Local Residents Visit Family and Return Home
Merom residents and relatives from Indiana and Illinois are noted visiting, teaching assignments and travels. Bonnie Milam returns from Indiana State Normal in Terre Haute. Clara Boone heads to Oklahoma to teach. Julia Donaldson visits. Ruth Robertson from Terre Haute visits. several families entertaining guests from Clinton, Danville, and Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odin Shears
Palestine
Henry Allen
Bonnie Milam
Indiana State Normal
Terre Haute
Clara Boone
Oskamulgee
Okla
Carl McKee
Clinton
Jerry Wilson
Julia Donaldson
Danville
James Daniels
Jacob Baughman
Greene County
Larr
C. B. Hershey
Swansa
Mass
Chautauqua
Ross Bolen
Indianapolis
Charley Cooper
J. B. Newland
Ind
Nettie Hubble
Admiral Hoseman
Thede Hunt
Ruth Robertson
Frank Robertson
Henry Gettinger
Tampa
Fla
Nelle Glidden-Hill
Robert Hill
Greenfield
Harry Kelly
Harry Jr
Cincinnati
E. C. Snarr
John B. Gross
Tever Haute
Montgomery
John McD. Horne
Baltimore
The
Graysville Homecoming Set for Sept 3 Evening
Prof David Cushman returns from New York to begin school year Chautauqua ended and work starts. Homecoming invitations issued for Sept 3rd meeting. W A Yager family and Ross Ransford drove to Washington Ind. There was a reunion for former Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church members near Glen Dale Ind and Mrs Yager began her religious life there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Cushman
New York
Chautauaua
W. A. Yager
Ross Ransford
Washington
Ind
Old Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Glen Dale
Harrison Reunion Marks Family Gathering at Home
The annual Harrison family reunion gathered at a home setting with members from various branches attending to reconnect and share memories in a warm, local gathering.
Harrison clan reunion honors memory of Benjamin Harrison
The PeHart home hosted the Harrison family reunion on August 24 to honor Benjamin Harrison. A noon dinner on the lawn followed by music games and reminiscences. Leonard Lawson of Kentucky surprised attendees after twenty years apart. Attending were numerous family members and friends listed in the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. PeHart
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison
Leonard Lawson
Kentucky
Wm. Shields
Ozro Badger
J. W. Ramsen
Co. E. Harrison
Sarah Strain
Jessie Harrison
Leonard
Ella Lawson
Mary Dickerson
Clyde Shields
Ham Burton
Cecil Drake
Joy Dix
W. A. Vail
Frank Badger
Grace Owen
W. R. Dickerson
R. G. de Hart
Sadie Shelp
L. L. Johnson
Child Hygiene Examinations in Sullivan County Clinic
Last month Sullivan County held a baby clinic recording 678 complete child examinations revealing 2192 defects across oral, eyes, tonsils, chest, heart, abdomen and limbs. Of examined children, 151 were underweight for height with 22 percent poorly nourished, underscoring the need for medical supervision and community support for clinics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County
Pieskaret the Adirondack Warrior of the Adirondacks
Elmo Scott Watson recounts the Adirondack war hero Pieskaret also called Bisconace Little Blaze who single handedly battled the Iroquois in 1644 near Lake Champlain. After stealthy savagery and a relentless pursuit he is killed in Canada by a volley while meeting a Five Nations delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pieskaret
Bisconace
Little Blaze
West
Adirondacks
Lake Champlain
Adirondack
Dieskaret
Five Nations
Canada
Muus
Vieskaret
Miss Winifred Pearson Visits Gill Township
Miss Winifred Pearson of El Centro California visited her sister Mrs Arthur Kauffman in Gill township. She arrived Monday for a short stay with relatives and departed today to return to California. She teaches in the El Centro schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Pearson
el Centro
Calif
Arthur Kauffman
Gill Township
California
Winona Barco
Birmingham
Ala
W. E. Barco
W. D. Brown
Dayton
Ohio
Isaac Maxwell
Mervin Engle
Indianapolis
Hinkle C. Hays
Estes Park
Colorado
Hays
Eugene B. Marlow
Corsicana
Texas
Herschel V. Benefield
Phoenix
Arizona
W. H. Bridwell
Rosa Self
Nina Bridwell
Indiana
Turkey Run
Shades of Death
Lake Winona
Maxinkuckee
Culver Academy
Fern Ward
Lamar
H. V. Bennett
Bedford
J. E. Bittle
St. Petersburg
Fla
A. A. Cohn
Kentucky
Tennessee
Frank Aydelotte
Motor
W. E. Aydelotte
Aydelotte
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore
Harold Bays
Lucinda Lucas
Oscar Eaton
Bowling Green
Hinton Leads Navy Seaplane Flight NY to Rio
Lieut Walter Hinton sails from New York on a Navy seaplane flight to Rio de Janeiro a record 8400 miles. With a pilot a mechanic a newspaper man and a Brazilian passenger the Sampaio Correia faced head winds along the Atlantic as it aims for the Brazilian Centennial Exposition opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hinton
U. S. Navy
Atlantic
New York
Rio de Janeiro
Ton
Sampaio Correia
Uncle Sam
Hinton
Arrow
Noted Sullivan residents recall local ties and travels
Personal notices list Luther Black killed in Clinton mine accident and kin across Sullivan, plus visits from Rush P Crawford of Kokomo, Addison Drake of Fairbanks township, and many others. The column records relocations, trips to Indianapolis for the State Fair, West Coast visits, teaching assignments, and multi-state journeys of local people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Black
Clinton Sunday
Sullivan
Rush P. Crawford
Kokomo
Mr. Crawford
William T. Crawford
Addison Drake
Fairbanks Township
Sullivan County Farm Bureau
Indianapolis
Mr. Drake
Sullivan County
I. S. Draper
California
Colorado
Arizona
West
Mr. Draper
Long Beach
Charles Ferree
Centralia
Ills
Sylvan Dell Street
Abbie Bicknell
Wellington
Kas
W. T. Douthitt
Arista Douthitt
Terre Haute
Jefferson Township
Heroic Ride of Major McCullough at Fort Henry
Story recalls Major Sam McCullough leading 40 men to lift a siege on Fort Henry near Wheeling during the American Revolution. He spurred his horse off a 50 foot cliff into Wheeling Creek then rode to safety and returned to Fort Pitt. Five years later he died in an Indian ambush near Van Metre's fort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Henry
West Virginia
Ohio River
Wheeling
Sam McCullough
Fort Pitt
McCullough
Wheeling Creek
van Metre
America's First Zoo Opens in Independence Square Philadelphia
In 1794 Charles Wilson Peale moved his Revolution portrait collection to a new zoological garden behind the Philosophical Society building on Sixth and Chestnut streets. An eagle was among the living specimens, with an inscription above its cage promising longevity if well fed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Independence Square
Philadelphia
Charles Wilson Peale
Third
Lombard Streets
The
Philosophical Society
Sixth
Chestnut Streets
Zoological Garden
Color sensitive plates reveal shawl design details
An ordinary photographic plate fails to capture reds yellows and greens, turning them black and merging colors. A color sensitive plate with a color filter on the lens can separate red from yellow and green, making the shawl design clearer.
The Blues Origin Story Noted in Dye Work Beliefs
The term blues as mood is traced to dye workers who handled indigo and so often bore blue skin tones. Early belief linked the color to melancholy, shaping the phrase's popular use for low spirits.
White Flowers Invite Dusk Moth Pollinators
Pale flowers release sweet scents at dusk to attract moths. The pale colors aid visibility in low light. Notable examples include honeysuckle, night scented stock, and the tobacco plant.
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MEROM
Graysville
Elmo Scott Watson
Western Newspaper Union
Elmo Great Scouts
Major Sam. McCullough’s
Leap
Gingham
Thompson
Saver
Foot Insurance
Maxwell-Brown
Star and Sullivan
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