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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1920
Page
4
Second class matter notice announces mailing at Sullivan Indiana post office under the act of March 3 1873 with July 1 entry date.
Norval K. Harris seeks the Democratic nomination for prosecuting attorney in Sullivan county. The decision will be made at the Sullivan county primary on May 4.
Matthew Lane headlines the Sullivan County sheriff nomination battle ahead of the May primary. The candidate addresses the field as organizers outline campaign plans and key issues for voters.
The farmer complains of price fixing and poor transportation under the Wilson administration. He says laws of supply and demand have been undermined and farmers lack equal consideration to organized groups. He warns the farmer must act independently yet remains essential to feeding the nation. Senator Kellogg accuses Hitchcock and Borah of scheming to defeat the peace treaty and rows about reservations.
A critic argues the Democratic Party failed to curb living costs, expanding currency, reducing production, and wasting funds. It urges deflation, tighter credit, increased production, and thrift, claiming only a Republican administration can fix the economy and end wartime bureaucratic interference.
The House approves an appropriation bill to fund salaries only for three government branches, cutting 40 000 executive workers and saving 24 million dollars. Critics blame the administration for waste and failing to curb costs as living expenses rise.
The passage notes Taft accusing lawmakers of staged reservations to let the President pose as treaty champion. It cites Democratic and Republican members in Congress and a Philadelphia Ledger article. Taft urges public scrutiny of the administration’s actions and potential abetting of the scheme.
Loudermilk Jr after pneumonia at Bloomington near Indiana University has recovered enough to return to Sullivan not to finish this college year. Richard Park spoke to Fifth District Teachers in Greencastle. Blanche Allen and Mrs. H C Steel named delegates to World’s Association of Commerce meeting in Indianapolis March 20. Springer Gouckenour hosts and dines clerks at Davis Hotel with a Sherman Theatre outing. guests listed. Mrs. W H Bridwell improves from influenza. Mrs. A Goldberg and daughter Ethel visit Chicago. S M Gambill out with smallpox.
A charming Helgoland baptism procedure features a procession of children carrying water pans to pour into the font while a psalm is sung, creating a simple, devout service.
Officials of the Greater Terre Haute Club with County Agent H. S. Benson and local groups announced an all day Sullivan County tour. The multiple routes list school sites, times, and speakers like Fred L. Hatch C. W. Filson John F F Joliet Grace Smith Ada Howie H. S. Mobley and Lindsay Reece.
Hall of New Lebanon Encampment 361 I O O F New Lebanon Indiana records the death of Patriarch Charles E Pierson. The resolution laments the loss, honors his role as father husband and upright man, and directs mourning draping for 30 days with copies sent to family records and the county paper. Committee members Floyd E Russell Carl M Dixon Garland C Russell.
Miss Glenn Yeager reports a cooperative forecast for Farmersburg county. The week ending March 14 shows clear to partly cloudy days with rainfall totaling 0.59 inches across March 10 11 and 12. Specific daily highs ranged from 11 to 45 degrees and low values from 14 to 33 degrees.
A Galveston News remark notes men need fewer mirrors due to higher confidence in their lasting looks. It attributes durability of male beauty to steady self-assurance rather than vanity.
FOR PRESIDENT Ohio, the Mother of Presidents, presents another distinguished son for Republican voters in Senator Warren G. Harding. His career spans printing apprenticeship, editing, and firm Lincolnist Republican defense, gaining fame since 1896 and aligning with both Ohio and national Republican strands. He serves his first Senate term after the 1914 election with a large majority from a united party coalition.
A leading national business figure praises Senator Warren G. Harding as essentially a business man with instinct for enterprise. He cites Harding's rise from nothing to founder of a major business and his broad involvement in city enterprises giving him insight into production transport and distribution. He argues the country needs a president with practical business experience to restore safe and sane thinking and living.
The passage likens Warren G. Harding to William McKinley, noting Scottish descent and similar traits. It praises Harding as a patriot who prioritizes American government, national pride, and domestic issues over foreign concerns.
Senator Harding delivered a Columbus Ohio address on February 22 opposing compulsory service. He urged a strong navy air power and army while advocating voluntary military training in government camps schools and colleges to make it a privilege rather than a duty. Get Back to Normal.
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