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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1918
Page
3
Miles G O Neall as executor announces sale of Harriet E Murphys real estate in Bradford addition at Washington D Ccorner East Fourth and Flora Streets. Sale restricted by court order, proceeds in thirds with six percent interest notes, mortgage secured, terms span one year.
News correspondent describes Salvation Army volunteers in Picardy aiding American troops. Miss Langdon Van Norden leads a two person unit cleaning a mud soaked village shack behind the lines, setting up a phonograph and distributing supplies to ease soldiers’ conditions before the next march.
In Picardy a Salvation Army hut near the front offers comfort to exhausted men. Miss Van Norden and helpers supply tobacco, candy, cakes, writing paper, and graphophone records. The room glows with music as Harry Lauder’s tunes lift spirits despite shellfire. Soldiers receive goods without charge when change is short, and donations from home are urged to sustain the arm’s work with graphophone needles and supplies.
State of Indiana Daviess county informs Louis Sinnott Frank Sinnott William Sinnott Bernard Sinnott Cyrus E B Davis and Carl P Vaile that Thomas Hart et al filed a petition in the Dav iess county auditor office for the construction of a public ditch in Washington township along specified lines parts of Section 1 and 2 in Township 3 North Range 7 West involving the Newsome private ditch and Dennis Hagan heirs land with a proposed connection to Prairie Creek ditch.
Notice cites a petition involving parcel described as township three north range six west in Washington township Daviess County Indiana. Petition slated for docketing July 2, 1918 at the county courthouse. Attorneys: Thomas Hart and William P. Deangan.
The County Assessor and board unveil the 1918 assessing plan with dates from June 3 to July 2 detailing meetings for blanks, books, reviews, and equalizations. Officials S. Be Bush and colleagues announce Tavern officials and township actions across many towns including Washington and Madison, with mortgage exemptions and corporate notices on specific days.
A public sale is scheduled for Monday July 1 1916 at 9 am to auction all stock goods merchandise furniture and fixtures of Washington Co-operative Stores Company. The sale will take place at the store room at Main and Marian streets Washington Indiana in the northeast corner of the city. The property is offered for cash with a bid not less than two thirds of its appraised value. Harry Van Trees as Receiver J Earle Thompson and Alvin Padgett as attorneys for the receiver.
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