07 Jun 1923
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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1923
Page
1
A band concert takes to the streets of Advance this Saturday night led by Prof C C Cap. The event promises lively marching tunes and community participation with Whitestown Schools involved in the program.
Prof C O Caplinger who has taught successfully in the Advance schools and raised them to a high plane is leaving to join Whitestown. He is praised for progressive methods and effective follow up, with teachers patrons and citizens noting the serene school achieved through broad cooperation.
Mr Caplinger served as superintendent of Advance schools from 1920 to 1923. He reorganized the district, introduced the Bible into schools, started the Daily Vacation Bible School, organized a junior high, formed a 15 piece school orchestra, and boosted enrollment by over ten percent. He attended Indiana State Normal and Wabash College and served as a World War II field artillery officer.
A writer compares daily transit with life’s journey toward the afterlife. He notes mass mobility and through tickets in travel, then urges reliance on Christian faith, saying the ticket is free but requires willpower to follow Biblical teachings and reach the promised land.
The Junee meeting of the Missionary Society will gather at Mrs. Georgia McDaniel’s home on Wednesday the 13th at two o'clock. Pansy Ashwell leads Hymn Help Somebody with prayers by Carrie Routh. A business period follows and the program notes include a Golden Jubilee Song and Bible Lesson by Hattie Graham.
Sunday school attendance 162 and offering near 5. The aid society meets today. A successful food sale at Lebanon funded basement screens. Primary teachers fix rooms with attractive marble paint and improvements while pupils help with painting and decorations.
The notice describes church offerings due in June and quarterlies, mentions Bro Wyatt visiting Kentucky, 148 in Bible School, a large children’s program totaling 35.39, and no preaching Sunday. It notes September meetings generating interest, Brock family recognition, Noblesville delegation plans, and a meeting closure this spring with other delegations to come.
Otis P. Ray son of W. P. Ray married Naomi Spaulding of Indianapolis at the home of her sister in New Albany on Saturday May 26. Otis holds a position in Indianapolis and the couple will reside there.
Lemuel Bolles national adjutant explains local Red Cross chapters hold funds for service to the sick and disabled. He says direct relief to service men and families is ongoing, and that war chest residues or other emergency funds are not in use.
Eight former parishioners from Hagerstown attended Sunday services with Rev and Mrs Hartley. Kings Daughters meet Friday night with Cuba Canada. S Z Billingsly elected church treasurer replacing Wm Johnson. Pastor plans vacation to attend Winona Lake. Training class to take exam next week. one section remains for the year.
A character named Mickie criticizes fence and barn advertising as unnecessary stunts while welcoming a new family journal. The speaker bursts with rural dialect and questions sponsors during the launch moment.
A county board of education meeting adopted a resolution urging the Bible to have an honored place on teachers desks in every Boone County school room and to be read during opening exercises at least twice weekly. The opening date for county schools next fall is set for Monday September 3.
A civil service examination will be held in Crawfordsville Indiana on June 9 to establish an eligible register for filling a carrier vacancy on R.R. 1 Advance Indiana. Application blanks and instructions are available at the post office. Carrie B. Beaver P.M.
Readers recall a melodius interlude as Dr Hall sang Every Day is Sunshine and When the Clouds are Rolled Away outside the office. A later visit to George Broshar’s home shows his wife imitating him to deter crows from the chickens, a plan that apparently works.
A double wedding occurred at the home of Mr and Mrs Ora McDaniel on June 1 at 1 o clock. The ceremony used a double wedding and double ring rite conducted by Mr McDaniel. The couples, including a daughter of Mr Bent Ferguson, honeymooned at Dunbar Park near Thorntown.
The Advance Bakery notes Mrs. T. E. Burrin and Mr. Burrin in Indianapolis this week buying Christmas presents. Mrs. Tim Smith and Thomas Nelson are in town for several square meals and social meals.
Ed Jones visits Advance area in Ohio. Jeanne and Evelyn McCollum stay with Dr and Mrs Nelson in Shelbyville. A W Kinnear and Dora Ballard visit Rush Voorhis in Akron. Nelson and McCollum families with Dee Scott host in Crawfordsville area. Fulwider travel from Vincennes to California. Several families from Hagerstown and Coomish join gatherings, with Thompson visiting from Coomish.
Leland Ross son of Mr and Mrs Wallace Ross of near Brunswick formerly of near Advance won first place in the debate at Wabash College with the oration A Cure for the Radical based on experiences in Colorado two years ago. He lectured in Brunswick and his address drew praise. A monster crowd attended Advance concert and the town's merchants promote tire sales and cheaper grades while detailing exact values. The Advance Pocahontas lodge is the busiest in town and nearby Compas reports a new fence shipment.
Fragmentary text shows Mr and Mrs news Beaver and daughter with Willis F day afta in unclear northern location. Probable social or church event mention lacks clear facts or date.
A visitor recounts a Friday night meeting with Mr. and Mrs. St. John Halstead in Clinton and a Saturday tour of Foreigntown showing 26 nationalities, a Presbyterian mission, and new facilities. The account notes Clinton’s population, the local tuberculosis farm with 125 in residence and 125 awaiting care, and praise for local church work and community leaders.
Cecil Wall joins Presto o Lite plant as time keeper in Speedway while home over Sunday. J W Ross visits Advance Sunday afternoon. Forrest Bowman touring sights near Colorado Springs for a week. Neighbors Mabel Ryan and son John visit Wm Ross in Pittsboro. Fulwider and Beaver couples travel to Terre Haute Sunday. Ralph Rohn and Danville residents seen in Advance. Gary Jones family and Bernice Shirley visit Burk and Higgins households amid Providence meeting.
The readable fragment notes a couple named Mark Stewart and Mrs Gomlw with unclear context. No date location or outcome is provided in the text. Further details are unavailable from the OCR snippet.
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