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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1920
Page
3
A Harrison township school contest held in Corydon on November 24 awarded first and second premiums in corn to boys and poultry to girls from multiple districts. A sweepstakes prize went to the top display, judged by Prof. Edward Criss and Dr. L. B. Wolfe, with Trustee Don Stauth funding the event.
Directors of the Eureka Telephone Company elect Mrs Anna Scharf of New Middletown as treasurer to fill the vacancy from Jesse Smith resignation. Salary about 54 dollars monthly. Her daughter Miss Fimma will come to Corydon to handle collections. Scharf has long served as New Middletown's telephone operator. The River Gazette reports Palmora men will continue distributing the newspaper. Purchasers listed include L A Kahl Water Dietrich Marty Havub Martin Huff Wm Avery and Chas Heuser.
Virgil Owen and Bliss Mabel DeArk wed Thursday night at 8 in the bride’s Clark street home. Rev S Holmes Wood of Baptist Tabernacle performed the ceremony in the presence of immediate family and friends. George Jackson and Audrey Owen served as attendants. The couple will establish home at 614 Past Fifth street.
Notice to stockholders of Excesior Telephone Co Mutual Telephone Co and Harrison County Farmers Telephone Co that directors intend to bring a proposal to consolidate the three firms at their next annual stockholders meeting. By order of the general board of directors William F Rudel General Secretary.
Mere Mary I Mareer was surprised on her eightieth birthday last Saturday. She hosted a large family gathering with children grandchildren and twenty great grand children. A noon feast and afternoon talk pleased the celebrant as Mrs Burger and Mrs Darger enjoyed the event.
Mr A W Fry of this place accepts the position of Superintendent of the Jasper Light and Water Plant in Jasper Indiana and will move soon. He has been with Interstate Public Service Company here seven years and is regarded as faithful and competent. The Meech family learns of niece Mary Helen Pranyan's death in Istrat ington Indiana and leave for Huntington for the funeral.
Dear friends, this notice promotes buying Red Cross Christmas Seals to fund anti tuberculosis work in Harrison County Indiana. Seals cost one cent each and should go on mail backs, not fronts, with proceeds staying in the county after seal costs. School children will sell them and local firms are urged to participate to support health exams sanatorium care and nursing supervision.
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