecutive terms.
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John W. Anderson
Margaret. Phelps
Martinsville
J. Boonshot
Anderson
Petersburg
Mayo
Vandalism strikes melon fields near Fetersburg mystery deepens
Thieves cut and pulled up fourteen acres of melons owned by Bert Finney and damaged eighteen to twenty more at Doty and Son. Robert Glezen’s truck patch lost vegetables while gasoline and chickens were stolen at Whitelock mills and Crill Miley’s home. No suspects identified yet.
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Fetersburg
Bert Finney
Mr. Finney
Doty and Son
Robert Glezen
Mr Glezen
Whitelock Mills
Crill Miley
Moonshine Still Hidden in Secret Cave Found Near Chew Pond
Sheriff Bryan and Marshal Hawkins investigated reports of a still near Chew pond in Jefferson township. They uncovered a concealed cave behind a fallen beech tree with a locked door broken by revolvers. Inside was a roofed chamber with a water system, a nine burner stove, barrels, and coal oil, but no active still. The owner remains unknown and authorities withheld further details. Nearby, Mr. Beverly Radcliff of Algiers plans a trip to Indianapolis to visit his son M. B. Radcliff, Fidelity Phenix Ins. representative, and may not settle in the city.
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Sheriff Bryan
Marshal Hawkins
Jefferson Township
Chew Pond
Bryar
Beverly Radcliff
Algiers
Indianapolis
M. B. Radcliff
Fidelity Phenix Insurance Company
Radcliff
Mrs Octavia Radcliff Dies At Algiers Home
Mrs Octavia A Radcliff wife of Beverly Radcliff of Algiers died at her home in Algiers last Friday morning after a long illness of heart disease and age. She was 79 years 2 months 12 days and born near Rockport Spencer county. She was united in marriage May 4 1887 and raised Beverly Radcliff’s six motherless children as her own. She joined the Methodist Episcopal church as a child and was noted for charity and gentleness. The funeral was conducted by Rev Golden A Smitt and Rev Rumbley at the M E church in Algiers with burial in Walnut Hills cemetery Petersburg.
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Octavia A. Radcliff
Beverly Radcliff
Algiers
Rockport
Spencer County
John L. Littlepage
Evansville
Curtis Thomas dies in Nebraska at 53
Local friends in Jefferson Township recall Curtis Thomas born there and raised in the area. He died at his home in Gandy Nebraska from heart paralysis last Thursday afternoon at about four. Survived by wife Mollie Adams, daughters Roma Gilham and Edith Gray, two grandchildren, and brother P G Thomas. Funeral Sunday in Gandy with burial in the local cemetery.
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Curtis Thomas
Jefferson Township
Gandy
Neb
Thomas
William Thomas
Winnie Traylor Thomas
Mollie Adams
Cat Adams
Nebraska
Roma Gilham
Oklahoma City
Okla
Edith Gray
Return of Miss Dora Mosesson with relatives from Louisville
Miss Dora Mosesson returned last week from an extended visit with relatives in Louisville Kentucky. She was accompanied home by Mrs Adilaine Siedeman who will stay as her guest for a time. Major John McCarty of Washington official starter for the Race Association is in town.
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Dora Mosesson
Louisville
Adilaine Siedeman
John McCarty
Washington
Race Association
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Ottis L. Scraper
Logan Township
Oatsville
Haze Beach
Rumbletown
Note Baldwin
Patoka
Tte Jarvis
Winslow No
Lucy Vinyard
Littles
Clara Hillman Burch
Thad Potter
Harrison
Ida DeTar
Lockhart Township
Augusta
Fannie Randall
L. M. Corn
Marion
Survant
N. L. Dickson
Velpen
Esta Lewis
Otwell
Hattie Abbott Thomas
Alva Redman
May Whitehead
Edna C. Wilhite
Orpha Simons
Logan Oil Corporation
Henriette Bell
Lil
Mrs
Octavia Radcliff
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