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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
5
New York minister asks noted men how to guard against temptation. Thomas A. Edison replies that he has never had time to tempt himself and suggests young people get a demanding job to keep temptation away. The piece frames Edison as illustrating the prayer lead us not into temptation through his disciplined life.
Mark Wall Claude Bowman and Farl Wa ters are now stationed at Ft Moultrie South Carolina. Oakes Hall visited sick folks in and near Advance Saturday afternoon and night. Rev Rector will speak at the Dover Country Club tonight. This may be the last night for the club until after the busy season. Ada Frazier Effie Burrin and Beulah Riner attended a Lebanon meeting Tuesday for C W B M officers.
A fourteen year old boy asked for help in finding a farm job for the summer. He is stout, eager to learn, with some farming experience and is described as a splendid candidate. The notice notes concerns about unemployment and potential government drafts, urging quick action for the hardworking youth. Several local families visited others over the weekend, including the Zimmermans and Bartletts.
The Senior class presents a Friday afternoon Class Day program with music by Miss Lucile Roark. Readings include A Trip Around the World in 1935 by Elston Connor and A. H. S. of Yesterday and Tomorrow by Opal Brown and Ethel Ray. Speakers include Mary Graham, Earl Canada, James Airhart, Otis Emmert, Ivan Wall, Bertha Owens, Grace Pointer, and George Pratt.
O A Young visited his father at Wabash Valley Sanitarium. Miss Orpha Cook and Walter Wheeler of Crawfordsville were Sunday visitors of Walter McDaniel. Wm LaFollette and family were guests of John Randal and wife. C E McClain made a business trip to Indianapolis. Mrs Collins, visiting J T Jones, has been very ill. J T Jones and wife entertained Mrs Jones sister of Ladoga Sunday.
Weekend and Sunday visits noted across Zionsville Lebanon Jamestown Indianapolis and Henderson. Families including Jones Graves Emmert and Culley hosted or joined gatherings with friends and relatives. Emmert and Washburn noted in church duties.
Dedicatory exercises for the Community Building at Mt. Zion featured Rev E L Myers and E M Servies Lebanon superintendent Roy Adney and Rep G E Adams as speakers. The Thorntown orchestra provided music and one new member joined the society bringing total to 40 amid a large crowd.
Flag 8 by 10 will be raised at Mt Zion Community Building Friday April 27 at 2 p m. Program includes songs invocations recitations talks and a patriotic address. Two trees will be planted in front of the building with Arbor Day plans delayed to this afternoon.
The text traces Arbor Day from B G Northrop’s 1865 suggestion in Connecticut to J Sterling Morton’s pivotal push in 1872 making it a Nebraska custom. It notes Arbor Day is now observed in most states and territories as a holiday or school observance and that dates vary, generally late April or early May. Some states publish Arbor Day manuals.
Local news notes a family trip by Dr Fell and his wife to Crawfordsville Sunday then via Ladoga to visit a paralyzed cousin believed unlikely to recover. Also announced are church dedication, sermons, and community events with many residents mentioned.
Geo Gill suffers pneumonia while Mrs Logan Mrs Wall and Cale Shera remain on the sick list. Van Riggins had a severe stroke this morning after a minor one yesterday, but later spoke and regained some function. Dr Hall notes a light stroke with no serious developments. Edgar Fay Daughtery is highly recommended for the commencement exercises. Local visits include James Summers and wife with Jno Nicely family, Frank Heady and wife at dinner, and Navy man Fred Canada with his mother Mrs Wallace Canada visiting. Clay Sheets’ new Lebanon home nears completion.
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