Sermon by Rev James Jelks at Shields Park
The Rev James W Jelks of Lakeland Fla was guest speaker at a weekly union service in Shields Park. His sermon The Bible's Greatest Text centered on John 3 16 and God’s love gift of Jesus with the Trinity Methodist pastor and St Paul’s Cong presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Jelks
First Baptist Church of
Lakeland, Fla
Seymour Ministerial Association
Shelter House
Shields Park
Jelks
Albert Schmitt
Trinity Methodist Church
Kenneth Murphy
St. Paul’s Congregational Church
First Baptist Church
Paul R. McGuire
McGuire
Jesus
Martin Luther
D. L. Moody
Lords
God
Bicycle Car Crash Hurts 14 Year Old Kriete
Fourteen year old Kriete sustained a severely bruised left leg after a bicycle he rode collided with a car driven by Arnold Schneck at the Tipton and Walnut streets intersection. Schneck transported him to Schneck Memorial Hospital for treatment. Police were notified of the accident.
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Howard Kriete
Arnold Schneck
West Tenth Street
Tipton
Walnut Streets
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Schneck
Burglar Strikes Corman Grocery on East Ninth Street
City police investigate a Saturday night burglary at the Corman grocery store on East Ninth Street just west of Ewing Street. Entry was gained by tearing a screen from a west window and about $1 in candy, cigarettes valued at $1 were stolen while the family was away above the store.
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Corman Grocery
East Ninth Street
Ewing Street
Wallonia Methodist Church Marks Eightieth Anniversary
The Wallonia Methodist Church celebrated its eightieth anniversary with large crowds and spirited services. Rev. R F Hamm of Dillsboro delivered the anniversary sermon on Keeping the Roses in Bloom, with Rev. A H Mueller and Dr. S L Martin also preaching and leading activities. Attendees came from Free town Surprise and nearby communities, and a noon basket dinner followed a communion and quarterly conference.
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Wallonia Methodist Church
R. F. Hamm
Dillsboro
Wallonia
Freetown
Surprise
A. H. Mueller
Accidents Claim Five Lives Across Indiana Over Weekend
Five people died in Indiana over the weekend due to highway and water accidents. Betty Holloway sixteen of Rochester died after a car struck by George Cox twenty three of Walkerton. Amelia Hartig fifty eight of Evansville died from injuries in Warrick county crash. Jesse Williams forty one aviator died in an Anderson auto crash. Louis Kingerly seventeen of Frankfort drowned in Lake Shafer. Billy Joe Walker ten drowned near Kokomo before the dedicated municipal pool. Governor Townsend to dedicate soon.
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Indiana
Betty Holloway
Rochester
George Cox
Walkerton
Amelia Hartig
Evansville
Warrick Coun
Jesse R
Pete) Williams
Anderson
Muncie
Yorktown
Louis Kingerly
Frankfort
Lake Shafer
Monticello
Kokomo
Billy Joe Walker
Norris urges Frankfurter for Supreme Court seat
In an open letter to President Roosevelt U S Senator George W Norris urged the appointment of Felix Frankfurter adviser to the President and former Harvard law professor to the Supreme Court to succeed the late Justice Benjamin Cardozo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waupaca
Wis
Roosevelt
U. S
George W. Norris
Ind-Neb
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard
United States Supreme Court
Benjamin Cardozo
Prominent Democrat Richard Werneke Dies in Indiana
Richard A. Werneke, 56, longtime power in Indiana Democratic circles, died in a Terre Haute hospital last night from a cerebral hemorrhage suffered Friday. Associated Press report.
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Associated Press
Terre Haute
Ind
Richard A. Werneke
Indiana
Heat Wave Near Season High Despite Cold Spell
Heavy rainfall noted with daily precipitation during August. Temperature remains around three degrees. the record for the season appears within reach as heat wave patterns push highs near historic marks.
Temperature Near Season High At Henry Ablert Place
The government thermometer at Henry Ablert place north of the city read 95 degrees at 2 30 pm reported by Miss Louise Ablert local weather observer. The day opened hot with many readings in the mid 90s and showers limited to trace amounts.
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Henry Ablert
Louise — Ablert
Editor Joseph H. Hinshaw Dies in Knightstown
Joseph H. Hinshaw, 77, longtime editor of the Knightstown Banner, died after a brief illness. A Knightstown native, he began as a printer's devil and later owned a third of the Knightstown Sun.
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Associated Press
Knightstown
Ind
Joseph H. Hinshaw
Knightstown Banner
Knightstown Sun
Sioux Indians to Enliven Indiana State Fair
Twenty five Sioux Indians will join the Indiana State Fair opening September 3. They will live in a tepee village created for the Northwest Territory Celebration pageant as part of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Indianapolis
Redskins
Tepee
Mandernach Boone County REMC Chief Kills Himself
Nelson R. Mandernach thirty seven Boone county REMC superintendent killed himself with a shotgun Saturday night Coroner E A Rainey reported in Lebanon Indiana.
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Lebanon
Ind
Nelson R. Mandernach
Boone County
REMC
E. A. Rainey
Revenue Collections in Indiana Rise in July
Indianapolis Aug The Federal district revenue collector Will H. Smith reported July Indiana collections totaling 8 744 624 dollars an increase of 805 308 over July 1937.
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Indianapolis
Will H. Smith
Federal District Revenue Collector
Indiana
New Fort Wayne Independent candidate for mayor
Fort Wayne Indiana August 8 Arthur J Gladien a Democrat from Fort Wayne will be the new Independent party candidate for Fort Wayne mayor He pledges opposition to the state administration and represents a shift in local politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Arthur J. Gladien
Independent Party
Gladien
No Harmony After Firing of CIO Officials
Detroit Aug 8 Four high UAW officers and a fifth suspended failed to unite the CIO union. Frankensteen Mortimer and Hall expelled. Addes ousted earlier and Garst appointed. Wells suspended June 13 to Sept 13. Martin claims constitution not requiring immediate new vice presidents.
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Associated Press
Detroit
United Automobile Workers of America
CIO
Richard T. Frankensteen
Ed Hall
Wyndham Mortimer
Frankensteen
Mortimer
Hall
Martin
R. J. Thomas
Jay Lovestone
Communist Party
Independent Communist Labor League
U.A.W
Death of Jimmie Hurt Sparks Community Remembrance
Jimmie Hurt age 23 a prominent Jackson area baseball player for the Freetown Merchants died after a week long illness at Schneck Memorial Hospital. He lived near Spraytown and will be buried in Spraytown Cemetery after funeral services at Spraytown Methodist Church. Survived by his mother and four brothers and one sister, born Sept 16 1914 in Middletown Indiana.
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Jimmie Hurt
Jackson
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Spraytown
Spraytown Methodist Church
Russell Mikels
Mr. Hurt
Freetown Merchants
Indiana
Mr. Hart
Middletown
James
Nancy Hurt
Lawrence
Hurt
Summit
Clarence A. Hurt
Argo
Cleteus Hurt
Frank C. Hurt
Cortland
Martha Hurt
Baer’s Mother Dora Baer Dies After Illness
Mrs Dora Baer sixty mother of former heavyweight champion Max Baer died after months of illness in Oakland California The boxer had given her a blood transfusion on Friday Funeral services are set for Wednesday in the city obituary notice reports the Associated Press.
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Oakland
Calif
Dora Baer
Max Baer
Max
Man Arrested in Slaying of Lawrence Bowman in Bloomington
Arthur Russell, 38, former firefighter, was arrested in the slaying of Lawrence Bowman, 32, a Black man, after allegedly stabbing him when Bowman tried to break into a house in Bloomington. Police say Russell admitted the stabbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Arthur Russell
Lawrence Bowman
Claude Myers
Russell
Bowman
Konopinski to Join Indiana University Physics Faculty
Bloomington Indiana August Emil J Konopinski a Michigan City native and National Research Council fellow at Cornell University will become a member of the Indiana University physics faculty this September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Emil J. Konopinski
Michiga City
National Research Council
Cornell University
Indiana University
Taxpayers warned of upcoming levy increases in 1939 budgets
Indianapolis Aug 8 Local government budgeting prompts a warning from the Indiana State Taxpayers Association that property taxes paid in 1939 are likely to rise. Harry Miesse executive secretary urges protests at budget hearings as officials seek more funds for relief welfare and matching federal grants. Budget calendars set publication deadlines from Aug 27 to Oct 15 with appeals to the state tax board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Indianapolis
Indiana State Taxpayers’ Association
Harry Miesse
Miesse
State
Mission Festival Set at St Pauls Lutheran Jonesville
Congregation of St Pauls Lutheran Church of Jonesville will observe its annual Mission Festival next Sunday August 14. A German service at 9 00 am and English services at 1 00 pm and 3 00 pm will be conducted with Rev Henry Frey of Havana Illinois preaching in both German and afternoon services. Rev Edward Hoeferkamp will preach at the 1 00 pm English service. A cordial invitation is extended to everyone.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church of
Jonesville
Henry Frey
Havana
Ill
Edward Hoeferkamp
Barkley victory spurs hopes in three states
The Kentucky result solidifies Alben Barkley as a renomination favorite and boosts administration hopes for three other Senate races in Ohio Arkansas and Idaho. Roosevelt loyalists in Ohio Arkansas and Idaho face renomination as Clark faces Pope in Idaho.
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Loyal Roosevelt
Ohio
Arkansas
Idaho
Washington
Kentucky
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Robert Barkley
Hattie Carawa
James P. Pope
Pope
D. Worth Clark
Roosevelt
Clark
White House
John McClellan
Caraway
George White
Bulkley
Marietta
Robert Taft
Arthur J. Day
Martin L. Davey
Charles Sawyer
Social Security Board
Davey
Nebraska
R. L. Cochrane
Barkley
Georgia
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
A.B. Chandler
Harrison
Burke
Berry
Dtenn
Hitchcock
D-Sd
Raves
Dieterich
D-Ill
Reames
D-Ore
Troops Move to Fort Knox via Indiana National Guards
National Guardsmen from Indiana passed through Seymour by truck and rail Sunday en route to Fort Knox Kentucky for two weeks of intensive training. Units included Company C 51st Infantry Columbus with Sergeant Charles Siegel among the travelers as the annual training trek continues across State Road 9 and U S Route 31 corridors.
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National Guardsmen
Indiana
Seymour
Fort Knox
Company C
51St Infantry
Columbus
Charles Siegel
Ft. Knox
Securities Commission Begins New Chapter in Utility History
The U S Securities and Exchange Commission asks 66 utility holding firms to submit plans for corporate and geographic simplification under the Public Utility Holding Company Act The plan aims to end tangled cross border holdings and realign operating units in a gradual evolution rather than a rush. Historianly the era since the 1920s saw rapid expansion of holding companies across cities.
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Washington, Aug
The
Securities Commission
William O. Dovelas
Commission
Public Utility Holding Company
Douglas
Amusement-ride Accident at Jennings County Fair
Gerald Smith severely injured Wednesday night in an amusement device accident at the Jennings county fair midway. Fern Wainscott, a local worker, was killed and Enola Abell of this city was injured. Smith showed slight improvement at Schneck Memorial Hospital where he has been treated since the incident.
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Gerald Smith
Jennings County
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Fern Wainscott
Enola Abell
Russia warns Japan officials on border incidents
Moscow says it will take drastic measures if border clashes continue near Suifenho and Changkufeng Hill. Litvinoff asserts Japan must accept a frontier line by treaty with China and outlines terms for a truce including a bi lateral commission to redraw the boundary.
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Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Japan
Siberian
Maxim Litvinoff
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Litvinoff
Suifenho
Changkuteng Hill
Changkuteng
Changkufeng Hill
U. S
Changkufeng
Tass
China
Manchoukuo
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First Baptist Choir
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Tipton and
Walnut
Backs Frankfurter
Revenue Collections
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Mission Festival
Jonesville Church
A. B. Chandler
Ers
Seg
Federal Commission
Gerald Smith Better
Beymour Water Co
Ohio Valley
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