Architects plans accepted for county courthouse repairs
County commissioners heard Indiana polis architect W Scott Moore outline plans for repairing the county courthouse. No major design changes. reroofing exterior painting tower reinforcement and cementing stone. Bids expected soon with contracts awarded July 7, four-part division carpenters joiners metal roofing masons painting glazing.
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County Court House
County Commissioners
W. Scott Moore
Indianapolis
Moore
Body unearthed in field clears mystery in Knox County
On a Vincennes area farm a ploughing accident revealed the body of Charles McCormick who had vanished April 30. Nearby neighbor Joseph Rousch had been shot dead. authorities believe McCormick held key knowledge. The grave lay just under soil, shallowly buried, as sheriff and coroner investigated the discovery.
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Knox County
Joseph Rousch
Vincennes
Charles McCormick
McCormick
Rousch
Thomas Snyder
Charles Schwab
Snyder
Schwab
Westfall
Beckes
Wedding ceremonies fill Kellans office in Washington township
Edward T. 800 t and Katie M. Hagar married in Kellans office Wednesday morning with several witnesses present. Edward is son of Elias Scott a farmer from Ogard township and works as a farm laborer. Leta McCracken of Washington then wed Walter Levey in Pine Bluff Arkansas with Reverend Me presiding. The Leveys will reside in St Louis after the ceremony. Mrs. Levey is daughter of W. M. McCracken and sister of Mat McCracken of Baby Street. the couple plan to live in St Louis.
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Gregory Dosch
Gned Spaulding
St. Simons
Dosch
Charles
Bedford Road
James Spaulding
Equire
Kellans
Edward T
Katie M. Hagar
Elias Scott
Ogard Township
Scott
Washington
Valentie Hagar
Leta McCracken
St. Louis
Walter Levey
Pine Bluff
Ark
T. Louis
Nver
iColl
Levey
Daighterof
W. M. McCracken
Slater
Matthey McCracken
Oaby Str
Ibves
St. Ouis
Pind Braff
River water prompts farming in river bottom areas
Farmers in river bottom areas are urged to adapt as White River recedes rapidly after strong winds. Dry soil risks delayed corn planting, while waterlogged ground threatens early growth if the river stays high.
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Botto
White River
Death of Ylenry Stalcup Remains Noted Elnora Leader
Ylenry Stalcup, a longtime Elnora resident and agricultural developer, died Tuesday evening at 72 after gallstone surgery and a brief recovery. He was twice married, survived by his second wife and son Steven, with funeral services held Thursday in Elnora. Masons including Mayor Russell and local officers attended the Washington gathering.
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Ylenry Stalcup
Elnora
Daviess County
Stalcup
Nis
el ‘More
Steven Stalcup
Mayor Russell
J. W. Clark W. M. Aikman
Henry Aikman
Hugh Cox
Adrian Hamersly
Washington
Local obituaries note three area deaths this week
Mrs Hugh Quigley of Barr township died of pneumonia after attending a funeral. Berry Berry of Veale township died after stomach trouble at age fifty one. Mrs Marla Summers died after a paralytic stroke at sixty four, leaving son Dan Summers and three daughters.
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Hugh Quigley
Barr Township
Jerry Agan
Quigley
Michael Cahill
Montgomery
Cannerburg
Marla Summers
van Trees Street
Dan Summers
Joe Yeager
George Yeager
Ed Manera
Disappearance of Two Orphans Home Boys In Chicago
Sherman Gilmore fourteen and Otis Crane fifteen, inmates at the city orphans home, left noon school Thursday and have not been seen since. Officials suspect they are hiding in Chicago. The matron says the boys have been unruly and recently Gilmore was accused of stealing harness. Police were notified and a lookout is active. Also mentions J M Linderman of Aschel Grau Linderman dying in Chicago, cause unclear. Additionally notes unauthorized admission denial to Central Insane Hospital in Indianapolis for Hinkle.
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Sherman Gilmore
Otis Crane
Orphans’ Home
Gillmore
Gilmore Boy
Crane
Chicago Black Hand case yields first conviction
May 4 in Chicago a jury found Vito Morici guilty of conspiracy to extort $500 from wine merchant Lucian Tomesselli. Morici faces a prison term up to five years as the White Hand case marks its first conviction in the city.
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Chicago
Windes
Vito Morici
Moric
Lucian Tomesselli
Stephen A. Malato
White Hand Society
Morici
Arkansas Dispatches on Cyclone Scene and Captive Kidnapper
A report from Gilliam near the cyclone site details a locomotive accident at Blue Cat with the engineer injured and on a relief train to Shreveport. Separately, Georgia Arkansas and Mississippi officers pursue Sam Rhodes, an itinerant photographer and farmer who abducted 17 year old Emma Thomas, fleeing across the south with a rifle and a dangerous ride.
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Gilliam
Tex Arkana
Tex
Blue Cat
Shreveport i
Hattiesburg
Mise
Georgia
Arkansas
Mississippi
Sam Rhodes
Emma ‘Thomas
Gedigis
Emma
Thomas
Rhodes
Parauersi
Road bonds paid in semi annual rural district disbursement
County Auditor Nugent issued warrants totaling 26 255.26 for principal and interest on road bond indebtedness in Daviess county. Distribution by township includes Eskridge 11 508.47 and 4 694.00, Barr 1 864.60, Madison 2 557.44, Veale 1 372.55, Elmore 3 615.24, and several named extensions and individuals across Washington Steele and Barr townships.
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Nu-gent
Daviess County
Washington Township
Aikman
Ennnis
Alex Moore
Wilson
Walker
Jones
Eskridge
Steele
Fairhurst
Killion
Reynolds
Barr Township
Harris
McKnight
Coyle
Madison Township
Alexander
Wirta
Veale
Elmore
Jordan
Johnson
Robinson
Gospel Meetings At Presbyterian Church In Loogootee
The Rev John Welsh of Washington conducts a series of gospel meetings at the Presbyterian church in Loogootee this week. Large audiences attend each night as the meetings meet with success. Speaker topics include Man of Today and What Is It. He is assisted by Miss Antoinette Andras, a singer of rare ability.
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Loogootee Tribune
John Welsh
Washington
Presbyterian Church
Welsh
Antoinette Andras
State Convention of Eagles Held With Large Attendance
The state convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagles met this week at Hammond with a large attendance and high enthusiasm. Miles Jones of White River attended from the city. M. Emerson Fults of Bedford was elected late president.
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Order of Eagles
Hammond
Miles Jones
Clackmaith
White River
M. Emerson Fults
Bedford
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Rousce
Cormick
Rouusch
Lawrence P. Cahill
Anna Seal
All Sa Catholic
Enday
Claulda
William D. Carrion
Cahill
EN Berry
Veale Township
Man
Modern Woodmen of America
Briep
J. M. Linderman
Aschel, Grau & Linderman
A. Branaki
Bransk
Linderman
Bloomington
Ind
Tadifanapollis
Hinkle
Ity
Mitchent
Pade
Hanger
Pen Argyleigh
William Bulloch
Evansville
Indi
Furniture Exchange
Edward of England
Louisville
eBager
Cleveland, O
Michael Mulchney
Phil Sheridan
Winchester
Meeks
Nogh Bogard
East Grove Street
Rena Shepard
Mabel Allison
Dot Cox
Sarah Buran
Nelle Winder
Cora Crecellag
Helen Lwell
Dorothy Bogird
Mamlegoer
Bruce Cox
Joe Hardig
Frank Godwin
Oscar Morgan
Frank Wardrow
Fred Calwell
Paris
Aubervilliers
Arganes
John Mayer
Mayer
Henry Dietrich
Meyer
Dietrich
Carbondale
Kuykendall
Joppa
Little Rock
Hamiter
Pindall
Conservation Congress
Allen B. Hamiter
James T. Mulhall
Vernée
Cal
Post
Frankie Sharpp
Mulhall
Matthew Mulhall
Ithental
W. Lg. Fish
Sentjnd Printing Company Sich
Margaret A.i8llipeon
Hox Toad
Fairbanks
Auditorium Annex
Joseph B. Kealing
Congress
Hemenway
Kealing
Taft
Marion Club
Indiana
State Convention
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