United Paperboard Co expands output with wage hike
Rockport and other mills of United Paperboard Co raise wages by ten percent on June 1 as demand drives two months of backlogged orders. The Rockport plant and 17 other mills run at full capacity, producing strawboard, writing paper and pulp. Company capacity totals 774000 pounds of paper products per day with 386069 pounds of wood pulp and 60600 pounds of sulphite.
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Zoce
United Paperboard
Rocksort Strawboard
United Paper Mil Co
United States
Rockport
United Paperboard Co
New Jersey
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Fairfield
Illinois
Lockport
N. Y
Benton Fall Board
Fairfield Soda Mill
Caledonia
Whippany
Hanover
Muncie
Urbana
Suit Over Lost Glover Heads to Circuit Court
John Connor sues neighbor Aaron Ayer claiming loss of a glover in a sheep and clover case. The dispute has reached the circuit court from district court.
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Glover
John Connor
Aaron Ayer
Circuit Court
D. P
Couple sues over clover loss from sheep and cemetery feud
John Connor sues Aaron Ayer for damages claiming a flock ate and trampled his clover. The jury ruled for Ayer. Costs rise with 23 witnesses as appeals proceed. Other cases note real estate possession disputes, a divorce suit, and two probates, including Eva Kramer and Washington Singleton wills. Executors named and assets listed.
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John Connor
Aaron Ayer
Ayer
Connor
Esq. A
August Hoch
Smith & MecCullough
Stella Pattie
Charles Abshier
Squire Nunn
Ieee Bart Day
Spencer Circuit
Circuit Court
Mary F. Carter
Sylvester Carter
E. L. Boyd
Eva Kramer
George Wandel
Kert Newman
Katie
Anna
Eva
Eppie
Testator
Victor
Isaac
Henry
Fred
Annie
George
Isaac Kramer
Biloxi Visit Nets Sunburn Tales and Family News
Mr and Mrs C C Mason and daughter Julia relocated to 414 Beach Biloxi Mississippi last Thursday to stay indefinitely. Mason reports a sunburn from bathing in the calf while sharing tall fish stories but his good reputation remains. Also enjoying Biloxi season are Mr and Mrs J H Jennings and Mrs Katie Terry with their children.
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C. C. Mason
Julia
Biloxi
Miss
J. H. Jennings
Katie Terry
Oil Well At Gentryville Opens With Nitro Charge
An oil well at Gentryville becomes productive after blasting eighty quarts of nitro glycerine. The well is expected to yield about 75 barrels per day.
Oil strike at Gentryville draws large crowd in Spencer county
A crowd gathers as the Goldblume Oil Company shoots a well near Gentryville Indiana. After a seven year lull oil returns with a 730 foot hole producing crude oil and gas rights holders expect a 50 to 75 barrel daily output. Oil rises 300 feet in the well and a 100 barrel tank is placed on site. Dr John T White, ex auditor of Spencer county, dies at 73 in Grandview following a brief illness.
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Spencer County
Gentryville
Gentrvville
A.W. Herron
Lincoln City
Goldblaume Oil Company
Evansville
John T. White
John. T. White
Grandview
M. E
Clarence Shake
Dr. White
State Senate
Warrick
Spencer
H. Q. White
John T. White Jr
Hammond Township
Mrs Edwards Dies After Brief Illness in Buffaloville
Mrs David Edwards died Wednesday night at the home of her daughter Mrs Scott Bartlow in Buffaloville after a short illness. She visited there the prior Friday. The funeral was held Friday at 2 pm at the home of her son Joseph Richey, with Rev J M Daniels officiating.
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David Edwards
Scott Bartlow
Buffaloville
Joseph Richey
J. M. Daniels
Rockport Realty Co Elects Officers at Stockholders Meeting
At the June 6 stockholders meeting of Rockport Realty Co officers were elected John Pyle president T W Savage vice president James Martin treasurer and Frank Kincaid secretary Officials say prospects are promising for building a hotel in Rockport.
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Rockport . Realty Co
John Pyle
T. W. Savage
James Martin
Frank Kincaid
Rokport
Dinner for Mr and Mrs Joe Vaal Hosts Relatives
Mr and Mrs Joe Vaal entertained many relatives and friends at a 12 o'clock Sunday dinner at their home on South 6th Street. Guests included Henry Vaal and family, Othie, Peter May, Thomas Fetter and son, Olivia, Will Fetter, John Schaffer and family, Joe Fender and family, Joe Altman, Mackey Vaal and two daughters, Oscar Vaal of St Meinrad, Ben Vaal and Mary and Katie Fetter of Evansville, John Vaal of Mt Vernon, Ella Gudgeon of Chrisney, Henry Miller and family of Richey Crossing, and Martin Boehm and family.
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Joe Vaal
S. 6Th Street
Henry Vaal
Othie
Peter May
Thomas Fetter
Olivia
Will Fetter
John Schaffer
Joe Fender
Joe Altman
Mackey Vaal
Oscar Vaal
St. Meinrad
Ben Vaal
Mary
Katie Fetter
Evansville
John Vaal
Mt. Vernon
Ella Gudgeon
Chrisney
Henry Miller
Richey Crossing
Martin Boehm
Automobile Ditches Near Chautauqua Grounds
Mr and Mrs J H Stites were joy riding near Grandview when the car backed into a deep ditch on a narrow road. A wheel broke but both occupants were uninjured. Chas Crow delivered an extra wheel and towed the machine to Richards and Kincaid’s garage for repairs.
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J. H. Stites
Grandview
Chas Crow
Richards & Kincaid
Homecoming invitations rally Spencer county to Rockport
A booklets printed by the Spencer county Democrat outreach appeals to former residents across the nation to return for the Rockport centennial celebration on July 4th and 8th. The letters from current residents invite missing friends to relive schooldays, dances, hayrides, and barn gatherings, promising a warm welcome, long talks, and a joyous reunion with meals and hospitality.
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Democrat
C.G. Davis
Spencer County
Rockport
Uncle Sam
Homweard
Centennial Coins Issued For Spencer County Pageant
The Spencer county pageant issues centennial coins to raise funds. The coins resemble a dollar in size and thickness, feature Lincoln on one side and settlers at Rockport on the other, and sell for one dollar with donations accepted. A countywide drive aims to sell two thousand coins and urge public participation.
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Spencer County
Abraham Lincoln
Bluffs
Rockport
Navy recruiting officer tours Rockport seeking new sailors
Chief Gunners Mate Samuel Schnelle of the Evansville recruiting office conducted a visit in Rockport on a Wednesday to promote naval service and attract volunteers. He plans to return for regular drives every seven weeks to continue outreach.
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Rockport
Samuel Schnelle
Evansville
Navy
Schnelle
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