Fire at Sinclair Plant Wrecks Warehouse and Tanks
A Saturday fire destroyed a Sinclair Refiring Company warehouse and a load of barreled oils and chemicals in Princeton. Tanks containing gasoline and coal oil boiled and sparked fear of a large explosion, with safety valves and the fire department preventing disaster. The blaze drew hundreds as investigators blamed a gasoline spill on a hot truck exhaust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair Refiring Company
Isaac J. Jarrett
Brown Street
Sinclair Company
Samuel A. Williams
Sinclair
Bill Jarrett
Jarrett
Princeton Fire’ Department
Southern Railroad
Fairgrounds
Princeton Utilities Company
William Powell
Nothh
Standard Oil Company
Two People Hurt At Oakland City
Oct. 3 Evansville residents John Beach his wife and daughter were seriously injured when a Ford touring car driven by Beach plunged 12 feet into a dredge ditch near a bridge. Beach broke a hip while his daughter suffered multiple fractures and Mrs Beach was mangled. Passersby pulled them from the ditch and they were treated by Dr J W Mc Gowap and later taken home by ambulance. The crash was blamed on a broken steering rod. The car was badly wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
John Beach
Evansville
Beach
David Bispham Dies in New York at 61
Baritone David Scull Bispham, a renowned American lyric artist, died in New York after a six week illness. He was 61. He leaves a wife and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Bispham
New York
David Scull Bispham
Iyxic
Weather forecast for Alaska region with frost risk
Fair and cooler tonight with likely light frost. Tuesday looks fair across the area.
Weather note: yesterday’s high and low reported
Yesterday recorded a high of 76 and a low of 48 with cloudy conditions throughout the day.
Weather and social visits in Cyn thiana and Oakland City
The records note a high of 72 and a low of 43 with fair conditions and light frost no damage. Mr. and Mrs. John Julian of Cyn thiana visited Mr. and Mrs. Herman Deffendall and their family on South Race Street. They later traveled to Oakland City to see Mr. and Mrs. Will Jenkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Julian
Cynthiana
Herman Deffendall
South Race
Oakland City
Will Jenkins
Wah Thiana
Mailoo Kins
Oakland
City
Herman Deffendahl
South Race Street
Mr and Mrs Sanders Move Into New East Broadway Home
Mr and Mrs A L Sanders and Mrs Anna Davidson relocate from North Seminary to their newly completed residence on East Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L Sanders
Anna Davidson
North Seminary
East Broadway
Alleged Bogus Checks Passed Near City
Carl Cunningham about 22 lived in Baldwin Heights was arrested at 8 on Saturday night on the state road south of the city by Sheriff Flowers in connection with passing a number of bogus checks two months ago. He may be charged with passing bogus checks on several merchants and has been dodging in and out of the city. He was picked up near the W A Dill home while walking toward his father Sherman Cunningham's house and jailed. Cunningham is married and has a child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Cunningham
Baldwin Heights
State Road
Sheriff Flowers
Cunningham
Sherman Cunningham
W. A. Dill
Cunningam
Sherif Flowers
Flora Frakes and Curtis Dill Wed in County ClerkOffice
Miss Flora Frakes of Mt. Carmel and Curtis Dill of Oakland City were married this morning at 10 o'clock in the county clerk's office. The Rev. D. W. Nichols officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Frakes
Mt. Carmel
Curtis Dill
Oakland City
D. W. Nichols
Marriage of Miss Clara Antey and James Sutton
Miss Clara Antey and James Sutton both of Evansville were married Saturday afternoon at 3 o6 in the parsonage of the Methodist Memorial church. The Rev. D W Nichols officiated, with Mrs Yr C Fowler of this city, sister of the groom, as accomplice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Antey
James Sutton
Evansville
Methodist Memorial Church
D.W. Nichols
Yr. C. Fowler
Clark Bruner Matrimonial Surprise In Evansville
Miss Pauline Clark and Vesper P Bruner wed Saturday afternoon at Trinity church Evansville guided by Rev Alfred M Craig. The bride daughter of George Clark recently taught at B M A school and Princeton high School graduate. The groom son of Ed Bruner from Walnut Street is a known young man in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Clark
Vesper P. Bruner
Trinity Church
Hvansville
Alfred M. Craig
George
Clark
Princeton High School
Ed Brumer
East Walnut Stmget
Las
Revival services adjusted as preacher delayed
Telegram from Granite City HL reports Rev T J Owen cannot arrive before Wednesday due to a death in his family. Rev C A Wade of the First Baptist will deliver a sermon this evening at 7 30 on the topic Preparing to Meet God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.J. . Owen
Granite City
First Baptist
Chuch
C. A. Wade
First Aptist
Davis Return From Oakland City Visit
Mr and Mrs S T Davis return home after a visit in Oakland City with Mrs Davis. Parents are Mr and Mrs J R Bass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. T. Davis
Oakland City
Ruth Drives Fifty-Ninth Home Run In Final Yankee Game
New York Americans defeat Boston 7 6 in the season finale as Ruth hits his 59th home run tally. Peckinpaugh drives in two with a double, Miller also on base, in a ninth inning rally that seals the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Americans
Boston
Yankees
Peckinpaugh
Devormer
Miller
Ruth
Siah
Carl Mays
Mays
Philadelphia
Sullivan
Huggins
Rogers
Mitchell
Jank Graham
New York Sun
Giants
Attendees List From Evansville Circus Event
The Evansville circus gathering on Saturday included Mr and Mrs BCE Ensley Mr and Mrs Tom Yochum and son Mrs Charles Steele and son Clifford Mr and Mrs J C Gorman Mr and Mrs Ed Elerbush Ben Watt Blythe Fettinger Frank Coates and Pen Skelton among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Vos
BCE
Ensley
Tom Yochum
Charles Steele
Clifford
and Mars
J.C. Gorman
Ed Elerbush
Ben Watt
Blythe Fettinger
Frank Coates
Pen Skelton
Pittsburg Couple Visiting Brother West of City
Mr and Mrs Luther Jee of Pitts burgh Pa visit Mr Leés brother J Ve e west of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Jee
Pittsburgh, Pa
Mr. Lée
J. V.ee
Hull relatives enjoy Mt. Carmel visit this Sunday
Mr and Mrs James Hull and sons Wilbur and Paul Hull spent Sunday in Mt. Carmel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Hull
Andysons
Wilbur and
Paul
Mt. Carmel
Lowe Family Passage to Mt Carmel With Lester
Mr and Mrs Edgar Lowe and daughter Dorothy Louise and son Walter visited Sanday, II Mt Carmel with Lester Lowe and family in this community note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Lowe
Dorothy Louise
Walter
Sanday, ii
Mt Carmel
Lester
Lowe
Local Personal News from Princeton and Nearby Outskirts
This page lists numerous social calls and visits across towns including Princeton Hazleton Francisco Oakland City and Danville. Names featured include Kendle Nettleton Stevens Blunt Morrison Keimer White Capeheart Hayes Hargrove Pickett and Tichenor among others with relatives and friends visiting and staying in South Race Street English Oakla nd City Joliet Vincennes and Champaign areas.
Gibson County Centenarian Dies on Farm Near Princeton
Miss Nancy Robinson, who lived her entire life on the same Gibson county farm, died at 11 00 am Sunday at her sister Mrs Alex Adkins home seven miles northeast of Princeton She would have celebrated her 100th birthday on Sept 25 She had been bedfast for weeks and is survived by sisters and several nephews and nieces Funeral set for 10 00 am Tuesday at Shiloh Church with burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson County
Nancy Robinson
Alex Adkins
Princeton
Miss Robinson
Adkins
Will Hyslop
Hattie Hynemap
Caleb McRoberts
John Ford
Shiloh
Deaths of Nellie Hanna and Family Recoveries
Nellie Hanna living east of here died Saturday afternoon due to diphtheria and scarlet fever. A short funeral was held Sunday at the cemetery. Surviving are her parents four sisters and one brother. Mr and Mrs Hanna’s two daughters recently recovered from diphtheria and scarlet fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefe Hanna
Here
iEwo
Mr. and
Mysy Hanna
Train 23 Eastbound Derails at Centralia Delays 2 Hours
Train No. 23 eastbound on the Southern arrived more than two hours late this afternoon after a derailment at Centralia. No one was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Mechanic Injured in Car Door Collision Outside Fisher Armstrong Garage
Elvis Hill an automobile mechanic at the Fisher Armstrong garage in north Het street was hurt this afternoon when a car driven by Fire Chief Mossman struck a door beside which Hill stood crushing him between the door and the car. Physicians planned to evaluate injuries later this afternoon and Hill was moved to his home on south Hart street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvis Hill
Fisher Armstrong Garage
North Het Street
Mossman
Hill
South Hart Street
Fire causes light damage at Hart Street residence
A small blaze started on the roof of Alva Levi’s home at 1730 today on south Hart street. Fire fighters used a chemical hose to extinguish the fire, causing only slight damage to the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Levi
South Hart Street
Delphian Chapter to Meet Tuesday Evening at Library
The Delphian Chapter will meet Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the library. Members are reminded to bring reports and notes for the session.
Mrs J Smith Visited Bonisville With Mrs Levi
Mrs J Smith of 824 South Main Street Soho has been visiting in Bonisville with Mrs D Levi and returned home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 7. Smith
Main Street
Soho
Mr and Mrs V De Fie Visit From San Francisco
Mr and Mrs V De Fie of San Francisco were in town today on business.
Mrs Gilbert Calvert and Mrs Henry Mayer
Two women named Mrs. Gilbert Calvert and Mrs. Henry Mayer are noted in a short readable snippet with no additional context or events provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Calvert
Henry Mayer
Bennett
Rebekah Lodge Degree Work District Meeting in Huntingburg
The Martha Rebekah Lodge degree staff will confer degree work at the district meeting in Huntingburg on Tuesday. The open afternoon session is at 2 30, with supper to follow, and the 7 80 evening session is for members only as degree work is conferred. State and district officers are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Martha Rebekah Lodge
Rebekah Assembly
Huntingburg
Rebekah Lodge
Eva L. McDaniels
Shelbyville
State Assembly
Emma M. Wilson
Jasper
Mae Forth
Mae Ferguson
Hazleton
Clara Cox
New Harmony
Lula Bates
Evansville
Forth
Angerona Rebekah Lodge
Baby Found In Basket Beside Road Near Vincennes
Children from a Sutton family on the way to school found an eight week old baby in a coat covered basket leaning against a telephone pole south of Vincennes Indiana. Doctors say the infant needs medical attention. Local sheriff and police chief follow buggy tracks at the roadside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Ind
Deed Transfers All R M Brumfield Property to Trustee
Real and personal property of R M Brumfield and wife Merle Brumfield of Roseburg Oregon is deeded to WF Harris of Roseburg to be held in trust to satisfy creditors of a Gibson County man now under arrest in Roseburg for murder of Dennis Russell. The deed includes two parcels in Johnson Township and land in Douglas County Oregon, plus farming implements and household furniture and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. ' Brumfield
Merle ‘Brumfield
Roseburg
Ore
WF. Harris
Gibson County
Dennis Russell
George “B
Johnson Township
Douglas
Oregon
Margaret Noble Parrett Attends Evansville Event
Miss Margaret Noble Parrett attended an event in Evansville on Saturday with details sparse in the battered text. The snippet notes her presence at the gathering and a mention of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret “Noble
Evansville
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UN Row
Sin- 2 Lair Company
Aker AR Bsa
Weather
Wihienthe
Peca
Pecs
Ical
Antey—Sutton
Clark-Bruner
Homer
Inew York
Philadelphia Athleiics
David Kendle
Stella
J. B. Nettleton
Dylmar Warren
Ralph Entge
Ft. Branch
Marie Degenhart
D. C. Blunt
Owensville
William Morrison
Adah Boerke
Sue Bishop
Patoka
Dora Cassidy
John ‘Kerr
John A. Wirtz
Danville, NL
Ab Drysdale
Decatur, NL
John Wammer
Champaign, Il
JH. G. Roetzels
Dan Heimbroth
Francisco
iMiss
Lillian Felker
Grace Keimer
South Seminary Street
Vivian White
Lee Stevens
Everett
Eloise
Roy Stevens
Rennie Stevens
Lee Edward
Helen
St. Francisville
Ill
Roscoe Stevens
Joliet, Hi
J. M. Swarens
Jamer Morrisden
Elizabeth, Pickett
WF. Seal
Capeheart of
Minnie Hayes
Imr
Mrs
Perry Hargrove
Matilda Kays
Ollie Kays
Winslow
Wales Dean
Wiebb
Myrtle. Martin
Eva Tichenor
Charles ‘Willis
Nancy
Robinson
Nellie
Hanna
Employe
Princeton Rebekah
Huntengburg
R. M. Brumfield
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