Former Seymour Resident CEO Dies in Indiana
Charles Elrod aged 51, a former Seymour resident and longtime Indianapolis tire company executive, died Wednesday night at his sister’s home in Franklin after an extended illness. He was born November 2, 1872 in Ripley County, survived by five siblings, and to be buried Friday at Riverview cemetery after services in Franklin.
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Charles Elrod
Thomas O. Owens
Franklin
Ind
Elrod
Mr. Elrod
Ripley County
Kansas
John M
Emaline Elrod
Tennessee
Standard Oil Company
Indianapolis
G and J. Tire Company
Abe Elrod
Rushville
U. E. Elrod
Cincinnati
Benjamin Fettig
Shelbyville
Thomas
Owens
Darwin
Frank J. Voss
Detour Traffic Between Brownstown and Wallonia
Traffic is detoured over the river road between Brownstown and Wallonia due to concrete construction on State Road No. 4. A bridge on the half mile branch was moved last year with a new structure, and the road will likely close about two weeks. After paving, crew size will drop to two men per district superintendent George Bennett’s instructions.
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Brownstown
Wallonia
George Bennett
Bennett
Attorney General Seeks Receiver for Indiana Bell
Attorney General U S Lesh filed suit in Marion county superior court seeking a receiver for the Indiana Bell Telephone Company and to forestall its franchise.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
U. S. Lesh
Veterans in Jackson to hear Federal Adjusted Compensation Act
Veterans in Jackson county meet at Seymour Legion Post headquarters Monday night at 8 o clock to discuss provisions of the Federal Adjusted Compensation Act. Officials say applications will be received and the post is designated as a government agent with no charge.
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Jackson County
Seymour Legion Post
Public Notice on Pola Negri Spanish Dancer Showing
A public notice explains the delay of Pola Negri in the film Spanish Dancer which failed to arrive. It reassures patrons that the actress will appear tonight or tomorrow and invites audiences to see her in the program.
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Pola Negri
Tip's Yellow Taxi Ad Blurb
An old classified style notice promoting Tip's Yellow Taxi service with the slogan Any time, anywhere. It lists a phone number 447 and a residence address 67 Tip Richardson tf.
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Tip
Tip Richardson
Dr Houston J Matlock Dies Sudden in Campbellsburg
Dr Houston J Matlock 44, former resident of this city, died suddenly at his Campbellsburg home. Born in Tennessee, he practiced medicine in Clearspring Tunnelton and Campbellsburg after graduating from Louisville College of Medicine. He is survived by his wife Ella Wilcox, father William Matlock, four children Herschell Wilma Edwin Louis, four sisters and two brothers. Funeral arrangements not announced.
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Houston J. Matlock
Campbellsburg
Ind
Matlock
William Matlock
North Broadway
Louisville College of Medicine
Huber
West Second Street
Tunnelton
Tennessee
Clearspring
Ella Wilcox
Tunnel
Brotherhoods of Railroad Workers Grow Across the United States
Since 1855 the railroad brotherhoods expanded rapidly, forming durable local divisions with good standing. They are entering real estate, insurance, and cooperative banking, strengthening labor and finance, and Seymour stands as an early regional pioneer in the movement.
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United States
Seymour
Man Held Without Bond in Fatal Jennings Co Shooting
Mark Hammond faces no bond at Jennings County jail pending the October circuit court term after he shot and killed Charles Nick McNicholas near the Hammond store. The case drew conflicting reports as coroner seeks witnesses including Grover Collings. McNicholas’ funeral was held at 10 AM from Mrs. Anna Ferry’s home with Rev. F W Hillen presiding. burial followed at Scipio cemetery in Columbus.
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Mark Hammond
Hege
Charles
Nick” McNicholas
Slammond
Jennings County
Jennings
McNicholas
Anna Ferry
F. W. Hillen
St. Bartholomew Catholic Church of
Columbus
Scipio Cemetery
Henderson elected district agricultural director at Purdue meeting
H C Henderson a Shields high school agricultural instructor was chosen as a district director at the Indiana vocational agricultural teachers conference in session at Purdue University this week. Officers named include President W C Kolb Greenfield and Vice President FE Privett Morristown.
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H. C. Henderson
Shields High School
Indiana Vocational Agricultural Teachers’ Conference
Purdue University
Henderson
W. C. Kolb
Greenfield
FE. FE
Widow of Slain Miner Takes Stand in Indiana Trial
Vera Rogers, widow of Wesley Rogers, testified in the first degree murder trial of Bert Stainton and Thomas Julian. She identified both men and described how they forced the couple to stop near a coal mine, where Rogers was beaten and died from a broken neck.
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Boonville
Ind
Vera Rogers
Wesley Rogers
Bert Stainton
Thomas Julian
Stanton
Julian
Rogers
Progress Being Made in Ew ing Street Improvement
G F Pomeroy, local contractor, advances Ew ing street project with grading curb and gutter done. Street ready for rolling before concrete lays, traffic detours via Ninth to Chestnut to Riverview cemetery and back to the state highway.
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Ewing Street
G. F. Pomeroy
Myr. Pomeroy
Ninth Street
Chestnut
Riverview Cemetery
Eagles Picnic Announcement for Families Sunday June 29
Eagles invite members and families to a picnic at Peters cabin on Sunday June 29. Depart eclubrooms at 1 p m for the gathering organized by the je28d Committee with details yet to be finalized.
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Peter
Summer Day Meal Offerings From Fenton's Kitchen
An advertisement highlights baked loin or ham as appetizing options for a summer meal. It promotes Fenton's offerings with brief praise and a reference to the menu item ham.
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Fenton's
Six Nominees Named by New York Democratic Convention
By 2 PM six men had been placed in nomination including Oscar Underwood Alabama William Gibbs McAdoo Joseph T Robinson Missouri Al Smith New York SaulSBury Delaware and Ralston Indiana Underwood Robinson and McAdoo were nominated Wednesday afternoon.
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New York
Oscar Underwood
Alabama
William Gibbs McAdoo
Joseph T. Robinson
Missouri
al Smith
Saulsbury
Delaware
Ralston
Indiana
Underwood
Robinson
McAdoo
Ralston Says He Will Not Be Nominated
Senator Sir Imuel M. Ralston, the sole man in nomination for the Democratic presidential bid, declines any chance of nomination. He spoke by radio and press reports from Madison Square amid party turmoil, saying he will not be nominated and later returned to his law office and suburban farm.
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International
Indianapolis
Imuel M. Ralston
Madison Square Harden
Park School Repairs Contract to Be Let
The city school board will receive bids next week for repairs at Park School estimated at 1000 to 1200 dollars. Work includes new floors blackboards seats and interior redecorating to improve condition ahead of the new school year with further cleaning planned for other city buildings in July or August.
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City School Board
Thousands at Dem Convention Gate Crash as Al Smith Day Opens
At Madison Square Garden on June 26 thousands of Smith supporters surged past gates and into the Democratic National Convention. Security struggled as crowds filled balconies and entrances, while delegates arrived to a noisy start with songs from the galleries and Walsh delaying proceedings.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
al Smith
Fourth Avenue
Garden
26Th Street
Carden
Senator Walsh
Walsh
Rosie O'Grady
Anna Case Sings to Quiet Convention Riot at Democratic Rally
Opera star Anna Case helped calm a New York Democratic convention riot by performing The Star Spangled Banner and On The Banks Of The Wabash. Frederick Van Nuys nominated Senator Samuel M. Ralston, with Indiana committeeman Charles Greathouse guiding Case to center stage. Case, once a Shoals schoolgirl, drew the crowd to its feet.
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International News Service
New York
Wide, Wide World Today
al Smith
Coney Island
Indiana
Anna Case
Metropolitan Opera
Miss Case
Frederick van Nuys
Samuel M. Ralston
Ralston
Charles Greathouse
Wabash
Shoals, Ind
Smith Named As Democratic Nominee Triggers Riotous Convention
York June 26 The Democratic National Convention erupted in pandemonium as Governor Al Smith's name was formally presented led by the New York delegation and supported by Illinois Pennsylvania Vermont Connecticut Massachusetts and New Jersey. Franklin D Roosevelt announced the selection amid uproar with noise devices and cheering crowds sweeping into the Garden floor.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
al Smith
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Battery
Bronx
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