Walb Elected Republican State Chairman in Indiana
Clyde E. Walb of Lagrange won a unanimous vote to lead the Indiana Republican Party, succeeding Lawrence E. Lyons who resigned after a Ku Klux Klan affair. Daisy Douglass Barr’s vice chairmanship ended as Lawrence Cartwright was chosen to replace her. Walb, a businessman and organizer, has led the 12th district Republican group to steady wins and earned broad support from political leaders. Hoosier Republicans praised unity and expect victory in next year’s campaign on postwar reconstruction progress.
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Republican State Committee
Indianapolis
Clyde E. Walb
Lagrange
Lawrence E. Lyons
Ku Klux Klan
Lyons
Daisy Douglass Barr
Lawrence Cartwright
Walb
No Excuse for Unemployed Man Says Community Leader
A local speaker argues that men without work must provide a reason, stressing accountability during hard times and urging self-reliance in the economic downturn.
Federal deficits turn to a surplus at year end
The federal government ends the fiscal year with a surplus of 60 million dollars instead of a 100 million deficit. Democrats reject any blame aimed at the administration.
Lecturers from Europe face blue sky certificate mandate
Commentary argues that European lecturers visiting the United States to promote League propaganda should be required to obtain a blue sky certificate, tying foreign influence to domestic policy oversight. The note frames the proposal as a safeguard for public discourse.
Memorial Day Tribute For Blue Ranks In Decline
The Grand Army of the Republic shows a 16 percent drop in membership from 85 618 to 71 108 as veterans of the Civil War era gather on Memorial Day to honor the fallen. The Clinton Clintonian notes the aging ranks and the likelihood that many participants will be in their final parade.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Lincom
Clinton Clintonian
Steady Hand on the Helm in Republican Outlook
The Republican Association led by Jonathan Bourne Jr praises a steady administration guiding the nation without panic. It credits the 1920s approach for restoring prosperity and full employment, contrasting with recent Democratic policies and unemployment troubles.
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Jonathan Bourne, Jr
Ship of State
Cotrse Doiststenuy
Jol
Weither
Republican Congress
Administration Favors Cautious Immigration Policy and Economic Recovery
The piece argues that immigration gates should remain closed to criminals and paupers while admitting readily assimilable newcomers. It lauds Harding for resisting tariff revisions, staying out of the League of Nations, and cutting public expenditures. It notes calm foreign dealings, improved Britain debt talks, and rising factory hiring in fertilizer and farm implement sectors as agriculture rebounds from deflation.
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Europe
League of Nations
Mexico
Great Britain
Farming Communities Paying Debts and Buying More
The War Finance Corporation data through April 15 show U S farmers rapidly improving finances since 1921. Loans for grain and general agriculture advance while livestock loans remain high but shrinking as repayments rise. cooperatives repay well and farm implement sales surge.
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War Finance Corporation
67Th Congress
Harding
United States
Wiave
Indiana Ranks as Two Billion Industrial State
Indiana earns its status with steam and electric cars wagons carriages farm tools and automobiles. Steel mills push output toward two billion with mines farms and forests contributing sizable sums including fifty two million from mines four hundred ninety seven million from farms and thirty five million from forests annually.
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Indiana
Indiana Corn Planting Nears Halfway Completion
Agricultural statistician George C. Bryant reports Indiana corn planting is one-half complete with one-half of the period dry and plowing done. Rains harmed fruit and truck crops, but oats and timothy hay improved from good rains. Livestock remains in good condition though pig and lamb losses rose. farm labor stays tight with wages $40 to $65 plus board.
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Indiana
George C. Bryant
Co-Operative Crop Reporting Service
U. S. Agricultural Department
Bryant
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Advertised Letters List From Sullivan Ind Postoffice
May 23 1928 remaining unclaimed letters in Sullivan Indiana post office. Two weeks to claim before Dead Letter Office. Ladies Mary Bennett Rose Mary Collier Jessie Edmonson Luna New Sesal Robertson Mrs. Paul Woodard. Gents Charles Goins Clarence Huff Wm P Jewell Harold J C Robinson L A 224. Please say Advertised and give date.
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Sullivan, Ind
Postoffice
Bennett
Mary. Collier
Rose Mary
Davis
Jessie. Edmonson
Luna
New
Sesal. Robertson
Sam. Woodard
Paul
Goins
Charles
Huff
Clarence
Jewell
TERRE HAUTE STAR AND SULLIVAN UNION
A list notes a price of 4.00 dollars for an item or service involving Terre Haute Star and Sullivan Union. Further context unclear in the fragment.
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Terre Haute
Star and Sullivan Union
T. H. Star and Union
Home Coming and Memorial Service at Claiborne Church
An all day event at Claiborne church on Sunday May 27 features a Children’s Day program at 10 00 am a memorial address by Prof A C Payne at 11 00 am a basket dinner at noon and a 2 00 pm talk by Rev M H Reynolds of Dugger with music by the Dugger Methodist church orchestra Miss Ferguson of Terre Haute will give a reading and soldiers grav es decoration ends the day attendees are asked to bring baskets and flowers.
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Claiborne Church
Claiborne
S. S
A. C. Payne
State Normal
M. H. Reynolds
Dugger Methodist Church
Sullivan residents note. Mayo hospital visit and obits
Personal items recall Miss Essie Wilson’s Mayo Hospital treatment in Rochester and Mae Wilson’s return. Others attend weddings, nursing studies begin, and local moves noted. Rev J F OHaver dies in Evansville with burial in Vincennes. William Hawkins sells home. real estate changes map Sullivan ties to wider moves.
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Mae Wilson
Essie Wilson
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Hospital
John L. Thompson
Greensburg
Louise Shoffner
Lulu Messer
Sullivan Telephone Company
Indianapolis
City Hospital
J. F. O’haver
M. E. Church
Evansville
Vincennes
Arminta Stoddard
Merom
James M. Stoddard
Beverly Hills
California
Veterans Bureau
Beverly
Finding for Defendants in Judge Cobb Will Case
The jury returned a verdict for the defendants in the Sullivan Circuit Court after a multi day trial over the will of Judge Orlando H. Cobb of Vincennes. The estate valued at 250000 will pass to Arthur T. Cobb and other heirs, denying Arthur H. Clark any claim as illegitimate son. The case hinged on whether Clark proved paternity and whether Georgia Weems was his mother.
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Arthur H. Clark
Vincennes
Orlando H. Cobb
Arthur T. Cobb
Cobb
Georgia Weems
Young Clark
Judge Cobb
Clark
Reformatory
James M. House
W. H. Hill
Bridwell
Sullivan
Attorney Hill
Pigg
Cullop
Padgett
Jury Deliberations End as 11 to 1 Verdict Reaches
Judd Wood instructed jurors who soon returned a verdict after one ballot. The jury, voting 11 to 1 for the defendants, reached the decision on the first ballot after supper.
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Judd
Wood
Local residents visit in Indianapolis area
Mr and Mrs Byron Lundblad of Indianapolis are visiting in the city. Mrs W A Burke of Louisville Ky who has been visiting friends and relatives here will return home tomorrow. Mr and Mrs C H Stratton visited in Indianapolis this week. Mr and Mrs Maurice Huffman of Evansville are guests of Mr and Mrs C L Davis.
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Father Sprigler
North Vernon
Jefferson Abell
George Hanchette
Los Angeles
California
Nelle Hanchette
John B. Hawkins
South Main Street
Omer Nichol
Nichols
Hawkins
Cass Township
Robert F. Knotts
Thos. B. Springer
Muncie
Capt. Springer
Albert J. Ball
Indianapolis
Frankfort
Omer Hammond
Long Beach
Mary Hammond
Will H. Hays
Presbytery
Victor Welman
Rose Welman
Cleveland
Ohio
Hey
Sullivan
Fort Branch
Welman
Winton Motor Company
Henry D. Keene
Santa Monica
Byron Lundblad
W. A. Burke
Louisville
C. H. Stratton
Maurice Huffman
Evansville
C. L. Davis
Marriage Licenses Listed From Indiana Couples
A list of marriage licenses shows pairs including Paul H. Hunt and Glenn Burnham in Clinton and Vincennes couples such as Frank J. Brown with Lois M. Detty, McClelland Evans with Helen Cox, and others across Indiana towns like Carlisle, Shelburn, Terre Haute, and Merom. Names include ages, occupations, and hometowns for prospective spouses.
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Paul H. Hunt
Clinton
Ind
Glenn Burnham
Frank J. Brown
Vincennes
Lois M. Detty
Carlisle
McClelland Charles Evans
Helen May Cox
Clay Fenton Morgan
Okie Katherine Mason
Harvey Harrison Stites
Miner
Lula McLaney
Farmersburg
Richard Jabez Thomas
Mine. Universal
Dorothy May Annakin
James Barron
Opal Mayfield
Shelburn
Paul Knotts Bolenbaugh
Lucile Wilkinson
Perry Adams
Bloomfield
Rebecca Adams
Terre Haute
Cecil Theodore Phillips
Myrtle May Hunt
Merom
Melvin Monroe Knochs
Pleasantville
Nora Pauline Bedwell
New Suits and Guardianships in Sullivan Court
Ge rtha Callahan sues James Callahan for support money. Citizens Trust Co. of Sullivan guardian in Maude Dear guardianship petition to sell ward real estate. Roy Secott and Florence Scott seek adoption of Martha Hitchmough. William P Conkin sues Dona Conkin for divorce. Emmerson O Correll seeks divorce from Cecil Irene Correll. Rachel E Bottorff declared of unsound mind with Charles E Bottorff as guardian. Petition to sell real estate.
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Gertha Callahan
James P. Callahan
Maude Dear
Citizens Trust Co
Sullivan
Ind
Guardian
Ward
Roy Secott
Florence Scott
Martha Hitchmough
William P. Conkin
Dona Conkin
Emmerson O. Correll
Cecil Irene Correll
Rachel E. Bottorff
Charles E. Bottorff
Miss Josephine Crowder Returns Home for Visit
Miss Josephine Crowder of Gary has returned home to visit her parents Dr. and Mrs. Joe R. Crowder. She will depart in June for a trip to Europe.
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Josephine Crowder
Gary
Joe R. Crowder
Europe
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Sullivan Union
Robert P. White
American Press Association
Labor Bureau
E. D. Gibbs
Akron, O
Arthur Clark
Board OF Commissioners
Sullivan County
Hamilton Township
John I. Engle
Ward Engle
Board of County Commissioners
Haddon Township
Abram L. Smith
Percy Wolfe
C. F. Springer
H. L. Ramsey
D.C
South Main St
Jas. A. Hash
I. C
Jas. A. Hash, Prop
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