Indiana corn growers yield records top averages on five acres
Five hundred fifty nine Indiana corn growers in 58 counties completed the five acre contest with an average of 74 bushels per acre, over twice the state average. Of the 559, 342 produced over 75 bushels. 43 hit 100 or more and earned gold medals, 133 earned silver for 89 to 100 bushels, and 166 bronze for 75 to 85. Medals honor high yields and Purdue extension work. Top yields include R B Hardin 129.7 on Blue River land, Roy Snoebergen 121.9, and S F Thomas 120.9 from Straughn. Gold medalists listed by county and yield follow.
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Indiana
Indiana Corn Growers’ Association
Purdue University
R. BE. Hardin
Weary County
Blue River
Roy Snoebergen
Cetroll
Ss. EF. Thomas
Straughn
Gravel Road Construction in Indiana by Albright
Prof. C C Albright explains how Indiana gravel roads must adapt to modern traffic. He outlines ideal gravel properties, bonding materials, and sizing, plus feather edge versus trench methods, layering, rolling, maintenance, and a rough cost of about $10,000 per mile.
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C. C. Albright
Purdue University
Indiana
Lonse Cravel
Death Notice for Miss Neve Dengans and Others
The obituary notes the death of Miss Neve Dengans and mentions several relatives and community ties. It records affiliations with a local Methodist church and references family mourners and a funeral service location in New Albany.
Santa Claus Presides Over Christmas Gift at Local Clothing Plant
Thirty five women who sew at the Teas ity Clothing Company prepared a surprise Christmas present for Superintendent Mars Cer Pendell. Just as the gift was to be presented, old Santa Claus arrived and led the proceedings with a presentation speech. Mrs Rendell is popular with the firm as they united to grant her a nice Christmas present.
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Teasity Clothing Company
Mars. Cer. Pendell
Santa Claus
County appoints open posts in Florrison Indiana
Notice from Florrison County Commissioners to receive applications by 2 PM January 2 1922 for posts including Superintendent County Poor Farm Physician County Poor Farm and Jail County Sheriff Officer and County Highway Superintendent CW SMITH A Co 1.
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Board of Commissioners
Florrison County
Indiana
CW. Smith
Public Sale of Mrs Mary Bary Property January 5 1922
Mrs Mary Bary of south of Depauw announces a public auction on Thursday January 5 1922 beginning at 10 a.m. Goods include stock machinery feed and assorted household furniture to be sold.
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Mary Bary
Depauw
Mrs Cynthia Carpenter Dies In Muncie at 73
Mrs Cynthia Carpenter died at her home in Muncie Indiana on December 14 at age seventy three. She was the widow of George Carpenter and had many relatives in the county. The deceased was buried at Muncie.
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Cynthia Carpenter
Muncie
George Carpenter
Flood Waters Drive Residents From Homes Across Region
Heavy rains last Thursday and Friday swelled streams feeding the Ohio River, inundating Corydon and nearby towns. Hig and Little Indian Creeks overflowed, water reached streets and depots, the electric plant shut down, and residents faced power loss amid rising river levels likely to continue into midweek.
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Corydon
GeorgeTigdon
Me. CO HH
Ginkins
Big Indian Creek
Ohio River
Blue River
Fredericksburg
Milltown
Pennsylvania and Electric
Seymour
Scottsboro
Harrison County
North Vernon
Charlestown
Jeffersonville
New Albany
Ohio
Loursville
Population increasing births reported in local notices
Near Plaabeth and Elisabeth areas a series of birth announcements list newborn sons and daughters. Families include Earl Wilson, Pant Weil, Edgar Moore, James Podake, Oscar Pire, and George Trot tell with dates in December. Names include Roy Kenneth, Tudilte, and Evward Lee.
Grand Old Man Lyskowinski Celebrated by Local Masons
About 35 to 40 members of Pisgah Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons from Corydon visited Thomas Lyskowinski near Lansville last Sunday to present a silver-banded bamboo cane for his 90th birthday. Judge Thomas J. Wilson spoke, and Lyskowinski, born in Poland, was praised for longtime Masonry and his fine character.
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Pisgah
Thomas J. Wilson
Mr. Lyskowinski
John H. Heth
Harry McGrain
Lyskowinski
Poland
Methodist Children Aid From Indiana in World Wide Christmas Offering
Indiana Methodist Episcopal Church seeks global aid for children and youth welfare as Bishop Leete recounts relief work in Europe. He details centers in Marne valleys France, Italian and Swiss projects, and Russian distributions, noting hundreds of thousands still need nourishment and support this Christmas season.
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Methodist Episcopal Church of Indiana
Wris Kringle
Saint Nicholas
Santa Claus
Frederick D. Leete
Indiana
Europe
London
Trintino
Italy
Teete
Anton Bast
Copenhagen
John T. Nielsen
Zurich
Edgar Blake
Paris
Nielsen
Switzerland
Austria
Germany
Telayus
Russia
Ijiaimiar Selmi
Petrograd
Scheler Wolpert wed in New Albany Presbyterian ceremony
Elizabeth Kathleen Scheler of Crandall and Walter James Wolpert of Elizabeth united in marriage at a New Albany Presbyterian church. The couple will reside in Laconia. Also noted is Esther Lipnik suing Tee Fisher for damages from a July auto collision in New Albany. Harrison County seeks bids for county janitor services by Jan 2 1922.
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Elizabeth Kathleen Scheler
Crandall
Walter James Wolpert
Elizabeth
Presbyterian Parsonage
New Albany
Thos. Bh. Terhune
Henry Scheler
George Wolpert
Laconia
Esther Lipnik
George T. Hester
Frank Self
Harrison
Tee (. Fisher
Christmas offering funds aid children worldwide
The Christmas offering raised 553 009 dollars with 129 000 to Near Fast Relief and 424 000 used for food clothing and medicines for stricken children in Europe. The money is held in the name of the children with no overhead expenses and directed by the Methodist Episcopal Church Board of Benevolence to aid needy children globally through foreign and U S missions programs.
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Europe
Methodist Biscopal Church
Linared Nee Ginens
United States
Local residents visiting relatives over Christmas season
Arlis Richard of New Amsterdam visits friends in Muncie. Edna Yeager of New Albany visits her mother in Mauckport. Arlie Kopp of Indianapolis visits county relatives. Mary Frank, teaching in South Bend, visits Mauckport parents. Charles Waltenburger of Akron Ohio visits Pearl Bodenstaldt in Mauckport. Harry Frakes, teaching in South Bend, spends holidays with Mauckport parents. Harland and Mrs Winders, teachers at Borden, with relatives in New Amsterdam. Guy Emily of Hazel Patch Kentucky visits his mother in Corydon. Misses Lee and Ruth Flora, teaching in Lake County, visit Mauckport parents. Daisy Thevenot and Joseph H. Davis of Ramsey wed in Jeffersonville Christmas Eve. Reverend Frank E. Andrews presided. A Yale key found on Corydon street bearing inscription Yale & Towne Stamford CT U S A and number 19789. Return to office for reward.
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Guy Emily
Hazel Patch
Kentucky
Joseph DeWeese
Corydon
Lee
Ruth Flora
Lake County
Ind
Ed Elora
Mauckport
Yale & Towne
Stamford
Expert fitter of Dr Scholl's Foot Appliances
The store offers Dr Scholl's arch supports and other foot appliances to aid patrons with foot troubles. It notes wartime shortages and aims to provide corrective devices to customers in need.
Keller's Notice for Stockholders Meeting
Keller's notice informs all tin stockholders of The Tharrison Cranty Farmers' Telephone Computing of a stockholders meeting at one o'clock P M on Saturday January 7 in Harmison County to elect five directors and conduct other business. John J. Gleptz is president and Walter H. Firthier secretary.
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Tharrison Cranty Farmers
Crinpeny
Harmison County
Panualy
Death of Wit Fechyew in Nevada
Mrs. D W Sherman of Heth township received word from Tonach Nevada of the death of her brother Wit Fechyew at age fifty nine. He left a wife and one daughter, also survived by sister Mrs Sherman and brothers John of Salt Lake City and Ben of Oakland. Burial took place at Tonach last Saturday. Fechyew formerly lived in the county about thirty nine years ago.
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D. W. Sherman
Heth Township
Towoach
Nevada
Fechyew
Sherman
Ieth Township
John
Salt Lake City
Ben Fechyew
Oakland
Cal
Tonoach
Fechyvew
Settlement Notice From Bullett & Sons
Account due for settlement on December 1 must be paid promptly. Please call at once to arrange payment. V. H. BULLETT & SONS.
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V. H. Bullett & Sons
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. H. Hardin
Fred Blum Adams
Henry Coyne Adams
M. Rust Allen
Freed F. Glaney
Hinton Fountainee
Tlancock
Narenee
Thomas Henry
Janes I Morgan Flenry
J Pred Hardin Henry
RV. Mardin Trenry
Jus Iy Morgan Henry Triest I Coffin Llenry
Jos. B. Draper
Ison Tay
Fadison
Arthur Draper
David Conger Madison
Ontiek Madison
Walter L. Ake
Marshall
Judd F
Meharry Montamere
Montgomery
Roy Meharry
Harm Goss Mareen
A Cc
Tuesberg Parter Tan
Warren Porte
Serall Warren Parter
Abijah Allyn Pasey
Long Pulaski
Tesse Trentes
Tush
Rush
Oe Dee Yaa
Zoscooe
Linville
Yaoth
Trash Poe
Tames
A. Moody Steuben
Seurtisse
Fiarrall
Stenben
W. Pulis Tippee
Frank McCarty
Frank F
Watson Tipton
Horace
Watson Titton
Miss Neve Dengan
Sev
Pel Aerihis
Daettie
Viet
Sebel
Mrs
Cynthea Carpenter
Earl Wilson
Near Plaabeth
Pant Weil
Tee Catner
Hliva
Beth
Thiamis Lee
Edgar Moorea
Wlisabeth
Ton
Troy
Roy Kenneth
James Tint Podake
Elizahbeth
Avaehter
Tudilte
Oscar Pire
Biaabeth
Danehter
George Trottell
Near
Behgabth
Evward Lee
Thomas Lyskowinski
Masons
Marne
Chateau Thierry
Methodist Memorial
Santa Chius
Eich
Mt. Vesuviis
Portici
Bay of Naples
Tr. Bertram MM. Tipple
Scheler— Wolpert
W. Smith, A. H. Co
Merry Christmas
Miles’ Variety Store
Globe
Timothy Hay
Acme Farm
Acme
Hickman & Keller
Arlis Richard
New Amsterdam
Edna Yeager
Arlie Kopp
Indianapolis
Mary Frank
South Bend
Charles Waltenburger
Akron Ohio
Miss Pearl Bodenstaldt
Harry Frakes
Harland Winders
Borden
Daisy Thevenot
Joseph H. Davis
Ramsey
Frank E. Andrews
Dr. Scholl
W.H. Keller CO
Keller
Flokl Nnoval
John J. Gleptz
Walter HH. Fisthier
Wit Fechyew
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