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Newspaper
Boonville Enquirer
Location
Boonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1923
Page
5
The community holds over $1.2 million in savings and certificate deposits across three local banks, with about $400 000 in the cited totals. The piece touts thrift as a reason Boonville is a pleasant place to live and urges readers to save 10 percent of pay and join the effort.
Elsa Foster and Cor Friday guests included Henry Greer and family Evansville Mrs Simon Greer near Elberfeld and Thomas Foster Evansville attendance at threshing. John Hodges Lucy Hodges Mrs Rufus Shelton and Mrs Guy Ferguson visited. Melvin Foster from St. Louis staying with relatives. Blackford family with Rufus Shelton. Malissa Shoulders from St. Louis visiting Harve Gentry family. Clarence Gentry and Ver Jan attended John Gottfried funeral at Folsomville.
Oak Ridge residents Maude Hart, James Hargrave, and Gertie Cunningham hosted visits with relatives in Evansville and Boonville. Families of Stevens, McKinney, Blair, Castell, Bowman, Collins, and Lacer were mentioned as visiting over the weekend in the area.
The Big Dubois County Fair will be held in Huntingburg from August 6 to 11. The schedule notes July 20 27 and August 3 as related dates.
Local notes report visits across families in Paradi ne Lampton Scalesville and Boonville. Church events at Ebenezer include Sunday school picnics and ice cream socials with mentions of area residents and visiting relatives. Several families are noted visiting, illness, and upcoming events at Ebenezer and Pelzer school ground.
Dr N M Spradley L L Roth Ed Jarrett and Andy Franz travel 800 miles from Boonville to High Lake Wisconsin for a fishing trip. They face rain mosquitos and long drives with humorous misadventures and tall tales from camp. Jarrett hooks a large northern lake muskellunge and Roth makes a humorous attempt to sell a Ford to a grass widow.
Mrs Helen Gentry and family visited Denis Harper and family over the weekend. Attendees at the Pleasant Hill Sunday school convention included Lota Wires Clopha Bass Opal Gasaway Rose Hunt Ida Bass Truman Dowdell Ira Bass Johnnie Bass Rufus Dowdell Mrs Sarah Bass and Lucile visited Amanda Harper. Commodore St Clair and family visited Wm Dowdell and Chas Bass Sunday afternoon. Ina Harper and baby visited Mrs Lawrence Hadley Sunday.
A Reo roadster driven by J. Kays of Evansville left the state highway Sunday afternoon near the fatal corner south of Stephens Station. The front wheel tore off in the ditch but the occupants escaped with only slight injuries amid a string of recent accidents in the area.
The Rebekah lodge in Scalesville held an ice cream supper during the installation of officers drawing a large crowd. Several residents were noted as visiting and relatives visited with sick and traveling family members across Scalesville and nearby towns.
The Boonville township re advertised for bids after the previous offers were below the appropriation. Trustee Truman Mundy reported no contract was let for the two story school house east of Boonville. Miss Lana McCool left Tuesday for Indianapolis to attend a Normal school.
Three bright eyed girls named Luke Luanna and Lunetta arrived Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Hull on South Third street. The births bring the Hulls to five children with a three year old daughter and a two year old boy. The other local note recalls triplets born to Mr and Mrs Jake Roth about fifteen years ago who attend local schools. Mrs Ellen Thresher near Boonville is gravely ill and near death. Ora A Davis spent Saturday in the garden promising roasting ears to the editor.
Cecil E Roll two year old son of Mr and Mrs Ollie Roll of Chandler died at 11:45 Wednesday morning. Funeral services are Friday with burial in Maplewood Cemetery Chandler.
Republican leaders in Evansville groom attorney John W. Brady for the First district congressional nomination next year. Brady formerly lived in Princeton and has long been active in district GOP politics. He is part of the Brill Hatfield and Brady law firm with Frank H. Hatfield and Brill as partners, the latter also serving as Evansville city attorney.
The court house clock failed to show its face Wednesday night causing patrons to gaze at the clock as a daily habit. William McKicerry of Princeton, formerly of this city, visited this week and Hazel Benton remains seriously ill after a nervous breakdown. Dr. G B Bosler to return Sunday from a motor trip with his brother Dr Bosler. Du bois County Fair Huntingburg promises new features on Aug 6 toll during July 20-27 Aug.
W I S Gentry, chairman of the Warrick County Farm Bureau, argues for higher farm profits to lure experienced workers back from other jobs. He cites agriculture as the basic industry and urges business support to expand membership and unite farmers against losses.
Mr and Mrs Wino Eisler of San Antonio Texas are visiting relatives. An ice cream social will be given by the Fourth Street General Baptist Ladies Aid on the church lawn on Saturday night July 21. The M I social guild will meet Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs Rudolph Ruble with hostesses Mesdames Clyde Dark O A Cook J Haskell Rudolph Ruble and Charles J Nester.
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