Removal of Jennings County Seat Ordered to North Vernon
At a Vernon meeting of Jennings County commissioners an order was entered confirming the July 22 1919 vote that relocates the county seat to North Vernon. The decision follows a Indiana Supreme Court ruling dissolving a temporary injunction and paves the way for transfer of records and offices. Attorney Lawson Mace and counterclaims set the stage for potential appeals to circuit court or the Indiana Supreme Court. Montgomery and Montgomery represent the removalists.
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Jennings County
Vernon
Court House
North Vernon
Indiana Supreme Court
Lawson Mace
Scottsboro
Supreme Court
Mace
Jennings Circuit Court
Garrett Braham
Aintiff
Circuit Court
Jair
County Council
Jennings County Court House
Braham
Jennnings
North
Montgomery & Montgomery
Full dressed capou order notes phone contact
The message requests a full dressed capou and provides a contact phone number 27 and code d20. It reads as a brief apparel order reference with implied coordination. The readable element is the order item and the contact cue.
Gruber Fends Off Highwaymen In Narrow Roadside Hold Up
Harley Gruber, driver of a Redding township school hack, avoided a pair of highwaymen who tried to halt him near Reddington at 7 pm Thursday. Gruber sped away, dodging bullets as the bandits failed to pursue. He could not identify the suspects or their vehicle, which he thought might be a Maxwell touring car.
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Harley Gruber
Redding Township
Reddington
Mr. Gruber
Gruber
Officers Installed by Jackson Lodge F and A M
Jackson Lodge No 146 F and A M installed officers Thursday night with W C Young assisting. New officers include Samuel F Hodapp W M Travis FE Carter 8 W B S Shinness J W and others. Work to repair recent temple fire damage nears completion with decor upgrades on the third floor.
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Jackson Lodge
W. C. Young
Louis H. Becker
Samuel F. Hodapp
W. M
Travis FE. Carter
Tevis Carter
J. D
Roy Newby
Conley Davis
J. S
Fr. Bridgewater
Tyler
G. A. Clark
C. Dannettell
Louis N. Becker
W. FE. Evans
Masonic Home Committee
William Meseke
George L. Hancock
F.L. Hancock
Masonic Temple
Montgomery Buys Farm Near Ogilsville in Noblesville Sale
J A Montgomery of Redding township purchased the L M Patten farm near Ogilsville Bartholomew county. The eighty acre property sold at public auction conducted by the R C Fo Land Sales Company of Noblesville. Montgomery plans to move to the farm soon.
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J. A. Montgomery
Redding Township
L. M. Patten
Ogilsville
Bartholomew County
R. C. Fo-Land Sales Company
Noblesville
Mr. Montgomery
Jackson Township Farm Bureau Meeting Notice
Jackson Township Farm Bureau holds regular meeting at the Farmers Club Tuesday evening January 1 at 7:30 o clock An excellent speaker has been secured Bring your family Paul Otting Secretary d28-314
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Jackson Township Farm Bureau
Farmers Club
Paul Otting
North Vernon versus Shields Owls Friday Rivalry Preview
North Vernon hosts Shields Owls in a Friday night high school gym doubleheader curtain raiser at 7:00 with the main game at 8:00. Local fans expect a competitive clash between the two programs and a spirited home crowd turnout.
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North Vernon
Shields Owls
County Officials Start New 1924 Term at Jackson County Court
The 1924 term opens January 1 with no major changes in county offices. Virgil Fountain will succeed Frank Schornick as county clerk in February, while Chas. C. Tinch begins a second two year term as county treasurer. The Crothersville State Bank receiver pursues $30,000 in notes held by Union State Bank in a case over depository funds.
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Jackson County Court House
Chas. C. Tinch
Tinch
Virgil Fountain
Frank I. Schornick
Fountain
Schornick
Crothersville State Bank
Crothersville
Jackson
Frank L. Schornick
Union State Bank
Montgomery & Montgomery
Seba A. Barnes
Chicago and St. Louis Vie for Democratic Convention
The Democratic national committee prepares for its January 15 meeting as Chicago and St. Louis emerge as leading contenders for the party’s next convention. Both cities are said to offer strong financial backing, with other bids possible from New York and San Francisco before decisions are made.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
San Francisco
Gasoline Prices Advanced by Standard Oil Indiana
The Standard Oil Company Indiana announced that tank wagon gasoline prices will rise two cents per gallon tomorrow in the eleven mid west states served by the company. Prices vary by locality.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
American Legion Special Meeting Notice
American Legion posts a special meeting Friday December 28 at 7 30 p m. W N Everhart adjutant reports business of importance for members to attend.
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American Legion
W. N. Everhart
Adj
Foreign Missionary Work Theme of Great Convention
Indianapolis hosts the Ninth Annual Student Volunteer Convention with over six thousand young Christians from U S states and Canadian provinces. Delegates focus on foreign missions and life service, setting aside modernist vs fundamentalist debates. key addresses by Judd Robbins Blanchard and McConnell. Indianapolis contributed $10,000 for the event.
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Indianapolis
America
Canada
Walter IT. Judd
University of Nebraska
Joseph C. Robbins
New York
Paul Blanchard
Boston
C. M. McConnell
Chicago
Commission On Life Service
The
Methodist Church
Capital’s Latest Liquor Row Nearing Solution
Washington dispatch reports the capital’s liquor controversy focuses on a missing list of bootlegger customers said to include notable figures. A bootlegger was arrested for supplying bonded liquor to the house office building amid a raid yielding 35000 worth of bonded goods. The Polish minister requests a full report. Representative Newton questions diplomatic liquor status and asks for a congressional probe as Friday’s game against North Vernon approaches.
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Washington
Nationalcapital
W. Sokolowski
Legation
Warsaw
M. Newton
Massachusetts
Hughes
Newton
Internal Revenue Commissioner
District of Columbia
Tragic fate revealed for French dirigible Dixmude
The French dirigible Dixmude is declared lost in the Mediterranean ten days after departure from Toulon. Commander Lieutenant-Commander Duplessis body found near Sicily. authorities fear all fifty aboard perished. French Italian and British destroyers continue search for missing crew and vessels.
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Paris
Mediterranean
Dupplessis
Sicily
Isealah
Sahara
Naples
Toulon
Algeria
Air Ministry
Dixmude
Africa
Duplessis
Seracea
Sicilian
Ministry of Marine
Sahara Desert
Insalah
Mellon tax bill made public by Green
Washington news describes Representative William R. Green releasing the Mellon tax bill text. It calls for a federal board of tax appeals, seven to eight members, each paid 10 000 a year. Earned incomes would see 25 percent relief and rates would adjust for personal incomes and surtaxes, with the top bracket rising to 25 percent beyond 100 000. The note adds a final historical aside about penny drunkenness in England two centuries ago.
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Washington
William R. Green
Iowa
Ways and Means
Federal Board of Tax Appeals
Secretary of Treasury
Fire destroys Kokomo business district with heavy losses
Fire in Kokomo Indiana caused extensive damage in the business district with losses estimated between 500000 and 000000. Armstr ong London hardware Rapp furniture and McCaffrey's were among the heaviest losers. Fireman Mayo Baker suffered a fractured leg. Fire equipment from Peru and Logansport aided the effort.
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International News Service
Kokomo
Ind
Armstrong & London
Rapp, Furniture
McCaffrey’s
Mayo Baker
Porn
Logansport
Federal prisoner fails to secure $8000 bonds
S E Garrett alias Benjamin Wallace, a federal prisoner, tried to obtain $8000 in bonds from a Chicago broker by mail fraud and bogus checks. A registered package with the bonds was intercepted, and Garrett used a jail address. He faces other charges in multiple states and has a prior Joliet prison term.
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Topeka
Kas
S. E. Garrett
Benjamin Wallace
Chicago
Garrett
Wichita
Arkansas
New York
Pittsburg
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Missouri
Joliet
North Vernon Faces Shields Owls Friday Night Game
North Vernon meets Shields Owls Friday at 8 00 p m in a regional showdown. The teams seek a win to boost standings and gain momentum for upcoming matches.
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