Union Church Service Draws Largest July Attendance
Nearly one thousand attended the first Sunday union service at Shields Park as Protestant churches join for July and August. Rev M L Banister preached on Leaving Egypt or the Choice of Moses, urging a choice toward God over worldly luxury and warning against unequal yoking with unbelievers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
City Park
C. D. Billings
First National Bank
R. L. Galleher
Dr. BE
B. Chenoweth
Leonard Bartlett
Ralph Martin
E. L. Hancock
Fred Bacon
Riley Whitman
Albert Meseke
Chauncey Goodwin
Will Zickler
Grover Marquette
Hubert Doerr
Lloyd Ackerman
B. E. E. Fischbach
Trinity Methodist Church
C. G. Milamore
Congregational Church
J. H. More
Presbyterian Church
M. L. Banister
First Baptist Church
Banister
Seymour
Egypt
Moses
Joseph
Pharaoh
God
Great
Pyramid
Midian
Israel
Sunday excursions lose popularity as autos steal attention
The piece notes low turnout for recent Sunday excursions from Seymour to Indianapolis and Cincinnati with only eight and seven tickets sold respectively. It cites automobile use, slower train schedules, and wartime shifts as factors, and asks if railroads will continue such runs based on profitability.
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Seymour
Pennsylvania Railroad
Indianapolis
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Cincinnati
Louisville
Niagara Falls
Sunday School Session at Ebenezer Baptist Church
Members of the Park Mission Sunday School traveled to Ebenezer Baptist Church northeast of Seymour for their regular Sunday session at 11 am. A noon luncheon was enjoyed in the grove, followed by a saxophone quartet performance and song service. Jay C. Smith spoke on Sunday School work and Mrs. John McMurray read "The Inventor's Wife" in the afternoon.
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Park Mission Sunday School
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Seymour
Anna E. Carter
T. R. Carter
Grover Marquette
Hubert Doerr
Jay C. Smith
John McMurray
Mrs Dan Lester Visited City. Family to Stay
Mrs Dan Lester of Vernon spent Sunday in the city and will be accompanied home by Mr and Mrs Tom Lester who plan to remain for several weeks. Mrs Lester, long ill at North Chestnut street, is slightly improved.
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Dan Lester
Vernon
Tom Lester
Lester
North Chestnut Street
Lightning Strikes Homes and Trees in Weekend Storm
A Saturday electrical storm damaged telephones and electric lights as lightning burned out fuses in many homes. Linemen repaired wiring through Sunday. Allen Swope’s house on North Walnut street was struck, boards torn from the siding, and numerous large trees plus many branches toppled in heavy rain and wind.
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Allen Swope
Walnut Street
Celebration at Shields Park Next Monday July 4
American Legion Independence Day committee plans a large free celebration at Shields park in Seymour next Monday July 4. A street parade opens the program with automobile owners competing for cups. Rollo the roller skater thrill will cost the group about one hundred dollars. All park attractions are free with extra lights and festive decorations planned.
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American Legion
Shields Park
the Legion
Indiana
American Legion Committee
Seymour
Walter Voss
Rollo
Lesmon
Attempt Made to Rob Freight House Safe
Clerks at the Baltimore & Ohio freight house found an attempted safe break in after pry marks on the combination. A nitroglycerin claim was suspected as a possible method. Desks were pried, but only one item a can of Prince Albert tobacco was taken. $1.35 remained in the safe. A Cincinnati safe man was summoned to assist.
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Baltimore & Ohio Freight House
Cincinnati
Robert P. Stanton
Prince Albert
Seymour Reds Triumph Over Brownstown Tigers 4 to 1
The Seymour Reds defeated the Brownstown Tigers 4 to 1 in a hard fought local game watched by over a thousand spectators. Brownstown pitcher Lyttle broke his right arm batting in the third inning, with X rays confirming the fracture at Dr. Harold Kaessle’s office.
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Seymour Reds
Brownstown Tigers
Athletic Park
Lyttle
Brownstown
James Smith
Harold Kaessle
Louis
Quebec Police and Firemen Strike Shuts City
Federal troops guard municipal buildings after a wage dispute triggers a strike by policemen and firemen in Quebec on June 27. About 200 false fire alarms clog the system as youths cause vandalism. 150 Royal Twenty-Second regiment troops restore order. City council to seek volunteers to replace strikers.
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United Press
Quebec
Can
Federal
Boston
Royal Twenty-Second Regiment
England Hopeful for Settlement in Ireland
London reports wheels turning for an Irish peace as De Valera and Sinn Fein leaders confer while Sir James Craig calls a Ulster cabinet meeting. Lloyd George proposals include Sinn Fein governing powers with army and foreign relations reserved. Ulster likely to receive similar rights. Miss Helen Hoeferkamp of Columbus spent the weekend in the city.
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United Press
London
Lloyd George
Eamon de Valera
James Craig
England
de Valera
Sinn Fein
Ulster
Chamber official attends Indiana Secretaries Conference
S N Vaughn manager of the Chamber of Commerce attended the Indiana Commercial Secretaries Association summer conference in Muncie on Friday and Saturday. Secretaries and executives reviewed the past year and discussed business status. Vaughn was elected to the state association board of governors.
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S. N. Vaughn
Chamber of Commerce
Indiana Commercial Secretaries Association
Muncie
Chambers of Commerce and Commercial Clubs
State Association
Wheat threshing set to begin in Jackson county soon
Rain delayed the start of threshing as farmers expect about $1 per bushel for the new crop. Weather permitting, threshing will be general before midweek with outfits already lined up. yield is expected at 70 to 80 percent of average and heads are not fully filled.
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Jackson County
Threshing Starts on Mrs Mary Roeder Farm
Louis and Henry Roeder began the season with threshing wheat on Mrs Mary Roeder’s farm three miles south of the city. The outfit will move to Woodson Woodard’s farm tomorrow. This is Jackson county’s first threshing report this year with wheat in good condition due to light rain.
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Louis
Henry Roeder
Mary Roeder
Woodson Woodard
Jackson County
Roeder
Local U R K of P Company Attends Regiment Inspection
Members of Success Company Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias under Captain L C Hodapp traveled to Edinburg Sunday afternoon for the inspection of the First Regiment. The local unit was invited though not a First Regiment member, with companies from Rushville Shelbyville and Richmond also in attendance.
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Success Company
Knights of Pythias
L. C. Hodapp
Edinburg
Rushville
Shelbyville
Richmond
Independence Day Committee Meeting at Oscar B Abel’s Office
The American Legion notes a meeting of the Independence Day committee at 8 o clock tonight in Oscar B Abel's office chaired by George R McLaughlin. Attendees from the city included Florence Love Addie Love Sarah E Beldon and Roy Beldon who joined an all day gathering and basket dinner Sunday at Chestnut Ridge church.
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American Legion
Oscar B. Abel
George R. McLaughlin
Chestnut Ridge
Florence and
Addie Love
Sarah E. Beldon
Roy Beldon
Economy program to begin at once announced by Dawes
President Harding will lead a Wednesday meeting of all major government officials to discuss an economy plan under the new budget system. Charles G. Dawes, director of the budget, says the aim is immediate savings and tighter expenditures across executive departments and cabinet members.
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United Press
Washington
Harding
Charles G. Dawes
Bureau
Dawes
Executive Department
Italian Cabinet Resigns After Confidence Vote
Rome June 27 The Italian cabinet announced its resignation in the chamber of deputies after a narrowly lost confidence vote. Premier Giolettio’s ministry stepped out following the near-vote defeat as he challenged the chamber to oust him, while he warned socialists they would not tolerate a day of strikes in public utilities if in power.
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United Press
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Giolettio
Testimony Stricken From Stillman Divorce Case
In Yonkers New York on June 27 referee Gleanson ruled that the testimony of Dr Hugh Russell of Buffalo in the Stillman divorce suit is stricken. He also ordered out a letter alleged from Fred Barevais to Mrs Stillman and portions of other letters about Guy Stillman legitimacy.
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United Press
Yonkers
N. Y
Hugh Russell
Buffalo
Stillman
James A. Stillman
Gleanson
John Brenan
Visits City In Interest Of Summer Military Camp
Sergeant William Murphy of Fort Benjamin Harrison arrived to promote the citizen camp at Camp Knox Kentucky set for late July and early August. The county has fourteen applicants already. He will stay until Wednesday. Application blanks available at the post office traction station or The Tribune office.
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William Murphy
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Camp Knox
Murphy
Tribune
Houston Defeats Kurtz Team 12 to 4 Sunday
The Houston baseball club defeated the Kurtz team 12 to 4 in a Sunday afternoon game witnessed by a large crowd. The Houston club will play the Reddington baseball club at Kurtz on July 4.
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Houston Baseball Club
Kurtz
Houston
Reddington
Aviators Begin Nonstop Riverside to New York Flight
United Press reports David Davis and Ernie Springer launched a nonstop Riverside to New York flight from March Field at 5:32 am. The big bi plane ascended to 3000 feet with ideal weather as it headed toward El Paso, aiming for Mineola within 24 to 30 hours.
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United Press
Riverside
Cal
David Davis
Ernie Springer
March Field
New York
el Paso
Davis
Mineola
L. L
Niland
Marehfield Riverside
Mecca
Imperial Valley
Murder mystery as eleven die in Ky lodge fire
In Maysfield Kentucky Sheriff Marion McLain probes the deaths of eleven people from the Ernest Lawrence and Otis Drew families whose charred bodies were found in a three room log house near town. Neighbors heard screams and gunshots. a pistol with three discharged chambers was found. Officials remain baffled with no witnesses or clues.
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United Preas
Maysfield
Marion McLain
Ernest Lawrence
Otis Drew
Lawrence
McLain
Maryfield
Two More Arrests in Kaber Murder Case
Cleveland officers detained a woman charged with blackmailing Eva Katherine Kaber and a man accused of receiving a watch and ring linked to the Lakewood publisher murder. Both denied involvement as they attempted to depart the city.
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United Press
Cleveland
Kaber
Eva Katherine Kaber
Lakewood
Tip's Yellow Taxis Service Ad
Local taxi listing for Tip Richardson offering rides anytime with phone contact 447 and residence 67. No additional details provided.
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Tip
Tip Richardson
Dance at Pov erybody Come 128a Eben Committee
A readable fragment notes a committee event titled Dance at Pov erybody Come hosted at 128a Eben. The brief record implies local civic or social activity with a call for participation and scheduling details not fully shown.
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