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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1924
Page
1
James Burren won first place in the Boone County Oratorical. Loren e Burris spoke well but did not place. Jamestown game postponed to Saturday. Measles spread. many families in the area affected. Local notices include visitors, sales plans, and various family updates.
A succinct verse urges steady poise in triumph and resilience in defeat. It champions grit over grumbling and frames sportlike ethos as essential character.
Earl Threlkeld visiting Indianapolis coworkers returned home for Sunday. Ray Poynter and family visited Robert Ferguson and William Garner, who shipped cattle to Indianapolis Monday. Joseph Sparks and family from near Shepherd and Jimmie Reed joined Jess Garner and family for Sunday. Bruce Pickering moved to the Tom Evans farm, with Harry James moving out. Neighbors surprised Bruce Pickering and family last Monday night. candy, popcorn, and apples served.
Sermon on A Mighty Factor in a Well Directed Life scheduled for Sunday January 27 with 10:00 Bible School 11:00 Communion and preaching and 7:00 Evening worship. The midweek Bible class will review Christ early life. Rev DeBruler closed a two week meeting at New Ross church with two additions and a neat offering.
The Van Horn Cafe has moved into the room vacated by Mark Wall improving its restaurant location. The Van Horns run a fine business and the senior member James, once ill, is improving.
James and Mrs. Mable Swindler and daughter visited Advance Saturday. Ray Pointer and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ferguson. Mr. and Mrs. Basil DeBard visited last Thursday with her brother Guy Cox and wife. Mrs. Grace Bean spent a day with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Van Horn. Ed Wright and family were guests Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Bean and Mrs. Marion Wright.
Mr and Mrs James Bowman marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a farm near Ladoga origin, attended by 25 to 30 relatives and friends. Both are 70, with six children, four generations present, and Gold coins given as gifts. They have long served in Advance community, active in North Christian Church.
Otis Wall and George Hickman end their long Ford partnership with Hickman retiring. Wall will run the agency under Fred Siess of Lebanon, promising continued success and inviting demonstrations and trade-ins of old cars.
Indiana housewives face pervasive pest challenges from ants cockroaches flies mosquitoes fleas clothes moths and stored food insects. The article notes that many homeowners lack understanding of pest habits and effective control measures demanding improved knowledge to prevent infestations.
James Burrin representing Advance High School captured first place in the Boone County Oratorical Contest held at Lebanon High School. Lynn Hissong of Lebanon finished second as judges noted a close call between them. The event also featured a girls reading contest won by Franline Rogey of Zionsville with Alma Mater, while Ruth Cassady of Lebanon placed close second with The Soul of the Violin. Delmar Ditzenberger of Zionsville took third in oratory. Mary Neese of Whitestown was third in reading. Prizes awarded: eight, five, and three dollars to top speakers. schools received ten dollars for banners. Other contestants included Marjorie Waddell, Thorntown. Dorothea Beck, Perry Central. Lorene Burris, Advance. Grace Hackleman, Jamestown. Morris Kendall, Whitestown. Calvin Dickerson, Perry Central. Morris Ashley, Thorntown. Judges were J. W. Stockinger, Helen L. Geyer, and Murl Coons. a long deliberation marked a tight race. Lawrence Henderson played a violin solo during intermission. Lebanon coaches were led by Mrs. Cora M. Doehleman, absent due to her father’s illness near Zionsville.
Secretary Wallace reports to President Coolidge that in terms of purchasing power the wheat farmer’s dollar is 78 percent of its 1913 value. A suit costs 31 bushels now versus 21 then, wagon 166 vs 108, and coal 16 vs 9 bushels. Freight and wages drive higher farm costs.
A departmental survey of the 1923 pig crop shows an 8.7 percent nationwide drop in fall farrowings, with the corn belt down 6.1 percent. Many producers shifted toward marketing hogs rather than expanding breeding, boosting sow slaughter to a higher share in late 1928 while total pigs saved declined. Marketings from 1923 crop exceed 1922, suggesting tighter supplies early 1924.
Dr. L C Gray of the U S Department of Agriculture says precise farm counts and acreage are unknown since 1919 figures quickly became outdated. He advocates a 1925 agricultural census to reduce guesswork on farm acreage tenures and values, using 1910 and 1929 census data for context and trend analysis.
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