Post Office Notice From Sullivan Indiana
Second class matter registered July 1 1873 at Sullivan Indiana post office under the act of Congress March 1873.
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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1919
Page
4
Second class matter registered July 1 1873 at Sullivan Indiana post office under the act of Congress March 1873.
A historical editorial argues that selling army food below market price harms government credibility and national economy. It cautions that cost accounting is complex, government procurement costs exceed private overhead, and profiteering or waste erode public confidence in government versus private merchants.
The passage argues that lowering the cost of living cannot come from socialistic or bureaucratic policies of the Wilson era. It claims American business embodies the fittest social organization, capable of improvement but unsafe if government supersedes private initiative and enterprise.
Sullivan county will receive 16051 dollars from the state this week as its share of automobile license receipts for the first six months of the year. The county treasurer will collect the amount from the state.
The daylight saving statute is repealed by a Republican Congress after President Wilson vetoed twice. Both houses passed the repeal over the president’s veto with sufficient majorities.
Quite a number of Drake church members visited Rev. Paddock and family Thursday at a tent camp on the Wabash northwest of Hutton. A noon dinner featured abundant baskets and all-day ice cream, with many local families attending including the Pittmans, Drakes, Higbees, Truebloods, Pogue, and Paddock family members.
Miss Daisy Dean Williamson county demonstration agent and helpers Mildred Thomas Esther Marratta and Lois Shields form a Sullivan county girl club canning team. They travel to Indianapolis next Sunday for a Monday canning demonstration in the Oliver building at the state fair. Williamson remains as assistant home economics instructor for the ten day session. Thomas Marratta and Shields also demo canning at Merom chu tad chau tauqua Tuesday under Williamson supervision.
Card of thanks for support after a death. Local updates include residents camping at the chautauqua Merle Whitlock hosting music friends and the Riggs returning from an outing. Sunday school picnic with six schools in Slayden's grove. Charles Riggs released from Sullivan hospital. Whitlock family winter in Florida with teaching duties. farming aims wheat planting and smaller crop forecast. Jubilee singers visit Merom. Elmer Trueblood to Hymera. Charles Mayfield moves to Whitlock farm. Dr J F O Haver of Vincennes presided at Kingsley service.
Mrs Roach and her daughter are guests of relatives in the city. Mrs Roach is the daughter of W E B Woods formerly of this city who now manages a large store at Appalachacola Florida.
Clarence Mayfield buys south Court Street home from Carl Briggs and makes extensive improvements. A city laundry fire caused minor damage. Several residents travel or plan trips to Chicago Boston Davenport Phoenix Muskegon Indianapolis and Oklahoma. Black fox farming grows in Michigan and local church delegates are chosen for Indianapolis conference.
The Duroc Hog Breeders Association of Sullivan County plans a full sale in Sullivan on October 9 after a Saturday night meeting. Several entries will be made and many fine hogs will pass under the hammer. Noel Ruddell of Evansville, son of Edgar Ruddell, recently visited here and served in the aviation corps overseas. His father is Harlan Ruddell’s brother and Evansville printing supervisor. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Burnett of Jacksonville visited relatives here and went to Terre Haute for more family time. Burnett is a former local resident and son of William Burnett now in Terre Haute, a traveling salesman for a large dry goods company.
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