Sullivan County Bar offers free services for War Risk claims
At a 1918 meeting in Sullivan Indiana the Legal Advisory Board agreed all county lawyers would provide free assistance to service members or their beneficiaries in war risk insurance claims and to protect front line families under the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act. William H. Bridwell chaired the board.
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Legal Advisory Board
Sullivan County
Indiana
Sullivan
United States
Bar
Lewal Advisory Board
Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act
Our Boys Fight the Hun in France and at Sea
Our boys from this town and county are in trenches in France and sailing U boat infested seas. They go over the top facing German fire. More training and calls to serve follow as our boys give their all. They may sacrifice greatly to save our homes and nation.
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France
Former Teacher Gladys Pennington Weds Clyde Baker
Miss Gladys Mae Pennington and Clyde C. Baker of Richmond California married in Berkeley on Thursday April 4 they honeymoon in Sacramento. Mrs Baker taught in this county public schools and now is a stenographer for Union Oil at Oleum. Mr Baker serves as Deputy Clerk of Contra Costa County and works in Martinez. They plan to reside at Point Richmond.
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Gladys Mae Pennington
Clyde C. Baker
Richmond
Cal
Berkley
Sacramento
Marriage Licenses Recorded In Sullivan County
Hadley H Young 25 clerk Jefer sonville and Ethel Frances Riggs 25 Sullivan. Floyd Alesander 21 miner on Grace Flinn 17 both of R F D Sullivan. Henry Grasty 35 miner. R R Shelburn and Laura Holt 21 Farmersboro. Jesse Lathrop 25 steam shovel man Terre Haute and Mabel Bishop 24 R R Farmersburg. Thomas J Dugger 24 garage man and Fay Beckett 18 both 67 Himera.
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Hadley H. Young
Jefersonville
Ethel Frances Riggs
Sullivan
Floyd Alesander
Grace Flinn
Henry Grasty
Miner
R. R. Shelburn
Laura Holt
Farmershoro
Jesse Lathrop
Terre Haute
Mabel Bishop
R. R. Farmersburg
Thomas J. Dugger
Fay Beckett
Himera
Guardianship Petitions and Legal Actions In Damages and Annulment
Court records list petitions for appointment of guardian for Melissa J. Blackburn estate. parties include Thomas P. Jones versus Ernest L. Reidman. Dessa Gamble versus Thomas Gamble. and Daniel N. Lane versus Leona Tryon et al. An adjoining notice references preclosure actions.
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Melissa J. Blackburn
Thomas P. Jones
Ernest L. Reidman
Dessa Gamble
Thomas Gamble
Daniel N. Lane
Leona Tryon
Farmersburg Man John K Weeks Dies After Illness
John K Weeks a longtime Farmersburg resident died Monday morning after an extended illness. He is survived by two brothers David and T H Weeks and a sister Ida Weeks of Farmersburg. The funeral at Prairie Church Friday afternoon was conducted by Rev J H Oliphant of Crawfordsville.
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Farmersburg
John K. Weeks
David
T. H. Weeks
Ida Weeks
Farmerersburg
The
Prairie Church
J. H. Oliphant
Crawfordsville
Soldier Boy Visits From Philippine Duty
Sergeant Lee J. Angell, regular army member for years, visits his mother Mrs. Mary Angell after returning from three years in the Philippines. He has been stationed at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro California before this visit.
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Sargeant Lee J. Angell
Mary Angell
Sargeant Angell
Philippines
States
Ft. MacArthur
San Pedro
California
Barron Over Yonder Postcard From Pat Barron
A postcard from Pat Barron formerly of this city says he has landed over yonder. Barron serves in the Engineers Corps and earlier worked as a bookkeeper for Consolidated Indiana Coal Co.
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Barron
Pat Barron
Engineers Corps
Consolidated Indiana Coal Co
Harbaugh and Gambill Arrive Safely in France
John Harbaugh son of Mr and Mrs W W Harbaugh and Grover C Gambill of this city have arrived safely in France with the American Army according to a word received last week.
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John Harbaugh
W. W. Harbaugh
Grover C. Gambill
France
Winter travelers return from Florida cold snap and snow
William H Crowder and son Barre Crowder spent winter in Biloxi Mississippi and returned home last week. Mr and Mrs Charles Davis came back from New Smyrna Florida on Friday driving with Lester Rich. Florida faced its coldest winter in forty years and snow reached Miami. Davis noted cool weather en route across the mountains as they traveled home. Alsman also returned home amid illness.
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William H. Crowder
Barre Crowder
Biloxi
Miss
Charles Davis
New Smyrna
Fla
Lester Rich
Davis
Florida
Miami
Will You Help to Bring Them Back
A wartime appeal urges the community to support soldiers fighting German autocracy by funding supplies, ships, food, clothing, and munitions. It frames civilian effort as a moral obligation to sustain troops and uphold liberty and justice.
Third Liberty Loan bonds pledge for Our Boys support
The speaker urges buying bonds of the Third Liberty Loan to show sacrifice and support for servicemen, declaring that purchasing these bonds is the nation's method to back Our Boys.
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Liberty Loan
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William H. Bridwell
Thi Amantig
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