Eighty Four Sullivan Boys Get Medals
The United States Government through the Department of Labor awards 84 Service Medals to Boys Working Reserve members. The medals honor three to six weeks of work in productive industry, recognizing Reserve members including Melvin Bennett for organizing work in his township. Names listed include Sullivan, Graysville, Pleasantville, and Merom affiliates along with many others across multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Labor
Boys Working Reserve
Edgar D. Maple
Isaac D. Strause
Melvin Bennett
Farmersburg
Carlisle
Dorris Winegar
W- H. Curry
S. W. Fritzland
Hallie Bedwell
G. ©. Hoke
Max E. Hughes
Marvel Walters
Guy E. Wolfe
R. W. Walters
Frank Colvin
Arthur Fore
Harold Wheaton
King Hamilton
Floyd T. Wolfe
Benj. Perkins
Herschel Phegley
Leonard Gore
Ivan Ungerer
Herschel Wolfe
Geo. W. Gore
Verne Lanks
Joe Adams
Hadwin Hooper
Hubert Brentlinger
Ernest Ladener
Willig Hale
Leland Ridgway
Bailey McConnell
T. F. Davidson
Wm. Headley
Shelburn
Dishone Herbert
Sullivan
Eugene Boles
George A. Scott
Floyd Dunbar
Pleasantville
Hymera
Roy Brown
Henson Griggs
Homer Halberstadt
Ansel Romine
Robert Davis
Max Cummins
Dewny Barnett
Bailey Bickling
Eugene Boston
Justice Boston
Robert Botts
Ansel Braner
Orval Coleman
Willie Cooper
Denver Crist
Ezra Crist
Fred Davis
Roy Engle
Lawrence Franklin
Nelson Flynn
Fred Worbus
Herbert Furon
Raymond Gaskins
Clifford Harding
Wayne V. Hammond
Oliver Marshall
Mil
Phillips Wedding Unites Elizabeth Phillips and Robert Springer
Elizabeth M. Phillips wed Robert M. Springer at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Phillips five miles west of Sullivan. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Walter B. Niles of Hymera with Edna Wirst of Casey and Eleanor Crews of Palestine, among others, in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Phillips
Sullivan
Elizabeth M. Phillips
Robert M. Springer
Eleanor Crews
Palestine
Ill
Mrs. Springer
Sullivan High School
Mr. Springer
Chicago
J. C. Phillips
Paxton
D. W. Shuck
Paxton, Ill
Edna First
Casey
Walter B. Niles
Hymera
Poynter Named Mine Director
Indianapolis on November 17. Paul Poynter publisher of Sullivan was appointed by the Indiana Fuel Administration to oversee wagon mines. His task is to secure greater cooperation between wagon mines and state work.
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Indianapolis
Paul Poynter
Sullivan
Indiana Fuel Administration
Morins Make Union Church Business Call
Rev. and Mrs. C. O. Morin of Prairieton visited the Union on Monday. He grew up near Graysville and serves as pastor of the Prairieton Methodist Church. He has spent several years serving in Switzerland county.
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C. O. Morin
Prairieton
Union
Chiropractor Ad Promises Kidney Trouble Relief
Chiropractic adjustments offered by H. L. Ramsey, D. C., claim to analyze cases and address the cause of kidney trouble through adjustments.
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H. L. Ramsey
D. C
For Sale Bakery in Town of Two Thousand
Bakery in town of 2000 residents, the only such shop in the area is offered for sale. Owner listed as A W Mc Clure based in Palestine Illinois. Asset includes fixtures and brand. Potential buyers invited to inquire locally.
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A. W. McClure
Palestine
Ilinois
Harness repair and leather conservation notice
A local ad urges repairing harnesses and oiling gear, stressing leather conservation as vital as food. It offers new sets if old gear is beyond repair and notes 12 dozen Jim Dandy Collars just received by Mattix & Foster at the first door west of the State Bank.
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Mattix & Foster
West State Bank
No Hunting or Trespassing Notices at Union Office
Heavy tag board notices pasted at the Union Office warn against hunting or trespassing on surrounding lands. The signs emphasize prohibition and legal consequences for violations.
Telegraphy Training for Registered Men in Signal Corps
Statewide schools train registered men in telegraphy for service in the signal corps. Details from Will H. Hays, Chairman State Council of Defense, 83 State House, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Signal Corps
Will H. Hays
State Council of Defense
State House
Indianapolis
Ind
Former Sullivan Teacher Dies in Colorado Springs
Mrs. Glenn Ellis aged 33, a former Sullivan County teacher and wife of Fred M. Ellis, died Saturday in Colorado Springs after a long illness. At her bedside were brother Rollie Douthitt and sister Mrs. A C Owens. Burial will be at Center Ridge cemetery. She leaves her mother Mrs. Mary A. Douthitt, husband, three brothers and four sisters including Mrs. Victoria Lucas and Mrs. George Robbins.
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Glenn Ellis
Fred M. Ellis
Colorado Springs
Col
Rollie Douthitt
Jefferson Township
A. C. Owens
Center Ridge Cemetery
Mary A. Douthitt
Carlisle
Fred M. Bilis
Edward Douthitt
J. F. Douthitt
City
Victoria Lucas
Sandborn
George Robbins
William Medley
Prominent Gill Farmer Sued for 25000 Damages
Nettie M Pinkston sues Levi Springer in circuit court claiming repeated harassment and attempts at forced separation. She alleges illegal advances aimed at coercing divorce and cohabitation, culminating in an August assault and a frightened birth premature on October 26 following the events. Her suit names Hays and Hays as local counsel with A G McNabb for Springer.
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Levi Springer
Gill Township
Nettie M. Pinkston
Albert Pinkston
Springer
Hays & Hays
A. G. McNabb
Missouri
New Suits Filed In Vigo County Courts
Eva E. M. Petty sues Harvey Petty Vigo Mining Co and First National Banks of Jasonville for divorce United States Tire Corp sues Grover E Turpen on account Enos Porter sues Arthur D Cutler on account The Taylor Welding and Cutting Co sues David L Kaplin on account
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Eva E. M. Petty
Harvey Petty
Vigo Mining Co
First National Banks of
Jasonville
Ind
United States Tire Corporation
Grover E. Turpen
Enos Porter
Arthur D. Cutler
The
Taylor Welding and Cutting Co
David L. Kaplin
Notice to Bidders for Leona Prather Levee Repairs
The Sullivan Knox Indiana levee committee invites sealed bids by December 30 1917 at noon for protection and repair of the Leona Prather levee funded by local assessments. Work may be bid as a whole or in parts including piling and brush work dam construction at Little Busseron creek seaward. Bids require a $100 certified check and performance bond. First insertion November 14 1917.
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Sullivan
Knox Counties
Indiana
A. G. McNabb
Citizens Trust
Busseron Creek
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Garment Department
New York
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Ladies Union Suns
Exita Sian
Athyra
Athena
Cheldren
Ble Aien
Cotton Sox
Clark
Acti Vue
Bleach
White & Col
Sullivan, Indiana
Ton Osborn
Clarence Morse
Ernest McAnally
Rex McAnally
Dan Morgan
Roy Morse
Harvey Parr
McKinley Rehmel
Okie Russell
Lawrence Shaw
H. Dewey Scott
James B. Snider
Robert Leyster
Pearl Yadon
James Vanderpool
Joseph Woodrow
Alex Shaw
Edward J. Willis
Henry Ingersoll
Graysville
Enoch Kelley
Harold Weir
Wayne Tague
Merom
Springer-Philuwips
Poynter
Nettie Pinkston
Tom Donnelly
Boys’ Outfitters
Lindley
John Lynch
Sol G. Summers
Robert L. Bond
Terre Haute Star and Sullivan Union
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