Fourth of July social notes in Washington and nearby towns
Township residents and visitors share a busy Independence Day with family and friends across Washington Green Castle Farmersburg Shelburn Sullivan and nearby areas. Guests include the Jewell Marts Hood Barcus and Taylor families. births, dinners, and calls mark a day of community gathering and informal visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Jewell
Frank Marts
Washington
Ind
Geneva Barcus
Greencastle
Fred Helton
Jasonville
Barnett Jewell
Levi Jewell
Barnett
Wayne Helton
Jewell
Sam Taylor
Floyd Taylor
Ed Walters
Carlisle
Benson
Oral Harris
David McKinney
Elias Denny
Farmersburg
Will Bennett
Ray
Raymond Wyman
Gene
Juanita Baker
Wanda Hood
Ruth Paris
Harry Spicher
Shelburn
Otto Jewell
Sam Engle
Near Sullivan
Chas. Moore
Hud Hill
Geneva
Crester Woodard
Mesdames
Has Moore
Lydia Woodard
Will Marts
Infant Clara Mae Johnson Obituary
Clara Mae Johnson born August 28 1920 was the infant daughter of J Dana and Lucretia Johnson and died June 21 1921 at age ten months and twenty eight days. The notice notes her bright life brief time and rest with a blessing for the grieving family and faith in the Great Lover of Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obitcary
Clara Mae Johnson
J. Dana
Lucretia Johnson
Advertised Letters in Sullivan Post Office July 18 1921
Stilts list of unclaimed letters in Sullivan Indiana dated July 18 1921 includes ladies Bertha Adams Pearl Britton Walter L Daum Mitler Gobin Miss Hazel Langford Nannie Mason Rebecca Marie Stephens and gents Fred Bischoff K C Bradbury Herbert E Browning Gregory C Harry Frank Harry Howard C W Huckleberry G T Trish R W Jackson Jimmie Manuel Myson Miles Alva Riggs Ben Skinner James Stinnett John M A Winyard L C. Notify by calling Advertised and state date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan, Ind
Adams
Bertha
Britton
Pearl. Daum
Walter L. Gobin
Mitler
Jenkins
Martha
Langford
Hazel
Lewis
Nannie
Mason
Rebecca
Stephens
Marie
Bischoff
Unknown performer sings "God Save the Kink" in cartoon joke
A cartoon caption notes a female figure styling her hair in a marcel wave and singing a satirical line about the free and the brave. The punchline claims she sang "God Save the Kink" with playful irreverence.
Sullivan 4-Hers Visit Purdue University Round-Up
Helen Mae McKinley and six Sullivan county youths travel with chaperones Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Drake to Purdue University for a county Round-Up. The group tours campus buildings, attends demonstrations on home nursing sewing and health, visits Fowler Hall, and participates in a youth program highlighting canning, finger-nail care, and poultry farm operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Benson
Purdue
Sullivan
Cecil Drake
Lafayette
Danville
Mr. Drake
Ills
William McCrory
Purdue University
Fowler Hall
Florence Boston
Nelle Flannigham
Ada E. Schweitzer
Morton Fordyce
Rushville
Elsie Richardson
Dean Skinner
Grace King
Plymouth
Parke County
Bremen
Red Cross
Goshen
Ralph Whitman
Francis
Katherine
Lance Hilcott
Sullivan County Club
Katherine Vail
Schweitzer
William
Graysville
Local Applauding Notables Among Sullivan Residents
Norval K. Harris returns from Wichita Falls while many Sullivan residents host visitors and plan trips. Journal notes arrivals from Chicago Indianapolis Fort Wayne and Phoenix as locals attend funerals pursue business and travel across Illinois Indiana and nearby states.
Card of Thanks for Clara Mae Johnson
The Johnson family thanks friends and neighbors for sympathy during Clara Mae’s illness and death. Appreciation is given for floral offerings from relatives and friends, the Kingsley choir for hymns, and Rev. Fuson for kindness and comfort. J. Dana and Lucretia Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aby
Clara Mae
Kingsley Choir
Rev
Fuson
J. Dana
Lucretia Johnson
Blaze Damages Kitchen At Mrs Mahley Residence
A fire at Mrs Emily Mahley’s South Section Street residence Monday morning destroyed a summer kitchen and damaged the roof of the kitchen. Firefighters arrived in time to stop the blaze from reaching the main house.
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Township
Marcel
Cartoons Magazine
Norval K. Harris
Wichita Falls
Texas
Frank Brendeberry
Merrill Steele
Fort Wayne
J. H. Neff
Bloomington
Steele
Will Jenkins
Cleveland
Ohio
Joe S. Reed
Hinkle C. Hays
Chicago
William T. Mellett
New York
Bernice Alexander
Indianapolis
Helen Emily Mahley
Martha Bayard
Vincennes
Wayne Reed
St. Petersburg
Fla
John Cain
Matt Farley
Des Moines
Iowa
James F. Nicholas
Roy Hoyt Monday
Ginnicks and Hunt
Virgil Stark
Walter Evans
Will H. Eaton
Joseph Hunt
Beeson
Charles D. Hunt
Essie Hunt
Esther Hunt
Golda Thomas
Phoenix
Arizona
Claude Bostick
Minnie Fenton
John S. Bays
Paul Stratton
Washington, D.C
Howard Wyne
South
Dirrelle Chaney
Washington, D. C
Post Office Department
Mr. Chaney
Elizabeth Shepherd
Terre Haute
Ed P. Reed
Richard Park
Department of Public Instruction of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State College
State College
Park
J. E. M. Purcell
Long Beach
Cal
George McQuewen
Winter Haven
McQuowen
Public Savings Insurance Company
J. H. Gordon
Grand Rapids
Mich
Schloot-Gordon Furniture Co
Chas. F. Walters
Odessa Robbins
Kentucky
J. W. Lutz
Lulu
Kansas City
C. M. Lutz
Belle Brokaw
Mary
Harve Gordon
Beeson Hunt
Chas. D. Hunt
Camp Pike
Ark
Anna Hunt
Minneapolis
Mr. Walters
Walters
Mr. Reid
California
Pasadena
Clint Houpt
Mr. Houpt
Ed Thompson
Little Flock Church
Thompson
Sheriff’s Office
Murray
Edgar Collins
Thompson Place
Harold Pirtle
Charles Pirtle
Detroit
Michigan State Auto School
Pioneer Boys
Mutual
Christian Church
White River
Bloomfield
B. I. Billman
Otis Haton
Fred McDonald
Guy Wall
Otto Davis
Jack Booth
John Edwards
Mae Fielder
Ruby Arthur
Lyons
Perry Carpenter
James Knotts
Minnie Chaney
Conroe Carter
Walkerton
George W. Lord
Edsil Bostick
Lord
Herman Lord
Sam Eslinger
Springfield
Will Knotts
Col
R. F. Knotts
Bessie Knotts
Joe McNabb
Gill Township
BE. S. Crowder
Edgar
Cordelia Burton
John Hunt
French Lick
Voile
Fancy Cretonne
Cretonnes
THE
Hoosier Bargain Store
Maxwell-Brown Shoe Co
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