Legion Plans Big Fourth of July Celebration at Shields Park
Seymour Post No. 89 American Legion organizes Independence Day events at Shields Park on July 4. Ford touring car prize, free acts, contests, band concerts, merry go round and Ferris wheel, free admission and parking, and home talent performances. Community live entertainment expected for miles around with a packed all day program.
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American Legion Committee
Seymour Post
Shields Park
Legion Club
Autovile
Cardhal
Jocal Legion
American Legion
Jackson County
Clara Gibson Carl Files Motion for New Trial
United Press reports in Shelbyville Indiana that Clara Gibson Carl has filed a motion for a new trial after her conviction for poisoning her second husband. The motion challenges the court's decision to admit evidence from the deaths of her father in law Alonzo Carl and her first husband Robert Gibson, where a sense was claimed to be found in their intestines. Mrs Carl collapsed at sentencing for second degree murder and life imprisonment but has since largely recovered.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Clara Gibson Carl
Shelby Circuit Court
Alonzo Carl
Robert Gibson
Carl
John F. Coryell Dies at 68 Near Hayden Jennings County
John F. Coryell, a well known farmer from the Hayden area, died at his home one and a half miles north of Hayden Thursday at noon after years of poor health. Survived by his widow and seven children in Fargo North Dakota Illinois Indianapolis and Hayden. Funeral services are set for Sunday at the Baptist church in Hayden with burial in Hayden cemetery.
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John F. Coryell
Hayden
Jennings County
Coryell
Seymour
Milton
Charles
Fargo
N. D
Willard
Illinois
Ethel Rutherford
Sylvia Williams
Indianapolis
May Morrison
Grace Long
Baptist Church
Hayden Cemetery
Brecher's New Store Special Purchase Dresses
Sample dresses in ratine imported ginghams and organzied organdies offered Saturday only at 4.79 values up to 10.00. Brecher's New Store.
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Brecher
Indianapolis Daily Hoosier Taxi Office Note
Taxi office in Indianapolis lists phone contact 447 and references Tip's service in an informal local item.
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Indianapolis News
Tip
Seymour Reds Schedule With Clo Rivals Await Final Approval
The Seymour Reds set games with North Vernon Columbus and Madison former Southern Indiana league members. A meeting at North Vernon last night agreed on schedules and dates with July 18 the first planned game against North Vernon. Final approval on all dates remains pending from the meeting.
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North Vernon
Columbus
Madison
Southern Indiana Baseball League
Seymour Reds
Fred Able
Seymour Athletic Association
Nnbaniastee
Heral
Othr
Millport Bridge Set to Open Sunday After Reconstruction
The Millport bridge over the Muscatatuck River on the Wallonia Salem road will reopen to traffic Sunday after a winter and spring closure. W K O Neill and Charles Beatty led the effort with a new steel span, concrete abutments, and a gravelled approach, improving a route into Louisville and boosting local traffic.
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Millport
Muscatatuck River
Charles Beatty
Seymour District
State Highway System
Beatty
Son
Washington
O'Neil
State Highway Department
Jackson
Jackson Highway
Millport Road
Liquor Locked in Safe Doors Refuse to Open
About twenty or twenty five gallons of illicit liquor are trapped in a large city safe after the lever to the bolts loosens and the door cannot be opened. The liquor includes white mule and hard cider, stored since a prior public seizure. Harry Findley, former city clerk treasurer, sought documents and could not access the safe. The lever turns but won’t throw the bolts, while the combination works. The safe measures eight feet high and six feet wide, four feet deep, holding jugs jars and bottles on inner shelves.
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Harry Findley
Knights of Pythias Set Memorial Service at St Paul Church
All Knights meet at Castle Hall at 7 p m Sunday to attend memorial services at St Paul church. Supreme Lodge requires the service on the second Sunday in June, with Supreme Chancellor Laden ordering obedience. T R Carter K R B & S.
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Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
St. Paul Church
Supreme Lodge
Jane
Laden
T. R. Carter
Tip's Yellow Taxis Adapts Contact Details
Local taxi service runs around the clock offering rides via phone and home address. Contact Tip Richardson at 447 and residence 67 for booking and inquiries.
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Tip
Tip Richardson
Rain Benefits Farms As Jackson County Receives Shower
A heavy rain fell across Jackson county Thursday with steady gentle showers locally heavier west of town. Fields near Shieldstown flooded briefly while farmers report corn and wheat benefits and early potatoes should prosper as crops respond to the rainfall.
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Jackson County
Here
Shieldstown
Regular meeting of Jackson County Fish Game and Forest Protective Association
Notice states a regular meeting of the Jackson County Fish Game and Forest Protective Association will be held Friday night at 10. Details are limited in the fragment.
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Jackson County Fish Game and Forest Protective Association
Taxi Service Ad Promises 24 Hour Availability
An old classified snippet promotes J P Clements taxi service with the phone number 340 and notes general availability. The text is sparse but indicates a local transport ad.
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J. P. Clements
Murder Mystery Shocks Coastline Town
Authorities investigated a baffling body discovery on the Chesterion sands near a radio set and a nearby case labeled velvet. A $15 bill was found at the scene as investigators await clues to identify the deceased.
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Feorter
Chesterion
Volvet
Nrt
More Automobiles Reported in Taxation Totals
A county assessment shows 1,663 automobiles listed for taxation valued at 367,388 with overall increases in cattle hogs and sheep but a drop in horse and mule values. Hog numbers rise to 12,610 valued at 144,481 while cattle reach 10,779 head valued at 253,869 and sheep at 1,140 head.
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James Bro
Figip
Tribute at Princeton Battle Monument Reflects Washington Victory
President Harding dedicates the Princeton battle monument paying tribute to Washington's army. He links the victory to liberty and representative government, praising the Tren ton Princeton campaign and the enduring impact on independence and union. He notes the winter hardships and the campaign’s broader significance.
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United Press
Princeton
N. J
Washington
Harding
Princeton Battle Monument
Trenton-Princeton
Delaware
Copia
Arency
Governor McCray Criticizes Road Material Sales
Secretary Weeks said state highway commissions should not sell surplus federal road building material. He noted reports that Indiana sold such material and said he would raise the matter with the Agriculture Department as part of an investigation into state practices.
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Washington
War Weeks
Indiana Highway Commission
Govee Weeks
Department of Agriculture
Safe State Commission
State survey reveals more surplus war material sales
Indianapolis reports disclose additional state sales of surplus war materials provided by the federal government. A survey of highway commission records and statements from Governor McCray are cited. The district lists include about $40,000 worth of artillery or similar equipment.
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Indianapolis
Highway Commission
McCray
Striew
Judge Sabath Resigns After 6,500 Divorce Cases Heard
Chicago June 9 Judge Joseph Sabath, worn by health from hearing 6,500 divorce cases, resigns from the bench. He notes the strain of breaking up homes custody fights and alimony decisions while urging that marrying young can lessen such battles. He says he cannot endure returning to the divorce bench soon.
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Sabath
Chicago
Joseph Sabath
Masons Call Meeting For M M Degree
Notice announces a Masonic called meeting this evening to work in the M M degree led by H. P. Graessle W M.
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H. P. Graessle
W. M
U A E P Special Meeting Notice
Special meeting called for 8 oclock tonight by Oscar B Abel, Captain, for U A E P proceedings.
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Oscar B. Abel
Mrs Hodapp and baby evacuated from Mack Me rp 4av achip
Mrs Francis Hodapp and her infant were moved from their residence on West Fourth Street after an incident at Schneck Me rp 4av achip. Authorities assisted in the relocation and safety procedures for the family.
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Francis Hodapp
Baby
West Fourth Street
Railroad Wage Board Plans Another Slash
Chicago June 9. A further wage cut affecting about 350000 railroad workers is being prepared by the United States railroad labor board. The reduction, expected to be announced next week, follows strike threats as pay losses mount to around 100 million dollars. The board will trim clerks signal men marine department employees and stationary firemen with the exact amount not disclosed.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Harding
Labor Board
Washington
Marine Department
Railroad merger plan eyed to strengthen systems
William G. Bierd president of the Chicago and Alton railroad says the merger of U S railroads into three or four groups is under consideration. He notes a new law directs the Interstate Commerce Commission to study consolidation and recommend beneficiaries. The aim is economy fuller use of assets and stronger carriers.
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United Press
Chicago
United States
William G. Bierd
Chicago and Alton Railroad
United Press Today
Bierd
Interstate Commerce Commission
Police hunt for Peggy and arrest Casper Jones
United Press reports in Indianapolis that Casper Jones was arrested at 3 a m on a murder charge after a shooting at Chris Zimmermann's Oakley Club. The proprietor Zimmermann died from a gunshot, Jones claimed drunkenness and shouted a robbery warning before opening fire. Witnesses named a woman nicknamed Peggy, leading to police rounding up Peggy witnesses Zella Hansen Elsie Hansen and Goldie Mozier who had been with Jones.
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United Preas
Indianapolis
Peggy
Chris Zimmerman
Casper Jones
Zimmerman
Jones
Willis
Zella Hansen
Elsie Hansen
Goldie Mozier
Oakley
American Legion Regular Meeting Noted
The report records a regular American Legion meeting at 7 30 p m with Byrne joining Willard Everhart Adjutant at the event.
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American Legion
Fridge
Willard Everhart
Rail unions plan appeal to Harding to suspend wage cuts
Statistical experts of railroad unions begin preparing a detailed analysis of wage and living costs to accompany a formal appeal to President Harding. The 1,200,000 shop and maintenance workers seek to suspend the $109 million wage reductions set to take effect July 1 and demand a new government review of railroad pay.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Harding
United States Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Wag
Plan to place coal industry under federal control discussed
Washington reports a proposal to set up a government board to regulate coal prices and ensure fair profits for operators miners retailers and wholesalers. The approach mirrors ICC rail regulation with possible revival of the Kenya n suggestion as negotiations continue.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
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