Local social notes from Vigo area visits and events
Mr and Mrs Will Collins of Vigo visited Will Albee Tuesday evening. Clair Merrill bought a new tractor last week. Mr and Mrs Geo Kersey and daughter Helen visited Willie Kersey of West Union Illinois Wednesday. Ebon Talley has a new Ford and is learning to drive rapidly. Prof Halberstadt of Farmersburg stayed at Hotel Mrs Dora Russell. The Fairbanks residence of O C Brewer has new paint. Sam Paddock of Prairie Creek sold cattle to John and Cecil Johnson last Friday. Elmer Holmes of Bicknell and family visited. Alf Russell and daughter Ruby and Stella Starkey with Chas Russell family attended the Sullivan circus Saturday. Charley saw his first real elephant. Seph Clark and wife spent Sunday at Dick Rusk's. Mrs Hank Pound and daughters visited Hattie Pittman. Millard Bostick and wife visited his mother Sunday. she was very sick. San Riggs transacted business in Sullivan Saturday. Mrs Arthur Drake and children visited Polly Chambers last Thursday. Mrs Bessie Pogue and daughter Pauline visited her mother Will Albee Thursday. The stork brought a boy to Zedik Piety last Saturday. Essie Reynolds of Terre Haute visiting here this week. James Starkey and Bert Myles visited Wednesday. James and Delbert Norris busy selling watermelon, with trips to Terre Haute. Back-to-school drivers began duty Monday: Jas Drake Wyman school, Jas Tague Annis school, Ira Fuller Hunt school, Ben Drake Troutman, Harlan Riggs Thomson, Carl Lester Narrows. Lon Hunt and Jas Rusk visited Sunday. Vee Kissner attended Sullivan circus. Elmore Williams and Jessie Hunt attended Baptist church Prairie Creek Sunday night.
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Will Collins
Vigo
Will Albee
Clair Merrill
Geo. Kersey
Helen
Willie Kersey
West Union
Ill
Ebon Talley
Prof. Halberstadt
Farmersburg
Dora Russell
Fairbanks
O. C. Brewer
Sam Paddock
Prairie Creek
John
Cecil Johnson
Elmer Holmes
Bicknell
Ind
Charley Holmes
Alf .Russell
Ruby
Stella Starkey
Chas Russell
Raymond
Sullivan
Charley
Seph Clark
Dick Rusk’s
Hank Pound
Irma
Edna
Hallie
Lizzie
Graysville
Hattie Pittman
Ruth
Millard Bostick
Sarah Bostick
San Riggs
Arthur Drake
Polly Chambers
Bessie Pogue
Pauline
Stork
Zedik Piety
Essie Reynolds
Terre Haute
Jas. Starkey
Bert Myles
James
Delbert Norris
Jas. Drake
Wyman
Jas. Tague
Annis
Ira Fuller
Hunt
Ben Drake
Troutman
Harlan Riggs
Thomson
Carl Lester Narrows
Lon Hunt
Jas. Rusk
Vee Kissner
Elmore Williams
Jessie Hunt
Baptist
Warren Dickerson
Carlisle
John Frederick
Manford Osborn
York
Cy Monroe
Frank Wernz
Marshall
Rudolph
Charles Riggs
Martha Davis
Lela Thomas
Strain
Max Eisner
Ira Drake
Edgar Strain
Hymera
Col. Harrison
Deal
Ed Jewell
South Dakota
Maurice DeBaun
Chancey Frakes
Oscar Kennett
Carl Lester
Dr. Payne
Fred Wernz
Texahoma
Oklahoma
Guy Dickerson
Charles Wible
Angi Woodward
Della Riggs
Dodd Bridge
Col
Emery Drake
George Kersey
Cliff McKinney
Hamilton
Ohio
J. B. McKinney
Mr. McKinney
Kingsley
McKinney
Rufus DeHart
Petit Jury
H. A. van Vleck
Shelburn
George Fuson
Clark County
Illinois
First Township Institute Meets. Teachers Form Group
The first township institute was held last Saturday with all teachers present and an organization formed. Several out of town teachers returned home to visit relatives over Sunday. Mrs Vera Thompson and Mrs L B Yager of Otterbein Ind visit Dr E J Yager and family. Paul Phillips saw the Sells Floto show in Sullivan and visited Thomas Moore. Palm beach suits stored, straw hats stacked. Bro and Sister Deal called at the
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Thompson
L. B. Yager
Otterbein
Ind
E. J. Yager
Paul Phillips
Sullivan
Thomas Moore
Palm Beach
Bro
Local residents visit, travel, and small-town notices
Ridgeway residents recall a Monday evening gathering while H Burke family and others visited Terre Haute. Local figures John Moore Rev O M Deal prepare for Princeton conference. A Merom Station resident attends to elevator business. Several townsfolk attend Sullivan circus. Ernest Cummings returns from the West and plans to attend Merom winter term at U C C.
Big Springs Local Notes and Social Items
Claude Campbell bought Mrs Manning s farm last week. Mrs W R Watson of Decatur Illinois visits her relatives here. O T Collier and C E Watson shipped a car of hogs to Indianapolis last week. They called on Will Hays and Dirrelle Chaney in the city. Dr and Mrs Durham and family attended the funeral of Miss Martha Davis Thursday. Warren Watson and family joined the Hymera reunion with Mr and Mrs George Tennis. John Greene visited Will Adams Friday. Mary Mann entered Illinois University this week. Emerson Watson family and Charley Bragdon visited George Pickards near Lyons Sunday. Remember Sunday school every Sunday at 9 30.
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Claude Campbell
Manning
W. R. Watson
Decatur
Ill
Ingersoll
O. T. Collier
C. E. Watson
Indianapolis
Will H. Hays
Dirrelle Chaney
Durham
Tom
Martha Davis
Local notes from Carlisle to Sullivan update readers
Warren Dickerson visits Carlisle while John Frederick returns from Sullivan and recovers from pneumonia. Various residents travelled for business, family visits, and sales in York Illinois Hymera Sullivan Terre Haute and Terre Haute. A public sale occurs near Hymera and school opens with Max Eisner as teacher in Strain.
Terre Haute Social Briefs Include Death in Merom
Monday in Terre Haute saw Paul Evans Marion Walters Graham Hunt and Ralph Brown. Mrs Lizzie Evans was called to Merom Tuesday evening by the death of her uncle Henry Ladd. G D Schaffer and A A Brown did business in Terre Haute. Heber Mason and wife returned home to Terre Haute.
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Paul Evans
Marion Walters
Graham Hunt
Ralph Brown
Terre Haute
Lizzie Evans
Merom
Henry Ladd
G. D. Schaffer
A. A. Brown
Heber ‘Mason
Terre
Haute
Labor Day events and local visits noted in Sullivan
The report lists a Labor Day celebration at Sullivan on Monday. Mrs. J. M. Oldham shopped there Wednesday morning. New Lebanon teachers attended an institute at Sullivan. Mrs. Harry Bolenbaugh was with A. A. Brown and Hazel. Bernice Brown visited Bessie Schlichter. H. E. St.Clair and Graysville family spent the week with V. G. Schlichter and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
J. M. Oldham
New Lebanon
Harry Bolenbaugh
A. A. Brown
Hazel
Fort Branch
Bernice Brown
Bessie Schlichter
H. E. St.Clair
Graysville
V. G. Schlichter
Advertised Letters in Sullivan Post Office 1917
List of unclaimed letters dated Sept 19 1917 from Sullivan Indiana awaiting pickup within two weeks before transfer to the Dead Letter Office. Ladies Eva Davis Miss Mrs C W Lathrop Miss Mabel Rolen Miss Ruby Sawyer Nellie Pickering Mrs Rebecca Gentlemen J W Akin Mr Elmar Collins John W Jones Bruce Kinaman Monroe John.
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Sullivan, Ind
Weather of a Week in Farmersburg
Miss Glenn Yeager cooperative weather observer for the county reports for the week ending September 16 with daily highs and lows. Mostly clear days from September 12 to 16 with a few cloudy periods including September 10. Temperatures range from 38 to 84 degrees.
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Farmersburg
Glenn Yeager
Recital by Miss Bradbury's Pupils at Fairbanks High
Miss Ola Bradbury's pupils presented a Saturday afternoon recital in the Fairbanks high school auditorium featuring a 40 student program. The variety included instrumental duets, vocal solos, waltzes, marches, and selections by many named students.
New Blouse Style Carries Empire Silhouette Change
The Washington Star notes peplum blouses shift from basque to a short waisted design creating a modified empire silhouette. A georgette model features a wide sash girdle and soft bow knot, with delicate neck tucks and hemstitching, while back button and slipover styles remain popular for many figures.
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Washington Star
Georgette
Putting in the skirt hem using shrinking method
Home dressmakers can smooth woolen frock hems by shrinking with a damp cloth pressed from hem to top. This removes fullness and avoids visible plaits. Do not turn the edge in. bind flat, sew underside with fabric thread, and use fabric-sourced thread for the visible edge to hide stitches.
Leather Trimmings From War Skins Featured This Season
Leather trims are predicted to appear on coats suits dresses wraps and hats this season. Designers note leather will come from army skins repurposed as byproducts of wartime materials and economy drives.
Mobilization of Workers Studied in Britain War Labor
British wartime labor policy favored management by agreement and voluntary service over compulsion. U S experts note continental powers relied on coercion but warn civil mobilization is hard to sustain long term and may exhaust output. The analysis cites Germany France and martial law effects as cautionary lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Uncle Sam
Department of Labor
Great Britain
Germany
France
Reese
Britain
Pinchback Popularity Spreads From Coats To Sweaters
The pinchback style, long used in men’s coats, is becoming common in summer sweaters. A Persian stripe silk version features a belted deep collar and comes in pink turquoise and other shades.
Vast phosphate reserves in intermountain states
Idaho Utah Wyoming and Montana hold extensive high grade phosphate rock as per the United States Geological Survey. Estimated known deposits total nearly five and a half billion tons, far exceeding last year's US production of about 1.98 million tons.
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Idaho
Utah
Wyoming
Montana
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
United States
Farmers Burn $65 Million Worth of Straw Yearly
Investigations estimate farmers in the United States waste and burn about $65,000,000 worth of straw annually, highlighting a large material loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
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