The Dearborn County Register from Lawrenceburg, Indiana • 1

T1 "--v 'v mem Lawtenceburg Dearborn County Indiana November 27 130 ANNl 94th Tear Entered aa Second Claes Matter at Festoflice Lewrenceburg Ind ADVANCE Veteran Physician 79 Diesat Sunman and Dis continued Satur Troop 45 Has jf vi Interesting Meet Fa nous Ball Play-erisBadly Hurt 7 in Auto Acddent tanifbrUuion i- TjhanksgiVing Service lodWllson B( to Troop 46 of the boy Scouts held its regular at St Lawrence Gym on Monday evenimjwith good atten of the- meeting was practice on bandaging for second class First Aid Some of tha boys became quite expert Crriw Patrol won the patrol contest because Edward John Hofmann showed more speed in' getting his necktie and shoes off and on than the other patrols Beaver Patrol Was second and Bob White was third We were pleased to have as visitors Dr Mueller Mr Belts and Meyer of the Troop Committee and Father Dr Mueller is structing the Troop in First Aid A Troop Council meeting of the Troop Patro troop Committee Scoutmasters and Leaders was held after the meeting Aft Hhs Very -Interesting Meeting Mies Sally Ritsmann and Miss The-ora Henkle entertained the A with a mirthful recitation "At the at their regular meeting on Monday evening Nov 17 The reel Ur tf Stiimpf 'moit-fcw'y af A interesting talk on her trip abroad Starting with a trip up the St Lawrence she-related her complete tour Until: the Statue of Liberty beckoned her back to America MwGM Terrill and Mrs Ed LommeL were appointed to have fare In charge of the Welfare luncheon which bway at the City Monday at short illness i He was the son of (Nowlin) Groff this city Jan 18 many years of hi life and Anderson Following of his wife who he day at Midnight thirty years of continuous op- eration except for short interruptions on account of floods or storms the I ft Ar Street I Railway has passed into history The last car to enter and leave Lawrence burg was the eleven o'clock car Saturday night in charge of Emmett Klemm Operation of the line jas a whole- was suspended at midnight Saturday All cars were run to the barn at North Bend where they- are now stored A-number of Lawrenceburg people some of whom hod ridden on the first' car into Lawrenceburg thirty years ago took a ride bn the last car out of town gbing to Aurora and back When' this gar got to the A crossing at Aurora it jumped the tracks ana it whs some hours before it was ut hack and -made the trip to the irn 1 1 The first car iicame Into Lswrence-burg on Sunday May 27 1900 and was Number 10 Just who were the conductor amkmotorman on this car we were unablfesto Bus service that was furnished by the company was also discontinued Saturday night Bus service for several up-the-river towns that areJ now: part of Cincin Tiati was started early Sunday morning between them ana the city1 The discontinuing of the line pul put This is 64 employees out of work one of the discouraging matters for with the present depression if will no doubt be difficult for many of them to find employment Some of these men have been (employed on this 'line ever since' It started Among these are Ed Bixenstine who for many years was employed as motorman on the Sassenger cars and later on the reight car Many persons who used the cars daily find the pew 'Situation very inconvenient as no bus service has been started so far to take the place of the cars Just what disposition will be made of the property1 is hot definitely known but it is likely it will be sold for Junk as this has been done In other places where lines have been discontinued Farm Youths to JTake Part in national Exposition 'i The International Live Stock Ex--position will be held at Chicago stock yards November 29 to Dec 6 Jn- connection with the exposition the Junior Live Stock Feeding Con mg test the Junior Live Stock Jud: ging ana Contests the Junior Corn Show' the 4-H' Club-1 Congress will be held Most of the boys and girls attending wilt receive Jje trips aa 'rewards for outstanding achievements in 4-H Club work In their states 'and counties These trips are provided by individuals and oVganisatiohs who are interested in worthy accomplishments of the rural 1 of the rural youth About 1400 boys and girls will attend from 43 states and Ontario Canada The railroads Will win give reduced wish to i-vates to oil -those this great event Resident of Newy Alsace Summoned Philip Lrman' one of the welt known and highly respected citizens of the Npw Alsace-community passed away at his home north of New Alsace Saturday morning Mr Larman whs a native of per many and when thirty years of age came to America settling in Cincinnati Here he trade of saddler for some years After he left the city he located on the farm where his death occurred While living in Cincinnati he- married Elisabeth Tennhagen to which M- Benton-famous ball pla er a former member of the Cin cim a Gia: it sti Reds I and ithe New Yoris ts and diiring the past season witg the Minneapolis- Clu6 was quite ed sen iusly injured oh' Friday evening-abot four when his car left the road and crashed- into the fence '-entrance to the Greendale pent -J'V was badly cut bn the head one haikl and the face and suffered- much fro Joss of blood i a Hr Benton: had been hunting with some friends near Aurora "and was re- -turning to Cincinnati when the acci- do: t- occurred Ini going out Ridge av nue near the entrance to the cemetery 'his car' left the roOd and went over into the street car tracks In to bring it betek: on the tn ing cri te it const tha struck the shoulder edj of the paved surface and headed foi the cemetery ov ir -1- -i 1 The accident was entrance 'turning i ns ac Sh witnessed by Mrs lepherdfwhp lived nearby She ed the Meyer Bros wrecker summoned the Meyer JHros wreexer ani rwhen the men arHved on the so he they found the Lear turned over in the cemetery entrance and Benton lir der it With -the aid-'Pf others who ha congregated th -car- was lifted off pf him and he'was: hurried to the-Dr Smith Hospital (The car a Durant 'six said to be ars girt from Minneapolis baseball fans was completely wrecked: and will like- a total loss ly be ini hi i wife was notlled of -the accident ai she hurried to his bedside from After he was taken to the hospital Cincinnati the same evening 'remain- here most of he time 'since then Latest report i re that Mr Benton is recovering nice vi- Freight Truck Service io Re- plare A i A new truck service line-to take the pjlace of the fretgpt cars on the A was started Monday morning he jflrst truck arrived in this city dariy Monday mdrning and left with full load for Monday mdrning and left witr load for Aipora and ayrpoints The hew company known as the lineinnati Lawrenceburg and Company has five? some of -which are freight in Cincin-at Cincinnati is at iller Isereets and in) nd Aurora at the lotor Delivery rucks' in pc vatic ised in picking istl The depot 1 and Bay-' towrenepburg ane locations which were used by the A A Ifie Cincinnati phone lumber is West! 0590 Lawrenceburg )1 and Aurora 221 The truck In le morning will leave Cincinnati at- reh arrive in lawrenceburg a out eight thirty and cave' about ten Jhei afternoon truck Will leave Cinci: mat! at twelve noon arrive here ab Dut one thirty and leave about thr (This schedule is central standard time) In Lawrenceburg Aurora ahd Cim innati other places served are eenpsle Homestead Lawrenceburg Junction Elisabeth- town Cleves Nortb Bend Sekatan bank Saylpr Park FeVry and Sedsmt- Addyzton Fernt Delhi Andefsoa'' ville i The presiefin of- the new company is John Ijru nmy formerly gener-al toanager of the A li Narrow Eli in Auto Accident Chester 1 (ecker of Indianapolis son of Mr am Mrs Carl Decker of this city accompanied by his wife and Robert Mi ana of Shelbyville' caped sertoUs injury Wednesday even-hen tneirauto waz over ing Nov 19 when turned on StSjto Road 29 near New Bethel1 fc-' 'tMr- Decker who was driving 'the car' Said -that he failed to see the auto ahead of his own machine until it was necessary to swerve his car suddenly to avoid crashing into the rear of the-other car Miv Decker ahd his-passengers stated that the car ahead carried no tail light li ight The automobile was badly damag ed and the three occupants were badly Shaken 7 i 7 A I 'i -S'H' -t i The City of Lawrenceburg proposes to build a concrete water tank of abotit'700j000 gallons Rapacity part way up Ludlow hill connect same by an 8 inch or l0 inch water pipe to tbft waier of the city The estimated cost -of this! addition to the works Is about: 135000 Most cf tihU cost will I be spent far concrete ye-inforcing steel nd cast Iron wateij pipe A small part of the Coat eomnaratively will be spent for unskilled labor The City proposes to pay addition out of the alleged profits 6f th light (and water plants The pr marv purpose of dit-jon is to afford better-fire tion for' the Gity for this the -ad-protec- I wondqr how many property hold-ld be ln favoif of era in tht City won this project if it was 'to -be paid for by direct taxation? To raise $35000 (Continued on page four) OJives ih the Oven Seven Syc-cessut Guessers I ersons imade the ystery Oven con-was conducted by the Law-Gas Company Alt seven giiess-roli i Seven (different1 guess in the same ten Whip renceburf made thpssme giiess-i-olivesi- Everyone of' the sevefi received a ton pound turkey al gift of the- Gas Co The oven wasj opened on Tuesday evening at seven and the turkeys awarded V- -I ti This novel contest in charge of Mr McAdams manager of1 the Ga Co attracted a number of persona and -a lareun)ber registered their gyesses Thai seven lucky persons to receive turkeys were Nellie Recordsl Emmert Kivsch Mrs Lester Wilson John See- kats Lillie Fowlers Mral Mildred Powell aad eorge Xief Death Leaves Four Children Motlierless -L Mrs Myi-tle Beck Ogf Thursday! evening geek was wife of Charles Beck of hear Logan idled at her hontB evening Noy I few hours illness 1 20 after a daughter of thej daiughl James ahd Mahel Sykes She was born Bt Brigbt 2M897 and was 83- years 6 months -and 18 days of age Her early -life was spent1 in her native village where she attended the public -school and the M- Sunday school and church At the age of two and one I years her mother died loiter her father again married 1 ahd she was rested by her stepmother Mrs Flpra Sykes' 1918 she was) united 'Jn maiTisgewith Charles Becuc To this unjpn were born six children three sons anq three daughter Following their -marriage Mr and Mrs Beck rosided for years on farm I near Logan In February Aurora where Mr Beck was employed fojr five yeare by he Standard Oil Company April 1 1928Jthey moved pack tjo the farm Where she lived until her! death Surviving are the husband two sons Clyde James Beck and Donald Charles-1 Beck two! daughters Ella Jean Beck and Wilma Louise Beck: two brothers Earl Sykes and Robert Sykes lone sister 'Bonnie Sykeftj 'her father James- Sykes stepmother Mrs Flora Sykes father-in'-laW John Beck and a number of other relatives and many riends 1 0 inn Ernest-' Roy Beck and one daughti Doris' May Beck have preceded tpe mother in death Funeral in charge off undertaker Howard Shanks was held from the home Sunday sfteropon services conducted by Rev George Henderson at the Bright Methodist church Burial in Gibson cemetery I at Bright Tea ersAadress-ed i bjrtjSupt Park than one hundred teachers assembled at the eburt house Saturday for the November meeting of the Dearborn County Teachers Aocia- vV- The speaker for the dfty was Supt Richard Park of Sullivgn Ind whe vOnt delivered two lectures Senssl andfThe --1 Supi '( Par is Jonq of Indiana's best known educators and a lecturer who'always leaves I with his -hearers manyJ good practical 1 ideas that tease-in their wrenceburg the who always leaves! with -his -hears! many good practical 1 ideas that tei chers can put to goodfUze in the schoolk His coming to Lawrencebui is always hailed with delight by rt) teachers vV- teachers -m The) Dillaboro school furnished music for te meeting r-i-t'i 4" -I i i Receives Pbsitiofe it -WMfiinphfD vLawnne PeaMi (who bu been Printing Co: employed in the khec- mentj of the Register Printing ptnyl for the gpst years has received an appointment operator in the Goverrii Offlee at WasUngton Pl maxe gpoa in nw pew as Unotype Government Printing i'Cf He Is a SSI! Reade Voices Opm ion oh Reservoir trill no position '-V VS -i il-A "1 fc jt If -i fate 'i Jji '4- i sitfl 1 Orgat Miss Louzett i Poellmsnn Proce isional Hymn -No4131 Invocation Rev IF Tsylor "Oh Sinr to the Lord Wilson The Junibr Chbir ure lev Calvert Scrip Sermhn "Living oh the liRelr Offertory Sunn Ti unny Side Townsend Strang Thanksgiving Pra 3 Rev HDampier "Praise he Lord ye Hqlden 'Mrs Schneider (soprano) Mr Arthur Seibert (tenor) Benediction Doxology The: service will el Lutheran promptly at: 10 Churfch and will begin si Thanksgiving day Prpaitior Cbnst iDpi Mailing Tqe Post Office ques sons depa tment has re- ed as in pasi do their sh as 'eprly-as possi tion -land delay offices make eve: the Christmas mi ficieptly ss possible enormous volumi thf dona without the coo public i All parcels 'mui tie Securely i wrap- Eed or packed-- Strong paper and eavy twine should be usedr Extra care should be ti ken tn wrsppjing or packing parcels iat to'e easily: broken Articles eai ily broken oij damaged -should be marked 1 Perishable matte shotiid be marked plainly "Peri shah aad articles likely -to spoil with thq time reasonably required -fo: 'delivery 'cannot be accepted Addre ises fthouid be completes with house and 3 street A ifeturn card ihoula be placed in uppfr left corned of parcel jlf- tag is qsed the addrefts should also be written on the naperiftor utej if tag A copy 4f jthe address! should inclosed Ihsidef the -parcel-No 4inlch yeam that ail per-and -mailing avoid conges year the' post rt to handle is tapldly and ef but owing to the cannot be ratipn of the( parcel lentfth may be mpre than 84 inches in enrfth and 1 girtH combined' livery in the first thrde zones or de 70 lbs 60 lbs ureor Register is toe maximum) weight and in all other zone i i or- all Valuable mai FcrmerRi Los igelesy: Calif iiss Josephjn i iwrenceburi fo: rand a resident any years but 'ornla died at of move recently tf Tu Loft Angeles Ti: esda Miss Brand wb Her -father owned property irl Neftown oh Front straet For fou rteeni years tie was a teacher in- thi Lawrenceburg high school 'I fame years go she and a sister Mi Anna Hoi ker! moved to Cincin-nai where thi lived for number ofjyearz Folic wirtgfthe death which occurred shout four years ago sh i went to Ci lifoniis to retide with he nephew Mocker Another sii ter Mrs Ca rrie fchneider has al so preceded he in A telegram rece Wednesday mi mini bojdy accomps nied would leave Jos 0:115 am arri Monday yer Funeral ser ices dny at 11 a a Ffineial Home In Greendale cenete: Winter (latxie Jh Old St) le Tuesday Lawrencebu 'g received its first real tpuch of -win xr Tuesday when' thi am mucl after- fftreiite and refads la mapy plpces wer 4 very slippery and slowed up traffic Along with is snow the thermome ter took quit a dTop registering 2 degrees on HV Mneeday morning Th i first snow of the season was on Mpn i ay but 'ths 'all was very light It is said tqat there Is 'still an acut i shortage ofWaterln many places the country! nd farmers sre wlshin ior rsin to rplieve toe situation City' 'ax RatCut Board of Tax Commii TheStsto loners notifi id city officials on Tuei day of a cut in the dty tax rate fro cents on each $190 Valuation 7 0 jeents rith the othftr cuts thi it Ve been ide total tax rate It Lawrencebur City next year win -2284 which is 91 cents less than tl is gate this yei £7j The rate if the school city whi wes also ap aie4 was not The school rate wsslastyer is cento less than i fv'v 'vj O'- it ATTENTIDN MASONS Sunman Ind Nov 23 Dr Vincent 39 years old practicing physician here for fifty-seyen years died today of illness induced by his advanced age He was bom in Ohio and received his college and medical education at Miami university and Oxford college of medicine After coming here to practice he gave up his local residence only for two years' spending that time in- Indianapolis He and Mrs Vincent observed their golden Wedding anniver-sar: try seven years ago He was a charter member of the lo cal Masonic lodge of Pythiaft and a the Knights of Pythias 1 Surviving are the Vridow and two daughters Mrs JJ Gilchrist and Mrs Matt Camden both of 4428 Guilford avenue Indianapolis Funeral services were held here at 9:30 Tuesday mofnipg with burial in Crown Hill cemetery at Indianapolis in the afternoon member of Waiiam H- Groff i Passes Away in His Eighty-fifth Year a resident of years passed Hospital Indianapolis mn after a Joseph and Delilah and was born in 1840 He spent in Indianapolis -the death preceded him man years ago resided with his two maiden sisters Maryland Cordelia at the old homestead on Ridge avenue now-owned by AI' Following the death of his sisters hd remained at the old home until about three years ago when he went West and later made his hoipe In a family hotel in Indianapolis He was the last of the immediate family of Joseph Groff the' latter being one of- the early Settlers of Dearborn bounty coming from New Jer-: sey in 1813 He was manufacturer of 'hats engaged In Pork packing and shipping -ancTone' of -first stock holders of the I 'A The remains were brought to the er Funeral Home Moon A Schopmeyer Funeral Home where services will be held Friday at 2 Rev FC Taylor officiating Buria in Green dale cemetery Thanksgiving Greetkig i "Praise for abundant and sufficient food formed the background for the first Thanksgiving Day celebrated by the Pilgrim Fathers but the modem should be dtx- Thanksgiving prayer should be different1 breads the Thanksgiving greeting issued today by tha Publicity Bu- oday reau of the Indiana State Medical Association for more than four thousand physicians of Indiana to their fellow -dtii (sens No Jonge- should! oiir Thanksgiving etitlon be "Thank: the Lord that we ave enough to but it should be Give us strength to: resist the temptation bf eating too An eminent physician who believed that we were eating too much once said "The American calendar is divided into 866 stuffing days with thanksgiving and Christmas heading the I1- It is possible for a person to have thoroughly enjoyable feast day on Thanksgiving Without spoiling it by overeating Not I all the Jollifying eating and partying is to be done in one day in America where we have food to go around for the whole -year So leave a little for the other 304 days of the year So -without curtailing gpod fellowship or cramping your Thanksgiving spirit it mightbe well to think of a few simple rules of -every da life bven with the abundance of Thanksgiving Auxiliary iF -i The month of November has been set aside by the State Department of Indiana as American Legion Auxiliary Month The purpose is complete renewal bf the 1980 memberehip in advance for 1911 It is our earnest endeavor to enroll Lour full 1930 mem-henhip by December 31 19301 To etimutate interest the National President wlllsaward a citation to the Units that on December 31st have equalled or exceeded their 1930 mem' bershlp and whbae namte and dues for the eame have been rceived by the department secretory and transmitted to the national treasurer prior to the close of business on December 81st 1980 Attractive prlsea have been also offered by the department membership-committee) get some of these prises for our own unit Manv have 7 already 1W1 paid dues for You can he)p by paying your dues on 'or-before the December-1 meettiig r-'-'- T- i BUSSES to FILL BREACH Residents of Delhi'! North Bend FernbOhk Addyston Cleves and will be -(served by coaches running over Lower River Road between ihose 7 towns and Clin cinnati until Work qn the reoonstruc-tlofi of the tegular troetibn llnen4a completed' it' was announced yeeter-daybyJBStowartgeneral maaag er of the Cincinnati Stroeti Com: pany The neW ssryieertwoaiiw auguratroSundayf hnd-'-haei btoved euccessful accord iiigto' SSnanlMV No Ml C-TQ-t-l Mr Lockridge will prepare and serve ral Bur at Central Building to under-nourish ed -children A 1 drive for old clothing is being made and Mrs Estella Grout-h and Mrs Slater have been appointed to the articlea We would kindly aak that all clothing be repaired and in good condition for immediate distribution' The December At meeting will lie held Monday the 22nd and partial arrangements have been made tp have Tramp Starr of radio fame entertain with some of his- original poetry Tramp Star will be remembered as the son of Rev Wilson former pastor of Hamline Fallowing the adjournment of the meeting the audience arose and recited- the Prayer Mrs Mary Fred- erick Passes Away a 4 -y he many friends of Mrs' Mary Fn iderick were grieved to hear of her death which occurred at the Good Satnaritan Hospital Cincinnati shortly after eight o'clock on Wednesday morniqg Mrs Frederick had been in falling health for several years suffering ftym goiter and sinus trouble A wqek ago Tuesday she went to the hospital where she underwent an operation for the sinus trouble She was the daughter of Peter and Margaret Pelgen and was born in Aurora 68 yeara ago Following her marriage ahe came to Lawenceburg and' haa been a reaident of thia city ever since She was united in marriage to Edward Frederick at St Marv Church Aurora Sept 26th 1983 (Mr1 and Mrs Frederick were the parents of five children two sons and three daughters One daughter Irene passed away at an early age She was the last surviving member of her family i Mrs Frederick was a faithful member jat St Lawrence Church for many years She was also a member of the Catholic order of Foresters She leaves tq mourn two sons Edward of home and Raymond of I-aw- renceville 111 and two daughters Mrd Edna Theis -of Evansville Ind and Miss Marje ot home Her husband nsaed away Jan- 26 1903 1 Funeral will be held from the home on Mary: treet Saturday morning with services at St Lawrence church at nine Rev William Kreis to officiate Burial wiU be in Groen-dalepemetery j-j a T--T I Young Bandits Receive TT Henry Beyer William leelaat Charles Ridinger and Short vgs iamTs- purg who went on an escapade land terrorised residents in a number pi hrabtree ages 18 to 20 all of Miam bf southern Indiana towns met their (Waterloo when they came before Judge Carney at Versailles Saturday (The lads plead guilty to holding up filling stations at -Liberty Seymour Bedford and Salem and were each sen fenced from ten to twenty-five years In the State reformatory at Pendleton The youths were arrested at' Scotte-burg v- qJ-t Ere-Ghristmas Bazaar f- At frdntfiiie Chspei Church Tuesday evening Dee 2 i under -the auspicee Your Lots at 6:80 Menu: Rooat Pork 5 -Dress): A vwiiuiaf MW) i ci uinicr vm ices of the Ladies Aid Society friends! expect to see you there of Serving starts Ms'thed Potatoes Creamed peat Slaw Cribhrt: Sauce Ple-f coffee PrRe'60ftents Cake endjee cream fra riv--'-f- -ji1 "I 4 Union were born four children Joseph Gertrude Frank and Geprp-e dei he last named met a tragic death in November 1924 when he was accidentally shot In the leg while hunting with a companion Amjos Beneker Before a 'doctor jgould bq summoned he died from loss of bloofi Funeral services and burial for 'Mr Larman were held at St church at New Alsace Rev Henry Verst in charge Aged jWilnu9oh Resident Passes yf-S' V' Ev Clemente uwoiwihi one of thq aged residents of Wilmington died at the home of Mr and Mrs Perry Canfield at Sparta1 Saturday at 1:30 pm Mr Clements who his been In very nral poor health for the past -'several Turkey innert at tlic? 4-: vJV r- The turkey raffle held Monday even- vi ing at the Liberty Theatre 4n charge': i T' of Eddie Kaffenbenr and Earl Guard weeks had gone to the Canfield home for short visit where he became suddenly ill' and passed away- Just two weeks ago his wife passed away It 1' thought that this helped to caused much speculation as to whom -would be lucky1 winners-' to re-V-eelve a free Thanksgiving turkey' The drawings resulted in J' Truitt Vogd French Hayes Henry Leiendecker Hutchinson Dfla Marie Miller Walter Decker and George KaffSnoerg ceivlng the 'birds -a if- The raffle -was a great success and a neat aum was added to the treasury of the Community -Athletic Club hasten Me death The body was taken to Wflmlnff- i ton where funeral services In charge of Rev Watkins were held on Ss i-Ci'A4 HarrisonJDead Word waft reccnred here on Chorlea A of the shdden death of Cnonni a Tire flhop High St will eloae at six o'clock fn the evening Lawrsncel orgXodge Ho A A i-williamfM will confisr the Master Mason de- -Harrisbn at Ms: home In Richmond Ind Mr Hareieon will be remembor-L1' by manyUwrenrete' people oe hsrviM been in tta drughosiness in during the month of Dbeegiber dae to the fact that the MpMrefrod onay Mr Pease Lun ib will be served at the close ofdto? 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