Gov McGray Urges Coal For Threshing In Indiana
Governor Warren T. McCray sent a letter to sheriffs in 16 coal producing counties urging protection for coal mines to operate for threshing. Addison Drake and Everett Stewart to meet with UMW officials in Terre Haute to secure coal for Sullivan county threshers amid statewide shortages.
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McCray
Warren T. McCray
Jane
Tiduna
Vigo
Sullivan
Greene
Vermillion
Clay
Parke
Kioux
Warrick
Pike
Vico
Drake
Maurice Unger
Rose Chapel
Co-operative
Merom
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Four Couples
Lester X. Smith a 32 barber from Sherburn and Violet Ina Grove a 21 teacher from Jasonville. Fred Doallaham 28 farmer and Clara Sehwint 18 from Merom. Dewey C. Miller 24 engineer and Effie Mae Beasley 19 from near Linton. Francis LeRoy Maddox 22 railroader from Dugger and Lola Marie Shambart 18 from Effingham Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester X. Smith
Sherburn
Violet Ina Grove
Jasonville
Fred Doallaham
Farmer
Clara Sehwint
Merom
Dewey C. Miller
Effie Mae Beasley
Linton
Francis LeRoy Maddox
Dugger
Lola Marie Shambart
Effingham
Agreement Ends Ejectment Case Over Local Residence
W R Nesbit filed an ejectment suit against Anna McKinley, trial moved to Clay county, settled last Wednesday with McKinley paying Nesbit 1175 dollars and Nesbit deeded the contested residence to McKinley.
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W. R. Nesbit
Anna McKinley
Clay County
Oaktown store robbers caught at Terre Haute
Terre Haute Ind June 26 Responding to a call from John E Charles reporting his store in Oaktown robbed by four men who escaped driving north Captain William Van Pool and two motor squads of police armed with riot guns intercepted the fugitives at Lost Creek bridge south of Terre Haute The plunder valued at more than 1000 was recovered and the four men arrested All were heavily armed They gave names Forest Reynolds George Leap Paul Ritter of Indianapolis and Roscoe Monroe of Vincennes The car bore a Leap license Leap admitted to police prior auto theft conviction The four men were turned over to Sheriff Adams Knox county and returned there The recovered merchandise was returned to Charles The missing articles included trousers coats vests shirts handker chiefs ties silk socks tie pins cuff buttons bathing suits belts and hand grips Monroe was sentenced three years ago for burglarizing a store at Bruceville Reynolds and Leap were previously jailed in Indianapolis for auto possession and burglary incidents
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Terre Haute
Ind
John E
Charles
Oaktown
William van Pool
Lost Creek Bridge
Forest Reynolds
George Leap
Paul Ritter
Indianapolis
Roscoe Monroe
Vincennes
Leap
Dams
Knox County
Monroe
Bruceville
Teynolds
Notable Local Figures Attend Travel and Death Notices
Mrs. Robert Calvert, widow of a former mayor, dies at noon at her West Washington home. Residents and visitors discuss motor trips to Washington, D C and Fort Wayne, with relatives in Illinois Indiana and Ohio visiting, plus relocations to California and Indiana.
Dr Deputy Donates Park To Dugger By Gift And Plan
Dr E M Deputy and associates donate a seventeen lot park site of about five acres west of the old west school for a modern Dugger park. A town board meeting accepted the offer with a Community Club backing the project and a board of control to implement plans under two conditions. Charley Lankester recalls barbering John D Rockefeller for seventeen years and recounts a 1901 bald joke in London Ohio.
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Deputy
Dugger
E. M. Deputy
Town Board
Old West School
Crases
Dr. Deputy
Visit Kentucky Coal Fields Sees Large Under-Union Mines
M. E. Dugger, John E. Griffith and B. C. Dudley toured Central City Kentucky mines under a union contract stirring UMW circles. They noted around the central field workers run day and night with little overhead, idle rooms and plans to raise output to about two thousand tons daily as railcars and machinery arrive.
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Kentucky
M. E. Dugger
John E. Griffith
B. C. Dudley
Central City
Visit of Mrs Ed P French and Daughter to Relatives
Mrs. Ed P. French and her daughter Mrs. Eugene Boehm from Cincinnati Ohio are visiting relatives here for a period.
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Ed P. French
Eugene Boehm
Cincinnati, Ohio
Visits Cousin After Sixty Two Years
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Orr of Dodge Texas made a motor trip and visited Elam Orr in Sullivan on Sunday. A. L. Orr is a son of the late William Orr a Sullivan pioneer and Civil War veteran who enlisted here and died in North Dakota at age 82. The Orrs had not seen their cousin Elam Orr for 62 years.
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A. L. Orr
Dodge
Texas
Elam Orr
William Orr
Hutton
Hugh Orr
Sullivan
Section
North Dakota
Court Grants Multiple Divorces and Name Restore
Ellsworth A. Hall divorces Dorothy H. Hall. Mabel Eddington divorces Paul Eddington and Mabel Foreman is restored as her maiden name. Dedah B. Hunt divorces George B. Hunt. Emma A. Weaver divorces Francis M. Weaver.
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Circuit Court
Ellsworth A. Hall
Dorothy H. Hall
Mabel Eddington
Paul Eddington
Mabel Foreman
Dedah B. Hunt
George B. Hunt
Emma A. Weaver
Francis M. Weaver
Mrs. Mary Crooks Visit Mentioned in County Notes
Mrs. Mary Crooks of Los Angeles California is visiting friends and relatives in the area and in the county, with travel noted in local social items.
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Mary Crooks
Los Angeles
Cal
Jury fails to reach verdict in robbery case
A circuit court jury after an all night deliberation could not agree in the robbery trial of Charles DuFriend and Chip Towsey of this city. The panel stood five for conviction and seven for acquittal. Prosecutor Harris may seek a new trial and the men remain jailed.
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Charles DuFriend
Chip Towsey
D Bridwell
Workins
Harris
New Suits and Divorces Listed in County Court
A batch of filings shows suits including Lex Sanders versus William Powell and Alexander Dozier for damages, Vacuum Oil Co. versus E. E. Bledsoe on account, Therry Supply Co. versus Nicholas Gotha on note, and multiple divorce and custody cases including Gussie Hayman versus Frank Hayman and Estella I Stewart versus Charles U Stewart. The docket also records partition actions, guardianships, and other judgments.
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Lex Sanders
William Powell
Alexander Dozier
Vacuum Oil Co
E. E. Bledsoe
Therry Supply Co
Nicholas Gotha
Gussie Hayman
Frank Hayman
Lola Lisman Phipps
Estate of
Purilla Lisman
W. P. Stratton
Mary Kellems
Sherman Kellems
Charles Schmidt
Rose Schmidt
Verdict of Not Guilty in State vs McCoy Assault Case
A circuit court jury returned a not guilty verdict last Tuesday night in the State v. McCoy case charged with alleged criminal assault.
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McCoy
Court closes Saturday in Sullivan circuit term
The May term of the Sullivan circuit court will close Saturday and the September term will open on Monday September 4.
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Sullivan Circuit
Kinman Family Heads West for Visits After Stop in Macon
Mr and Mrs Guy M Kinman of Macon Georgia former Sullivan residents spent several days visiting here They departed Monday for Stillwell Oklahoma to visit Mrs Kinmans parents and will also stop at Bloomington before returning home They travel with two sons Guy Malcolm and Marion Lieutenant Kinman is attached to the reserves at Fort Benning near Macon
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Guy M. Kinman
Macon
Sullivan
Stillwell
Okla
Kinman
Bloomington
Guy Malcolm
Marion
Lieutenant Kinman
Fort Benning
Miller Gambill families hold reunion in Dugger Indiana
Dugger Indiana June 26 The Miller and Gambill reunion was held at the McFadden schoolhouse one mile north of Dugger with more than 200 attendees. Eldest attendees Phillip Miller 84 and Levi Gambill 84 spoke of frontier days while families of Riley Sullivan Cass and Jasonville attended. The gathering featured a noon meal and remembrances of Civil War era ties stretching back to 1860.
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Miller-Gambill
Dugger
Ind
Miller
James Griffin
Rattlesnake Hollow
Ecardes
Levi Gambill
Charles Brewer
Phillip Miller
Riley
James Gambill
Jasonville
Joan Newinn Gambill
L. E. Lane
Sullivan
Elias Brewer
John A. W. Miller
Walter Gray
Waldo Scott
Norval Scott
Linton
Mary J. Bledsoe
Cass
Robert Gambill
Sam Ga
Dugger Youth in Jail on Receiving Stolen Goods Charge
Russell Spencer aged 22 of Dugger is jailed on a charge of receiving stolen goods. The items allegedly came from box cars on the Illinois Central railroad here. Arrest followed an investigation by railroad detective Mike Kronin.
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Dugger
Russell Spencer
Illinois Central Railroad
Spencer
Mike Kronin
State School Officials to Hold Conference Here
State school inspector E B Wetherow and assistant Leroy Scoles will hold a conference here with rural school officials on July 13 at 2 30 PM.
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E. B. Wetherow
Leroy Scoles
Sullivan Woman Elected District Rebekah President
Mrs. Jane Jones of Sullivan was chosen president of the Rebekah lodges district serving Sullivan Vigo and Clay counties at Farmersburg meeting last week. Jones also serves as chairwoman of the board of trustees for the grand lodge.
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Sullivan
Rebekah
Vigo
Clay Counties
Farmersburg
Jane Jones
Sullivan Post Office Closed July 4 Holiday
Sullivan post office will have no city or rural route delivery on Tuesday July 4. The register and stamp window open from 7 30 A M to 12 30 A M. Regular mail dispatch will occur during the day.
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Sullivan Post
Sullivan Post Office
Miller Murder Case Set for Greene County Trial
The Miller murder case has been moved from this county to Greene county for trial at Bloomfield and is now scheduled for Monday September 18.
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Miller
Greene County
Bloomfield
Hays Family Plans Summer Cottage Trip to Petosky Mich
Mrs. Will H. Hays and son Will Jr. along with Miss Martha Hays will leave Saturday for Petosky Michigan to spend the rest of the summer at the Hays cottage. Virgel Stratton, once of Sullivan, now in Oklahoma, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Dix.
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Will H. Hays
Will Jr
Martha Hays
Petosky
Mich
Hays
Virgel Stratton
Sullivan
Oklahoma
M. H. Dix
New Daily Parcel Delivery Starts in Sullivan City
The Post Office Department authorizes vehicle parcel post delivery from Sullivan to run starting Saturday July 1. Two complete deliveries by foot carriers will serve residential and business areas with a morning 9 30 A M run in the residential zone. Parcel collections will not be made by the carrier.
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Sullivan Post Ofice
Post Office Department
City of
Sullivan
Drake Surprised on 70th Birthday by Kin and Friends
Relatives gathered at Rex Elmer Holmes home for W. A. Drake 70th birthday. A bountiful dinner followed at the city park. Mr. Drake, one of three surviving siblings, is linked to Addison Drake in California and Hiram Drake of Fairbanks township. Numerous relatives and friends attended from multiple nearby towns.
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W. A. Drake
Rex
Elmer Holmes
Mr. Drake
Las
Mz. Drake
Addison Drake
California
Hiram Drake
Fairbanks Township
Drake
Joe Wright
Wakely Milligan
Aaron Halil
Jim Pittman
John McCoskey
Mary
Gus Chowning
Saran Jewell
Fairbanks
Stephie Drake
West Union, Ill
Catherine Drake
Vincennes
Otis Hall
Mrs Coppagne Attends Daughter After Major Operation
Mrs. W M Coppagne of Turman township went to Olney Sanitarium Saturday to be with her daughter Mrs E F Mowrer who underwent a major operation Saturday morning. She is recovering at this time.
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W. M. Coppagne
Turman Township
Olney Sanitarium
E. F. Mowrer
Hinkle C Hays Heads to Washington and New York
Hinkle C Hays left Friday for a motor trip to Washington D C and New York City. He will visit several points along the route and return in a few days.
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Hinkle C. Hays
Washington, D. C
New York City
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Gov. McGray
Farm Bureau
Everett Stewart
Miners
John E. Charles
Robert Calvert
West Washington Street
John C. Chaney
Lee F. Bays
Dirrelle Chaney
Fort Wayne
Louis Borsheim
Alice Borsheim
Omaha
Neb
E. J. Sutton
Chicago
Hettie Bays
R. J. Christy
C. H. Stratton
Christy
Stratton
French Lick
St. Petersburg
Fla
J. A. Fouteh
Cunningham, Kas
Charles Foutch
John W. Jackson
Cass Township
John E. Fry
The
Presbyterian Church
Bisbee
Arizona
Hollywood Presbyterian Church
Hollywood
James Ferree
Centralia
Tus
William Ferree
Margaret Coulson
Ridgley
Idaho
J. K. Coulson
New Lebanon
Sylvia Medsker
New York
Columbia University
Clifford Plew
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Hymera
Beckett’s Grove
Dale Billman
Maurice Nesbit
Battle Creek
Cassie Buzzard
Chicago Heights
Ill
George W. Buff
Wayne Reed
John Cain
Byron E. Lundblad
East Jackson Street
John Kester
Belle Brokaw
Charley Lankester
London
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Chariey Lankester
Rockefeller
Lankester
John D
Florida
Parges
Uncle Johns
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