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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1920
Page
2
Advertises weekday bus departures from Corydon to New Albany and return times at 9:00 AM 2:45 PM 1:00 PM 4:30 PM with additional 12:30 PM and 6:30 PM surcharges. Mentions Furton's Restaurant New Albany and a flour product Osar McCullum proprietor. Also notes White Middlings at New Middletown mill.
William Mansfield Reas died of liver cancer December 14 1920 at his home four miles south of Corydon aged 72 years 3 months 10 days. Survived by wife eight children and twenty grandchildren. Funeral December 17 at Mauckport Pike home conducted by Rev M C Patterson. Burial in Jordan Cemetery. Pallbearers were sons Leonidas Clarence Floyd and grandsons Forest Guy Reas.
In Harrison County the Vitalized Agriculture educational program launched at the Teachers Institute September 13 18 is hailed as a major education reform. Prof Holden and Supt Deweese modeled the county for Indiana Kentucky and Ohio teaching Demostrations using a Rotation Plan that ties everyday home and community life to learning. The program aims to teach boys and girls through living projects rather than traditional subjects.
In Harrison County a meeting at the courthouse on December 14 formed the Harrison County Brotherhood of Threshermen. Officers elected: John J. Gleitz president Otto Gleitz vice president Ora Shuch secretary and treasurer. Executive Committee: N Byrne William Gleitz Roscoe Anderson. W S Arnold of Indianapolis aided the setup. The group seeks mutual fire insurance for threshers outfits and adds provisions to meet Indiana Compensation Insurance Law. The organization now carries over 2 000 000 in Indiana.
A committee of teachers led by Supt. A. O. Deweese developed an outline for teaching vitalized agriculture to fourth graders in Harrison county. The plan aims to balance rural and urban life by promoting farm work and preventing desertion of farms as cities grow.
An Albany Indiana ad urges overcoming prejudice against glasses and offers eye examinations and affordable, well fitting spectacles at Dovner's Ding Store Pearl and Spring Streets.
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