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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR shows a partial line referring to Corydon and New Albany with a time clue and street 4200 VV.50 4230, suggesting a public notice or timetable detail but unreadable in full. No clear action or entity beyond places and numbers can be confirmed from the readable text.
The State Highway Commission plans to draw on the local Government Depot for road building gear stored in town. The exact amount is not known, but officials say it will be sizable, with items including trucks, Nash Quads, tracks, trailers, water carts, and electric motors.
Local items report Alva Frakes in Boone Township remains ill and discouraged. Corydon seeks Watkins Products agents with business profits. Mrs. Bartley granted widow pension via attorney Lew M. O Bannon. Mt. Zion A B Church held a fruitful Sunday School Convention with staff elected. Shaffer family visits from Oklahoma, noting land and cattle holdings. Farm for sale 140 acres near Corydon. Road contracts invited for the James Bird road in Harrison County with bids due September 7 1920.
Jesse A Baxley will auction his personal property on Saturday August 21 1326 at the Prosker farm one half mile west of Carvlon. Items include three work horses seven milk cows two yearling colts six heifers two sows with pigs five shoats weighing about 1150 pounds total plus nine small pigs a farm wagon two buggies a No 20 Oliver plow an Oliver disc cultivator a walking Malta cultivator two sets of work harness and other smaller articles. Auctioneer Essa Richard starts at 9 AM.
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