Sweeping Republican Victories Yesterday
A string of decisive Republican wins marked a shift in momentum as the party extended gains seen since last year. Analysts note broad support across regions and rising turnout influencing multiple contests.
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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1919
Page
5
Kentucky Voters Elect Edwin P. Morrow Governor and GOP Ticket
The Kentucky election brought Edwin P. Morrow a GOP victory for governor and the entire state ticket. Morrow won Louisville and Jefferson County by about ten thousand, with strong prohibition majorities in Ohio and Kentucky. Nationwide, the drift toward Republicans continues as Coolidge is re-elected in Massachusetts on a law and order platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin P. Morrow
Coolidge
Kentucky
Morrow
Louisville
Jefferson County
Ohio
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Atete
New York City
Maryland
Newton A. K. Bugbee
Govenor
New Jersey
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
Mississippi
Will W H. Hays
United States
Result of Town Elections in County Yesteday
Republicans win Hymera sweeping majorities. E G Lockwood elected trustee first ward by 97 over Delbert Cummins. Lockwood 172 Cummins 75. James Marlow elected trustee third ward by 197 over John Wambaugh. Melif Hamilton elected clerk and treasurer by 124 over Fr R Stevens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hymera
E. G. Lockwood
Delbert Cummins
Lockwood
Cummins
James Marlow
John Waimbaugh
Marlow
Wambaugh
Melif. Hamilton
Fr. R. Stevens
Citizens Sweep Carlisle Elections
Citizens ticket won yesterday in Carlisle with Vernon Johnson re elected town clerk and treasurer. French Willis elected trustee of the second district and George McNabb elected trustee of the third district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens
Carlisle
French Willis
George McNabb
Vernor Johnson
No Election at Shelburn Town Meeting
There was no town election at Shelburn yesterday and the present town officers will hold over unless a special election is called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelburn
Election at Dugger Honors Local Officials
In Dugger Harry Collina was elected trustee of the first ward and Dr Ira J Gill was chosen town clerk and treasurer. There was no political contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dugger
Harry Collina
Ira. J. Gill
Berlingmier Re-elected Clerk and Treasurer in Farmersburg
Result at Farmersburg shows S H Berlingmier, Republican, re-elected to clerk and treasurer over A Parish, Democrat. D B Bolinger, Republican, re-elected trustee of the third ward and Claude Foreman, Democrat, trustee of the fourth ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg
S. H. Berlingmier
A. (. Parish
D. B. Bolinger
Claude Foreman
Merom Election Results on Citizens Ticket
Result at Merom shows Citizens ticket elected yesterday with M. A. Reynolds as clerk and treasurer. Trustees named are Thomas Gray and Lorace Cowen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merom
Citizens
Meerom
M. A. Reynolds
Thomas Gray
Lorace Cowen
Route A carrier quits to join grocery business
Arch Lovelace, longtime rural mail carrier on route A out of Sullivan, resigns after 13 years and buys a half interest in Floyd Lamb’s grocery on the west side of the public square. He assumed active charge of the new venture Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch Lovelace
Sullivan
Floyd Lamb
Public Square
Lovelace
Sullivan Boy Remembers Sights Across War Europe
Sgt. Myron Hummel of Sullivan recounts two months of travel through France England Scotland Belgium Italy and Germany after 15 months with the 61st Engineers. He details Berlin impressions London Glasgow Rome Venice and railroad union travel privileges saving Concord francs. He was discharged at Camp Dix after return to Brest and the voyage home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
England
London
Glasgow
Scotland
Paris
France
Venice
Italy
Myron Hummel
William Hummel
East of Sullivan
61St Engineers
Ft. Harrison
Hummel
Camp Upton
N. Y
Seas
Brest
Renles
Sgt
Belgium
Germany
Trummel
Europe
Rome
Haly
Railroaders Union
Railroad Union
Niew Hummel
Hie
A. Km. F
Set
Camp Dix
N. J
United States
Public cattle and farm sale notices in Sullivan area
J K Coulson and E Walters offer 55 head of Durochs on November 12 at the Wible lot North Main Sullivan to aid visitors. Walter Sparks and Charles Sparks hold a sale at the Sparks farm eight miles NW of Sullivan and four miles NE of Graysville on November 20 starting 10 a m with horses mules cows hogs grain hay farming implements and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Coulson
New Lebanon
BE. E. Walters
Carlisle
Wible
Graysville
Mrs Earl Cochran Visits Sister in Fort Payne
Mrs Earl Cochran of Fort Payne Alabama is visiting her sister Mrs E S Crowder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Cochran
Fort Payne
Ala
E. S. Crowder
Sullivan Trio Makes 2690 Mile Arizona Auto Journey
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Thomas and grandmother Mrs. Sarah Padgett, 79, completed a 2690 mile road trip from Sullivan to Phoenix Arizona. The three week trek used 140 gallons of gas for about 18 mpg and averaged 124 miles per day with 400 pounds of luggage. No mechanical trouble and total cost under one hundred dollars. They traveled through St. Louis Kansas City Amarillo Santa Rosa El Paso and various Arizona towns before Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clff Thomas
Sarah Padgett
Phenix
Arizona
St. Louis
Kansas City
Amarillo
Texas
Santa Rosa
New Mexico
el Paso
Taxpayers Rush as County Treasurer Sees Peak Collections
The office of County Treasurer Ed P. Snow faced crowded lines Friday Saturday and Monday as many taxpayers mailed in or paid at the counter. Over 75000 was collected in the last two days and officials expect total 350066 to be reached though final figures will take days to finalize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed P. Snow
Famous Concert Singers to Appear Here
Messers Collins and Harlan headline a Sherman theatre appearance Friday evening November 14 under the direction of Dr W Cadwell. Admission is free on application at Cadwell's music store. The pair are renowned vocalists and actors with an excellent program lined up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messers Collins and Harlan
Sherman Theatre
BR. W. Cadwell
Cadwell
G A R Second District Meeting Set for Vincennes
The district meeting of the G A R second district will be held at Vincennes on November 18 at the G A R hall. All members of the posts are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
G. A. R. Hall
Bayard Thompson Returns Home After California Residence
Bayard Thompson and family, long residents of California, have moved back to the area to resume residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayard Thompson
California
Local pastor Horne to stay at Sullivan church
By unanimous vote the church board raised Rev. John McNh. Horne's salary by 700 dollars and he accepted to remain as pastor. He announced his decision at Sunday service and spoke on the strike situation to a packed audience of coal miners and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church of the City
John McNh. Horne
Horne
Christian Church
Paris
Sullivan
Coal Miners Strike Paralyzes Sullivan County Mines
The entire Sullivan County coal field is idle as 40 mines and about 4000 miners halt work amid a union dispute with operators. Except for three wagon mines, production stops with no miner reporting to work Saturday. Public stockpiles and conservation measures aim to extend supplies during the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County
Fire Department Called After Hallo Ween Curtain Fire
Fire department rushed to the home of L A Strahahan on Hallo e en night as a lace curtain caught fire from a candle blaze in a Hallo e en pumpkin. The curtain was pulled down quickly preventing further damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Strahahan
Sullivan relatives hold Washington reunion at Halloween party
W C Alsman returned from Washington where he joined a Sullivan county reunion in the form of a Halloween party at Len Eaton's home in Engleside Virginia. A special car carried the group from Washington to the Eaton residence with many Sullivan residents attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Alsman
Washington, D. C
David Giles
Sullivan Manufacturing Company
Len Eaton
Sullivan
Washington
Eaton
Engleside
Capitol City
William McKinley
Fayette McKinley
Asst. Sec. of Agriculture
J. R. Riggs
Riggs
Louise
Mary Elizabeth
Maude Harris
Allen Harris
Dorothy Coffman
Essie Wilson
Rush Eaton
Dona Michaels
Ed Liston
Bertha Liston
Ed Burton
Claude Eaton
Fayette Luzader
Paul Mida
Aged Turman Woman Mary Ellen Ingersoll Dies at 86
Mary Ellen Ingersoll 86 a longtime Turman township resident died Monday afternoon at her daughter’s home west of Graysville from age related illness. widow of Henry W. Ingersoll she was born May 11 1833 and moved to the county over fifty years ago. Surviving children include Mrs W I Hunt Yaquina Oregon Mrs Hudson Burton Oklahoma Mrs Homer Bicknell Mrs Henrietta Mann Turman township and Mrs Nelle Wasson Decatur Illinois. Funeral at one o’clock this afternoon at Graysville Christian church conducted by Rev. John McD Horne burial at Johnson cemetery west of Graysville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Ingersoll
Turman Township
T. J. Mann
Graysville
Henry W. Ingersoll
Christian Church
John McD. Horne
Johnson Cemetery
Ingersoll
W. i. Hunt
Yaquima
Oregon
Hudson Burton
Oklahoma
Homer Bicknell
Henrietta Mann
Nelle Wasson
Decatur
Ilinois
First Suit Filed in Sullivan Circuit Court
James Weaver sues Etta Weaver for divorce and custody in Sullivan Circuit Court. Weaver alleges threats with a razor and cruel treatment. They married April 4 1911 in Brazil Indiana and separated October 25. Custody of two children aged 7 and 4 is requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Circuit
James Weaver
Etta Weaver
Weaver
Brazil
Tnd
Return From Outing on Black River
Four Sullivan men and two from St Louis completed a 75 mile open boat trip down Black River Missouri Arkansas line to Corning and back to Sullivan. Others stayed behind for additional hunting and fishing. Unfavorable weather limited catches but trip yielded a good time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River
C FL Batey
W. T. Mellett
W. H. Hill
C. H. Bedwell
P. L. Reid
St. Louis
Jack Bradley
Missouri-Arkansas Line
Corning
Sullivan
J. EB. Turman
Sullivan County Boys Get Vocational Training
More than two hundred Indiana youths receive vocational training under the Federal Board of Vocational Training for World War I veterans with injuries. A Washington list names Sullivan county servicemen James B Curry of Farmersburg in a Terre Haute business course Paul A Woodard of Sullivan in an elementary course at Valparaiso University and Carl Schroeder of Carlisle in mechanical engineering at the Ohio Mechanical Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Board of Vocational Training
Indiana
Sullivan County
Washington, D. C
James B. Curry
Farmersburg
Terre Haute
Paul A. Woodard
Sullivan
Valpariso University
Carl Schroeder
Carlisle
Ohio Mechanical Institute
County Commissioners Hold Busy Meeting and Action Packed Session
The board approved bills including 200 for Miss D. D. Williamson and granted a one year ferry license to Frank Wernz. They discussed bond issuance for Curry and Wood road improvements, approved highway work in Jackson township, and authorized truant officer costs. The Hymera property sale and Pfrang bridge junking were noted with a $75 offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
D. D. Williamson
Frank Wernz
Wabash River
Joe R. Monroe
J. W. Adams
Curry Township
Curry and Wood
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Vincent Yeager
Fairbanks
James A. Forbus
Jackson Township
State Board of Accounts
City of
Sullivan
I. N. Botts
Hymera
Pfrang
Jefferson Township
Carlisle Schools Lose Superintendent J C Snarr
J C Snarr of Sullivan resigned as Carlisle schools principal to join the Federal Board for Vocational Education. He left for Cincinnati and will report to Washington for vocational training before assignment to an eastern U S school. Formerly he headed Sullivan High School for eleven years and worked with J Woolley Coal Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Snarr
Sullivan
Carlisle
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Cincinnati
Ohio
Washington, D. C
United States
Snarr
Death of Charles Plew involves Sullivan burial
Charles Plew 50 died at Memorial Hospital Mattoon of bowel obstruction. His body was brought to Sullivan for burial in Center Ridge Cemetery. Modern Woodmen Lodge of Sullivan attended the service with Rev S J Cross of the Methodist church. Plew was a former clerk at W E Woods clothing and known in Sullivan county. Survived by widow, two sons Ira 17 and Robert 16, and brother William Pliew living here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Plew
Memorial
Mattoon
Sullivan
Center Ridge
Woodmen Lodge
S. J. Cross
Methodist Church
W. E. Woods
Sullivan County
Ira
Robert
William Pliew
Aydelotte to Tour United States for Rhodes Foundation
Frank Aydelotte, Boston Technical Institute faculty member and Rhodes scholar, will tour the United States visiting colleges and educational institutions to promote Rhodes scholarships. He serves as secretary of the Rhodes foundation and receives his salary from the institute plus Rhodes funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Aydelotte
Boston Technical Institute
W. E. Aydelotte
United States
Rhodes
Aydelotte
Rhodes Foundation
Boston Teach
Sullivan High School
Indiana University
State University
U. S
Oxford University
England
New tax law rates confound critics in Goodrich era
Indianapolis reports the Goodrich administration sold the public on the new tax law by cutting rates despite higher valuations. State government costs rose in 1918 due to war related functions and expanded agencies, yet the governor kept the tax rate reduced from 40.10 to 35.10 cents per hundred, with increased valuations and lower assessments under the new law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Goodrich
State Council of Defense
Industrial Board
State Board of Education
Road Improvement Tie-Up Delays Lund Beasley Route
Sand and gravel shortages stall Lund Beasley road south of Sullivan. Only the southern portion of the three mile unimproved stretch will be finished before winter, suspending work until spring. The completed south section will stay open for winter traffic with no detour needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lund- Beasley
Sullivan
Three Mile
Superintendent Youngblood Receives Indiana University Degree
A. W. Youngblood, head of the city schools, recently graduated from Indiana University with a mathematics major and has been awarded a degree by the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Youngblood
Indiana University
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sullivan Boy
Terre Haute Star and Sullivan Union
Sullivan Union
Sullivan, Indiana
Mary E. Ingersoll
ER. C. Snarr
Federal Vocational Education Board
Chas
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