Hoosier Exhibitions Shine at State Fair Prizes
Hoosier exhibitors showcase at the state fair with top prizes in stock grain hay show segments. Entries include internal stock, grain, and hay displays earning notable shares of awards.
15 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Burnettsville News
Location
Burnettsville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1921
Page
1
Hoosier exhibitors showcase at the state fair with top prizes in stock grain hay show segments. Entries include internal stock, grain, and hay displays earning notable shares of awards.
A young couple, Miss Gladys and Mr. Soucer? marry at the local Baptist church in Bennettsville with both families present. The ceremony featured community members and church leaders in a formal event observed by relatives from Welton and Indianapolis.
Fragmentary text details church services and a Sunday program with singing and scripture readings. It notes public notices, a general election of sorts, and references to awards and competitions in a nearby event with various local organizations mentioned in passing.
Fragmentary report notes a gloomy month with persistent precipitation and rain. It records variable wind speeds, a high near 64 degrees and a low around 23, noting chilly mornings and overall cool conditions across the period.
Miss Gladys Irelan of Idavil was the guest of Miss Dore Pes son over Sunday.
Miss Margaret Blister of Sa ville stayed with friends here for a weekend visit, spending Friday night and Saturday with locals.
WOLSViAl church notes urge all members to attend the regular service and a coming meeting. Officers for the close of the current term are to be present and every usher is urged to attend the gathering with the Endeavor at 6 15.
The Roby couple have moved to the Shoan farm located southeast of town after a trade involving land near the area. Hugh Aliens and family are noted as occupants of the adjacent property.
A narrative recalls J. G rover of Burnettsville who led three years of schooling, mentored future teachers, and inspired memorial tributes after his death in 1917. It notes his impact on local education, the farewell dramatizations, and Burnettsville’s rise as an educational center in northern Indiana with alumni and communities linked to his work.
Mr and Mrs James Buchanan of Logansport marked their fifty ninth wedding anniversary at home on December 11. Forty guests attended a family dinner as their fifteen children and one great grandchild joined siblings and spouses from Ambia Fulton Burnettsville Lincoln Neb Carnegie Pa Fowler Ind and Cass County. Mr Buchanan a former county commissioner and council member is 88 and Mrs Buchanan is 80.
The note urges patrons to participate in a county educational program aiming to improve attendance and funding. It notes White County spends 154,800 for teaching and argues the school system is a major county enterprise requiring public backing.
Elder Kridexv s sermons are being well received as shown by the good sized audience from the first meeting Sunday morning. Meetings will continue through the week. Song services begin at 7 15 p m and preaching at 7 20. We invite all who can to spend this hour with us.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Gagle entertained last Thursday inviting Mr and Mrs Fred Perry of Logansport Mr and Mrs Wm Beshear and daughter Guyneth and Mrs Adeline Perry to dinner.
Miss Brran Lavinder and Gloria Snow left Sunday for Danville Indiana to enter the normal school there for a course of study.
Mr. B F Stuart attended the Indiana History Conference at the State Library in Indianapolis last Friday and Saturday. Alex Stuart discussed historic pilgrimages and the Ola Tow Path survey from Veiphi to Logansport, highlighting its impact on local history. A resolution urged state officials to prepare a comprehensive Indiana history covering all counties, which passed unanimously. The Burnettsville Schools history articles, tied to the Tow Path survey, will be published by the state with greater detail.
Sunday visits connect numerous families across Logansport Monticello Lovansport Togansport and Buffalo as guests travel to relatives and friends. Notable movements include Rev Robert Ross guesting with Guy King and family and Irene Temple listed as ill with others visiting local households.
Logansport residents socialize across towns with visits from Purdue student Roger Paul and travelers from Flora Alexandria Delphi and Monticello. A Delphi wedding unites Harold Barnes and Lennie Ireland under Rev Kim Berlin. Relatives announce the birth of Marion Louisa Miller daughter of Louise Hanna.
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