Good Old Summer Time in Graysville Decoration Day Reports
Graysville festivities mark Decoration day with C G Taylor and E G Carruthers among visitors The Woman s Foreign Missionary Society event at the auditorium drew strong attendance and raised over 30 dollars The Graysville and Kingsley orchestras performed. duets and a tearful solo by Miss Lois Bruner highlighted the program Local arrivals include Miss Nona Young from Washington Inn and relatives visiting from Terre Haute Dugger and Waveland attendances noted Community members attend funerals and church drainage talks and many local trips and visits are recorded by name
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C. G. Taylor
E. G. Carruthers
Mgr. Taylor
Graysville
W. H. Pound
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Kingsley
Will Lester
Carl Lester
Lois Bruner
Nona Young
Washington, Inn
Will Yager
Wm. M. Young
Esther Young
Evelyn Smith
Mildred Shields
Ed Elsop
Dugger
Bro. Avery
Sullivan
Harold Jarvis
Terre Haute
Jesse Arnett
Local Social Roundup From Shelburn to Terre Haute
Maxine Strain visits Terre Haute while Rev and Mrs Fuson travel to Rockville. Mary Foutz visits Rev J C Foutz in Summerville Tennessee. Epworth League holds regular meeting with program. Drake Baptist Sunday School to host children day program at 10:30 next Sunday. Missionary meeting attended in Graysville. Ray Trueblood and son Clare visit from Sullivan. Patton family plus Jerad Easter visit friends in Linton. Sunday school plans another children day program next week. Sarah Strain visits Edgar Strain this week. Grover Scott visits friends near Shelburn.
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Maxine Strain
Terre Haute
George Fuson
Rockville
Mary Foutz
J. C. Foutz
Summerville
Tils
Epworth League
Drake Baptist Sunday School
Graysville
Ray Trueblood
Clare
Sullivan
Frank Patton
Lorena
Graits
Jerad Easter
Linton
Sarah Strain
Edgar
Grover Scott
Shelburn
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted as Longstanding Remedy
The advertisement claims over 40 years of use for Hall's Catarrh Medicine in treating catarrh. It describes an external ointment for local relief and an internal tonic that works through the blood to reduce mucous surface inflammation. Sold by all druggists F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Local Socials and Farm Life Share Weekend Movements
In Sullivan on Friday Ella and Josie Eno Mrs. Lou Phil lips and Mrs. G. W. Nowlin were seen. In Terre Haute Saturday Mrs. Mann and daughter Mary and Mrs. Edith Bicknell visited. Emerson Watson and family spent Sunday in Hutsonville. Jim Hert moved to the Haines farm. Warren Watson and wife dined with Charles Bragdon on Sunday. Farmers are rushing their corn.
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Ella
Josie Eno
Lou Phillips
G. W. Nowlin
Sullivan
Mann
Mary
Edith Bicknell
Terre Haute
Emerson Watson
Hutsonville
Jim Hert
Haines Farm
Warren Watson
Charles Bragdon
Community notes from Sullivan and surrounding towns
Local residents share vacation plans attendance at Illinois University and Epworth convention. Benon Chapel reports fishing trips and Speedway attendance in Indianapolis with notable prizes. Roaming families, church life and social visits color a weekend update from Sullivan, Indiana with brief mentions of roads, vehicles, and local gatherings.
Pleasantville M. E. church to mark centennial week
The Centennial of the M. E. church in Pleasantville will be celebrated with services June 7 to 10, culminating in a big Sunday basket dinner and special music. Memorial Day services featured graves decor by local girls and remarks from surviving Civil War veterans.
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M. E. Church
Edmond, Franklin
Matilda Stoelting
John Lester
Pleasantville
Scott Yates
Jim Wilson
Paul Wilson
Rollie Bedwell
Paul Whitlock
Rollie Lucas
Floyd Andis
Joshua Booker
Terre Haute
Reuben Denbo
Shelburn
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the
Os Miller
Week Weather Report From Farmersburg
Miss Glenn Yeager, co operative weather observer for the county, logs a week ending June 3 with a sequence of cloudy and clear days. Daily highs and lows range from 82 to 84 and 58 to 65, with .19 inches of rain on the 29th and .20 inches on the 31st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg
Glenn Yeager
Co-Operative
Washington woman’s quote ties to author of Roosevelt letters
A Washington woman asked a library attendant for the author of Roosevelt's Letters to His Children, remarking the question links to a descendant of the writer of Gray's Elegy. The Boston Evening Transcript notes the quip hints at literary lineage.
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Washington
Preventing Cholera in Various States Expanded
The USDA extends hog cholera control to South Dakota Washington New Mexico and West Virginia reaching 34 states. Cooperation among agencies improves effectiveness as the effort aims to prevent and control outbreaks and prompts farmers to report suspicious hog conditions promptly.
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United States Department of Agriculture
South Dakota
Washington
New Mexico
West Virginia
Preventive hog cholera measures urged for farmers
The article stresses rapid reporting to authorities for any suspicious hog sickness to curb outbreaks. It notes hog cholera serum is a preventive, not a cure, and should be used at first signs to minimize losses and protect herds.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
Green Manuring Aids Soil Enrichment
Green manuring involves turning under suitable crops to enrich soil with organic matter and nitrogen. Legumes are preferred as they add nitrogen from the air plus organic matter, with bacteria further fixing nitrogen in the soil. Turning under whole crops helps poor soils and starting rotations, while catch crops and winter greens efficiently supply nitrogen.
Harness Care and Cleaning Guidelines
The guide explains washing harness with tepid water and neutral soap, using a brush, scraping hardened grease, rinsing, drying in a warm place, and oiling while damp to prevent loss of shape or grit. It warns against overgreasing and greasy appearance.
Why Students Leave College
Among students who leave college before earning a degree one half leave due to poor work. Of the rest more than one third depart for financial reasons. Health marriage and deaths are listed as other causes.
Why Di Simon the Village Simpleton Says Huccome
In a quip from Youth's Companion a village simpleton named Simon is asked why he uses the term huccome for why. He replies in flavorful local dialect explaining his usage and the habit of the phrase.
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Simon
Refinishing a Painted Floor Steps
The article instructs refinishing a painted or varnished floor by thorough scrubbing until dry then sanding, followed by a wipe with a cloth dampened with turpentine or gasoline to remove dust from the sandpaper.
Graded Potatoes Fetch Better Price Than Ungraded
Properly graded potatoes command higher prices whether stored or sold. Clean potatoes sell best, with minimal dirt. Store at 45 to 50 degrees in a well ventilated cellar to maintain steady temperature.
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Stargoode
County centenarian passes away and frontier memories linger
Contained memories recount a county centenarian’s death and tales from early days. Mrs Liston recalls Morrison defeat near Sullivan and Shelburn, deer at barns, and soldiers’ graves needing monuments. She urges state purchase and fencing of historic sites for lasting tribute to pioneers and heroes.
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Morrison
Liston
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