Aged man burned as robe ignites in home
A 93 year old Pike county man, recently operated on for hermia, was badly burned when a robe touched a gas jet in his room. Night nurse William Scudder yanked the flaming robe away and threw it outside. The victim suffered burns to feet ankles and hands while recovering at home three miles east of here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Chase
Here
William Scudder
George
Waas
Scudder
Pet
Shirley Kinman
Mise
Jewell Kinman
John Battram
Oakland City
Frank McLaughen
Petersburg High Schoal
Pike County Welfare Office
Petersburg
Oakland City College
Purdue University
Fragmentary report on lion encounter near Melee Me
A clipped OCR item describes a lion fleeing after an alert sign and a hunter returning home with his wife and daughter to prepare for a trip to Ice, Indiana, on Thursday to lead efforts. The fragment mentions the animal's beget size described as calf-like and hints at a melee or preserve staff presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilair
Hig
Thurattay
Five-Dollar Bill Emerges From Laundry Mix Up
A lodged tale recounts C. L. Summers discovering a five-dollar bill tucked in wash trousers after a trip to the laundry. The ink stained pants returned altered and cleaner, revealing the once filthy lucre now back in his possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Summers
Concrete Footings for U S Housing in Vincennes Ind
In Vincennes Indiana in June 1914 concrete footings were poured for four U S Housing houses. Fifteen cubic yards of concrete filled the bases between Jefferson and Minneapolis avenues on Short street. Fifty local men aided A J Cox, Hoosier Corporation, and contractor A E Br in the project amid weather delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Ind
U. Ss
Matthew E. Welsh
Met
Jefferson and
Minneapolis Avenues
Short Street
A. J Cox
Hoosier Corporation
A. E. Br
Brunson R
Maniac Held Over At Temple Court
Temple Court theater completed plans to hold over the road show The Maniac today and Thursday. The horror story, filmed with a capable cast, resembles true detective magazine plots, drawing limited attendance due to its nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Ourt
Nickel plating demand hits 6000 tons in 1938
Nickel plating in the United States and Canada used over 6000 tons of nickel across about 6500 plating establishments during 1938, reflecting substantial industrial demand for nickel alloys and coatings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Contest draws wide attention to Graham Faring tract
A long running contest centered on the phrase Graham Faring has kept interest high through the month, with 200 winners named so far. Notable participants include Bob McEvilly Dick Peek Robert Ham Marjorie Waller Eva Westmoreland and many more as families and children celebrate the event and anticipate further prize draws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Grhich
Bob, McEvilly
Dick Peek
Rober Ham
Marjorie Waller
Eva Westmoreland
Es Campto
Rita
Yeager
Ribal Storey
Helen Crowe
Rose Marie Cannon
Paul Staver
C. C. Eaton
Hens Wiliams
Bud G
Margaret Shaeanee ‘Watkins
Roga Harmon
Paul He
Jessie Beeker
Morganie
J. L. Parker
Joe Willy
Alan Coyalt
Dick. Zeller
William Op
Ruth Krodel
Eee
Ray Cross
Capeting
Zeonard Padgett
J Rna
Paul Antion
Helen Default
Gerans
Jesse K. Lewis
Ka * Brenton
Gene McCratken
Johnne Casper
Bernard Padgett
Steve Riester
Joan Kreta
Guy Smith
Charles Miller
Elmet 'San- Siera
David Hastings
Illinois farmers killed in highway crash near Vienna
Three Simpson county farmers in Illinois died Tuesday afternoon when their car crashed into a five foot embankment on U.S. Highway 45, north of Vienna. The victims were Joe Hill, 50, Otto Thomas, 50, and Ernst Loom, 45. Driver Paul Traver, 23, Ozark Missouri, survived severely injured and treated by a Vienna area physician before being moved home.
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Vienna
Ail
Simpson
Fotk
U. S
Joe Hit
Otto Thomas
Ernst Loom
Paul Traver
Ozark
Mil
Traver
Hill
Thomas
Loamis
Trover
Hat
Perch Eggs Given to State For Use
Perch eggs will be obtained and the existing eggs gathered for state use. Details on the transfer indicate planned distribution to government facilities and fisheries programs.
Untitled public notice fragment from 1939 proceedings
Taxpayers hear a State Board of Commissioners on expenditure of 5000 dollars as the proceeds from bonds to pay sanitary tax costs. Order No 10 1939. Seal and signatures of officials indicate township financial actions and breeding-related mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Commissioners
Man knocks out woman and steals teeth in Evansville
Evansville Indiana June 12 A man attacked a woman on Florida street as she walked home to breakfast after a sleepover. He struck her with his fists, leaving her unconscious and her teeth missing from her purse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Florida Street
Temperance Speaker Sant Mortis Sets City Visit
Sant Mortis of Del Rio Texas known for the Voice of Temperance broadcasts is scheduled to speak in the city. The program follows coverage by K Morris, once editor of The National Voice, a leading temperance paper.
Notice of Determination of Additional Appropriation
The Advisory Board of Barr township Daviess county Indiana will hold a special meeting at the township trustee office in Montgomery June 22 1939 at 1 pm to consider and determine expenditure of an additional appropriation for emergencies and necessary expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barr Township
Daviess County
Indiana
Montgomery
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Farm Bureau
Business Men's Association of
Hornady Park
Pike County
Lafayette
Ira Doty
Willard Walker
James Walker
Frances Bennett
Boyd Cannon
Clyde Norrick
William Norrick
Winslow
Wilma Boggs
Charles Boggs
Tony Galente
Asbury Park
N. J
Joe Louis
Rensselaer
Tri-State
Creamery
Ncinnati
Ohio
U.S.H.A
Temple Court
Nour At
Merchants Distilling Corp
Illinois
England
Jy George Clark
Garhere
Albert Spalding
Amerita
America
Chesterfield
Licarrt & Myers Tosacco-Co
Doyle
WiteaAte
Samuel H
Joseph H. Craney
Pennsylvania Avenue
E. VanTrees
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