Assignment of City Teachers Announced Principal Named
Norman J. Lasher announces the city school staff for the coming year with few changes. J Russell Mitchell becomes Shields high school principal and Ernest Asbell moves to the high school civics and occupations department. Victor B. Everdon will head the junior high as principal, coming from Mishawaka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman J. Lasher
J. Russell Mitchell
Shields High School
Mitchell
Ernest Asbell
Victor B. Everdon
Everdon
Mishawaka
Hope
R. Mitchell
A. L. Glaze
N. L. Martin
Lillian Wells
Grace Anderson
Mina McHenry
Lillie Fosbrink
Kenneth War- Written
Elizabeth Feaster
Noble Lyons
DeWitte Ogan
Noe
Ht. C. Henderson
Patience den
Francis Murray
Ernest Truex
Stores to Close for William Federmann Funeral
Announcement says all drug stores will close from 9 30 to 9 45 Saturday for the funeral of William Federmann a retired druggist and prominent local resident Final services will be held at the residence at 9 30 with burial in Brookville Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Druge
William Federmann
Federmann
Brookville
Ind
Mitchell Heads Local School Picnic Plans
Sauers school picnic nears as Mitchell coordinates event for the high school. Railroads announce plans for higher rates while officials report riots failing to abate and liquor sentences increasing as prominent figures are tied to the developing story. Weather forecaster notes temperature around 89 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Sauers
Heat Tops Local Thermometers In Seymour At 89
Government readings at the Seymour weather station recorded 89 degrees as citizens sweltered. Forecasters warned of thundershowers and a cooler Saturday afternoon to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
St Paul Church Sets July Picnic With Planned Committees
The third Sunday in July was chosen for the annual St Paul church and Sunday School picnic with committees appointed. George Kreite Jr was elected general chairman and a long list of chairmen and volunteers announced for grounds lumber trucks refreshments stand lights class lunch stand song hooks ushers band organist publicity and programs. The event is a Jackson county institution drawing hundreds who reserve July 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
George Kreite, Jr
Fred Plumer
Fred Koop
Louis Wonning
George Laupus, Jr
August Cordes
Owen Stanfield
George Laupus
Ed. Leckermeyer
Wm. Quade
Omer Wonning
Geo. Kreite, Jr
Lafe Plumer
Cheos
Ladies Aid
Alma Miller
Berth
Virgil Rinehart
Mildred Schafer
Anna Toborg
Edw. Leckermeyer
Third Street Sewer Project Suspended For Drum Repair
Work on the Third street relief sewer near Vehslage hill is halted as Krenn and Data Construction repairs a cracked drum on the excavating shovel. The dig is the deepest on the project at about twenty two feet, and crews will fix the drum to prevent delays when laying progresses into the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Street
Krenn and Data Construction Company
Indianapolis
Vehslage Hill
Platform dance Saturday night at Moore's Grove
A platform dance is scheduled for Saturday night June 13 at Moore's Grove located on State Road 50 four miles east of Seymour. The event invites local residents to enjoy live music and socials in a rural community setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore’s Grove
State Road 50
Seymour
Prohibition Chief Sees Rise in May Sentences
Washington June 12 Prohibition Director Woodcock said May saw higher average jail terms for dry law offenders, indicating federal agents are reaching major violators. The week’s statistics show 243.5 days average, up 3.54 days from April, with May fines at 154.46 dollars, down from the prior month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Prohibition
Woodcock
Prohibition Bureau
Justice Department
Cavers School Plans Picnic With Orchestra
Special services at Savers Lutheran Church conclude the 1930 31 school year. A Sunday picnic at Sauers Grove features 130 child choir, recitations, songs, flag drill, games and kitten ball. Sauers Orchestra will provide music under Rev Destinon. Rev Destinon delivers the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savers Lutheran Church
Sauers Grove
Sauers Lutheran School
Sawers Lutheran Church
J. Th. Destinon
F Walther
H. Resin
Sauers Orchestra
Destinon
Grey Yacht Mutiny Denied By Zane Grey Aboard Fisherman II
San Francisco June 12 The examiner's shortwave station received a message from Zane Grey aboard Fisherman II in the South Seas denying a Pasadena report that mutiny occurred. Grey said reports are entirely false and noted low water supply but adequate drinking water and occasional bath water. Engines are running since repairs at Suva with poor speed due to heavy seas after a storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Franccisco
Examiner
Zane Grey
South Seas
Pasadena
Cal
Grey
Vavau
Riatea
Ninafou Island
Suva
Lost Boys Rescued by Cavalry and Planes Near El Paso
About 800 U S cavalrymen and two planes located and rescued two ten year old boys who became lost in the desert during a globe encirclement attempt. From Bakewell eight miles northeast of El Paso the boys started apart on their bicycles and footprints led trackers to Jack and Kinney who were exhausted yet expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
T Desert
el Paso
Tex
K. D. Franklin
Jack White
Bakewell
Paso
Coopers
Jack
Sagewsh
Drainage facts reveal vast acres drained in Jackson County 1929
Preliminary 1930 census of drainage shows Jackson County with 52,000 plus acres drained and suitable for crops, 01,387 acres in drainage enterprises with 280000 dollars invested. Statewide 10.21 million acres drained in 1929, Bartholomew 20413 acres, Jennings 311 acres well drained, Scott 12336 acres, totals and investments compared to 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
S. Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Indiana
Bartholomew County
Jennings County
Scott Courty
Scout Troop 25 Plans Reunion At St Paul Church
Scoutmaster Harden Hancock announces Troop 25 reunion at St Paul Church Monday night. About thirty attendees including current and former Scouts, with organizing committee Henry Bretthauer George Meyer Jr Ba Walter George Laupus and Ed Leckermeyer. The 7 pm gathering features talks games contests and refreshments afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
St. Paul Church
Harden Hancock
Henry C. Bretthauer
George Meyer, Jr
Ba. Walter
George Laupus
Ed. Leckermeyer
Grand Opening at Gaiser Park Sunday
Community event at Gaiser Park features contests and free balloons. Tennis activities and activities labeled Gelf jel3d are listed as part of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaiser Park
Diary Found In Death Probe Of Starr Faithfull
New York June 12 The drowning inquiry into Starr Faithfull's death moves to the grand jury with 15 witnesses to be called at Mineola. The diary found in the Faithfull home reveals a life of notoriety and hints at suicide, alcohol and secretive travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Btarr Faithfull
Kevin N. Edwards
Nassau County
Mineola
Edwards
Faithfull
Elizabeth
Tucker Faithfull
Starr
Svivia
Sylvia Hadeen
Syivia
Two Wen
Long Beach
Greenwich Village
London
Ealwards
Death of Mrs. Maude Funk Bornwasser in Indianapolis
Friends report the death of Mrs. Maude Funk Bornwasser wife of George P. Bornwasser of Indianapolis. He is a state officer of the Odd Fellows lodge. Burial is planned for New Albany at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Funk Bornwasser
George P. Bornwasser
Indianapolis
Bornwasser
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
New Albany
Nancy Garfield Shop Moves to 207 North Chestnut Street
Nancy Garfield Shop relocates to 207 North Chestnut Street and opens for business Saturday June 13. The notice invites shoppers to drop in and see real bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Garfield
New Quarters
North
Chestnut Street
Weekend Special at Ma jestic Fountain
Weekend offer from Ma jestic Fountain features a free one quart orange ice with a quart of extra rich vanilla. Promotion includes 500 units available while supplies last.
The Whale Shark Ranks as Largest Modern Fish
The whale shark holds the title as the largest living fish, reaching lengths far surpassing other ocean species. Researchers note its massive body, broad head, and distinctive spotted pattern, while confirming its plankton-based diet and passive filter feeding.
Rioting at Belmont County jail as deputies barred
In St. Clairsville Ohio June 12 deputies stood ready after a crowd of about 2000 coal miners and women sympathizers attacked the Belmont County jail. Seven arrested 12 overcome by tear gas as 40 deputies faced a threatened second assault. Prosecutor Waddell and Hanna Coal manager Ireland seek state aid from Governor White to quell the unrest following the Lafferty mine march arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clairsville
Belmont County
Ohio
Paul Waddel
K. A. Ireland
M. A. Hanna Coal Company
Cleveland
George White
Howard Duff
New Lafferty
Hanna Company
Railroads Plan Increase Plea
New York June 12 railroads nationwide unite to petition the Interstate Commerce Commission for a general freight rate hike of 15 percent. The move aims to offset tariff cuts since 1921 and lift revenue by about 10 percent, roughly 400 million dollars, with a request to deem the rise an emergency and skip the 90 day suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hoover Renames Dixon to Tariff Commission for Six Years
President Hoover reappointed Lincoln Dixon of Indiana to the tariff commission for a six year term starting June 17. Dixon, a former Fourth district congressman (1905 1919) and West campaign organizer in 1924, has long been active in Indiana Democratic politics. He was first named to the tariff commission in 1927 by Calvin Coolidge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Lincoln Dixon
Indiana
Tariff Commission
North Vernon
Congress
Tie
West
Calvin Coolidge
Lindbergh weighs routes for Orient flight
Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh study four possible aerial paths to reach the Orient. The plan may use a Lockheed monoplane with pontoons as fuel stops determine the route. A final choice hinges on fuel-bus viability and favorable weather across Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic corridors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Orient
Charles A. Lindbergh
Siberia
Japan
Canada
Alaskan
Arctic Ocean
Canadian
Platter's Save-a-Dime Camera Club Offers Free Camera
A clipped notice invites both boys and girls to join Platter's Save-a-Dime Camera Club promising a free camera upon joining. The brief fragment appears on page 3 column 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platter’s
Save
Jel
Man Fined and Sentenced for Public Intoxication
Theodore Parker of West Laurel street pleaded guilty to public intoxication in city Court. He was fined 10 dollars plus costs totaling 40 dollars and sentenced to sixty days at the penal farm by Mayor C W Burkart. Parker is held in the city jail pending transport to Browns Town. He was arrested at 12 20 a m after a drunken brawl at Laurel and Beech streets. Neighbors complain of nightly noise and Burkart noted this was his fifth or sixth intoxication arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Parker
West Laurel Street
C. W. Burkart
Brownstown
Parker
Julius Harlow
Ed Pickerell
Laurel and
Beech
Burkert
Weather forecasters show high accuracy over past years
Washington notes that misforecast days affect a forecaster's rating more than the public, with a 89.6 percent accuracy in 1930 and similar strong rates in 1929 and 1928. The Weather Bureau tests daily forecasts from five districts and 150 stations against actual conditions to keep only proven forecasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Riots Rise as Communists Protest Emergency Decrees
Berlin reports widespread communist riots against emergency tax decrees with clashes at a mass meeting of about 12 000. Police searched participants arrested many and fired blank cartridges as order broke out near Sportpalast. Five wounded in Hamburg and one death plus two injuries in Lauenburg follow riots linked to political tensions.
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Berlin
Ministry of the Interior
Ernst Thaellman
Reichstag
Sportspalast
Hamburz
Lauenburg
Bremen
Kassel
Ox Party
Ministry of Uterior
Riess Eye and Throat Clinic Hours Listed
C J Riess MD Eye and Throat clinic hours are 1 30 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm at Seymour Clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Riess
M. PD
V. m
Too & m. Seymour Clinic
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. R. Mitchell
W. B. Everdon
Associated Press
Cavers
Kinney
Troop 23
Otrikerd
Dixon
Hoosier
Lindbergh
Meyer
Ai Goble
Becal
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