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Newspaper

Plainfield Messenger

Location

Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1921

Page

8

Used Car Values and Rebuilt Models At Stephens Auburn Dealers

Stephens and Auburn dealers advertise rebuilt and refinished cars with prices listed for models from 1914 to 1920 including Stutz Overland Maxwell and more. The open lot offers easy payment plans and trade ins with hours from 7:30 A M to 9 P M weekdays and Sundays, at 544 N Meridian St Indianapolis IN.

Stephens & Auburn Auburn Stephens Stevens Maxwell Mitchell Monroe Liberty Interstate Haynes Dart Chandler Meridian St Indianapolis Indiana

West Point United States Military Academy History

The article recounts the origin and significance of West Point on the Hudson. It notes Congress 1776 plan, Washington’s involvement, 1802 formal creation, Civil War leaders as graduates, and the academy’s three year training program.

United States Military Academy George Washington West Point

Obituary for Oliver E. Dixon

Oliver Elihu Dixon born 1866 in Amo Indiana lived 17 years there before moving to Lewisville Iowa and Oskaloosa where he graduated Penn College in 1890 and Iowa Normal in 1903 He taught in Ohio and Kansas then served as a longtime principal and Sunday School music leader in Oskaloosa He later lived in Sugar Plains and Plainfield before his sudden death October 3 at the Plainfield church grounds leaving a wife four children and many relatives and friends His life described as an open book joyous faithful and dedicated to his Master.

Oliver Elihu Dixon John and Mary Dixon Amo Ind Lewisville Oskaloosa Penn College Iowa Normal Cedar Falls Ohio Friends Academy Tonganoxie Kan Elma R. Hachey Hadley Sugar Plains Thorntown Plainfield Wendel H W. Marcus Lloyd J Ruby Flora Landeman Lees Summit Arthur Los Angeles Cal Oliver

Multistate Foreclosures and a Grand Wyoming Dam Tale

The page lists several foreclosures and a venue change in Indiana suits including Brillhart Keeler Miles Hadley Dodds Page Heavin Dellen Zimmerman and others. It then outlines an irrigation dam in Wyoming the Shoshone project near Cody with vast water storage and a large spillway depicting the transformation from desert to cultivated land with a government outlay of 1 354 000 for the dam.

Reclamation Service Department of the Interior Cody Wyoming Yellowstone Park Niagara Falls Uncle Sam

Guardians Named for Cecil C Edna P and Francis V Hoadley

The document lists guardians for Cecil C Edna P and Francis V Hoadley with a $3000 bond and sureties Willis H Schenck and C L Hunt. It also notes F M Harrison appointed guardian of Anna Harrison with a $600 bond and sureties Wm C Osborne and Chas Z Cook.

Cecil C Edna P C. L. Hunt F. M. Harrison Anna Harrison Bond Wm. C. Osborne Chas. Z. Cook

Red Cross Grants $310000 for Clean Up Drive Effort

The American Red Cross appropriated $310,000 to support the government backed clean-up campaign for disabled veterans. Of this amount $35,000 is allocated to the American Legion to cover Legion representatives assisting Veterans Bureau districts. The rest funds Red Cross divisions to handle the organization’s share of the campaign.

Red Cross American Red Cross American Legion Legion Veterans Bureau Red Cross Organization

Young America Sends Vast Relief to Needy Abroad

The Junior American Red Cross abroad supported 237,000 destitute children in Europe last fiscal year, a 200,000 increase over the prior year. The National Children’s Fund raised $420,557 for these projects, with $155,317 in receipts. American Red Cross relief for Russian refugees in Constantinople and vicinity totaled $700,000 in food clothing and medical aid.

American Red Cross Junior American Red Cross National Children's Fund Constantinople

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Harvey & Son W. S. Watson Brownsburg Merchants Heat & Light Company Danville Merchants Heat & Light Co Danville Division C. C. B. Murphy Princess Theater James Oliver Curwood Lewis Stone Ethel Grey Terry Wallace Berry Villian Charlie Chaplin J. S. Jones Wonders OF America Western Newspapers Union Gibraltar OF the Hudson Sudson River New York City Hudson Oliver E. Dixon Maude R. Brillhart Edward W. Keeler Marion County George M. Walker Kenneth Jones Thomas J. Miles Walter G. Hadley Henry J. Kuecker William T. Dodds Jacob J. Page Samuel Delashmit Bankers-Commercial Security Co., Inc Ralph Heavin Claude Dellen First National Bank of Danville Leslie Zimmerman Francis M. Harrison Terre Haute Wastern Traction Co Damages Margaret Hoadley Western Newspaper Union Lasy Payments The Altona Brunswick Brunswick Record Francis V. Hoadley Bond In Willis H. Schenck Young America America
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