Fourth of July visits fill local area with travelers
A long list of visitors and travelers arrived or left over the Fourth, with residents from Indianapolis Cincinnati Greensburg Shelbyville and Oldenburg hosting relatives and friends. Many family outings and train trips marked weekend activity as locals shared visits in Versailles Versailles area and nearby towns.
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Walter Bierbusse
Inianapolis
Dorothy Beck
Frank Maple
Greensburg
Sherman Mason
Spades
John Gunter
Miss Téthel
Fred Wortman
Vmisvang
Indianapoliis
George Obermeyer
Indianapolis
Frank Worland
Shelbyville
Charles Jeffries
Waldron
Jacob Drescher
Cincinnati
Jenny Wachsman
Connersville
Elizabeth Heitzman
Ladies’ Aid
Dorothy Hoffman
Newpoint
Loretta Hotopp
Cheviot
Erame
Frank Klein
Mes
J. Spaeth
St. Nicholas
Mires Florence Simms
Irene Mueller
Martha Held
Louisville
Paul Foerster
Bohner
Edwin Borchelt
Harry Borschelt
Edwin Wisman
Miss Ivy
Bernard Hammeyer
Herman Hammeyer
Reading
Ohio
George Vonderhaar
Minnie Nostheide
Hartville
Frank Fehrman
E. C. Canfield
Bedford
Ind
Owensburg
Long Keyed Notes From City and Nearby Towns
Mrs. M L Samms and Miss Clara Pistner head to Cincinnati for visits while many locals travel to Indianapolis and Weisburg. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Alvin Johnson in Indianapolis survives briefly. Families from Cincinnati Connersville and Hamilton gather for visits and a Goodapple family reunion near Sunman with trips to Batesville en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Samms
Cincinnati
Clara Pistner
Oldenburg
Henry Brockman
Indianapolis
Anthony Stein
Carl Fischer
Randolph Benz
Charlies Bramlage
Morris
Frank Wisse
Margaret Meyer
New Alsace
Weisburg
Eichoff
Covington
Catharine Kirschbaum
Sophia Dickman
Greensburg
Henry
Frank Rodefeld
William Wuestefeld
Philip Wuestefeld
Bertha Faulstick
Fred Tekulve
Lawrenceburg
Loveland
Ohio
Johnson
Dowdell
Frank Duhme
H. M. Sitterding
Franklin
Ind
Lee Counts
William Thielking
Christina Thielking
Alvin Johnson
Schreiber
Louisville
Corydon
Indiana
M. E
Mr. Grimmer Sr
Henry Grimmer
Lane
John Bowden
Clyde
Charles Stagmann
Dorothea
Hamilton
Charles Zoschke
Hilda
John Schwertfeger
Bert Cruse
Horace McKay Steele
Henry Schwertfeger
Mary
George Goether
William Behlmer
Connersville
August Behlmer
Sunman
Ed Stevenson
Goodapple
Behlmer
Ivan Raudebaugh
St. Mary's
Batesville
Church News in Brief With Sunday Services and Lectures
Sunday School times across branches list Jonathan Befriends David lesson and sermons on faith and readiness. Various midweek activities include Luther League, adult confirmations, and Ladies Aid. Locations Peppertown Middle Branch New Pennington Batesville feature service flags and prayer meetings.
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Jonathan
David
Kingdom of God
Luther League
Ladies Aid Society
Peppertown
J. Barthelmas
Middle Branch
New Pennington
Batesville
Fecher
Laides
Castor
Visiting Pastor to Fill Pulpit Next Sunday
Walter F Crane pastor announces a visiting pastor from Cincinnati will lead the service next Sunday. The church granted the current pastor two weeks vacation and hopes he returns refreshed and more ardent in kingdom-building.
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Cincinnati
L. A. Schreiber
In Memory of George Bauer Died 1919
A heartfelt memorial note for George Bauer who died July 3 1919. The message honors him as a loving husband and father, expresses deep family sorrow, and notes he is sadly missed by his wife daughter and family.
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George Bauer
Batesville Electric schedules weekly daytime power shutdowns
Owing to urgent repairs to our lines the commercial current will be turned off on Wednesday Thursday Friday and Saturday each week throughout the day until further notice. The night current will be on as usual. Batesville Electric Light and Power Co.
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Batesville Electric Light & Power Coo
Citizens' Savings and Loan annual meeting notice
The Citizens' Savings and Loan Association will hold its annual meeting at its Lehmkuehler Building office on Wednesday July 14 at 8 p m for business as may come before the meeting. President H F E Schrader and Financial Secretary C C Meyer announce.
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Citizens’ Savings and Loan Association
Lehmkuehler Building
H. F. E. Schrader
C. C. Meyer
Fin
Foerster Co Advertises New Electric Grinders
A. C. Foerster and Company promotes new electric meat chopper, bone grinder, and coffee mill. The ad urges customers to try Hamburg or steel cut coffee, claiming ground bone will make hens say.
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Hamburg
Bethany Lutheran Church Services and Local Travel Notices
Bethany Lutheran Church schedule lists Bible School at 9 30 morning worship 10 30 and evening worship 7 30 with Luther League 6 45 and a general invitation from Pastor D P Heltzel. German service at 10 15 and League at 7 30 led by Pastor C Held. Local residents depart for Western trip via Yellowstone and California, returning by northern Canada route.
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Bible School
Luther League
Bethany Church
D. P. Heltzel
A. W. Romweber
John
Paul
George
Yellowstone National Park
California
Canada
Otto Nickel
Indianapolis
Sophia Nickel
Sophia P. Nickel
Catherine Therneman
Cincinnati
Joseph Pistner
Joseph Newman
William Westerman
Peanut origins and global spread noted in historical text
The peanut originates in Brazil and spread to Spain Africa China Japan and India. It is known as pindar in India and goober in Africa. Cultivation began in distant lands before commercial farming at home.
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Brazil
Spain
Africa
China
Japan
India
Want Ads Notice in Indiana Listings
Classified items and needs including sale of sweet potato plants by Harry Siebert Route 2 and coal range stoves plus furniture. Wages or work wanted include two men for Indiana travel and a housework helper for Maggie Price Batesville. Also two honest single men over 21 sought by F B Miller Chicago. William Sarringhaus advertises sale of items to be sold within ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Schone
Pawnee
Oklahoma
Mr. Schone
Barre
Maggie Price
Batesville
Indiana
F. B. Miller
Wabash Ave
Chicago
William Sarringhaus
Remarkable China Collection Preserves Historic Dinner Services
A renowned English porcelain maker with a 150 year history maintains an extensive archive of its wares. The collection includes samples of dinner services crafted for Lord Nelson and other notable figures from earlier eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Lord Nelson
Brooklyn
Rabbit Dinner on Wisconsin Tour
A traveler recounts two large rabbits bolting into the road in northern Wisconsin. Blinded by headlights, the encounter became an enmity to stop and catch them. The narrator notes having a good dinner the next day.
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Wisconsin
Mary Ellen Describes Clothespin With Sorrow Attire
In a playful remark Mary Ellen says a clothespin she painted black for Halloween has lost its husband and wears sorrow clothes reflecting a morbid humor in a small scene from the newspaper text.
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Mary Ellen
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