Danville notices include lectures and travels across state lines
Numerous Danville residents attend regional events. Delegates report from Epworth League convention in Terre Haute, while others travel to Charleston Virginia University or Louisville. Local lectures by Dr Morrison and recent visits to Indianapolis and Chicago are noted along with marriages licenses Austin Kassler to Ruth Sims and Fred Smith to Nina Duckworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Joseph Kassler
Ruth Anna Sims
Fred T. Smith
Nina Marie Duckworth
Friday Club Reception Brightens School Auditorium
The Friday club opened its doors to friends last Thursday in the school-house auditorium with over two hundred ladies in attendance. Mrs. Long of Indianapolis entertained with dialect readings and songs, while the audience enjoyed performances of readers and a variety of comic pieces. The hall featured flowers, flags, and bunting, refreshments in the library room, and ushers the club’s young daughters. Guests hailed from Lebanon Indianapolis Plainfield Clayto n Amo Stilesville Greencastle Fillmore Bainbridge and Carmel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Mao
Long Sang
Caid
Lebanon
Indianapolis
Plainfield
Clayton
Amo
Stilesville
Greencastle
Fillmore
Bainbridge
Carmel
Lena Larkin
Lou Bryant
Carrie Bennett
Ruth Owen
Opal McDaniel
Icelet Gobert
Lola Stewart
Flora Hodson
Ella Short
Emma Masten
Clara Gilbert
Muriel de Spain
Mamie Campbell
Myrtle Blue
Anna Casady
Edith Masten
Must Procure Certificates Health law requires food handlers to obtain certificates
A state law effective June 1 requires all persons handling food to secure health certificates from a physician. Dealers have up to thirty days after June 1 to comply. The certificate lasts one year and copies go to the applicant, employer, state health board, and physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Coatesville Seeks Factory for 40 to 50 Jobs
Indianapolis businessman Mr. Martin seeks a suitable building in Coatesville to house automatic machinery production employing 40 to 50 workers. He plans a visit to meet local merchants, hoping for a profitable relocation that would add 100 to 150 dollars daily to the town’s payroll. Community business leaders urged to gather and discuss the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Martin
Herald Office
Coatesville
Coates
Lost in the Hoosier Woods Tale of a 1833 deer and a giant white oak
Joel Pettley recalls a 1833 meeting near Ladoga when a lost man described gutting a deer and suspending it from a sapling to avoid wolves. The tale includes the hunter's return for the carcass, a six foot diameter white oak, and the hurricane wood where groundhogs and fallen timber mark the landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Pettley
Httle
Ladoga
Sam Himes
Invitations Ready for Coatesville Old Residents Fourth of July
Invitations for a house warming and library dedication are at the old library in the Larkin block. Former Coatesville residents are urged to mail the free cards promptly to spend the Fourth there or contribute to the book shower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larkin
Coatesville
Marion Township S S Convention Held at Bethel Church
The Marion township Sunday schools met at Bethel church near Fillmore for an all day event with morning and afternoon services. A basket dinner was served. Speakers included Prof. F C Tilden and Prof. R A Ogg from Greencastle in the morning and John Snider Cloverdale Rev B D Beck and T J Havens in the afternoon. Officers elected for the next year include Dr Louks Tillmore president Alva Lisby vice president and Miss Avis Knebzer missionary president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Township
Bethel Church
Fillmore
F.C. Tilden
R. A. Ogg
Greencastle
John Snider
County Sunday Association
Cloverdale
B. D. Beck
T. J. Havens
Floyd Township
Melba Raines
Bethel Wolfe
Marjorie Ogle
Hazel Bats
Dr. Louks
Tillmore
Alva Lisby
Avis Knebzer
May Raines
Kate Oliver
Hazel Bull
Emily Jackson
Greencastle Herald
A R Hurst Wins Law Prize in Indiana University Class
A R Hurst formerly of Belle Union Putnam county and Coatesville area, now a graduate of the 1916 Indiana University law class, won the prize for best practitioner in the senior class. He excelled in the practice court, arguing real cases before juries and judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle Herald
Hurst
Coatesville
A. R R. Hurst
Belle Union
Putnam County
Indiana University School of Law
Lawn Fete at Stilesville Planned by Missionary Circle
The Stilesville Baptist Missionary circle hosts a lawn fete on the school-house lawn next Wednesday evening, June 28. Ice cream cake and refreshments will be served and music provided by the Greencastle booster club. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stilesville Baptist Missionary Circle
Greencastle
Uncle Tom's Cabin in Coatesville Under Big Tent
Uncle Tom's Cabin company comes to Coatesville in a big tent on Saturday evening June 24. The troupe tours with its own concert band and pack of Siberian bloodhounds led by Prince and Keno. Scenic production includes scenes from Phineas Fletcher's tavern to Eliza's escape and Simon Legree's plantation with Uncle Tom and Topsy. The show features Miss Ophelia from Vermont and the grand transformation of Little Eva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. St. Clair
Miss Ophelia
Vermont
Levy
New Orleans
St Clair
Amo Methodists Rally to Build New Church
Handsome sum raised as Amo Methodists push for a rebuilt church with 4500 dollars to fund a brick veneer facility. Plans include a large basement three Sunday school rooms and a sizable auditorium to serve generations.
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Amo
Teachers named for Clay township schools 1916 17
Trustee Figg announced the 1916 17 Clay township teaching staff. Ame will have James E Blue as superintendent with R Lingeman as principal and Nelle Leachman as assistant principal. Various teachers cover grades 1 2 to 8 across Coatesville Reno Hadley and townships including music and art.
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Figg
Clay Township
James E. Blue
Ame
R.&. Lingeman
Nelle Leachman
Jewel Stevenson
Eva Gross
Hazel Peer
Mary Hackett
Flossie Hill
Nellie Masten
W. E. Greenlee
Coatesville
Sherman Crayton
Selah Record
Osie Overman
Reno
Bonnie Greenlee
Hadley
Russell Landreth
Pearl Neece
Mildred Christie
Proper Drainage Key To Good Roads
The article argues that regardless of rock or gravel build, drainage is essential to road longevity. Water ruins roads if the underlying surface isn’t properly managed, leading to instability under heavy loads across seasons.
Hessler Family Reunion Held at Home of C S Hessler
Rainy weather moved the Hessler family reunion from the old home place south of town to the residence of C. S. Hessler and wife. Attendees included J. Q. Hessler and family of Greencastle W Hessler and family of Indianapolis Harvey Hessler and family of Plainfield and S Hessler and wife of this place. another brother from Danville was unable to attend.
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Hessler Familly
C. §. Hessler
J. Q. Hessler
Greencastle
W. Hessler
Familly
Indianapolis
Harvey Hessler
Plainfield
S. Hessler
Danville
Sunday Leaves Kansas City Campaign Ends With Cash Gift
Billy Sunday departed Kansas City last night with a cashier's check for 332000 in hand as the campaign closed. In seven weeks he preached ninety three sermons in the Tabernacle before 1356000 people, with 20646 of them converting. ministers say several thousand more were converted who did not hit the sawdust trail. Thirty five thousand heard him yesterday and two thousand one hundred twenty one hit the trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Sunday
Kansas City
Tabernacle
Trials Bring Growth Says Pastor NoLanp
M E Church notes urge steady effort through hardships to spur growth. The pastor I. E. NoLanp emphasizes that constant discipline, not spasmodic striving, yields the greatest results and progress.
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E. NoLanp
Railroad Extension Probed for Mooresville Terminal
Civil engineers for the Pennsylvania Railroad have surveyed an extension of the Indianapolis and Frankfort line toward Mooresville, aiming to make it the new terminal instead of Bridgeport. An additional team studied stream crossings along the proposed route. The project has been under consideration for over two years, and stake driving suggests progress, though railroad officials could not confirm the plan.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Indianapolis & Frankfort
Mooresville
Bridgeport
Corps of Engineers
Roof On A Silo Protects Silage Quality and Feed Value
The guide insists every silo must have a roof to shield silage from snow and rain. Without a roof wind drafts pull lighter feed parts back up the chute, drying moisture and harming feed quality. A roof prevents souring and freezing, preserving palatability for livestock.
Dedication Program for Coatesville Carnegie Library
A program for the dedication of Coatesville's new Carnegie library on Tuesday July 4 lists a 9:30 story hour for under eight, 10:30 story hour for older children led by Miss Carrie Scott, a 2:30 reception and book shower, library inspection, and 7:30 dedicatory exercises with an address The Library and Democracy by Demarcus C Brown state librarian.
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Coatesville
Carnegie Public Library
Carrie Scott
The
Public Library Commission
Hbrary
the Library and Democracy
Demarcus C. Brown
Legless Calf Born in Putnam County Farm Report
Bill Whitted of near Morton west of Bainbridge owns a legless calf born last week. The calf is feeding from a bottle and seems to be thriving. Farmers across Putnam County have visited the barn to verify the unusual report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Whitted
Morton
Bainbridge
Putnam County
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