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Rockport Democrat in Rockport, Indiana
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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1920
Page
1
Registration Hours and Voter Registration Rules 1920
The law requires 50 voters per precinct to register and outlines registration hours from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on two days, September 5 and October 4, 1920. Voters may register in person or via an absent voter application sworn before a notary or two acquainted voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bivery
Registration Board
Notification dates set for Cox and Roosevelt nominations
Saturday August 7 is the notification date for Gov. James M. Cox as Democratic presidential nominee with ceremonies in Dayton. Franklin D. Roosevelt will be notified of his nomination for vice president on Monday August 9 at Hyde Park New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Cox
Dayton
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Mrs Gertie Painter Visits City From Maceo Ky
Mrs Gertie Painter of Maceo Kentucky was in the city on Thursday for a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie Painter
Maceo, Ky
City
Purdue poultry talk urges saving late molters for high egg yield
County Agent H D Jackson hosts a Grandview chautauqua session with Purdue poultry expert C W Carrick explaining how late molters with pale beaks and ample body depth produce more eggs. He contrasts birds with yellow legs and tight vents as poor layers and notes Lynn Robertson will discuss farm management with farmers at the tents with charts and diagrams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
C. W. Carrick
Purdue University Poultry
Grandview Chautauqua
H. D. Jackson
Lynn Robertson
Robertson
Funeral Held for James H. Bartrim in Rockport Community
James H. Bartrim died after a life of devoted family service. He was born 1861 near Rockport and educated in Rockport and Evansville Commercial College. He married Olive E. Cromie in 1894. two children Cromie and Anna predeceased him. Burial was at Sunset Hill after a service led by Rev. J. H. Diehl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Bartrim
Grandview Road
Sunset Hill
J. H. Diehl
Mgr. Bartrim
Spencer County
Rockport
Isvansville Commercial College
Olive E. Cromie
Cromie
Anna
Spencer County Teachers Institute Dates Set
State superintendent L. N. Hines announced the Spencer county teachers institute will run September 6 to 10. Other counties in the pocket list have varied dates including Warrick August 9 to 18 and Dubois September 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer County
L. N. Hines
Public Instruction
Warrick
Pike
Posey
Vanderburg
Perry
Dubois
All Stars Win Shuts Out Pattonville in Sunday Game
The Rockport All Stars defeated Pattonville 4 to 0 last Sunday. Schoenfeld and Wagner pitched, with Niles and Miller behind the plate. Schoenfeld fanned 10 batters while Niles struck out five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ALL Stars
Rockport All Stars
Pattonville
Stars
Schoenfeld
Wagner
Niles
Miller
Board of Commissioners Wrestle with County Road Proposition
County board in session to select first improved highways amid public petitions from Harrison Huff Carter Clay Hammond and Jackson townships. Viewers appointed for Huff and Grass townships and a Purdue scholarship awarded to A Huff. Coal contract awarded to Louis Schoenfeld for the court house and county infirmary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Board of County Commissioners
Harrison
Santa Fe
Lamar
Newtonville
Grandview
Rockport
Bert Williamson
Huff Township
Wm. H. Williamson
J. H. Kirkland
Herb A. Garrett
Ohio
Frank Ashby
Joshua Wetherholt
A. J. Miller
Luce Township
Parker
Chris Hammond
Ed. Dawson
Alva Glenn
John H. Beeler
Wm. H. Raat
A. ©. Huff
John Wohleb
Wolf Fortsch
Wolf Mann
Chriss G. Bauer
C. C. Dawson
David Kennedy
Lester Polk
Altice Carter
Purdue University
Harry Beard
L. F. Byrne
Hammond
Oliver Levi
Wandel
Hagan
Huff
Milt Stevens
Carl Gingelback
William Huebschman
J. Q. Southwood
Fred Moosberger
Adolph Grass
John M. Trotter
Edward H. Ringeman
Wm. K. Fischer
Ed. H. Wortman
Ben C. Birchler
Ed. Léehrlein
Carter
John R. Dauenhauer
Julius D. Bockstahler
Frank Lehnen
Jacob Ludwig
D. S. Musgrave
Maurice Haugi
Jackson
Alva Jones
David Pruit
Oliver Perry
Grass
Waldo. Woodward
W. W. Barton
Fritz P. Kramer
Roy McCoy
Clyde Haynes
Claude Kemp
Clay
J. W. Sehrerbaum
William Parker obituary in Fairview service notes life
Funeral for William Parker held at Fairview conducted by Rev A B VConde. Born March 6 1837 in Hamilton County Ohio he died July 26 1920 at age 83 4 20. He moved to Spencer county in 1853 aged sixteen and had three marriages producing nine children and two living sons. He was a Christian from youth and a good neighbor leaving his wife six sons seventeen grandchildren and many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Parker
Fairview
A. B. Vconde
Hamilton
Ohio
Spencer County
Rebecca
Ellen Baum
George Marion
Morton
Mary Catherine
Mary A. Long
George W
William S
Charles H
Clarence
William
Harvey
Maggie Grigsby
Elmer R
John.e
Parker
Fairview United Brothern Church
Board of education discusses school start date and consolidation
The Spencer county board debated start dates for high schools with most trustees favoring September 20. The state education department will close district schools with 12 or fewer pupils to receive state aid, affecting several Spencer County schools. A Boonville district meeting planned for October at Lincoln Park invites the farmers group to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Strassell
State Department of Education
Spencer County
Goodrich
Boonville
Lincoln Park
Farmers’ Organization
Diehl Reappointed Rockport Schools Superintendent
J. H. Diehl has been reappointed as superintendent of Rockport schools for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Diehl
Rock‘port
Chautauqua Awakens Summer Guests With Family Camp Life
Readers are invited to a yearns for Chautauqua in a grove where sixty to seventy families form a community camp. Mornings start with breakfast exchanges, tennis and croquet, then pageant practice and a varied afternoon program. Evening programs foster fellowship before quiet hours at 11:30.
Ex Governor Hanley Killed in Ohio Crossing Crash
Ex governor J Frank Hanley of Indiana died last Sunday when his car collided with a Pennsylvania freight train at a rural crossing near Dennison Ohio. Dr and Mrs C M Baker of Kilgore Ohio also perished in the crash. all three victims suffered severe injuries and did not regain consciousness. The Baker car crossed the tracks in front of another train, the ex governor was buried in Williamsport Indiana after services in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Hanley
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Dennison
Ohio
C. M. Baker
Kilgore
Baker
Indianapolis
Williamsport
Ind
Dinner Hosts and Tri Delta Sorority Visit
Mrs. Downey Kessner hosted a dinner Tuesday for Tri Delta members from Indiana chapter. Guests included Ruth Lauer Dana Mildred Alden Rockville Jean Kelso New Albany Helen Adams Morell Wells Mary Guard Kellams. The group toured Boonville for a dinner at Ruth Baker's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downey Kessner
Tri Delta Sorority
Indiana
Rockport Beats Tell City Grays In Close Baseball Game
Rockport defeated the Tell City Grays two to one at the fair grand park. Tell City’s first batter homered, but Thompson’s transfers shut down further scoring as Rockport tallied two runs in the second inning and held on. It was a standout local game, marking Tell City’s second straight loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport
Tell City Grays
Fair Grand Park
Tell City
Thompson
Traisfers
Kav- Dipkee
Entertains for Guest at Grandview Dancing Party
Miss Vesta White hosts a Friday evening dancing party at her Grandview home with complimentary guest Miss Mary Rachael Sargeant of Newburg. Out of town guests include Miss Sargeant of Newburg, Miss Kelso of New Albany, Alden of Rockville, Lauer of Dana, Myler of Eureka, Nichols of Chicago, Maurer of Boonville, Anderson of St. Louis, Green of Hammond La, Paul Trent of Worthington Ind, Dick Mason of Memphis Tenn, Irwin Bohn, and Clarence Sweeney of Boonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesta White
Grandview
Mary Rachael Sargeant
Newburg
Sargeant
Jean.Kelso
New Albany
Mildred. Alden
Rockville
Ruth Lauer
Dana
Idy Myler
Eureka
Rose Virginia Nichols
Chicago
Norman Maurer
Boonville
Margaret Anderson
St. Louis
Marjorie Green
Hammond
Messrs. Paul,Trent
Worthington, Ind
Dick Mason
Memphis, Tenn
Irwin Bohn
Clarence Sweeney
Teachers Appointed in Jackson Township Schools
The Jackson township announces appointments for both high and elementary schools. High school selects A H Maxam as principal Ora Kirk as assistant with music and drawing. Elementary assigns O L Perry as Gentryville principal Ethel Day as intermediate Anna Davidson as primary. Gerlach hires Fannie Harris Hesson and Golda Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Township
A. H. Maxam
Ora Kirk
Aged woman Matilda Thom dies at 94 in Indiana
Mrs. Matilda C Thom widow of Robert C Thom died last Friday at her son T M Thom’s home in Franklin Indiana. She was 94 and survived by four sons Albert H Caldwell Kan T M Franklin Ind Rev Winfield R Chrisney and Oscar T Thom Medicine Lodge Kan. Funeral services were held Monday at the Presbyterian church in Dale with burial in Dale cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda C. Thom
Robert C. Thom
T. M. Thom
Franklin
Ind
Albert H
Caldwell
Kan
T. M
Franklin, Ind
Winfield R
Chrisney
Oscar T. Thom
Medicine Lodge
Kans
Presbyterian Church
Dale
Also Mentioned on This Page
Court House
P. A
Willie Jones
R. H. Crowder
Bert Young
Luce
James Parker
Tobin Leaf
Thomas Fortune
Ohio Township
Louis F. Weiss
John Hudson
Roy Stocking
Ohio No. Two
W. F. Adams
James G. Taylor
Dan H. Smith
Ohio No
Jacob ‘Stateler
Dick Stuteville
Henry ‘Miller, Jr
Thomas Seay
Snyder
Lorenzo D. Mudd
John Mosley
Board OF Review
Spencer County Board of Review
Marion J. Medeal
Date
James B. Mattingley
Republican Party of
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