William Stewart Visits After Fourteen Years
William Stewart son of Jim Stewart who worked around Advance for years was in our city Saturday his first visit there in fourteen years He says his father died four years ago and his mother died one year ago Walter Whitecotton and family of Lebanon visited John Whitecotton and family Friday night James Bowman and wife and Mrs John Caldwell were in Lebanon Friday
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William Stewart
Jim Stewart
Advance
Our City
Mace
Walter Whitecotton
Lebanon
John Whitecotton
James Bowman
John Caldwell
Business Record Broken by The Hustler Office
The Hustler office credits Nina Waters for eight years of work that helped break all records in the business department. The piece thanks patrons for cooperation and notes prospects for another record month with continued business appreciation.
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Nina Waters
Mont
Parisco’s Free Street Entertainment Draws Crawfordsville Crowd
A large Crawfordsville crowd enjoyed a two hour free street show by Parisco. The 5. K. Parris ace colored group presented clean singing and dancing and earned a warm reception that suggests a return engagement.
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5. K. Parris Ace Colored
Crawfordsville
Teachers for Next Year to Implement Departmental System
The school will adopt a departmental system next year with Prof Pointer teaching history and Latin, Miss Wilson teaching Mathematics and Domestic Science, Wm Pryce handling English and Latin and science, Manual Training and Agriculture to be provided, Maude Wall teaching Music and Art, Carmen Caplinger principal overseeing history and geography, Marvin Caldwell covering mathematics physiology and manual training, Carmen Ross reading and grammar, Iva Owens fourth and sixth years, Lena Schacier second and third, Sallie Beaver primary. The change signals a stronger, more focused faculty allocation and progress for Advance’s school.
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Pointer
Joseph
Miss Wilson
Wm Pryce
Maude Wall
Carmen Caplinger
Marvin Caldwell
Carmen Ross
Iva Owens
Lena Schacier
Sallie Beaver
Johoce Nicely Dies After Ten Weeks Illness
Johoce Nicely died at 9 o'clock Wednesday night after a ten weeks illness with blood poisoning. Funeral services will be held at the home of Merrits McClaine at 10 o'clock Friday morning, conducted by Rev Wm W Speer. Interment will be in Mt Zion cemetery.
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Johoce Nicely
Merrits McClaine
Wm W Speer
Mt Zion
Local School Report and Community Notices
Our SS was a good one with 90 present and 194 dollars collected. At the close of the school next Sunday morning six Mothers Day program will be carried out. All are invited to attend. Will Johnson, Supt. Wool is highest now in price than for years. We pay highest market price every day. Advance Grain Co Sam Woods will run extension lines to the residences of Harve Sheets and Chas Thompson that they enjoy electric service.
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Will Johnson
Advance Grain Co
Sam Woods
Harve Sheets
Chas Thompson
Ian
Earth
Dont lose sight of the church says preacher on Sundays
A church speaker argues that Saturday night entertainments pull people from worship but faith should guide choices. He says excuses vanish when one is right with God, and trains and appearances aside, church attendance will rise.
Governor's Day Entertainment Show Set September 4
The Commercial Club entertainment committee has booked Gev raoor Ralston for Saturday night September 4. A special program is planned and organizers expect the largest crowd ever seen in Advance on a single day.
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Gev Raoor Ralston
Local commerce brims with weekend shoppers in Advance
More than three dozen people fill stores and barber shops on Saturday and Saturday night. Names listed include Jennie Ross, Claude Bowman, Lora McClaine, Brown and Woods, Mark Wall, Her dis Brown, Ross and Rohn, Chas E McClaine, Bowman and Son, Melson and Son, Burrin Drug Co, D G Caplinger, F A Doty, Advance Hardware Co. and others. Also noted are blacksmiths, Cart ers Shop, Lumber Yard, Elevator, Opera House and other workers essential to business in Advance.
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Jennie Ross
Claude Bowman
Lora McClaine
Brown & Woods
Mark Wall
Herdis Brown
Ross & Rohn
Chas. E. McClaine
Bowman & Son
Melson & Son
Burrin Drug Co
D G Caplinger
F. A. Doty
Advance Hardware Co
July Fourth Celebration Planned On Weekend Near Town
The Commercial Club organizes a Saturday night July Fourth event with a prominent speaker and fireworks to entertain a large crowd. Post office redecorating includes a shine by Postmaster McCabe. Local notes mention Oscar Zimmerman visiting Morristown, one reader’s electricity talk, and farming hopes for lettuces after recent rains. The Pocahontas Sisters sold ten gallons of ice cream at a Saturday supper as C. A. Brown visits son Olin on Thursday night.
Community notices from Leb
A fragment mentions Joe Wall and family in Leb on a Monday afternoon. It references Advance Grain Co and a sales prompt about wool. The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Western Indiana Christian Conference, led by president Mrs O H Beaver, has stationary printed at the Hustler office for officers, urging all lodges and societies to use printed stationary as a business matter and for good taste.
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Joe Wall
Leb
Lesa
Advance Grain Co
Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the
Western Indiana Christian Conference
O H Beaver
Hustler
Coates Band of Leba non to Play Here Saturday Night
The H. P. Coates Band of Leba non will give a concert on the street Saturday night May 15. One of the best bands in Central Todiana, directed by Mr. Coates, arrives in an automobile delegation at 7 30. The Commercial Club praises their coming as a big local attraction.
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H. P. Coates
Lebanon
Todiana
Coates
Alumni Banquet Showed High Spirits and Toastmaster Skill
Alumni banquet featured Carmen Caplinger of Indiana University and Sylvan Yzger of Terre Haute Normal among two guests. The five course meal was prepared by Alumni ladies. Reuben Burrin, class president, spoke on education and matrimony.
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Carmen Caplinger
Indiana University
Sylvan Yzger
Terre Haute Normal
E M Servies
Walter Whitecotton
Lebanon
Reuben Burrin
Advance In Advance A4 Town Gossip Turmoil
In Advance a small town mood piece laments lack of rumors and gossip while noting community figures visiting Mrs Martha Kersey and local families. The piece mentions Amanda Feathers and two grandchildren from New Ross, births to Wilbur Padgett and Stella Gregory, and visitors including John Shains, Mrs Smilsy, Mrs Sam Houston and daughters Wanda and Janice from Jamestown.
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Amanda Feathers
New Ross
Martha Kersey
Wilbur Padgett
Lebanon Monday
Sam Houston
Wanda
Janice
Jamestown
J B Beaver
Moving pictures set for street show by Opera House boss
Cris Ashwell manager of the Opera House and the Commercial Club entertainment committee arrange biweekly street moving picture show starting Saturday night. Special service purchased. crowd expected again Saturday night.
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Cris Ashwell
Opera House
Fiddlers Contest Set By Commercial Club Saturday May 20
The Commercial Club plans a Fiddlers Contest on Saturday night May 20 with fiddlers from neighboring towns attending. A big act or event is promised for the same evening as the contests unfold.
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Commercial Club
Big Business in a Few Lines
Austria orders all landowners to sow spring wheat immediately under threat of fines or imprisonment. Switzerland borrows 15 million dollars from New York bankers. The Philadelphia mint will deliver 12 million dollars in coin to Cuba with its dollar subdivided into five parts. The Department of Agriculture says U S wheat output will rise by 35 million bushels from last year as European war boosts sowing. In March new corporations were capitalized totaling 130 million dollars.
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Austria
Switzerland
New York
Philadelphia Mint
Cuba
Department of Agriculture
United States
Rev Ashby Retained By Cabrietian Church Members
At a Cabrietian Church meeting Tuesday night the current pastor Rev Ashby was unanimously re employed for another year from September to September. War prices now on wool. Price good now. Don’t delay selling. Ad vares Grain Co.
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Cabrietian Church
Ashby
Advares Grain Co
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Advance Telephone Co
W. J. DeVol
C. M. Day
H. C. Epperson
H. Waters
Indiana
Banks
Trust Cos
Total Resources
Lincas GS
State of
Booness
LH .C. Epperson
State Bank of Advance
H.C. Epperson
W. W. Caldwell
Albert Hendrix, Jr
Parisco
Christian Church
Robinson Ashby
Peopl
Jesus
McCabe
Frank Yager
C. A. Brown
Chesterton
Olin
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John Shains
Smilsy
George
Charley Richardson
Mra
Indianapolis
Nyal
Burrin’s
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