Daylight robbery hits Dame Gas Company office
A daytime break in at the Dame Gas Company office opposite the Davis hotel left the safe opened and a wooden strong box emptied of cash and checks. Employee D C St Clair found the scene after returning from Terre Haute and notified Mrs Bays and Hugh Giles. The padlock on the door was found unlocked, suggesting a thief familiar with the safe combination. The amount stolen is estimated in the hundreds, with keys and box access raised as possible pointers.
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The
Dame Gas Company
Davis Hotel
D. C. St. Clair
Terre Haute
St. Clair
Hugh Giles
Ofice
Bays
Three Sullivan Homes Robbed Last Night
Thieves struck three Sullivan residences late last night securing small valuables. John Gambill lost a pocket book from West Donaldson street trousers. Rev. S I Long reported a diamond ring missing from a jewel box. Mr Kelling on South Court street had fifty cents and a twenty five dollar check taken from his trousers pocket. The items were later found discarded in yards or kitchens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
John Gambill
West Donaldson Street
Rev
S. I. Long
South Section Street
Mr. Kelling
South Court Street
Kelling
Three Carlisle Boys Chosen for National Training Camp
Three Sullivan County youths from Carlisle Donald C Bowen Thomas C Unger and James W Alumbaugh will attend the Citizens Military Training Camp at Camp Knox Kentucky from July 1 to August 20 The Indiana quota was 400 and the selections were drawn by lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County
Citizens Military Training Camp
Camp Knox
Tuly
Donald C. Bowen
Thomas C. Unger
James W. Alumbaugh
Carlisle
Harry Alumbaugh
Indiana
State Highway Police Makes First Visit Here
State Highway Police officer F. A. Martin from Linton visited to warn drivers about license plates and speed violations. The campaign emphasizes education before stricter enforcement, with patrols planned in Greene Sullivan Knox Daviess and Martin counties in Ford roadsters bearing only a silver badge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Martin
Linton
Martin
Greene, Sullivan
Knox
Daviess
Postal Rate Advance Raises Special Delivery Fee
Washington reports Postmaster General Hays will raise the cost of a special delivery letter from 10 to 25 cents. The change argues that recipients demand quicker service not possible for a dime. Messengers currently start with several special delivery letters and delays occur due to the extra delivery time. Under the proposal a messenger would depart on delivery as soon as a 25-cent stamp is received at any office.
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Washington
Hays
Death of Henry Dixon 77 Led Gill Township Resident
Henry Dixon aged 77 died Sunday night at the home of his daughter Mrs Homer French in Gill township near Merom Station. The funeral was held at the Methodist church at Merom Station yesterday morning at 10 30 conducted by Rev Myers McKinney of Loogootee. He was buried in Merom cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Dixon
Gill Township
Homer French
Merom Station
Myers McKinney
Loogootee
Merom
Second District School Heads Meet at Vincennes
County superintendents township trustees and school boards from the second district will convene in Vincennes with most county directors attending. State leaders L N Hines Blanche Merry E B Wetherer and L L Scoles will join the gathering as part of statewide district meetings called by the state superintendent.
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Vincennes
L. N. Hines
Hines
Death of William McElrath coal miner**
William McElrath age 53 died at his home after a two year illness with paralysis. He was once a Paxton mine worker. Funeral at Christian church conducted by Rev. R. W. Hoffman and burial at Center Ridge cemetery. Survived by widow, son Russell, daughter Hazel, brother Herbert Lindou of Linton, and sister Mrs. T. J. Mooney of Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McElrath
McElrath
Christian Church
R. W. Hoffman
Center Ridge
Paxton
Russell
Hazel
Herbert Lindou
Linton
T. J. Mooney
Terre Haute
Caroline Hughes
Frank Hughes
Hughes
Sullivan
S. J. Cross
Methodist Church
James O. Hughes
Old Homestead
Charles Hughes
Shelburn
Laurel Hughes
California
Two Men Charged With Rape In Local Case
Earl McCoy 40 of Jackson Hill No 4 was arrested Friday on rape charges by Leona Williams 17 daughter of Red Williams. Preliminary hearing before Justice Lester today. Pete Stanoff of the east part of town was arrested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Ed Collins on rape of his 11 year old step daughter Mary Norman. Both men jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl McCoy
Jackson Hill No. 4
Leona Williams
Red
Williams
Jackson Hill
McCoy
Lester
Pete Stanoff
Edgar Collins
Mary Norman
Eady Crowds Discuss Curry Township Joint High School
A Shelburn opera house gathering in Curry township debated a proposed joint high school costing about ninety thousand dollars. State Tax Commission member Mr Nusbaum warned of high material costs and tax burdens amid a wetting together of remonstrators and supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelburn
Curry Township
Nusbaum
State Tax Commission
Farmersburg
Mr. Nusbaum
Lindley & Bedwell
Tax Receipts From 1860 Found In Sullivan County Records
County official William Williamson discovered two old tax receipts issued to Peter Williamson dated March 19, 1860 signed by treasurer Edward Price. One receipt covers 76 acres in Gill township taxed at 300 dollars for 3.25 dollars. the other 80 acres in Gill township taxed at 300 dollars for 3.70 dollars. The land is now owned by James Bates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Williamson
A. J. Williamson
Peter Williamson
Edward Price
Sullivan County
Gill Township
James Bates
New Suits for Partition and Divorce Actions Filed
Cases listed include Augie Boles versus Rowland Powers Consolidated Colleries Co with Homer Shelton for partition and quiet title. Mary A. Flinn versus Elijah Flinn for divorce. Pearl Walker versus Frank Walker for divorce custody and support. Sarah Bedwell versus Hosea Bedwell. Gaddis Hunt versus Irene Hunt for divorce. Garrett H. Brown and Henry W. Brown versus Mutual Truck Co on account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augie Boles
Rowland Powers Consolidated Colleries Co
Homer Shelton
Mary A. Flinn
Elijah Flinn
Pearl Walker
Frank Walker
Sarah Bedwell
Hosea Bedwell
Gaddis Hunt
Irene Hunt
Garrett H. Brown
Henry W. Brown
Mutual Truck Co
Marriage License for Brock and Miller in Shelburn
William L. Brock a 24 year old miner from Hymera and Dorothy E. Miller an 18 year old of Shelburn obtained a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Brock
Miner, Hymera
Dorothy E. Miller
Shelburn
Water Company Rate Increase Hearing Set
The Public Service Commission will hear the petition of the Sullivan County Water Company for higher rates at the courthouse on the morning of August 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Works
Sullivan County Water Company
Public Service Commission
Court House
Steals Tire Case Leads to Grand Larceny Charge
Donald Wence was arrested Monday on grand larceny charges for taking a tire valued at $27 from a machine owned by Fred Dittmore. He was released on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Wence
Fred Dittmore
Dugger Pastor Stricken In Stroke At Dugger
Rev J M Nash pastor of the Methodist church at Dugger is stricken with paralysis Thursday and is in dangerous condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dugger
J.M. Nash
Methodist Church
Meteors Blamed For Unprecedented Summer Heat
Government astronomer Professor T. J. J. Lee says an unusually heavy meteor shower impacting the sun increases its radiation and surface temperature. He notes heat spikes align with Jupiter and Saturn near conjunction, explaining the globally warm summer as not uniform but gusty in influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. J. Lee
Mare Island Navy Yard
Jupiter
Saturn
Former resident dies at 83 in Lyons Greene County
Ferree Pirtle aged 83, a former county resident, died Friday at his Lyons home. Funeral was held Sunday at Lyons with burial in Providence graveyard south of Paxton. Survived by three sons Walter of Cass, Wiley of Marts Mississippi, Mel of Lyons. siblings include Mrs. Ann Duffy and Mrs. Nancy Monroe.
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Ferree Pirtle
This County
Lyons
Greene County
Providence
Paxton
Walter Pirtle
Cass
Wiley Pirtle
Marts
Mel Pirtle
Ann Duffy
This City
Nancy Monroe
Prison Sentence For Illegal Booze Sale At Mine
Harry Prater of Jasonville was arrested last week for illegal sale of liquor at an abandoned slope mine at Old Alum Cave. He was sentenced to thirty days at the penal farm and fined one hundred dollars. Deputy Sheriff Collins sent him to the farm Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Prater
Jasonville
Old Alum Cave
Collins
Sunday School Picnic at Ellery Hayden's Grove
The annual Sunday school picnic is set for Thursday July 28 at Ellery Hayden's grove two miles west of Shelburn. All Sunday schools are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellery Hayden
Mrs Cochran and her father visit relatives in Missouri
Mrs Don Cochran and her father A P Coyner of Merom are visiting relatives in Missouri for a family trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Cochran
A. P. Coyner
Merom
Missouri
Record Heat Wave Continues With Damaging Crop Effects
The Terre Haute weather bureau notes maximums above 89 degrees since June 16 with 98 degrees on July 4 and 6. Since May 20 heat began at 91 degrees, dry conditions worsen crop yields as corn blades curl and gardens suffer amid the prolonged hot spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Body of Charles A Martin to be Returned for Burial
Mrs. Ezra Martin receives official notice that the body of Charles Andrew Martin the first Sullivan County boy killed in the World's War will be disinterred in France and shipped home for burial. He enlisted in Chicago May 30 1917 and died at the Marne battle June 8 1918 as a corporal in the Marine Corps.
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Chas. A. Martin
Sullivan County
Ezra Martin
H. Lay
U. S. Marine Corps
Charles Andrew Martin
France
Hoboken
N. J
Marne
Program for Fairbanks B Y P U Meeting
The Fairbanks Baptist Church B Y P U meets Sunday evening at eight. The program includes a congregational hymn minutes and election of officers prayer scripture and talks by Miss Leona Trueblood Mrs Oral Riggs Leonard Pittman and Miss Artie Noel with closing prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks B. Y. P. U
Baptist Young People’s Union
Fairbanks
Leona Trueblood
Oral Riggs
Leonard Pittman
Grain Yields Reported On Local Farm Near Town
On Mrs. Irvin Scott’s farm northwest of town 936 bushels of wheat were threshed from a forty acre field averaging above 23 bushels per acre. A ten acre field averaged 40 bushels per acre and an eighteen acre field produced 35 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Scott
Liquor arrest for Pearl Foreman in Hymera area
Pearl Foreman of Hymera is jailed on charges of illegal liquor sales south of Hymera. He was arrested Sunday after allegations he sold alcoholic beverages in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Foreman
Hymera
Sullivan Considers Modern Lighting System Upgrade
The Sullivan city council discussed a new lighting contract with Wabash Valley Electric Co. The plan envisions cluster lights for the public square and adjacent streets with underground conduits to remove wires. Cost estimates range with 176 residence lights and 18,000 dollars for business areas, city to pay city lights while court house park costs fall to the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Wabash Valley Electric Company
J. A. Bamberger
the Electric Company
J. H. Kester
Court House Park
West Washington Street
Young Gill farmer dies after operation
Joseph McNabb a 30 year old farmer of Gill township east of Merom Station died at county hospital Sunday night after an appendicitis operation two weeks earlier. He is survived by his widow Nelle McNabb, four daughters, his parents Mr and Mrs George McNabb of Carlisle, and was a member of the Merom Masonic lodge. The funeral was held at his Gill township home with Rev Myers McKinney officiating. Burial was in Merom cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph McNabb
Gill Township
Merom Station
Myers McKinney
Loogootee
Methodist
E C Snarr Resigns to Lead Cincinnati High School
E C Snarr former principal of this city high school and ex-superintendent of Farmersburg schools has left the Vocational Board for ex service men in Cincinnati to take a principal post at a large Cincinnati high school with a handsome salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Snarr
Farmersburg
Vocational Board
Cincinnati
Okhio
Calf Club Distribution Held Saturday at Bank
The National Bank in this city distributed twelve Angus calves to calf club members of the county. Recipients included Lorenzo Strain Leola Burton Garland Burton John William Woner Altan Monk for Angus and Elliot Pierce Allen Coulson Wilson Catlin Lucile Mason Wallace Carrithers for Herefords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank
Lorenzo Strain
Leola Burton
Garland Burton
John William Woner
Altan Monk
Elliot Pierce
Allen Coulson
Wilson Catlin
Lucile Mason
Wallace Carrithers
Jefferson Wheat Yield From Sherman Farm Reported
Threshing on the C. J. Sherman farm in Jefferson township finished last week with an average of 30 144 bushels per acre on the first ten acres and 191 percent bushels per acre on the rest. All wheat graded No 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Sherman
Jefferson Township
County names attendance officer at $3.25 daily plus mileage
The county board of education named Mrs. Clara Scott attendance officer for Fairbanks Sullivan and surrounding townships after a single ballot. She will receive 3.25 dollars per day and seven cents per mile, with an office and equipment provided in Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Scott
Fairbanks Township
County Board of Education
Richard Park
Fairbanks
Emma Billman
Sullivan
Hadie St. Clair
City
Julia Weaver
Shelburn
Scott
Blanche Merry
Kernes Will Probated in Circuit Court
The will of Sarah Ann Kernes filed for probate names Marion Mahan as executor. Personal effects and a residence property, cash and mortgages go to Mahan and Albert Phillips, with debts and funeral expenses to be paid. Witnesses were J. R. Brown and Billa Hereford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Ann Kernes
J. R. Brown
Billa Hereford
Marion Mahan
Men Fight at Ball Game Leads to Five Arrests
Arguments after a ball game at Independent Park Sunday afternoon between the Independents and a colored traveling team led to five arrests. Claude Carter of Carlisle was knocked unconscious and Tom Kauffman received a KO and facial injuries. Carter Kauffman Everhart Dudley and Shipman face assault and battery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Park
Independents
Claude Carter
Carlisle
Tom Kauffman
Carter
Kauffman
Horace Everhart
Richard Dudley
Emil Shipman
Will Ship Car of Wool From City and Carlisle
Several hundred wool sacks have been distributed by the county farm bureau for the shipment of a car of wool from this city and Carlisle at month’s end. A prior car load was shipped from Lewis and Vigo counties to Columbus Ohio, totaling about 16 000 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Carlisle
Lewis
Vigo- County
Columbus
Ohio
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SAKE
Dome Gas Company
State Highway Police
Sullivan, Greene, Knox, Daviess and
Martin Counties
Eady
Caroline Wall Hughes Diecsion
Mater
Young Gill Farmer
County Hospital
Jefferson
Kernes
Uncle Johns
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