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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1918
Page
1
In Knox County a close Democratic congressional race centers on Bays and Kimmell with miners pivotal. Bland seek reelection as Oscar Bland appears favored. dispute spans local factions, party unity, and wartime support. Political operatives and county candidates maneuver amid a heated district campaign.
Arnold Getty sends a curious note to his mother from beyond. The brief item highlights a personal missive as a notable local anecdote.
A correspondent recalls visiting an abbey founded in the ninth century by Normans with later English additions. The carved oak doors and wall tablets reveal old births and deaths in English script. A 1776 signature and Kaiser reference appear in the abbey register as part of lasting impressions. The writer plans more notes over ten days.
The piece describes Harris and two friends at Camp Doniphan Oklahoma with notes on life in the U S Army. It references Harris son of Mr and Mrs B Harris and mentions Flyne and Flade writing letters to readers from the camp. It portrays camp life, training, and humor through letters and a photograph caption.
Fred Bays and allies in the Second congressional district fight for the Democratic nomination amid rival candidates in Sullivan and Martin counties. The piece portrays local political factions, possible nominees like Bays and Cullop, and the contest dynamics as Os car E. Bland is praised by Republicans.
Mrs Margaret Wooley wife of Samuel Wooley of this city died Friday at her parents home on West Washington street. She was 24 and survived by her husband her parents and three children. The remains were taken to Clinton Sunday for burial.
A Union representative overhears prominent Democrats debating elections boards. One speaker endorses placing a candidate described as a good Campbellite on the board.
A rough camp narrative recounts daily scrapes and mischief among Hart Buffalo Billo and Jesse Tunes as recruits endure drill. Vignettes cover fights over an electric light globe, skippers demands, shaving and cleanliness discipline, and field experiences with flags and shooting drills.
Fred M. Loudermilk of Sullivan and Byron V. Hoover of Yardlisle qualified as officers at Camp Zachary Taylor. They will receive second lieutenants’ commissions in field artillery and be assigned to duty as vacancies arise. Loudermilk is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe R. Loudermilk. Hoover is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Hoover.
Miss Acsah Plew daughter of Mrs Grace Plew won the city high school oratorical contest Friday night to represent the area at the South Central Oratorical in the city on May 11th.
County commissioners Walters Mattix and Ed Dailey publish a response denying John Scott’s claims. They detail the inquiry into Dailey’s duties by the State Board of Accounts, which found his performance exemplary and cost the county about 1000 dollars in the process.
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