Proclamation of Wilson on thrift urges county pledge
The May 29 1918 Wilson proclamation calls Sullivan County citizens to thrift and increased war production. It urges backing Liberty Bonds War Savings Stamps and pledging by June 28 to save and invest to support the war effort. Local note adds county chairman urge to subscribe quotas and a parishioners’ life in wartime.
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Sullivan County
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
United States
Volunteer Army
Woodrow Wilson
Ment
Bloomington Star Lickskillet Items Funny Local Notes
The column recalls lighthearted scenes in Bloomington with affectionately described neighbors and church folk. It mentions a preacher receiving suspenders, Arminia Jones’ patriotic picture, social dinners, minor mishaps, domestic quirks, and a July Fourth platform dance with local characters like Aunt Sally Haskins and Constable Si Plum.
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Sally Haskins
Martinsville
Sally
Cross Roads
Si Plum
Jim Slivers
Callin
Ed Bascombe
Perkins
Real Estate Transfers From Sullivan County Listings
Furnished by Schroeder and Price listing property transfers across Gill Hamilton Jackson Jefferson Carlisle and Sullivan townships. Transactions include Sadie Lenox to Hayden Vaughn for 4000 40 acres. Margaret Mason et al to John A. McCammon for 4800 65 acres. Geo Metcalf to Geo A McDon nall for 2000 25 acres ex coal. several coal and mineral rights transfers and other parcels with varying sums from 75 to 900 dollars and assorted lot sizes.
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Schroeder & Price
Sherman
Sullivan County
Sadie Lenox
Hayden Vaughn
Margaret Mason Et al
John A. McCammon
Sarah KE. Wilkey
Lovina C. Hunt
Hamilton
Geo. T. Metcalf
Geo. A. Mcc Donnall
Jackson Township
Charles Furry
John A. Curry
Farmersburg Coal Co
Jefferson Township
M. Phillips
Joe F. Buck
Carlisle
Wm. F. Dodge
Orry I. Collins
Eliza Speakeast
War Hints and War Duties in Indiana Home Front
Indiana readers are urged to support war effort through fuel and food conservation, new work or fight orders, and thrift. Farmers urged to store grain, hold back deliveries, and use home grown foods while the Food Administration shifts rules. Threshermen organize to clean up grain crops and state council debates threshing charges.
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Food Administration
Indiana
Mrs. Housewife
France
Threshermen
State Council
Terre Haute Star and Sullivan Union One Year Offer
Newspaper promotion offers a one year subscription to both the Terre Haute Star and the Sullivan Union for a special price. Readers are advised to take advantage of the bundled deal before it ends.
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THE
Terre Haute Star and Sullivan Union
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Gilbert W. Gambilie
County Council Defense
Ed Bivins
Bloomington Star
the Missionary Society
Arminia Jones
Squire Hansford
Jim Spivins
Dick Bledsoe
Zeke Stubbins
Doc McFadden
Deacon Hartsock
Gosport
Gill Township
Cuthbert J. Sherman
John T. Knotts
Murphy Heirs
Dudley B. Hayworth
Dudley G. Hayworth
Julius Harry Shoe Co
S.e
Teledo
Wyman Bros
South Main Street
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