Democracy on the Watch at Merom Chautauqua Association
The Merom Chautauqua Association commits to nonpartisan programming for education and entertainment. It rejects turning Champ Clark Kenyon La Follette or any speaker into partisan rallying, urging a neutral reception committee and restraint from political maneuvering by organizers.
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Merom Chautauqua Association
Kenyon
la ¥ Follette
Champ Clark
Chautauqua Association
Chautauqua
New Lebanon Notes From The Farm And Town
Rain slows harvest and work as farmers plow ground for wheat. Edna Stivers home from Bridgeport attends chautauqua. Miss Turia Dungan visits Robinson and shopping in Sullivan. Families travel to Paxton, Terre Haute, Cass and Bethel for chores and visits. A girl arrives for Crone East, while Dr Boone visits Farmersburg and locals attend church.
Douglas Chapel Social Round Up
Services were well attended Sunday night. Mayme Flesher visited Inez Douglas. Mrs Herman Harris and sons Norman and Dennis visited her parents Willis and Mrs Farrand. Miss Katie Scott visited John and Mrs Scott of Hutton. Tom Peak and family of Scott City spent Sunday with Daniel Peak. Locals attended the old settlers picnic at Farmersburg. Mrs Harris and children visited John Douglas.
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Douglas Chapel
Mayme Flesher
Inez Douglas
Herman Harris
Norman
Dennis
Willis Farrand
Katie Scott
John Scott
Hutton
Tom Peak
Scott City
Daniel Peak
Local Social and Business Notes From Terre Haute Region
R R 1 Fairbanks Harrison and Drake auctioneered a sale near Terre Haute Monday. J A Ransford of Terre Haute spent Thursday evening at Lem Patton s. Mr and Mrs Harry Stanley of Haute returned home after a week with friends in the neighborhood. James and Garrett Osborn were in West Union Friday on business. R G DeHart and Arnold Pierce transacted business in Shelburn. Mr and Mrs Fred Wernz and Miss Adisa Bicknell were shopping in Sullivan Friday. Born to Mr and Mrs Tom Monk a boy August 6. Roy Kelly bought an Interstate car. Mrs Sarah Strain of Fairbanks attended services at Kingsley Sunday morning. Mrs Emmitt Shake and Miss Connett of Hardinsville Ill were guests of J P Martin and family a few days last week. Mr and Mrs Charles Riggs went to Terre Haute Sunday afternoon after their daughter Ruth who has been visiting friends a few days. Mrs A E Lester of Indianapolis, Miss Clara Scott and Mr and Mrs Charles Lester and daughter Arlie of Terre Haute spent Wednesday with Will Lester and family. Cal Harmon and family were guests at Ira Drake s Sunday.
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R. R
Fairbanks
Harrison & Drake
Terre Haute
J. A. Ransford
Lem Patton
Harry Stanley
Haute
James
Garrett Osborn
West Union
R. G. DeHart
Arnold Pierce
Shelburn
Fred Wernz
Adisa Bicknell
Sullivan
Tom Monk
Roy Kelly
Sarah Strain
Kingsley
Emmitt Shake
Miss Connett
Hardinsville
Ill
J. P. Martin
Charles Riggs
Ruth
A. E. Lester
Indianapolis
Clara Scott
Charles Lester
Arlie
Will Lester
Cal Harmon
Ira Drake
Amy Moore Dies After Lingering Illness At Graysville
Miss Amy Moore of Graysville died Thursday morning after weeks of illness. The funeral was at the Methodist church where she had been a member since girlhood, with Rev. W. H. Thompson officiating. She was interred beside her mother in Merom. A large crowd attended, and condolences came from many in the community.
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Amy Moore
Methodist Church
W. H. Thompson
Merom
Hymera town notes and school updates from 1910s era
A long town column reports Hymera attendance at the old settlers reunion in Farmersburg on the 12th, school openings set for Sept 13, and a teachers list to follow. it notes residents abroad in Detroit and a temperance lecture by Malecomb Campbell, plus mine closure fears at Consolidated Coal Co. and several local repairs and janitorial duties.
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Hymera
Old Settlers
Farmersburg
Jackson Township
Thomas B
Williams
Old Forge
Detroit
Mich
Wesley
Lloyd
Chalmers Motor Co
M. O. Robbins
M. E
Vincennes
Bacon
May Patterson
J. W. Harvey’s
Old Soldiers
Malecomb Campbell
Sullivan
M. BE
Consolidated Coal Co
Squire Crim
Pirtle
South Second St
W. J. Williams
Fletcher and Pimento
W. L. Connor
Michigan
Jackson Hill
Lee Gritton
No. 8
Lee
Harry Hoffman
H. S
Oil price rise fuels county well development surge
Oil prices advanced five cents last week with hints of another rise of five cents. Operators expect renewed field development if prices stay high. A well by E R Riggs and John Oliphant in Daviess county came in dry. others by Riggs and Sullivan men await completion. Claude Thompson and Frank Brandenberry drill in Daviess county. Brandenberry also works in Pike county near Petersburg.
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E. R. Riggs
John Oliphant
Vincennes
Daviess County
Washington
Riggs
Sullivan Oil
Claude Thompson
Frank Brandenberry
Brandenberry
Pike County
Petersburg
Union Gospel Tent Meeting at Patton Farm
An old fashioned union Gospel tent meeting begins today and continues indefinitely four miles southeast of Sullivan on the Dugger and Sullivan road. Rev. William J. Huff of Decker Indiana and Rev. George Huff will lead services every night at 7 30 for the upbuilding of all good people and the salvation of lost souls. Everyone is invited.
Mrs Ralph Stratton Visits Judge Buff in Anadarko
Mrs Ralph Stratton and her son from Anadarko Oklahoma are visiting her father Judge George W Buff. The visit highlights family ties and local social news.
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Ralph’ Stratton
Anadarko,Okla
New Faculty Member at U C College
The Farmers Educational and Co operative Union holds a state meeting at the courthouse, arranged by the Chamber of Commerce, starting tomorrow for a two day session. Between 200 and 300 delegates and visitors are expected to attend.
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Farmers Educational and Co-operative Union
Court House
Chamber of Commerce
Mob Hangs Leo Frank Near Marietta Georgia
Leo Frank, serving life for the Mary Phagan murder, was seized from Milledgeville prison by a mob about midnight Monday and hanged near Marietta, two miles from the Phagan home. He had been tried three times with three death sentences. Governor Slayton’s 1930 commutation to life was followed by threats and his resignation. The case drew nationwide attention.
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Leo Frank
Georgia
Milledgeville
Mary Phagan
Marietta
Phagan
Frank
Slayton
Former resident Ben Maxwell dies at 76 in Mississippi
Ben Maxwell, brother of W. P. Maxwell of this city and related to the late Edward Maxwell, died yesterday in a Vicksburg sanitarium after a surgical operation. A native of the county, he was 76, a Civil War veteran, and long- time landowner with more than 25 000 acres. He resided at Mound Louisiana, leaving his second wife and two daughters from his first marriage in Louisiana. He was a half brother of Marshall Maxwell of this city and John Maxwell of Mound Louisiana.
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Ben Maxwell
W. P. Maxwell
Edward Maxwell
Vicksburg
Miss
Mr. Maxwell
Mound
Marshall Maxwell
John Maxwell
Mound, la
Maxwell Funeral Arrives for Mrs Maxwell in City
The remains of Mrs Roy Maxwell who died in Colorado Sunday will arrive this afternoon at the local station and be taken to W P Maxwell's home. The funeral is set for 2 30 tomorrow at the Christian church conducted by Rev Albert Nichols with interment in Center Ridge cemetery.
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Roy Maxwell
Colorado
W. P. Maxwell
Christian Church
Albert Nichols
Center Ridge Cemetery
Ohio native revisits old home. local residents busy
C. Sehlichter left yesterday for Dayton and Columbus to visit relatives, his first trip to his Ohio hometown in years. E. F. Walker was injured Monday when a nail pierced his right foot, but he can move about with crutches. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Geist of Philadelphia visited Mrs. Geist's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hancock, then returned home.
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C.’ C. Sehlichter
Dayton
Columbus
Ohio
E. F. Walker
L. J. Geist
Philadelphia
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New Lebanon
Robinson
Jeff Lenox
Joe Shipmar
Robert Bledsoe
W. W. Bailey
Paxton
Carl Rodgers
Wid Thompson
Amos Dungan
Crone East
Dr. Boone
Chas
Dungan
Dan Cochran
Oakland
Bethel
Stanley Milhouse
Russell
Bridgeport
Millard Stivers
Will Corder
Otis Bledsoe
Cass
James McBride
Graysville
F. A. Lester
Moore's Hill
Wid Thomas
Dr. Ford
F. G. Phillips
W. J. Blacklidge
J. F. Burton
Nona Young
Washington, Ind
OFL
U .C. College
Farmers Union
UO. D. Stoddard
MOB
Maxwell
Trinidad Lake
Johns Mansville
Trinidad
Indiana
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