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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1922
Page
3
Mrs. BD. V. Williams of Route 6 Springfield describes severe back weakness nerves and headaches improving after taking Cardui. She notes renewed strength better rest and good health with doctor’s approval and urges others with womanly ailments to try Cardui which is sold everywhere.
New timetable effective April 2 lists car departures from Rockport to Evansville at 6:20 to 9:55 a.m. and 12:20 to 9:55 p.m., with Evansville departures at 6:15 to 11:15 p.m. Limited trains stop only at towns. cars meet boat to Owensboro. Merchandise freight leaves Evansville for Rockport at 5 p.m. daily except Sunday. O. A. Reller, G. F. & P. A.
Mrs Lizzie Selzer returned to Chris ney by car with her daughter Mrs Dora Jacobs and grandchildren and a child. Joseph Haug the Democratic county commissioner hopeful visited the city. Dr Jess McKenney his family visited then planned summer in Lake Sar anac New York. Boonville Standard defends Senate seating of Newberry amid editorial critique of other papers.
Messrs. Matt and Pete Casper traveled to Louisville early this week to be at their brother Mish’s bedside as he lay in a Louisville hospital paralyzed from a recent illness. Mish had just completed five weeks of clerical work at Jeffersonville and suffered a nervous breakdown. he has long served as an examiner of county, township and city docks and was known as a workers advocate. The Lehman Mfe. Co. of this city has reorganized recently to mount a large toy manufacturing campaign, adding personnel that strengthens its finances amid the shift.
In Troy township residents argue for repairing worn roads rather than expanding them. They criticize stingy county funding, note holes and worn stone foundations, and urge summer gravel stockpiling to endure winter conditions.
Arnold Holten, 17, died thirty minutes after a rock quarry accident in Patoka township. He was part of a crew removing rock for a pike one and a half miles north of Taswell when a 1,800 pound rock collapsed, trapping him and breaking his limbs and crushing his chest. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hollen.
A week long nature study course runs June 15 near Tremont Porter county as part of a Dunes summer event. Field trips visit Pageant Blow-out Tamaracks Baisley home Mt. Tom and other sites. The program features Governor McCray and leaders from Indiana Federation of Clubs and several universities.
Fragmentary notice suggests theft concerns involving Hoosiers and supporters of Indiana University and Gibson County. The garbled text references the Indiana Alumnus of May 17 and mentions the Friend of the Democrat, Gibson County, and a person named Lucas, with unclear roles or dates.
The report outlines a divorce case involving Slicheel with multiple prior separations and remarriages. The couple resides in Blue River township amid unsettled matrimonial disputes, with several related divorce actions withdrawn before trial and ongoing non reconciliation attempts.
A Boonville Enquirer note praises N. Savage of Rockport as a leading and energetic Democratic worker who plans to seek district chairmanship in two years. He hails from Spencer county and is vowed to be a strong asset in battles for democracy. The Enquirer is described as a live, well managed paper.
The article reports a raid led by Sheriff Williams and Deputy Owens with Robert Baker that seized 19 gallons of illegal liquor from Robert Thurbeck’s farm nine miles from Boonville. Thurbeck pled guilty and was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to 60 days on a penal farm, suspended to September with a 500 dollar bond. The piece also notes road paving debates, tax concerns, and a large Boonville road meeting about an improvement project affecting city and township boundaries.
Letter excerpt discusses republicanism and local governance. It questions the value of township and county structures while noting taxes paid to trustees and the lack of service. The piece mentions Rock Port and Boonville, Evansville, a farmer groom in the city, a strong cherry crop, D R Brooner's move to Bowbells, North Dakota, and the Dale Chautauqua opening June 15 for a three day session.
Teresa Haug of Dale daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Haug and Ivey Phelps of Evansville were united in marriage Saturday in Dale.
Paul E Tuley son of Mr and Mrs Jackson Tuley and Ardith M Jennings daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Jennings of Lincoln City were married at Christie Tuesday evening.
The Tell City Grays of Southern Indiana were heavily beaten last Sunday in Lewisport Kentucky. Tell City fans lament the loss as a harsh setback for their local team in a famed baseball town.
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