Wen Honors In School At Local Public School
City superintendent W J F AtTell announces overall satisfactory school year with 952 straight promotions and about 75 percent of pupils promoted. List of room honor winners by room includes teachers Ophelia Roddick Carrie Myers Katherine G Foster Edny Wilson Josephine Sanford and many students across rooms A through Z plus Alpha Beata Gamma Delta Epsilon Zeta Eta. Superintendent A P Westhafer and supervisor Dave Satterfield oversee the program and school.
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Ophelia Roddick
Martha McCafferty
Donald Walter
Anna Casto
Howard Stewart
Carrie Myers
Mary Willey
Margaret Clawson
Clara Dosch
Katherine G. Foster
Hattie Davis
Eleanor Bell
Helen Schofield
Edny Wilson
Elizabeth Yenne
Versa Thompson
Willie Walker
Josephine Sanford
Susie Gamble
Lela Hayes
Viola Deffendal
Pansy Horral
Elva Dsenogle
Leslie Hamersiy
Ernest Hopewell
Ray Walter
W. P. Denningan
Malcolm Johnson
Addie Colbert
Blanche Wise
Mary Harvard
Olive Pete
Brayton Smoot
Edith Eastridge
Jare Gilley
Gladys Parker
Katherine Wilson
Alberta Young
Hayes Webster
George Mowery
Blanche Fish
Ruth ‘Cave
Lilian Gibbs
Virginia Myers
Irene Spitz
Russell Horrall
Barr Bosner
John Sellman
Bernice Deitz
Room T
Earnest Emery
Jessie Karr
Olive Clendennin
Oral Potts
Hate Dennis
Edith Cottingham
Virginia Gresham
Emily Russell
Beulah Denem
Margaret C. Walsh
Mark Ellis
Harlan Utterback
Mae McCracken
Sherman Harman
Lola Marshall
Genevia Maxwell
James Maxwell
Mary C. Shirley
Augusta Riney
Ruth Wallace
Mildred Harrod
James E. Gilley
Thomas ‘McLean
Donald Smoot
Marion Borders
Room Alpha
Stella McCafferty
Mabel O'Brien
Loral
Juniors Sweep Interclass Meet At Athletic Park
The juniors won the annual interclass meet scoring 67 to 45 for sophomores and 5 for freshmen at the Athletic Park Friday. Wallace led juniors with 28 points as individual champion, with Smiley close behind at 26.
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Athletic Park
Wallace
Smiley
Plainville High School holds first annual commencement
The first annual commencement of Plainville High School was held at the A. W. A. ball Friday night. Graduates included May Slaven Eugene E. O’Bryan May Carroll Lyman L Stand Jer Claude M. Booker Ernest E. Artgburn James C. Hoss and Willie E.
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Plainville High School
May Slaven
Eugene E. O'Bryan
May Carroll
Lyman L
Stand Jer
Claude M. Booker
Ernest E. Art
James C. Hoss
Willie E
April term ends with court busy on receiver cases
The April term of circuit court adjourned after a busy session. Judge Ogden handled numerous motions and orders while a receiver was appointed for Owl Drug Store with S Davis named to manage it pending disposition. Several mortgage foreclosures and divorces were heard, with child custody granted in Arms vs Arms and other cases continued or dismissed.
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Ogden
Owl Drug
Davis
George C. Brinkmeyer & Co
Thomas J. Albright
Ethel Arms
Henry’ E. Arms
Seal
William Beck
John
Robinson
Industrial Savings & Loan Association
John H. Walter
Citizens Loan & Trust Company
Eddie C. Potter
Edna C. Farmer
Charles Farmer
Joseph McNeeley
Western Union Telegraph Company
E. E. Forsythe
Woman Attempts Suicide Interfered By Son In Family Crisis
Mrs. Chandler nineteen? thirty four, used carbolic acid in a kitchen bottle after a quarrel with husband. Son Ray Chandler and others prevented greater harm as neighbors rushed her to safety. She suffered burns but is expected to recover. her maiden name was Webber and the family lives on northeast Fourteenth Street.
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Oral Chandler
Chandle
Udry Chandler
Togik
Wan
Squng Chandler
Fourteenth Street
Nine Killed In Wreck Near McCook Nebraska
At 7 oclock yesterday morning a westbound train 9 and an eastbound train 12 on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad collided three miles west of McCook Nebraska. Nine persons were killed and a score or more injured though none of the injured are seriously hurt.
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McCook, Neb
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
McCook
Supreme Court orders dissolution of big tobacco group
The Supreme Court on Monday held American Tobacco Company and allied firms in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law and ordered disintegration within six to eight months.
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Supreme Court of the United States
American Tobacco’ Company
ABE MARTIN IN THE NEWS Hints of Circus Apathy
ABE MARTIN appears in tangled news chatter about a circus and dwindling public enthusiasm. The fragment notes a lackluster reaction and hints at family ties amid shifting attention.
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Abe Martin
Plainville mill opens with hosts gala civic gathering
Plainville Milling Company welcomed hundreds of farmers from central and northern Daviess County for the official opening of its new flour milling plant near Plainville station. Owners N E Killen Albert Killion William A Killion Ollie Gilliatt James M Dyer led tours, provided hospitality, and highlighted plans to replace the elevator with a 64 000 bushel capacity unit. Local clergy and guests praised the venture as a substantial addition to the town and area. The event featured a demonstration lunch, cigars for men, and a Spanish American War flag relic once carried by J W Norton, among other attractions. A rival operation across the tracks, run by A G Barns, also drew interest as the two firms claimed Plainville’s prominence amid regional competition.
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Plainville
Plainvile Milling Company
Daviess County
Henry Denbo
O. K. McNittrick
Brazil
N. E. Killen
Albert Killion
William A. Killion
Ollie Gillatt
James MM. Dyer
Foldwins
N. E. Killion
Oliie Gilliatt
Charles E. Crook
Or. B. Medden
Greenwood
al Hartman
Grand Rapids
Mich
Ed Harlow
Cass City
Ed Sa
A. G. Barns
Indiana
Orleans Defeats Loogootee 12 to 2 on Sunday
Orleans Selby and Glover powered a 12 to 2 win over Loogootee as Stelsinger and Patterson handled the battery for Loogootee. Umpire Jenkins oversaw the game in front of 250 fans. Selby of Loutaville American Association held Loogootee to one hit and struck out nine.
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Orleans
Loogootee Ss. I. G. W. Jean
Ubeven
Orleans Selby
Glover
Loogootee
Stelsinger
Patterson
Jenkins
Selby
Loutaville
Youngster Takes A Ride In Stolen Buggy
Charles Hutson an eleven year old recently paroled from Plainfield boys reform school took a farmer G F Youkzs buggy from a hitch rack on Portersville road. He rode toward the country before being halted by Youkzs neighbor Mr Young who recognized the rig and returned it. Hutson was taken to the city jail then released to his home pending juvenile court action likely recommitment to reform school.
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Charles Hutson
Boys Reform School
Plain” Field
Drivi
G. F. Youkz
Portersville Road
Young
Ombcer
M. Mears
Ordon
Reform School
Burglars Visit Frederick Home on Campbell Avenue
Burglars broke into A S Frederick’s Campbell avenue residence between East Second and Third streets Sunday night. They entered by forcing a rock from an east window. however no valuables were reported missing. Neighbors found a disturbed interior and cigar odor, suggesting an intruder used the house for rest while the Frederick family was away in Burlington, N J.
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A. S. Frederick
Campbell Avenue
East Second Third Streets
Joseph Glover
the Fredericks
Fredericks
Frederick Home
Lady killed en route to dying father in Benton crash
In Montmorenci Indiana on May 29 a car driven by J E Fleming's wife Mrs W P McEwan crashed after losing control on a sharp turn. She was pinned under wreckage and died. Her husband was severely bruised and Mrs W S Minier injured. Mr Minier escaped with a scalp wound.
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Montmorenci
J. E Fleming
Crawfordsville
W. P. McEwan
Benton County
Here
W. S. Minier
McEwan
Minier
Millions of Fireflies Light Up Rural Areas
Fireflies or lightning bugs are reported in vast numbers around the city and miles beyond, hovering four feet above ground as a blazing blanket. Residents note the June bug arrival as well, with many insects spotted by daytime wood excursions. Unseasonable weather is blamed for this early surge.
Odd Fellows Talisman to Continue After Reynolds Death
Following F. Foster Reynolds death arrangements are made to continue the Odd Fellows Talisman with Mrs Reynolds assuming his interest, sharing in the publication alongside longtime co publisher Mr Hollywood and H Leedy grand secretary of the order.
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F. Foster Reynolds
Odd Fellows Talisman
Odd Fellows
Editor to Remain In Indiana Paper's Lead Role
In Indiana, the editor will continue in his current role after several years serving as editor. He has steered the paper through a period of steady publication and community engagement.
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Der
Indiana
City Council Debates Sidewalk Plans and Nuisance Action
The common council adjourned with plans to require property owners to build concrete sidewalks, but incomplete property descriptions delayed action until June 12. The meeting covered street openings, building removal ordinance amendments, and condemnation powers, plus a faulty hose wagon flaw prompting a guarantee-based replacement order.
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Common Council
McCarty
West Tenth
Secani Street
Grove
Seventh
Allen, Ramsey
Fresswans
Warren Routt
Hiv Nealefty Ehyabeneiner
Seal- 80
First Street
Dash
Feagans
Central Station
Dosch
Vollmer Store Introduces Woman Solicitor in Fifth Ward
Vollmer Sanitary Stores adds a new feature with Miss Esther Sanders circulating among patrons offering special inducements and prices. The plan aims to broaden sales by engaging wives in the trade, a novel approach for the store.
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Vollmer Sanitary
Fifth Ward Department Store
Esther Sanders
County Teachers License Examinations Draw Wide Attendance
The examination room of the county superintendent's office was filled with prospective teachers from the county. Many are graduates from this year's high school class. Examinations will also be held in June July and August. A O Fulkerson, county superintendent, presided over Saturdays session.
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Licease
Bern
Fulkerson
Hobble Skirt Losses Out In Reading Injury Suit
Reading court returns a verdict for Reading Transit Co in favor of the company in a damage suit by Mrs. Sara K. Manger of New York. She claimed a hobble skirt contributed to a December trolley car fall injuring her but was not believed.
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Reading
Sara K. Manger
New York
Reading Transit Company
Indiana Eggs The Case For Quality First Class
Indiana farms produced over 72 million dozen eggs worth more than 12 million dollars in 1910. Many eggs were small dirty washed cracked stale or rotten, costing farmers more than two million dollars in losses. Buyers price eggs by case count, ignoring quality, encouraging poor eggs and harming producers who sell strictly first class eggs. Purdue experiment station tests and educates to reduce losses and promote better prices for good eggs without raising consumer costs.
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Indiana
Clapfinger In Wreck Near Poneto Indiana
Indianap olis man HH Foster Cippinger son of Rev H C Clippinger was injured in a head on collision on the Indiana Union traction line south of Poneto. He was en route to visit his fiancée Miss Charlotte Tribolet at Bluffton for their Thursday wedding. He suffered bruises and cuts but is not considered seriously hurt. The wedding will be performed by the groom’s father.
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Foster Cippinger
Indianapolis
H.C. Clippinger
Vincennes
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Indiana Union Traction
Poneto
Clippinger
DROWNED WHILE DRINKING AT SALT PIT NEAR KOKOMO
Orville Scott twenty six and single drowned Sunday morning in a Sal man s gravel pit near Kokomo after crying I am drowning as companions James Cunningham and Bert Spurgeon drank beer. Coroner Cochran to investigate responsibility and source of liquor in a dry town.
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Kokomo
Gazette and Herald Company Directors Elected
The annual stockholders meeting was held on Monday afternoon with the election of a board of directors. The new directors are Josiah G. Allen, D. Law Welmer, P. A. Hastings, J. G. Clark, T. T. Jones, S. L. McPherson and C. G. Sefrit.
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Gazette and Herald’ Company
Josiah G. Allen
D. Law Welmer
P. A. Hastings
J. G. Clark
S. L. McPherson
C. G. Sefrit
Blacksmith Weds in Odon as License Issued
A marriage license was issued to Charles Wesley Freeman a sixty six year old blacksmith of Odon Daviess county and Elizabeth Wollam a forty eight year old woman of Jackson township. They plan to marry soon in the county.
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Linton
Charles Wesley Freeman
Odon Daviess
Angers
Elizabeth Wollam
Jackson Township
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