Terre Haute man drowns in Turman Creek
Abe McCloud fifty, note: 30 years old Terre Haute World War veteran visiting his father Wesley McCloud in Turman township. He drowned Sunday about 1 30 pm while swimming in Turman Creek with friends near his father’s home. The body was recovered after about thirty minutes. He leaves his father and two brothers Lester and Bert and an uncle Frank MecCloud, all of Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe McCloud
Terre Haute
Turman’s Creek
Wesley McCloud
Turman Township
Young McCloud
McCloud
Lester
Bert McClow
Frank MecCloud
Mrs. Anderson
Indiana
Mahlon Gustin
Sullivan, Inn
Anderson
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Tex
Adam Truelio
Schoenfield
Benjamin Harrison
Truelio
L. M. Redvers
Joseph L. Hitz
Sehoenfield
ATL
Ponet
Indianapolis
Redvers
Louise Mckenzie
North Illinois Street
Mr. Anderson
Tmdianapolis
St. Louis
Youths Strip Auto Near Riverton Incident Ends in Settlement
Mex Ferree living north of the city reported his Ford sedan damaged Sunday near Riverton. While awaiting a service car four youths offered help, later removing accessories including tires and steering wheel. The parents paid Ferree, he did not prosecute.
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Ferree
Riverton
Neeke
Sullivan
Douthitt
Harris
NEW SUITS Affects Cecil and Barney Saucerman Divorce
Multiple actions listed including Cecil P Saucerman vs Barney Saucerman seeking divorce alimony and custody and support Annie B Bedwell vs Clarence Harlow on note Tor E Hunt vs Lulu Hunt divorce Riley Dodd vs Glendora Coal Co on account Knox County Real Estate and Loan Co vs Alonzo J Purcell and Martha Purcell on note B F Goodrich Rubber Co vs Commodore Ransford Lewis B Reynolds vs Rachel Reynolds divorce H J Butler vs William H Fry foreclose mechanic's lien Detsie May Bough vs Willard Bough divorce
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil P. Saucerman
Barney Saucerman
Annie B. Bedwell
Clarence Harlow
Tor E. Hunt
Lulu Hunt
Riley Dodd
Glendora Coal Co
Knox County Real Estate and Loan Co
Alonzo J. Purcell
Martha Purcell
He B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co
Commodore Ransford
Lewis B. Reynolds
Rachel Reynolds
H. J. Butler
Wiliam H. Fry
Detsie May Bough
Willard Bough
Marriages Listed for Several Couples in Local Area
A set of marriage notices lists pairs including Garrett H. Miller age 23 a machinist near Dugger with Geneva Blanche Walters 22 near Paxton. Sherman Holtzclaw 27 engineer of Linton with Flossie Simpson 19 of Newberry. Jessie H. Woodard 24 farmer of Robinson Ts. with Helen Opal Stewart 22 teacher near the city. Fred Pesch 27 carpenter of Sullivan with Exa Hamilton 19 of Carlisle. Carl W. Myers 19 barber of this city with Helen Anna Batey 18. Thomas F. Lee 40 farmer of Merom with Nannie Lewis 32 of Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett H. Miller
Dugger
Geneva Blanche Walters
Paxton
Sherman Holtzclaw
Linton
Flossie Simpson
Newberry
Ind
Jessie H. Woodard
Farmer
Robinson, Ts
Helen Opal Stewart
Fred Pesch
Carpenter, Sullivan
Exa Hamilton
Carlisle
Carl W. Myers
Barber
Helen Anna Batey
Thomas F. Lee
Merom
Nannie Lewis
Sullivan
Sullivan Transit Family Returns From Arizona Auto Tour
Edsil Bostick a former Sullivan businessman his son William and daughter Eva arrived Saturday after a week long auto tour from Phoenix Arizona camping along the route. Mrs Commodore Butts of Indianapolis accompanied them to Terre Haute. They report the Sullivan colony in Arizona in good health and hope relocation may follow.
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Arizona
Edsil Bostick
Sullivan Business
William
Eva
Phoenix
Bostick
Sullivan
Well Known Sullivan Woman Dies at 80
Miss Jennie Thornhill, 80, lifelong Sullivan resident, died Thursday night at the county hospital after a long illness. Funeral Saturday from the Hoke residence conducted by Rev. J. A. Sumwalt. Burial at Center Ridge cemetery with pallbearers including John T. Beasley and Fred Hoke. Miss Thornhill had Wintered in Florida and had no immediate relatives. Tom Conner of Indianapolis, reared by Thornhill, attended with his wife. Other attendees from Terre Haute and Indianapolis also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Thornhill
Sullivan
J. F. Hoke
J. A. Sumwalt
Methodist Church
Center Ridge
John T. Beasley
Terre Haute
Fred Hoke
Indianapolis
Charles E. Warren
Joe S. Reed
L. A. Stewart
Joe R. Crowder
Miss Thornhill
Florida
Hoke
R. W. Akin
Death of Theodore Harper 71 longtime Carlisle farmer
Theodore Harper aged 71 a well known Haddon township resident and retired farmer died at his Carlisle home Thursday from complications linked to nervous troubles. Funeral held at his Carlisle residence conducted by the Odd Fellows lodge with burial at Center Ridge cemetery. Survived by widow formerly Miss Ophelia Griffin a son Carl Harper of Carlisle and several earlier ties to Hamilton township Sullivan and James M. Hinkle.
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Theodore Harper
Haddon Township
Carlisle
Odd Fellows Lodge
Center Ridge Cemetery
Ophelia Griffin
William Griffin
Carl Harper
Mr. Harper
Hamilton Township
William W. Harper
J. F. Hoke
James M. Hinkle
Sullivan
Reverend Theodore Harper Lifelong Sullivan County Citizen
Theodore Harper was born April 26 1851 near Sullivan Indiana and died May 31 1922 in Carlisle Indiana at age 71. He farmed near Carlisle after moving from Sullivan where he grew up and attended local schools. He married Ophelia Griffin in 1872 and they had a son Carl. He was a longtime member of the Sullivan Methodist Episcopal church and various fraternal organizations. He is survived by his wife Ophelia son Carl two grandchildren Ralph B. Harper and Mary Harper two aunts Mrs Ed Kelly and Mrs Ellis Greenfield.
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Theodore Harper
William and
Elizabeth Harper
Sullivan County
Sullivan
Ind
Carlisle
Mr. Harper
Andrew and
Nancy McConnell
Salathiel Boone
Harper
Ophelia A. Griffin
Carl
Sullivan Methodist Episcopal Church
Bethlehem
Sullivan Lodge
Navillus
Ralph B. Harper
Chicago
Mary Harper
Ed Kelly
Ellis Greenfield
Added Attraction at Community Sale
The merchants' co operative sale will be held here next Monday with a large crowd expected. The Ad Club provides a free show at the Shermar theatre from 1 to 5 pm featuring A Dog's Life with Charley Chaplin and The Perfect Woman with Constance Talmadge.
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Merchants’ Co-Operative
Ad Club
Shermar
Charley Chaplin
Constance Talmadge
John Shake Arrested on Embezzlement Charge
John Shake was arrested Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff Collins on a Greene County warrant charging him with obtaining money under false pretense by selling bogus stock. An affidavit filed in circuit court accuses Shake of selling bogus stock in a tire concern to Thomas Clayton near Paxton, with the note cashed at a local bank and stock not delivered.
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John Shake
Collins
Greene County
Shake
Thomas Clayton
Near
Paxton
Farmers and threshers fail to agree on price
Sullivan County threshers and farmers representatives met at County Agent H. S. Benson’s office to fix threshing prices. Threshers asked seven cents per bushel but farmers refused. Vigo county had a six cent contract. Meeting adjourned without agreement.
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Sullivan County Threshers Organization
Commercial Committee
Sullivan County
H. S. Benson
Vigo County
Sullivan
Death of Carlisle Youth After Appendicitis Operation
Richard Alumbaugh thirteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Harry T Alumbaugh of Carlisle former Carlisle residents died Friday morning at Vincennes Goow Samaritan hospital after an appendicitis operation. He leaves parents two brothers James and Harris and grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Alumbaugh of Carlisle. Funeral held Monday afternoon at the Alumbaugh residence in Carlisle.
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Richard Alumbaugh
Harry T. Alumbaugh
Carlisle
Goouw Samaratin Hospital
Vincennes
Alumbaugh
James
Harris Alumbaugh
Frank Alumbaugh
Commissioners Court Notes Travel Bids and Supplies Awarded
William V. Frye versus the People of Sullivan County petition for travel read and adjudged sufficient with auditor ordered to advertise for bids at next session. Letty & Ax awarded county infirmary supplies for next quarter $361.13. Roy Osburn versus the People of Fairbanks township petition adjudged sufficient with bids advertised next session. Frank M. Anderson versus the People of Haddon township petitions similarly adjudged with bids advertised next session.
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Commissioners’ Court
William V. Frye
Sullivan County
Letty & Ax
Roy Osburn
Fairbanks Township
Frank M. Anderson
Haddon Township
Leonard Will Case Delayed by Snapp Damage Proceedings
The will contest of John H. Leonard of this city, scheduled for trial in the circuit court tomorrow, will not proceed due to the Snapp damage case starting Tuesday. The Leonard case likely will be continued to the next term of court.
Holiness Association Holds Service in Pimento
The Wabash Valley Holiness Association met May 26 in the M E Church at Pimento with Rev. Bradley leading song service and delivering a sermon from Luke 11 1 Lord teach us to pray The next gathering is planned for Pleasantville M E Church on June 9 at 7 PM Rev H A Shepherd will preach
Chicken thief convicted and sentenced to eight years
James McCullough was convicted in circuit court for larceny of chickens. He received an eight year state prison term, a $10 fine and two years disfranchisement.
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James McCullough
Woman Drowns in Rain Barrel in Tragic Indiana Case
Indianapolis Star reports Opal Anderson linked to a murder case after her husband Warren Anderson was shot dead in Kansas City. Her statements on love lists and affairs are noted. In a separate item, Mrs Ethel Smith, 50, dies by drowning in a rain barrel at her Dixie Bee Line farm home after alleged illness and mental distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Smith
Emory Smith
Dixie Bee Line
Damage case on trial in court for Edward Snapp estate
Edward P. Snapp of Oaktown administrator sues C. and E. I. Railroad Co. for $10,000 damages after his son Edward R. Snapp was struck and killed by a train at a Carlisle crossing several months earlier.
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Edward P. Snapp
Oaktown
Edward R. Snapp
C. & E. I. Railroad Company
Young Snapp
Carlisle
Mrs Sidney B Owen Returns Home From Tampa Visit
Mrs. Sidney B. Owen of Tampa Florida has returned home after visiting relatives here.
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Sidney B. Owen
Tampa, Fla
Grade Crossing Dangers Vary By Locality Says Engineer
Tom L. Connor, a Sullivan native and Illinois Central engineer, argues in Illinois Central Magazine that speed and carelessness at grade crossings threaten lives. He urges strict rule adherence, improved public education, and decisive train slowing or stopping to protect motorists and property, while calling for unified management effort.
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Tom L. Connor
Sullivan
Jeanie Thornhill
Indianapolis
Illinois Central
Illinois Central Magazine
Widow Opal Anderson linked to Kansas City double murder
Opal Wilson Anderson, once a Sullivan girl and widow of Frank Warren Anderson, was married in Indianapolis in 1918. He was shot and killed in Kansas City by Peggie Marie Beal, who then shot herself. Beal, a nurse, survived and likely recovers.
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Opal Wilson
Marlon Gustin
Opal Wilson Anderson
Sullivan
Mahlon Gustin
Frank Warren Anderson
Aviation Service
Kansas City
Peggie Marie Beal
Anderson
Miss Beal
Miss
West
Birmingham
Alabama
Indianapolis
Fort Harrison
Oval West
Collingswood
N. J
Philadelphia
Gustin
Smith
Rex Joseph
St. Louis
Joseph
the Speedway
Board of Review Fixes Dates for Hearings
The Sullivan County Board of Review will sit for forty days beginning Monday June 5 for real estate and personal tax equalization. Townships are scheduled by week: June 5 Hamilton. June 12 Curry and Jackson. June 19 Fairbanks and Turman. June 26 Gill and Haddon. July 3 Jefferson and Cass.
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Board OF Review
Sullivan County Board of Review
Hamilton
Curry and
Jackson
Fairbanks and Turman
Gill and
Haddon
Jefferson and
Cass
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Turman
County Hospital
Opal Anderson
Indianapolis Star
Warren Anderson
Peevy Beall
Obie J. Smith
O. J. Smith Realty Company
North
Pennsylvania Street
The
Star
Speedway
Wanamaker’s
Collinswood
Peggy Marie L. Beall
Peggy Beall
Opal West
Murat Theatre
Romeo
Afyber
Speedway City
Opal
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