County Responds For Military Census Names 40 Officials
Sullivan county sheriff reports forty citizens chosen as conscription polling officials across forty precincts. The list was sent to the governor as registration dates for statewide conscription approach. Ages under federal selective service are expected to be announced soon.
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Sullivan County
Hale
Sherrf Hale
Congress
Ed Russell
Sullivan, Co. WU
Geiger
Cass
George Blakeman
Fiaddon
Tomas Exline
Noah Neal
Frank Spencer
Elza Douthitt
Jefferson
Woman Arrested on Arson Charge Near Rockville
Mrs Eva Petty wife of coal miner Harvey Petty was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Brodie at the Pelty home 12 miles east of Rockville on an arson charge from Parke county. She said the home burned while they lived there but claimed no guilt. She was jailed here and later returned to Rockville with Parke county officials.
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Eva Pelty
Brodie
Parke County
Harvey Pelty
Pelty
Petty
Draper and Leahy Attend Indiana Ice Dealers Convention
I S Draper and W T Leahy attended the Indiana Ice Dealers convention in Indianapolis last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. S. Draper
W. T. Leahy
Indiana Ice Dealers
Indianapolis
Merom Cattle Feeders Show Big Gains at Jones Farm
About four hundred farmers and businessmen attended at the Jones farm south of Merom to view 287 head of cattle that gained nearly 300 pounds in five months on dry feed. Mr. Jones praised barley straw as fattening as timothy and urged continuous feeding until market, with silos and strong reliance on silage. Purdue expert G F King spoke on cattle feeding, while County Farm Agent F L Wright organized the event.
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Mr. Jones
F. L. Wright
G. F. King
Lafayette
Purdue University
Oaktown Man Killed by Train Near Vincennes
Everett Bland a 38 year old farm hand from Shaker Prairie south west of Carlisle was killed when a northbound C and E B I train left Vincennes. Reports say he was intoxicated and fell beneath the rear coach or was pushed off by brakeman Fulton. Crowds gathered at stations and Fulton fled to Terre Haute. Bland is survived by mother Mrs Ellen Bland of Oaktown and brother Walter Bland of Vincennes.
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Everett Bland
Percy Wolfe
Shaker Prairie
Carlisle
Vincennes
Bland
Fulton
Oaktown
Terre Haute
Ellen Bland
Walter Bland
Bicknell Accepts Book Keeper Post in Florida
W S Bicknell of Sullivan Indiana has joined the Chas R Hall organization as book keeper and accountant after retiring as Sullivan County auditor and holding multiple trusted roles. He is active in Masonic circles having served as worshipful master of the Blue Lodge and high priest of the chapter.
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Bicknell
Florida
W. S. Bicknell
Sullivan
Ind
Chas. R. Hall
Sullivan County
Blue Lodge
St. Petersburg Times
Aging Fairbanks woman Louisa Johnson dies at 89
Mrs Louisa Johnson of Fairbanks died Friday afternoon from age related diseases at 89. She leaves a large lineage of long lived relatives including sister Sarah 91 and other Pound and Beauchamp kin. The funeral was held Sunday at eleven at the Primitive Baptist church in Fairbanks.
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Louisa Johnson
Fairbanks
Johnson
Elijah Pound
Sullivan County
Sarah Johnson
LaForge
Vigo County
William Pound
James Pound
Preston Beauchamp
Isabel Drake
Primitive Baptist Church
Death comes suddenly to Mrs Ardilla Eaton
Mrs Ardilla Eaton 74 longtime Sullivan resident died suddenly last Wednesday morning at her South Courty street home after a brief heart illness. Widow of James Eaton she had lived in Sullivan fifty years and conducted a boarding house. Funeral Friday at the Christian church with Rev John McD Horne officiating. burial at Center Ridge cemetery. Known as Mother Eaton she had wide county ties with out of town visitors listed from Vincennes Terre Haute Farmersburg Curry township Merom and Terre Haute.
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Ardilla Eaton
South Courty Street
Haddon Township
James Eaton
Sullivan
Christian Church
John McD. Horne
Center Ridge Cemetery
Eaton
Farmersburg
William Case
Dan Case
Terre Haute
Cora Case
Curry Township
William Sanders
Merom
Marriage Licenses Listed for Cass and Surrounding Areas
Opal Hixon aged 20 and Florence Alumbaugh 19, both of Cass, obtain marriage licenses. Ezra Q. Russelle 20 of Shelburn R F D and Eva M. Stout 17 of Farmersburg R F D. Mervin D. Cooper 23 and Nellie E. Hoesman 20 of Sullivan R F D. Thomas E. Power 19 and Medora M. Mushrush 18 of Shelburn. Orville Ferguson 20 and Eeith Kennedy 18 near Carlisle. Walter B. Cunningham 22 and Lillie R. Maxwell 20 near Sullivan.
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Opal Hixon
Miner
Florence Alumbaugh
Cass
Ezra Q. Russelle
Shelburn
R. F
Mrs. Floyd Cummins Visits Then Returns Home
Mrs. Floyd Cummins of Fostoria Ohio, visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs W T Mellett, returned home Thursday after a stay with family.
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Floyd Cummins
Fostoria
Ohio
W. T. Mellett
Lickskillet Items Brevities From Bloomington Star
Local notes recount Dick Bledsoe’s nervous breakdown cited by Doc McFadden as caused by life going bent. A cross roads chicken supper for foreign heathens, bulldog mishaps, back fence cats, free will offering for opry glasses, and war era store chatter fill this quirky column with names, antics, and small town humor.
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Dick Bledsoe
Doc McFadden
Red School
Squire Hartsock
Jim Stivers
Deacon Ebbersole
Wideawake
Si Plum
Opry
Ed Bascombe
Zeb Stubbins
Zeb
Sam Bledsoe
Zeb Hawkins
Deacon Hansford
Johnny Spruceley
Mandy Bledsoe
Grand Chapter Eastern Star Session Held in Indianapolis
Mrs. Jane Jones and Mrs. Robert Calvert attended the session of the Grand Chapter of Eastern Star in Indianapolis last week, highlighting the event with notable local participation.
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Jane Jones
Robert Calvert
Grand Chapter of
Eastern Star
Indianapolis
Bennett's Skin Lotion Promotion At Bennett's Pharmacy
Advertisement seeks 1 000 buyers for Bennett's Skin Lotion with free samples at Bennett's Pharmacy. The offer urges customers to try the product and purchase after sampling.
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Bennett
Earn at home with easy, permanent profits
Advertises a home business opportunity promising money near the home. Claims easy work, no risk, and permanent profit with the mover directing readers to send name, address, and a reference to L. Brown at 66 Murray St., New York City.
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Mame
L. Brown
Murray St
New York City
Wool Market Proclaimed by Springer Gouckenous Co
Springer and Gouckenous Co. announce a wool market in Sullivan offering the highest cash price for all grades. They invite buyers to consult before selling and name T. B. Springer, Jr. as contact.
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Springer and Gouckenous Co
Sullivan
T. B. Springer, Jr
Old Bass Livery Barn
Stephen Brunger
For Sale Fence Posts and Lumber by Anthony Alsman
Anthony Alsman of R R 5 Sullivan Paxton phone offers fence posts Mulberry Sassafras Walnut and second growth white oaks. Lumber also for sale.
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Anthony Alsman
Sullivan
Paxton
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the Herald
Carnerie
Hershey
Lodge of Masons, Odd Fellows, Eastern Stars
Rebekahs
Mrs. Ardilla Eaton
Springer & Gouckenour
The
Bloomington Star
Obadiah Newlite
Burgerstown
Sally Hartsock
Indiana
WOQL
David L. Kaplan
Nesbit Old Mill
North Section Street
Nancy N. Wolfe
Jewett E. Wolfe
I. H. Kalley
Harold Somers
Doxkalb Ave
Brooklyn
N.Y
L. A. Stewart
Art Dentistry
West Washington
Plunkett
Uignsenoot
Plunkett Studio
Bennett's Pharmacy
West Side Square
Lindley
Walter F. Wood
North Side
Usrey’s
Hays & Hays Attorneys-at-Law
Sherman
Jo-Le
Benjamin & Johnes
Warren Street
Newark
N. J
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