Graysville to Hold Secred Drama June Third
Local news notes Mr and Mrs W K Dickerson assist in assigning parts for a secret drama set for June 3. Thomas M Strain, Civil War veteran and retired farmer, dies suddenly. funeral at Mt Tabor church. Reelsville Rev G F Nanton preached Strain funeral. Floyd Muncie showcases revamped airplane with test flight. Children’s Day rehearsal underway for June 10 event.
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W. K. Dickerson
Terre Haute
S. S. Yager
Jasonville High School
Ye Scribe
Providence
James Yager
Join Strain
Reelsville
Ind
Thomas M. Strain
G. F. Nanton
Rockport
Thomas Strain
Floyd Muncie
Big Springs Residents Attend Sullivan Event
Kern Medsker and his wife Mary Mann with his mother were in Sullivan on Saturday for an unspecified visit or event, indicating a family outing to the town.
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Kern Medsker
Mary Mann
Sullivan
Community Chat and Family Gatherings Reported
Will Watsons children may catch the mumps. Helen Cushman hosted Pauline Zenor and Miss Lemon from Lebanon. Ray Watson of Sullivan and Mr Britton of Spencer joined the hosts. Numerous local families shared weekend visits and dinners including the Bicknells, Nowlins, and Durhams with mentions of school ties and a Sullivan commencement attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Watson
Helen Cushman
Pauline Zenor
Miss Lemon
Lebanon
U. C.C
Ray Watson
Sullivan
Mr. Britton
Spencer
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Long Use
A long familiar advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as effective for catarrh for over four decades. It describes an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic that works through the blood to reduce mucous membrane inflammation, sold by all druggists from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Local Social News From Terre Haute and Nearby
Merom couple Mr. and Mrs. Reid B. Wilson visited the Wilson parents in Terre Haute. Prof. Elizabeth Hatten stayed with Mrs. Arminta Stod dard and Mrs. Gertrude Hammond. Mrs. Margaret Rucer of Martinsville and Frank Rockenfield with family visited the Manifolds in Terre Haute. Mrs. Racer plans a lengthy summer stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid B. Wilson
Terre Haute
Jerry Wilson
Elizabeth Hatten
Arminta Stoddard
Gertrude Hammond
Hammond
Margaret Rucer
Martinsville
Frank Rockenfield
Melville Manifold
Racer
Community Notes From Indiana and Illinois Visits
Local residents travel to Terre Haute Sullivan and Danville for visits. An operetta by college music students and upcoming commencement events are announced.
Community Obituary Notes and Local Weather Wrap
Ira Drake serves as juror in Sullivan while Casey Illinois visitors include Rev W A Fuson and Mrs Ellen Drake visits. A cloudburst floods the area as the Drake Sunday school reports 150 attendees and a B Y P U meeting follows. Thomas Strain funeral marks end of four brothers lineage with local remembrances and charity to the American Legion. Harry Dilley of Sullivan visits on Wednesday.
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Ira Drake
Sullivan
W. A. Fuson
Casey
Illinois
George Fuson
Ellen Drake
Terre Haute
Ben Adams
W. A. Ransford
Mary Pierce
Charles Riggs
Nancy Kelly
Merom
Roy
Edgar Strain
Rufus DeHart
Will Lester
Thomas Strain
Mt. Tabor
Strain
David
William
Thomas
Levi
John Rose
William Strain
Drake
Fairbanks American Legion
Harry Dilley
Aged Civil War Veteran Thomas M Strain Dies Sudden
Thomas M Strain a Vigo County born Civil War veteran aged 84 years died suddenly at his Turman township home near Mt Tabor church from heart failure. He served as private then Indiana heavy artillery, married twice and survived by wife Easter Wilkey, three stepchildren, siblings and many relatives. Funeral May 28 at Mt Tabor church with interment in churchyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Strain
Turman Township
Mt. Tabor Church
Vigo County
Ind
William and
Nancy Strain
Virginia
Indiana
West
Indiana, Heavy Artillery
Baton Rogue
Methodist Church
Alvina Harris
Easter M. Wilkey
Win Wilkey
Flora Bottorff
Leroy Strain
Oblong
Ills
John Strain
Reelsville
Marry Morris
Merom
Mt. Tabor
G. F. McNaughton
T. B. Avery
Vern Steele
Helen Poe
Will Corbin
Will Clemens
Dorothy Denney
W. A. Wilkey
Wilbur Wilkey
Chas Bottorff
Clarence Bottorff
Loren Wilkey
Pal
Hessian fly not serious in major wheat regions
USDA reports indicate the Hessian fly is unlikely to be a major factor in this year's wheat crop across the key wheat growing areas. The assessment notes current conditions and expectations for pest impact during the growing season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Dept. of Agriculture
Miss Georgia Louise Sherred Leaves for Boston Vacation
Louise Sherred departs for Boston to spend vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Carl Sherred of the Chicago Stock Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Louise Sherred
Boston
Mrs
Carl Sherred
Chicago Stock Company
Death of Edward Alsop at home near Sullivan
Edward Alsop aged 51 died Saturday night at his home eight miles east of Sullivan after an extended illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at his residence with burial in Merom cemetery. He was a native of Turman township and is survived by his widow three children five brothers and two sisters.
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Edward Alsop
Sullivan
Merom
Alsop
Turman Township
Convicted Ex-Marshal Charged With Manslaughter
Vincennes May 30 Louis Polk former Oaktown marshal was convicted of manslaughter for the killing of Raymond Harrison in an Oaktown restaurant during last election day trial concluded Monday with the verdict.
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Oaktown
Vincennes
Louis Polk
Raymond Harrison
Marriage Licenses Recorded For Five Local Pairs
Parfait Faidherbe 30 miner and Inez Baston 18 city residents. Guy Morgan 26 miner Hymera Indiana and Belle Torrence 25 Piedmont Alabama. Cecil David Hux 20 farmer Shelburn Indiana and Ethel Irene Jordan 19 near Hymera Indiana. John Terlesky 38 miner and Francis Labadies 30 Clinton Indiana.
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Parfait Faidherbe
Miner
Inez Baston
Guy Morgan
Hymera
Ind
Belle Torrence
Piedmont
Ala
Cecil David Hux
Farmer
Shelburn
Ethel Irene Jordan
Near Hymera
John Terlesky
Francis Labadies
Clinton
Milton Wins Indianapolis Race At 91.44 MPH
Tommy Milton driving a H. C. 8. Special captured the Indianapolis speedway races today. He averaged 91.44 miles per hour and earned a purse of $20,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Milton
Indianapolis
Bedford Alumni Banquet Visit Plans
Mrs. H. V. Bennett traveled to Bedford Friday for an alumni banquet at Bedford High School and to visit relatives. Mr. Bennett joined her, driving there, and they anticipate returning home Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. V. Bennett
Bedford
Bedford High School
Mr. Bennett
Boy Dies After Hearty Supper in Haddon Township
Harold Gale Statesman 12 years old, son of Mr and Mrs Burris Statesman tenants on the George Unger farm, dropped dead on the porch Saturday after a hearty meal. He had rheumatism and ill health which likely affected his heart.
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Harold Gale
Mrs. Burris
Tennants
George Unger
Haddon Township
Local Graduations and Visits Highlight Terre Haute News
Miss Sarah A. Reed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reed, will graduate from the University of Illinois in the Arts and Sciences on June 11. Mr. and Mrs. Reed will travel to Champaign for the exercises. E. F. Walker returns from Los Angeles where Perry Walker runs a 1600‑hen chicken ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Medaris of Danville visited Memorial Day. Mrs. Julia Draper Herne and infant Robert of Newton, Iowa, plan to arrive in Terre Haute in early June to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Draper, and to help celebrate their 25th anniversary.
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Henry Stryker
Henry Jr
Indianapolis
Anna Buff
Carl Daniels
Terre Haute
Rea Heilman
Effingham
Mabel Heilman
Glenn Adams
Lorene
Faye Setzer
Angela Campton
Kathryn
Helen Worth
Mount Carmel
Ills
Campton
Minnie Moore
Sullivan
Clifford Pyles
College Auditorium
Ruth Lemon
Pauline Zenor
Helen Cushman
Graysville
Bertha Boone
Elizabeth Hatten
Martha Shaw
Hazel Lindley
Woodworth
Dept. of Music
Ernest Treber
W. S. Alexander
Franklin and Linconian Literary Societies
Alumni Association
Harvey Cooper
Drue Thornton
Dick Thompson
Linton
Ind
Ray Vancleaye
Hope Church
Danville
Horace Cowen
Ladd, Ills
Nelson Vancleave
Farmersburg
Vancleave
Vera Conger
Lawrence Conger
Nellie Brown
Nelle McNabb
Carlisle
Maude Burke
Dorothy
Sarah A. Reed
Ed. P. Reed
University of Illinois Department of Arts and Sciences
Fred Medaris
Ilinois
Julia Draper Herne
Robert
Newton
Iowa
Herne
Earl Draper
Sullivan and
Bowling Green Guest Visits and Sunday Cover Dish Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Mayfield entertained Sunday evening with a cover dish dinner honoring Charles Asdell of Bowling Green Kentucky who arrived Saturday for a weekend visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. Asdell has been visiting Sullivan relatives for several days. The guests included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Asdell of Bowling Green Kentucky Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Asdell Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Asdell Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Asdell and Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Mayfield
Charles Asdell
Bowling Green
Asdell
Sullivan
Maurice Asdell
W. W. Asdell
M. D. Asdell
C. T. Hunt
Weather of a Week in Farmersburg Report
Miss Glenn Yeager, co operative weather observer, reports a week ending May 23 with several clear and cloudy days. Temperatures ranged from 68 to 95 degrees, and rainfall totals were 0.06 inches on the 25th, 0.36 inches on the 26th, and 0.89 inches on the 27th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg
Glenn Yeager
Co-Operative
Christendom's Champions Seven Saints Named
The seven champions of Christendom are listed as St George England patron St Denis France St James Spain St Anthony Italy St Andrew Scotland St Patrick Ireland and St David Wales.
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Christendom
St. George
England
St. Denis
France
St. James
Spain
St. Anthony
Italy
St. Andrew
Scotland
St. Patrick
Ireland
St. David
Wales
Lasting Riches Quote on Giving Up
A short quotation from Henry Ward Beecher emphasizes that true wealth comes from what we give, not what we take.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
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Will Jewell
Barnett Jewell
Mabel Hood
Elsie Marts
Lydia Woodard
Levi Jewell
Barnett, Jr
Otto Jewell
Roy Jewell
Nema
Floyd Taylor
Ray
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McNeal
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Albert Hayworth
Dudley Hayworth
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Chas. Stephens
Will Ferree
George Boles
Bruce Fox
Farmersburge
Barnett Jewell, Sr
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Josephine
Will Herr
Don Kendall
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Township
Wilma Church
Sylvia
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