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Newspaper

Plainfield Messenger

Location

Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1921

Page

3

Warren McCray urges strict budget with minimal public spend

Indiana Governor Warren McCray addresses the Seventy-second General Assembly urging a businesslike review of all expenditures, the adoption of a comprehensive budget, and safeguards against overtaxation. He calls for local tax control with state appeal options to ensure fair valuations and avoid wasteful spending.

Indianapolis Warren T. McCray Seventy-Second Indiana General Assembly Seventy-second General Assembly of Indiana General Assembly Court of Appeal State Board of Tax Commissioners County Council State Tax Board Tax Commission

Indiana Law Reforms urged for tax, education and registration

The writer advocates state level review of unequal county assessments, removal of the inquisitorial household goods list, and timely county equalization. He urges permanent voter registration, continued education funding, expanded highways, recognition of agriculture and labor needs, women’s participation, and support for veterans and housing health recreation. He calls for cautious, constructive legislation.

State Board of Tax Commissioners Ans State Tax Board County Board of Review County Boards of Review General Assembly Indiana American Legion

Parasol Ants Use Green Leaves To Cultivate Fungus

The parasol ants of Brazil march single file with green leaf scraps held overhead. They transport chewed leaves to underground chambers where they ferment and host white fungal threads. Young mushrooms form and workers feed them to young ants.

Brazil

The Happy Man and Endless Discovery

Ruskin muses that happiness lies in the presence of the unknowable, a finite being's divine directed intellect finding joy not in knowledge achieved but in the endless discovery of ignorance. The text emphasizes continual self abasement and astonishment as a condition of true happiness.

Indiana leaders appoint trustees and wartime veteran takes charge

Governor Goodrich announced four year appointments to Indiana state institution boards. Charles J. Butler and Wood Posey joined the boards of the State School for the Blind and Southern Hospital for the Insane, joining reappointed John B. Stoll. Virgil M. Hinkle of Lafayette elected commander of the World War Veterans, overseeing about 50,000 members in Indiana.

Indianapolis Goodrich Bards Charles J. Butler Crawfordsville State School For the Blind Thomas A. Clifton Covington Wood Posey Terre Haute Southern Hospital For the Insane Evansville Andrew Richards John B. Stoll South Bend State Prisons Lafayette Virgil M. Hinkle United States Army Indiana Chester E. Platt Hinkle Gary American Sheet and Tin Plate Company Newcastle George A. Elliott Linden Fort Wayne J. W. Sheffer Auburn Ebber Sheffer Ellen Sheffer Warmoth Greensburg Grammer William H. Baker Lyons Greene County Purdue University Lexington Kentucky Ohio Franklin Wabash Kokomo

Jesus the Rich Young Ruler Facing the Kingdom

A lesson on the rich young ruler who seeks eternal life and the limits of wealth. It analyzes his virtues and faults, Jesus' challenge to sell possessions, and the difficulty for the rich to enter the kingdom, concluding with rewards for following Christ.

Christ Jesus God Abraham

Be Born Again and Follow God’s Will

A reflective exhortation views human dissatisfaction as stemming from not aligning with God’s will in the soul’s birth and mission. Change in circumstances or outlook won’t suffice. transformation must begin within the inner will and life.

Lfe Newman Smyth

Deserved a Sharp Reproof in Music Gossip

The Boston Transcript notes Alice’s musical family background and born in A flat, suggesting natural success. The piece mocks scoring and hints at derisive commentary about her talent and potential.

Alice Boston Transcript

King George Provides Coffee For Yank Troops

Sergeant Guyon of B troop in Germany had his ration changed by direct orders from King George. During a Coblenz to Aldershot visit, the king inspected ponies with AF G blankets and, after a humorous exchange about breakfast tea, ordered that the Americans receive coffee henceforth.

Guyon Germany King George Coblenz England Aldershot

No Half Ways for Him

Mrs. Jones plans to meet her husband at a store but, after waiting, calls his business line and learns she has the wrong Frank. The undertaker replies that he is the one who is dead and she is nearly dead. The note ends with reflections on time and crime.

Central Frank Boston Transcript

Chicago parents cheer a boy destined for business leadership

A Chicago father plans to make his son a captain of industry while the mother discovers the father whipping another boy after catching him in a lie. The exchange reveals harsh discipline as the parental quest for success unfolds.

Chicago James Harry

Getting Even: Archie Rejects Woman Suffrage

A pupil at a city school resists women’s suffrage after a teacher lecture. Archie swears he will pout if girls vote like men, provoking laughter as the moment becomes a small classroom joke. The Indianapolis News notes a busy watchmaker and an orator moving listeners to exit.

Archie Indianapolis News

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