Tim Newlin and Jess Loughers Caught in Middletown Post Office Attempt
Terre Haute police halted an early Monday post office robbery six miles north of Fairbanks. Tim Newlin and Jesse Loughers were captured. a third accomplice escaped. Officers seized tools and explosives, with one man fleeing in a car. Newlin and Loughers face federal charges as the case proceeds.
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Tim Newlin
Jesse Loughers
Terre Haute
Middletown
Fairbanks
The
Terre Hautes Star
Vanclever
West End
Dew Prepina
North Twentysecond
Vancleave
Scott
Barry
Aller
Doyle
Helmick
Newland
Soughers
Marvin Davis
Earl Houck
Illegal liquor case unsettled after long jury deliberation
Deputies learned a booze loading machine was on this river side while Ali had previously been tried in circuit court for possessing liquor. The jury could not reach a verdict in that case and was discharged by Judge Bridwell after a lengthy deliberation.
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Illinois
Brodie
Ali
Bridwell
Turman Family Ties Highlight Sullivan County Roots
Dr. I. L. Turman, a Sullivan county native, is the son of Return J. Turman of Turman township. He is the brother of Mrs. Elmer Harrison of the same township and of Mrs. Will Riggs and Ed J. Turiman of the city.
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I. L. Turman
Sullivan County
Return J. Turman
Turman Township
Elmer Harrison
Will Riggs
Ed J. Turiman
Sullivan Young Couple Married in Louisville
Sargeant Ray Bicknell of Camp Zachary Taylor and Miss Ruby Leach were wed in Louisville Kentucky on Sunday afternoon at the Nichols home officiated by Rev Albert Nichols. Major and Mrs Harold Bays attended. Mrs Bicknell is daughter of Mr and Mrs J S Leach and a city high school graduate. He is son of Nelson Bicknell and a former clothing salesman now in the 84th Lincoln division headed for overseas duty. she will join him at Camp Sherman Ohio.
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Tri Kapna
Bicknell
Nelson Bicknell
Sargeant Bicknell
Prisoners in County Jail Report
Jesse Greenway of Caledonia age 59 jailed on grand jury indictment for criminal assault on his 12 year old granddaughter Rosa Holson. Noble Hads age 13 of Dugger jailed on attempting to break into a store at Dugger. Hobart Gaskins jailed on wire desertion who decided to join the army and appeared before the local board Friday.
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Jesse Greenway
Caledonia
Rosa Holson
Noble Hads
Dugger
Hobart Gaskins
Lincoln division passes end at Camp Taylor transfer planned
The 84th Lincoln division at Camp Taylor has expired all pass privileges Monday. Sullivan county boys in the first increments are attached to the unit. Indications point to this being the last week at Camp Taylor before transfer to Camp Sherman in Chillicothe, Ohio.
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Camp Taylor
Ohio
Lincoln
Sullivan County
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Thefts of Razors Charged in Gosport
Harvey Downs aged 19 of Gosport Indiana is jailed on larceny charges for stealing razors and other items from Little Giant store in Jefferson township. He says he is married with a wife and one child in Gosport and had planned to send them five dollars weekly, using the stolen goods to obtain money.
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Harvey Downs
Gosport
Ind
Little Giant
Jefferson Township
Miss Agnes Shake Wins Kalley Scholarship Prize
Miss Agnes Shake daughter of Mr and Mrs Claude T Shake of this city won the Mrs S H Kalley scholarship prize awarded to the high school student with the highest average for the year She achieved a 95 38 percent average and was a Junior class member.
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Agnes Shake
Claude T. Shake
S. H. Kalley
Shake
Turman Township Tops War Savings Quota
Turman township led the county in the War Savings Stamp Drive by exceeding its $34,500 quota with total contributions of $35,105. The achievement marks the first time the township surpassed its assigned target.
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Turman
Death of Charles Warren Fairbanks Former Vice President
Charles Warren Fairbanks former vice president and Indiana senator died last night at his Indianapolis home after a four week illness and a nervous breakdown suffered during a Liberty Loan speaking tour. He was 66, a national Republican leader, and a native of Ohio who practiced law in Indianapolis from 1874.
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Charles Warren Fairbanks
United States
Indiana
Indianapolis
Liberty Loan
Ohio
United States Senate
St. Louis
William McKinley
Fairbanks
Theodore Roosevelt
Memorial Day Exercises At Center Ridge Draw Large Crowd
A large crowd gathered for Memorial Day ceremonies with a city parade led by the city band. Preceding prayers were read at the Methodist church and the address delivered by Lt. Gov. Edgar D. Bush at Center Ridge Cemetery, where graves were flowered. The Sullivan company of Home Guards fired a military salute in their first public appearance.
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Methodist Church
Center Ridge Cemetery
Edgar D. Bush
New Sullivan Company of Home Guards
Daughter Rebecca Jane Mayfield Born to Mayfield Family
A daughter was born Wednesday night to Mr and Mrs Clarence Mayfield of this city. She has been named Rebecca Jane Mayfield.
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Clarence Mayfield
Rebecca Jane Mayfield
Annual Commencement Held by City High School
The city high school held its annual graduation at the Gymnasium building on Friday evening. The program centered on school life incidents with instrumental music featured. Diplomas were presented to 63 graduates by Superintendent Vance, marking the largest class in the history of the city schools.
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City High School
Vance
Four Local Men Apply for Auto Mechanics Instruction
Four county youths Reid B. Wilson Jesse Borders Frank Ward and Thomas Lippeat have applied to the local draft board to report at Purdue University on June 28 for special instruction in auto mechanics.
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Purdue University
Reid B. Wilson
Jesse Borders
Frank Ward
Thomas Lippeat
Patriotic War Meeting Planned at Sullivan City Park
A big war meeting is set for Sunday at 3 30 p m in Sullivan City Park. Private Schuyler C Mowrer a World War I veteran will speak about front line service in France. Judge Charles E Cox of Indianapolis may speak for the state defense council. The Sullivan City Band will play and the Honor Flag won in last week’s drive will be unveiled.
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Sullivan
Schuyler
C. Mowrer
Mowrer
France
Gen. Pershing
State Council of Defense
Chas. E. Cox
Indianapolis
Supreme Court of Indiana
Sullivan City
Frederick J. Sharpe
Sullivan County
Sullivan men win final steps in oil lease case
Sullivan residents Ward Hawkins Richard Bailey John W Lindley E Lindley and H Huntsman win appellate confirmation of a Kentucky oil lease dispute. The 350 acre Estis county tract near Bowling Green yields 40 wells and about 2000 barrels per day. Plaintiffs sued W S Raydure over the Thomas Tipton and George Pitts leases.
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Sullivan
Irvine
Estil County
Kentucky
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
S. E. Lindley
Ward Hawkins
Richard Bailey
John W. Lindley
E. Lindley
H. Huntsman
Lexington
Coalmont
W. S. Raydure
Bowling Greene
District of
U. S
Estis County
Thomas Tipton
George Pitts
Tragic Sunday Crossing Accident Claims Clara Collins
Mrs. Clara Collins, 35, of this city, was struck by a northbound passenger train at the Gray street crossing of the C T H and 8 E on Sunday afternoon. She died early Monday at St Anthonys hospital in Terre Haute after severe leg injuries. funeral held at her mother's home with burial at Center Ridge. Survived by mother Mrs. John Ray, a brother, two sons and a young daughter.
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Clara Collins
Gray Street
Suuilivan
Collins
St. Anthonys Hospital
Terre Haute
C. F. Briggs
Billman
Center Ridge
John Ray
Former Sullivan Woman Leaps Five Stories to Death
Beulah Moss 37 native of Sullivan died by suicide Monday in Winchester Kentucky jumping from the fifth story of the Brown Practoria hotel where her husband Woodson Moss managed. She had been ill for months and recently returned from Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore. She is survived by her husband a 13 year old son Malcolm her parents M H Farley and two sisters.
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Beulah Moss
Sullivan
Martin H. Farley
Winchester
Cincinnati Enquirer
Brown Practoria
Woodson Moss
M. H. Farley
Davis Hotel
Moss
City
Malcolm
Nelle Welman
Cleveland
Ohio
Ruth Day
Indianapolis
Harris Lands Safe From Uncle Sam
A postcard from this city reports Private Norval K Harris has landed safely overseas while serving in the U S Army.
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Harris
Norval K. Harris
Sam
Local Red Cross event yields lucky number winner
Mrs. Robert Gouchenour of this city held the winning number drawn at a Red Cross social. Proceeds benefited the local relief effort and the gathering featured a fine table cloth ruffled for the raffle prize.
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Robert Gouchenour
Red Cross Society
Joys of the Jug by Private Harris
Our correspondent writes a final letter before going over the line detailing experiences with the jug and front line life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joys OF the Jug
Private Harris
Guard House Grenadiers on a May Night at Camp Mills
Report from Camp Mills Long Island May 25 1918 describes Jim Borders Sullivan Boy and Harris caught in a fatiguer challenge during a rain soaked night. The narrator recalls woolly humor with Flynn as Parks and Carrigan chase sleepers and the two men stumble into a late wake up, revealing their famed “Hard Luck Twins” misadventure.
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Jim Borders
Sullivan Boy
Harris
Farmer
Camp Mills
Battery Street
P. Flynn
Flynn
Turtle Creek
Doniphan
Paddy
Ed Parks
Parks
Woods
Dave Carrigan
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P.O
Newlin
Eddie
Terry Haute
Hutsonville
Mt. Vernon
Uncle Sam
Mr. Turman
Columbus
Claude
City Park
Pershing
ARMY
U. S. Court of Appeals
Southeastern
Beaulah Moss
Grenadiers
Long Island, N. Y
Bob
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