Illicit liquor raids on Muscatatuck island net arrests
Police watched a Muscatatuck River island camp for days and halted a major bootleg operation. Lonnie Bannister aged 27 and Lloyd Barnes 23 were seized with a 75 gallon still, mash, jugs, and foaming evidence after a quick raid, while Albert Moore 42 was arrested at Crothersville for a woodshed still and hidden white mule.
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Muscatatuck River
Lonnie Barnes
Lloyd Bannister
Mitch
Denton Bass
Glen Thompson
Emery Weber
Sneed
Harry Drake
Crothersville
Muscatatuck
Findley Weirs
Bannister
Barnes
Misch
Mr. Bass
Albert Moore
Road speed demon hits heavy auto on State road 1
Ira Bedel’s Studebaker was struck by a speeding car as it veered to miss two boys on bicycles at River View cemetery area. Deane Kloss, 12, rode northbound and narrowly avoided serious injury as the vehicle passed over his bicycle. Bedel's family was returning home after attending a funeral.
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Indianapolis
Studebaker
Ira Bedel
Deane Kloss
Emery Kelly
Riverview Cemetery
Young Kloss
John Kloss
North
Chestnut Street
Donald Anderson
Rockford
Mr. Bedel
George
Tax Board Orders 1925 Assessment
Jackson county will be re assessed this year after the state tax board ordered the 1925 real estate assessment. County officials expect no relief if the Legislature does not amend current law. A re assessment aims to lower valuations but would raise the tax rate under existing rules. Further actions depend on legislative changes and future rates.
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Frank Dailey
State Tax Board
Jackson County
Dailey
Samuel Carr
Tax Board
Steinker's Meat Market Ads Steers and Heifers Sold
A notice from Steinker's Meat Market announces the purchase of a herd of corn fed steers and heifers from Ed Mellencamp, a top feeder in southern Indiana. Orders for delivery accepted until 4:30 p m, including Saturday, with quality and service guaranteed. Phone 27 jl0d.
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Ed. Mellencamp
Indiana
Steinker’s
Fish and Game Association Meeting At Carter's Book Store
The Fish and Game Association holds a regular meeting Friday night at Carter's Book Store. Election of officers will be conducted. T. R. Carter serves as secretary.
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Fish and Game Association
Carter’s Book Store
Booth Livestock Shippings Boost Local Produce Station
W H Booth of the Jackson County Farm Bureau mailed checks totaling over 1200 dollars to hog shippers for this week’s sales. He now manages the produce station shipments, replacing Walter Theele, and the commission is expected to total 600 to 800 dollars annually.
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W. H. Booth
Jackson County Farm Bureau
Mr. Booth
Walter Theele
Booth
Indianapolis
Farmers’ Commission
Kingan
Jackson County
Jackson County Urged to Donate 100 in Cash for Constitution Contest
T H Montgomery county chairman says Jackson County must raise 100 for the nationwide effort to promote study of the U S Constitution. Funds will support county and district prizes with Indianapolis News supplying the state prize. Shields high school showed strong interest in 1924 and contestants are expected this year.
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T. H. Montgomery
United States
Indianapolis
Jackson County
Indianapolis News
Shields High School
Montgomery
Bus To North Vernon Schedule Notice
Bus to North Vernon effective January 15 leaves here at 8 15 a m making connection with Cincinnati train fare 60c B and C Bus Tip Richardson Prop 110d.
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North Vernon
Cinncinnati
Tip Richardson
Chocolate Covered Cherries Sold at Jones Pharmacy
Delicate cherries in cream coated with chocolate offered at Jones Pharmacy priced at 69 cents per pound. A promotional note appears on the page with a date reference of 110 days.
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Jones Pharmacy
Tip's Yellow Taxi Card Note
Short classified item for Tip Richardson offering taxi service with phone 447 and residence 67. Brief ad style note indicating availability anywhere anytime.
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Tip Richardson
B and O Hearing on Vanishing Local Trains Draws Protest
Indiana Public Service Commission heard complaints over Baltimore and Ohio trains Nos. 65 and 66 set to be canceled as of tomorrow. Loogootee delegates led protests with 20 petitions plus support from Washington Business Men's Association and Rotary. C. G. Stevens argued losses justify withdrawal citing 50 percent operating loss and competition from bus lines. He noted B&O's debt refixing and a higher interest burden of about 2 million dollars this year.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railway
Indiana Public Service Commission
Indianapolis
Seymour
Loogootee
Commission
Washington Business Men's Association
Rotary Club
C. G. Stevens
Illinois
Stevens
Baltimore& Ohio
Seymour Scattsburg clash in Shields gym tonight
Scottsburg and Seymour high schools meet in Shields gym for a classic. Seymour seeks to keep an 0-4 record on Seymour court from Scottsburg, while Scottsburg aims to spoil it. The two squads have met 8 times in history with Seymour leading. Curtain opener at 7 30 features the second teams in a heated preliminary.
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Scottsburg
Shields
Seymour
Owlets
Owls
Dance at Moose Hall Saturday Night with Zickler's Orchestra
Moose Hall hosts a Saturday night dance from 8 to 11 with music by Zickler's Orchestra. The note mentions 110d Iowa claiming the lowest illiteracy rate nationally at 1.1 percent.
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Moose Hall
Zickler's
State to Spend 1925 Road Funds Across Seymour District
The Seymour district allocates 119,602 for 1925 state road work across Jackson and parts of Jennings Jefferson Scott and Washington counties. Jackson county receives 26,865 mainly for maintenance, with Jefferson getting 51,492 for eleven new bridges and Jennings 30,152 for culverts. The district totals 136.94 miles of roads with mixed concrete gravel and surface types.
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N. F. Creamer
Seymour
State Highway Commission
Jackson County
Mr. Creamer
Jefferson
Scott
Washington
Creamer
Jefferson County
Jennings County
Auto Owners Slow in Securing Licenses
Seymour Hoosier State Automobile Association reports slow license issuance for 1925 plates. Only about 300 passenger car licenses and 20 truck licenses issued to date through Miss Margaret McCord. Officials urge motorists to apply now to avoid last minute rush and office delays.
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Seymour
Hoosier State Automobile Association
Margaret McCord
Regular meeting of Baltimore &. Ohio Veterans
The Baltimore &. Ohio Veterans hold a regular meeting at 7 30 p m on January 9 at the Masonic Temple. EK Massman serves as secretary and notes attendance as well as agenda items for the group.
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Baltimore & Ohio Veterans
Masonic Temple
Masonic Notice for Jackson Lodge 146 Meeting Tonight
Called meeting of Jackson Lodge 146 Free and Accepted Masons is set for tonight with a Bible and A. degree to be conferred. Travis Carter serves as Worshipful Master.
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Jackson Lodge
Travis Carter
W. M
Say It With Lollipops Delights At Jones Pharmacy
Public sale lists household goods on Saturday January 10 at 1 p.m. corner Se cond and Broadway. Auctioneer Nick Hauersperger handles the sale.
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Jones Pharmacy
Second and Broadway
Nick ‘Hauersperger
Hoffmeier Again County Chairman for 1925 Encampment
Benjamin Hoffmeier of the Jackson County police is appointed chair of the Citizens Military Training Camp committee. He led the county’s 1924 effort sending about 20 youths to Camp Knox Kentucky. He notes interest in 1925 as budget cuts threaten the 1924 funding level.
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Benjamin Hoffmeier
Jackson County
Citizens
Camp Knox
Officer Hoffmeier
Toffmeier
Enlargement of Navy Faces Opposition to Costly Plan
Washington reports discuss Navy lagging behind the 5-5-3 arms conference ratio while Britain leads in ships range and speed. The bigger navy push in Congress meets strong opposition from President Coolidge and his cabinet as a two billion dollar price tag looms.
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International News Service
Washington
Jan
Congress
Coolidge
Fire Damages Bloomington Fraternity House and Homes
A fire at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house in Bloomington, Indiana, destroyed the fraternity home and damaged nearby residences. About 35 Indiana University students lost nearly all their belongings as the blaze, aided by a water shortage from Leonard Springs, spread before fire crews contained it around 1:30 PM. Authorities investigated the cause with IU officials assisting due to the city’s firefighting water limits.
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International News Service
Bloomington
Ind
Alpha Tau Omega
Leonard Springs
Indiana Uniame
Indiana University
William Reed
Kappa Sigma
Battle for control of plums waged in Indiana legislature
Indianapolis Jan 9. Control of senate and house committees sparks bitter jockeying by factions around Nejdl and Leslie. Rumors say Ku Klux Klan leader Walter Bossert seeks to install Knapp as education chair, while Leslie resists. Van Orman’s return adds uncertainty to committee selections ahead of Monday inauguration. Informal talks reveal growing opposition to the county unit education plan and potential amendments to the teachers training bill.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Senate
House of Representatives
James J. Nejdl
Harry G. Leslie
Senate
House
Walter Bossert
Ku Klux Klan
Indiana
Leslie
James M. Knapp
Hagerstown
J. Glenn Harris
Bossert
Knapn
Harris
Louse
Fleet F. Harold van Orman
Evansville
van Orman
Ed Jackson
Jackson
Jin
Emmett FL Branch
Johnson and LaGrange
Bernard Grant Gets Another 90 Day Lease
Chicago, January 9. Bernard Grant a gray haired youth in jail here has been snatched from the gallows again with a 90 day stay of execution granted. His attorney says they may seek commutation to life imprisonment due to pending Supreme Court decision on Walter Krauser, convicted with Grant in the Souders murder.
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Chicago
Bernard Grant
Supreme Court
Walter Krauser
Grant
Ralph Souders
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T. R. Carter, Seey
Kingan Price
Tip
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Rotary
Seymour-Scottsburg
Seyoour
Iowa
State
Highway Commission
Tal
Seymour Sub-District
EK. Massman
Ft. Knox, Ky
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Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
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