Picnic Season Opens Sunday In Daviess County
The Washington council Knights of Columbus hosts the first public picnic of the year at Clements' grove on Montgom ery road next Sunday June 26. State police will direct traffic with ample parking. amusements stalls food stands run by Sinnott Raney Risch Kramer Sinnott Ritter. amateur programs for cash prizes at 3 and 8:30 p m. Organizers urge residents to sign up at city hall and hope for good weather.
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Daviess
Washington Council
Knights of Columbus
Clements’ Grove
Montgomery
John ‘Pop’ Sinnott
Joe Raney
Anthony Risch
Walter Kramer
Jack Sinnott
Ben Ritter
Ernest ‘Smith
Kidwell
Wreck of Olympian Kills 40 as Crews Glean Bodies
Miles City Mont June 20 with INS reports the Olympian passenger train plunged into Custer Creek 26 miles east killing up to 40 and injuring many. Wrecking crews labored through the night recovering bodies from twisted steel amid flood damaged bridges and rising water as officials estimated 52 dead and six to seven more swept away. One sleeping car remained submerged and a woman’s body was found in the Yellowstone River near Glendive.
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Miles City
Mont
Kwarf Custer Creek
Here
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Yellowstone River
Glendive
Birth in Plainville and a tragic train wreck in Miles City
A Plainville couple welcomes a daughter as Johnny Mallett and Charlie England report a hospital train rush to a Miles City crash site. Rescue crews extract about 25 injured from a tipped coach where water floods the car and lights fail. The wreck severed a bridge span and toppled a locomotive, with several fatalities confirmed as investigators assess the scene.
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Johnny Mallett
Charlie England
The
Machine Works
Plainville
P'Enty Ha
Ellis Lund
Miles City
Fas
Eile
Erie
Enlistment Open in U S Army at Fort Harrison
Local notice announces enlistments in the infantry and Field Artillery at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana. Men aged 18 to 35 may join for training travel and foreign service with good pay. The Lith Infantry Band at Fort Harrison seeks four qualified musicians piano French horn gar net clarinet. Apply at Army Recruiting Office Room 315 Federal Building Terre Haute Indiana.
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United States Army
Infantry
Field Artillery
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Lith
United States Army Recruiting Office
Federal Building
Terre Haute
Indiana
Four Hurt In Auto Crash Near Rogers Station
Four persons escaped injury after an auto accident on Road 57 about one mile north of Rogers Station in Daviess county. The car carried Lawrence Quillan Wilson Ramey and Harold Jeans of Mitchell and an unidentified hitchhiker. It skidded on wet pavement, overturned in a deep ditch, with the wheels in the air before stopping.
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Rogers Station
Daviess County
Lawrence Quillan
Wilson Ramey
Harold Jeans
Mitchell
Chinch Bugs Reported in Washington and Steele Townships
Two chinch bug outbreaks were reported today by County Agent A M Bishea in Washington and Steele townships with more outbreaks possible as harvest proceeds. The bugs are thought to move from grain fields into standing corn causing heavy damage, and farmers with outbreaks are urged to notify the extension office for possible control measures.
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Washington
Steele
A. M. Bishea
Road 57 South Progress Adds Bridges in Gibson and Vanderburgh
Workers advance concrete work for new bridges along state highway 57 in Gibson and Vanderburgh counties. Crews install culverts and abutments as phases push rapid progress, with paving and signing to follow. The project links Oakland City to Petersburg then on to Washington and Newberry, completing the corridor.
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Gibson
Vanderburg
Oakland City
Oakland
Petersburg
Cara ‘Sg
Washington
Newberry
Harold Sharpless Taken by Death in Indianapolis
Word was received here yesterday of the death in Indianapolis of Harold C. Sharpless. He was a son-in-law of Albert V. Summitt. Mary Summitt Sharpless preceded him in death on May 20, 1937. The funeral is set for Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Indianapolis. Miss Fern Summitt left to attend.
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Indianapolis
Harold C. Sharpless
Sharpless
Albert V. Summitt
Mary Summitt Sharpless
Indianapollis
Fern Summitt
Funeral for Wm Thos Mullen Held at St Simon's
The funeral of Wm Thos Mullen was held this morning at 9 o'clock at St. Simon's Catholic Church with interment in St. John's Cemetery.
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Wm. Thos.Mullen
St. Simon's Catholic Church
St. John’s Cemetery
Sports box score fragment with team abbreviations
A partial scoreboard line shows CHI, BRK, CIN, and BOST with players Lee Hamis Davis and Fette listed in parentheses as part of a game or lineup notation.
Pitchers Start Time Details In American League Game
In the American League preview notes, pitchers starting times are listed as 9 00 AM and 10 00 AM with teams Chandler and St. Louis linked to pitchers Tietje and Preas respectively. The start times were not yet started at press time.
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Chandler
ST. L
Tietje
Farm youths admit thefts in Daviess County
Two youths from Van Buren township confessed to oil thefts at Bernard Wade’s farm near Odon and at Dr Ira Bow mats farm, after police questioned them Saturday night. Ceble Massie Herndon of Odon and Dan Odon were taken into custody by Washington officers following arrests and inquiries.
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Ffarm
van Buren
Bernard Wade
Ira Bowmats
Odon
Ceble Massie Herndon
Mumma
Robert Sanders
Seneff Anders
Dan Odon
Washington
Reverend Herring Dies After Long Illness at 77
Looguptee Indiana June 20 The Reverend Chirigs I Herring 77 retired minister died at 4 10 pm after three months of illness and four days of intensified illness He was a farmer of the Mt Olive church and worked with the Baptist church at Three Oaks Michigan in 1896 Born July 6 1860 in Mercer county Missouri he was the son of Michael Brod Irwin Herring Surviving wife Austa Morgan Herring married November 22 1922 and three children from a former marriage Ralph Sybert Chicago and Phy Syber t of South Dakota plus a daughter in Indiana
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Franklin College
Austa (Morgan) Herring
Haldren
John Sybert
Indias
Ralph
Chicago
Ph Sybart
South Dako
Six Women Golfers to Play at Terre Haute Invite
Six women golfers from Washington state will travel to Terre Haute early Tuesday to compete in an invitational tournament there. Participants include Norma, Harriett, Lova, Blazey, and Marian, forming a diverse contingent aiming for strong showings.
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T. Haute
Washington
Reading
Terre Haute
Norma
Bar Harriett
Lova Ha Blazey
Nersly
Marian
Flood Rangers Battle Invasion Across The River
A fragmented dispatch describes flood rangers countering invaders along a river as a Japanese squadron bombs and ships are sunk. The battered stream corridor remains under heavy attack with ships and vehicles reported but details are unclear.
Garland’s appliance store moves to new downtown site
Charles Garland’s appliance store has moved from 516 East Main Street to a new location at 13 North East Third Street in the building formerly occupied by Garland. The move positions the business to share the space with Mr. Garland.
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Charles Garlangs Pliance Store
Haa
East Main Street
N. E. Third Street
Mr. Garland
Five Officials Ready to Begin Government Spending
Washington reports five federal leaders aligned with Roosevelt announce readiness to inject life into the economy through the 4 trillion lend and spend program. Hopkins outlines 1.425 billion for employment in eight months while Gray receives unknown for PWA projects. Wallace assigns about 1/farm aid and Straus heads 800 million urban housing effort. Kingman oversees 225 million for river, harbor, flood control. Total outlay reaches roughly 1.825 billion for relief with 1.325 billion in wages and 500 million in materials and machinery costs.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Rosevelt
WPA
tHopkins
PWA
Howard A. Gray
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
U. S. Housing Authority
Nathan Straus
John J. Kingman
Army Engineers
Hopkins
Hospital Notes Reflect Local Procedures and Births
Local hospital notes list several minor and major operations performed Saturday and Sunday. Names include Mrs William A Tomey Plainville, Carroll Albaugh Shoals, Miss Violet Rosenberry 1206 State Street, Mrs Lucinda Jon French Lick, Mrs James Springer French Lick, Mrs John Dillard Orleans, and Mrs Walter Wildman. Births recorded are a daughter to Mrs John Mallett Plainville this morning and a son to Mrs Walter Wildman this morning. Master Joseph Cannon 10 S W Fifth Street had a minor operation today. Master Craig Himsel Otwell underwent a minor operation today.
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Willian A. Tomey
Plainville
Carroll Albaugh
Shoals
Violet Rosenberry
State Street
Lucinda Jon
French Lick
James Springer French Lick
John Dillard
Orleans
RFD
John Mallett
Joseph Cannon
S. W. Fifth Street
Misa Regina Grannan
West Walnut Street
Walter Wildman
City
Otwell
Craig Himsel
RFD 2
Former Resident J E Muster Dies in Murphysboro
J E Muster, formerly of Washington, died Sunday at his Murphysboro home. Funeral services are set for Wednesday morning with burial in St John’s Cemetery in Joliet.
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J. E. Muster
Washington
Murphysboro
St. John’s Cemetery
W Ton
Knights of Columbus to Elect Officers in Washington Council
Annual election of officers for Washington Council of Columbus to be held at the clubrooms Tuesday night at 5 o'clock. A ree turnout of the membership is desired.
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Knights OF Columbus
Washington Council
Columbus
Mrs Lambert Injured In Fall At East South Street Home
Mrs William Lambert sustained a fracture of her left arm after a rug slid on a polished floor causing a fall at her East South street home Saturday afternoon. Neighbors reported the incident and Mrs Lambert was attended by local aid.
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William Lambert
East South Street
Kennedy back home denies he is candidate
New York June 20 Kennedy the American ambassador to the court of St James returned on the Queen Mary and emphatically said he will not be the Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1940 He has tasks in London and promised the president he would perform them He would report his observations to President Roosevelt in Washington on Thursday and denied any plan to seek the nomination this year or next year
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New York
INS
P. Kennedy
Court of St. James
Queen Mary
London
Henney
Roosevelt
Washington
Kennedy
Hyde Park
N. Y
Conan
Joseph P. Kennedy
White House
Potomac
Massachusetts
Hudson
John Boettiger
Franklin, Jr
Ethel
Hyde Park House
Eeermien
Arthur
Armer
Roosevelt in high spirits after wedding at Hyde Park
President Roosevelt, in high spirits after a wedding mass, arrives at a Poughkeepsie lumber dock aboard the Potomac with family. He hints at meeting Joseph P. Kennedy in Hyde Park, with plans evolving between Washington and Hyde Park as weather delays ease.
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Roosevelt
Red raspberries enjoyed by force in sample box
Theodore Monts from the old road near the city edge brought a sample box of wide fine red raspberries to The Democrat office. The fruit was picked locally and described as fresh and tasty by Monts.
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Theodore Monts
Democrat
Maud Pickett Services Held in Elmer Pickett Estate
Services for Maud S Pickett and Elmer D Pickett were held this afternoon at 618 West Walnut Street. The gathering honored Maud and Elmer as family and community members gathered to pay respects.
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Maud
Maud S. Te
Elmer D. Pickett
West Walnut Street
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U. S. Army
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WM. Thos. Mullen
Chi
Lee
Brk
Hamis
R. Davis
BOST
Fette
Herring
Curtis
T. H
Flood Rangers
Yellow
Ritory
Japan
Chinégear
Rland Firm
Pinnick Store
Garland
Gov't. Spending
and Strength Inc
City IS
WM. Lambert
James Bash, Jr
Franklin Pierce Mell
Princeton
Fla
Miami Dirit Court
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