State Potato Show at Purdue offers $2300 in prizes
Lafayette Ind Dec 8 The Indiana Potato Show at Purdue University January 11 to 16 offers 2300 dollars in prizes. Growers of any potatoes may enter one peck per class with no fee. Exhibits become property of the show. shipping costs are paid by entrants and must be prepaid to E R Lancashire Purdue. Entries close January 11 1926.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Purdue
E. R. Lancashire
Indiana
Potato Club
Z. M. Smith
Bandits Strike Twice in Midwest Bank Robberies
Ameka Minnesota bank held up by five bandits who robbed thirteen people and fled with 15000 dollars on December 8. In Sioux City Iowa five bandits waylaid two bank messengers from First National Bank, taking 7000 dollars and escaping by automobile.
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Ameka
Minn
National Bank
Sioux City
First National Bank
Day
100 Year Old Patoka Covered Bridge to Be Razed
Princeton December 8. The 100 year old Patoka covered wagon bridge, abandoned after a new state highway bridge was built, will be torn away. Wrecking began months ago but halted after protests. the highway commission found weakened abutments and county officials refused further responsibility. Razing starts in a few days. the wooden structure includes original hewn timbers and remains one of the few left.
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Princeton
Patoka
Highway Commission
North Dakota Editor Appointed to U S Senate
Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota has been named by Governor Sorlie to fill the late Senator Edwin F. Ladd’s vacancy. Controversy arises over Sorlie’s authority to appoint and a potential contest to Nye’s seating looms.
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Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
U. S. Senate
Sorlie
Edwin F. Ladd
Senate
Carollers Plan Christmas Eve Voice Tour
The Christian Endeavor group of the First Christian Church will sing favorite Christmas carols on Christmas Eve at the homes of shut ins and the ill. They will rehearse the carols at the next Endeavor meeting and ask residents to notify the pastor if they wish to be included.
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Christian Endeavor
First Christian Church
President Coolidge Returns to Washington by Special Train
President Coolidge arrived in Washington from Chicago at 9:45 a.m. today, with his special train shaving 25 minutes from the usual nineteen hour schedule.
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Washington
Coolidge
Chicago
Market forecasts at Indianapolis stock exchange prompt price rise
Officers predicted at the Indianapolis stock exchange note small supplies and rising demand lifting prices. Farmers feed lambs to market as premiums rise with shortages in sheep and lamb division noted by Fred Higbee. Experts differ on how high prices will go, while some foresee steady mid grades and ample supply if labor costs stay controllable.
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Indianapolis Stock Exchange
Exchange
Fred Higbee
Robert H. Drake
Hbaon
Tibbs
Fulkerson Re-elected Twenty Fifth Time as Sunday School Leader
A. O. Fulkerson was re elected as superintendent of the First Methodist Episcopal Sunday school for the twenty fifth time at a church board election last night. The long serving leader has guided the school from modest beginnings to a large modern department with substantial membership. Others elected included Earl McKee as assistant superintendent Miss Mattie Winterbottom secretary Miss Mary Wright assistant secretary Hazel Smith organist Wilma Allen assistant organist William Young treasurer Dr Roy Smiley chorister Paul Smiley orchestra leader.
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A. O. Fulkerson
First Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
Fulkerson
Earl McKee
Mattie Winterbottom
Nations invite states to disarmament conference
The League of Nations council invites the United States Russia Germany Poland Finland Holland Yugoslavia Roumania and Bulgaria to participate with the council in preparing for the 1926 arms disarmament conference. Authorities admit limited chances of success if the United States or Roumania stay aloof.
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League
U. S
Roumania
Geneva
Dec
Council of the
League of Nations
United States
Russia
Germany
Poland
Finland
Holland
Jugo-slavia
Bulgaria
America
Roumahia
Baringer Named French Ambassador to United States
Paris reports Henry Baringer, noted financial expert, named French ambassador to Washington to succeed Deschner. The post is viewed as temporary to allow Baringer to negotiate a settlement with the United States.
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Paris
Henry Baringer
Washington
Ambassador Deschner
Baringer
United States
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