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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
4
Misc items from The Advance Hustler with dating and prices for periodicals. Obituaries, local notices, student and community updates appear among scattered names and places including Advance Indiana and Georgetown.
War veterans enjoyed honored services over Sunday and yesterday. They joined Jamestown comrades at the M E Church for Rev Ingalls sermon and later at Advance North Church for Halstead addressed troops. They visited cemeteries Wednesday and were entertained by Mr and Mrs Arthur Joseph and others with Bertha Beatrice honored. Pay Haicead delivered a sacred day message as crowds listened to the G A R reflections and praised this year’s turnout.
Advance Pakers and others report a stove fire at a building on a ridged road near Boone that was extinguished before major damage. J E Jam Countz Micpan route 20 faces loss of key figure. Various residents, including M A Ligringte and Carl Fer fue, visited relatives and conducted routine business contacts around Lebanon and New Roos.
A notice outlines the Twenty-First requirement for men to register with exemptions to be determined later. The ceremony occurs Saturday at two o'clock, with seating and speeches by James Bookwalter and Perro Janvor, followed by a band performance and national anthems.
An advertisement promotes Indiana Mutual automobile insurance with the claim that a car costs as much as a house or barn but can burn or be stolen, stressing reasonable rates and urging readers not to go without coverage through local agent Ora Mc Daniels.
The Christian Church QO V reports strong Sunday School turnout with three visitors and one new Cradle Roll name, Mary Estine Scott. It calls for full member loyalty, notes a profitable Christian Endeavor session led by Maude Melson, and plans Gladys Kincaid as next week’s leader with a sermon on confidence.
C. B. Smith reports attendance near 100 with strong Sunday classes and a children focused sermon. The Red Cross Fund replaces Education Fund for this year’s collection. Several local families visited Lebanon, Martinsville, and Indianapolis, with updates on illness and social events.
Mt Zion Sunday School saw strong attendance as two offerings were noted by J D Emmert and Ora Jammer. A Children’s Day program and various committee appointments, social visits, and local events fill out a lively community bulletin from the area.
Frank Riner sold hogs to Howard Shelley in Moray. Ruie Broznar worked for Mrs. George Lasley last week. Clair Leche and wife visited John N L. Sline family in Jamestown. George Ray and wife visited their son Charlie in Hoopston Illinois. Lawrence and Oakley Riner and Estel Ray joined Cleo and Herman Breshar on Sunday. Frank Riner and family plus others were Sunday visitors at Vint Riner’s near Eayelie.
In Pittsboro a Ford driven by two young men with Minnie Farrow and Edith Canada rammed a heavy truck Sunday night. No injuries reported beyond the Ford, which was damaged in the collision.
Harry and Roy Reese traveled with Dale to Chicago Sunday. Tom Jackson and Mrs. Jesse Brown with Mrs. Lish Reese drove to Brownsburg and visited Charles Brown’s family Thursday. Earl Reese stayed with uncle Lawrence Whitecotton at Adams last week. Oscas Haim and family visited Join Grater’s family Sunday. Lish Reese helped Ora Lasley plant corn in Danville last week. Harve Sheets and family visited B A Reese and heard Judge Parr in Advance Sunday.
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