Small Town Notes Reveal Weddings and Local News
Mrs. Hubert Needham returns home after two weeks with her mother Mrs. Maude Burke. Miss Vervian Arnett’s shower honors her upcoming marriage to Harry Dilley of Sullivan. Ed Borah and wife lodge with Mrs. Ridgeway as he attends school here next year. Mrs. Susie Fry, long Japan missionary, visits friends at the college and speaks at Hatten Chapel. Junior and Senior H. S. banquet held at Woodworth Hotel in Robinson. Poplar social and family visits across town. Memorial Day plan features American Legion poppies to aid French children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Needham
Darlington
Maude Burke
Walline
Boone
Vervian Arnett
Harry Dilley
Sullivan
Miss Arnett
Ed Borah
Thomasville
Ils
Dan Gettinger
Turngate
G. T. Carrithers
Arthur Asbury
Terre Haute
John Moore
H. S
Woodworth
Robinson
Bertha Boone
Charley Reynolds
Ada Sluder
Josie Welsh
Effie Evans
Grand Lodge of Rebekahs
Indianapolis
James Pounds
Fairbanks
Drake
Drake Church
Harold Higbee
Luna Pittman
Community Notes from Fairbanks and Surrounding Towns
Fairbanks Hank Pound and family of Graysville and other locals hosted visitors from nearby towns. church services were held at Pound's Hall and M E Church with several ministers in attendance. residents mentioned include Mrs Hattie Bradbury ill and Marion Bradbury etc. summer visits planned for Laura Sharples of Toledo with the Welsh family. local moves include Charley Mayfield into the Allison Pittman property and Alice Johnson relocating to Hatzie Wright farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank Pound
Graysville
Ara Johnson
Hattie Pittman
Allison Pittman
Joy Dix
C. EB. Harrison
Rev. Mathews
Farmersburg
Pound’s Hall
Kerns
M. E
Raines
Hunt
Union Hospital
Laura Sharples
Toledo
Ohio
C. M. Welsh
Charley Mayfield
Roy Corban
County Hospital
Edd Albee
Arthur
Trs
Ben Pogue
Regena Monroe
Ira Drake
Don Frakes
Scott
Grayville notes and church event notices
Grayville residents seek warmth with a shower requested as winter ends. Whitlocks journeyed from Lake Helen to their home while Kern Medsker visited relatives in Terre Haute. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society holds a bank offering next Sunday evening, inviting public support. Children’s day is set for June 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Fef. Whitlock
Lake Helen
Fla
Kern Medsker
Terre Haute
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Head Cold Relief
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine builds the system, cleanses the blood, and reduces nasal inflammation to prevent colds. It states repeated acute catarrh can become chronic and that the medicine is taken internally through the blood. Circulars are free from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Wear galluses Moral in a village anecdote
A claybound tale recalls Rev. Charles Woods recounting a Methodist service mishap when a costume adjustment failed and the pants fell to his feet to the amusement of the congregation. The piece includes a quip about galluses and notes James E. Yager’s swine litter counts and Prof. David Cushman arriving for summer teaching at Columbia University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Woods
James E. Yager
David Cushman
Former Local Pastor Dies in Indianapolis at 70
Rev. F. A. Lester, a longtime Methodist minister born near Graysville in 1851, died last Wednesday in a Indianapolis hospital from paralysis. He served about fifty years in the ministry and is survived by his widow and three children. His brother is Justice Caleb H. Lester and his sister attended the Indianapolis funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Lester
Methodist Church
Indianapolis
A. E. Lester
Caleb H. Lester
Caleb Lester
Charles Walston
Rev. Lester
Robert H
Elizabeth Lester
Graysville
Quiet Davenport Wedding Unites Kemp and Cramer
Miss Hazel D. Kemp and Russell O. Cramer wed at Davenport First Christian parsonage with Rev. C R Neel officiating. Attendants were Miss Mary Campbell and Miss Hildreth Campbell. The couple will reside in Des Moines after a luncheon hosted by Miss Campbell and a Monday evening gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
Hazel Kemp
Russell Cramer
Sullivan
Hazel D. Kemp
James W. Kemp
Ind
Russell O. Cramer
Cora Cramer
Merom
C. R. Neel
First Christian Church
Mary Campbell
Hildreth Campbell
Cramer
Des Moines
Sullivan Indiana Postoffice Advertised Letters May 25 1921
List of unclaimed letters in the Sullivan Indiana postoffice dated May 25 1921 including Mrs Lillie Davis Miss Alice Milligan Mrs Alice Moore Mr Abel S Davis Mr Claud Hill Mr W F Johnson Mr Ralph Lowe Lawrence H McCulloch Rollin Osborn. Letters to be sent to Dead Letter office if not claimed within ten days. When calling for these letters say Advertised and give date advertised. WM E Aydelott P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan, Ind
Davis
Lillie
Milligan
Alice
Moore
Abel S. Hill
Claud
Johnson
W. F. Lowe
Ralph
McCulloch
Lawrence H
Osborn
Rollin
WM. E. Aydelottsr
P. M
Alumbaugh Named Cashier at Carlisle National Bank
Harry T. Alumbaugh, formerly assistant cashier at Peoples State Bank, has been elected cashier of the National Bank at Carlisle. The appointment places him in a principal role at the Carlisle financial institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry T. Alumbaugh
The
Peoples State Bank
National Bank
Carlisle
Annual Oratorical Contest Set For This Evening
The fifteenth annual oratorical contest will be held tonight in the gymnasium of the school building. Judges are Miss Rose Cox Henry W. Moore and Dr. C B Hershey. A gold medal, donated by Fred F Bays, will be awarded to the winner. Contestants and topics include Dillon Routt What Is a Church Lois Bottorft Conner Harry Lowery Eulogy of LaFayette Mary Frances Maple On the Other Line Clara Hammack The Confessional Mildred Thomas Freedom for Ireland Herman Marts The Rider of the Black Horse Hester Bland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Routt
Conner
Lois Bottorft
LaFayette
Harry Lowery
Mary Frances Maple
Clara Hammack
Mildred Thomas
Freedom For
Ireland
Herman Marts
Hester Bland
Property transfers and deeds across Merom and Hymera regions
A compilation of 20 debt and land transactions listing transfers from Cass Two, Z D Wallace, Hattie Lambright, Austin Lambright heirs, Linton Tra Co, Boyd Walters, Merom, Hamilton Township, Crowder Stewart, Otto Marks, J L Marlow, Laura Snow, Elizabeth Stratton, Wake Giles, Mary Smock, Chas Hale, Saml Strahle, Ora Pool to various buyers and heirs. Amounts range from 75 to 3000 dollars with parcels described by lots, blocks, and sections including ex coal and town plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass
Z. D. Wallace
C. E. Coleman
Arthur Smith
Hattie BE. Lambright
Oscar Willie
Austin Lambright Heirs
Daisy Willie
Otto H. Marks
Chas
Ginnicks
Giles Place
Geo, F. & Bettie Sills
J. L. Marlow
Geo
June Reeves
Mullane
Laura K. Snow
Jas
D. Willis
Snow Fair View Park
Hilzabeth Stratton
Claud H
W. Paul
Harry L
Stratton
Wake Giles
A. H
Eliza J. Mankedick
Mary S. Smock
Taylor
Hays
Sullivan visitor recalls old town ties and fashion ties
Sol Goodman of Norfolk Virginia visits Sullivan Indiana to reconnect with Gus Goodman and family after twenty years away. He once ran a clothing business here and still shows interest in Sullivan news as he tours his old hometown with relatives, including his daughter Mrs Gertrude Lowenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol Goodman
Norfolk
Gus Goodman
Mr. Goodman
Sullivan
Birthday dinner honors Grace Perry and Lulu Messer
Mrs C M Lutz hosted a 12 o clock Sunday dinner in honor of the birthdays of her daughter Mrs Lulu Messer and Miss Grace Perry of Robinson Illinois. Guests included Mrs Margaret South Mr and Mrs Bert Lutz and baby Mrs Sam Anders and children Merom Mr and Mrs John Trimmer Miss Minnie Hilderbrand Shelburn and Mrs Wm Perry and daughter Grace of Robinson Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Lutz
Honnor
Lulu Messer
Grace Perry
Robinson, Ills
Margaret South
Bert Lutz
Sam Anders
Merom
John Trimmer
Minnie Hilderbrand
Shelburn
Wm. Perry
Miss Grace
Rare U S Coins and First Five Dollar Bill
The article notes the rarity of certain coins including the gold eagle of 1798 with only three known examples and government ownership of one, minted in Philadelphia. It mentions a 1792 copper cent with a tiny silver spot and a claim about a five dollar bill, No. 1, series A, issued by the U S Treasury in March 1862, once owned by A D Millhouse near Murphysboro Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Mint
Philadelphia
A. D. Millhouse
Murphysboro
United States Treasury
Selection Pleases with a Range of Prices
The notice invites shoppers to find exactly the kind they want with items priced at 60c 65c and 75.
Little Flock Baptist Church to Mark 100th Anniversary
Arrangements are made for the one hundredth anniversary of the Little Flock Baptist church next Sunday. A basket dinner will follow the anniversary sermon by Rev. F. S. Fuson of Rockville. Mrs. Susan Liston, 97, invited to attend the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Flock Baptist Church
5S. K. Fuson
Rockville
Susan Liston
Sullivan County
Little Flock and Faith: Early Church History Spotlight
A compact note highlights the Little Flock group and its deep knowledge of the church’s early history, signaling a focus on heritage, teaching, and community memory within the faith.
Local Couples and Occupations Listed in Community Notices
The article lists pairs with ages and occupations in several towns including Sullivan Merom Fairbanks Shelburn Carlisle and Vermillion Arkansas. Names include Harry Dilley auto dealer and Vervian Arnett teacher Harold Higbee and Luna Pittman both 20 Fairbanks Charles Bula miner and Vera Ratcliff Shelburn Harley McClintock miner and Fern Deiss Carlisle Clyde Owings plumber Sullivan Pansey Rooksberry and Claude Campbell railroad Vermillion Hallie Hughes Shelburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry D. Dilley
Sullivan
Vervian L. Arnett
Merom
Harold BE. Higbee
Farmer
Luna E. Pittman
Fairbanks
Charles Bula
Miner
Vera L. Ratcliff
Shelburn
Harley McClintock
Fern Deiss
Carlisle
Clyde Owings
Pansey Rooksberry
Pleasantville
Claude H. Campbell
Railroader
Vermillion, Ars
Hallie M. Hughes
Mrs. Graeter and daughter Return Home After Visit
Mrs George Graeter and her young daughter from St Louis have left to return home after visiting relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Graeter
St. Louis
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Mattie Kruzan
Don Johnson
Ernest Hayworth
Johnny Johnson
Worre Haute
Milton Drake
Homer Dilley
Willis Drake
Willis Bradbury
Ea Dev
Kemp-Cramer
Bennett’s Pharmacy
West Side Square
Schroeder & Price
Olson
Dugger
Linton Tr. Co
Don & Dora Harrison
van. Co
Boyd F. Walters
W. B
Opal Hugunin
Masha M. Reynolds
S. A. Andrews
Hamilton
Crowder & Stewart
Josh
Hattie Asbury
Hymera
Saml
Strahle
Emma _ Killion
Ora
Hugh Rose
Riggs Clay Product Company Drain Tile
Indiana
Voises
Thompson
Hoosier Bargain Store
Riggs Clay Product Company
P. A
Prince Albert
Nana
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