Republicans Claim Credit None Is Due
A political note argues that Republicans claim credit where none is due and asserts that using capital to cover expenses leaves a businessman soon below his starting capital.
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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1923
Page
1
Secrets and Surplus Claims in 1923 Budget Debate
The piece argues Secretary Mellon’s forecasted 1923 surplus is a deception linked to higher tariffs and war-era spending. It cites underestimation of receipts, sale of capital assets, and transfers from federal accounts as the real fix, while noting livestock prices to farmers lag behind. It reports Labor data on sirloin prices and farm income trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mellon
Harding
Surey
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Department of Agriculture
Vocational Club News and Local Ag Education Notes
About thirty new agricultural vocational schools are planned for this Summer in the state. Opportunities are suggested for Spencer county. Roy Price and Paul H. Johnson still have a strong chance for Hoosier Ton-Litter club gold medals with ten pigs eight weeks old and ten pigs seven weeks old respectively. The Richland Canning club met at Mrs. O Hara’s home and canned strawberries by the cold pack method. Officers elected include Mary E Pattie president Naoma Crowder vice president Grace Raibly secretary treasurer. The Luce township Vocational department will be led next year by A S Carter a former Luce township boy and Purdue graduate in agricultural education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer County
Roy Price
Paul H. Johnson
Hoosier Ton-Litter Club
Price
Johnson
Richland Canning Club
Naoma Crowder
Grace Raibly
Sec
Luce Township
A. S. Carter
Carter
Luce +township
Purdue University
Teachers Are Appointed by City School Board
At a recent city school board meeting the next year’s teaching staff was announced with Earl Wash as principal and a full lineup for each grade from eighth to first, plus subject specialists in Latin music and art. Rev. J H Diehl was re appointed superintendent but resigned. two high school positions remain vacant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Jacobs
Thomas Fortune
A. V. Wade
Charles A. Fay
Essie Lee Williams
Eva Kehrer
Lilie Peckinpaugh
Hettie Whites
Anna L. Mohr
J. H. Diehl
Congressman Wilson to appoint midshipman for Annapolis
Congressman William E Wilson announced a vacancy at Annapolis Naval Academy for a Midshipman from the First District. Applicants may submit certificates for exemption from mental examinations before July 1 1923. Wilson may nominate a principal and three alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Wilson
Navy Department
Annapolis Naval Academy
Naval Academy
Wilson
Roosa Rudin Married in Rome in 1921
Howard Roosa a former Evansville Courier editor and Miss Rose Rudin a former Courier and Evansville Journal writer were married in Rome in 1921. The couple now resides in Switzerland according to Evansville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Roosa
Evansville Courier
Rose Rudin
The
Courier
Evansville Journal
Rome
Evansville
Roosa
Switzerland
New Embalmer Named for Milburn Kopp Undertaker
Ralph Berryman of Anderson has accepted the position as embalmer for Milburn Kopp undertaker. Mr. Berryman is married and will move to this city within the next two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Berryman
Anderson
Milburn Kopp
Undertaker
Mr. Berryman
Bastnagel Celebrates First Mass in Evansville St Mary’s
Rev. Andrew Bastnagel of Chrisney assisted his brother Rev. Clement Bastnagel who celebrated his first solemn mass at St. Mary’s Church Evansville last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Bastnagel
Chrisney
Evansville
Clement Bastnagel
St. Mary’s Church
That City
Miss Mollie Savage Returns Home After Visit
Miss Mollie Savage leaves to return home after visiting her sister Mrs. J. C. Howe of St. Louis in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Savage
J.C. Howe
St. Louis
Mrs Alice Freshly Improves After Severe Throat Infection
Mrs. Alice Freshly is improving following a severe throat infection that prompted medical treatment and care. Reports indicate her condition is stabilizing and she is responding to therapy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Freshly
Reverend J H Diehl resigns as minister and school superintendent
Reverend J H Diehl resigns as pastor of Trinity Ludatt church and superintendent of Rockport schools. He and Mrs Diehl plan to move to Pennsylvania to attend their son's college commencement and spend the summer with relatives. Harold Diehl pursues medical studies in Philadelphia. The Diehls have served Rockport fourteen years and leave a supportive community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Diehl
Trinity Ludatt Church
Rockport School
Diehl
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Harold
Pemania College
Relati Pennsylvania
Dieh
Doe
Harold Diehl
Person Medical College
Hh Delphia
Hev. Diehl
Aged Citizen Mrs Fuelster Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Fuelster aged 82 died last Sunday at her North Third street home after a broken leg six weeks earlier. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the home conducted by Rev. Bryan Blalock with burial in Sunset Hill. Born in Denmark, she came to Rockport 65 years ago and is survived by her husband and five children John Fuelster Mollie Fuelster Cincinnati Jay Karl F Remmel Indianapolis and Mrs C E Hanmer Nashville Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claus Fuerster
North Third Street
Reve “Bryan
Blalock
Sunset Hil
Fuelster
Denmark
Rockport
John
Miss Mollie
A. By Nichols
Cincinnati
Jay Karl
F. Remmel
Indianapolis
C. E. Hanmer
Nashvile
Ind
Boy Scout Baseball Team Plans Game With Grandview
The Boy Scout group is organized and will play Grandview soon. Twenty scouts met Thursday at the courthouse and visited a tourist camp on First Street. They hiked to Owensboro last Tuesday and returned by boat. A camping trip is planned for July and the colored scouts meet Mondays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
Court House
First Street
Owensboro
Rockport
Death claims Mrs Amelia Newson in Indianapolis
Samuel Wesley received a tele gram of his daughter Mrs Amelia Newson's sudden heart death in Indianapolis. She was 33 and survived by husband Bert and son Clarence. Funeral and burial were held in Indianapolis. Mrs Newson had planned a Rockport visit with her father and sisters Mrs Minnie Wichser of Pekin Indiana and Mrs Olive Zinzer of Vincennes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Wesley
Amelia Newson
Indianapolis
Newson
Rockport
Minnie Wichser
Pekin, Tl
Olive Zinzer
Vincennes
Wichser
Zinzer
Two couples marry in city ceremonies
Rowland L. Beeler, 19, farmer of Chrisney, wed Denorah EK Parker, 19, of this city, on May 25 as Rev. G. F. McNaughton officiated. Blain Earl and Maud Til ley, both of this city, were joined in marriage last Friday evening by Rev. G. F. McNaughton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowland L. Beeler
Chrisney
Denorah EK. Parker
G. F. , McNaughton
Blain Earl
Mrs. Maud -Tilley
G. F. McNaughton
Battery expert Fred Gochrand joins Richards and Haines
Fred Gochrand has completed a course in battery engineering at National Battery Co in Evangeline and accepted a position with Richards and Haines of this city. He will head the battery service department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Gochrand
National Battery Co
Evangele
Richards & Haines
Battery Service Department
Mrs Mary Jones Dies After Illness
Mrs. Mary Jones aged 51 died last Friday after fourteen weeks of flu pneumonia and complications at her mother's home on Walnut Street. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon with Rev. Guy Harte officiating. Burial was beside her husband Walter J. Jones who died in September 1907. she leaves her mother Mrs Watson McCoy and one son Watson Jones of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marty
Jones
Watson McCoy
Walnut Street
Watson
Elm Street
Reeve Guy V. Harteman
Gentryville Commeter
Walter
J. Jones
Spencer County Shipping Assn Ships Hog Carloads
The Spencer County Shipping Association of St. Meinrad Ind. sent a carload of hogs to the Indianapolis market last week. The Producers shipped 313 carloads, 28 percent of the market total, with the next largest firm at 108 carloads. The association has served over 35,000 patrons in its first year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer County Shipping Association
Pale Bumm
St. Meinrad
Ind
Indianapolis
Three Santa Fe Men Arrested in Whiskey Stills Raid
Jacob Weaver Ed Weaver and Joe Weaver were arrested Wednesday by officers on their farms near Rockport. They were bound over to circuit court on $1000 bonds after a preliminary hearing. Fifteen patrols of mash and 28 gallons of whiskey were seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Weaver
Ed Weaver
Joe Weaver
Santa Fe
Rockport
Couple from Lincoln Park and Lincoln City wed in Boonville
Noah Spurlock custodian of Lincoln Park married Miss Bertha Hevron of Lincoln City in Boonville on Saturday May 19 officiated by Rev. G V Holmes of the Methodist church. They will reside in Lincoln City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hevron—Spurlock
Noah Spurlock
Lincoln Park
Bertha Hevron
Lincoln City
Boonville
G. V. Holmes
Methodist Church
New Divorce Suit Filed in Circuit Court
Anna Graham files for divorce from Charles Graham in circuit court. Petition dated May 26 lists Mary E B Parker as title of filing. Ida Lacey NS noted in court records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Graham
Charles ‘Graham
Ida
Lacey
Mary EB
Parker
Jacksons to Move to Elletsville Indiana
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Jackson and their children will leave Saturday for a new home in Shelbyville. They will first go to Elletsville, Indiana, where Mrs. Jackson and the children will visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D
Jackson
Shelbyville
Elletsville
Ind
Nichols and Rommel Attend Mother's Funeral
Mr and Mrs A B Nichols and son of Cincinnati and Mrs Karl Rommel of Indianapolis were here Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs Claus Fuelster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.B. Nichols
Cincinnati
Karl Rommel
Indianapolis
Claus
Miss Alice Hubbard Guests From Boonville Visit
Little Miss Alice Hubbard of Boonville was the guest last week of Mr and Mrs A P eigenmann. They accompanied her from Boonville where they visited Mr and Mrs R B Hubbard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Hubbard of
Boonville
R.B. Hubbard
Evansville Social Guest Arrives for Wednesday Visit
Miss Sis Cotten of Evansville attended a guest event hosting Mrs. C. W. Halbruge and friends on Wednesday for an informal gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sis. Cotten
Evansyville
C. W. Halbruge
St Meinrad Abbey and Seminary A Scenic Indiana Heritage
A vivid feature on St Meinrad Abbey and its Seminary in Indiana. The article notes the abbey’s hillside setting, expansive views, and 1000 acres with farm, timber, coal, sandstone and a long history since 1853. It highlights Isidore’s role, the 1857 school opening, and the 1887 fire that led to rebuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Isidore
St. Meinrad
County Agent Urges Unity and Purpose for Spencer County
The note uses Tennyson’s The Brook as a metaphor urging Spencer County citizens to pursue a shared purpose beyond individual interests. It highlights agriculture as vital, calls for improved machinery and continued production, and stresses community spirit, responsibility, and collective progress guided by unity over individual gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennyson
Spencer County
Lang Family Spends Memorial Day in Rockport
Dr. S. C. Lang and Mrs. J. R. Lang with Misses Julia Mason and Shirley Lang of Evansville visited Rockport for Memorial Day, enjoying their time there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Lang
J. R. Lang
Julia Mason
Shirley Lang
Evansville
Rockport
Mrs. Hoffman of Rock Hill Visits City This Thursday
Mrs. Charles Hoffman, of Rock Hill, was seen in the city this Thursday. A local report notes her trip and presence in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hoffman
Rock Hill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Department of Labor
Vocational—Club News
Earl Wash
Helen Posey
Myrtle Posey
Morell Wells
Rudin—Roosa
Trinity
Bob-Scoue
Mary Jones
St. Meinrad Abbey
Spencer
Ernest OW. Owens VII
America
St. Meinrad Seminary
Ohio and
White River Divide
Order of St. Benedict
Ulrich
Christian
Bede O'Conner
Iinsisdlein
Indiana
Joseph Kundeck
Jasper
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