Pleasantville Community Notes and School Plans
Friday evening at 7 30 the Sunday school board will meet to select officers for the coming year. Teachers Myrtle Harbin and Bruce Lind will teach in Bicknell this winter. School opened September 4. Jefferson township teachers attend county institute in Sullivan with Alvin C. Payne as speaker. Padgett family from Indianapolis visiting relatives in Pleasantville. Buck and Jackson families held their fourth annual reunion at Bucktown with good time despite rain. Plans advance for a Pleasantville bank building with Everett Jones as cashier. Joe Allsman to teach at Carlisle this year. Ulysses Rose builds a new house west of the high school. Amye Hunley teaching primary at Newberry. Local folks saw The Shepherd of the Hills at Merom. Irwin Bicknell and wife of Terre Haute weekend visit. Mary Maud Parish of Farmersbury visited Buck. Homecoming held at Bethel church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
Myrtle Harbin
Bruce Lind
Bicknell
Jefferson Township
County Institute
Sullivan
Alvin C. Payne
Pleasantville Bank
Everett Jones
Joe Allsman
Carlisle
Ulysses Rose
Amye Hunley
Newberry
Pleasantville
Merom
Irwin Bicknell
Terre Haute
Local Visitors and Socials Across Shelburn and Nearby Towns
Miss Lois Taft of Shelburn spent the week with Mr. and Mrs. Olin Moore. Hayden’s grove hosts a Monday fish fry. St Louis residents Will Kneopp Sr and Jr with family visit Otto Jewell and Emory Smith. Sunday gathering at Will and Barnett Jewell Sr. Mrs Jerry Barcus and Geneva call on Mrs Ridgeway Blanche Hillard near Farmersburg. Teachers’ institute at Sullivan draws Tressie Bennett and Marie Ferguson. Pink Hood family Ira Davis and near Hymera residents also guests of the Dearmonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Taft
Shelburn
Olin Moore
Hayden’s Grove
Will Kneopp Sr
Will Kneopp Jr
Baby
St. Louis
Otto Jewell
Emory Smith
Will Jewell
Barnett Jewell Sr
Jerry Barcus
Geneva
Calvin Ridgeway
Blanche
E. Hillard
Farmersburg
Tressie Bennett
Marie Ferguson
Teachers’ Institute
Sullivan
Pink Hood
Ira Davis
Hymera
Fred Dearmond
Local visitors and funeral attendance noted in community
Margaret and Anna Ruth of Knoxville visited the Hood family. Marion Hood and Margaret Dearmond stayed overnight. Mrs. Mary Bennett of Sullivan visited the Bennett family. Bruce Fox and children of Farmersburg were guests of the Hayworths. Harry Spicher and Elizabeth of Farmersburg visited the Jewell and Smith households. Olin Moore and Chas Moore hosted guests. Attendees from here attended Addley Carruthers funeral in Farmersburg Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Anna Ruth
Knoxville
Tenn
Alvin Hood
Marion Hood
Margaret Dearmond
Mary Bennett
Sullivan
Will Bennett
Bruce Fox
Farmersburg
Dudley Hayworth
Harry Spicher
Elizabeth
Otto Jewell
Emory Smith
Olin Moore
Chas. Moore
Addley Carruthers
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertising Card
Over forty years use claimed for Hall's Catarrh Medicine with an ointment and internal tonic. Local relief from ointment and blood-acting tonic said to reduce mucous surface inflammation. Sold by all dr ugists F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Harding and Colleagues Visit. Church Dinner Planned
Mrs Delia Strain Harding and son Harold Smith and family from Indiana polis spent Sunday and Monday with Mr and Mrs Will Strain. Miss Geneva Colman of Terre Haute visited Mrs Della Riggs. Mr and Mrs Ray Barnes visited friends in Terre Haute. An all day meeting and basket dinner at Dodd Bridge Church is set for Sunday Sept 9. everyone is invited. Mr and Mrs Bert Roberts and baby visited Mrs Mary Barnes and daughter Mabel on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delia Strain Harding
Harold Smith
Indianapolis
Will Strain
James Woodard
Geneva Colman
Terre Haute
Della Riggs
Ray Barnes
Dodd Bridge
Bert Roberts
Baby
Mary Barnes
Mabel
Big Springs Chautauqua Ends. Local Visits Reported
Heavy rain fell Monday in Big Springs as Clarence and Ralph Mahan of Bloomington visited sister Mrs. Will Watson and family. Rev. Simon Bennett will preach next Sunday morning. Ray Watson stayed with Will Watson Monday. Rev. Chancey Morin and wife visited A G Cushman while at Merom chautauqua. Will Ingersoll of Indianapolis visited his sisters. Mrs. Laura Rue of Kentucky visited Tom and James Durham and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Ralph Mahan
Bloomington
Will Watson
Simon Bennett
Big Springs
Ray Watson
Chancey Morin
A. G. Cushman
Advertised Letters in Sullivan Indiana Post Office 1928
List of letters remaining unclaimed as of September 5 1928 in Sullivan Indiana postoffice includes ladies Eder Lena Notting Shaw Nettie and gents Hallett C R King Luther McDade Almus McFarland A J Starin Albert Watson Alex. Unclaimed items will move to the Dead Letter Office if not claimed within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan, Ind
Eder
Lena Notting
Shaw
Nettie
Belief as the Foundation of Power and Character
A speaker argues that political parties churches and individuals fail without a deep guiding belief. He urges unwavering faith in God Christ the Holy Ghost and the infallible Bible as the creed to anchor leaders and citizens against expediency and compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Adjustment
Roman Remains Found While Building Near Bristol
Workmen uncover Roman coffins with skeletons a six inch needle a spoon and a brooch at Keynsham near Bristol The Daily Chronicle reports the find may mark the finishing touch on a Roman gal lant toga showing the era’s artifacts and craftsmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Keynsham
Bristol
England
Daily Chronicle of
Ronen
Strange Experience in Timber with Lost Dog
A hunter recounts losing his dog in the timber and later finding the pet inside a large hollow log. The dog had crawled in to warm itself and became stuck, prompting a search after the hunter continued tracking a rabbit.
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Chicago Journal
Turtle at Zoo Claims 311 Year Old Record
A zoo visitor dismisses the turtle’s age as irrelevant after the keeper notes the creature is 311 years old, sparking a dry exchange about its significance. The exchange reflects a lighthearted moment at the zoo.
Local residents visit family and scholars lead Tri Kappa fund
Mr and Mrs Alonzo Riggs visit his brother Charles P Riggs in Chicago. Frank M Douthitt returns from St Louis buying for his store. Tri Kappa in town continues its scholarship fund with Ruth Welch as recipient. Various residents travel between Chicago Evansville Louisville and Illinois towns for visits and appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Riggs
Charles P. Riggs
Chicago
Frank M. Douthitt
St. Louis
A. S. Meserve
Rol Maxwell
Louisiana
William Steele
Tri Kappa Sorority
Tri Kappa
Ruth Welch
Percy Denham
Evansville
William Burks
Louisville
Maude Mayfield
Charles Gambill
Rose Dilley
Fairbanks
Middletown
Florida
Farmersburg News
Floyd McBride
Coffeyville
Kansas
Pete McBride
Walter Walters
Francis
Paul Hunt
Frank Burnham
Julia Moore
Farmersburg
Protagoras Truth Claim Challenged by Aristotle
Aristotle counters Protagoras by arguing truth status hinges on falsifiability. If Protagoras is false, the reply proves the claim. if true, it entails a truth exists yet the proposition collapses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Protagoras
Aristotle
English Rural Superstition Cited in Christening Practice
A Nashville Banner excerpt notes English rural superstition where mothers require the godmother to christen girl babies first to prevent later beard growth in the girls. The item reflects folklore belief and regional customs cited in the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Nashville
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Waterman’s
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R. P. White, P. M
JT. H. Star and Union
Wunchettes
Avtgcaster
Turtle
Ny Ce
Fedt
Maxwell-Brown
Webster’s
American National
Jewel
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West Side
Co-Operative Sale
Thompsons
Cupid
T. H. Star and Sullivan Union
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