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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
1
Fragmented text presents disjointed references to credit, loans, and cooperative accounts. Mentions of individuals William Walls, Dawes Be We Gan, and Mrs Hmm reference family and community finances. Snippets touch on notices, electing votes, funerals, and meetings with scattered timing and locations, but specifics are largely unreadable.
The fragment mentions bags tied with a finish at Burrin Pie Wlot. No clear person or organization beyond Burrin Pie Wlot appears. The readable text is highly damaged and lacks concrete events or outcomes.
A fragment in old verse speaks of a humble Christmas spirit. A needy woman prays for divine love to endure through hardship, finding solace beyond luxury and worldly gifts.
The text notes church services led by Rh. E. Callarean and minister T. E. Burin with Sunday School offerings. Members of the Missionary Society are called to a meeting at the church, planning a fire and annual gathering. An upcoming Christmas program is mentioned and a large New Year’s Night gathering is expected. Officers will be elected and reports read. Mrs. Maude Melson’s class held a Monday night meeting with a tree, program, and gifts for Mrs. Melson.
Minister F. E. Graves and James Fink announce Sunday morning Bible school with a sermon on the child life of Jesus titled Growing Stronger. Evening service topic is Satisfying Man's Greatest Desire. All are welcome to attend.
The Methodist Episcopal Church led by Minister Wm Bleam and Superintendent Roy Swindler announced a Sunday school program for Sunday morning with a treat for scholars. Evening preaching is at seven. The first quarterly meeting occurred Tuesday afternoon with Dr Tilotsen presiding.
Sunday School attendance reached 141 with a 516 dollar offering. W H Johnson left for West Virginia to visit parents. Children will be treated next Sunday after the session. Christ mas celebrations and a tree program were held for the church youth led by Virgil Smith. A nominating committee chose officers for next year and Rev Rector pursues Forward Movement outreach.
A poem reflecting on inequality and hunger. The speaker contrasts sheltered lives with orphaned children left in cold and fear, questioning personal responsibility and blame. The piece laments hunger, cold, and poverty while pondering whether to ignore such suffering.
A Lebanon area conference group plans a meeting. W H Johnson and Emma McClaine are praised for leading the Sunday School. Pollyanna Club met at Mrs. Mary Caldwell’s home with a decorated tree, election of officers, gift exchange, and a social hour. Editor notes ministerial service in Pleasant Grove and plans for idle day at Manhattan Purman Co. plus farm visits and local anniversary stories amid holiday chores.
Neal phoned to say he will attend the meeting. Members from Lebano Jamestown Thorntown Shanondale and other lodges are expected to be present.
The Lebanon Advance reports the scheduled basketball game failed to occur last night as lights refused to shine. The event is rescheduled for February 1st.
A list of names including Tommy Burrin Ovid Welden Sylvan Eugene Yager and others shows families preparing Christmas dinner at home. Several social calls note visits by J V Ross to the Caldwell household and Mona Beaver to Crawfordsville, with college entry and ordination news for local figures.
Mrs Mollie Wall of New Ros visited her mother on Friday. Dode McMullen and family along with Otto Harces ido family visited E O A Canada and family Sunday. Young Stan! should get a box of Johnson's Chocolates at Burrin's Drug Store.
Ambiguous lines describe a local event or notice with names and places damaged by OCR. The readable fragments mention a Pleasant On event and a calendar related reference, hinting at a community notice or schedule without clear details.
The Advance Scenock hosts a free Christmas tree event with singing recitations and Santa Claus at the Community Building. Doors open at 1 p.m. with a 7 50 p.m. performance. attendees may bring ornaments to place on the tree.
The town discusses a home talent show by Stars of past years amid pride over a new band and a Christmas event. Mona Beaver of Oxford College plans to stay until January 3 as illness affects others. News lists hospital visits, a forthcoming marriage, and local social updates in Crawfordsville and Morgan County.
On unclear text, McCabe is reported ill but improving. The fragment mentions unrelated strings and garbled phrases that do not form a coherent second fact.
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