Local Happenings and Notices In Town
Bayman coal request. Townsley mirror order. Ben Stuart home repaint. For sale various hardwoods at Dr Souder’s farm. Cosmos Sweeping Compound samples at W Beshear’s. Star City H S loses basketball game 54 to 2. F A Duffey visits Cambridge Ohio. Joseph Cullen resigns as bookkeeper to join Walcott bank. Zula Million trades hotel for North Dakota farm. 40 acre farm for sale near Burnettsville. Pennsylvania company ticket redemption rule change. Nature essay on wisdom of the natural world.
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Joseph Cullen
Loughry Bros. Milling and Grain Company
Walcott
Chas. Kleist
Citizen’s State Bank
Red Cross Christmas Seals Campaign Urges Help
Mrs. Samuel M. Ralston appeals Indiana to buy Red Cross Christmas seals to combat tuberculosis. She cites 4000 annual Indiana deaths and 30 000 to 40 000 current sufferers, urging widespread participation and December mail with seals.
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Indiana
RED Cross Christmas Seals Commission
Red Cross
United States
American Red Cross
Indiana Association For the Study and Prevention of
Samuel M. Ralston
Fire statistics show two thirds of Indiana fires in cities
Indiana cities account for about 67 percent of fires over the first six months, with August alone seeing a surge in rural lightning fires. Fire marshal notes city losses rise from higher property values and dense concentrations, while trustees and city officials report fires by population share.
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Indiana
Shortest Day and Local Commerce Encouragement
The article notes the approach of the solstice with earlier sunsets and longer night, predicting 11 hours 25 minutes of darkness by month end and 11 hours 28 minutes on the solstice. It urges residents to support local commerce to aid merchants, farmers, education, and social life, strengthening the town’s growth and regional trade.
Christmas trees and entertainments noted for churches
Eli Byers visited Walcott yesterday morning to see his daughter Mrs Pierce of Lafayette who is visiting her daughter Mrs Carson Duffey. Mrs Penny, who had been with her son D M Hatton, has returned to Logansport.
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Eli Byers
Walcott
Mrs. Pierce of
Lafayette
Mrs. Carson Duffey
Mrs. Penny
D. M Hatton
Logansport
Holiday Gift Sale Urges Seven Day Countdown
A cheerful shopper appeal promotes a seven day window before Christmas with a wide selection of gifts. Silverware, aluminum ware, cookware, toys, lamps, and small appliances are advertised at varied prices from 10 cents to several dollars.
State penal farm visit evaluates Delphi sites for brick and road uses
J. J. Buchanan and partners Capt. W. H. Hart and Dr. Smith, members of the penal farm commission, toured Delphi to study the Bragunier and Shirk farms east of town. They will send a geologist to test shale for vitrified brick and stone for road construction, stressing impartiality and state interests over politics or personal ties.
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W. H. Hart
Doctor Smith
Penal Farm Commission
Delphi
Bragunier
Shirk
Christmas News Schedule Changes
The newspaper informs readers that Christmas falls on Thursday and the issue will be released on Wednesday next week. Merchants are asked to submit ads by Monday and news by earliest possible.
Schools Close for Christmas Vacation Tomorrow
Burnettsville and township schools will close tomorrow evening for one week of Christmas vacation. Classes resume Monday after Christmas.
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Burnettsville
Gardner Returns Home From Hospital
W. H. Gardner came home Tuesday evening and is reported feeling pretty good after his hospitalization.
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W. H. Gardner
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Santa Claus
The
State Bank of
the State Bank of
Nyal’s
Duffey Bros
Burnettsville, Indiana
OQWA
Bayman
Townsley
Ben Stuart
Cosmos Sweeping Compound
W. Beshear
W. E. Nethercutt
W. Beshear’s
Star City H. S
H. S
F. A. Duffey
Cambridge
Ohio
Ideal Chicken Farm
C. R. Bell
Chestnut Street
St. Louis
Pennsylvania Company
Oneida
Boys Express
Tungstein
Electric Auto Horns
Universal Food Choppers
Wee
J. J. Buchanan & Bro
Grocery Department
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