Graysville Outlook Notes Local Happenings and Grants
Graysville reports Indian summer weather and gravel road work west of Kingsley Chapel with better wages for labor. Corn movement continues though some note a shorter crop. Earl Monk loses front teeth in basketball. Community activities include Sunday school by state workers and a reception for the Graysville Methodist pastor L L Johnson and wife. Arbor day tree planting at the school, and Mann Grove Sunday School property sale to Thomas Durham with speakers’ stand donated to the Cemetery Association. Edgar Ransford becomes bookkeeper for Harry Dilley.
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Kingsley Chapel
Earl Monk
Richard McKinley
Ed Stewart
Frank Bruner
Add Ransford
Will Yager
Zelma Woodard
Graysville
L. L. Johnson
James Huff
Susan Huff
Russell Cox
Leon
Clyde Weir
Milbourn
Smith Reynolds
Harold Woodard
Goden Cox
Mann Grove Sunday School Association
Thomas Durham
Cemetery Association
William Gorham
Myrtle Yager
Terre Haute
Edgar Ransford
Harry Dilley
Obituary of Joshua A Booker Pleasantville Ind.
Joshua A. Booker born February 22 1852 Pleasantville Indiana died November 5 1921 aged 69 years 8 months 11 days. Married Larelda Enochs May 30 1875 two children Maude Hallie with Hallie predeceased him. Survived by wife daughter Mrs G E Shepherd sister Mrs A B Corbin four grandchildren and many relatives. He joined Pleasantville M E church young and spoke of readiness to meet his Saviour three weeks before death. The obituary also notes visits by relatives to Champaign Illinois and visits by Mrs Florence M Parks of Beaver Colorado and other local social ties. County superintendent Richard Park reports high mine permit activity after State Industrial Board ruling allowing boys over sixteen to work in mines. Mr Park issued .72 permits and 20 applications remain. Hinkle C Hays traveled to New York on legal business.
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Joshua A. Booker
Pleasantville
Ind
Larelda Enochs
Maude
Hallie
G- E. Shepherd
L. W. Ripple
Terre Haute
A. B. Corbin
Pleasantvile
M. E. Church
Florence M. Parks
Beaver
Colorado
Sullivan
Wes Beasley
Parks
West
Harry Parks
Denver
Musicians’ Union
Richard Park
State Industrial Board
Park
Hinkle C. Hays
New York
Dairy Hints on U S Milk Consumption Near 44 Gallons Per Person
United States dairy experts note per capita milk use reached about 44 gallons annually, double 1890 levels, including cooking and drinking. Europe averages higher, with Sweden and Switzerland near 70 gallons, while long-distance shipping and refrigerated cars expanded urban access.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Dairy Division
Sweden
Switzerland
Julius Caesar
Europe
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Philadelphia
Jail or Roll Em Up Miss Rosine Defies Beach Rules
Miss Louise Rosine a 39 year old Los Angeles novelist refused to roll up her stockings on Virginia avenue beach Atlantic City. She resisted arrest claiming city rules infringe on her rights and allegedly struck officer causing assault and battery charges alongside disorderly conduct. She remains jailed without bail as police recount unfoldings.
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Louise Rosine
Los Angeles
Atlantic City
N. J
United States Supreme Court
Miss Rosine
Virginia Avenue
Edward Shaw
Aiming for Purebred Sires Across Western States
Co operative cow testing association leaders push for 100 percent purebred bulls. USDA Western office report notes Sacramento-Yolo and San Diego associations added to purebred list. Eight low testing herds now governed, with three in Idaho, two in Colorado, two in California, and one in Washington.
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Cooperative
Dairy Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Sacramento-Yolo
San Diego
California
Western Office
Idaho
Colorado
Washington
Wig Vandalized on Yacht Sparks Suit Over $125 Wig
On a New York yacht party a dog named Gyp chewed up a guest’s blond wig worn by Miss Alice Bloom. Bloom, a model and former chorus girl, had her hair bobbed and bought the wig for 125 dollars. The owner settled for 50 dollars after the dog damaged the wig beyond repair.
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New York
George Ll. Triffon
Saraphis
Alice Bloom
Alice
Gyp
School party and local notices from Strain area
Professor C F Whitlock hosted a home gathering for Strain school pupils with a long list of attendees. The brief item also notes church association travel, social visits, farm bureau meeting attendance, and various local visits and separable salutes across the community.
Big Cod Gulps Down a 12-Pound Salmon
Victoria residents recount a strange catch at Brentwood where a large cod supposedly swallowed a 12 pound salmon. Eye witnesses say the cod then opened to reveal the entire salmon inside its stomach.
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Victoria
B. C
Brentwood
Lost in Jail Six Months Freed in Wisconsin Case
Louis Ballier of Saxon and George Miller of Drummond were released by Federal Judge Luse after being brought to court by the county jailer who inquired how to handle overtime prisoners. They had been jailed on liquor charges.
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Saxon
Wis
Louis Ballier
George Miller
Drummond
Luse
Sullivan County Water Company Granted Rate Increase
The Indiana Public Service Commission approved Sullivan County Water Company’s petition to raise metered water rates to a 45 cent to 12 cent per 1000 gallon block schedule and increase the minimum monthly charge to 1.50, while denying higher rates for fire hydrants and setting depreciation rules. The decision includes detailed billing scales and a 1.5 percent annual depreciation allocation. Local officials and company representatives presented the case, with testimony filed in 1921.
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Sullivan County Water Company
State of Indiana Public Service Commission
Public Service Commission Act
Water Company
Awan
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Gertrude
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Lois Lindley
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Ralph Thompson
Price Lindley
Russell Thompson
Gertrude Thompson
Sarah Reed
Western
Axminster
Bolivia
Sullivan Merchants Co-operative Sale
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Terre Haute Daily Star
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Indianapolis News
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Globe Democrat
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Blade
Sullivan Union
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C. F. Whitlock
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Glenn Bostick
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Maxine Strain
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George Fuson
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Jake Foutz
Dodd Bridge
Warren Dickerson
Mann’s Grove
Sunday School Association
Rufus DeHart
Fred Wernz
Ernestine
Pearl Hall
Lorena
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Carl Lester
Edgar Strain
Earl Gaston
Farm Bureau
Fairbanks
JC. E. Thomson
J. B. McKinney
Charles Riggs
Farmersburg
Addison Drake
Hosea Drake
W. H. Thomas
S. D. Newlin
Hutsonville
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Jessie Harrison
John Pogue
James Drake
Lansberry Riggs
Noah Scott
Della Riggs
Geneva Coleman
Clarence Whitlock
Dash Ridgeway
S. D., Newlin
Crry OF
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M. Kerlin
John Bovian
BR. D. Gree
Benjamin Perk
Sullivan Water Company
Charles H. bLedwell
Henry Uth
Masonic Lodge
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George W. Buff
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