Governor McCray Voices Memorial Day Vision at Muncie
Governor McCray addressed the G A R encampment in Muncie Indiana outlining his veto of the Memorial Day anti race bill as required by his oath of office He urged patriotism over personal choice and praised veterans at Lafayette Soldiers Home and Knightstown Orphans School while lamenting the loss of solemn Memorial Day observance. He contrasted oath bound duty with legislating patriotism and urged a public mood of reverent respect and lawful conduct. Auto accidents followed rains as slick roads caused a pair of collisions on North Main and Dugger road injuring no one seriously.
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Muncie
Ind
McCray
Soldiers’ Home
Lafayette
Soldiers’ Orphans
Knightstown
N. K. Harris
North Main Street
Essex
A. G. McNabb
Dugger
Producers Commission Association scales livestock market reach
Indianapolis reports show the Producers Commission Association moving 9054 cars of livestock this first year, with a patronage dividend of 30 percent. Branches at East St. Louis Buffalo Chicago Kansas City Peoria Fort Worth Sioux Falls handle cattle hogs and sheep at cost for members. D. I. Swanson is manager.
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Indianapolis
B. M. Bragdon
Merom
Producers Commission Association
Producers Commission Association At
National Live Stock Producers Association
East St. Louis
Buffalo
Chicago
Kansas City
Peoria
Fort Worth
Sioux Falls
Producers Commission Association of Indianapolis
D. I. Swanson
New Suits Filed Including Divorces and Adoptions
New suits listed include Lillie May Walters against John A Walters for divorce and alimony. Benjamin F McCoy against Theodore Powell on account. Roscoe Davis against Newton Bryan petitioning to declare unsound mind. J J Masterson Co against Omer Bledsoe on account. Edwin F Daniels and Co against Black Comet Coal Mining Co on notes foreclosure chattel mortgage and receiver. John M Oldham against Gilbert Irwin on account. and petition of Charles E Walston and Dora F Walston for adoption of Margaret Walston Evans full age.
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Lillie May Walters
John A. Walters
Benjamin F. McCoy
Theodore Powell
Roscoe Davis
Newton Bryan
J. J. Masterson Co
Omer Bledsoe
Edwin F. Daniels and Co
Black Comet Coal Mining Co
John M. Oldham
Gilbert Irwin
Charles E. Walston
Dora F. Walston
Margaret Walston Evans
Death of Mrs Ed Williams at Shelburn Home
Mrs Ed Williams died at her Shelburn area home yesterday from cancer. She was a member of the Eastern Star and Pythian Sister Judges. She is survived by her husband and three sisters Mrs Coffee of Town, Mrs Whitney of Boston Mass, and Mrs M J Scully of this city.
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ED Williams
Shelburn
Eastern Star
Pythian
Coffee
Town
Whitney
Boston
Mass
M. J. Scully
Cobb Case on Trial In Vincennes Inheritance Dispute
The Cobb inheritance case over the estate of the late Judge Orlando T. Cobb of Vincennes moved to trial in the circuit court yesterday afternoon with a Knox county connection and a jury sworn for the proceedings.
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Cobb
Orlando T. Cobb
Vincennes
Knox County
Cold May Weather Sets Record Low in 1877
The coldest May weather on record occurred on May 2, 1877 with a temperature of 31 degrees. Local thermometers last Tuesday showed 31 degrees.
Turman Township Church Attendance Report
Sunday school and church attendance totals from Turman township include Graysville 113 Union 69 Big Springs 35 Dodds Bridge 68 Mt Tabor 68 and Providence 36 with a summary of local worship participation.
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Turman Township
Graysville
Union
Big Springs
Dodds Bridge
Mt. Tabor
Providence
Rural Carrier Examination Notice at Sullivan Post Office
The United States Civil Service Commission will hold an exam in Sullivan on June 9 to fill a rural carrier position. Open to Sullivan office patrons. application blanks available at the Sullivan post office.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Sullivan
Sullivan Post Office
Sullivan Office
What the new laws mean
Indianapolis May 15. New state laws effective May 1 bring few salary increases and offset some fees. Key provisions raise judges’ pay, cut ditch-fee provisions, stiffen penalties for speeding and drunken driving, allow credit unions, and create municipal pension funds for second class cities.
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Indianapolis
Secretary of Labor Davis to Speak Here July 7
Secretary of Labor Davis in President Harding's cabinet will address the state first aid meeting. J. W. Davis confirmed the appearance last week. William H. Forbes of the Bureau of Mines praised meeting progress and noted contesting teams must enter by June 27.
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Davis
C. H. Stratton
Committee
J. W. Davis
Labor
Harding
William H. Forbes
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Dooley Case Continued In Circuit Court
The Dooley case against William J. Dooley for defrauding Mrs. Eliza beth Shepherd and her daughter of Jackson township with bogus stock traded for Liberty Bonds was continued in circuit court. Dooley remains hospitalized in Louisville with a gunshot wound believed to be from hijackers.
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Dooley
William J. Dooley
Elizabeth Shepherd
Jackson Township
Louisville
Learned Ladies Benefit Show Draws City Audience
The Delphian society staged The Learned Ladies at the Elks home on Monday evening to raise funds for the county hospital. About seventy five dollars was realized from the performance.
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Delphian Society
Elks Home
Prairieton Physician Drowns In Creek
Dr. Thomas A. Drake a 60 year old Prairieton physician was drowned in Hutton creek southwest of Prairieton late Monday night. A bridge washout halted the trip and his car was found against driftwood as rescuers searched until dawn.
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Thomas A. Drake
Prairieton
Hutton Creek
Amos Hughes
Physicians
Elks Undertake City Census in Sullivan
The Elks lodge conducts a complete school and population census of Sullivan. Officials compare school and city tallies. Previous census listed 4 489 residents. current count expected to reach at least 6 500.
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ELKS
Sullivan
Elks Lodge
Council to Buy New Fire Truck Next Week
City council plans to purchase an additional motor fire truck and equipment at next Tuesday night meeting to ensure adequate water pressure and firefighting facilities. Last night the council bought 500 feet of extra hose for immediate delivery, after representatives from several fire equipment firms presented their products.
Former Paxton Woman Eliza Wheaton Dies In City
Eliza Wheaton 64 lifelong Paxton resident died Monday morning at ten at her sister Mrs A J Rich home after an extended illness. Survived by sister Mrs Rich and brother Thomas Wheaton of Paxton. Member of Church of Christ Paxton. Funeral held today at Church of Christ Paxton conducted by Elder Elias Denny Farmersburg. Burial Providence cemetery.
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Paxton
Eliza Wheaton
A. J. Rich
Mrs. Rich
Thomas Wheaton
Church of Christ At
Church of Christ
Elias Denny
Farmersburg
Providence
Mystery Book Quotation From a Humorous Journey
The piece asks readers to identify a book and author from a humorous travel description of a passenger in a coach. The note invites entries to the Public Library for a contest running Friday afternoon to Saturday evening.
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Joe
Irene Brewer
H. S. Brewer
Section Street
Hunt Family Guests From Minneapolis Visit Parents
Mr and Mrs Bement Hunt and their little daughter of Minneapolis Minnesota are guests of Mr Hunt's parents Mr and Mrs Charles D Hunt.
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Mrs
Bement Hunt
Little Daughter
Minneapolis, Minn
Mr. Hunt
Charles D. Hunt
Dugger Youth Acquitted of Robbery Charge
A jury in the circuit court found Russell Spencer of Dugger not guilty of robbery after four hours of deliberation. Spencer had been charged amid a wave of local robberies and was linked to the Thomas Wilson coal office theft. Witnesses testified he rode with Wise Richardson and Vaught but did not know the plans. Richardson and Wise, now at the state reformatory, testified.
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Circuit Court
Russell Spencer
Dugger
Spencer
Thomas Wilson
Wise Richardson
Vaught
Richardson
Wise
State Reformatory
County Board of Review Members Named and Court Actions
Judge W F Wood appoints George McNabb Republican Gill Township and Lemuel Shake Democrat Jefferson Township to the County Board of Review joining the county officials. A sixty day session begins June 4 at the county seat. Court actions include foreclosures receiverships divorces guardianships real estate sales and road contracts with local engineers and viewers appointed and bids awarded for Hamilton and Haddon township roads and a new switch project for Dugger Domestic Coal Company.
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W. F. Wood
George McNabb
Gill Township
Lemuel Shake
Jefferson Township
County Board of Review
Edwin F. Daniels Company
Black Comet Mining Company
Harry C. Booth
Ruth Willis
James D. Willis
Habeau
Pedpes Etate Bank of Sullivan
James V. Sevier
Charles R. Bradbury
Peoples State Bank of Sullivan
Edwin Darrough
Hervey D. Ridgeway
Louis Meier
Jonathan Beight
John Beight
Garland D. Scott
Joe Allen
Meredith Fry
William Fry
Morris Unger
John H. Leonard
Lillie Payne
James Wiley Payne
Joseph A. Crawford
Hemilton
Cass
William L. Sisson
Carter Phegley
Hud Morris
John I. Engle
Hamilton Township
Daniel E. Alumbaugh
East Washington Street
Abe L. Smith
Haddon Township
Ridgeway
Dugger Domestic Coal Company
Jerry Norris
Samuel R. Cole
Jackson Township
Sho-Me Games Set With Jasonville Velvets Thursday
The Sullivan Sho-Me's face the Jasonville Velvets on Thursday May 17 at 4 15 pm with Grimes Allen and Southard on Jasonville and Williams Jackson Hume and Keene on the Sho-Me battery. Sunday Linton American Legion meets Sho-Me's at Pavilion Park at 3 pm. Linton fields a fast club likely to challenge the Sho-Me's.
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Sullivan
Jasonville Velvets
Grimes
Allen
Southard
Jasonville
Williams
Jackson
Hume
Keene
Linton American Legion
Pavillion Park
Linton
Rain Cancels Gentry Brothers Patterson Circus Shows
The Gentry Brothers and Patterson circus canceled both evening and afternoon exhibitions due to rain and mud. The company had already performed an exhibition this afternoon before the cancellations.
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Gentry Brothers
Patterson Circus
Budget figures show Indiana economy trims state costs
Budget chief Ed Farmer reports a half million dollar saving by Gov. McCray's administration from 1920 to 1922. He cites lower per capita spending, noting Indiana's cost at 86.12 compared with the 9.46 average, and outlines increases in roads, education, and investment while highlighting a special theft fund funded by autoists.
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Indianapolis
Gov. McCray
Indiana
Ed Farmer
Farmer
Gov
McCray Secon
McCray
U. S. Census Bureau
South Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Missouri
West Virginia
Autaists
Mayor court liquor plea and fines in city cases
Fired Eaton pled guilty to illegal possession of liquor before Mayor Walters yesterday morning, fined 100 dollars and sentenced to the penalty farm for sixty days. Cooney Shepherd and N. D. Turner of Miner City area remain jailed awaiting trial on intoxication and illegal possession charges. John Owens was fined one dollar and costs on two charges for driving while intoxicated in mayor's court yesterday.
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Eaton
Walters
Cooney Shepherd
N. D. Turner
Miner City
John Owens
Young Couple Harold Exline Weds Miss Ruby Engle
Harold Exline and Ruby Engle married at the Presbyterian parsonage with Rev. W E Gray officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John I Engle, is a bookkeeper at Index Nation Co. He is a civil engineer based in St. Louis. both grads of local high school. They plan to reside in St. Louis after a trip to Yellow Stone National Park.
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Harold Exline
Ruby Engle
Presbyterian Parsonage
W. E. Gray
John I. Engle
Index Nation Company
St. Louis
City
Exline
Rose Polytechnic
Terre Haute
Tey
Yellow Stone National Park
Busseron Improvement Company Plans Two Bungaloes
The Busseron Improvement Company of this city has let the contract for the erection of two modern five room bungaloes on North Section Street opposite the county hospital.
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Busseron Improvement Company
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Khim Alright
Secretary of State
State Charter Board
State Bank Commissioner
Creek
Council
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