The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-05

N1iNAI1E0 ne
County Woman's organization of the
fifth Liberty loan, under the leader
ship of Mrs. G. C. Markle, has decided
to give the captured German helmets
allotted to them as prizes to school
children for the best essay on, why
Uncle Sam Needs our Dollars" Manu-
scripts must not contain more than
five hundred words
The Randolph county board of edu-
cation met in special session Thurs
day, In the county superintendent
Office, and reappointed Charles Puck
EFT as probation officer.
John Edger, well known resident
of Ridgeville, was stricken with heart
trouble at his Office Thursday after
noon and died before he could be re-
moved to his home. Mr.. Edger was
well known in this county. For many
years he was cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank of Ridgeville and for sew
eral years prior to death had been the
head bookkeeper for the Joseph Lay
manufacturing company of Ridgeville.
! The funeral will be held in Ridgeville,
Monday afternoon with burial at Win
chester, Fountain Park Cemetery. The
wife and two daughters survive.
County Chairman, Oren E. Ross, OF
the Victory Loan Drive, reports that
more than 100000 has ben subscribed
! in Randolph county, and that the quo
ia. will soon be raised.
Beginning Monday, May 5, will be
clean up week for Winchester and no.
tees have been posted in various
parts of the city calling attention OF
| the people to the fact.
Horace Pash, "a, ice dealer and Der
tina Catey, housekeeper, Winchester
/ George A. RADIUS, So, engineer, Nun
Gle, and Florence Bickel, 46, nurse
Union City and Wallace A. Shocked
| farmer, Union City, and Leila H. Har
ris, housekeeper, Winchester, have OBJ
tanned marriage licenses.
NEW PARIS-Jefferson township cen
tralized schools will close the schoo
year on Tuesday, May 6. Programs
will be given in each of the rooms II
the morning, and at noon. an old-fash
toned dinner will be served. In the
afternoon Dr. ]. J. Rae of Richmond
will speak, and program will be CIV
en- by the pupils. There will be base
/ ball and horse shoe games in the
afternoon.
A meeting of the Jefferson town
ship Memorial association will be helt
Monday evening, May II, for the pur
pose of electing new officers and max
ing arrangements for the observance
of Memorial day. w. H. Hahn is pres
ident of the association.
Persons interested in the organiza
ton OF a band here will meet in thu
council chamber Tuesday evening
May 6. 1t is expected to form bant
at the meeting that will play at tn
! Memorial day exercises and for tn
] celebration of returned soldiers.
GREENSFORK-Six high schoo
pupils and sixteen from the common
schools graduated at the annual CON
mencement exercises here Frida
night A large crowd attended the ez
ercises, which were held at the Friend
church. The Rev. L. E. Brown of Rusf
vile gave the address, and County ST
perintendent c. 0. Williams presente
the diplomas. A service flag repre-
scented Harold Nicholson, a member c
the class who is stationed at Cam
Sam Houston, Texas. Out-of-town pei
sons attending commencement incluo
ed: Miss Geneva Brown of Indianapt
lis; Charles Atkinson, Economy; Mis-
Zelma Dennis, Meta Davis, Hazel Fal
low, Mr. and Mrs. Athrel Dennis Q
Dalton; Mr. and Mrs. John Myers G
Hagerstown; Herbert Cartwright c
Crown Point; Miss Reba Riggs an
Hubert Innes of Hagerstown; Mis-
Lightly of Pershing; Everett McMaha1
Miss Gwendolyn Splitter and Mrs. FL
gene Splitter of Richmond, and Mr.. an
Mrs. George Wright of Centerville-
Wilma Black and Zelma Wilson r.
ceived the highest grades in the Cla
!, township examinations.
CHESTER = Funeral services fo
Solomon Huffman were conduete
here, with burial in Earlham eemeter.
! Pail bearers were Oliver Boerner, Ha
ry Meeke, William Morrow, Harr
Critchfield, Michael Kendall, Elme
: Kendall
: PHILOMATH- Commencement e.
ercises were held at Brownsville Hig
school Wednesday. Graduates wel
Dovie Doran, Lloyd Retheford, Pal
Jackson and Virgie Plessirger.
Clifton was winner in the field me,
held Friday between the two Brown
vile township high schools. Brown
vile and Clifton.
LIBERTY-Leighton Lafuze of eli
ton school won the prize of So for fir
place in the defamation contest