Waste of War Costs From 1917 to 1920 Exposed
Representative Edward E. Denison of Illinois presents figures on war expenditures and identifies waste and mismanagement. He cites unaudited spending by the Treasury and War Department, including costly but unused port terminals and failed nitrate and plane programs, arguing Congress failed to supervise contracts due to presidential autocracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Conress
Congress
Reublican Party
Edward E. Denison
Illinois
House
Denison
Treasury Department
War Department
Charleston
Norfolk
Boston
Navy Establishment
War and
Navy Departments
Navy Department
North Carolina
Tennessee
Mde
Naomi Rebekah Lodge Installs Officers for Six Months
Last Thursday evening Mrs Myrtle Longmire acting for the Grand Master assisted by Past Noble Grand Mrs Flora Hufford and Mrs Olive Westlake installed Naomia Rebekah Lodge No. 115 officers for the next six months with Mrs Ora Briner as Noble Grand and Mrs Minnie Moore as Vice Grand. Recording Secretary is Mrs Gertrude Easterling and other officers include Mrs Myrtle Longmire L S to N G Mrs Lydia Bly Warden Mrs S J Arnold Conductor Mrs Olive Westlake Inside Guard Mrs Hattie Longmire and Outside Guard F A Moore.
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Myrtle Longmire
Noble Grand
Flora Hufford
Olive Westlake
F. A. Moore
Naomia Rebekah Lodge No. 115
Ora Briner
Minnie Moore
Gertrude Easterling
R. S
L. S
N. G
Lydia Bly
S. J. Arnold
Hattie Longmire
Miss Beryle Hadley Receives Life License Diploma
Miss Beryle Hadley living east of town and a local schoolteacher earned a life license diploma from Central Normal College. The commencement last Thursday highlighted graduates across A B degrees standard normal course two year life license bookkeeping shorthand music supervision and high school programs with Dennis Denny of Cloverdale among the latter group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beryle Hadley
Central Normal College
Dennis Denny
Cloverdale
Church services announce Sunday schedule and theme
Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. All are invited. Worship at 10:30 a.m. The Inspired Word, presented by Mrs. Watson. Union service follows at 7:45 p.m.
Juristian Church Schedules Morning Services
Juristian Church announces Sunday school at 9 30 and morning worship at 10 30. No evening service due to union service at the Yearly Meeting Room.
The Universal Brotherhood of Man Sermon At Methodist Church
Regular services will be held at the Methodist church next Sunday morning with Sunday school at 9 30 and preaching at 10 30 The theme will be The Universal Brotherhood of Man Next Monday evening the Official Board will meet at 7 30 A social hour with light supper will follow Business will be taken up Officials are urged to attend
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Methodist Church
Universal Brotherhood of Man
Property Damage After Saturday Storm
Wind rain and hail damaged property on Saturday afternoon. Telephone and telegraph poles and wires were blown down with about sixty poles reported near Belleville. Traction car service was disrupted and not restored until late that evening.
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Hall
Belleville
Oursler and Bean Wed in Cleveland Ceremony
Carl Oursler and Mary Elizabeth Bean, both of Cleveland Ohio, were united in marriage on June 8. The ceremony was performed by the bride’s brother, pastor of the First Christian church of Cleveland. They reside at 2126 East 46th Street Cleveland.
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Carl Oursler
Mary Elizabeth Bean
Cleveland
Ohio
First Christian Church of
Mrs. Oursler
East 46Th’ Street
John S Moore Named Aide-de-Camp to G A R Commander
John S Moore adjutant of the local post of the G A R has been appointed Aide-de-Camp on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. The honor reflects his efforts for the Order and his duties include recruiting and aiding weak posts.
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John S. Moore
Grand Army of the Republic
Winona Lake Opens Chautauqua Season Fans Gather
The annual chautauqua season opened at Winona Lake on Saturday with an estimated 5 000 attendees the largest crowd for an opening. Several Plainfield residents plan to spend days at Winona during the season.
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Winona Lake
Winona
Public Library Story Hour Invites Plainfield Children
Notice to children aged four to ten invites them to a Story Hour at the Public Library in Plainfield and vicinity. The event takes place Wednesday July 14 at 2 30 p m.
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Plainfield
Public Library
The Trees Change Dress for Autumn Colors
A tale where the Maple the Chestnut Oak Beech and other trees envy new gowns in green summer and seek fairy aid to gain autumn colors. Fairies and goblins promise help but Jack Frost delays until fall ends. The trees eventually receive their rich new dresses only to drift into pride as leaves shed in winter.
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Jack Frost
Eastern Star Regular Meeting This Evening
The Order of the Eastern Star holds its regular meeting tonight at 8 o clock. All members are urged to attend.
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Order of the Eastern Star
John Kendall 79 Dies of Heart Trouble in Indiana
John Kendall age 79 longtime Henricks County resident dies at his son's home from heart trouble. A birthright member of the Friends church he was active in religious, educational and political life. Funeral held Thursday at 10 a m at the Friends church.
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John Kendall
Henricks County
J. F. Kendall
Kendall
Friends Church
Local Notes Highlight Community Visits and Family Events
Local notes list vacations at home by Philip Hiss Cecil Gentry and Myron Heringlake of the National Candy Co Indianapolis. Many relatives visit attend weddings and reunions spend Sundays at relatives homes and attend hospital visits and picnics across Carmel Green Valley Clermont Martinsville and Broad Ripple Park.
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Philip Hiss
Cecil Gentry
Myron Heringlake
The
National Candy Company of Indianapolis
Social Visit Highlights from Cartersburg
Recent guests at A. D. McCormick’s home include Helen Wills and children from Springfield Illinois Sanford Brent of Indianapolis and Mrs French of Clayton Brenton Clark of Chicago and R R Shreve and family Mrs Lester Tucker and children at Cloverdale Paul Cook arrives from Detroit Lee Parks and family of Darlington and Harry Ward and family visited James Haworth Frank Carter and family at Bethany Park William and Alfred Rogers of Trebanon visiting grandmother Mary Benbow William Sanders from Alabama joined wife here Everett Brewer and wife and Mrs Pike from Indianapolis guests of J L Grave Mable Reynolds returned from Indianapolis and Mrs Mable Heckman and children guests at McCormick home Ladies Missionary Society met at Baptist church for guest day with program and refreshments Dining guest dinners and weekend visits noted.
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Ozro Cassidy
Sanders Smith
Alva Harvey
Frank McClellan
Hall
Hadley
Green Valley Farm
Amno
Harold Cooper
Martinsville
C. G. Pike
A. N. Miller
O. W. McDaniels
Wilson
Clermont
Moore
Newport, Ky
Clifford Jessup
Warren Duke
Bethany Park
Mary Maxwell
Methodist Hospital
George Roth
Batha
Mildred Roth
Margaret Sheek
Florence Kirkpatrick
Hilda Black
Broad Ripple Park
L. V. Walker
R. J. Follett
Carmel
Champaign
Ben Cooper
National Candy Co
Indianapolis
C. 12
Cooper
Spray Hiatt and
Ed. Hiatt
Baptist Ladies Aid
Nicholson
Verle Crews
Chas. Akeman
Mooresville
C. A. Kirkpatrick
A. D. McCormick
Helen Wills
Springfield, Ill
Sanford Brent
French
Clayton
Paul Cook
Detroit
Michigan
Ford Automobile Co
Lee Parks
Darlington
Ind
Harry Ward
James Haworth
Frank Carter
Fred Farquer
William
Alfred Rogers
Trebanon
Mary Benbow
William Sanders
Alabama
Everett Brewer
Babe
Pike
J. L. Grave
Mable Reynolds
Mildred McCormick
Mable Heckman
McCormick
Mongolian Race Question Sparks Classroom Confusion
Teacher asks Ernest to describe the Mongolian race but he explains he missed the event due to attending a football game. The exchange highlights a mix up between curricular prompt and social activity.
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Ernest
Union Church Meeting Series Opens With 450 Attendees
The Union church opened its meeting series last Sunday with about four hundred fifty people attending. Rev Edwin S Sweeney delivered the sermon and music featured "Golden Pathway" by Mrs Don Douglas and "Calvary" cornet by Miss Jessie Mercer. The Indiana Boys School Orchestra under Mr Jones will continue the series. Rev C O Watson will preach next Sunday with Plainfield musicians in the orchestra. The 7 45 program will be snappy and shorter than before.
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Union
Edwin ‘S. Sweeney
Don Douglas
Jessie Mercer
Indiana Boys’ School
Jones
Indianapolis College of Music and Fine Arts
C. O. Watson
Plainfield
Chautauqua Meeting Set For July This Year
Chautauqua meeting to discuss interest in the Chautauqua program will be held August 9 to 1 0 at the Wapeekeewa Club House. The gathering is scheduled for next Monday July 12 at 8:00 p.m. All signers of the contract business people and others interested in the Chautauqua are urged to attend. Frank D Johnston chairman and Harry A Inman secretary are listed.
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Wapeekeewa Club
Frank D. Johnston
Harry A. Inman
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Dension
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Nitro
W. Va
France
Mickie
Lanin
Luke
Naomi Rebekah Lodge
Juristian Church
M. E. Church
SPORM
C.E. S
Margaret Coffey
Katherine
Oklahoma
Mary Anna Harvey
Lydia Bales
Anna’ Lydia Garter
Albert’ Harvey
Cartersburg
Brenton Clark
Chicago
B. B. Clark
R. R. Shreve
Lester Tucker
Pearl May
Ladies Missionary Society
the Baptist Church
James Hudson
Effie Crow
William Gans
Ed Kirkham
Grant Prather
Coluntons
Mary Thorp
Clay Wilson
Kokomo
Mrs. Wilson
Purgeson
T. EB. Tomlinson
Zim Chamness
Noblesville
Ansel Edrington
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