03 May 1923
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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1923
Page
1
Notices sent to all Route 1 patrons require repainting mail boxes and neatly stenciled names for beauty and uniformity. Boxes should be on the right side of the road as traveled by the carrier with legible labels to improve equipment and appearance.
The Red Men lodge celebrated its 31st anniversary with a hearty supper and devotional services. Frank Gregory gave a tribe history and Judge Hines of Noblesville spoke on correct living, while the Advance Orchestra provided music for the community event.
Community notes recount Mark Wall closing a meeting with strong interest in Oatesville. Farm sale near Bellville shows vast acreage, livestock, and crops sold after auction, with comments on the owner's holdings across multiple states. Local moves include Wm Dossett to Advance and Ollie Gregory to Englst property. Collateral society items cover church events, a Ladies Aid lunch, and Amateur Contest results at Danville with Clifton Orchestra.
Brother Hartley will discuss “America for Americans” Sunday night in Lebanon. Favorable reactions come from listeners who heard it, with many requesting a repeat presentation. If weather is favorable the crowd may exceed venue capacity.
Community gathering held at the Golladay School House with a program including hymns, prayers, a Bible lesson, and discussions on civic training and the gospel. Local residents Virgil Stumn and Edith Endicott were noted guests with activities surrounding the event.
Jr. and Mrs. George Threlkeld were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fernson. Bill Pittineer and family attended an entertainment at Mace Sunday evening. Harry James and Issak Bowman with families visited near New Ross. Ike English and family from Famestown spent Sunday with Charli Garner. Lena Miller and Vivie McFrederick from Advance and Soaverfordsville stayed with Jess Garner. Mariam Wright visiting Bill Walker near New Ross. Ruth Ferguson Dora Canada and Mary Adams attended the Sunshine Society Convention in Crawfordsville Friday and Saturday.
A short poem extols Home and Love as paired essentials. The speaker argues one without the other breeds bitterness or pain, and asserts harmony of both brings divine song for all, regardless of wealth. The verse praises the tenderness and sufficiency of home coupled with love.
North Christian Church reports Bible school attendance 129 with offerings of 5.63 and 1.24 for the school of missions. Next Sunday evening closes the mission study as May 6 services include 210 Bible school and 00 preaching. Joseph E. Fodd of Bloomington Ind leads with theme The Most Important in the World and Christ in College illustrated by 100 slides. George D. Wyatt family heads to Albany near New Castle for Mrs. Wyatt’s sister visit. J. C. Todd to preach morning and evening. Verna Crouch visiting Lebanon.
Captain William Appleby of Great Britain, blind since Ypres, attends the Interallied Veterans convention in New Orleans with the American Legion. He recognizes a former Lancashire Fusiliers comrade, Alfred Ernest Evans, by voice aboard a train, recalling 1900 South African battles. His daughter Olga accompanies him.
A parable about a monkey in a communal enclosure who saves two rocks to crack hard nuts and starts a food factory, becoming a capitalist. The other monkeys seize the kernels and undermine his effort, illustrating socialist dynamics.
Mrs. Earl Waters visited Indianapolis on Saturday while Carrie Routh tended her ill daughter. Virgil Warf Horn stayed with parents Tuesday. Earl Darnell and family spent Sunday in Whitestown. Merritt McClaine plasters for George Canada. Mark Wall fitted a lightweight truck and works in furniture and wallpaper trade. Clean up day in Advance yielded many loads of trash. Mrs. Mary Piersol and Mrs. James VanHorn visited Ladoga Tuesday. Walter VanHorn accompanied home. Wm. Ross was absent from Melson’s store due to illness. Mrs. Earl Brown clerks there. Dorotha Lasley returned to Indianapolis Saturday after winter with grandparents. Lorene Bateman wed Randall Dowden of Lebanon on April 18. Dowden is son of Frank and Mary Bateman of New Winchester, formerly Advance. Lawson Brown’s home entered Sunday during church. valuables stolen from Mrs. Brown. Henry Proffitt of Proffitt & Son visited Advance. firm bought Hawkins establishment at New Ross and will have Date Thompson in charge. Proffitt & Son praised Crawfordsville and New Ross business. The VanHorn Cafe has new wallpaper, axplate, and fresh paint.
The piece praises the Shitless appearance and Chicago like meals, highlighting Freddie the clever lad, Miss Ruby Whitsett the kind assistant cook, and Mrs VanHorn the uncomplaining mother. It notes Uncle Jimmie’s grouchy welcome and credits the VanHorn family with superior service drawing steady customers.
Supper and Sunday visits fill the week as residents host friends and relatives. Notable mentions include Lucille Yager and June Shefa with Thora Melson, Myrtie Logan dining with Noline White, and Lorene Cock with James Vanhorn. Omer McClaine is very low, and others travel between Lebanon, Mereth Salem, and nearby areas.
A father and his scout son received the Eagle badge at a Salt Lake City court of honor after a years long partnership in scouting. They describe friendly rivalry, joint merit badges, and mutual respect, praising scouting as a fountain of youth and a duty to serve boys.
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