Will of Chas A Padgett leaves estate to kin in trust
The will of Charles A Padgett, Vinccennes hotel man, filed in Knox circuit court, names Alvin Padgett as sole trustee with authority to manage and sell for ten years. Bequests include $8,000 to Alvin, $1,000 to sister Adeline Cunningham, and life interests for Margaret Padgett widow of George W. Padgett, plus education gifts to nephews. Grand hotel property valued around $100,000 remains central to the trust.
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Charles W. Padgett
Vincennes
Sullivan
Knox
John Downey
John B. E. LaPlante
Bishop Chartrand
St. Vincent’s Boys’ Orphan Asylum
Catherine Spees Padgett
Washington, D. C
Testator
Alvin Padgett
Perry H. Blue
Indianapolis
Avlin Padgett
West Walnut Street
Margaret A. Padgett Siser
Arnold J
Adeline Cunningham
Elizabeth Love
Margaret A. Padgett
Minnie, Daugher
George
Padgett
Knox Circuit Court
Charles Bernard Cunningham
Osaha
South Dakota
Martha Estela Patterson
Walter Leo Cunningham
Aberdeen
Anna Eliza Chamberlin
Miranda
Andred F. Cunningham
Harrisburg
William A. Cunningham
Onaka
Mary Adaline Paulsen
Alice Bernadine Fransen
Adelaide
Florence Carrine
McAdoo
McCormick
War Industries Board
Gill Township Boy Writes From Over Yonder
A Gill township youth Roy O. Thrasher serving with the Second Balloon Squadron sends a letter home describing air battles, harsh winters, reliance on YMCA and Red Cross aid, and humor about staying connected to home as he counts money in French and longs for greenbacks. The piece also notes a silo campaign in Sullivan county with local officials organizing county quotas and support from Governor Goodrich, Purdue and farm groups.
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Roy O. Thrasher
A. L. Thrasher
Gill Township
O. K
Howard Boys
Carlisle
Odd Fellows Lodge
New Lebanon
West Front
Red Cross
Capital
Sullivan County
Indianapolis
Maurice Douglas
Flat Rock
Will Watson
County Council of Defense
James P. Goodrich
M. E. Foley
State Council of Defense
Ralph W. Moss
Committee On Food Production and Conservation
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Purdue University
Department of Agriculture Extension
Better Farming
Airship Bombardment Tale From the Western Front
A World War I letter from Roy Thrasher of the 21 Balloon Squadron describes shelling by machine guns during a German air raid. He notes about five hundred pound bombs dropped, heavy rat infestations, jokes with guards, a mumps illness in January, and wartime hardships on the Western Front. He mentions Miss Lewis of Pennsylvania as a nurse and that drafted men have arrived. He signs off from Co. B, 21 Balloon Squadron, A E F.
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Miss Lewis
Pennsylvania
From the Court House Cupola to Liberty Cabbage Airs
A satirical column items humor and gossip on politics, weather, beverages, and society. It references Indianapolis headlines, Fred Bays, oil promoters, and a French marathon winner, with quips on campaigns and the war effort.
Conversations and quips drift through Over Yonder column
A Lieutenant Meissenhelder letter recounts a conversation between two colored soldiers about insurance while a Washington visit, alongside miscellaneous town notes. The piece weaves jokes, political digs, and local references, ending with a nod to the fire department.
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Paul Meissenhelder
Sam
Mrs Jennie DeVol Visits Friends Nearby
Mrs Jennie DeVol of Pimento visited friends and relatives here last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie DeVol
Pimento
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Chas. AV. Padgett
W. Padgett
Democratic National
Treasury Department
Wisconsin
Congress
Roy Thrasher
Bowie Aviator
Roy QO. Thrasher
21 Balloon Squadron
Central V. & KR
Arden
Mueller Brass Goods
Lunkenheimer Line
Byers
National Steel Pipe “Perfection
Central Supply CO
South Capitol Avenue
Indiana
THE
Terre Haute Star and Sullivan Union
Fred Bays
California
Jean Pierre Pierrard
Holland
Eve
Garden of Eden
Killowatt
John Mudd
Town
Thomas Mudd
Washington
Raphael Mudd
Martin County Tribune
Kidd
Hank Poston
Elisha
Elisha Poe
Hill
Ed _ Billman
J.F. Scherb
Justice OF the Peace Insurance, Real Estate and Rental Agent
Over Lyric Theatre
Fiso
Piso
ISO
Piso Company
Warren, Pa
Sullivan, Indiana
Hamilton Township
John C. Hiatt
Union Christian College
C. B. Hershey, Pres
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