Fatal Rain Soaked Car Crash Kills Miss Mabel Highfield
Miss Mabel Highfield twenty is killed when a touring car driven by Ray Reed swerves to avoid a roadside Ford and capsizes on a rainy road near McKee schoolhouse. Her neck is broken and she dies instantly. the body is taken to Railsback morgue and home to Hymera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Highfield
John Treadway
Hymera
McKee
Miss Highfield
Ray Reed
Indianapolis
Roy Moore
Noah Moore
Stella Price
Barbra Stansil
Moore
Reed
Ford
Reece
Beryl Billman
Harry Richmond
Railsback
Dooley Held by Federal Authorities
William J Dooley arrested at Terre Haute on a defrauding charge involving Elizabeth Shepherd and daughter Nellie Shepherd of Jackson township. He failed to appear for trial as authorities in Louisville report he is held by federal officers. Dooley, grandson of pioneer blacksmith Jackson Dooley of Sullivan, allegedly sold stock to Nellie and her mother in a venture claiming an electric drill invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam J. Dooley
Terre Haute
Elizabeth Shepherd
Nellie Shepherd
Jackson Township
Louisville
Dooley
Jackson Dooley
Sullivan
Liberty Bonds
Hymera State Bank
Center Ridge Cemetery to gain major improvements
The board of trustees plans extensive upgrades at Center Ridge Cemetery. Walter Walters and others authorize landscaping, fencing, gate installation, new pamphlet rules, and bid solicitations. Superintendent Charles Hartfelter leads ongoing enhancement creating a handsomest burial grounds in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Ridge Cemetery
Walter Walters
W. H. Eaton
L. A. Stewart
J. B. Miller
Herbert Davis
Messrs. Davis
Stewart
Charles Hartfelter
Miss Sarah Reed Heads to University of Illinois
Miss Sarah Reed left Sunday for Urbana Illinois to attend the University of Illinois for further studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Reed
Urbana, Ill
University of Illinois
Henry Miller Convicted of Second Degree Murder
Henry Miller of Gilmour was found guilty of murder in the second degree for the April 2 shooting of Junie Carr near Gilmour in Sullivan county. A Greene circuit court jury seated in Bloomfield sentenced him to life in the state prison. Miller’s trial followed venue from the county, with Norval K. Harris and Will Vosloh prosecuting. No eyewitnesses testified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Miller
Gilmour
Junie Carr
Jackson Township
Greene
Bloomfield
Norval K. Harris
Will Vosloh
Greene County
Carr
Miller
Vandalia
Ill
Sullivan
Multiple Divorces Granted and Cases Dismissed in Circuit Court
Charles Schmidt and Rose Schmidt divorce granted. Estella J. Stewart awarded custody after divorce from Charles N. Stewart. Tom E. Hunt divorce suit dismissed. Anna H. Stoops granted divorce from Ollie O. Stoops. Maude Watkins divorce suit dismissed for lack of prosecution. Bolinger Brothers lien suit against Fred Dedecke settled and dismissed. Marion E. Law yer divorce suit dismissed. Elmer Woodward vs. Carlisle Coal Co. assigned judgment under compensation law. Guardian action for Mary Sheets dismissed. Noble Benefield divorce granted with infant custody. Hymera State Bank awarded $315.63 on note against Effie Beckett. Bert Seever awarded $109.50 on note and mortgage against Tilman B. Wolfe. Della F. Dudley divorce granted with infant custody and $20 monthly support. John Chestnut vs. Louisa Chestnut divorce dismissed. Insurance suit Louis Whitney vs. Commercial Health and Accident Mutual Life of Illinois dismissed. Austin Sinclair vs. Cora Graham partition suit dismissed. James Louis French divorce granted from Dona M. French. Opal Lane divorce granted from Matthew Lane. Mary Kellams divorce granted from Sherman Kellams. Mabel Hale divorce suit dismissed. W. W. Jennings Lumber Co. vs. Whipps Manufacturing Co. and James Whipps settled and dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Charles Schmidt
Rose Schmidt
Estella J. Stewart
Charles N. Stewart
Dvorce
Tom E. Hunt
Lulu Hunt
Anna H. Stoops
Ollie O. Stoops
Maude Watkins
William Watkins
Bolinger Brothers
Fred Dedecke
Marion E
John B
Elmer Woodward
Carlisle Coal Co
Guardian
Mary Sheets
Napoleon Johnson
Noble Benefield
Iva L. Benefield
Hymera State Bank
Effie Beckett
Bert Seever
Tilman B. Wolfe
Della F. Dudley
Fred H. Dudley
John Chestnut
Louisa Chestnut
Louise Whitney
Beasley Injured in Terre Haute Auto Collision
John Hoke Beasley son of Mr and Mrs John T Beasley of Terre Haute was seriously hurt in an auto crash near Terre Haute Thursday night. He sustained a broken hip and other injuries but is expected to recover. Eunice Gorby and Beulah Clark also from Terre Haute were severely injured while George R Emmett had minor injuries. Beasleys car collided with a bus driven by Hean McCormick of Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hoke Beasley
John T. Beasley
Terre Haute
Beasley
Eunice Gorby
Beulah Clark
George R. Emmett
Hean McCormick
Marshall
Registration turnout flags county vote week
Registration was light with only about twenty to thirty percent of county voters registered at Saturday's registration. The next registration is scheduled for October 9.
Alsman Buys East Jackson Lot for Wagon Shop
Billy Alsman purchases a lot on East Jackson street, east of the E A Billman garage, and will erect a shop there to run a general repair and wagon making business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Alsman
Jackson Street
E. A. Billman
Good Times Ahead As Wall Street Sees Strong Crop Outlook
The Wall Street Journal suggests this year’s crops, based on last year’s output, will reach at least 12 billion dollars and likely exceed it. Strong farm earnings could fund loans, new buildings, and machinery, while wage deflation supports farmer profits. Manufacturing may pause due to coal and railroad strikes, but higher farm income could spur overall prosperity as demand steadies and distribution normalizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street Journal
State government relies little on tax revenue says Indiana records
Indianapolis reports show only a small share of tax funds support state government as $28.4 million in gross receipts included transfers and refunds. The general property levy netted $1.63 million, with most funds coming from fees and licenses and extra allocations diverted to universities and other causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Dugger Man Held as Carlisle Bank Robber
Clyde Jeffers of Dugger was identified by Peoples State Bank Carlisle officials as a December 20 1920 bank robber. Robbers took about 1300 dollars as Ozro Latshaw an employee was wounded in a running fight. Jeffers faces a bank robbery charge with bond set at 5000 and is jailed in default of bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Jeffers
Dugger
Fort Wayne
Carlisle Bank
Collins and
Douthitt
Peoples State Bank
Carlisle
Ozro Latshaw
Jeffers
N. K. Harris
Bridwell
County Board to Elect Attendance Officer Seat
The County Board of Education will meet September 18 at the office of Richard Park county school superintendent to elect a county attendance officer. Applicants must be graduates of a commissioned high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Education
Richard Park
Senate Pass Pension Bill Raises Civil War Pensions
The Senate approved a bill by Senator Bursum to raise basic Civil and Mexican War pensions from 50 to 72 dollars monthly for those with sixty days of service. Widows would receive 50 dollars. Bursum cites high ro ll dependence and future death reductions offsetting cost. the bill moves to the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bursum
Rep
N. M
Senate
House
Otis Asbury Appointed Acting Postmaster at Farmersburg
Otis Asbury named acting postmaster at Farmersburg succeeding James O. Collins and took charge yesterday. Also listed are multiple marriage licenses for Hymera Terre Haute Carlisle Linton and nearby towns, with ages and occupations for each couple. Helena Hartfelter travels to Decatur Illinois to attend James Millikin University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Asbury
Farmersburg
James O. Collins
Mr. Asbury
Kemp Asbury
Sullivan County Farm Bureau Picnic Draws Big Crowd
The Sullivan County Farm Bureau Picnic will be held at Sullivan City Park next Wednesday with a full program of contests and lectures. Events include a parade, horse shoe pitching, tug of war, fat man and egg races, wheelbarrow polo, and tire changing, followed by two educational addresses and a poem by Ike Frisbie. Admission is free with open-air events and contingency plans for snow at Union Depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County County Farm Bureau
Sullivan City Park
Bussero
Jackson Township
Hyatt’s Ferry
Fairbanks Landing
Indian Prairie
Wabash
Gill
Old Gill
Kentucky
Curry
Jackson
Fairbanks
I. M. Timid
How E. Lize
Turman
U. S
Meadowbrook Country Club
Ike Frisbie
Maggie
Art Museum
Bright Light
Union Depot
Mutual
McKee Family Reunion Planned at Merom Bluff
The McKee family and relatives will hold their annual reunion at Merom Bluff this Sunday. All relatives are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKee
Merom Bluff
Robbers Use Nitro on Standard Safe
Yeggs used nitro glycerine to blast open the Standard Safe at Wall and Section streets Monday around 2:30 am. Two men entered the Berry Street station and fled with about thirty to forty dollars as residents awoke to the explosions and witnessed the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeggs
Wall and
Section Street
Goggs
Turman Township Woman Dies After Operation
Mrs. Mary Turman Coppage, 61, wife of farmer William Coppage, died Monday at the county hospital from complications after an operation two weeks prior. Funeral at Union Chapel M E church in Turman township conducted by Rev. L L Johnson. burial in Union Chapel cemetery. Survived by husband and children Mrs Calvin Foutz, Mrs Fern Lester, Bruce Coppage, Mrs Flo Mower. son Rev Ralph Coppage died years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Turman Coppage
William Coppage
Turman Township
Union Chapel M. E
L. L. Johnson
Graysville
Union Chapel
Union Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Coppage Was A Native of Turman Township
Lycureus Turman
Methodist Church
Calvin Foutz
Xenia, Ill
Fern Lester
Bruce Coppage
Flo Mower
Olney
Ill
Ralph Coppage
New Suits in Indiana Legal Calendar Include Divorces and Foreclosures
Carlisle Lumber Co versus The Whipps On account Egyptian Iron Works versus Black Comet Coal Mining Co On notes Lillie O Smith versus James S Smith Divorce custody support Earl Wilson versus Hazel May Wilson Divorce custody Elmer Woodward versus Syndicate Coal Co Agreed judgment under compensation law Union Christian College of Merom Ind versus Roy Coyner et al On notes to foreclose mortgage Merom Ind versus Cary C Bogard and Harriet M Bogard On notes to foreclose mortgage Cora F Meier versus Fred G Meier Peoples State Bank of Sullivan Ind versus Willie Menk et al On note and mortgage John T Sinclair et al versus Cora V Graham formerly Cora V Sinclair Partition
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle Lumber Co
the Whipps
Mfg. Co
Egyptian Iron Works
Black Comet Coal Mining Co
Lillie O. Smith
James S. Smith
Earl Wilson
Hazel May Wilson
Elmer Woodward
Syndicate Coal Co
Union Christian College of Merom
Ind
Roy Coyner
Cary C. Bogard
Harriet M. Bogard
Cora F. Meier
Fred G. Meier
Peoples State Bank of Sullivan
Willie Menk
John T. Sinclair
Cora
Graham
Merom Plans for Electric Light System
Merom town board has taken steps to secure electric lights from Wabash Valley Electric Company. Bond issuance is contemplated with service by March first, possibly January. Proposals include a high tension line from Ebb Vale mine enabling light and power for New Lebanon, Merom, Merom Station elevators, Sullivan County Water pump near Riverton, and nearby patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merom
Wabash Valley Electric Company
Ebb Vale
New Lebanon
Sullivan County Water Company
Riverton
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City
Green County
Roy Lester Cummings
Miner
Sylva Sluder
George W. Flynn
Eunice Followell
Carl R. Taylor
Opal D. Petty
Ralph D. Kellams
Bottler
Leona May Stanley
Pearl Yadon
Bonnie Lucile Mahan
Helena Hartfelter
Decatur
Illinois
James Milliken University
Sullivan Farmers
Wabash Valley Company
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