Snowbound Town Seeks Returns as Isolation Bites
Heavy snow drifts isolate Advance and surrounding towns for days. Mail freight and interurban service halt, schools shut, and residents face travel bans. some drifts reach ten to fifteen feet while road crews clear main routes. Train service resumes with delayed mail and local contests proceed in a strained but hopeful community effort.
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Jamestown
North Sacem
Lebap
Shannondale
Northwestern
Lebanon
Crawordsville
Midland
Daily Mail
Jackson Township
New Eees
Ben Hur
Declamation Contest A Decided Success
The Doty medals were awarded to four students from fifth through eighth grades for poetry readings at the school hall on Friday evening drawing over two hundred attendees. Cecil Burris won the boys gold with Spartacus To The Gladiators and Lloyd Roark the silver with Gettysburg Address. Thelma Weldon won girls gold for What The Littl... Emmett Moons earned top and silver placements in the remaining entries.
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Manna Embert
Doty
Opal Warrick
Ethel Bartlett
Alta Stewart
Sarah McConsugby
Mone Beaver
Letha Robo
Mary Hunt
Francis Caplinger
Harold Caldwell
Ernest Wright
Eugen Yager
Laaton Day
Sterling Cross
Fred Sulliver
Everest Graves
Arnold Hypes
T E Burtin
Lucile Miller
John F Miller
Lena Jackson
Susie Jackson
Richard Caldwell
Mies Fern Roberts
Jamestown
H. O. Bennett
Lebanon
Mc. Welter Barr
Advance
Bruce Ane
Pointer
Mc Doty
Thelma Weldon
Musical Program at Advance Opera House February 28 1914
The program lists acts including Goddes Of Liberty selections, Cuban Dance, Pilgrim Chorus, Isenour And His Little German Band, Anvil Chorus, Fascination Baritone, medley overtures, and a finale of Auld Lang Syne. Vocal soloists Miss Verna Whitecotton and Rosta Summers appear with moving marches and a grand selection of songs. Denny directed Verdi.
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Marth National
Mbiem
Trish Monalauge
Pilgrim
Ishenour
Anvil
Frons
Deatrick
Maryland
Johnny Gomes Magcltog
Ka.m. Denny
Evangelist Roy L Brown Leads Columbus Revival Report
A February 1914 Columbus revival led by Roy L Brown and D E Snyder drew 3 306 in attendance with 157 coming forward. The Fourth Avenue Church hosted Go-to-church Day and a 12 church campaign followed Chicago Avenue ads. About 401 additions occurred over the year and 108 added at regular services.
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Roy L. Brown
D. E. Snyder
Fourth Avenue
Solditiove
Bro Brown
Snil
Brown
Churcn
Sue “Billy
Toe Puyed
Columbus
LL. Lowe
T.L. Lowe
Annister
Chicago
Snyder
Ysw
Roy LL Brown
Bellefonwine
Dr. Snyder
Advance Christian Church
Jackson Township Democratic Convention Nomination
The Jackson township Democratic Convention to nominate candidates for township trustees and township assessor will be held at the school building in Jinestown on Saturday March 14, 1914, in the afternoon.
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Jackson Township
Jinestown
Twaplock
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Code of Fire
Hoosier Electric Construction Co
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State Bank OF Advance
Bowman &.’Son
Moinday
Union Township
Montgomery County
Wein
P. S
Advance Opera House
Bagley Howard
Clarke Strauss
Kiefer
F. A. Doty
Wagner “and Homes
Angelman
Bacnhouse
Brown-Snyder
T Ls Lowe
Evangelist
Colgates
Burrin Drug Store
Wall Ferniture & Jewelry
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