Washington men in auto wreck near Waco injure none
A party including Dr C P Scudder and son John Hamersly drove toward Alex Raybill’s home near Waco when their car stalled on a steep grade. To stop it, they ditched into a road embankment after jumping from the vehicle. John Scudder slept in the car bed and suffered a minor head wound from a wrench. All others escaped injury. The car had minor damage and the party returned to Waco within an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dvrowoane
Washington
Father Warcine
Waco
C. P. Sendder
John
Ade Hamersly
Alex Raybill
Mr. Hamersly
Grismore Granted Divorce in Circuit Court
Judge Houghton granted David Grismore a decree of divorce from his young wife after a term hearing. The court withheld a ruling until November 28 and settled the pending support action with Grismore paying a small amount. Gardiner Tharp Gardiner represented Grismore in the case begun after their St Louis marriage last April and a prenuptial contract affecting his Reevetownship farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Grismore
Houghton
Circuit Court
Grismore
Gardiner, Tharp & Gardiner
St. Louis
Reeve Townshlp
Seventeenth Annual Daviess County Teachers Meet Adjourns
The seventeenth annual meeting of the Daviess county teachers association adjourned Saturday at 11 o clock. Within an hour teachers from distant places left the city and began their journey home. The season began Friday morning and continued through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daviess County
Teachers’ Association
Subscription Arrears Trigger Paper Discontinuation
The notice states a year of outstanding payments may lead to service suspension for the newspaper. It outlines potential actions if dues remain unpaid and reminds readers of their obligation to settle balances.
County Teachers Association Holds Productive Meeting
The county teachers meeting in the assembly room of a street school building drew a strong attendance and featured Prof. C. L. Reid and Prof. Black. Officers elected: Elnora president, Barr township vice president John H. Doyle, Veale township secretary Anna Ginder, Veale township treasurer Elmer Horral. executive committee includes A. O. Fulkerson, Oral Chapman, Ethel Littell, Fanny O'Dell, Grover Kellar. The resolutions urged district consolidation, higher superintendent qualifications, and thanks to the county superintendent Burris and local teachers for their work and to Washington city officials for use of the high school.
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Moog
Atreet
Tas
Loulaville
Charles McMullen
Elnora
John H. Doyle
Barr Township
Anna Ginder
Ve Township
Elmer
Horrall
Veale Township
Fulkerson
Oral Chapman
Harrison Township
Ethel Littell
Steele Township
Fanny O'Dell
Madison Township
iGrove
Burris
C. L. Reid
Black
Daviess County
City of
Washington
Worthington Thomasville New Train Schedule Aims Early Southbound Start
Citizens applaud a proposed timetable change to start the six o clock southbound train from Worthington at six and reach the city by eight thirty PM en route to Evansville. Noon trains keep their times. The Evansville night train will no longer stay overnight here, instead it will go on to Worthington and return to Evansville next morning. The change helps Ellnora Plainville and northern county regions shop and pay taxes without overnight stays. The timetable will be set in Evansville offices and take effect mid December.
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Worthington
Orthington
Evansville
Ime Tois
Elnora
Plainville
Arraigned in circuit court for petit larceny
Matt Trowbridge and Ed Kelley appeared before Judge Houghton, pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing shoes from Edward Myers of the Globe hotel, and were remanded to jail after entering guilty or not guilty pleas as their cases move to the circuit court. Kelley claimed poverty and the court appointed attorney T. D. Slimp to defend him, while Trowbridge said his father would hire counsel.
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Matt Trowbridge
Ed Kelley
Houghton
Kelley
T. D. Slimp
Trowbridge
Edward’ Myers
Globe
Myers
Elreult
Mattingly Myers and Heffernan Mattingly Firm Partners Since 1892
The firm Mattingly Myers Heffernan and Mattingly has been partners longer than any other local legal firm. They began practicing law together in June 1892 and will continue to share leadership roles with the building and loan association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattingly ‘J. Myers. Heffernan& Mattingly
Building and Loan Association
Local Citizen Killed by Passenger Train Near Cannelburg
William P. O'Brian 81, longtime Cannelburg resident and school custodian, died instantly Saturday afternoon after being struck on the B S track between Cannelburg and Montgomery. The engineer halted the train. O'Brian, deafened by age, did not hear it coming. Survived by four children, a brother, and a late wife. funeral at St Peters Montgomery.
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William P. O’brian
Cannelburg
Canenlburg
Montgomery
O'Brian
Cannerburg
Canelburg
Indijana
Kentucky
Mt. Pleasant
Martin County
St. Peters Church
Zinkans Sues For Divorce In Local Circuit Court
John L. Zinkans filed for divorce from Della M. Zinkans in the circuit court alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. He says she was domineering, cursed him, struck him, ran away for days, and kept affairs with other men while he was a liveryman on east Fourth street. Hastings Allen Hastings will represent him. both spouses are well known in Washington.
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Della M. Zinkans
John L. Zinkans
East Fourth Street
Zinkans
Zinkan
Lawrenceville
Hastings, Allen & Hastings
Washington
Bogard
Frank Zinkans
Traveling baker fined in police court for intoxication
Lester Parks, a traveling baker, was fined 1 and costs Monday morning in police court for intoxication. He was arrested after arriving at city hall and complaining of his boss over twenty cents. Parks claimed they had been robbed on South Street in Cochran’s region. The case was heard by the inmate? electric tano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Parks
Parks
South Street
Tano
Arrest Report and Local Worker Allegations
Marshall Corning reportedly arrested a man after he appeared intoxicated and locked him in the county jail. The man’s name is not given, while Parks is identified as an employee at the Gross bakery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal'Corning
Marshall Corning
Parks
Gross Bakery
Creager Brothers Begin Work on Knox County Coal Shaft
Herbert and William Creager have leased sixty acres from J. C. Lee in Knox county and started sinking a shaft this morning. A recent test on adjacent land near the Weaver coal mine shows a three and a half foot seam of superior quality coal.
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Herbert
William Creager
J. C. Lee
Knox County
Weaver
Notice of Letting Contract for Gravel Roads Daviess Co
Daviess county Indiana invites bids for gravel road work with contract letting to be held as announced. Public notice lists Thomas Nugent as Auditor and specifies location, date, and bidding procedures for the county project.
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Daviess County
Indiana
Thomas Nugent
George Keith
Steele Township
Washington
Davies
Knepp
Barr Township
Quy
Auditor's
van Buren Township
Auditor’s
Bausman
Cunningham
Hiram Palmer
Washington Township
Sawyer
Foust
Commissioners
Infliane
Lewis Keith
Webbington
Mas Nugent
County ‘Commissioners
Davieas County
Daviels County
Lindsey Bridge
Jersey Street
Washington, Township
William Eaton
Bogard
Township
City
Thomas. Nugent
Elmore
Thomas, Nugent
Nelson Johnson
Veale
Alexander
Thomas
Nugent
Dafiels County
Billings
Thomas Auditor
Dariels
Parsons
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Teachers' Association
D. W. Bele
Oph
Park
BR. F
Hastings
Allen
Bare
Larentey
George 8. Smith
Sesse Godwin
Trustees of Reeve
Alfordsville
Charles .L. Stuckey
Board of Commissioners of
Ham Long
Board of County Commissioners
Martha V. Davies
Daviess Circuit Court
WM. A. Wallace
Attys
Robert McCreary
Mary A. Mead
The
Martin Coffman
Heffernan & Mattingly
Indis
Riva
Daviess
Court
Herndon
Senate
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