Diplomas Awarded to 119 First Baptist Sunday School Graduates
One hundred nineteen graduates received diplomas Sunday morning for completing work in all First Baptist Sunday School departments. Intermediates 42 Juniors 28 Primary 11 Beginners 19 Cradle Roll 19 were honored as the orchestra led singing and Rev. A A Cohn read scripture. Jay C Smith presided and spoke on the plan of the gr efed Sunday School.
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Ninteen
First Baptist Sunday School
T. C. Smith
Growth of Augusta Road Baptist Church in Greenville
Miss Anna FE Carter reports on Rev. M. L. Banister’s work in Greenville South Carolina where he left Augusta Road Baptist Church with 87 charter members ten months ago. Since then membership rose to about 259 and a large two story building with basement is under construction for Sunday School. He plans an auditorium upon completion. During his south tour he has added about 509 members across churches he preached.
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Anna FE. Carter
M. L. Banister
Greenville
South Carolina
Banister
First Baptist Church
Augusta Road
S. C
South
Seymour Postoffice Closes First Period of Record
Seymour postoffice officials and employees finished a seven day record taking and test period at midnight Sunday. Postmaster H. Lett and staff prepared data to forward to Washington. Seymour was selected as one of four second class offices in the state for cost ascertainment work nationwide.
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Seymour Postoffice
IH. Lett
Post Office Department
Washington
Seymour
United States
Silks and Dress Goods At Simons Store Sale
A promotional note outlines a sale at Simons offering silks and dress goods from various fabrics with discounts across categories. The fragment hints at wide selection and shopping appeal.
Train Hits Auto: Columbus Driver Survives Narrow Crossing
Ithamer Brown of Columbus barely escaped injury when his car was struck by a cut of freight cars at the Baltimore & Ohio crossing on O'Brien street. Dragged about forty feet, Brown suffered minor leg injuries as the engine slowed to prevent worse harm.
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Ithamer Brown
Columbus
Baltimore & Ohio
O'Brien St
Brown
O’brien Street
Williams
Diphtheria Claims Life Of Local 17 Month Girl
Roberta Elizabeth Waggoner aged 17 months died from diphtheria at 9 25 Sunday night at the home of her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Henry G Waggoner 321 West Eighth street Funeral services were conducted by Rev Golden A Smith and burial followed in Riverview Cemetery She was daughter of John and Delia Waggoner and had lived with relatives since her mother’s death a year ago Surviving are the father three brothers and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Elizabeth Waggoner
Henry G. Waggoner
West Eighth Street
Golden A. Smith
Riverview
John
Delia Waggoner
Two Men Freed After Being Mistaken Slayers in Kentucky
North Vernon Chief John Smith identified two Indianapolis men detained in Owen ton Kentucky on Sunday as suspects in the killing of Ed Fowler, a local policeman. Though matching the Wright brothers description in many details, Smith released them after confirming they were not the wanted killers. The men had traveled via Seymour and stayed at a local hotel last Thursday night.
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John Smith
North Vernon
Owenton
Indianapolis
Fowler
Wright Brothers
Seymour
Frank
Walter Wright
American Legion Auxiliary Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday
The Auxiliary to the American Legion will meet on Tuesday September 29 at 7 30 PM in the club rooms. All members are urged to attend. Margaret Burton secretary.
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American Legion Auxiliary
The
American Legion
Apples Harvest Notes From Harold Hall East Con
Readable lines mention Grimes Golden apples and Harold Hall at east Con Consolidated School. The fragment hints at an agricultural or school context with fruit picking notes and local names.
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Grimes
Harold Hall
East Consolidated School
Coats and Dresses Offered at Astonishing Low Prices
Simon's presents remarkably low prices on coats and dresses. Shop for affordable winter wear with wide selection and savings.
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Coats
Simon's
Majestic Theater Offers $50 Wedding On Stage
The Majestic theater seeks a local bride and groom to wed on its stage next Thursday evening. The prize is $50 and the theater will provide the marriage license. The play that night is Dan te's Inferno, per manager Edith M. Fagles ton.
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Majestic Theater
Majestic
Edith M. Fagleston
Eggers Named on Committee for Valparaiso Campaign
The Rev. Ernest IL Eggers, pastor at the Evangelical Lutheran church in this city, has been appointed on the Appeal Committee of Valparaiso University. He will travel to Fort Wayne to meet with committee members as they lead a campaign to raise 883000 for the university project, including a 500000 endowment. The synod takeover involves the Lutheran State group. Local speculation notes no Seymour or Jackson county students this fall but expects future representation.
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Ernest IL Eggers
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso
Lutheran Synod of Missouri
Ohio
Eggers
Ft. Wayne
Seymour
Jackson County
Indianapolis Officials Visit Seymour in Noon Stop
About 75 Indianapolis officials, firemen, and newspapermen visited Seymour at noon on route to Louisville for the International Fire Chiefs convention. Mayor Jew Shank was absent. The group was greeted by local fire department leaders and escorted to the fire house as the Indianapolis Police and Firemen’s Band played. William T. Bailey urged Indianapolis to host the 1926 convention.
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Seymour
Indianapolis
International Fire Chief’s Association
Louisville
Kentucky
Jew Shank
Interstate Public Service Company
Melvin Jerrell
Charles Otto
John Freehearty
Meade Downs
J. T. Abel
William T. Bailey
A. A. Cohn
Tia M. Reeds
Ralph S. Hesler
Indianapolis Star
Seymour Tribune
Senator Ralston in Serious Condition at Home
United States Senator Samuel M. Ralston of Indiana, a Democrat, was reported in serious condition at his home in Indianapolis today. He has been bedridden for weeks with a heart ailment that physicians say has grown more dangerous. Ralston will be 69 years old on December 1.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
United State
Samuel M. Ralston
Indiana
Ralston
Governor Ed Jackson Eyes County Unit School Plan and Road Improvements
Indianapolis report says Governor Jackson plans to back the county unit school measure as a cheaper, more satisfactory form of governance. He also weighs a larger road program funded by bonds or new taxes to rival Ohio, Illinois, and Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Indianapolis
Ed Jackson
General Assembly
Jackson
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Michigan
Dau Slated for Presidency at Valparaiso University
International News Service reports Dr. W. H. T. Dau of St. Louis is lined up for the permanent presidency of Valparaiso University, now under Lutheran University Association. Rev. John C. Bauer of Ft. Wayne is reported as likely vice president nominee.
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International News Service
Valparaiso
Ind
W. H. T. Dau
St. Louis
Valparaiso University
Lutheran University Association
John C. Bauer
Ft. Wayne
Scout Mayor Seymour Praises Support After Term
Ralph A. Foster, brief Scout mayor of Seymour, thanks Mayor Wessler, Chief Misch, Chief Jerrell, City Council, and Estella Prince, plus the public, for cooperation during Scout Week. Saturday night’s Shields Park program was canceled by rain.
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Ralph A. Foster
Seycour
Wessler
Misch
Jerrell
Estella JB. Prince
Citzens
Retired farmer William Knost dies at 75 in Brownstown
William Knost aged seventy five died at 8 40 Sunday night at his Brownstown home after a brief illness with complications. He formerly farmed in Hamilton township and owned land near Cortland. He leaves a daughter Loa and son James H Knost, plus a sister and two brothers. Funeral at Brownstown Christian church Tuesday at 2 with Masonic rites. burial Robertson family cemetery near Brownstown.
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William Knost
Brownstown
Mr. Knost
Hamilton Township
Cortland
Jackson County
Kang
Knost
Loa
Ile
Christian Church
Masonic Lodge
James H. Knost
Louise Reich
Henry Knost
Clarinda
George Knost
Elwood
Floyd Decker
Robertson Family Cemetery
DeputY U S Marshals Seek Indicted Persons Statewide
Deputy United States Marshals scattered across the state to capture persons indicted by the Federal grand jury on Saturday in advance of their arraignment before Judge Robert C. Baltzell on Wednesday.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
United States
Federal Grand Jury
Robert C. Baltzell
American Legion Notice Seeks Members for Monday Meeting
Regular meeting scheduled for Monday September 28 urges all members to attend for important business.
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American Legion
Euchre Night at the K of C Hall Wednesday
Community notices list Euchre at the Knights of Columbus hall on Wednesday night. Trade at Simon's promises savings, and Kingston orchard offers Twif apples at 50 cents per bushel and up.
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K. of C. Hall
Kingston Orchard
Badly Mangled Body Found on Tracks in New Castle
The badly mangled body of Mrs. Joe Myers 54 wife of a school janitor was found on the Pennsylvania railroad tracks in New Castle Indiana. Police believe she killed herself fearing institutionalization after leaving home in nightclothes shortly after midnight.
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International News Service
New Castle
Ind
Joe Myers
Myers
Simon's Store To Close Monday For Holiday
Simon's Store announces a day off on Monday due to a holiday. The closure affects normal business hours and operations for the day.
Notice of Absence and Office Move for Doctors
Old J WK Ritter and M D J Wf Jones announce absence from September 19 to October 3 and that General Medicine Office at 105% West Second Street remains open. Dr Gillespie’s offices moved to second door south of Gold Mine ground floor, Webstage Building.
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J. WK. Ritter, M. D
J. Wf. Jones
General Medicine
West Second Street
Dr. Gillespie
Pogressive Music Store
Gold Mine
Caillaux Offers Revised Debt Schedule in Paris Talks
The French finance minister Caillaux submitted an updated payment schedule for France's 4 billion dollar war debt but Americans judged it short of expectations. Talks adjourned for the afternoon with a new conference set to continue at four o'clock as both sides press for a settlement.
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Washington
Joseph Caillaux
France
Debt Commission
M. Caillaux
34 Men Believed Entombed in Sea Near Block Island
Salvage of sunken submarine S-51 by Century and Monarch halted as high winds and rough seas threaten divers. After 63 hours on the ocean floor, rescuers await better weather while the search teams monitor wind and sky for a new window to resume efforts near Block Island Rhode Island.
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International News Service
Block Island
R. I
City of
Rome
Century
Monarch
Four Are Killed in Head-On Train Collision Near Thomasville
In Georgia eight miles east of Thomasville, a head-on crash between passenger trains killed four people including engineer UH A McGee and baggagemaster A L Dodge, plus two unidentified negro men. Twenty passengers were bruised as crews cleared tracks after the early morning wreck. The westbound train had passed Newark against orders, according to Atlantic Coast Line officials in Savannah.
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Thomasville
UH. A. McGee
A. L. Dodge
Waycross
Dan Williams
Newark
Atlantic Coast Line
Savannah
Hogston Named Indiana State Fire Marshal
Indianapolis reports Alfred Hogston of Marion former Indiana legislator has been appointed state fire marshal.
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Hogston
International News Service
Indianapolis
Alfred Hogston
Marion
Indiana
Funeral for Dr. Robert B. Wood Held in Washington
The funeral for Dr. Robert B. Wood, cooroner of Davies County, who died from injuries in a car crash Thursday morning, was held Saturday in Washington, Indiana. The body was buried Sunday at Osgood.
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Robert 8. Wood
Cooroner
Davies County
Washington
Ind
Osgood
Tip Richardson Taxi Ad Urges Value and Availability
An old classified style ad promotes Tip Richardson of Tip's Yellow Taxi offering service anytime anywhere with contact numbers. The message encourages value by advising customers to trade at Simon's for money worth.
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Tip
Tip Richardson
Simon's
New London Crane to Lift Sunken Ship After Ram Sinking
In New London Connecticut on September 28 the Monareh, a 300 ton crane ship, prepares to lift the 8 51 wreck for the first time since it was rammed and sunk Friday night. The operation marks a major effort to salvage the vessel.
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International News Service
New London
Conn
Columbus Youth Loses Freedom by Omission
Orrine Hogan 21 was sentenced for burglary but had his term suspended for good behavior after regular church attendance. He failed to attend church yesterday and was ordered to serve the two to 14 year sentence at the state reformatory.
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Columbus
Ind
Orrine Hogan
State Reformatory
Dr W W Parsons Dies at Terre Haute
Terre Haute Ind September 25 Dr W W Parsons president emeritus of the Indiana State Normal School is dead at his home after a lingering illness at age 75 He served with the normal school for 45 years and headed it for 36 years.
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International News Service
Terre Haute
Ind
W. W. Parsons
Indiana State Normal School
Parsons
Indiana
Normal School
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Margaret Burton
Eggerg
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Ture
Northern Indiana University
Lutheran Synod
Missouri, Ohio
Shank
Tribune
Senator Ralston
IK Jackson
W.H. T. Dau
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U. S
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Georgia
Washington, Ind
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