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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1916
Page
9
A prairie fire spread Go to Church messaging last spring and renewed interest in divine worship. The article highlights beauty of church edifices, welcoming pastors, uplifting choirs, educational sermons, and strong clerical reports of sustained attendance and new members joining the movement.
Indiana readies for centennial of statehood with county and city involvement. Schools clubs and libraries gather artifacts, stories, and maps while pageants in Corydon and Indianapolis district celebrate, with plans for a Perry Park pageant and homecoming. The drive aims to educate and unite communities in 1916.
The Elevator seeks 5000 bushels of corn to be delivered at once. It will pay 75 cents per bushel. Thomas and Hickman list the ad as a cash buyer offering prompt purchase.
The Corydon National Bank held its annual meeting on Tuesday January 11 electing directors W E Cook Geo W Applegate Ben S Applegate Frank Self M W Bean Ed O Connor and C W Thomas The board chose W E Cook as president Ben S Applegate as vice president and Geo W Applegate as cashier The same slate as before was retained and the bank is described as the county’s largest financial institution with public confidence.
The Evansville Courier’s annual illustrated progress review notes a ten story bank building and an eight story addition, a municipally owned 8000 seat baseball park, a $2 million movable dam to be finished in 1917, a Coliseum and a half million dollar hotel, plus a 1300 member Chamber of Commerce formed in five days.
Four water color sketches loaned by Lucy N Shover of Indianapolis illuminate Sheraton Chippendale Heppelwhite and Adam era pieces. Views include Entrance Hall Living Room Library Corner Dining Room Bed Room Nursery Bungalow Living Room and more with designs for doors ceilings windows and furniture charts as a gift from Retting Furniture Co Grand Rapids Michigan.
Miss Frankie H. Zenor topped the class of fifty-two graduates at the semi annual grammar school commencement in New Albany last Wednesday night. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Zenor who moved from Harrison County to New Albany years ago. Her relatives and friends celebrate the achievement.
The Jay Circuit Court under Judge Jacob F. Denney upholds the State Fire Marshal Law as constitutional. The case from Red Cross Lodge No. 88 Knight of Pythias v. W. E. Longley Fire Marshal et al. sought to bar demolition of a Portland Indiana livery stable judged a fire menace.
55 acre farm at Dogwood located in the oil belt with a productive gas well. All tillable land with eight acres of timber. Includes a new seven room house and a good barn. Call at this office, 126 tf.
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