Gas plans in Shelburn hit by failed wells and delays
Shelburn residents face uncertain gas supply as Edward Kerlin's franchised pipeline project stalls after two wells on Lafe Dix farm lose pressure. One well nearly dries up and requires oil shooting. Meanwhile a new oil and gas company forms in Shelburn with plans to drill in Illinois and Indiana, with officers and stockholders named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelburn
Edward Kerlin
Sullivan Water
Dix
Kerplunk
Illinois and Indiana Oil and Gas Company
Illinois
Fred W. Newton
Sam Baird
James Lane
Dr. Wrork
Indiana
James McHugh
Ben Whittington
Robert Sandlin
Dr. Wrorh
Wm. Marts
Maurice Nash
Fred Siner
Oscar Sargent
Frank Riggs
Fred Newton
Victor Boyle
A. D. Torr
Oscar Reiman
Charles Cummings
Pearl Antz
Minnie Torr
Terre Haute
Hoover Bros
James Hayden
Bloomington Star Sketches Local Doings and Oddities
Ed Bivins plans a Gosport move to open another drug store while Dick Bledsoe quits a store checker game after a mother in law postcard announces a winter visit. Ed Bascombe hawks a $7.48 suit and pledges 48 cents donation. cabbage is scarce but dried apples abound. A dog frightens worshipers. Ebenezer Ebbersole’s fall prompts a hurried exit. Dolly Sims wins a spelling bee prize. Aunt Jerusha sells butter and eggs and fattening turkeys for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Bivins
Gosport
Dick Bledsoe
Ed Bascombe
Ebbersole
Arminta Jones
Jerusalem
Doc McFadden
Brown County
Dick Beardsley
Doe
Dolly Sims
Baptist
Christian Advocate
Squire Hartsock
Eli Perkins
Brimstone
Jerusha Wansford
Dixs Host Surprise Masked Party For Son Visiting
Mr and Mrs M H Dix entertained many friends at their west of city home last Thursday in honor of their son Fred from Chicago. Guests included the Eaton Coffman Ridgeway Ladd and Davis families among others. masked games and treats preceded a late departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Coffman
Wes Eaton, Jr
O. J. Morgan
Murray Burkhart
Sullivan
Jno. Ridgeway
Ella Allen
Mabel McCray
Chas. Ladd
Chas. Ridgeway
Oscar Hunt
Hugh
Nora Ridgeway
Nannie Graham
Ieta Allen
Aileen Ladd
Nelle Booker
Jesse Poe
Anna Eaton
Hazel Oxle
Halie Ladd
Robert Springer
Fred Graham
Chas. Coffman
Alva
Jno
Davis
Amos Dungan
Harry Ridgeway
Olliver
Bryant Ogle
Mrs. Dix
Fred
Jessie
Popular young woman is bride in Ashmore area wedding
Miss Gertrude Eleanor Reed of Ashmore married Elsum Grove Hedges of Moneaqua in a small ceremony at Reed home. Maid of honor Nelle Thompson of Sullivan wore crepe de chine. Bride wore her mother’s satin gown with Dutchess lace and orange blossoms. Guests included Norma Rogers Decatur and Dr. and Mrs. W. N. Thompson Sullivan. The couple will live in Moneaqua Illinois after a brief wedding tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Thompson
Ashmore
Ill
Gerturde Reed
J. C. Reed
E. MM. Tledges
Moneagna
Nelle Thompson
Miss Thompson
Sullivan High School
Thompson
Charleston
Lll
Gertrude Eleanor Reed
Elsum Grove Hedges
Mencaqua
Geelovk
Snodgrass
Presbyterian Church
John Reed
Sullivan, Ind
James Siedges
Moneaqua
Rebecca Ahl
Norma Rogers
Decatur
Mendelssohn
Newcomb
Filbeck Hotel
Terre Haute
Paris
Meridan
Miss
C. A. Hedges
Moweaqua
Sterling
Moweaqua Coal Co
Hedges
Moweaqua, Ill
Clark A. Hedges
James Hedges
Jonathan Williams
Thurman Adams
Rebecca
Sullivan
Ind
Lewis Hedges
Blue Mound
W. C. Kayser
Students Form Farmers' Club At High School
Over 100 students met in the High School chapel to organize an Agricultural club among six classes. Officers were elected including President Herb F. Davis and Vice President Paul Pirtle. Committees were appointed and a constitution adopted. An address by Prof. Fisher of Purdue University in Sullivan is planned for November 8 to promote systematic agriculture nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb F. Davis
Paul Pirtle
Maude Ford
Evald Alsman
Treas
Royse McCoy
E. F. Johnson
Agricultural Department
Davis
Raymond Douthitt
Byron Eaton
Claude Jones
Homer Tate
Joe Draper
William Jamison
Margery Botts
Carrie Adams
Joy Herbert
Loren Rainers
Claude Howard
Harold Exline
Fisher
Purdue University
Sullivan
United States
First Quality Linoleum Sale Saturday Only
An item notice announces first quality linoleum at 2 yards wide priced per running yard with a Saturday only sale on February 2, 1979.
The Dentists Dentists Sullivan Ad by Dr Lindley
An elderly advertising blurb promotes a local dentist in Sullivan with over nine years of experience. It highlights a slogan about never settling for yesterday's work and mentions an electric fan and a location across from Davis Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Davis Hotel
Sullivan High Leads State In Four Year Agriculture Program
Sullivan High School becomes the first Indiana high school to offer a complete four year course in Agriculture and the only school with a County Agent. Support is urged to help the venture succeed and bring pride to the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan High School
Indiana
Weather of a Week in Farmersburg Report
Miss Carrie Yeager, weather observer, records for the county show cloudy days with clear spells from Oct 27 to Nov 2. Rainfall totals 0.13 inches on the 27th, 0.07 inches of snow on the 29th, and a trace of rain on the 30th. Mrs H H Wilson travels to Mankato Minnesota for the winter to join her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg
Carrie Yeager
Co-Operative
Bank Officers and Directors Listed
The document lists officers and directors including President Cc. L. Davis, Vice President JoE K. Smock, Cashier H. W. Davis, Assistant Cashier W. H. Burks, and directors H. W. Davis C. L. Davis Benj. Davis Joe IX Smock W. C. Jamison C. J. Sherman J. R. Riggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. L. Davis
Joe K. Smock
H. W. Davis
W. H. Burks
Asst
C. L. Davis
Benj. Davis
Joe IX .Smock
W. C. Jamison
C. J. Sherman
J. R. Riggs
Aud
Local Residents Relocate and Return Home
A family residing in Sandborn has moved to Winter Haven Florida to reside there. Mr and Mrs Homer Steele of Rocky Ford Colorado have been visiting Mrs Steele's parents east of the city and have now returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Steele
Rocky Ford, Colo
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Ole Ote
The
Enterprise
Charles Burton
Reliance Mine
Burton
Wrork
Rus Staples
Jackson Hill
Staples
No. 4
Kentucky
Charles Walker
Bloomington Star
Mars
W. ON. Thompson
Farmers’ Club
Swifts Pride
Paiis
Ted
Acker Range
South Side
Prodern Dentistry
Loop Prue
Lindley
H. H. Wilson
Mankato, Minn
National Bank
of Sullivan
U. S
Capital Stock Surplus Exchange
U. S. Treasury
Banks & Trust Companies
Charles Spencer
Sandborn
Winter Haven
Florida
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