Coal car shortages and patriotic duty in Indiana mines
The article condemns coal operators and railroad bosses, urges repairs over new cars, and claims 5.5 thousand bad orders could be fixed quickly to boost production. It cites five million tons of local coal and calls for prompt car delivery, proper mine operation, and lawful price controls amid wartime sentiment. It also notes soldiers at the border, a store closed for a Chinese holiday, and local road delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Indiana
C. & E. J. Railroad
Ruil A
Beech and Section Streets Car Wreck Noted
A Buick driven by Doc Ed Billman slid to the lawn while turning a corner on Beech and Section streets injuring the left rear wheel. Returning college guests display new swagger and postures in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beech
Section Streets
Ed Billman
Sullivan Man Ties Coal Prices to Public Action
Sullivan resident voices concern over coal price hikes in Indiana. He cites Terre Haute public meeting with officials, operators and workers, accusing coal firms of collusion andfavoritism in rail contracts. He warns of storage risks and urges fair pricing for a stable winter supply.
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W. J. Wood
Public Service Commission of
Indiana
Terre Haute
Hall
Operators’ Association
Bevo Insurance Agent Mr G Alsop Visits Vincennes
Mr G Alsop of Vincennes traveling agent for Bevo Insurance Co transacted business in our midst last week.
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G .Alsop
Vincennes
Bevo Insurance Co
Flags and voices mark Sullivan events in June week
Banks decorated for Flag Day but only one bank fully joined the display. Bill Douthitt gave a notable Flag Day address. In Sullivan, Herb Steele attended the Red Cross meeting, asking about a minister's speech. Dinners in Merom Bluff included banker Dad Crowder among attendees.
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Sullivan
Bill Douthitt
Farmersburg
Dad Crowder
Merom Bluff
Sullivan Home Council Recommends Conscription Board Names
The Sullivan Home Council of Defense will propose recommendations to the conscription board naming Heavy Artillery Sunny Jim Willis Infantry orderly Roy Drennan Cavalry Tubby Wright Signal officer in conning tower Clyde Burkholder and Aviation corps Curly South.
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Sullivan Home Council of Defense
Sunny Jim Wil
Roy Drennan
Tubby Wright
Conning Tower
Clyde Burkholder
Aviation Corps
cCurly South
Our Weekly Pome and Local Anecdotes
A quirky column notes a tongue tied man pondering a bass bite. It records Mr. Frank Dale shearing sheep northwest of town and barber Roy Reed with a "'raiser" and mentions times with temperatures 90 and 62. Billy Leahy comments on weather, ice, and coal.
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Frank Dale
Roy Reed
Roy
Billy Leahy
Roy Kaufman Attacked by Ford. Arm Broken
Roy Kaufman suffered a broken arm after an attack by a Ford last week. The injury will interfere with his duties writing Standard Orders and spreading three fish-hooks and the ace deuce and tray. Pop Hawkins, a noted agriculturist, has been working on his river bottom farm last week.
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Roy Kaufman
Roy
Pop Hawkins
River Bottom
Small Town Gossip And Quirky Happenings From The Patch
Dick Bledsoe plants an American flag in his potato patch and vows war on bugs. Bill Bilthers gives a Bull Moose speech from a soap box during registration day. An undertaker laments few deaths, while Uncle Johnny Spruceby recalls a 1862 bounty and a mule drive. The Pine Alpine quartet forms with Cy Haskins as bass. Reverend Holsapple preaches at the Hardshell church with a free-will offering that barely covers his return to Helmsburg. Aunt Sally Hartspeck reports four dollars found in her bureau drawer. Jim Slivers encounters church delays and shoe squeaks. Love Ann Long cooks at Busy Bee lunch room in Indianapolis. Insurance schemes and odd diet tips pop up as the community catalogues its week.
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Dick Bledsoe
Bill Bilthers
Doc McFadden
Johnny Spruceby
Zeb Stubbins
Cy Haskins
John Holsapple
Hardshell
Helmsburg
Brother Johu
Johnny
Sally Hartspeck
Gosport
Jim Slivers
Deacon Ebbersole
Heaven
Indianapolis
Love Ann Long
Busy Bee
Love Ann
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Relief From Summer Coughs
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy for summer coughs and colds. It claims antiseptic ingredients fight germs and loosen their grip, with laxative properties to cleanse the system, easing inflammation and coughing. It notes decades of use and availability at druggists.
Mrs Ira Glidden and daughter Susan Return to Lewisville Ind
Mrs Ira Glidden and her daughter Susan, who had been visiting here, returned to their home in Lewisville Indiana on Friday.
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Ira Glidden
Susan
Lewisville
Ind
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Turman Township
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Oaktown
Alton
Wilfred
Johnson Hill
Court House
Europe
United States
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Sullivan, Indiana
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Bloomington Star
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H.C. Steel
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