Wind Damage Strikes Rockport and Spencer County
A cyclone like gale at 66 miles an hour swept Rockport and Spencer County last Sunday night causing over 100000 in losses. Barns homes trees and roofs were ruined while 100 plus utility poles and waiting stations were wrecked crippling traction service until midweek.
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Rockport
Spencer County
Richland
Gentryville
Chrisney
Lamar
New Boston
Martin-Serrin Insurance
Traction Company
Evansville
Grandview
Hatfield
Kincaid
Charles Salm
Scout Meeting Moves to Martin-Serrin Office
The last meeting was at the Martin-Serrin Insurance Co office with 28 present. Future meetings will be held there every Friday at 7 pm. Boys over 12 are sought and business men are invited. A Girl Scout troupe is forming with 45 members and an eight piece orchestra began practicing. The hike was postponed due to rain to Saturday March 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin—Serrin Insurance Co
Woman's Club Sees Indian Song Program and Luncheon
The Woman's Club met last Thursday afternoon to hear American music led by Mrs. Charles Salm Jeader. Mrs Salm sang Indian songs, with piano numbers by Mrs. John Fuerster and Mrs. W. C. Mason. A salad luncheon followed, served by a committee including Mrs. Mary Hill Mrs. R. B. Roberts Mrs. James Rimstidt and Mrs. R. W. Richards.
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Woman’s Club
Woman's Club
Charles Salm Jeader
Store sale transfers to Collignon of Fulda in April
Math-Gayer of Troy has sold his general store to Collignon of Fulda and they will take possession on April 1st.
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Math - Gayer
Troy
Collignon of
Fulda
Hatfield talk on barn sanitation prompts cleaning drive
F H Hurt of the U S Bureau of Livestock sanitation urged farmers to disinfect barns during a demonstration in Hatfield. He criticized dusty ceilings and dirty surroundings and outlined steps including brushing cobwebs, washing walls and mangers with lye and scalding water, spraying, and using lime in water troughs to prevent green slime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Hurt
U. S. Bureau
Hatfield
County meeting set for March 17 at 2 p.m
County officials will be elected from their number and plans made for the institutes for the coming winter. The gathering is scheduled for Saturday March 17 at 2 p.m.
Seed treatment and plant disease notes from southern Indiana
Advice on seed sanitation for cabbage tomato cucumber and cantaloupe using corrosive sublimate over formaldehyde. Notes apple blotch severity on varieties Dushesgs Ben Davis Rome Beauty Transparent Northwestern with Bordeaux spray timing and canker scraping. Reports on rust resistant beans EVER BEARING LAZYWIFE REFUGEE GREEN POD varieties and tomato pepper bacterials.
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Indiana
Rome
Purdue Experiment Station
Department of Botany
Two Guardians Named in Perry County Probate Case
Court appoints two guardians for a ward in Perry County in case originating from Spencer. The probate judgment confirms guardianship and assigns duties to the new guardians.
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Perry Co
Spencer
TWO FILE DIVORCE SUITS IN SHARES OF GUARDIANSHIP DETAILS
The notice lists two divorce actions and three guardianship applications. It covers John G. Haines seeking guardianship of Mary Harrison minor heirs with a $2600 bond, Joe Winn Smith seeking guardianship of a minor heir of Black Smith with a $1000 bond, and Louis B. Wilkinson as administrator of P mat decedent requesting a monument and court sanction. It also notes a Perry circuit court judgment of $31,824,000 against Hiram Marksberry and Sid J. Vance, and divorces for Tillie Boyles and Maude Fleager with related grounds and dates.
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Mary Harrison
John G. Haines
E.l.boyd
James A. Hopkins
David H. Smith
Blace Smith
Joe Winn Smith
T. W. Savage
Anna B. Smith
Louis B. Wilkinson
P Mat
U. S. National Bank of
Owensboro
Hiram Marksberry
Sid J. Vance
Spencer County
Tillie Boyles
Claude Boyles
Tillie Rue
L. N. Savage
William Fleager
Maude Fleager
Plaintiff
Temporary Rockport Postmaster Appointed
Guy H. Walker is named temporary postmaster of Rockport and will serve until Congress convenes in December for Senate confirmation. He延期 to take charge on April 1 to settle business and avoid two reports. Charles Salm remains postmaster until April 1.
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Guy H. Walker
Rockport
Congress
Senate
Walker
Post Office Department
Charles Salm
Mrs Fletcher Peek Returns to Deputy Clerk Duties
Mrs Fletcher Peek resumes her duties as deputy county clerk on Monday after several weeks of illness.
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Fletcher Peek
Eureka Nis Evening Chapter
fragmented OCR reads like a diary note about a day in Eureka Nis with mention of an evening period. core details are unclear due to garbled text. no clear individuals organizations or events are identifiable from the snippet.
Rockport business men host progress banquet
About 48 Rockport business men gathered last Thursday at Hibbs Restaurant for a progress banquet. U S Lindsey opened the program with remarks on local and Spencer County improvements, Evansville Rotary insights, road improvements and a preview of this year’s Rockport Fair.
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Hibb
Rockport
U. S
Rotary Club
Evansville
Madsey
Entertain Bridge Club Hosts St Patrick Day Party
Mrs. C. W. Halbruge and Mrs. Fuerster entertained the bridge club Wednesday afternoon at the Halbruge home on Lincoln Avenue. St Patrick’s day decor included shamrock rocks pipes and hats with daffodils as the floral feature. Lighted tapers in St Patrick shades added charm to the card tables for lunch and games with favors at each place.
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C. W. Halbruge
Koop’s Blue Front Cash Grocery Changes at Powers Corner
Mrs. Stanley Murray will remain in charge for the weeks while Chester ite becomes manager. The store at Powers Corner was owned by the late A C Woodruff.
Inson Harrison Notice Incomplete
Fragmentary OCR snippet mentions Inson Harrison and Miss Ennie from the city with a reference to Esquire Les. No clear event or date is discernible.
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Harrison
Ison
Ennie Oth
Esquire Les
Richland 4-H Clubs Plan Purdue Round-Up Entries
The Richland vocational program outlines 4-H clubs Pig Potato Poultry Corn and Canning open to district school students or ages eighteen and under not in school. Mrs O Hara and Mrs Crowder assist with Canning. Spray equipment funded by a play sale to Purdue bound Tomato club winner Heinz Co will sponsor the winner to Purdue. Several boys have signed up.
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Richland Tate
Purdue
Richland
O’hara
Obituary of Civil War Veteran Conrad Vogel
Conrad Vogel born Augsburg Germany July 18 1838 died March 9 1923 at National Military Home Danville Illinois age 84 years 7 months 21 days. He served as Private in Co A 42nd Indiana Infantry and later lived in Rockport before moving to the National Military Home. Survived by wife Anna Kroeger six years widow, daughter Mary Hamilton Seattle Washington son George Vogel Burley Idaho two stepdaughters Carrie Kroeger Amelia Mohr several grandchildren and many relatives. Services at Mayhall's Chapel March 11 at 2 p m under G A R auspices Rev J H Diehl officiating burial Sunset Hill cemetery.
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Conrad Vogel
Augsburg
Germany
Danville
Ind
Rockport
Anna Kroeger
St. John’s Church
National Military Home
Mary ‘Hamilton
Seattle
Washington
George Vogel
Burley
Idaho
Carrie Kroeger
Amelia Mohr
Mayhall’s Chapel
J. H. Diehl
Sunset Hill Cemetery
Trials Held In City Court For Liquor Offenses
Last Friday in city court Mayor E D Ehrman presided over hearings for John Daniels Ruth Hackleman Ethelyn Woods Bud Hartwell and Graham Fields arrested last week on liquor charges They were bound over to the April term of circuit court on bonds of 500 each except Graham Fields who remained in the county jail
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D. Ehrman
John Daniels
Ruth Hackleman
Ethelyn. Woods
Bud Hartwell
Graham Fields
Shipping Association Meetings Form On County Unit Basis
The Shipping Association formed on a county unit basis. directors were elected for the coming year. Meetings are set for one township each week with locations in Hammond Newtonville Evanston Chrisney Clay Dale St Meinrad.
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Chrisney
Ohio
Shelby Wright
Luce
Sidney Carter
Hammond
Ed Parker
Huff
Will ‘Protsman
W. B. Trigg
Clay
Arthur Askins
Grass
Fritz P.krameron
Archie Oskins
Carter
Ed Schum
Harrison
Joe Vaal
John
County Historians Meet in Spencer County
An enthusiastic Spencer county gathering of the Southwestern Indiana Historical Society was held in the library assembly room last Monday. Mrs. Bess V. Ehrman presided as secretary, and a permanent county organization was formed with Grace Pattie as president, Mary Cadick as vice-president, Laura Wilkinson as secretary, A. S. Lindsey as treasurer, and C. D. Ehrman as curator. Laura Wright was nominated Spencer county vice-president awaiting confirmation by Thomas James de la Hunt. The next meeting is expected in Vincennes.
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Spencer County
Southwestern Indiana Historical Society
Bess V. Ehrman
Society
Grace Pattie
Mary Cadick
Laura Wilkinson
A. S. Lindsey
C. D. Ehrman
Laura Wright
The
Southwestern Society
Thomas James de la Hunt
Vincennes
Mrs Helen Gardner Adjudged Insane in Grass Township
Mrs Helen Gardner of Grass township was adjudged insane after examination by Dr CG Brhma and Dr J C Glackman. Born in Germany, she is 59. Her two daughters are Mrs Bertha Huewinkle of Evansville and Mrs Katie Bennett. An application has been made for her admission into Woodmere.
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Helen Gardner
Grass Township
CG. D. Bhrma
J. C.glackman
Gardner
Germany
Bertha. Huewinkle
Evansville
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BOY Scout News
Court House
John Stateville
T. C. Basye
Hilbert Bennett
Wetzel’s Resturant
Mr. Bennett
Heinz. Canning&Co
Tomato Club
C. Vogel
Wensboro
John F. Hull
District Livestock
Dale
Meinrad
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