Clyde Hudson Named Co Chairman For Gibson County
Lamocrats select live party worker to head party organization for coming campaign. Beveridge faction recognized by Republicans in selection of Joseph C. Danks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamgcrats
Gibson County
Beveridge
Joseph C. Danks
John T. Ballard
Edgar Allman
Matthew Halbig
Haubstadt
W. Clyde Hudson
John Hitch
Princeton
Fred Butler
Oakland City
Otta We Yochum
J. W. Ritchie
Med
Danks Joseph
Danks
Republican Party
Albert J. Beveridge
Lacy K. Ennes
D. J. Flowers
Vesper Gamble
M. BP. Hollingsworth
Indianapolis Police Guard Factions in Marion County GOP Battle
Police guarded the Marion county Republican conven tion in Indianapolis to forestall violence after Albert Beveridge defeated Harry New in the primary. Shank and Beveridge loyalists disputed control of the county committee while Wasmuth Lyons fought for state chairmanship, with Democratic precincts naming W Clyde Hudson as county chair.
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Tutanapolis
Ind
Marion County
Albert J. Beveridge
Harry S. New
Shankheld
Shank
Beveridge
Jewett
Ralph Lemcke
E. M. Wasmuth
Lawrence Lyons
Senator New
New
Wasmuth
Cramer Seeks Divorce After Desertion
George H. Cramer of this city petitions for divorce from Marie Agnes Cramer alleging desertion. He is a garage proprietor here. Marie Agnes Cramer recently attempted suicide in Chicago by ingesting bichloride of mercury tablets.
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George H. Cramer
Marie Agnes Cramer
Chicago
Sacred concert at First Presbyterian church service
The Sunday evening program at First Presbyterian features a Sunrday school orchestra performing sacred selections. A short message will be given by the pastor.
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First Presbyterian Church
Sunrday School
Indiana Weather Forecast Shows Showers and Cooler
Indiana forecast calls for showers tonight and Sunday with cooler air. May 5 high 81 and low 60, clear afterward. Sunset 6 46 p m today and sunrise 4 47 tomorrow. Morning temperature 58.
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Indiana
Princeton High School Opera Martha Draws Big Crowd
The Princeton high school music department presented the opera Martha to about a thousand at the focal auditorium. Lois Craig starred as Martha with Blanche Trippett as Nancy and Verle Baltzell as Sir Tristan. supporting roles by Wallace Kern, Glenn Miller, and George Harris. Miss Carmean guided the production praised for student backing and school spirit, with a 65-voice chorus and an improved orchestra.
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Martha
Princeton High School
Focal Auditorium
Lois Craig
Plunket
Lionel
Blanche Trippett
Nancy
Verle Baltzell
Tristan
Wallace Kern
Glenn Miller
George Harris
Richmond
Irlotow
Princeton
Woman defies secret myth at age after 27
A playful commentary notes that asking a woman her age after she passes 27 remains a taboo. The remark frames aging as a joke about secrecy and social norms.
The Big Muskee serial tale from The Daily Democrat
A fragmented summary hints at a dramatic serial set in Northern Canada with dog sleds and snowshoes, featuring treachery, romance, and tragedy amid storms and political tension. The sketch appears unfinished and garbled, mentioning Hudson Bay posts and a narrator Victor Rousse.
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Canada
Wikler- Hess
Aninaumted
Hudson — Bay
Daily Democrat Momudiay
Gibson County Tuberculosis Clinic Set For May Seventh
Gibson County Tuberculosis Association to host a free clinic at Princeton Hospital on May 7 from 8 am to 4 pm. Dr James H. Stygall will supervise, with support from Christmas Seals funding. The effort targets early diagnosis for those with weak health and unknown TB, urging attendees with any symptoms to participate.
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Gibson County
Indiana Tuberculosis Association
Gibson County Tuberculosis Association
Princeton
Oa. Um
James HH. Stygall
D A R Meeting Attended by Evansville Ladies
Mrs. Fred Ward and numerous Evansville women attended a Friday evening luncheon at the Hotel McCurdy given by the Vanderburgh chapter 10 A R to meet state regent Mrs Samuel W Perkins of Indianapolis.
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Fred Ward
F. H. Maxam
Ruth Maxam
Oscar Haas
Bessie Miller
Mayme Archer
J. M. Shumate
George Sprow
J. A. Sprowl
Robinson
Ollie Sevedge
Nina Witherspoon
McMillan
J. @. Hall
Anna Servoss
Epidemics Plague Old Bays Towns in Early Days
By Jim McCormick the piece recalls recurring disease scourges in the town’s past highlighting the Black Tongue epidemic and a devastating 1875 cholera outbreak. It notes victims in Rev J Elschheemick’s ministry area and lists several affected families including the Weiherly and Seabrooks households and Dr Geo Tucker.
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Romits
Vis
Ces
Enery
J. el Schheemick
Cumberland Presbbytenan
H Evangelics
Emerson Street
Montgomery
Alex A Montgomery
Julia Montgomery
Henry Weiherly
Margaret
Pearson
Robert Boswell
Jesse Wetherly Way
J. P. McDaniel
John Seabrooks
Princeton
Wesley Wheeler
Phillipstown
Geo. Tucker
Center Township Farmer Charged With Slander
Mrs Ethel Gayer of Evansville files a $25 000 defamation suit in circuit court against Center township farmer Joseph Annis. The complaint alleges multiple slanderous remarks about the plaintiff’s character and seeks five damages of $5,000 each. Represented by Robinson and Stilwell with J P Carter, the case names the defendant as a well known local farmer.
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Circuit
Ethel Gayer
Omar Gayer
Joseph Annis
Center Township
Gayer
Evansville
Robinson & Stilwell
J. P. Carter
Larceny cases heard by mayor Niemeier
John Jenne Frank Coates and Arthur Warren pleaded guilty in city court to larceny charges and appeared before Mayor Niemeier for disposal. Jenne and Coates both 15 were accused of stealing an auto wheel and rim. Warren 14 admitted taking a silver watch. The mayor paroled them to their parents and ordered regular church attendance and monthly pastor reports.
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John Jenne
Frank Coates
Arthur Warren
Niemeier
Jenne
Coates
St. May Haubstadt
Haubstadt
May
Dang
Warren
Frank B. Kinsey
Kinsey
North Race Street
City Sees Rise in School Age Children
Princeton reports 1954 school age children this year, up 45 from last year, with overcrowding across schools. Lincoln School enrolls 146 colored students in the city total of 1954, while the high school now exceeds 300 students though seats and rooms are limited.
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Kirvin
Texas
Princeton
Lincolin Schtod
Foreigners in Chinese City Endangered Amid Mutinous Troops
Ten thousand mutinous troops reportedly march on Tien Tsin to loot foreign quarters. The remnants of General Chang Tso Lin's army seek revenge, signaling a possible desperate battle as foreigners mobilize. An American and a British troop cooperate, with French forces reinforced by French citizens.
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Shanghai
China
Tien Tsin
Chang Tso Lin
Widely Known Wall Street Banker Dies After Brain Surgery
Henry P. Davison of J. P. Morgan & Co. died at his Peacock Point, Long Island home after an operation for an infiltrating brain tumor. The second floor chamber was prepared as a hospital operating room and a gathering of financiers waited for the outcome. Davison had spent the evening with his family and was not agitated before surgeons arrived.
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New York
Henry P. Davison
J. F. Morgan Company
Peacock Point
L. I
J. J. Morgan
Davison
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Sir Ross Smith
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Sir Keith Smith
Lieut
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Ross
Humber
Police Guard
Indianapolis
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Sid Skeavington
Victor Rousse
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