Indiana County Councils Drive for Hoover Cards and War Effort
Indiana state officials trumpet a conservation and registration drive urging 1 006 000 Hoover voluntary food organization cards. County councils pledge exclusive effort this week and push county clerks to invest trust funds in Liberty Loan bonds.
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Indianapolis
Harry E. Barnard
Herbert Hoover
Council of National Defense
Indiana
Hoover Voluntary Food Organization
Indiana State Council of Defense
State Council of Defense
Indiana State Council
State Board of Accounts
Commonwealth
Maintain Schools At Full Strength In Wartime
Officials of the bureau of education urge that salaries of teachers not be lowered and that schools remain open at full efficiency despite high living costs. Building work may be postponed and students should continue in school while older youth contribute productive labor when possible.
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Education
Belts and Accessories Steal Spotlight in This Season's Frocks
Fashion notes highlight belt variety as equal to pockets in defining frock charm. Beaded single chains, cords, cords with jade or bone buckles, and creative draping offer easy home sewers tweaks. Velvet ribbons threaded through puffed silks and soutache braiding weave new waistline textures.
Gossiping Bloomington Musings and Local Fantasies
Not much war talk at the grocery but plenty of small town gossip. Constable Si Plum searches for a screech owl, field help arrives from Owen County, and Hackers Creek residents marry with a flexible fee to the minister. A Hardshell church program features Armitta Jones on Onward Christian Soldiers.
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Si Plum
Owen County
Hacker’s Creek
Eli Perkins
Hardshell
Armitta Jones
Deacon Ebbersole
Bill Blithers
Jim Slivers
Teddy Roosevelt
Twins Opposite in Character Shine Through Distinct Personalities
The description contrasts twin siblings with divergent temperaments. One twin is quick and confident with a forgiving nature, while the other is slow, shy, and good-tempered yet slow to forgive when provoked.
Willing to Let Well Enough Alone in Jail Memoir
Sister Maudie Waddles speaks about the jail time for her husband and the sympathy she receives from sisters. She contemplates leaving him as she debates the burden of support and community responses.
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Maudie Waddles
Tea Exports From Japan Reach 41 Million Pounds
Japanese exports to America for May 1916 to April 1917 totaled 41,534,706 pounds, per statistics published by the Yokohama and Tokyo foreign board of trade and forwarded to Uncle Sam.
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Japan
America
Yokohama and
Three Crops In A Season For Pomona Farmers
Pomona district growers who previously harvested a single crop will this year, through intensive cultivation, obtain two to three harvests before December. The shift promises higher yields and extended farming activity across the region.
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Pomona
California
Protecting Silk and Satin Handling Tips for Fashion Fabrics
Silk and satin require careful starter rules. Use small pins and fine needles to avoid holes and thread breaks. Insert new needles for new silks and keep irons at moderate heat to prevent cracking. Handle plaiting and ruffling with care to maintain fabric integrity.
Pocketed Scarves Adorn Summer Fashion
Fashion notes reveal scarves in satin, tulle and fur now include hidden pockets sewn into satin or chiffon linings. The pockets, discreet and small, hold a handkerchief, a tiny purse or vanity case, reflecting women’s growing need for integrated storage in accessories.
Summer Felts Appear in White Georgette Sailor Hat
A wide mushroom sailor of white georgette features a felt facing in old gold with a square edge design. The crown front is trimmed with a white spiked celluloid ornament and a seed pearl pendant.
Notice to non residents in Sullivan Indiana court
In the Sullivan Circuit Court September term 1917 John Funkhouser Receiver of Union Building Association of Humera vs John C Bridgewater Susie E Bridgewater Complaint No 17481 action on note and foreclosure. Defendants non residents notified to appear by December 18 1917 or default will be entered. Clerk David Giles. Attorneys Munt Gambill Haddon First insertion Oct 17 1917 3t.
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Indiana
Sullivan County
Sullivan Circuit Court
John Funkhouser
Union Building Association of Humera
John C. Bridgewater
Susie E. Bridgewater
Hunt & Gambill
M. A. Haddon
State of
David Giles
Munt & Gambill
Quiet Title Complaint Filed in Sullivan Circuit Court
In Sullivan County Indiana during the September 1917 term Oliver Steele and Joseph Rogers Benjamin Boone et al file a quiet title action No 17484. The plaintiffs by attorney John C Chaney state defendants listed including Boone McConnell Garrett and others are nonresidents and non residents unknown heirs. the court is notified to appear by December 14 1917 at the Sullivan County Court House to answer or demur. The suit seeks 33 acres of land described as part of section 27 township 7 north range 9 west.
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State of
Indiana
Sullivan County
Sullivan Circuit Court
Oliver Steele
Joseph
Rogers
Benjamin Boone
John C. Chaney
Sullivan Circuit
John Boone
Alexander Boone
William Boone
John Clark
Jane Monnahan
Robert Watson
Anna Harrah
John A. Garrett
Minnie Garrett
John McConnell
William McCammon
Silas Garrett
Margaret F. Garrett
William F. Garrett
Ann Elizabeth Garrett
Josiah Boone
Margaret FE. Garrett
Metes
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County Councils of Defense
Evans Woollen
Charles Fox
Wm. G. Irwin
H. R. Kurrie
E. M. Wilson
State Council
Messrs. Woollen
Barnard
Germany
Young Men’s Christian Association
Russia
France
Italy
United States
Sir Stephenson Kent
British Industrial Commission
England
Squire Hartsock
Peratina Fish
Dick Bledsoe
Squire Hahsford
Sciroeder & Price
Sherman Building
Cass Township
James Reeves
Ollie Reeves
Geo. R. Geatches
Jno
F. Brewer
Nellie Brewer
S. M. Caldwell
Chas. E. Coleman
Curry Township
W. H. Hill
P. L. Reid
Wm. Scott
Haddon Township
Jessie G. Bond
Agnes Gertrude Bond
B. D. Guilbert
Enos Porter
K L. Curry
Myrtle E. Masters
Henry
Myrtle Frye
Jefferson Township
Cecil Colvin
Arthur Neal
Arthur Neal Et al
Louvina Gadberry
Ray H. Harbin
Russell
Daisey Lockhart
Susie Keene
Rachel Shipley
Keene
Shelburn
Jas. R. Riggs
Josephine Hall
Cherrydale Add
China
Globe
Sullivan
Ind
Court
Joan C. Chaney
Plaintiffs
HL. Ramsey
Chiropractic
The
Palmer School of Chiropractic
S. Court St
Terre -Haute Star and Sullivan Union
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