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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1922
Page
5
The Corydon Democrat reports on visits by residents to family in nearby towns, Easter activities in Laconia and Corydon churches, and locals traveling to New Albany and Louisville. It notes tax and mortgage exemption deadlines May 1, births, funerals, and a poultry care expansion by Kininer family. An update also mentions Mrs. Lizzie White's recovery at home after hospital stay.
Ed Burgess of New York City visits his parents Mr and Mrs T N Burgess a mile northwest of Corydon. He arrived Saturday and plans to stay three or four weeks with family. Burgess holds a good position in New York. The Richards Orchestra of New Albany will perform at the Leavenworth Indiana commencement on April 29 and then present a short program in a Leavenworth church the following Sunday morning.
Grandville Trusdall of St. Thomas Kentucky spent the weekend with Charles Jordan his WWI buddy. Trusdall served as Mess Sergeant and Jordan as 1st Sergeant in Evac Hospital 15 Verdun France. Trusdall now in Cincinnati studying Pharmacy.
John Walter just east of town renewed his Democrat subscription paying a year in advance. He and his two sons William and Frank are farming and stock raising partners owning a fine herd of pure bred Holstein cattle and other stock. Nearby, Mrs Beggs Mrs Mailey Mrs Watson Mrs Garret and Mrs Stoy welcomed visitors including Mr Anderson and Mrs Norman W Gordon with Gordon staying longer.
Community brief items list visits engagements and sales from Corydon Indiana area including Kenneth Hanger visiting Edwardsville, Mrs Mollie Saffer visiting Webster township relatives, bids on fish for sale at Swan's Landing, an International truck for sale by W R Voyles Ramsey, senior class play at Corydon, engagements announced for Miss Alliene M Brown to J Bernard Stansbury with June wedding planned, cabbage and tomato plants for sale at Bulletts Seed Store, and various visits and everyday happenings among residents and students around Corydon and nearby towns.
Miss Maxiene Brown hosted the Sewing Circle last week with a tacky party. No prize was awarded as judges found it too hard to determine the rightful recipient.
Miss Mary Margaret Miller returns to DePauw University Greencastle Indiana to resume studies after spending Easter vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs R L Miller. Glenn Bartle to supervise Manteno Illinois public schools next year with a higher salary. Sale items include a 11 month mare colt a Jersey cow and a Jersey heifer plus farm wagon harness and a plow offered by Chas Lennon Elizabeth Indiana.
Robert Lemmon left last Monday for Chillicothe Ohio to attend school for a year with government support for his education due to war injuries. He previously studied at Oakland City Indiana. William Spitler of Flora Indiana shipped another car load of milch cows from Corydon and Corydon Junction last Saturday and plans to load cedar posts on Blue River while staying to collect cattle in the county.
Oscar Thompson moved his seven member family from Hardinsburg in Washington county to Corydon and now occupies Willard Tind’s residence on South Market street. He plans to run an ax handle factory and seek hickory timber for the business. Among the household are Thompson and his wife, four children, and the wife’s mother Mrs. Jemima Masterson.
Corydon High School physics class dismissed Friday for a visit to Warcon to inspect the furnace and motors used in the factory. Mr. Ora Shuck suffered a severe hand injury last Saturday while cleaning a circular saw with emery, his left hand badly mangled by the saw teeth.
EH G McCullum and wife and WWJ Morris and wife of Jeffersonville attended the Eddie Thomas revival Sunday night. McCullum is superintendent of Jeffersonville City Schools and Morris is an optician of the city.
Mrs. Andrew Keller suffered a paralysis stroke on her left side at home in Corydon Tuesday evening of last week and remains in serious condition. She is eighty six, highly respected, with Misses Catherine Whathermel and Christine Groft from Ferdinand Indiana visiting parents in the area. George W. Glaze of Posey township sends in cash for a year and more of Democrat subscription. he is a Civil War Union veteran from an old Posey family.
Rev. C. P. McKinney of Trinity M. E. church will depart for New Albany Monday to conduct a series of sermons at Dr. J. W. Turner’s church. Turner will preach at Trinity on Sunday the 23rd. August A. Bocard and his son Gearid visited Corydon to call on this office while Mrs. Bocard recovers from two abdominal surgeries last July and August.
Mrs. D. B. Green of Fortville Indiana joins Miss Mattie Lotich of Mausery Ohio and Miss Nellie Lotich of Brookfield Ohio for ten days with Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Lotich near Corydon. They return home due to their mother’s three week illness at St Edward’s hospital. The Lotich sisters teach in Ohio.
Frank P Letich of Corydon, seeking the Democratic nomination for County Commissioner, suspended campaigning due to his wife’s serious illness. Mrs Letich has been hospitalized at St Edwards Hospital in New Albany for over three weeks with appendicitis and may require surgery.
Eugene Troncin of Spencer township paid a visit to this office last Friday renewing his subscription to the Democrat. He returns from a two month visit with his two daughters Mrs Cleve Conrad and Mrs Wm Craig of Cisco Illinois. He also called on his brother Jule Troncin in Bridgeport Illinois and stopped in Clinton Indiana to see Anthony W Davis who will be ninety two on May 2. Davis lives with his son James N Davis who notes his activity at an advanced age. Friends are invited to mail card wishes to Davis on May 2.
W. J. Moore of near Crandall visited Corydon last Wednesday and subscribed for the Democrat. He runs Cedar Heights Poultry Farm one mile east of Crandall with 265 pure bred Single Comb White Leghorns. Moore formerly lived in Scott township and near Sellersburg before returning to Harrison County.
Blanche Davidson of New Salisbury, IU student, served as assistant director of the Memorial campaign. She directed the captains of the solicitation teams, trained them in tactics, and inspired renewed energy when they returned weary, sending them out to return victorious.
Mrs. F. M. Hostetter spent last week visiting sister Mrs. M. C. Johnson near Paoli and arrived in Salem Wednesday evening to see friends. She has begun office manager and collector duties at Consumers' Delivery Tie Co. in Evansville. Her daughter Mrs. Hector Alten McLean and Mr. McLean now reside in El Paso Texas where he is managing editor of the El Paso Times while tied to the Chicago Examiner. Dr. Riley Shrum and Mrs. M. C. Johnson visited Saturday and accompanied the McLeans home Sunday.
For sale a sow and nine pigs and a good work horse with driver. Mrs Lee Byerly of Mauckport improving after illness. Daughter born to Mr and Mrs Herman Brown of Rosewood last week. Bethany church to hold 2:30 PM service Sunday with Rev J H Toombs. Miss Pearl and Miss Jeanne Bulleit of Nazareth College Louisville visiting parents F A Bulleit. Mrs Andrew Ehalt seeks medical care and possible hospital operation. Thomas P Smith renews Democrat subscription. his wife remains bedbound.
The Bible Class of the Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth presents a mock trial titled Breach of Promise Suit in Laconia on April 29. The event, announced in Elizabeth on Saturday night the 15th, earned net proceeds of 45 dollars 30 cents.
Floyd L. Davis of Ramsey stopped by the office in Corydon yesterday on business and renewed his subscription to the Democrat. He works as a traveling salesman for the Kentucky Consumers’ Oil Company, covering Southern Indiana.
Clement Brown, nine, son of Herman Brown of Rosewood Indiana, was thrown from a horse Saturday and severely fractured his ascuit. He was taken to Deaconess Hospital in Louisville and operated on Saturday afternoon. Reported improving at last. Co W Thomas returned to Lake Hamilton Florida after weeks with Corydon friends to handle business matters following a bank failure. Mrs Thomas and daughter Margaret stayed in Florida.
Se the new Superior Four Ninety Chevrolet on display at Horn's Garage Try 2. ur our guest. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Davidson of New Salisbury spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lindsey of Crandall. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Edwards of Columbus Ga. are visiting his parents near Crandall.
The 1922 Superior Four Ninety Chevrolet features thirty improvements over the 1921 model. Call Horn's Garage for a demonstration. Virginia Eckles of Louisville visited her parents last week with Dr and Mrs L W Eckles and their little daughter. Mr and Mrs Mark Shields of Crandall and Mr and Mrs Andrew LaHue of Louicrite visited the McCafreg family on North Market Street last Saturday night.
Reverend Theo Wheart and wife travel from Oriole Perry County through Coryden on their way to Lanesville to visit relatives and friends. Reverend Eisert serves as the Methodist pastor at Oriole.
Mr. and Mrs. A N Bobbitt of English Crawford county and Mrs L C Adams of Corydon Junction were in Corydon yesterday. Bobbitt is the Crawford county auditor and described as a fine young gentleman.
The New Middletown High School will present the play A Little Clodhopper at Lanesville tonight. Mrs. Fink widow of the late William Fink is seriously ill at her Posey township home due to flu. Homer Barrow near Corydon has nearly recovered from flu and pneumonia.
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