28 May 1914
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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
1
The Advance band traveled to Ladoga last Thursday evening in automobiles with local friends to perform an open air concert in response to a request from Ladoga business leaders. The well advertised event drew an immense crowd and the group received a sizable offer to return for bi weekly concerts, proving the performance a success.
A surprise was given to Mrs. Leo Bratton on her birthday last Thursday night. Attendees included B L Sumpter and family, J T Jones and wife, Walter McDaniel and family, George Kincaid and family, Charles BE McCisin and family, AB Martiownd and family, Clair Bratton and family, Mrs Abell and daughter Sarah, A L Titus and family, Ralph Jones and wife, Jesse Emmett and family, and George Crim and wife. Refreshments of ice cream and cake followed, with guests departing late wishing many more happy birthdays.
Mary Edna Owens eleven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Owens of near New Maysville died after a roller accident when the neck yoke broke and the tongue dropped as her father occupied the roller to tend the garden. She was buried Sunday with many attending. The obituary notes her talents in music and books and her wish to become a teacher. She leaves four sisters and a brother.
The annual Memorial Day sermon by Rev O E Kelley at the Advance Post Church last Sunday featured a theme The Philosophy of American History praising divine providence. The sermon lasted over an hour amid choral music, with solos by Jennie Clifton Kathleen Morrison and Comrade David McClellan. Attending G A R members included George Canada Albert N Lewis James Roark Geo Mount William Rohn Thomas Nelson and Frank Whitely. The Advance Post will join the Jamestown Post in Memorial Day exercises with Kelley as principal speaker.
Poignant verse describes a sister's loss and a sorrowful home, invoking heavenly smile and angels. It notes a treasured memory, a lifelike refrain of faith, and ends with the name Charles Owens as the sender or dedicatee.
A fire alarm spread rapidly after Mra Lavan Brown and a man received a telephonic alert. Volunteers rushed to the Brown residence where the blaze was traced to an old lumber pile near the house. Neighbors aided in protecting the home and barn as rumors spread.
The Hustler notes new additions to the Advance Automobile Rail roster including five passenger Studebaker entries for Thomas Demaree seven passenger Studebaker for A N Lewis five passenger Buick for Wm Pittenger five passenger Ford for Caldwell Brothers and James Smith. It promises in a future issue to publish all AAR members and hints at many more names in the obituary roll.
Good for Lebanon plans a winter lecture course funded by churches schools and newspaper publishers to bring top talent at low cost. Capt Hobson Dr George Stuart Dr Willett John Kendrick Bangs and two high grade musical entertainments will perform. Tickets are $1.50 with any surplus to go to a worthy cause and public support is urged.
Citizens urged to display flags and bunting next Saturday in Advance to honor living veterans as Decoration Day approaches. Residents asked to keep decorations up into the evening when a band will perform, emphasizing honoring the living over flowers for the dead.
William D Headrick of this city is named by Edward C Yover Progressive state chairman as a member of the state election commission. Headrick replaces W H Thompson of this city. Democratic member is John F E Hollers of Indianapolis News.
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