Local Social Roundup At Kingsley and Nearby Towns
Residents attended visits and Sunday gatherings across several towns including Kingsley Farmersburg and Sullivan. Notable names include Mary Medsker Sylvia Whitlock Haines Nowlin and Watson families with many relatives present. Weekend notes mention travel relatives music and a funeral in Merom with Warren and C E Watson among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Medsker
Sylvia
C .F. Whitlock’s
Kingsley
Will Springer
C. E. Watson
Mr. Haines
G. W. Nowlin
Emmett Nowlin
Lou Phillips
Crowder
E. C. Eno
Ella
Josie
Warren Watson
Bertha Gray
Sullivan
Josie Eno
Dr. Hammond
Merom
T. H. Mann
John Kennett
Mary Mann
Graysville
Irma Pounds
California
Revival at Graysville Delights Congregation as Evangelists Lead
Uncle Will Wade died at the hospital Friday and was buried Sunday at Johnson cemetery. Nearly 1000 attended the Sunday service as a great grace revival began with over 60 receiving blessings. Converts ranged from ages 7 to 60 and include reclaiming souls and sanctified believers. Evangelist Cooper and Pastor Johnson labor, Miss Kilby draws the people with singing and altar work. The meeting likely ends June 18 with a basket dinner and baptisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Dilley
Will Wade
Johnson Cemetery
Evangelist Cooper
Pastor Johnson
Miss Kilby
Local Social Notes Highlight Visitors and Commencement Guest
Mrs. Margaret Beecer of Martinsville Illinois visits sister Mrs. Mellville Manifold. Miss Clara Boone taught in Okmulgee Oklahoma returns home. Mrs. Josephine Milam and daughter Bonnie were guests of Mrs. Cora Cramer. Burnett Barrett and Setha Castie of Annapolis Illinois visit the dormitory. Mr. and Mrs. John Shaffer of Terre Haute spend Sunday with the Mason family. Marion Linke of Columbus Indiana visits Miss Faye Boughman. Mrs. Luther Burroughs and son Lowell Tilson stay with the Robertson parents. Dr. O B Whitaker of Waubeka Missouri will deliver the commencement address Wednesday at 10:30 A M. Miss Pauline Zenor of Lebanon Indiana attends the commencement.
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Margaret Beecer
Martinsville
Ill
Mellville Manifold
Clara Boone
Okmulgee
Okla
Josephine Milam
Bonnie
Cora Cramer
Burnett Barrett
Setha Castie
Annapolis
John Shaffer
Terre Haute
John Mason
Marion Linke
Columbus
Ind
Faye Boughman
Luther Burroughs
Lowell Tilson
Frank Robertson
O. B. Whitaker
Waubletta
Pauline Zenor
Lebanon
Florence and
Mabel Alexan
Local social notes and oblique illness updates
A string of social visits and family notices fill the page. Several ladies including Pauline Zenor Ruth Bennett and Lillian Mason are guests of Nellie Brown. Dr W S Alexander visits his seriously ill brother in southern Iowa. Dr G R Hammond dies after an operation. he was a college professor and well known in the community.
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H. S
Oconto Falls
Wis
Edna Haver
Winchester
Ill
John Hill
Baumgartner
Wetzel
Reoth Black
Ward Black
Palestine
Pauline Zenor
Mabel
Florence Alexander
Charles Duncan
Clara Boone
Harry Dilley
Sullivan
Zoe Fleming
Terre Haute
F. H. Johnson
Mary St. Clair
Emory Wright
Dick Thompson
Linton
Claude Daugherty
The
Goverment
Washington, D. C
Mrs
Jesse Daugherty
James William Wade 1856 1922 Obituary
James William Wade born September 11, 1856 in Sullivan County Indiana died June 9, 1922 at 65.8.29. He married Sarah Jane Johnson in 1880 and had eight children, eight surviving including Harry Jesse and Charles. Surviving siblings include John Wade of Farmersburg and sisters Mrs Ace Dix and Mrs Frank Bogard of Hutsonville Illinois. Preceded by wife and three children. Funeral by Brother Will Yager at home. Music by local musicians. Buried Johnson Cemetery.
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James William Wade
Sullivan County
Ind
Sarah Jane Johnson
Harry
Jesse
Charles
John Wade
Farmersburg
Ace Dix
Frank Bogard
Hutsonville
Ill
Write Up Of Overland Trip From Arizona To Kansas City
R P White of Sullivan Indiana recounts a grueling cross country journey by Ford from Phoenix through Roosevelt Dam down a mountain pass into New Mexico and Colorado with snow hail and rain. He notes encounters with wildlife a desert drought a five inch snow in Las Vegas and a 10 000 foot pass amid a damaging hail storm. The group camps in Trinidad where tents were robbed and money was left for home. They plan a two week visit in Kansas City before returning.
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R. P. White
Sullivan
Ind
Phoenix
Miami Lupines
Roosevelt Dam
U. S
Brain
Arizona
New Mexico
Las Vegas
N. M
Raton
Raton Pass
Trindad
Kansas City
G. W. Lord
Better feed, bigger profits for dairy herds
The article argues high producing cows maximize income from feeds by converting silage grain and hay into milk. It notes US farmers care for 23 million cows but waste feed on low producers, and urges keeping records like butterfat tests to measure efficiency and drive profits.
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United States
Winter Feeds For Heifers
Winter feeding guidelines advise providing feed and shelter for young heifers. Include bulky feeds like silage stover hay fodder and concentrates such as cottonseed meal wheat bran shorts rice flour alfalfa pea hay peanut hay to support growth.
Testing cows to judge milk output grows nationwide
The practice of testing cows to determine milk and butter fat production and feed consumption by cow testing associations has spread widely. There are now 452 associations of this kind in the United States.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Department
Cow Testing Association
Velvet beans as dairy feed improved by grinding test
In Texas a feeding test shows cracking alone does not pay, but grinding velvet beans improves dairy feed efficiency. Cracking plus grinding yields better results than cracking alone, supporting a grinding step for dairy use.
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Texas
Indiana Crops Report Shows Declines in Oats and Barley
Indiana June 1 crop report shows oats down 15 percent and barley down 20 percent from last year. Winter wheat 86 percent of normal with 33 977 000 bushels expected. chinch bugs and red rust noted in some areas. Rye and pears forecast strong. apples and hay good, with pastures near normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service of
Unclear Crop Yields Mentioned for June First
The article notes crop performance with watermelon and muskmelon at 89 percent of normal and sugar beets at 83 percent, dated June 1. It reflects agricultural conditions and seasonality typical of the period.
Rivals and water rights disputes in early communities
The term rival originally described anyone using the same stream. Experience shows water-right conflicts arise from neighbors arguing over use periods, turning off water before or after allotted times, and interfering with others’ rights, creating a generic label for competitors.
Trial by Ordeal in Japanese Tradition
The text describes archaic methods used in parts of Japan where theft by non-household offenders led servants to write a specific word with a brush. The belief is that conscience reveals itself in the pressure and ink of the ideographs, aiding guilt discovery. It contrasts this with the harsher boiling water ordeal once used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Cheerful Minds and Everyday Moments of Happiness
The piece argues that contentment and happiness are near at hand not far away. It suggests true entertainment is cheerfulness of mind and grows from brief joyful exchanges with others who share a positive outlook.
Quarry Sometimes Scarce The Open Season for Job Hunting
The report notes hiring scarcity as a persistent condition. It frames the job market as a year round challenge, with employers and job seekers navigating continuous competition and shifting demand.
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Boston Transcript
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