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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1923
Page
5
Local notes report Delco-Light promoted by Dr. M A Farr and A R Connor in Harrison County. Silo wanted. Fair ads urge visitors to Harrison County Fair August 13 17 with 14 free acts daily and races. Found mentions of visiting relatives and local events in Corydon and Marengo.
Mr. and Mrs. Clem Bussabarger and two children Helen and Ruth and Miss Martha Mathes with Virginia and Mary Margaret Kannapel Juanita Jordan spent Sunday with A. N. Martin and family of Scott township.
Will Stevens of Florida and Jack Bulleit son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Bulleit of New Albany were seen in Corydon last Monday. Mr and Mrs Stevens are the Pies her parents Mr and Mrs L Adams of Corydon Junction.
Misses Virginia and Mary Margaret and Joseph Kannapel of Newton Kansas visit grandparents Mr and Mrs Eli Mathes and other relatives for several weeks at and near Corydon.
Miss Madeleine Connor returned home Saturday to spend three weeks with her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Connor. She is a member of Purdue University’s Extension Department, whose work takes her across the state.
Mrs. William Feller and Miss Charlotte McCann of Cincinnati have returned to Ohio after two weeks visiting relatives in the county. They traveled with Mr. and Mrs. G. Co. Rainbolt, their daughter Sarah Margaret, and Mr. Rainbolt’s father John Rainbolt, and they used Mr. Rainbolt’s car for the trip.
Notice from Mrs. Maggie Bonames seeking a boy ten or twelve to live with her in Corydon. The item lists families of the Able and Denbo households and mentions travel plans of Emma Able and Miss Jean Denbo after a visit to Indianapolis Cincinnati and Fort Wayne. Also references home milled feeds and a Delco Light ad.
Farm hand earnings noted with Delco Light. Hudson and family visit relatives in Louisville. Ida Sibert of New Albany visits sister. Mrs. Singleton of Long Branch visits Mapekport relatives. Corydon church hosts bake sale at Kel Jer's. Wheat moves to New Albany for work. Crawford visits in New Albany. Beets for canning advertised. M E church ladies host ice cream supper in Crandall. Mac Allison visit to his mother. Mrs. Barger attends Boone township Sunday School Convention in Rehoboth. For sale two five year old mares. American Legion auxiliary hosts ice cream social and cake sale. Youstler family visiting from Medford, Oklahoma. Aurelia Fowler returns from Ticknor Arkansas. Meech's Bus schedules between Corydon and New Albany. Lemmon Resch visits New Middletown. Nellie Barrow returns from two weeks vacation.
Kenneth Reas and Ray Kalso of Detroit, Mich., returned home last Wednesday after a two week visit with relatives at Corydon. They traveled both ways in Kenneths Ford Coupe with Kenneths sister Effie. Misses Jeanne and Pearl Bullett hosted a dance at Scout Mountain Lodge last Thursday night for guests Mary Baldreik Walker Baldreik Katharine Hancock and Kathleen McLean.
Miss Dowd a Columbus schoolteacher and Miss Jane Rogers of Hanover toured Corydon en route to Wyandotte Cave as part of a Southern Indiana sightseeing trip. Dowd is a friend of Miss Grace Martin, also a Columbus teacher.
S H Armstrong of Fredericksburg called at the Corydon office as Indiana Farmers' Guide agent for several counties and plans to attend Harrison County Fair. Cliff Frank and daughter May from Norman Oklahoma visited relatives in New Albany and Louisville, then plan trips to Manckport. Harry Hubbard and nephew Jacob A Wommer from Louisville visited Corydon. Jacob Snyder, Joseph Moore and Hanson Kibler of Paoli also called after attending St Peter Sunday School celebration. FOR SALE A two story seven room home in New Albany listed for 5000 dollars with modern conveniences and private driveway, call 906 East Market Street. July 11-4-w
Local notices report varied items from farm sales to next fair dates. Delco-Light ad claims brighter homes and higher profits. several residents, including Miss Fern Blake and Mrs. Lizzie Allison, are mentioned in social notes. Community updates include travel between Corydon New Albany and Evansville, marriages, lawsuits, and upcoming church events.
Mr and Mrs W O Reeh and son Harlan of Davis California visit Boone township where Mr Roby was born. They left July 4 and arrived Friday July 27 after eleven days in Kansas visiting Mrs Roby’s folk. They lived in California thirteen years farming and dairying and plan to stay in Indiana several weeks.
Mr and Mrs Ed S Bullett with sons Frank and Alton and baby Mary returned from Trinidad Colorado where they visited daughter Lois and son Joseph in high altitude of Agillar Colorado for health reasons They traveled nearly 1500 miles round trip and also visited Frank and Dock Ginkins families formerly of Corydon including C H Ginkins The party explored Colorado’s sights during the month away and came home last Sunday
Charles E. Miller of Auburndale Florida dropped into Corydon unannounced for a few weeks with relatives and friends. He is son of the late Silas Miller and half brother of Wilbur Miller a local grocer. Miller plans to visit Canada after his stay and has not been well recently.
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